The 1985 Arkansas Razorbacks football team represented the University of Arkansas as a member of the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1985 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by second-year head coach Ken Hatfield, the Razorbacks compiled an overall record of 10–2 with a mark of 6–2 in conference play, placing in a three-way tie for second in the SWC. Arkansas was invited to the Holiday Bowl, where the Razorbacks defeated Arizona State. The team played home games at Razorback Stadium in Fayetteville, Arkansas and War Memorial Stadium in Little Rock, Arkansas.
| 1985 Arkansas Razorbacks football | |
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Holiday Bowl champion | |
Holiday Bowl, W 18–17 vs. Arizona State | |
| Conference | Southwest Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Coaches | No. 12 |
| AP | No. 12 |
| Record | 10–2 (6–2 SWC) |
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| Offensive scheme | Option |
| Defensive coordinator | Fred Goldsmith (2nd season) |
| Home stadium | Razorback Stadium War Memorial Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 6 Texas A&M $ | 7 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 12 Arkansas | 6 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 17 Baylor | 6 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas | 6 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SMU | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Houston | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rice | 2 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas Tech | 1 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| TCU | 0 | – | 8 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Arkansas ranked eighth in the nation in with 265.6 rushing yards per game. On defensive, the Hogs gave up only 11.7 points per game, sixth-best in college football. Arkansas lost two games by a total of six points. In a 15–13 home loss to Texas, the Longhorns made all five of their field goal attempts, while Arkansas missed two of four. Razorback punt returner B. J. Edmonds finished ninth in college football with 11.6 yards per return.
The victory in the Holiday Bowl would was the only bowl game win during Hatfield's tenure as head coach, from 1984 to 1989. The Razorbacks did not win another bowl game until the 1999 season.
Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 14 | at Ole Miss* | No. 14 | W 24–19 | 52,110 | [1] | ||
| September 21 | Tulsa* | No. 14 | W 24–0 | 55,112 | |||
| September 28 | New Mexico State* | No. 10 |
| W 45–13 | 54,984 | ||
| October 5 | at TCU | No. 10 | Raycom | W 41–0 | 40,112 | ||
| October 12 | at Texas Tech | No. 6 | W 30–7 | 38,464 | |||
| October 19 | Texas | No. 4 | ABC | L 13–15 | 53,212 | ||
| October 26 | Houston | No. 14 |
| Raycom | W 57–27 | 53,860 | |
| November 2 | at Rice | No. 14 | W 30–15 | 13,976 | |||
| November 9 | No. 11 Baylor | No. 12 |
| ABC | W 20–14 | 54,684 | |
| November 16 | at Texas A&M | No. 9 | ESPN | L 6–10 | 58,632 | ||
| November 23 | SMU | No. 18 |
| W 15–9 | 51,644 | ||
| December 22 | vs. Arizona State* | No. 14 | Lorimar, USA | W 18–17 | 50,641 | ||
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References
edit- ^ "Hogs hit Rebs late, 24–19". Tulsa World. September 15, 1985. Retrieved November 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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