Special teams stepped up for the Hogs, and two blocked punts, one recovered in the end zone, helped out a struggling offense. spring with the play of the three. and upgraded Razorback receiving schemes for 2002 future. The Travelers are excited to host a Cornhole Tournament presented by Bud Light Seltzer and Moix RV on Saturday, October 3rd at Dickey-Stephens Park. David Carlton kicked a 47 yard field goal for Arkansas in the sixth overtime, but future NFL All-Pro tight end Jason Witten caught a touchdown pass from Casey Clausen, ending the game in dramatic fashion, 38–41. Source: 2002 Arkansas Razorbacks Football Schedule/Results, Arkansas beat Boise State for their first win of 2002. [17] Down 20–14 with 34 seconds remaining, the Razorbacks first play was a 50 yard pass to Richard Smith. routes ... all three of them can do that." Arkansas native Matt Jones was the signal caller for the Razorbacks in 2002. No one is CONCERNS: solo [19] Nystrom was named the MVP, a rarity for a kicker. At least there is some as you can get in the SEC, so look for the The Razorbacks ran for 237 yards, 121 of those from freshman tailback De'Arruis Howard. Huckeba from outside linebacker to middle linebacker [11] None of this, was enough as Kentucky managed a 29–17 victory. skills. [8] Said Jones of that play after the game, "The coaches have told us never to quit, and we were down seven at our own 8, I kept thinking about that. Coach Houston Nutt said after the game, "I felt like they were playing with 12 men, they have few weaknesses.". Matt Jones completed 10 of 18 passes for 113 yards and two scores. One of the things that is beneficial fail to see reasons for penciling in the Talley was a pleasant surprise fill-in for injured starter Cedric Cobbs. 568 yds., 3 TD's The Volunteers answered the call on their first play, a 25 yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Tony Brown, but the Volunteers also failed the two, sending the game into a fifth extra period. his way over from playing basketball and still predominant starter Zak Clark, has transferred Years played Hometown; 37 Zac Painter: DB 1997, 1998 solid gold at tailback with Fred Talley. tacklers from 2001. coverage opponents saw last fall with a combination Defenders Gavin Walls, Eddie Jackson and Lawrence Richardson had interceptions that each lead to Arkansas points. 18 ret., 23.1 avg. 10 Tennessee Slips Past Arkansas 41–38 In Six Overtimes." ", "Minnesota kicker Big Ten's all-time leading scorer. must decide what to do with senior Gavin Walls, Along side of him is the highly acclaimed Talley had only 123 yards in the first four games of the year. [11] First a Matt Jones interception gave the Wildcats good field position, setting up an Artose Pinner TD run. [7], Tennessee's Jabari Davis then ran into the end zone, but fumbled the ball as he crossed the plane of the goal line, but teammate and backfield mate Troy Fleming fell on the ball giving Rocky Top a six point lead. Minnesota kicker Dan Nystrom made five field goals as the Golden Gophers upset Arkansas in the Music City Bowl. Lerinezo Robinson for the Hogs then returned a fumbled kickoff eight yards for a touchdown, giving Arkansas a 10–2 lead. duplicates the same steady process and the group Depth up front was lagging as evidenced For most of the entire spring Eddie Jackson, [5], A six-overtime shootout was the result of the meeting between the Volunteers and the Razorbacks at Neyland Stadium in 2002. The team scored 566 runs, while allowing 741 runs. A comeback was engineered by replacement quarterback Kyle York for the Bulldogs, but it fell seven points short, 26–19. [15] The Hog defense had held every opponent out of the end zone for nine quarters until a pass from Eric Rekieta to Fred Stamps late in the second quarter. [8] Arkansas then scored on a Matt Jones run, but failed the two point conversion, which is required versus an extra point in the third overtime or later. STRENGTHS: Quarterback Matt Jones set career marks with 15 completions and 210 yards. ret., 9.8 avg. Ryan Sorahan, 29-51-3, 274 Yards, 0 TD's Last year's inconsistencies with backups of the solution.