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Arkansas Football Team History


Arkansas Razorbacks
University of Arkansas
 Fayetteville, AR
Founded: 1871
Stadium: Donald W. Reynolds Stadium
Capacity: 72,656
Colors: Cardinal & White
Coach: Lou Holtz
Conference: Southwest-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1894  <-- 1976 <- 1977 -> 1978 --> 2024
1977 Season Highlights
 Lou Holtz enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Arkansas.
 
1977 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 10  vs. New Mexico State  53   10   W    @ Little Rock, AR   
 Sat., Sep. 17  vs. Oklahoma State  28   6   W    @ Little Rock, AR   
 Sat., Sep. 24  vs. Tulsa  37   3   W       
 Sat., Oct. 1  @ Texas Christian  42   6   W       
 Sat., Oct. 15  vs. Texas  9   13   L       
 Sat., Oct. 22  vs. Houston  34   0   W    @ Little Rock, AR   
 Sat., Oct. 29  @ Rice  30   7   W       
 Sat., Nov. 5  vs. Baylor  35   9   W    @ Little Rock, AR   
 Sat., Nov. 12  @ Texas A&M  26   20   W       
 Sat., Nov. 19  vs. Southern Methodist  47   7   W       
 Sat., Nov. 26  @ Texas Tech  17   14   W       
 Mon., Jan. 2   Oklahoma  31   6   W    @ Miami, FL   Orange Bowl
 
1977 Season Totals
  Record11-1
  Points Scored389
  Scoring Average32.4
  Points Allowed101
  Defense Average8.4
  Opponents Record65-71
  Conference Record7-1
  Home Record6-1
  Away Record4-0
1977 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
3 11-1-0 AP
3 11-1-0 Coaches
3 11-1-0 UPI
  
1977 Southwest- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Texas Tech 7-5279246Lost  17-404-4191159  Steve Sloan
Texas 11-1441152Lost  10-388-0306108  Fred Akers
Arkansas 11-1389101Won  31-67-124076  Lou Holtz
Texas A&M 8-4350304Lost  28-476-2264196  Emory Bellard
Houston 6-5282259 4-4217199  Bill Yeoman
Baylor 5-6228220 3-5159176  Grant Teaff
Southern Methodist 4-7226319 3-5178237  Ron Meyer
Texas Christian 2-9184434 1-7139337  F.A. Dry
Rice 1-10151458 0-8117323  Homer Rice

1977 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1977 All Southwest Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


Great Moments in College Football History

Before every home game, flowers are placed at the graves of every former Uga (the English Bulldog mascot of Georgia).