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1984 Arkansas Razorbacks football team

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1984 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 8 SMU + 6 2 0 10 2 0
Houston + 6 2 0 7 5 0
TCU 5 3 0 8 4 0
Arkansas 5 3 0 7 4 1
Texas 5 3 0 7 4 1
Baylor 4 4 0 5 6 0
Texas A&M 3 5 0 6 5 0
Texas Tech 2 6 0 4 7 0
Rice 0 8 0 1 10 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1984 Arkansas Razorbacks football team represented the University of Arkansas during the 1984 college football season. Junior punt returner Bobby Edmonds of Arkansas ranked ninth in the nation in punt return average. He averaged 11.8 yards per return. Arkansas had the seventh-best scoring defense in 1984, yielding only 12.5 points per game.

Schedule

September 15, 1984Mississippi*

T 14–1455,480 September 22, 1984Tulsa*

W 18–943,680 September 29, 1984Navy*

  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Little Rock, AR

W 33–1054,812 October 6, 1984TCU

  • Razorback Stadium
  • Fayetteville, AR

L 31–3242,208 October 13, 1984Texas Tech

  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Little Rock, AR

W 24–054,986 October 20, 1984at No. 3 Texas

L 18–2477,809 October 27, 1984at Houston

W 17–328,347 November 3, 1984Rice

  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Little Rock, AR

W 28–654,290 November 10, 1984at Baylor

W 17–2443,500 November 17, 1984Texas A&M

  • Razorback Stadium
  • Fayetteville, AR (Rivalry)

W 28–038,020 November 24, 1984at No. 11 SMU

L 28–3138,712 December 27, 1984vs. No. 16 Auburn*

L 15–2150,180

Template:CFB Schedule End

Liberty Bowl

The Razorbacks met current SEC foe Auburn in the Liberty Bowl. The MVP of the game was Bo Jackson of Auburn, who had 88 yards on 18 carries with 2 touchdowns. Arkansas quarterback Brad Taylor completed 18 of 34, for 201 yards passing, with one touchdown and two interceptions. The Auburn defense held the Hog's leading rusher Marshall Foreman to 62 yards on 15 carries. Arkansas lost the game 21–15, despite outgaining the Tigers in total yards, 356 to 252.[1]

References

  1. ^ "Bowl Games with Top 20 Teams." Bowl Game Results. Information Please Database. Retrieved on November 25, 2007.