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-
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 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
Touchdowns in college football were originally counted as three points.