Arkansas Business

This story is from the archives of ArkansasSports360.com.

Arkansas plays its 200^th game at War Memorial Stadium on Saturday. Since they started playing there in 1948 the Razorbacks are 143-53-3, but only 1-2 in games played on Nov 21.

Why am I throwing all this at you? More importantly, where did I come up with this trivia?

None of this is committed to memory, I promise. I'm not some kind of Hog history genius (like ArkansasSports360.com editor Jim Harris). Thanks to the Razorback Research Wizard, a new tool launched by the Hog Database blog, I sort of feel like one.

It is truly remarkable.

Sure, you could spend hours thumbing through an Arkansas football media guide, but this is easier. And it's quicker, exactly what Hog Database creator Jacob London was hoping for when he and his wife, Kimberly, began working on this project in 2005.

Just plug in the criteria for your search  on Hog Database (games at War Memorial on Nov. 21, for example) and in less than a second, the information is there. Hog Database bills itself as the "past present and future of Arkansas Razorback Football."

It ought to be the future of any Hog History-related bar bet you're looking to settle.

Hog Database includes pages devoted to yearly history, former coaches and opponents. It's photo archive features nearly 5,000 items and was the genesis of the site.

While collecting photos and scans London noticed media guides and yearbooks often had conflicting information. So he and his wife set about sorting through historical records in September 2005 and now Hog Database has a comprehensive history of Arkansas football.

There's all kinds of stuff on here. Total, there are 1,149 games to choose from and 26 possible search fields. Criteria for search include TV station, state, minimum UA points scored, opposing coach, etc.

Thanks to the Razorback Research Wizard, I know that Arkansas is 0-1 in the state of New York (27-7 loss to Fordham on Nov. 21, 1940) and 1-0 in the state of Hawaii (38-20 victory against Hawaii on Dec. 5, 1987).

Hog Database began as "Razorback Legacy" and was initially conceived as an archive of historical Razorback photos. So far there are close to 5,000 photos archived all the way back to the 1890s.

London, a 28-year-old Prairie Grove resident, has a day job, but he's turned being a Razorback fan into a second career. As much as London enjoyed being in Austin, Texas to watch Arkansas win at Texas in 2003, seeing this project come to fruition might be an even better feeling.

"My goal turned to creating an online version of the Arkansas Media guide, but unaffiliated with the University, with easier to find and more accurate information," London said. "I've still got a long way to go."

Looks like London and the Hog Database are off to a great start.