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1978 Arkansas Razorbacks football team

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Ranking
CoachesNo. 10
APNo. 11
1978 Southwest Conference football standings
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

The 1978 Arkansas Razorbacks football team represented the University of Arkansas in the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1978 college 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.

Schedule

September 16, 1978Vanderbilt*No. 2

W 48–1755,718 September 23, 1978at Oklahoma State*No. 2

W 19–749,500 September 30, 1978Tulsa*No. 2

W 21–1345,428 October 7, 1978TCUNo. 4

  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Little Rock, AR

W 42–354,430 October 21, 1978at No. 8 TexasNo. 3

ABCL 21–2878,000 October 28, 1978at No. 11 HoustonNo. 9

L 9–2050,913 November 4, 1978RiceNo. 17

  • Razorback Stadium
  • Fayetteville, AR

W 37–745,709 November 13, 1978at BaylorNo. 16

W 27–1445,000 November 18, 1978No. 14 Texas A&MNo. 13

  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Little Rock, AR (Rivalry)

ABCW 26–754,118 November 25, 1978at SMUNo. 11

W 27–1443,301 December 2, 1978No. 16 Texas TechNo. 8

  • Razorback Stadium
  • Fayetteville, AR

W 49–744,147 December 25, 1978vs. No. 15 UCLANo. 8

NBCT 10–1055,202

Template:CFB Schedule End

References

  1. ^ "Arkansas Yearly Results (1975-1979)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Retrieved August 3, 2015.
  2. ^ "1978 Arkansas Razorbacks Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 3, 2015.