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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-

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1894 <-- 1977 <- 1978 -> 1979 --> 2024

1978 Season Highlights

Lou Holtz enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Arkansas.

1978 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 16	vs. Vanderbilt	48	17	W	@ Little Rock, AR
Sat., Sep. 23	@ Oklahoma State	19	7	W
Sat., Sep. 30	vs. Tulsa	21	13	W
Sat., Oct. 7	vs. Texas Christian	42	3	W	@ Little Rock, AR
Sat., Oct. 21	@ Texas	21	28	L
Sat., Oct. 28	@ Houston	9	20	L
Sat., Nov. 4	vs. Rice	37	7	W
Sat., Nov. 11	@ Baylor	27	14	W
Sat., Nov. 18	vs. Texas A&M	26	7	W	@ Little Rock, AR
Sat., Nov. 25	@ Southern Methodist	27	14	W
Sat., Dec. 2	vs. Texas Tech	49	7	W
Mon., Dec. 25	UCLA	10	10	T	@ Tempe, AZ	Fiesta Bowl

1978 Season Totals
Record	9-2 -1
Points Scored	336
Scoring Average	28.0
Points Allowed	147
Defense Average	12.3
Opponents Record	66-68
Conference Record	6-2
Home Record	6-0
Away Record	3-2

1978 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
11	9-2-1	AP
10	9-2-1	Coaches
10	9-2-1	UPI

1978 Southwest- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Texas Tech	7-4	246	268		5-3	160	202	Rex Dockery
Houston	9-3	364	213	Lost 34-35	7-1	258	115	Bill Yeoman
Arkansas	9-2-1	336	147	Tied 10-10	6-2	238	100	Lou Holtz
Texas	9-3	287	136	Won 42-0	6-2	192	86	Fred Akers
Texas A&M	8-4	291	183	Won 28-12	4-4	131	159	Emory Bellard
Southern Methodist	4-6-1	300	251		3-5	209	165	Ron Meyer
Baylor	3-8	225	242		3-5	162	167	Grant Teaff
Rice	2-9	159	408		2-6	126	282	Ray Alborn
Texas Christian	2-9	109	357		0-8	82	282	F.A. Dry

1978 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1978 All Southwest Conference Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Coming Someday

Some records may be incomplete.

Great Moments in College Football History

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