1986 Arkansas Razorbacks football team

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1986 Arkansas Razorbacks football
Orange Bowl, Lost, 8-42
Conference SWC
Ranking
AP #15
1986 Record 9-3 (6-2 SWC)
Head Coach Ken Hatfield
Offensive Scheme Option[1]
Seasons
« 1985 1987 »

Contents

[edit] Schedule/Results

Date Opponent# Rank# Site Result
9/13/1986* Ole Miss #18 War Memorial Stadium • Little Rock, AR W 21-0 
9/20/1986* Tulsa #12 Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, AR W 34-17 
9/27/1986* New Mexico State #9 War Memorial Stadium • Little Rock, AR W 42-11 
10/4/1986 TCU #8 Razorback Stadium • Fayettevile, AR W 34-17 
10/11/1986 Texas Tech #8 Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, AR L 7-17 
10/18/1986 at Texas #14 Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX W 21-14 
10/25/1986 at Houston #14 Robertson Stadium • Houston, TX W 30-13 
11/1/1986 Rice #13 Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, AR W 45-14 
11/8/1986 at Baylor #10 Floyd Casey Stadium • Waco, TX L 14-29 
11/15/1986 #7 Texas A&M #17 Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, AR W 14-10 
11/22/1986 at SMU #11 Gerald Ford Stadium • Irving, TX W 41-0 
1/1/1987* vs. #3 Oklahoma #9 Orange Bowl • Miami, FL (Orange Bowl) L 8-42 
*Non-Conference Game. †Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll.

In Ken Hatfield's third year as Arkansas' head man, the Hogs finished with a ranking of 16 in both the AP and UP polls.[2]

Arkansas played well during the season and made it to the Orange Bowl game.

[edit] Stasistical leaders

Dual threat Quarterback Greg Thomas led the Razorbacks in both rushing and passing. This is not unusual for an option offense.[3]

Year G Att Yards Avg Att Comp Yards Comp %
1986 12 141 461 3.3 109 67 1,032 61

Senior wide receiver James Shibest led the team in receiving statistics for the third straight season. Shibest is currently the Tight ends/Special teams coach for the 2008 Razorbacks.

Year G Rec Yards Avg
1986 12 22 473 21.5


[edit] See also

[edit] References

  1. ^ "Ken Hatfield." CSTV.com. Rice Owls Coach Profile. Retrieved on December 1, 2007.
  2. ^ "Final AP Top 20." 1986 AP Top 20. Infoplease.com. Retrieved on December 1, 2007.
  3. ^ Lande, Russ. "Spread-option QBs a risk for NFL teams." Sporting News. September 20, 2007. Retrieved on January 12, 2008.
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