Sam Pittman has been fired as the head football coach at Arkansas. This was the 6th season at the helm of the Razorbacks football program going 32-34 overall. Here is a look at the Arkansas Razorbacks football program since 2008 (the first year that in which I have data for the model) and covers Bobby Petrino (2008-2011), John Smith (2012), Brett Bielema (2013-2017), Chad Morris (2018-2019) and Sam Pittman (2020-2025*). After the figure below is a more detailed look at the Arkansas Razorbacks football program during head coach Pittmans's tenure based on the Complex Invasion College Football Production Model using data provided by www.cfbstats.com. (The vertical school color bars represent seasons where head coaches changed).
Sam Pittman [2020-2025*]
2020
The COVID-19 season saw the Razorbacks finished at 3-7. The Razorbacks played
against a “tougher” strength
of schedule (SOS), meaning that Arkansas' SOS was between one and two standard deviations below the "leagues" SOS. Arkansas's
best regular season win
was against #60 ranked Mississippi by a
score of (33-21) and their worst regular season loss was to #78 ranked Missouri by a
score of (48-50). Arkansas was the #56 ranked team overall, with the #33 ranked
offense and the #103 ranked defense using the Complex Invasion College Football Production Model from the data provided from www.cfbstats.com.
2021
The Razorbacks finished the regular season at 8-4, making them bowl eligible where they defeated #55 ranked Penn State by a score of (24-10) to
finish with a win-loss record of 9-4. The Razorbacks played
against an “average” strength
of schedule (SOS), meaning that the Razorbacks' SOS was plus or minus one standard deviation of the "leagues" SOS. Arkansas's
best regular season win
was against #29 ranked Texas A&M by a
score of (20-10) and their worst regular season loss was to #51 ranked Auburn by a
score of (23-38). Arkansas was the #20 ranked team overall, with the #37 ranked
offense and the #21 ranked defense using the Complex Invasion College Football Production Model from the data provided from www.cfbstats.com.
2022
The Razorbacks finished the regular season at 6-6 making them bowl eligible,
where they defeated by #56 ranked Kansas by a score of (55-53) to
finish with a win-loss record of 7-6. The Razorbacks played
against an “average” strength
of schedule (SOS). Arkansas's
best regular season win
was against #19 ranked Mississippi by a
score of (42-27) and their worst regular season loss was to #73 ranked Missouri by a
score of (27-29). Arkansas was the #74 ranked team overall, with the #37 ranked
offense and the #115 ranked defense using the Complex Invasion College Football Production Model from the data provided from www.cfbstats.com.
2023
The Razorbacks finished the regular season at 4-8 while playing against an “average” strength
of schedule (SOS). Arkansas's
best regular season win
was against #78 ranked Florida by a
score of (39-36) and their worst regular season loss was to #108 ranked BYU by a
score of (31-38). Arkansas was the #92 ranked team overall, with the #109 ranked
offense and the #55 ranked defense using the Complex Invasion College Football Production Model from the data provided from www.cfbstats.com.
2024
The Razorbacks finished the regular season at 6-6 making them bowl eligible, where they defeated #83 ranked Texas Tech by a score of (39-26) to finish the season at 7-6. The Razorbacks played
against an “average” strength
of schedule (SOS). Arkansas's
best regular season win
was against #7 ranked Tennesse by a
score of (19-14) and their worst regular season loss was to #121 ranked Oklahoma State by a
score of (31-39). Arkansas was the #47 ranked team overall, with the #31 ranked
offense and the #84 ranked defense using the Complex Invasion College Football Production Model from the data provided from www.cfbstats.com.
2025*
The Razorbacks were 2-3 at the time of Pitman's firing. The Razorbacks played
against an “average” strength
of schedule (SOS). At the time, Arkansas's best regular season win
was against #132 ranked Arkansas State by a
score of (56-14) and their worst regular season loss was to #27 ranked Mississippi by a
score of (35-41). At the time, Arkansas was the #65 ranked team overall, with the #21 ranked
offense and the #132 ranked defense using the Complex Invasion College Football Production Model from the data provided from www.cfbstats.com.
2025 FBS Head Coach Changes