1984 Arkansas Razorbacks football team

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1984 Arkansas Razorbacks football
Liberty Bowl, Lost, 15-21
Conference SWC
1984 Record 7-4-1 (5-3 SWC)
Head Coach Ken Hatfield
Offensive Scheme Option
Seasons
« 1983 1985 »

Contents

[edit] Schedule/Results

Date Opponent Site Result
9/15/1984* Ole Miss War Memorial Stadium • Little Rock, AR T 14-14 
9/22/1984* Tulsa Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, AR W 18-9 
9/29/1984* Navy War Memorial Stadium • Little Rock, AR W 33-10 
10/6/1984 TCU Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, AR L 31-32 
10/13/1984 Texas Tech War Memorial Stadium • Little Rock, AR W 24-0 
10/20/1984 at #3 Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX L 18-24 
10/27/1984 at Houston Astrodome • Houston, TX W 17-3 
11/3/1984 Rice War Memorial Stadium • Little Rock, AR W 28-6 
11/10/1984 at Baylor Floyd Casey Stadium • Waco, TX W 17-24 
11/17/1984 Texas A&M Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, AR W 28-0 
11/24/1984 at #11 SMU Texas Stadium • Irving, TX L 28-31 
12/27/1984* vs. #16 Auburn Liberty Bowl • Memphis, TN (Liberty Bowl) L 15-21 
*Non-Conference Game. †Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll.

In a year of Doug Flutie and Jerry Rice, Ken Hatfield's first year as the head coach at Arkansas, the Hogs ended with a 7-4-1 record.

[edit] 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]

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.

[edit] See also

[edit] References

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