1986 Arkansas Razorbacks football team

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1986 Arkansas Razorbacks football
Orange Bowl, L 8–42 vs. Oklahoma
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 16
APNo. 15
Record9–3 (6–2 SWC)
Head coach
Offensive schemeOption
Defensive coordinatorFred Goldsmith (3rd season)
Home stadiumRazorback Stadium
War Memorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1985
1987 →
1986 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 13 Texas A&M $ 7 – 1 – 0 9 – 3 – 0
No. 15 Arkansas 6 – 2 – 0 9 – 3 – 0
No. 12 Baylor 6 – 2 – 0 9 – 3 – 0
Texas Tech 5 – 3 – 0 7 – 5 – 0
SMU 5 – 3 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Texas 4 – 4 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Rice 2 – 6 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
TCU 1 – 7 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
Houston 0 – 8 – 0 1 – 10 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1986 Arkansas Razorbacks football team represented the University of Arkansas during the 1986 NCAA Division I-A football season.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 13Ole Miss*No. 18
W 21–055,230
September 20Tulsa*No. 12
W 34–1751,080
September 27New Mexico State*No. 9
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Little Rock, Ar
W 42–1155,106
October 4TCUNo. 8
  • Razorback Stadium
  • Fayetteville, AR
RaycomW 34–1741,808
October 11Texas TechNo. 8
  • Razorback Stadium
  • Fayetteville, AR (rivalry)
L 7–1749,012
October 18at TexasNo. 14
ESPNW 21–1467,344
October 25at HoustonNo. 14
W 30–1316,060
November 1RicedaggerNo. 13
  • Razorback Stadium
  • Fayetteville, AR
W 45–1449,980
November 8at BaylorNo. 10
RaycomL 14–2944,500
November 15No. 7 Texas A&MNo. 17
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Little Rock, AR (rivalry)
ABCW 14–1054,912
November 22at SMUNo. 11
W 41–033,382
January 1vs. No. 3 Oklahoma*No. 9
NBCL 8–4252,717
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll

Personnel

1986 Arkansas Razorbacks football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
OL Chris Bequette
QB John Bland
RB J.R. Brown
WR Donnie Centers
RB Anthony Chambers
G 72 Freddie Childress So
QB Jay Cleveland
RB Marshall Foreman
RB David Gunn
RB Tony Holmes
TE Tim Horton
RB Aaron Jackson
RB Joe Johnson
TE Jim Kessinger
RB Kenn Massa
OL Limbo Parks
RB James Rouse
WR James Shibest (C)
QB Jim Simpson
OL David Smart
RB Wayne Stewart
RB Derrick Thomas (C)
QB Greg Thomas
RB Sammy Van Dyke
OL Bryan White
TE Billy Winston
TE Theo Young (C)
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
S 27 Steve Atwater So
DL Carl Bradford
DB Eric Bradford
DB Richard Brothers So
DL Tony Cherico
LB David Dudley
LB Albert Harris
DB Odis Lloyd
DL Wayne Martin
DL Kerry Owens
DL David Schell
DB Charles Washington
LB Erik Whitted
LB Rickey Williams
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
P Greg Horne
K 22 Kendall Trainor So
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Rankings

Further information: 1986 NCAA Division I-A football rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
Week
PollPre12345678910111213Final
AP1918129881414131017119915
Coaches141512991013131391613101016

Game summaries

Texas A&M

See also: 1986 Texas A&M Aggies football team and Arkansas–Texas A&M football rivalry
Overall record Last meeting Result
35–21–3 1985 L 6–10

vs. Oklahoma (Orange Bowl)

#9 Arkansas vs. #3 Oklahoma
1 234Total
Arkansas 0 008 8
• Oklahoma 0 141414 42
  • Date: January 1
  • Location: Orange Bowl
  • Game attendance: 52,717
  • Television network: NBC
Scoring summary
2OUTillman 77-yard run (Lashar kick)OU 7-0
2OUTillman 21-yard run (Lashar kick)OU 14-0
3OUHolieway 2-yard run (Lashar kick)OU 21-0
3OUHolieway 4-yard run (Lashar kick)OU 28-0
4OUStafford 13-yard run (Lashar kick)OU 35-0
4OUParham 49-yard run (Lashar kick)OU 42-0
4ARKD. Thomas 1-yard run (Bland to Shibest pass)OU 42-8
Main article: 1987 Orange Bowl
See also: 1986 Oklahoma Sooners football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
4–8–1 1978 W 31–6

[2]

Awards

[3]

References

  1. ^ https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/arkansas/1986-schedule.html
  2. ^ Gainesville Sun. January 2, 1987
  3. ^ 2011 Arkansas football media guide


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