1978 Arkansas Razorbacks football team

NCAATeamFootballSeason
Year=1978
Team=Arkansas Razorbacks


ImageSize=100px
Conference=Southwest Conference
Division=
ShortConference=SWC
CoachRank=2
APRank=2
Record=9-2-1
ConfRecord=6-2-0
HeadCoach=Lou Holtz
OffCoach=
DefCoach=
OScheme=
DScheme=
Stadium=Razorback Stadium
Champion=
BowlTourney= Fiesta Bowl
BowlTourneyResult= Tied, 17-17

chedule/Results

CFB Schedule Start
time = no
rank =
ranklink = no
rankyear = no
tv = no
attend =CFB Schedule Entry
date = 9/16/1978
time = no
w/l = w
nonconf = yes
homecoming =
away =
neutral =
rank = 2
opponent = Vanderbilt
opprank =
site_stadium = War Memorial Stadium
site_cityst = Little Rock, AR
gamename =
tv = no
score = 48-17
overtime =CFB Schedule Entry
date = 9/23/1978
time = no
w/l = w
nonconf = yes
homecoming =
away = yes
neutral =
rank = 2
opponent = Oklahoma State
opprank =
site_stadium = Lewis Field
site_cityst = Stillwater, OK
gamename =
tv = no
score = 19-7
overtime = CFB Schedule Entry
date = 9/30/1978
time = no
w/l = w
nonconf = yes
homecoming =
away =
neutral =
rank = 2
opponent = Tulsa
opprank =
site_stadium = Razorback Stadium
site_cityst = Fayetteville, AR
gamename =
tv = no
score = 21-13
overtime =CFB Schedule Entry
date = 10/7/1978
time = no
w/l = w
nonconf =
homecoming =
away =
neutral =
rank = 4
opponent = TCU
opprank =
site_stadium = War Memorial Stadium
site_cityst = Little Rock, AR
gamename =
tv = no
score = 42-3
overtime = CFB Schedule Entry
date = 10/21/1978
time = no
w/l = l
nonconf =
homecoming =
away = yes
neutral =
rank = 3
opponent = Texas
opprank = 8
site_stadium = Memorial Stadium
site_cityst = Austin, TX
gamename =
tv = no
score = 21-28
overtime =CFB Schedule Entry
date = 10/28/1978
time = no
w/l = l
nonconf =
homecoming =
away = yes
neutral =
rank = 9
opponent = Houston
opprank = 11
site_stadium = Astrodome
site_cityst = Houston, TX
gamename =
tv = no
score = 9-20
overtime =CFB Schedule Entry
date = 11/4/1978
time = no
w/l = w
nonconf =
homecoming =
away =
neutral =
rank = 17
opponent = Rice
opprank =
site_stadium = Razorback Stadium
site_cityst = Fayetteville, AR
gamename =
tv = no
score = 37-7
overtime =CFB Schedule Entry
date = 11/13/1978
time = no
w/l = w
nonconf =
homecoming =
away = yes
neutral =
rank = 16
opponent = Baylor
opprank =
site_stadium = Baylor Stadium
site_cityst = Waco, TX
gamename =
tv = no
score = 27-14
overtime =CFB Schedule Entry
date = 11/18/1978
time = no
w/l = w
nonconf =
homecoming =
away =
neutral =
rank = 13
opponent = Texas A&M
opprank = 14
site_stadium = War Memorial Stadium
site_cityst = Little Rock, AR
gamename =
tv = no
score = 26-7
overtime =CFB Schedule Entry
date = 11/25/1978
time = no
w/l = w
nonconf =
homecoming =
away = yes
neutral =
rank = 11
opponent = SMU
opprank =
site_stadium = Texas Stadium
site_cityst = Irving, TX
gamename =
tv = no
score = 27-14
overtime =CFB Schedule Entry
date = 12/2/1978
time = no
w/l = w
nonconf =
homecoming =
away =
neutral =
rank = 8
opponent = Texas Tech
opprank = 16
site_stadium = Razorback Stadium
site_cityst = Fayetteville, AR
gamename =
tv = no
score = 49-7
overtime =CFB Schedule Entry
date = 12/25/1978
time = no
w/l = t
nonconf =
homecoming =
away =
neutral = yes
rank = 8
opponent = UCLA
opprank = 15
site_stadium = Sun Devil Stadium
site_cityst = Tempe, AZ
gamename = Fiesta Bowl
tv = no
score = 10-10 ["Bowl Games with Top 20 Teams." [http://www.infoplease.com/ipsa/A0746944.html 1978 Bowl Season.] Infoplease Database. Retrieved on 5 July 2007.]
overtime =

In Lou Holtz's second year as the Razorback's head coach, Arkansas ended the 1978 season ranked 11th in the AP Poll, and 10th in the UP Poll. ["Final AP Top 20." [http://www.infoplease.com/ipsa/A0746942.html AP Final Top 20] Infoplease Database. Retrieved on 5 July 2007.]

ee also

*Arkansas Razorbacks
*Fiesta Bowl

References