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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: Ken Hatfield
Conference: Southwest-

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1894 <-- 1984 <- 1985 -> 1986 --> 2024

1985 Season Highlights

Ken Hatfield enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Arkansas.

1985 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 14	@ Mississippi	24	19	W	@ Jackson, MS
Sat., Sep. 21	vs. Tulsa	24	0	W	@ Little Rock, AR
Sat., Sep. 28	vs. New Mexico State	45	13	W	@ Little Rock, AR
Sat., Oct. 5	@ Texas Christian	41	0	W
Sat., Oct. 12	@ Texas Tech	30	7	W
Sat., Oct. 19	vs. Texas	13	15	L
Sat., Oct. 26	vs. Houston	57	27	W	@ Little Rock, AR
Sat., Nov. 2	@ Rice	30	15	W
Sat., Nov. 9	vs. Baylor	20	14	W	@ Little Rock, AR
Sat., Nov. 16	@ Texas A&M	6	10	L
Sat., Nov. 23	vs. Southern Methodist	15	9	W
Sun., Dec. 22	Arizona State	18	17	W	@ San Diego, CA	Holiday Bowl

1985 Season Totals
Record	10-2
Points Scored	323
Scoring Average	26.9
Points Allowed	146
Defense Average	12.2
Opponents Record	66-69
Conference Record	6-2
Home Record	5-1
Away Record	4-1

1985 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
12	10-2-0	AP
12	10-2-0	Coaches
12	10-2-0	UPI
15	10-2-0	USA Today/CNN

1985 Southwest- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Texas Tech	4-7	249	240		1-7	168	185	Jerry Moore
Texas A&M	10-2	375	196	Won 36-16	7-1	253	130	Jackie Sherrill
Arkansas	10-2	323	146	Won 18-17	6-2	212	97	Ken Hatfield
Baylor	9-3	293	152	Won 21-7	6-2	199	97	Grant Teaff
Texas	8-4	270	259	Lost 16-24	6-2	188	170	Fred Akers
Southern Methodist	6-5	280	211		5-3	226	125	Bobby Collins
Houston	4-7	253	339		3-5	168	252	Bill Yeoman
Rice	3-8	233	404		2-6	167	269	Watson Brown
Texas Christian	3-8	150	383		0-8	82	338	Jim Wacker

1985 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1985 All Southwest Conference Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Coming Someday

Some records may be incomplete.

Great Moments in College Football History

College football's largest margin of victory came in 1916, when Georgia Tech defeated Cumberland by a score of 222 to 0. The game was cut short by 15 minutes.