1975 Arkansas Razorbacks football team

1975 Arkansas Razorbacks football
1975 Arkansas Razorbacks football
SWC co-champion; Cotton Bowl Classic champion
Cotton Bowl Classic, W 31–10 vs. Georgia
Conference	Southwest Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 6
AP	No. 7
Record	10–2 (6–1 SWC)
Head coach	Frank Broyles (18th season);
Offensive coordinator	Bo Rein (1st season)
Captains	Scott Bull; Mike Campbell; Ike Forte; Hal McAfee;
Home stadium	Razorback Stadium; War Memorial Stadium
	Seasons ← 1974 1976 →

The 1975 Arkansas Razorbacks football team represented the University of Arkansas in the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1975 NCAA Division I football season. In their 18th year under head coach Frank Broyles, the Razorbacks compiled a 10–2 record (6–1 against SWC opponents), finished in a three-way tie for first place in the SWC, and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 336 to 123. The Razorbacks' only regular season losses were to Oklahoma State and Texas. The team went on to defeat Georgia in the 1976 Cotton Bowl Classic by a 31–10 score, and was ranked No. 7 in the final AP poll.^[1]

ConferenceSouthwest Conference

CoachesNo. 6

APNo. 7

Record10–2 (6–1 SWC)

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1975 Southwest Conference football standings
v t e	Conf.					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 7 Arkansas +	6	–	1	–	0	10	–	2	–	0
No. 6 Texas +	6	–	1	–	0	10	–	2	–	0
No. 11 Texas A&M +	6	–	1	–	0	10	–	2	–	0
Texas Tech	4	–	3	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
Baylor	2	–	5	–	0	3	–	6	–	2
SMU	2	–	5	–	0	4	–	7	–	0
Rice	1	–	6	–	0	2	–	9	–	0
TCU	1	–	6	–	0	1	–	10	–	0

+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

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Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 13	Air Force*		War Memorial Stadium Little Rock, AR		W 35–0	53,500	^[2]
September 20	at Oklahoma State*	No. 16	Lewis Field Stillwater, OK		L 13–20	47,500	^[3]
September 27	Tulsa*		Razorback Stadium Fayetteville, AR		W 31–15	38,000	^[4]
October 4	TCU		War Memorial Stadium Little Rock, AR		W 19–8	51,250	^[5]
October 11	at Baylor		Baylor Stadium Waco, TX		W 41–3	47,300	^[6]
October 18	No. 8 Texas	No. 20	Razorback Stadium Fayetteville, AR (rivalry)	ABC	L 18–24	43,860	^[7]
October 25	Utah State*		War Memorial Stadium Little Rock, AR		W 31–0	44,265	^[8]
November 8	at Rice		Rice Stadium Houston, TX		W 20–16	20,000	^[9]
November 15	at SMU		Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX		W 35–7	21,880	^[10]
November 22	Texas Tech	No. 19	Razorback Stadium Fayetteville, AR (rivalry)		W 31–14	36,600	^[11]
December 6	No. 2 Texas A&M	No. 19	War Memorial Stadium Little Rock, AR (rivalry)	ABC	W 31–6	52,000	^[12]
January 1	vs. No. 12 Georgia*	No. 18	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX (Cotton Bowl Classic)	CBS	W 31–10	74,500	^[13]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
• Arkansas	7	14	14	6	41
Baylor	0	3	0	0	3


1	ARK	Bull 4-yard run (Little kick)	Arkansas 7-0

2	BAY	Hicks 19-yard field goal	Arkansas 7-3

2	ARK	Eckwood 1-yard run (Little kick)	Arkansas 14-3

2	ARK	Forte 2-yard run (Little kick)	Arkansas 21-3

3	ARK	Bull 67-yard run (Little kick)	Arkansas 28-3

3	ARK	Forte 8-yard run (Little kick)	Arkansas 35-3

4	ARK	Cowins 1-yard run (run failed)	Arkansas 41-3

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
• Arkansas	7	7	7	14	35
SMU	0	0	0	7	7


Q1	ARK	Forte 38 yard run (Little kick)	ARK 7–0

Q2	ARK	Bull 1 yard run (Little kick)	ARK 14–0

Q3	ARK	Cowins 3 yard run (Little kick)	ARK 21–0

Q4	ARK	Forrest 12 yard run (Little kick)	ARK 28–0

Q4	ARK	Dailey 10 yard pass from Calcagni (Little kick)	ARK 35–0

Q4	SMU	Bonilla yard run (Embier kick)	ARK 35–7

1975 Arkansas Razorbacks football team

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1975 Arkansas Razorbacks football
SWC co-champion Cotton Bowl Classic champion
Cotton Bowl Classic, W 31–10 vs. Georgia
Conference	Southwest Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 6
AP	No. 7
Record	10–2 (6–1 SWC)
Head coach	Frank Broyles (18th season)
Offensive coordinator	Bo Rein (1st season)
Captains	Scott Bull Mike Campbell Ike Forte Hal McAfee
Home stadium	Razorback Stadium War Memorial Stadium
Seasons ← 1974 1976 →


2	0:34	ARK	Barnes 28-yard pass from Bull (Little kick)	ARK 7-0

3	6:48	ARK	Forrest 7-yard run (Little kick)	ARK 14-0

3	4:57	ARK	Little 33-yard field goal	ARK 17-0

3	0:49	ARK	Meadors recovered fumble in end zone (Little kick)	ARK 24-0

4	7:58	A&M	Baker 24-yard run (pass failed)	ARK 24-6

4	1:59	ARK	Bull 4-yard run (Little kick)	ARK 31-6

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	1	2	3	4	Total
#18 Razorbacks	0	10	0	21	31
#12 Bulldogs	3	7	0	0	10