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between the

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and the

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. Georgia defeated Arkansas, 24–15."Year by Year Results.
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. Retrieved on August 12, 2010.

Setting

Arkansas and Georgia had met in three previous bowl games: the

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, with Arkansas taking a 16–2 decision, the

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, which Arkansas also won 31–10, and the

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, which Georgia won 20-17. Georgia's head coach

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played quarterback in the 1976 Cotton Bowl loss to Arkansas.

Arkansas

With the Southwest Conference dying, Arkansas athletic director

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had engineered a deal for Arkansas to move to the flourishing

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. Arkansas' final season before the move was in 1991 when the Razorbacks finished the regular season at 6–5.

Georgia

Georgia defeated #6 Clemson, but lost to an unranked Vanderbilt team to enter the game at 8–3.

Game summary

Georgia began the scoring early, throwing two touchdown passes from Eric Zeier to take an early 14–0 lead. After Georgia added a second-quarter field goal, Arkansas finally got on the board when E. D. Jackson rushed in from seven yards out. After halftime, Georgia's Andre Hastings broke a 53-yard touchdown run. Jackson would again score for the Hogs, and add a two-point conversion. However, the Hogs couldn't score again and fell short, 24–15.

References

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