The 1991 Arkansas Razorbacks football team represented the

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during the 1991 NCAA Division I-A football season.

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's team improved from a 3–8 record in 1990 to become bowl eligible again in 1991. Punter Pete Raether finished third in the nation in punting average, with 43.6 yards per boot. On the other side of the ball, punt returner Michael James averaged 14.3 yards per return, seventh in the nation. This season ended Arkansas' tenure in the

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. The SWC had every team except Arkansas, Rice, and Baylor hit with sanctions or recruiting scandals in the 1980s (including SMU's "

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" in 1987). The conference finally be dissolved in 1996. The Razorbacks moved to the

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(SEC), beginning in 1992.

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also joined the SEC that year. The Hogs enjoy a victory over rival Texas in Little Rock, 14–13, in the final game as SWC opponents.

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Arkansas Razorbacks football seasons

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