1978 Arkansas Razorbacks football team
American college football season
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The 1978 Arkansas Razorbacks football team represented the University of Arkansas in the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1978 NCAA Division I-A 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] Arkansas was ranked No. 11 in the final AP poll and No. 10 in the final UPI Coaches Poll.
| 1978 Arkansas Razorbacks football | |
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| Conference | Southwest Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Coaches | No. 10 |
| AP | No. 11 |
| Record | 9–2–1 (6–2 SWC) |
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| Defensive coordinator | Monte Kiffin (2nd season) |
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| Home stadium | Razorback Stadium War Memorial Stadium |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.[2]
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 16 | Vanderbilt* | No. 2 | W 48–17 | 55,718 | [3] | ||
| September 23 | at Oklahoma State* | No. 2 | W 19–7 | 49,500 | [4] | ||
| September 30 | Tulsa* | No. 2 | W 21–13 | 45,428 | [5] | ||
| October 7 | TCU | No. 4 |
| W 42–3 | 54,430 | [6] | |
| October 21 | at No. 8 Texas | No. 3 | ABC | L 21–28 | 78,000 | [7] | |
| October 28 | at No. 11 Houston | No. 9 | L 9–20 | 50,913 | [8] | ||
| November 4 | Rice | No. 17 |
| W 37–7 | 45,709 | [9] | |
| November 11 | at Baylor | No. 16 | W 27–14 | 45,000 | [10] | ||
| November 18 | No. 14 Texas A&M | No. 13 |
| ABC | W 26–7 | 54,118 | [11] |
| November 25 | at SMU | No. 11 | W 27–14 | 43,301 | [12] | ||
| December 2 | No. 16 Texas Tech | No. 8 |
| W 49–7 | 44,147 | [13] | |
| December 25 | vs. No. 15 UCLA* | No. 8 | NBC | T 10–10 | 55,202 | [14] | |
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Roster
- QB Ron Calcagni, Sr.
- Dan Hampton
- QB Kevin Scanlon, Jr.
- G George Stewart
- WR TE Gene Ratliff
- P Bruce Lahay
