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1979 Arkansas Razorbacks football team

The 1979 Arkansas Razorbacks football team represented the University of Arkansas in the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1979 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their third year under head coach Lou Holtz, the Razorbacks compiled a 10–2 record (7–1 against SWC opponents), finished in a tie with Houston for the SWC championship, and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 284 to 132. The Razorbacks' only regular season loss was to Houston by a 13–10 score. The team advanced to the 1980 Sugar Bowl, losing to undefeated national champion Alabama by a 24–9 score.[1][2] Arkansas was ranked No. 8 in the final AP poll and No. 9 in the final UPI Coaches Poll.

1979 Arkansas Razorbacks football
SWC co-champion
Sugar Bowl, L 9–24 vs. Alabama
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 9
APNo. 8
Record10–2 (6–2 SWC)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorMonte Kiffin (3rd season)
Captains
  • Jim Howard
  • Roland Sales
Home stadiumRazorback Stadium
War Memorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1978
1980 →
1979 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 5 Houston + 7 – 1 – 0 11 – 1 – 0
No. 8 Arkansas + 7 – 1 – 0 10 – 2 – 0
No. 12 Texas 6 – 2 – 0 9 – 3 – 0
No. 14 Baylor 5 – 3 – 0 8 – 4 – 0
Texas A&M 4 – 4 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
SMU 3 – 5 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Texas Tech 2 – 5 – 1 3 – 6 – 2
TCU 1 – 6 – 1 2 – 8 – 1
Rice 0 – 8 – 0 1 – 10 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

Offensive tackle Greg Kolenda was a consensus All-American for the Razorbacks in 1979.[3] Placekicker Ish Ordonez led the nation in field goals with 18 and lead the Southwest Conference in scoring for the second year in a row with 80 points. He broke the NCAA record of 12 consecutive field goals making 16 and hit 18 of 22 field goals on the season, for an 82% average and was second-team All-American. All SWC Quarterback Kevin Scanlon was selected the Southwest Conference Player of the Year and honorable mention All American. Arkansas was tied for sixth in scoring defense, giving up 108 points in 11 games (9.8 points per game).

Schedule

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DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 15Colorado State*No. 17
W 36–355,317[4]
September 22Oklahoma State*No. 15
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Little Rock, AR
W 27–755,812[5]
September 29Tulsa*No. 13
W 33–845,742[6]
October 6at TCUNo. 13
W 16–1325,317[7]
October 13at Texas TechNo. 12
W 20–647,109[8]
October 20No. 2 TexasNo. 10
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Little Rock, AR (rivalry)
ABCW 17–1455,838[9]
October 27No. 6 HoustonNo. 4
  • Razorback Stadium
  • Fayetteville, AR
ABCL 10–1343,319[10]
November 3at RiceNo. 9
W 34–717,000[11]
November 10No. 17 BaylorNo. 9
  • Razorback Stadium
  • Fayetteville, AR
W 29–2043,284[12]
November 17at Texas A&MNo. 8
W 22–1062,648[13]
November 24SMUNo. 7
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Little Rock, AR
W 31–754,718[14]
January 1vs. No. 2 Alabama*No. 6
ABCL 9–2477,486[15]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Game summaries

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Texas

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1 234Total
Texas 7 007 14
• Arkansas 0 773 17
Scoring summary
Q1TEXJam Jones 37 yard run (Goodson kick)TEX 7–0
Q2ARKAnderson 28 yard run (Ordonez kick)Tie 7–7
Q3ARKMason 7 yard pass from Scanlon (Ordonez kick)ARK 14–7
Q48:25ARKOrdonez 31 yard field goalARK 17–7
Q4TEXStapleton 35 yard pass from Little (Goodson kick)ARK 17–14

Texas' John Goodson missed a 51-yard field goal into a 24-mile per hour wind with 1:29 left to play as Arkansas beat the Longhorns for the first time since 1971.[16]

Roster

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  • RB Gary Anderson, Fresh
  • DB Kim Dameron, Fresh
  • Jeff Goff (defense), Soph
  • DE Jim Howard
  • P Bruce Lahay
  • TE Darryl Mason
  • WR TE Gene Ratliff
  • PK Ish Ordonez
  • Ricky Richardson (defense), Soph
  • QB Kevin Scanlon, Sr.
  • G George Stewart

References

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  1. ^ "Arkansas Yearly Results (1975-1979)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved August 3, 2015.
  2. ^ "19789Arkansas Razorbacks Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 3, 2015.
  3. ^ "Consensus All Americans."1979 Retrieved on July 31, 2007.
  4. ^ "Arkansas trounces CSU, 36–3". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. September 16, 1979. Retrieved October 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "15th-ranked Razorbacks clip Cowboys". The Des Moines Register. September 23, 1979. Retrieved October 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Arkansas best Tulsa has seen". The Tampa Tribune-Times. September 30, 1979. Retrieved October 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Arkansas overcomes TCU with late scores". The Kilgore News Herald. October 7, 1979. Retrieved October 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Arkansas nails Texas Tech, 20–6". The Tyler Courier-Times. October 14, 1979. Retrieved October 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Arkansas edges Texas in upset". The Tennessean. October 21, 1979. Retrieved October 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Houston edges Arkansas". Tallahassee Democrat. October 28, 1979. Retrieved October 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Arkansas kicks, passes past Rice, 34–7". Corpus Christi Caller-Times. November 4, 1979. Retrieved October 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Hogs rally past Bears". The Marshall News Messenger. November 11, 1979. Retrieved October 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Hogs get bowl bid with win". The Kilgore News Herald. November 18, 1979. Retrieved October 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "Hogs, Holtz happy Scanlon saps SMU". The El Paso Times. November 25, 1979. Retrieved October 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  15. ^ "Bama Number 1 - Crimson Tide didn't 'give it away' in Sugar Bowl". The Shreveport Journal. January 2, 1980. Retrieved February 18, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  16. ^ Eugene Register-Guard. 1979 Oct 21.


 

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