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SEASON-BY-SEASON RESULTS
1972 • (6-5, 3-4 SWC – T-4th)
Captains: Louis Campbell, Jim Hodge, Tom Reed, Don Wunderly
DATE OPPONENT UA/OPP RK TV W L T UA OPP
Sept. 9 SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA+ 4/8 L 10 31
Sept. 23 OKLAHOMA STATE+ W 24 23
Sept. 30 TULSA W 21 20
Oct. 7 at TCU* W 27 13
Oct. 14 BAYLOR* 20/NR W 31 20
Oct. 21 at Texas* 17/14 ABC L 15 35
Oct. 28 NORTH TEXAS+ 18/NR W 42 16
Nov. 4 at Texas A&M* 20/NR L 7 10
Nov. 11 RICE*+ L 20 23
Nov. 18 SMU (HC)* L 7 22
Nov. 25 at Texas Tech* NR/20 W 24 14
* Southwest Conference game
+ Little Rock, Ark.
1973 • (5-5-1, 3-3-1 SWC – T-4th)
Captains: Nick Avlos, Jack Ettinger, Steve Hedgepeth, Dickey Morton, Danny Rhodes
DATE OPPONENT UA/OPP RK TV W L T UA OPP
Sept. 15 at Southern California NR/1 L 0 17
Sept. 22 OKLAHOMA STATE+ NA L 6 38
Sept. 29 IOWA STATE W 21 19
Oct. 6 TCU*+ W 13 5
Oct. 13 at Baylor* W 13 7
Oct. 20 TEXAS* L 6 34
Oct. 27 TULSA+ W 20 6
Nov. 3 TEXAS A&M (HC)* W 14 10
Nov. 10 at Rice* L 7 17
Nov. 17 at SMU* T 7 7
Nov. 24 TEXAS TECH*+ NR/12 L 17 24
* Southwest Conference game
+ Little Rock, Ark.
1974 • (6-4-1, 3-3-1 SWC – T-4th)
Captains: Billy Burns, Rollen Smith
DATE OPPONENT UA/OPP RK TV W L T UA OPP
Sept. 14 SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA+ NR/5 W 22 7
Sept. 21 OKLAHOMA STATE+ 10/NR L 7 26
Sept. 28 TULSA W 60 0
Oct. 5 at TCU* 20/NR W 49 0
Oct. 12 BAYLOR* 14/NR L 17 21
Oct. 19 at Texas* NR/16 ABC L 7 38
Oct. 26 COLORADO STATE+ W 43 9
Nov. 2 at Texas A&M* NR/8 L 10 20
Nov. 9 RICE (HC)* W 25 6
Nov. 16 SMU*+ T 24 24
Nov. 23 at Texas Tech* W 21 13
* Southwest Conference game
+ Little Rock, Ark.
1975 • (10-2, 6-1 SWC – T-1st)
SWC CO-CHAMPION • 7th AP/6th UPI
Captains: Scott Bull, Mike Campbell, Ike Forte, Hal McAfee
DATE OPPONENT UA/OPP RK TV W L T UA OPP
Sept. 13 AIR FORCE+ W 35 0
Sept. 20 at Oklahoma State 16/NR L 13 20
Sept. 27 TULSA W 31 15
Oct. 4 TCU*+ W 19 8
Oct. 11 at Baylor* W 41 3
Oct. 18 TEXAS* 20/8 ABC L 18 24
Oct. 25 UTAH STATE+ W 31 0
Nov. 8 at Rice* W 20 16
Nov. 15 at SMU* W 35 7
Nov. 22 TEXAS TECH (HC)* 19/NR W 31 14
Dec. 6 TEXAS A&M*+ 18/2 ABC W 31 6
Jan. 1 vs. Georgia> 18/19 CBS W 31 10
* Southwest Conference game
+ Little Rock, Ark.
> 1976 Cotton Bowl (Dallas, Texas)
1976 • (5-5-1, 3-4-1 SWC – 6th)
Captains: Seniors
DATE OPPONENT UA/OPP RK TV W L T UA OPP
Sept. 11 UTAH STATE+ 13/NR W 33 16
Sept. 18 OKLAHOMA STATE+ 12/NR W 16 10
Sept. 25 TULSA 12/NR L 3 9
Oct. 2 TCU* W 46 14
Oct. 23 at Houston* 15/14 W 14 7
Oct. 30 RICE (HC)* 14/NR W 41 16
Nov. 6 at Baylor* 12/NR T 7 7
Nov. 13 TEXAS A&M*+ 13/16 ABC L 10 31
Nov. 20 vs. SMU*# L 31 35
Nov. 27 TEXAS TECH*+ NR/9 L 7 30
Dec. 4 at Texas* ABC L 12 29
* Southwest Conference game
+ Little Rock, Ark.
# Shreveport, La.
LOU HOLTZ
7 SEASONS | 1977-83 | 60-21-2
One of just three head coaches to lead Arkansas to six
consecutive bowl appearances, Lou Holtz’s first Razorback
team in 1977 recorded one of Arkansas’ two 11-win seasons
and posted one of the biggest upsets in school history with
a 31-6 win over No. 2 Oklahoma in the 1978 Orange Bowl.
1977 • (11-1, 7-1 SWC – 2nd)
3rd AP/3rd UPI
Captains: Leotis Harris, Steve Little, Howard Sampson
DATE OPPONENT UA/OPP RK TV W L T UA OPP
Sept. 10 NEW MEXICO STATE+ W 53 10
Sept. 17 OKLAHOMA STATE+ NR/15 W 28 6
Sept. 24 TULSA 16/NR W 37 3
Oct. 1 at TCU* 12/NR W 42 6
Oct. 15 TEXAS* 9/2 ABC L 9 13
Oct. 22 HOUSTON*+ 9/NR W 34 0
Oct. 29 at Rice* 8/NR W 30 7
Nov. 5 BAYLOR*+ 8/NR W 35 9
Nov. 12 at Texas A&M* 8/11 W 26 20
Nov. 19 SMU (HC)* 8/NR W 47 7
Nov. 24 at Texas Tech* 6/NR NA W 17 14
Jan. 2 vs. Oklahoma> 6/2 NBC W 31 6
* Southwest Conference game
+ Little Rock, Ark.
> 1978 Orange Bowl (Miami, Fla.)
1978 • (9-2-1, 6-2 SWC – T-2nd)
11th AP/10th UPI
Captains: Ron Calcagni, Ben Cowins, Larry Jackson, Jimmy Walker
DATE OPPONENT UA/OPP RK TV W L T UA OPP
Sept. 16 VANDERBILT+ 2/NR W 48 17
Sept. 23 at Oklahoma State 2/NR W 19 7
Sept. 30 TULSA 2/NR W 21 13
Oct. 7 TCU*+ 4/NR ABC W 42 3
Oct. 21 at Texas* 3/8 L 21 28
Oct. 28 at Houston* 9/11 L 9 20
Nov. 4 RICE (HC)* 17/NR W 37 7
Nov. 11 at Baylor* 16/NR W 27 14
Nov. 18 TEXAS A&M*+ 13/NR ABC W 26 7
Nov. 25 at SMU* 11/NR W 27 14
Dec. 2 TEXAS TECH* 8/NR W 49 7
Dec. 25 vs. UCLA> 8/15 NBC T 10 10
* Southwest Conference game
+ Little Rock, Ark.
> 1978 Fiesta Bowl (Tempe, Ariz.)
1979 • (10-2, 7-1 SWC – T-1st)
SWC CO-CHAMPIONS • 8th AP/T9th UPI
Captains: Jim Howard, Roland Sales
DATE OPPONENT UA/OPP RK TV W L T UA OPP
Sept. 15 COLORADO STATE+ 17/NR W 36 3
Sept. 22 OKLAHOMA STATE+ 15/NR W 27 7
Sept. 29 TULSA 13/11 W 33 8
Oct. 6 at TCU* 13/NR W 16 13
Oct. 13 at Texas Tech* 12/NR ABC W 20 6
Oct. 20 TEXAS*+ 10/2 W 17 14
Oct. 27 HOUSTON* 4/6 ABC L 10 13
Nov. 3 at Rice* 9/NR W 34 7
Nov. 10 BAYLOR (HC)* 9/17 W 29 20
Nov. 17 at Texas A&M* 8/NR W 22 10
Nov. 24 SMU*+ 7/NR W 31 7
Jan. 1 vs. Alabama> 6/2 ABC L 9 24
* Southwest Conference game
+ Little Rock, Ark.
> 1980 Sugar Bowl (New Orleans, La.)
1980 • (7-5, 3-5 SWC – T-6th)
Captains: Keith Houfek, George Stewart
DATE OPPONENT UA/OPP RK TV W L T UA OPP
Sept. 1 at Texas* 6/10 ABC L 17 23
Sept. 20 OKLAHOMA STATE+ 17/NR W 33 20
Sept. 27 TULSA 15/NR W 13 10
Oct. 4 TCU* 14/NR W 44 7
Oct. 11 WICHITA STATE 15/NR W 27 7
Oct. 25 at Houston* 15/NR L 17 24
Nov. 1 RICE*+ L 16 17
Nov. 8 at Baylor* NR/16 NA L 15 42
Nov. 15 TEXAS A&M (HC)* ABC W 27 24
Nov. 22 at SMU* L 7 31
Nov. 29 TEXAS TECH*+ W 22 16
Dec. 27 vs. Tulane> NA W 34 15
* Southwest Conference game
+ Little Rock, Ark.
> 1980 Hall of Fame Bowl (Birmingham, Ala.)
1981 • (8-4, 5-3 SWC – 4th)
16th UPI
Captains: Darryl Mason, Teddy Morris
DATE OPPONENT UA/OPP RK TV W L T UA OPP
Sept. 12 TULSA W 14 10
Sept. 19 NORTHWESTERN+ W 38 7
Sept. 26 at Ole Miss# W 27 13
Oct. 3 at TCU* 18/NR L 24 28
Oct. 10 at Texas Tech* ABC W 26 14
Oct. 17 TEXAS* NR/1 W 42 11
Oct. 24 HOUSTON*+ 12/NR L 17 20
Oct. 31 at Rice* 20/NR W 41 7
Nov. 7 BAYLOR*+ 19/NR ESPN W 41 39
Nov. 14 at Texas A&M* 16/NR ABC W 10 7
Nov. 21 SMU (HC)* 16/6 L 18 32
Dec. 28 vs. N. Carolina> NR/10 ABC L 27 31
* Southwest Conference game
+ Little Rock, Ark.
# Jackson, Miss.
> 1981 Gator Bowl (Jacksonville, Fla.)
1982 • (9-2-1, 5-2-1 SWC – 3rd)
9th AP/8th UPI/8th USA Today
Captains: Gary Anderson, Jessie Clark, Richard Richardson, Billy Ray Smith
DATE OPPONENT UA/OPP RK TV W L T UA OPP
Sept. 11 TULSA 13/NR W 38 0
Sept. 18 NAVY+ 9/NR W 29 17
Sept. 25 OLE MISS+ 9/NR W 14 12
Oct. 2 TCU*+ 10/NR TBS W 35 0
Oct. 9 TEXAS TECH* 9/NR W 21 3
Oct. 23 at Houston* 6/NR CBS W 38 3
Oct. 30 RICE (HC)* 5/NR W 24 6
Nov. 6 at Baylor* 5/NR L 17 24
Nov. 13 TEXAS A&M*+ 10/NR W 35 0
Nov. 20 at SMU* 9/2 ABC T 17 17
Dec. 4 at Texas* 6/12 ABC L 7 33
Dec. 31 vs. Florida> 14/NR Mizlou W 28 24
* Southwest Conference game
+ Little Rock, Ark.
> 1982 Bluebonnet Bowl (Houston, Texas)
1983 • (6-5, 4-4 SWC – 5th)
Captains: Ron Faurot, Mark Mistler, Milton Fields
DATE OPPONENT UA/OPP RK TV W L T UA OPP
Sept. 10 TULSA W 17 14
Sept. 17 NEW MEXICO+ W 17 0
Sept. 24 at Ole Miss# NA L 10 13
Oct. 1 at TCU* W 38 21
Oct. 15 TEXAS*+ NR/2 CBS L 3 31
Oct. 22 HOUSTON* W 24 3
Oct. 29 RICE*+ W 35 0
Nov. 5 BAYLOR (HC)* L 21 24
Nov. 12 at Texas A&M* L 23 36
Nov. 19 SMU*+ NR/6 ABC L 0 17
Nov. 26 at Texas Tech* W 16 13
* Southwest Conference game
+ Little Rock, Ark.
# Jackson, Miss.
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