1978_Arkansas_Razorbacks_football_team

1978 Arkansas Razorbacks football
1978 Arkansas Razorbacks football
Fiesta Bowl, T 10–10 vs. UCLA
Conference	Southwest Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 10
AP	No. 11
Record	9–2–1 (6–2 SWC)
Head coach	Lou Holtz (2nd season);
Captain	Ron Calcagni, Ben Cowins, Larry Jackson, Jimmy Walker
Home stadium	Razorback Stadium; War Memorial Stadium
	Seasons ← 1977 1979 →

1978 Arkansas Razorbacks football team

American college football season

The 1978 Arkansas Razorbacks football team represented the University of Arkansas in the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1978 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their second year under head coach Lou Holtz, the Razorbacks compiled a 9–2–1 record (6–2 against SWC opponents), finished in a tie for second place in the SWC, and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 336 to 147. The Razorbacks' only losses were to SWC champion Houston by a 20–9 score and to Texas by a 28–21 score. The team advanced to 1978 Fiesta Bowl, playing to a 10–10 tie with UCLA.^[1]^[2] Arkansas was ranked #11 in the final AP Poll and #10 in the final UPI Coaches Poll.

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The team was described as having "tremendous talent at all skill positions" with a "swift" defense. The team was also described as being loaded at the wide receiver position.^[3]

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"Arkansas Yearly Results (1975-1979)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved August 3, 2015.

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"1978 Arkansas Razorbacks Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 3, 2015.

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Freeman, Denne (1978), Holtz Wary but Arkansas Still Favored, web: The Sacramento Bee, retrieved March 13, 2023

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"Razorbacks cover Vandy 48–17". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. September 17, 1978. Retrieved October 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.

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Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 16	Vanderbilt*	No. 2	War Memorial Stadium Little Rock, AR		W 48–17	55,718	^[4]
September 23	at Oklahoma State*	No. 2	Lewis Field Stillwater, OK		W 19–7	49,500
September 30	Tulsa*	No. 2	Razorback Stadium Fayetteville, AR		W 21–13	45,428
October 7	TCU	No. 4	War Memorial Stadium Little Rock, AR		W 42–3	54,430
October 21	at No. 8 Texas	No. 3	Texas Memorial Stadium Austin, TX (rivalry)	ABC	L 21–28	78,000
October 28	at No. 11 Houston	No. 9	Houston Astrodome Houston, TX		L 9–20	50,913
November 4	Rice	No. 17	Razorback Stadium Fayetteville, AR		W 37–7	45,709
November 13	at Baylor	No. 16	Baylor Stadium Waco, TX		W 27–14	45,000
November 18	No. 14 Texas A&M	No. 13	War Memorial Stadium Little Rock, AR (rivalry)	ABC	W 26–7	54,118
November 25	at SMU	No. 11	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX		W 27–14	43,301
December 2	No. 16 Texas Tech	No. 8	Razorback Stadium Fayetteville, AR (rivalry)		W 49–7	44,147
December 25	vs. No. 15 UCLA*	No. 8	Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ (Fiesta Bowl)	NBC	T 10–10	55,202
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 10 Houston $	7	–	1	–	0	9	–	3	–	0
No. 11 Arkansas	6	–	2	–	0	9	–	2	–	1
No. 9 Texas	6	–	2	–	0	9	–	3	–	0
Texas Tech	5	–	3	–	0	7	–	4	–	0
No. 19 Texas A&M	4	–	4	–	0	8	–	4	–	0
SMU	3	–	5	–	0	4	–	6	–	1
Baylor	3	–	5	–	0	3	–	8	–	0
Rice	2	–	6	–	0	2	–	9	–	0
TCU	0	–	8	–	0	2	–	9	–	0

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll