1984 Arkansas Razorbacks football team
| 1984 Arkansas Razorbacks football | |
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Liberty Bowl, L 15–21 vs. Auburn | |
| Conference | Southwest Conference |
| 1984 record | 7–4–1 (5–3 SWC) |
| Head coach | Ken Hatfield (1st season) |
| Offensive scheme | Option |
| Defensive coordinator | Fred Goldsmith (1st season) |
| Home stadium |
Razorback Stadium War Memorial Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 8 SMU + | 6 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Houston + | 6 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| TCU | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arkansas | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Baylor | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas A&M | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas Tech | 2 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rice | 0 | – | 8 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1984 Arkansas Razorbacks football team represented the University of Arkansas during the 1984 NCAA Division I-A football season. Junior punt returner Bobby Edmonds of Arkansas ranked ninth in the nation in punt return average. He averaged 11.8 yards per return. Arkansas had the seventh-best scoring defense in 1984, yielding only 12.5 points per game.
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | |||||
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| September 15 | Ole Miss* | War Memorial Stadium • Little Rock, AR (rivalry) | T 14–14 | 55,480 | |||||
| September 22 | Tulsa* | Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, AR | W 18–9 | 43,680 | |||||
| September 29 | Navy* | War Memorial Stadium • Little Rock, AR | W 33–10 | 54,812 | |||||
| October 6 | TCU | Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, AR | L 31–32 | 42,208 | |||||
| October 13 | Texas Tech | War Memorial Stadium • Little Rock, AR (rivalry) | W 24–0 | 54,986 | |||||
| October 20 | at No. 3 Texas | Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX (rivalry) | L 18–24 | 77,809 | |||||
| October 27 | at Houston | Houston Astrodome • Houston, TX | W 17–3 | 28,347 | |||||
| November 3 | Rice | War Memorial Stadium • Little Rock, AR | W 28–6 | 54,290 | |||||
| November 10 | at Baylor | Baylor Stadium • Waco, TX | W 17–24 | 43,500 | |||||
| November 17 | Texas A&M | Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, AR (rivalry) | W 28–0 | 38,020 | |||||
| November 24 | at No. 11 SMU | Texas Stadium • Irving, TX | L 28–31 | 38,712 | |||||
| December 27 | vs. No. 16 Auburn* | Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium • Memphis, TN (Liberty Bowl) | L 15–21 | 50,180 | |||||
*Non-conference game.  | |||||||||
Liberty Bowl
The Razorbacks met current SEC foe Auburn in the Liberty Bowl. The MVP of the game was Bo Jackson of Auburn, who had 88 yards on 18 carries with 2 touchdowns. Arkansas quarterback Brad Taylor completed 18 of 34, for 201 yards passing, with one touchdown and two interceptions. The Auburn defense held the Hog's leading rusher Marshall Foreman to 62 yards on 15 carries. Arkansas lost the game 21–15, despite outgaining the Tigers in total yards, 356 to 252.[1]
References
- ↑ "Bowl Games with Top 20 Teams." Bowl Game Results. Information Please Database. Retrieved on November 25, 2007.