1978 Arkansas Razorbacks football team

1978 Arkansas Razorbacks football

1978 Fiesta Bowl, T 10–10 vs. UCLA
Conference	Southwest Conference
Ranking
Coaches	#10
AP	#11
1978 record	9–2–1 (6–2 SWC)
Head coach	Lou Holtz (2nd year)
Captain	Ron Calcagni, Ben Cowins, Larry Jackson, Jimmy Walker
Home stadium	Razorback Stadium War Memorial Stadium

1978 Southwest Conference football standings
	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
#10 Houston $	7	–	1	–	0	9	–	3	–	0
#11 Arkansas	6	–	2	–	0	9	–	2	–	1
#9 Texas	6	–	2	–	0	9	–	3	–	0
Texas Tech	5	–	3	–	0	7	–	4	–	0
#19 Texas A&M	4	–	4	–	0	8	–	4	–	0
SMU	3	–	5	–	0	4	–	6	–	1
Baylor	3	–	5	–	0	3	–	8	–	0
Rice	2	–	6	–	0	2	–	9	–	0
TCU	0	–	8	–	0	2	–	9	–	0

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1978 Arkansas Razorbacks football team represented the University of Arkansas in the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1978 college football season. In their second year under head coach Lou Holtz, the Razorbacks compiled a 9–2–1 record (6–2 against SWC opponents), finished in a tie for second place in the SWC, and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 336 to 147. The Razorbacks' only losses were to SWC champion Houston by a 20–9 score and to Texas by a 28–21 score. The team advanced to 1978 Fiesta Bowl, playing to a 10–10 tie with UCLA.^[1]^[2] Arkansas was ranked #11 in the final AP Poll and #10 in the final UPI Coaches Poll.

Schedule

Date	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 16, 1978	Vanderbilt*	#2	War Memorial Stadium • Little Rock, AR		W 48–17	55,718
September 23, 1978	at Oklahoma State*	#2	Lewis Field • Stillwater, OK		W 19–7	49,500
September 30, 1978	Tulsa*	#2	Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, AR		W 21–13	45,428
October 7, 1978	TCU	#4	War Memorial Stadium • Little Rock, AR		W 42–3	54,430
October 21, 1978	at #8 Texas	#3	Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX	ABC	L 21–28	78,000
October 28, 1978	at #11 Houston	#9	Astrodome • Houston, TX		L 9–20	50,913
November 4, 1978	Rice	#17	Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, AR		W 37–7	45,709
November 13, 1978	at Baylor	#16	Baylor Stadium • Waco, TX		W 27–14	45,000
November 18, 1978	#14 Texas A&M	#13	War Memorial Stadium • Little Rock, AR (Rivalry)	ABC	W 26–7	54,118
November 25, 1978	at SMU	#11	Texas Stadium • Irving, TX		W 27–14	43,301
December 2, 1978	#16 Texas Tech	#8	Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, AR		W 49–7	44,147
December 25, 1978	vs. #15 UCLA	#8	Sun Devil Stadium • Tempe, AZ (Fiesta Bowl)	NBC	T 10–10	55,202
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll.

References

↑ "Arkansas Yearly Results (1975-1979)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Retrieved August 3, 2015.
↑ "1978 Arkansas Razorbacks Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 3, 2015.

Arkansas Razorbacks football

Venues	The Hill (1894–1938) Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium (1938–present) War Memorial Stadium (alternate, 1948–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games LSU (Golden Boot) Missouri: Battle Line Rivalry Ole Miss Texas Texas A&M

Culture & lore	Calling the Hogs Tusk Big Red "Arkansas Fight" Marching band Wildcat offense 2003 Kentucky game 1969 "Game of the Century"

People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders

Seasons	1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

National championship seasons in bold

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