1978 Arkansas Razorbacks football team

The 1978 Arkansas Razorbacks football team represented the University of Arkansas in the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1978 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their second year under head coach Lou Holtz, the Razorbacks compiled a 9–2–1 record (6–2 against SWC opponents), finished in a tie for second place in the SWC, and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 336 to 147. The Razorbacks' only losses were to SWC champion Houston by a 20–9 score and to Texas by a 28–21 score. The team advanced to 1978 Fiesta Bowl, playing to a 10–10 tie with UCLA. Arkansas was ranked #11 in the final AP Poll and #10 in the final UPI Coaches Poll.

1978 Arkansas Razorbacks football
Fiesta Bowl, T 10–10 vs. UCLA
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 10
APNo. 11
Record9–2–1 (6–2 SWC)
Head coach
  • Lou Holtz (2nd season)
CaptainRon Calcagni, Ben Cowins, Larry Jackson, Jimmy Walker
Home stadiumRazorback Stadium
War Memorial Stadium
1978 Southwest Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 10 Houston $ 7 1 09 3 0
No. 11 Arkansas 6 2 09 2 1
No. 9 Texas 6 2 09 3 0
Texas Tech 5 3 07 4 0
No. 19 Texas A&M 4 4 08 4 0
SMU 3 5 04 6 1
Baylor 3 5 03 8 0
Rice 2 6 02 9 0
TCU 0 8 02 9 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The team was described as having "tremendous talent at all skill positions" with a "swift" defense. The team was also described as being loaded at the wide receiver position.

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