1978 Arkansas Razorbacks football team
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1978 Fiesta Bowl, T 10–10 vs. UCLA
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| Conference | Southwest Conference |
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| Coaches | #10 |
| AP | #11 |
| 1978 record | 9–2–1 (6–2 SWC) |
| Head coach | Lou Holtz (2nd year) |
| Captain | Ron Calcagni, Ben Cowins, Larry Jackson, Jimmy Walker |
| Home stadium | Razorback Stadium War Memorial Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| #10 Houston $ | 7 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| #11 Arkansas | 6 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| #9 Texas | 6 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas Tech | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| #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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1978 Arkansas Razorbacks football team represented the University of Arkansas in the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1978 college 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.[1][2] Arkansas was ranked #11 in the final AP Poll and #10 in the final UPI Coaches Poll.
Schedule
| Date | Opponent# | Rank# | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | |||
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| September 16, 1978 | Vanderbilt* | #2 | War Memorial Stadium • Little Rock, AR | W 48–17 | 55,718 | ||||
| September 23, 1978 | at Oklahoma State* | #2 | Lewis Field • Stillwater, OK | W 19–7 | 49,500 | ||||
| September 30, 1978 | Tulsa* | #2 | Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, AR | W 21–13 | 45,428 | ||||
| October 7, 1978 | TCU | #4 | War Memorial Stadium • Little Rock, AR | W 42–3 | 54,430 | ||||
| October 21, 1978 | at #8 Texas | #3 | Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX | ABC | L 21–28 | 78,000 | |||
| October 28, 1978 | at #11 Houston | #9 | Astrodome • Houston, TX | L 9–20 | 50,913 | ||||
| November 4, 1978 | Rice | #17 | Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, AR | W 37–7 | 45,709 | ||||
| November 13, 1978 | at Baylor | #16 | Baylor Stadium • Waco, TX | W 27–14 | 45,000 | ||||
| November 18, 1978 | #14 Texas A&M | #13 | War Memorial Stadium • Little Rock, AR (Rivalry) | ABC | W 26–7 | 54,118 | |||
| November 25, 1978 | at SMU | #11 | Texas Stadium • Irving, TX | W 27–14 | 43,301 | ||||
| December 2, 1978 | #16 Texas Tech | #8 | Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, AR | W 49–7 | 44,147 | ||||
| December 25, 1978 | vs. #15 UCLA | #8 | Sun Devil Stadium • Tempe, AZ (Fiesta Bowl) | NBC | T 10–10 | 55,202 | |||
| *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. | |||||||||
