The 1978 Arkansas Razorbacks football team represented the

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in the

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(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

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, playing to a 10–10 tie with

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. Arkansas was ranked No. 11 in the final AP poll and No. 10 in the final

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Coaches 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.

Schedule

Roster

*QB Ron Calcagni, Sr. * Dan Hampton *QB Kevin Scanlon, Jr. *G George Stewart *WR TE Gene Ratliff *P Bruce Lahay

References

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