Searching for the earliest time where anyone publicly called the University of Arkansas teams “The Razorbacks,” the quest took an unexpected turn. Deep in the fragile, one-hundred-and-sixteen-year-old browning pages of the 1897 University of Arkansas annual, “The Cardinal,” is a history that changes the […]
Researched by: Hog Database’s Jacob and Sharp Williams Written by : Sharp Williams (edited and supplemented June 10, 2012; edited and supplemented November 12, 2012 with articles from Caleb Hardwick) The University of Arkansas began playing football in 1894 and by the 54th game […]
Researched by: Hog Database’s Jacob and Sharp Williams Written by : Sharp Williams (edited and supplemented June 10, 2012; edited and supplemented November 12, 2012 with articles from Caleb Hardwick) How and why the University of Arkansas “Cardinals” became the Arkansas “Razorbacks” is not […]
