2008 Arkansas Razorbacks football team

2008 Arkansas Razorbacks football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
DivisionWestern Division
Record5–7 (2–6 SEC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorPaul Petrino (1st season)
Offensive schemeMultiple
Defensive coordinatorWilly Robinson (1st season)
Base defense4–3
Captains
Home stadiumDonald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium
War Memorial Stadium
2008 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Eastern Division
No. 1 Florida x$#   7 1     13 1  
No. 13 Georgia   6 2     10 3  
Vanderbilt   4 4     7 6  
South Carolina   4 4     7 6  
Tennessee   3 5     5 7  
Kentucky   2 6     7 6  
Western Division
No. 6 Alabama x%   8 0     12 2  
No. 14 Ole Miss   5 3     9 4  
LSU   3 5     8 5  
Arkansas   2 6     5 7  
Auburn   2 6     5 7  
Mississippi State   2 6     4 8  
Championship: Florida 31, Alabama 20
  • # – BCS National Champion
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
  • % – BCS at-large representative
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2008 Arkansas Razorbacks football team represented the University of Arkansas as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 2008 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Led by first-year head coach Bobby Petrino, the Razorbacks compiled an overall record of 5–7 with a mark of 2–6 in conference play, placing a three-way tie for fourth at the bottom of the standings in the SEC's Western Division. The team played five home games at Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium in Fayetteville, Arkansas and one home game at War Memorial Stadium in Little Rock, Arkansas.[a]