1979 Arkansas Razorbacks football team

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1979 Arkansas Razorbacks football
SWC Co-Champions (Houston)[1]
Sugar Bowl, Lost, 9-24
Conference SWC
Ranking
Coaches #20
1979 Record 10-2-0 (7-1-0 SWC)
Head Coach Lou Holtz
Seasons
« 1978 1980 »

Contents

[edit] Schedule/Results

Date Opponent# Rank# Site Result
9/15/1979* Colorado State #17 War Memorial Stadium • Little Rock, AR W 36-3 
9/22/1979* vs. Oklahoma State #15 War Memorial Stadium • Little Rock, AR W 27-7 
9/29/1979* Tulsa #13 Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, AR W 33-8 
10/6/1979 at TCU #13 Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, TX W 16-13 
10/13/1979 at Texas Tech #12 Jones AT&T Stadium • Lubbock, TX W 20-6 
10/20/1979 #2 Texas #10 War Memorial Stadium • Little Rock, AR W  17-14
10/27/1979 #6 Houston #4 Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, AR L 10-13 
11/3/1979 at Rice #9 Rice Stadium • Houston, TX W 34-7 
11/10/1979 #17 Baylor #9 Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, AR W 29-20 
11/17/1979 at Texas A&M #8 Kyle Field • College Station, TX W 22-10 
11/24/1979 SMU #7 War Memorial Stadium • Little Rock, AR W 27-14 
1/1/1980* at #2 Alabama #6 Louisiana Superdome • New Orleans, Louisiana (Sugar Bowl) L 9-24[2] 
*Non-Conference Game. †Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll.

In Lou Holtz's third year as the Razorback's head coach, Arkansas ended the 1979 season ranked 8th in the AP Poll, and 9th in the UP Poll.

[edit] Individual Performance

Offensive tackle Greg Kolenda was a Consensus All-American for the Razorbacks in 1979.[3] Placekicker Ish Ordonez led the nation in field goals per game, with 1.64. He hit 18 of 22 FG on the season, for a 82% average.

[edit] Team Performance

Arkansas was tied for 6th in scoring defense in the 1979 season, giving up 108 points in 11 games (9.8 ppg). McNeese State was the other program that held this mark.

[edit] See also

[edit] References

  1. ^ "Div. 1–A Conference Champs." 1979 Division Champions. Information Please. Retrieved on July 31, 2007
  2. ^ "1979 College Football Recap." Recap. Information Please. Retrieved on July 31, 2007
  3. ^ "Consensus All Americans." 1979 Retrieved on July 31, 2007.
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Arkansas Razorbacks football

The University in Fayetteville, Arkansas

Stadiums – Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium  • War Memorial Stadium

Culture – Rivalry with Texas  • Rivalry with Texas A&M  • Rivalry with LSU  • Rivalry with Ole Miss  • Game of the Century  • Tusk  • Big Red

Important People – Jeff Long  • Frank Broyles  • Hugo Bezdek  • Lou Holtz  • Bobby Petrino  • 45 All-Americans  • 12 College Football HOF inductees

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