1981 Arkansas Razorbacks football team
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Coaches | No. 16 |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 5 SMU $ | 7 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 2 Texas | 6 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 10 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Houston | 5 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arkansas | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas A&M | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rice | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Baylor | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
TCU | 1 | – | 6 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas Tech | 0 | – | 7 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 9 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1981 Arkansas Razorbacks football team represented the University of Arkansas during the 1981 NCAA Division I-A football season. The biggest win of the year was against a #1 Texas team, which the Razorbacks were rivals with already. Although unranked, the Razorbacks came out on top by 31 points, removing Texas' #1 ranking. The Hogs received a Gator Bowl berth against a 10–2 North Carolina team ranked 11th, while the Hogs were unranked at the time.[1] The SWC's champion, SMU, could not participate in a bowl game due to probation.[2]
Defensive lineman Billy Ray Smith was a consensus All-American for Arkansas.[3] Bruce Lahay, a kicker, also received first-team honors. Lahay was in a three-way tie for field goals per game in 1981, hitting on 1.73 per game. This mark was also held by Kevin Butler of Georgia and Larry Roach of Oklahoma State.
Schedule
September 12, 1981Tulsa*
W 14–1042,118 September 19, 1981Northwestern*
W 38–754,532 September 26, 1981at Mississippi*
W 27–1363,522 October 3, 1981at TCU
L 24–2830,313 October 10, 1981at Texas Tech
W 26–1441,866 October 17, 1981No. 1 Texas
- Razorback Stadium
- Fayetteville, AR
W 42–1144,031 October 24, 1981HoustonNo. 12
- War Memorial Stadium
- Little Rock, AR
L 17–2054,618 October 31, 1981at RiceNo. 20
W 41–712,000 November 7, 1981BaylorNo. 19
- War Memorial Stadium
- Little Rock, AR
W 41–3954,560 November 14, 1981at Texas A&MNo. 16
W 10–760,003 November 21, 1981SMUNo. 16
- Razorback Stadium
- Fayetteville, AR
L 12–3243,842 December 28, 1981vs. No. 11 North Carolina*
L 27–3171,009
Game notes
Texas
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References
- ^ "1981 Bowl Recap with Top 20 Teams." Gator Bowl. Information Please. Retrieved on August 14, 2007.
- ^ "1981 Conference Champions." Information Please Database. Information Please. Retrieved on December 9, 2007.
- ^ "1981 Consensus All-Americans." Information Please Database. Information Please. Retrieved on August 14, 2007.
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