Bret Bielema
A defensive assistant his first 10 years of coaching, Bret Bielema's first opportunity as a head man came in 2006 when he succeeded Barry Alvarez at Wisconsin. He won three Big Ten championships with the Badgers over the next seven seasons before departing for the SEC, replacing John L. Smith at Arkansas in 2013. Bielema won 17 of his first 18 games as a head coach, leading the Badgers to a 12-1 season in 2006 before beginning the following season 5-0 and ranked in the Top 15. At the time, it was the second-best start to a head coaching career…
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Dan Enos served as head coach of the Central Michigan Chippewas (replaced Butch Jones) prior to coming to Arkansas. Enos has experience as an assistant at Michigan State, Cincinnati and other programs.
Read moreRobb Smith
Hoping to improve on the program's ranking of 89th in the nation in points allowed per game (30.8), Arkansas head coach Bret Bielema picked Smith to replace Chris Ash as Arkansas' defensive coordinator in 2014. Smith coached on Greg Schiano's Tampa Bay Buccaneers staff in 2013 as the NFL franchise's linebackers coach. Smith brings to Fayetteville 14 years of college coaching experience including a recent four-year stint at Rutgers. In 2012, his Scarlet Knights defense ranked fourth in the nation in points allowed per game (14.2), sixth in rush yards allowed per game (95.2) and 10th in total defense (311.6…
Read morePaul Rhoades
Paul Rhoads was let go at Iowa State in 2015, and Arkansas head coach Bret Bielema snatched him up. Rhoads will coach the Hogs' defensive backs. Paul Rhoads is a career defensive coach who became a defensive coordinator at Pitt (2000-07) and Auburn (2008) before becoming Iowa State's head coach in 2009. Rhoads took over for Gene Chizik as Auburn's defensive coordinator in 2008. When Tommy Tuberville resigned following that season, Auburn hired Chizik, who didn't retain Rhoads, and then Rhoads took over Chizik's former position at Iowa State. Rhoads also has coached for Missouri Western, Utah State, Ohio State…
Read moreReggie Mitchell
Reggie Mitchell was hired by Bret Bielema to coach the Arkansas running backs for the 2016 season. A coaching veteran with over 30 years of experience, Mitchell spent the last six seasons at Kansas where he was the running backs coach and the program’s recruiting coordinator the last two years.
Read moreKurt Anderson
Bret Bielema hired Kurt Anderson away from the Buffalo Bills, where he was the assistant offensive line coach for the team. “Once this position on our staff opened up I heard from a lot of NCAA and NFL coaches who were interested,” said Bielema. “Kurt stood out to me when he interviewed and he’s stood out to every coach he’s worked and played for. His ability to relate to the players and connect with them will help him have a tremendous impact on our program, not only a position coach, but as a recruiter. I’m very happy to have him…
Read moreVernon Hargreaves
Vernon Hargreaves has had coaching stints at University of Miami, University of South Florida and University of Houston. He has roots in South Florida and thus will be responsible for recruiting the area.
Read moreRory Segrest
Segrest replaced Charlie Patridge as the Razorbacks' defensive line in 2014 after Patridge left to take the head job at Florida Atlantic. Segrest has NFL coaching experience with the Philadelphia Eagles and was a letter-winner at Alabama before performing as a graduate assistant in Tuscaloosa and at Auburn in the late 1990s.
Read moreBarry Lunney Jr.
A former Razorback letterman, Lunney served as the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at Bentonville High School since 2005 before returning to Arkansas in 2013. Lunney's coaching career began as a graduate assistant at Arkansas before coaching at Tulsa and as the co-offensive coordinator at San Jose State.
Read moreMichael Smith
A Big XII native and Kansas State alum, Smith joined Bret Bielema's Arkansas staff with several others in 2013 in hopes of changing the culture at an SEC Western Division program with considerable potential. Smith was a third-team All-American in 1991 at receiver.
Read moreBen Herbert
Ben Herbert followed head coach Bret Bielema to Arkansas after spending 11 seasons at Wisconsin. Herbert is as intense of a coach as you'll find in college athletics. Herbert has built Arkansas' mental and physical strength, and the Hogs boast the heaviest offensive line in all of college football.
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Bret Bielema
A defensive assistant his first 10 years of coaching, Bret Bielema's first opportunity as a head man came in 2006 when he succeeded Barry Alvarez at Wisconsin. He won three Big Ten championships with the Badgers over the next seven seasons before departing for the SEC, replacing John L. Smith at Arkansas in 2013. Bielema won 17 of his first 18 games as a head coach, leading the Badgers to a 12-1 season in 2006 before beginning the following season 5-0 and ranked in the Top 15. At the time, it was the second-best start to a head coaching career…
Read moreJohn L. Smith
Prior to his first season at Weber State, John L. Smith was hired by Arkansas after the Razorbacks fired Bobby Petrino in the wake of his scandal. Smith signed a 10-month contract, signifying he would only be in Fayetteville on an interim basis. Smith's previous coaching stops include Idaho, Utah State, Louisville and Michigan State. Coaching History Team Years Head Coach Fort Lewis Skyhawks 2013-Present Head Coach Arkansas Razorbacks 2012 Head Coach Alabama Crimson Tide 2001-2002 Head Coach Weber St. Wildcats 2012 Special Teams Coordinator Arkansas Razorbacks 2009-2011 Head Coach Michigan St. Spartans 2003-2006 Head Coach Louisville Cardinals 1998-2002 Head…
Read moreBobby Petrino
Bobby Petrino has coached football at the college and pro levels for more than three decades, but is better known for his off-the-field troubles than for his successes as a coach. Petrino worked as the offensive coordinator at Auburn in 2002 and earned his first head coaching job one year later at the University of Louisville. He led the Cardinals to two 11-win seasons and a Conference USA title in four years at the helm of the program, and signed a lucrative 10-year extension in July 2006 before the start of the '06 season. Six months later he left Louisville…
Read moreHouston Nutt
Houston Nutt served as a head coach in the SEC for 14 seasons from 1998-2011 with the Arkansas Razorbacks and the Ole Miss Rebels. Nutt coached at Arkansas from 1998-2007, leading the Razorbacks to three SEC West titles and three New Years Day bowl games in that time. He resigned from his position at Arkansas following the 2007 regular season, which ended with a 50-48 win over then-No. 1 LSU. He left Arkansas with a 75-48 record as coach of the Razorbacks. In November of 2007 Nutt signed to become the next football coach at the University of Mississippi, where…
Read moreDanny Ford
Danny Ford served as the head coach of the Arkansas Razorbacks for five seasons from 1993-1997 after a 12-season stay as head coach of the Clemson Tigers. Ford experienced limited success at Arkansas, racking up a 26-30-1 record in five seasons, including an 0-1 record in bowl games. Ford's best season in Fayetteville came in 1995 when he lead the Razorbacks to an 8-5 record, including a 6-3 record in the SEC. His team finished the regular season 8-3 overall and 6-2 in the regular season, good enough to win the SEC West division. His teams were a combined 18-25-1…
Read moreJack Crowe
Jack Crowe served as the head coach of the Arkansas Razorbacks for three seasons from 1990-1992, including the program's first game as a member of the SEC. Crowe struggled in his first season in Fayetteville, finishing the 1990 campaign with a dismal 3-8 record including a 1-7 run through the Southwest Conference. The Razorbacks rebounded in 1991, finishing 6-6 overall and 5-3 in conference play while earning a berth in the Independence Bowl, which they lost. Arkansas joined the SEC prior to the 1992 season and were prepared for Crowe to lead the program into new territory, but the Razorbacks…
Read moreKen Hatfield
Ken Hatfield was the head coach of the Arkansas Razorbacks for six seasons from 1984-1989. He was the immediate successor to the legendary Lou Holtz, who had succeeded the equally legendary Frank Broyles. Hatfield had played for Broyles during his college career and worked under him at Arkansas, where Broyles remained as the athletic director. Hatfield's teams reached bowl games in all six of his seasons at Arkansas but compiled just a 1-5 record in those games. Four of his six teams finished ranked in the final Associated Press poll of that season. Hatfield led Arkansas to back-to-back Southwest Conference…
Read moreLou Holtz
Lou Holtz was a head coach for 34 years at both the college and pro levels, and is perhaps best known for his 11-season stint as head coach at Notre Dame from 1986-1996. Holtz ended his coaching career in the SEC, however, as the head coach of the South Carolina Gamecocks for six seasons from 1999-2004. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2008. Holtz took over a South Carolina team that went 1-10 in 1998, and after struggling through an 0-11 season his first year in Columbia in 1999 he led the Gamecocks to an…
Read moreFrank Broyles
Frank Broyles has more wins than any head coach in the history of the Arkansas Razorbacks football program, posting a record of 144-58-5 in 19 seasons as Arkansas' head coach from 1958-1976. His teams won seven Southwest Conference titles and his 1964 squad went 11-0 on its way to a national championship. Broyles was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1983. Eleven of Broyles' 19 teams at Arkansas finished the season ranked in the final Associated Press poll, and his teams were 4-6 in 10 bowl appearances during his stay in Fayetteville. More than 30 of Broyles'…
Read moreJack Mitchell
Jack Mitchell coached for 17 seasons at the collegiate level from 1950-66, including three seasons at the University of Arkansas from 1955-57. Despite a .529 career win percentage Mitchell coached in just one bowl game during his career at the University of Kansas in 1961. In three seasons at Arkansas Mitchell was 17-12-1 and never finished better than fourth in the Southwest Conference. He passed away in 2009 at the age of 85.
Read moreBowden Wyatt
Bowden Wyatt was a college football coach for 24 years, including two years at the University of Arkansas and eight years at the University of Tennessee. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame twice - he was inducted as a player in 1972 for his career at Tennessee in the late 30's, and again as a coach in 1997. Wyatt began his coaching career as an assistant coach at Mississippi State from 1939-1941 and after World War II returned as an assistant coach at MSU in 1946. Wyatt's first head coaching job came at the University of…
Read moreOtis Douglas
Otis Douglas was the head coach of the University of Arkansas football team from 1950-52, but compiled a mere 9-21 record with the Razorbacks and a 4-14 record in Southwestern Conference play. Overall he was 14-313 as a college coach. He also spent time in the NFL as a player for the Philadelphia Eagles and an assistant coach for the Baltimore Colts. He passed away in 1989 at the age of 77.
Read moreJohn Barnhill
John Barnhill was a college football coach from 1931-1949 at the University of Tennessee and the University of Arkansas. After playing at Tennessee from 1927-1929, Barnhill worked as an assistant on the Vols' coaching staff from1931-1940. He took over as head coach in 1941 and posted an impressive 32-5-2 record in four seasons, and his teams ended the season in the final Associated Press poll all four years. Barnhill was 15-3-1 in SEC play and never finished worse than second in the conference standings. He won the 1942 Sugar Bowl and in 1944 was named SEC Coach of the Year despite…
Read moreGlen Rose
Glen Rose played three sports in the 1920's at the University of Arkansas and returned to Fayetteville to coach the Razorbacks in football and basketball during the 1930's and 40's. He spent most of his career coaching basketball, but coached the Arkansas football team for two seasons in 1944 and 1945, compiling and 8-12-1 record. Rose passed away in 1994 at the age of 89.
Read moreJohn Tomlin
John Tomlin spent two years as a football coach at the University of Arkansas from 1942-1943. He coached the Razorbacks' freshman team in 1942 and coached the varsity team in 1943, amassing a 2-7 record including a 1-4 mark in Southwestern Conference play.
Read moreGeorge Cole
George Cole was a football coach at the University of Arkansas for 25 years from 1934-1958, but spent just one year as head coach in 1942, leading the Razorbacks to a 3-7 record including 0-6 in Southwestern Conference play. He also served four seasons as athletic director at Arkansas from 1970-1973. He passed away in 1978 at the age of 71.
Read moreFred Thomsen
Fred Thomsen was the head football coach at the University of Arkansas for 13 seasons from 1929-1941. He twice finished first in the Southwestern Conference and his 1936 team was awarded the conference championship. His teams twice finished ranked in the final Associated Press poll and he reached one bowl game while with the Razorbacks. Thomsen's overall record at Arkansas 56-61-10. He passed away in 1986 at the age of 88.
Read moreFrancis Schmidt
Francis Schmidt coached college football, basketball and baseball for nearly three decades, including stints coaching all three sports between 1922 and 1929. He coached the Arkansas football team from 1922-1928 and went 41-21-3 in that time. His record against Southwest Conference opponents was just 8-12-2. His teams never finished ranked in the Associated Press poll, won a conference title or reached a bowl game. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1971. Schmidt passed away in 1944 at the age of 58.
Read moreGeorge McLaren
George McLaren was a college football coach in the 1920's and led the Arkansas Razorbacks football program for two seasons from 1920-1921. He posted an 8-5-3 record at Arkansas including a 4-1-1 record in Southwestern Conference play. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1965. McLaren passed away in 1967 at the age of 71.
Read moreJames B. Craig
James B. Craig coached the Arkansas Razorbacks football team in 1919, posting a 3-4 record and a 1-2 record in Southwestern Conference play. Craig also served as the athletic director at Arkansas in 1919 and 1920. He passed away in 1990 at the age of the 96.
Read moreNorman C. Paine
Norman C. Paine coached college football and basketball in the early 1900's, and coached the Arkansas football team for two seasons from 1917-1918. Under Paine's leadership Arkansas went 8-3-1 in those two years, although it failed to win a conference game going 0-2-1 against Southwestern Conference foes. He passed away in 1955 at the age of 62.
Read moreT.T. McConnell
T. T. McConnell coached football and baseball at the University of Arkansas from 1914-1916. He coached the football team for the latter two seasons during that span, finishing 4-2-1 in 1915 and 4-4 in 1916. He passed away in 1970 at the age of 81.
Read moreE.T. Pickering
E. T. Pickering coached football and baseball at the University of Arkansas from 1914-1916. He coached the football team for two seasons during that span, finishing 7-2 in 1913 and 3-6 in 1914. He passed away in 1961 at the age of 73.
Read moreHugo Bezdek
Hugo Bezdek coached college football, basketball and baseball in parts of four different decades between 1906 and 1949. He coached the University of Arkansas football team from 1908-1912 going 29-13-1 in five seasons as coach of the Razorbacks. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1954. Bezdek passed away in 1952 at the age of 68.
Read moreFrank Longman
Frank Longman coached football at the University of Arkansas from 1906-1907. His teams finished a combined 5-8-3 in those two seasons, and he later went on to coach the Notre Dame Fighting Irish. He passed away in 1928 at the age of 45.
Read moreAncil D. Brown
Ancil D. Brown was a college football coach for three seasons in the early 1900's, and coached for two seasons at the University of Arkansas from 1904-1905. His teams went 4-5 and 2-6, respectively. Brown passed away in 1960 at the age of 86.
Read moreD.A. McDaniel
D. A. McDaniel coached the University of Arkansas football team in 1903, leading the Razorbacks to a 3-4 record. He passed away in 1958 at the age of 82.
Read moreCharles Thomas
Charles Thomas coached college football in the late 1800's and the early 1900's at Nebraska and later at Arkansas. He coached Arkansas from 1901-1902 and his teams went 3-5 and 6-3, respectively. He passed away in 1920 at the age of 48.
Read moreColbert Searles
Colbert Seales coached the Arkansas football team through the turn of the century from 1899-1900. His teams went 3-1-1 in 1899 and 2-1-1 in 1900. Searles passed away in 1947 at the age of 73.
Read moreB.N. Wilson
B. N. Wilson coached the Arkansas football team from 1897-1898, posting an undefeated 2-0-1 record his first season and a 2-1 record his final season. He passed away in 1948 at the age of 73.
Read moreJohn C. Futrall
John C. Futrall was the first-ever coach of the Arkansas football program. He coached the then-Arkansas Cardinals through their first three seasons from 1894-1896. Arkansas went 2-1 in its inaugural season, 1-0 in 1895 and 2-1 in 1896. He also served as president of the university beginning in 1914. Futrall passed away in 1939 at the age of 66.
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