The Arkansas Razorbacks will take the field for the 2023 college football season in 32 days when Western Carolina visits War Memorial Stadium in Little Rock on Saturday, September 2 for a 3 p.m. CT kickoff.
Here at HawgBeat, we will count down the days until head coach Sam Pittman and his team run through the “A” for the first time.
With 32 days remaining, we will take a look at a current player, former player, some interesting scores, highlights and other miscellaneous things in Razorback history tied to the number 32.
Highlights:
Current Player: #32 Landon Phipps
Phipps was a two-way player for Springdale High School, which he saw action at quarterback and defensive back as a senior. He finished with 1,207 all-purpose yards and 14 touchdowns for the Bulldogs.
The 6-foot, 191-pound redshirt freshman defensive back was unranked by Rivals out of high school and is currently a walk-on for the Razorbacks.
Former Player: #32 Jonathan Williams
A native of Allen, Texas, Williams began his career with the Razorbacks in 2012. Across his tenure at Arkansas, the 6-foot-0 running back racked up 2,321 rushing yards with nine 100-yard games and 16 touchdowns.
The former four-star prospect earned AP All-SEC Second Team honors after his junior season and was named to the Maxwell Award Watch List during his senior campaign.
Following his collegiate career, Williams was selected in the fifth round of the 2016 NFL Draft by the Buffalo Bills. After stints with multiple NFL teams, Williams is now with the Washington Commanders. In his professional career, Williams has recorded 565 yards and three touchdowns.
1956: Arkansas 32 - Texas 14
Coming into this game, Arkansas was sitting at 2-2 overall and Texas was 1-3 overall. The Jack Mitchell-led Razorbacks took a 6-0 lead in the first quarter before giving up 14 points in the second. At halftime, the Longhorns led 14-6.
In the third quarter, Arkansas running back Gerald Nesbitt scored a 57-yard touchdown. The Razorbacks followed that up with three-straight rushing touchdowns in the fourth quarter to seal the win in what is the largest margin of victory for Arkansas in Austin, Texas.
1984: TCU 32 - Arkansas 31
The TCU Horned Frogs traveled to Fayetteville in the two programs' 60th all-time matchup. The Razorbacks were 2-0-1 heading into the game and were looking to keep keep a zero in the loss column.
TCU had other plans, though. After kicking a field goal to take a 1-point lead late in the game, the Horned Frogs held on defensively and won the game. TCU fans stormed the field in a big "what if?" game for the Razorbacks.
Darren McFadden's 32 rushing attempts against LSU
The 2007 college football season was the year of the unimaginable. But for Arkansas fans, watching McFadden run all over teams became the norm.
Against the No. 1 LSU Tigers, McFadden ran 32 times for 206 yards and three touchdowns, including a long of 73 yards. He also completed three passes with a touchdown through the air.
Behind McFadden's herculean-effort, the Razorbacks won the game 50-48 in triple overtime.
