1983 Arkansas Razorbacks football team

The 1983 Arkansas Razorbacks football team represented the University of Arkansas during the 1983 NCAA Division I-A football season. Ron Faurot received first-team All-American honors as a defensive lineman for the Hogs.

1983 Arkansas Razorbacks football
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
1983 record6–5 (4–4 SWC)
Head coachLou Holtz (7th season)
Home stadiumRazorback Stadium
War Memorial Stadium
1983 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 5 Texas $ 8 0 0  11 1 0
No. 12 SMU 7 1 0  10 2 0
Baylor 4 3 1  7 4 1
Texas A&M 4 3 1  5 5 1
Arkansas 4 4 0  6 5 0
Texas Tech 3 4 1  3 7 1
Houston 3 5 0  4 7 0
TCU 1 6 1  1 8 2
Rice 0 8 0  1 10 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The Hogs would hire Ken Hatfield, who shined for the Hogs as a defensive back on the 1964 national championship team, as their new head football coach.[1] He is still a large proponent of the triple option offense in college football.[2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 10Tulsa*
W 17–1445,202
September 17New Mexico*W 17–054,212
September 24at Ole Miss*L 10–1355,720
October 1at TCUW 38–2128,310
October 15No. 2 Texas
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Little Rock, AR (rivalry)
L 3–3154,882
October 22Houston
  • Razorback Stadium
  • Fayetteville, AR
W 24–341,080
October 29Rice
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Little Rock, AR
W 35–052,986
November 5Baylor
  • Razorback Stadium
  • Fayetteville, AR
L 21–2444,820
November 12Texas A&ML 23–3658,587
November 19No. 6 SMU
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Little Rock, AR
L 0–1731,080
November 26at Texas TechW 16–1332,978
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

  • QB Brad Taylor

References

  1. "Arkansas Database." NCAA Database. National Champs.net. Retrieved on November 1, 2007.
  2. "Ken Hatfield." CSTV.com. Rice Owls Coach Profile. Retrieved on November 1, 2007.


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