1981 Arkansas Razorbacks football team

NCAATeamFootballSeason
Year=1981
Team=Arkansas Razorbacks


ImageSize=100px
Conference=Southwest Conference
Division=
ShortConference=SWC
CoachRank=
APRank=
Record=8-4-0
ConfRecord=5-3-0
HeadCoach=Lou Holtz
OffCoach=
DefCoach=
OScheme=
DScheme=
Stadium=Razorback Stadium
Champion=
BowlTourney= Gator Bowl
BowlTourneyResult= Lost, 27-31

chedule/Results

CFB Schedule Start
time = no
rank =
ranklink = no
rankyear = no
tv = no
attend =CFB Schedule Entry
date = 9/12/1981
time = no
w/l = w
nonconf = yes
homecoming =
away =
neutral =
rank =
opponent = Tulsa
opprank =
site_stadium = Razorback Stadium
site_cityst = Fayetteville, AR
gamename =
tv = no
score = 14-10
overtime =CFB Schedule Entry
date = 9/19/1981
time = no
w/l = w
nonconf = yes
homecoming =
away =
neutral =
rank =
opponent = Northwestern
opprank =
site_stadium = War Memorial Stadium
site_cityst = Little Rock, AR
gamename =
tv = no
score = 38-7
overtime =CFB Schedule Entry
date = 9/26/1981
time = no
w/l = w
nonconf = yes
homecoming =
away =
neutral =
rank =
opponent = Ole Miss
opprank =
site_stadium = Memorial Stadium
site_cityst = Jackson, MS
gamename =
tv = no
score = 27-13
overtime =CFB Schedule Entry
date = 10/3/1981
time = no
w/l = l
nonconf =
homecoming =
away = yes
neutral =
rank =
opponent = TCU
opprank =
site_stadium = Amon G. Carter Stadium
site_cityst = Fort Worth, TX
gamename =
tv = no
score = 24-28
overtime = CFB Schedule Entry
date = 10/10/1981
time = no
w/l = w
nonconf =
homecoming =
away = yes
neutral =
rank =
opponent = Texas Tech
opprank =
site_stadium = Jones Stadium
site_cityst = Lubbock, TX
gamename =
tv = no
score = 26-14
overtime =CFB Schedule Entry
date = 10/17/1981
time = no
w/l = w
nonconf =
homecoming =
away =
neutral =
rank =
opponent = Texas
opprank = 1
site_stadium = Razorback Stadium
site_cityst = Fayetteville, AR
gamename =
tv = no
score = 42-11
overtime = CFB Schedule Entry
date = 10/24/1981
time = no
w/l = l
nonconf =
homecoming =
away =
neutral =
rank = 12
opponent = Houston
opprank =
site_stadium = War Memorial Stadium
site_cityst = Little Rock, AR
gamename =
tv = no
score = 17-20
overtime =CFB Schedule Entry
date = 10/31/1981
time = no
w/l = w
nonconf =
homecoming =
away = yes
neutral =
rank = 20
opponent = Rice
opprank =
site_stadium = Rice Stadium
site_cityst = Houston, TX
gamename =
tv = no
score = 41-7
overtime =CFB Schedule Entry
date = 11/7/1981
time = no
w/l = w
nonconf =
homecoming =
away =
neutral =
rank = 19
opponent = Baylor
opprank =
site_stadium = War Memorial Stadium
site_cityst = Little Rock, AR
gamename =
tv = no
score = 41-39
overtime =CFB Schedule Entry
date = 11/14/1981
time = no
w/l = w
nonconf =
homecoming =
away = yes
neutral =
rank = 16
opponent = Texas A&M
opprank =
site_stadium = Kyle Field
site_cityst = College Station, TX
gamename =
tv = no
score = 10-7
overtime =CFB Schedule Entry
date = 11/21/1981
time = no
w/l = l
nonconf =
homecoming =
away =
neutral =
rank = 16
opponent = SMU
opprank =
site_stadium = Razorback Stadium
site_cityst = Fayetteville, AR
gamename =
tv = no
score = 12-32
overtime =CFB Schedule Entry
date = 12/28/1981
time = no
w/l = l
nonconf = yes
homecoming =
away =
neutral = yes
rank =
opponent = North Carolina
opprank = 11
site_stadium = Jacksonville Municipal Stadium
site_cityst = Jacksonville, Florida
gamename = Gator Bowl
tv = no
score = 27-31
overtime =

In Lou Holtz's fifth year as the Razorback's head coach, Arkansas ended the 1981 season ranked unranked in the AP Poll, but 16th in the UP Poll. The biggest win of the year was against a #1 Texas team, which the Razorbacks were rivals with already. Although unranked, the Razorbacks came out on top by 31 points, removing Texas' #1 ranking. The Hogs received a Gator Bowl berth against a 10-2-0 North Carolina team ranked 11th, while the Hogs were unranked at the time. ["1981 Bowl Recap with Top 20 Teams." [http://www.infoplease.com/ipsa/A0746983.html Gator Bowl.] Information Please. Retrieved on 14 August 2007.] The SWC's champion, SMU, could not participate in a bowl game due to probation. ["1981 Conference Champions." [http://www.infoplease.com/ipsa/A0746988.html Information Please Database.] Information Please. Retrieved on 9 December 2007.]

Individual Performance

Defensive lineman Billy Ray Smith was a consensus All-American for Arkansas. ["1981 Consensus All-Americans." [http://www.infoplease.com/ipsa/A0746995.html Information Please Database.] Information Please. Retrieved on 14 August 2007.] Bruce Lahay, a kicker, also received first-team honors. Lahay was in a three-way tie for field goals per game in 1981, hitting on 1.73 per game. This mark was also held by Kevin Butler of Georgia and Larry Roach of Oklahoma State.

ee also

*Arkansas Razorbacks
*Gator Bowl

References

* Scores: Howell, James. "Arkansas Historical Scores." 9 Jan 2007. [http://www.jhowell.net/cf/scores/Arkansas.htm 1981 Scores.] Retrieved on 14 August 2007.