Arkansas hopes to end Little Rock woes against Alcorn State

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FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) _ It would be so easy for Arkansas to overlook Football

Championship Subdivision member Alcorn State on Saturday.



Fresh off their first loss of the season and with home games against Number 1

Alabama and Number 16 Mississippi awaiting the next two weeks, the 20th ranked

Razorbacks (3-1) could easily be forgiven for taking the Braves (1-2) lightly

this week.



There’s only one problem with that as far as Arkansas is concerned.



The game is in Little Rock, not Fayetteville, and War Memorial Stadium hasn’t

been kind to the Razorbacks in recent years. Including last year’s shocking loss

to Toledo in Arkansas’ capital city, the Razorbacks are 1-5 in their home away

from home since that start of the 2012 season.



So, about that trap game scenario again?



“I think the fact we’re going to Little Rock and have the memories of what

we’ve had happen there in the past … won’t allow that to happen,” Arkansas

coach Bret Bielema said.



Arkansas’ recent Little Rock woes began with a loss to Louisiana-Monroe early

in the 2012 season, the transitional year between fired former coach Bobby

Petrino and Bielema. Interim coach John L. Smith was at the helm that season,

which included a second loss in War Memorial Stadium later that season to Ole

Miss.



Since then, the Razorbacks’ Little Rock losses have come to Mississippi State

in 2013, Georgia in 2014 and last season’s stunner to Toledo.


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