1980 Arkansas Razorbacks football team
American college football season
| 1980 Arkansas Razorbacks football | |
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Hall of Fame Classic champion | |
Hall of Fame Classic, W 34–15 vs. Tulane | |
| Conference | Southwest Conference |
| Record | 7–5 (3–5 SWC) |
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| Defensive coordinator | Bob Cope (1st season) |
| Home stadium | Razorback Stadium War Memorial Stadium |
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| No. 14 Baylor $ | 8 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 20 SMU | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Houston | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rice | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arkansas | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas A&M | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas Tech | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| TCU | 1 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1980 Arkansas Razorbacks football team represented the University of Arkansas during the 1980 NCAA Division I-A football season. A bright spot for the Hogs in 1980 was senior punter Steve Cox. He led college football with an average of 46.5 yards per punt. He won Super Bowl XXII with the Washington Redskins. Cox completed one of only six field goals of 60+ yards in NFL history. Running back Gary Anderson was named MVP of the Hall of Fame Classic.
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 1 | 8:00 p.m. | at No. 10 Texas | No. 6 | ABC | L 17–23 | 70,000 | ||
| September 20 | Oklahoma State* | No. 17 |
| W 33–20 | 55,822 | |||
| September 27 | Tulsa* | No. 15 | W 13–0 | 41,082 | ||||
| October 4 | TCU | No. 14 |
| W 44–7 | 42,314 | |||
| October 11 | Wichita State* | No. 15 |
| W 27–7 | 54,268 | [1] | ||
| October 25 | at Houston | No. 15 | L 17–24 | 41,308 | ||||
| November 1 | Rice |
| L 16–17 | 53,858 | ||||
| November 8 | at No. 16 Baylor | L 15–42 | 46,000 | |||||
| November 15 | Texas A&M |
| ABC | W 27–24 | 38,715 | |||
| November 22 | at SMU | L 7–31 | 28,225 | |||||
| November 29 | Texas Tech |
| W 22–16 | 50,926 | ||||
| December 27 | vs. Tulane* | Mizlou | W 34–15 | 29,000 | [2] | |||
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Roster
| 1980 Arkansas Razorbacks football team roster | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Offense
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References
- ^ "Arkansas converts Wichita State turnovers into win". Longview News-Journal. October 12, 1980. Retrieved February 23, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Razorbacks demolish Tulane 34–15". St. Petersburg Times. December 28, 1980. Retrieved July 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
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