1985 Arkansas Razorbacks football team

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1985
Razorback Stadium
War Memorial Stadium
Seasons
1985 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 6 Texas A&M $ 7 1 0 10 2 0
No. 12 Arkansas 6 2 0 10 2 0
No. 17 Baylor 6 2 0 9 3 0
Texas 6 2 0 8 4 0
SMU 5 3 0 6 5 0
Houston 3 5 0 4 7 0
Rice 2 6 0 3 8 0
Texas Tech 1 7 0 4 7 0
TCU 0 8 0 3 8 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from
AP Poll

The 1985 Arkansas Razorbacks football team represented the University of Arkansas during the 1985 NCAA Division I-A football season. Arkansas was the eighth-best team in the nation in rushing yards per game, with 265.6. On the defensive end, the Hogs gave up only 11.7 points per game, the 6th best mark in college football. Arkansas lost two games this season by a total of 6 points. The 13-15 home loss to Texas was due to the Longhorns making all five of their field goal attempts, while Arkansas' kickers missed two of four.

Razorback punt returner B.J. Edmonds finished ninth in college football with 11.6 yards per return.

The victory in the Holiday Bowl would be Arkansas' only bowl win during head coach Ken Hatfield's tenure in Fayetteville (1984-1989). The Razorbacks would not win another bowl until the 1999 season.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 14at Ole Miss*No. 14W 24–1952,110[1]
September 21Tulsa*No. 14W 24–055,112
September 28New Mexico State*No. 10
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Little Rock, AR
W 45–1354,984
October 5at TCUNo. 10RaycomW 41–040,112
October 12at
Jones Stadium
  • Lubbock, TX (rivalry
  • )
    W 30–738,464
    October 19TexasNo. 4ABCL 13–1553,212
    October 26HoustonNo. 14
    • War Memorial Stadium
    • Little Rock, AR
    RaycomW 57–2753,860
    November 2at RiceNo. 14W 30–1513,976
    November 9No. 11 BaylorNo. 12
    • War Memorial Stadium
    • Little Rock, AR
    ABCW 20–1454,684
    November 16at Texas A&MNo. 9ESPNL 6–1058,632
    November 23SMUNo. 18
    • Razorback Stadium
    • Fayetteville, AR
    W 15–951,644
    December 22vs. Arizona State*No. 14Lorimar, USAW 18–1750,641
    • *Non-conference game
    • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

    References

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