2001 Arkansas Razorbacks football team The 2001 Arkansas Razorbacks football team represented the University of Arkansas in the 2001 NCAA Division I - A football season . The Razorbacks played five home games at Donald W . Reynolds Razorback Stadium in Fayetteville , Arkansas and two home games at War Memorial Stadium in Little Rock , Arkansas . The Razorbacks reached the 2001 Cotton Bowl Classic in Houston Nutt ' s fourth season as head coach . Schedule . " Source : 2001 Arkansas Razorbacks Football Schedule / Results " Awards and honors . All - Americans . Defense . " Source : Arkansas Football History , Honors , and Lettermen " Game notes . UNLV . With 18 seconds to play , the Razorbacks grabbed their first win of the year from the UNLV Rebels . Running back Cedric Cobbs ran in from one yard away to give the Hogs a 14 – 10 win . Arkansas had only 114 total yards , 49 of those coming on the final scoring drive , as Cobbs had 29 yards on 13 carries . Four Razorback QBs played . Lawrence Richardson returned an interception for a touchdown for the other Razorback touchdown . Tennessee . In a game delayed twice due to lightning , in front of a record crowd in the newly expanded Donald W . Reynolds Razorback Stadium , the Razorbacks had a 3 – 0 lead until the fourth quarter , when Tennessee roared back for 13 points and the win . Cedric Cobbs broke the thousand yard milestone with a forty yard dash , setting up the only Razorback points of the contest , a 24 - yard Brennan O ' Donohoe field goal . The Hogs would gain −3 yards offensively from that point , and Tennessee would not score until a 33 - yard field goal with 9 : 44 to play . An Arkansas punt and seven Volunteer plays later produced another field goal , giving Tennessee a 6 – 3 lead . Travis Stephens of Tennessee would later spin in from three yards out , producing the first and final touchdown in the final minute . Freshman Stevens would have 206 yards , leading # 8 Tennessee to a win . Alabama . Alabama scored 21 points from three Arkansas miscues , and defeated the Razorbacks 31 – 10 . A 42 - yard fumble recovery for a touchdown by Tide defender Reggie Myles , coupled with a Thurman Ward interception returned for a 60 - yard touchdown gave the Tide a win despite being outgained ( 315 – 249 ) and losing the time - of - possession battle ( 35 : 28 – 24 : 32 ) . Ryan Sorahan , who had to leave the game due to a back injury , was 14 of 19 for 139 yards . Zak Clark and later Tarvaris Jackson ( who would later transfer to Alabama A & M and later play for the Minnesota Vikings ) would spell him . Georgia . Georgia QB David Greene finished two yards short of 300 and RB Musa Smith finished five yards shy of 100 as Georgia handed Arkansas its third straight SEC loss . Back - up Hog QB Zak Clark started the game between the Hedges for the injured Sorahan , and RB Brandon Holmes left the game after spraining his left shoulder . The Bulldogs opened the scoring with a 2 yard Verron Hayes run , countered by the Hogs with a Holmes TD run . The SEC foes then swapped field goals , before Greene hooked up with Terrence Edwards for a seven - yard TD strike . After another field goal by each squad , Georgia took a 20 – 13 halftime lead . In the third quarter , Razorback Marvin Jackson returned a punt 74 yards for a touchdown , the first since 1992 , but Georgia ' s Musa Smith responded by diving two yards for a score . After a third Razorback field goal by O ' Donohoe , the Dogs put the game away with a four TD pass from Greene . Weber St . . Lawrence Richardson returned the game ' s opening kickoff 98 yards for a touchdown , and the Hogs never looked back in their 42 – 19 win against the Wildcats of Weber State . Razorback running back Brandon Holmes added another score from one yard out to make it a 14 – 0 Hog lead . In the second quarter , George Wilson hauled in a 33 yard strike to push the lead to 21 – 0 . To open the second half scoring , Hog RB Fred Talley sprinted 35 yards to the end zone , and after a Weber State score , Razorback Decori Birmingham added a ten yard touchdown scamper , making the score 35 – 7 . The Wildcats connected on a 17 - yard TD pass , but missed the extra point , making it a 35 – 13 Arkansas lead . Matt Jones then electrified the homecoming crowd with a 59 - yard touchdown run to cap the Arkansas scoring at 42 – 13 . Weber State would add another score with less than a minute remaining , but Arkansas would take a 42 – 19 final . South Carolina . Arkansas upset the ninth - ranked Gamecocks in Little Rock , giving the Hogs their first SEC win . Carlos Hall blocked a game - tying field goal attempt with less than a minute to play to preserve the victory . Neither team penetrated the endzone in the first half , with the only scoring being a first quarter Brennan O ' Donohoe field goal for the Razorbacks . Coming out of halftime , the Gamecocks used a reverse on a kick return to start their lone scoring drive . Back - up QB Corey Jenkins would finish the drive with a 41 yard scramble into the endzone . Arkansas responded on the next possession with a Zak Clark to Richard Smith 10 - yard TD pass , giving the Razorbacks a 10 – 7 lead . With 6 : 23 left to play , the Gamecocks drove and set up a game - tying field goal . South Carolina Kicker Daniel Weaver kicked the ball , and Razorback Carlos Hall leapt and deflected the kick with both hands , giving the Gamecocks their first loss and the Hogs the 10 – 7 win . With the win , the Razorbacks moved to 11 – 0 in Little Rock under Nutt . Auburn . Freshman Matt Jones scored two touchdowns , including a passing TD on his first collegiate pass , as Arkansas defeated Auburn 42 – 17 . Arkansas took advantage of Auburn miscues , including eleven penalties and three turnovers . Tony Bua intercepted a pass with thirty seconds before halftime , which resulted in a 16 - yard touchdown pass as the half came to a close . Jermaine Petty capped the Arkansas scoring with an 88 - yard interception returned for a touchdown . Ole Miss . The marathon game featured 114 points , 988 offensive yards , four 100 - yard rushers , and seven overtimes , with Arkansas prevailing 58 – 56 . The game started slowly , however , with a 7 – 7 tie going into halftime . Arkansas completed a field goal attempt in the third quarter , giving the Hogs a 10 – 7 edge . A tying 32 - yard field goal attempt was then set up by Eli Manning . Razorback fullback Mark Pierce ran in from one yard away to take a 17 – 10 Arkansas lead in the fourth quarter , but Eli Manning connected with Jamie Armstead to send the game into overtime . Razorback RB Cedric Cobbs scored from 16 yards out to start the overtime scoring . Eli Manning responded with an 11 yard touchdown pass , sending the game to a second overtime , in which neither team would score . Matt Jones scrambled all 25 yards for the go - ahead touchdown , but the two point run failed . Ole Miss drove to the one yard line , where Joe Gunn ran in . Given a chance to end the game by completing the two point conversion , Eli Manning threw the ball , but it was incomplete , sending the game to its fourth extra frame . Rebel receiver Bill Flowers hauled in a 21 yard pass from Manning to take the lead , 30 – 24 . After the Rebels failed the two point pass , Jones threw a 24 - yard TD pass to George Wilson . The Hogs would fail the two point run , extending the game to a fifth overtime . Jones again scored for the Razorbacks , an 8 - yard rush , but failed the two point conversion . Manning hit his tight end Doug Zeigler from twelve yards out , and failed the two point pass . In the sixth overtime , Zeigler again caught a Manning aerial , and Ole Miss connected on the two point conversion with a Charles Stackhouse rush , taking a 50 – 42 lead . Razorback Pierce ran in from two yards out , and Arkansas completed the tying two point conversion on a Jones pass . The game would go to a seventh overtime . Mark Pierce again ran in for a two - yard touchdown ( his third two - yard score of the game ) , and Decori Birmingham would receive the two point pass from Jones , making it a 58 – 50 Hog lead . Manning would throw his sixth touchdown pass , but the two point pass to Doug Ziegler was stopped by Jermaine Petty , giving Arkansas a 58 – 56 win over rival Ole Miss . The two teams combined for 60 first downs , 130 rushing attempts ( 80 from the Razorbacks ) , 68 pass attempts , and 198 total offensive plays , while limiting mistakes , including two fumbles , eight penalties , and one sack . The win moved Arkansas to 5 – 3 on the year and 3 – 0 in overtime . Arkansas would play another seven - overtime game , in 2003 . UCF . Arkansas RB Fred Talley ran for 198 yards , including an 81 yard touchdown , as Arkansas fought off a late rally to beat UCF , 27 – 20 . The Knights scored on a 52 - yard pass with three minutes to play , but fell short on their final drive . Arkansas QB Zak Clark completed nine of fourteen passes , and Arkansas improved to 6 – 3 on the year . Mississippi St . . Arkansas ' Cedric Cobbs ran in from fifteen yards out with 47 seconds on the clock to beat the Bulldogs of Mississippi State , 24 – 21 . Cobbs scored three total TD ' s , Jones rushed for 131 yards , and Arkansas moved to 4 – 3 in conference play and 7 – 3 overall . Cobbs started off the scoring with a 5 - yard rushing TD in the first quarter , giving Arkansas an early 7 – 0 lead . Josh Morgan of Mississippi State scooped up a fumble and scored in the second quarter , tying the game at 7 – 7 . In the third quarter Hog kicker Brennan O ' Donohoe kicked a 19 yard field goal , followed by a Cobbs TD run , producing a 17 – 7 Razorback edge . Bulldog QB Kevin Fant completed a 21 - yard pass , followed three minutes later by a 25 yard TD run from the Bulldogs , giving them a 21 – 17 lead . Cobbs would run in for the go - ahead score , but Mississippi State drove to the Arkansas 48 before Fant was intercepted , sealing the Razorback win . LSU . LSU held off an Arkansas rally to end the Hogs six game win streak . LSU Running back LaBrandon Toefield ran for 173 yards and three touchdowns , with quarterback Rohan Davey throwing for 359 yards , three touchdowns , and four interceptions . LSU started things off in Baton Rouge with a 62 - yard LaBrandon Toefield touchdown run . Arkansas responded with a Matt Jones three yard touchdown scamper and two field goals . Toefield struck again , this time from nine yards out . Matt Jones hooked up with Richard Smith for a Razorback touchdown , giving a 19 – 14 Hog lead . Tiger Rohan Davey completed a 20 - yard pass to close out the first half scoring , giving the Tigers a 20 – 19 lead at half . Davey hit Michael Clayton for a 60 - yard touchdown , but the Hogs responded with a 61 - yard Matt Jones TD pass to Sparky Hamilton . Davey and Toefield would add another score each . Arkansas , down 41 – 25 , began to rally . Hog QB Zak Clark threw two touchdown passes , but the Hogs fell three points short , 41 – 38 . Oklahoma ( Cotton Bowl Classic ) . The Razorbacks earned a berth in the Cotton Bowl Classic after a 7 – 4 regular season . They were slated to play the # 10 Oklahoma Sooners , who had recently lost their National Championship hopes after a loss to Oklahoma State in Bedlam . Arkansas QBs were sacked nine times by Oklahoma , setting a school record and tying a Cotton Bowl Classic record . Arkansas could manage only 50 yards of total offense , and one Brennan O ' Donohoe field goal . Oklahoma QB Nate Hybl ran in from one yard out for the only touchdown of the game . Sooner Rocky Calmus , the Butkus Award winner and Nagurski , Bednarik , and Lombardi finalist had nine tackles and a fumble recovery in the effort . Razorback coach Houston Nutt said , " [ The Oklahoma defense is ] the best I ' ve seen in 15 years . " Coaching staff . < / div > " Source : 2001 Arkansas Razorbacks Media Guide - Coaching Staff "