1981 Arkansas Razorbacks football team

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1981 Arkansas Razorbacks football
Gator Bowl, Lost, 27-31
Conference SWC
1981 Record 8-4-0 (5-3-0 SWC)
Head Coach Lou Holtz
Seasons
« 1980 1982 »

Contents

[edit] Schedule/Results

Date Opponent# Rank# Site Result
9/12/1981* Tulsa Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, AR W 14-10 
9/19/1981* Northwestern War Memorial Stadium • Little Rock, AR W 38-7 
9/26/1981* Ole Miss Memorial Stadium • Jackson, MS W 27-13 
10/3/1981 at TCU Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, TX L 24-28 
10/10/1981 at Texas Tech Jones Stadium • Lubbock, TX W 26-14 
10/17/1981 #1 Texas Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, AR W 42-11 
10/24/1981 Houston #12 War Memorial Stadium • Little Rock, AR L 17-20 
10/31/1981 at Rice #20 Rice Stadium • Houston, TX W 41-7 
11/7/1981 Baylor #19 War Memorial Stadium • Little Rock, AR W 41-39 
11/14/1981 at Texas A&M #16 Kyle Field • College Station, TX W 10-7 
11/21/1981 SMU #16 Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, AR L 12-32 
12/28/1981* vs. #11 North Carolina Jacksonville Municipal Stadium • Jacksonville, Florida (Gator Bowl) L 27-31 
*Non-Conference Game. †Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll.

In Lou Holtz's fifth year as the Razorback's head coach, Arkansas ended the 1981 season ranked unranked in the AP Poll, but 16th in the UP Poll. 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 10-2-0 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]

[edit] Individual Performance

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.

[edit] See also

[edit] References

  1. ^ "1981 Bowl Recap with Top 20 Teams." Gator Bowl. Information Please. Retrieved on 14 August 2007.
  2. ^ "1981 Conference Champions." Information Please Database. Information Please. Retrieved on 9 December 2007.
  3. ^ "1981 Consensus All-Americans." Information Please Database. Information Please. Retrieved on 14 August 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

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