The Arkansas Razorbacks entered the game 4 – 3 , led by 4th-year head coach Houston Nutt . They opened their season on a Thursday night , beating UNLV in Little Rock 14 – 10 . The Razorbacks then dropped three straight SEC contests , first to No. 8 Tennessee , 3 – 13 . Following a week off due to 9/11 , the 1 – 1 Razorbacks then lost to Alabama and Georgia , both on the road . The Hogs won their homecoming game the next week , beating Weber State 42 – 19 . Now 2 – 3 , Arkansas upset No. 9 South Carolina , and , following their bye week , upset No. 17 Auburn . Those two wins put them at 4 – 3 going into their contest with Ole Miss
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2001 Arkansas vs. Ole Miss football game