The Razorbacks reached the 2002 Cotton Bowl Classic in Houston Nutt's fourth season as head coach.
[4] Cedric Cobbs broke the thousand yard milestone with a forty-yard dash, setting up the only Razorback points of the contest, a 24-yard Brennan O'Donohoe field goal.
[9] The SEC foes then swapped field goals, before Greene hooked up with Terrence Edwards for a seven-yard TD strike.
[9] Lawrence Richardson returned the game's opening kickoff 98 yards for a touchdown, and the Hogs never looked back in their 42–19 win against the Wildcats of Weber State.
Carlos Hall blocked a game-tying field goal attempt with less than a minute to play to preserve the victory.
[12] Neither team penetrated the endzone in the first half, with the only scoring being a first quarter Brennan O'Donohoe field goal for the Razorbacks.
[13] Arkansas responded on the next possession with a Zak Clark to Richard Smith 10-yard TD pass, giving the Razorbacks a 10–7 lead.
[18] Razorback fullback Mark Pierce ran in from one yard away to take a 17–10 Arkansas lead in the fourth quarter, but Eli Manning connected with Jamie Armstead to send the game into overtime.
[18] Eli Manning responded with an 11-yard touchdown pass, sending the game to a second overtime, in which neither team would score.
[16] In the sixth overtime, Zeigler again caught a Manning aerial, and Ole Miss connected on the two-point conversion with a Charles Stackhouse rush, taking a 50–42 lead.
[18] Razorback Pierce ran in from two yards out, and Arkansas completed the tying two-point conversion on a Jones pass.
Arkansas' Cedric Cobbs ran in from fifteen yards out with 47 seconds on the clock to beat the Bulldogs of Mississippi State, 24–21.
[21] Cobbs scored three total TD's, Jones rushed for 131 yards, and Arkansas moved to 4–3 in conference play and 7–3 overall.
[21] Josh Morgan of Mississippi State scooped up a fumble and scored in the second quarter, tying the game at 7–7.
[22] In the third quarter Hog kicker Brennan O'Donohoe kicked a 19-yard field goal, followed by a Cobbs TD run, producing a 17–7 Razorback edge.
[22] Cobbs would run in for the go-ahead score, but Mississippi State drove to the Arkansas 48 before Fant was intercepted, sealing the Razorback win.
[23] Davey hit Michael Clayton for a 60-yard touchdown, but the Hogs responded with a 61-yard Matt Jones TD pass to Sparky Hamilton.
[26] Sooner Rocky Calmus, the Butkus Award winner and Nagurski, Bednarik, and Lombardi finalist had nine tackles and a fumble recovery in the effort.
"[25] Head coach Offensive coaches Defensive coaches Administrative staff Source: 2001 Arkansas Razorbacks Media Guide-Coaching Staff Flankers Centers Guards Offensive tackles Tight ends Fullbacks Running backs Quarterbacks Split ends Defensive ends Defensive tackles Nose guards Inside Linebackers Outside Linebackers Cornerbacks Free Safeties Strong Safeties Punters Kickers Long snappers Source: Arkansas Football History, Honors, and Lettermen