1979 Arkansas Razorbacks football team

NCAATeamFootballSeason
Year=1979
Team=Arkansas Razorbacks


ImageSize=100px
Conference=Southwest Conference
Division=
ShortConference=SWC
CoachRank=20
APRank=
Record=10-2-0
ConfRecord=7-1-0
HeadCoach=Lou Holtz
OffCoach=
DefCoach=
OScheme=
DScheme=
Stadium=Razorback Stadium
Champion= SWC Co-Champions (Houston) ["Div. 1–A Conference Champs." [http://www.infoplease.com/ipsa/A0746960.html 1979 Division Champions.] Information Please. Retrieved on July 31 2007]
BowlTourney= Sugar Bowl
BowlTourneyResult= Lost, 9-24

chedule/Results

CFB Schedule Start
time = no
rank =
ranklink = no
rankyear = no
tv = no
attend =CFB Schedule Entry
date = 9/15/1979
time = no
w/l = w
nonconf = yes
homecoming =
away =
neutral =
rank = 17
opponent = Colorado State
opprank =
site_stadium = War Memorial Stadium
site_cityst = Little Rock, AR
gamename =
tv = no
score = 36-3
overtime =CFB Schedule Entry
date = 9/22/1979
time = no
w/l = w
nonconf = yes
homecoming =
away =
neutral = yes
rank = 15
opponent = Oklahoma State
opprank =
site_stadium = War Memorial Stadium
site_cityst = Little Rock, AR
gamename =
tv = no
score = 27-7
overtime = CFB Schedule Entry
date = 9/29/1979
time = no
w/l = w
nonconf = yes
homecoming =
away =
neutral =
rank = 13
opponent = Tulsa
opprank =
site_stadium = Razorback Stadium
site_cityst = Fayetteville, AR
gamename =
tv = no
score = 33-8
overtime =CFB Schedule Entry
date = 10/6/1979
time = no
w/l = w
nonconf =
homecoming =
away = yes
neutral =
rank = 13
opponent = TCU
opprank =
site_stadium = Amon G. Carter Stadium
site_cityst = Fort Worth, TX
gamename =
tv = no
score = 16-13
overtime = CFB Schedule Entry
date = 10/13/1979
time = no
w/l = w
nonconf =
homecoming =
away = yes
neutral =
rank = 12
opponent = Texas Tech
opprank =
site_stadium = Jones AT&T Stadium
site_cityst = Lubbock, TX
gamename =
tv = no
score = 20-6
overtime =CFB Schedule Entry
date = 10/20/1979
time = no
w/l = w
nonconf =
homecoming =
away =
neutral =
rank = 10
opponent = Texas
opprank = 2
site_stadium = War Memorial Stadium
site_cityst = Little Rock, AR
gamename =
tv = no
score =
overtime = 17-14CFB Schedule Entry
date = 10/27/1979
time = no
w/l = l
nonconf =
homecoming =
away =
neutral =
rank = 4
opponent = Houston
opprank = 6
site_stadium = Razorback Stadium
site_cityst = Fayetteville, AR
gamename =
tv = no
score = 10-13
overtime =CFB Schedule Entry
date = 11/3/1979
time = no
w/l = w
nonconf =
homecoming =
away = yes
neutral =
rank = 9
opponent = Rice
opprank =
site_stadium = Rice Stadium
site_cityst = Houston, TX
gamename =
tv = no
score = 34-7
overtime =CFB Schedule Entry
date = 11/10/1979
time = no
w/l = w
nonconf =
homecoming =
away =
neutral =
rank = 9
opponent = Baylor
opprank = 17
site_stadium = Razorback Stadium
site_cityst = Fayetteville, AR
gamename =
tv = no
score = 29-20
overtime =CFB Schedule Entry
date = 11/17/1979
time = no
w/l = w
nonconf =
homecoming =
away = yes
neutral =
rank = 8
opponent = Texas A&M
opprank =
site_stadium = Kyle Field
site_cityst = College Station, TX
gamename =
tv = no
score = 22-10
overtime =CFB Schedule Entry
date = 11/24/1979
time = no
w/l = w
nonconf =
homecoming =
away =
neutral =
rank = 7
opponent = SMU
opprank =
site_stadium = War Memorial Stadium
site_cityst = Little Rock, AR
gamename =
tv = no
score = 27-14
overtime =CFB Schedule Entry
date = 1/1/1980
time = no
w/l = l
nonconf = yes
homecoming =
away = yes
neutral =
rank = 6
opponent = Alabama
opprank = 2
site_stadium = Louisiana Superdome
site_cityst = New Orleans, Louisiana
gamename = Sugar Bowl
tv = no
score = 9-24 ["1979 College Football Recap." [http://www.infoplease.com/ipsa/A0746955.html Recap.] Information Please. Retrieved on July 31 2007]
overtime =

In Lou Holtz's third year as the Razorback's head coach, Arkansas ended the 1979 season ranked 8th in the AP Poll, and 9th in the UP Poll.

Individual Performance

Offensive tackle Greg Kolenda was a Consensus All-American for the Razorbacks in 1979. ["Consensus All Americans." [http://www.infoplease.com/ipsa/A0746966.html 1979] Retrieved on July 31 2007.] Placekicker Ish Ordonez led the nation in field goals per game, with 1.64. He hit 18 of 22 FG on the season, for a 82% average.

Team Performance

Arkansas was tied for 6th in scoring defense in the 1979 season, giving up 108 points in 11 games (9.8 ppg). McNeese State was the other program that held this mark.

ee also

*Arkansas Razorbacks
*Sugar Bowl

References

* Scores: Howell, James. "Arkansas Historical Scores." 9 Jan 2007. [http://www.jhowell.net/cf/scores/Arkansas.htm 1979 Scores.] Retrieved on July 31 2007.