1978 Arkansas Razorbacks football team

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1978
Razorback Stadium
War Memorial Stadium
Seasons
1978 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 10 Houston $ 7 1 0 9 3 0
No. 11 Arkansas 6 2 0 9 2 1
No. 9 Texas 6 2 0 9 3 0
Texas Tech 5 3 0 7 4 0
No. 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

AP Poll and #10 in the final UPI Coaches Poll
.

The team was described as having "tremendous talent at all skill positions" with a "swift" defense. The team was also described as being loaded at the wide receiver position.[3]

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 16Vanderbilt*No. 2W 48–1755,718[4]
September 23at Oklahoma State*No. 2W 19–749,500
September 30Tulsa*No. 2W 21–1345,428
October 7TCUNo. 4
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Little Rock, AR
W 42–354,430
October 21at No. 8
ABC
L 21–2878,000
October 28at No. 11 HoustonNo. 9L 9–2050,913
November 4RiceNo. 17
  • Razorback Stadium
  • Fayetteville, AR
W 37–745,709
November 13at BaylorNo. 16W 27–1445,000
November 18No. 14 Texas A&MNo. 13
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Little Rock, AR (rivalry)
ABCW 26–754,118
November 25at SMUNo. 11W 27–1443,301
December 2No. 16 Texas TechNo. 8
  • Razorback Stadium
  • Fayetteville, AR (rivalry)
W 49–744,147
December 25vs. No. 15
Sun Devil Stadium
  • Tempe, AZ (Fiesta Bowl)
  • NBCT 10–1055,202
    • *Non-conference game
    • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

    Roster

    References

    1. ^ "Arkansas Yearly Results (1975-1979)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved August 3, 2015.
    2. ^ "1978 Arkansas Razorbacks Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 3, 2015.
    3. ^ Freeman, Denne (1978), Holtz Wary but Arkansas Still Favored, web: The Sacramento Bee, retrieved March 13, 2023
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