1979 Arkansas Razorbacks football team
| 1979 Arkansas Razorbacks football | |
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Southwest Conference co-champion | |
Sugar Bowl, L 24–9 vs. Alabama | |
| Conference | Southwest Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Coaches | No. 9 |
| AP | No. 8 |
| 1979 record | 10–2 (6–2 SWC) |
| Head coach | Lou Holtz (3rd season) |
| Captain | Jim Howard |
| Captain | Roland Sales |
| Home stadium |
Razorback Stadium War Memorial Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 5 Houston + | 7 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 8 Arkansas + | 7 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 12 Texas | 6 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 14 Baylor | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas A&M | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SMU | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas Tech | 2 | – | 5 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| TCU | 1 | – | 6 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rice | 0 | – | 8 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1979 Arkansas Razorbacks football team represented the University of Arkansas in the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1979 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their third year under head coach Lou Holtz, the Razorbacks compiled a 10–2 record (7–1 against SWC opponents), finished in a tie with Houston for the SWC championship, and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 284 to 132. The Razorbacks' only regular season loss was to Houston by a 13–10 score. The team advanced to the 1980 Sugar Bowl, losing to undefeated national champion Alabama by a 24–9 score.[1][2] Arkansas was ranked #8 in the final AP Poll and #9 in the final UPI Coaches Poll.
Offensive tackle Greg Kolenda was a consensus All-American for the Razorbacks in 1979.[3] Placekicker Ish Ordonez led the nation in field goals with 18 and lead the Southwest Conference in scoring for the second year in a row with 80 points. He broke the NCAA record of 12 consecutive field goals making 16 and hit 18 of 22 field goals on the season, for an 82% average and was second-team All-American. As a defense, Arkansas was tied for 6th in scoring defense in the 1979 season, giving up 108 points in 11 games (9.8 ppg).
Schedule
| Date | Opponent# | Rank# | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | |||
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| September 15, 1979 | Colorado State* | No. 17 | War Memorial Stadium • Little Rock, Arkansas | W 36–3 | 55,317 | ||||
| September 22, 1979 | Oklahoma State* | No. 15 | War Memorial Stadium • Little Rock, Arkansas | W 27–7 | 55,812 | ||||
| September 29, 1979 | Tulsa* | No. 13 | Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, Arkansas | W 33–8 | 45,742 | ||||
| October 6, 1979 | at TCU | No. 13 | Amon Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, Texas | W 16–13 | 25,317 | ||||
| October 13, 1979 | at Texas Tech | No. 12 | Jones Stadium • Lubbock, Texas | W 20–6 | 47,109 | ||||
| October 20, 1979 | No. 2 Texas | No. 10 | War Memorial Stadium • Little Rock, Arkansas | ABC | W 17–14 | 55,838 | |||
| October 27, 1979 | No. 6 Houston | No. 4 | Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, Arkansas | ABC | L 10–13 | 43,319 | |||
| November 3, 1979 | at Rice | No. 9 | Rice Stadium • Houston, Texas | W 34–7 | 17,000 | ||||
| November 10, 1979 | No. 17 Baylor | No. 9 | Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, Arkansas | W 29–20 | 43,284 | ||||
| November 17, 1979 | at Texas A&M | No. 8 | Kyle Field • College Station, Texas (Rivalry) | W 22–10 | 62,648 | ||||
| November 24, 1979 | SMU | No. 7 | War Memorial Stadium • Little Rock, Arkansas | W 31–7 | 54,718 | ||||
| January 1, 1980 | vs. No. 2 Alabama* | No. 6 | Louisiana Superdome • New Orleans (Sugar Bowl) | ABC | L 9–24 | 77,486 | |||
*Non-conference game.  Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. | |||||||||
References
- ↑ "Arkansas Yearly Results (1975-1979)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Retrieved August 3, 2015.
- ↑ "19789Arkansas Razorbacks Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 3, 2015.
- ↑ "Consensus All Americans."1979 Retrieved on July 31, 2007.