1978 Arkansas Razorbacks football team
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| vte | 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 championRankings from AP Poll |
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. Arkansas was ranked No. 11 in the final AP poll and No. 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.
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 16 | Vanderbilt* | No. 2 | War Memorial StadiumLittle Rock, AR | W 48–17 | 55,718 | ||
| September 23 | at Oklahoma State* | No. 2 | Lewis FieldStillwater, OK | W 19–7 | 49,500 | ||
| September 30 | Tulsa* | No. 2 | Razorback StadiumFayetteville, AR | W 21–13 | 45,428 | ||
| October 7 | TCU | No. 4 | War Memorial StadiumLittle Rock, AR | W 42–3 | 54,430 | ||
| October 21 | at No. 8 Texas | No. 3 | Texas Memorial StadiumAustin, TX (rivalry) | ABC | L 21–28 | 78,000 | |
| October 28 | at No. 11 Houston | No. 9 | Houston AstrodomeHouston, TX | L 9–20 | 50,913 | ||
| November 4 | Rice | No. 17 | Razorback StadiumFayetteville, AR | W 37–7 | 45,709 | ||
| November 11 | at Baylor | No. 16 | Baylor StadiumWaco, TX | W 27–14 | 45,000 | ||
| November 18 | No. 14 Texas A&M | No. 13 | War Memorial StadiumLittle Rock, AR (rivalry) | ABC | W 26–7 | 54,118 | |
| November 25 | at SMU | No. 11 | Cotton BowlDallas, TX | W 27–14 | 43,301 | ||
| December 2 | No. 16 Texas Tech | No. 8 | Razorback StadiumFayetteville, AR (rivalry) | W 49–7 | 44,147 | ||
| December 25 | vs. No. 15 UCLA* | No. 8 | Sun Devil StadiumTempe, AZ (Fiesta Bowl) | NBC | T 10–10 | 55,202 | |
| *Non-conference gameRankings from AP Poll released prior to the game |
Roster
- QB Ron Calcagni, Sr.
- Dan Hampton
- QB Kevin Scanlon, Jr.
- G George Stewart
- WR TE Gene Ratliff
- P Bruce Lahay