1985_Arkansas_Razorbacks_football_team

1985 Arkansas Razorbacks football
1985 Arkansas Razorbacks football
Holiday Bowl, W 18–17 vs. Arizona State
Conference	Southwest Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 12
AP	No. 12
Record	10–2 (6–2 SWC)
Head coach	Ken Hatfield (2nd season);
Offensive scheme	Option
Defensive coordinator	Fred Goldsmith (2nd season)
Home stadium	Razorback Stadium ; War Memorial Stadium
	Seasons ← 1984 1986 →

1985 Arkansas Razorbacks football team

American college football season

The 1985 Arkansas Razorbacks football team represented the University of Arkansas during the 1985 NCAA Division I-A football season. Arkansas was the eighth-best team in the nation in rushing yards per game, with 265.6. On the defensive end, the Hogs gave up only 11.7 points per game, the 6th best mark in college football. Arkansas lost two games this season by a total of 6 points. The 13-15 home loss to Texas was due to the Longhorns making all five of their field goal attempts, while Arkansas' kickers missed two of four.

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Razorback punt returner B.J. Edmonds finished ninth in college football with 11.6 yards per return.

The victory in the Holiday Bowl would be Arkansas' only bowl win during head coach Ken Hatfield's tenure in Fayetteville (1984-1989). The Razorbacks would not win another bowl until the 1999 season.

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Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 14	at Ole Miss*	No. 14	Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, MS (rivalry)		W 24–19	52,110	^[1]
September 21	Tulsa*	No. 14	War Memorial Stadium Little Rock, AR		W 24–0	55,112
September 28	New Mexico State*	No. 10	War Memorial Stadium Little Rock, AR		W 45–13	54,984
October 5	at TCU	No. 10	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX	Raycom	W 41–0	40,112
October 12	at Texas Tech	No. 6	Jones Stadium Lubbock, TX (rivalry)		W 30–7	38,464
October 19	Texas	No. 4	Razorback Stadium Fayetteville, AR (rivalry)	ABC	L 13–15	53,212
October 26	Houston	No. 14	War Memorial Stadium Little Rock, AR	Raycom	W 57–27	53,860
November 2	at Rice	No. 14	Rice Stadium Houston, TX		W 30–15	13,976
November 9	No. 11 Baylor	No. 12	War Memorial Stadium Little Rock, AR	ABC	W 20–14	54,684
November 16	at Texas A&M	No. 9	Kyle Field College Station, TX (rivalry)	ESPN	L 6–10	58,632
November 23	SMU	No. 18	Razorback Stadium Fayetteville, AR		W 15–9	51,644
December 22	vs. Arizona State*	No. 14	Jack Murphy Stadium San Diego, CA (Holiday Bowl)	Lorimar, USA	W 18–17	50,641
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 6 Texas A&M $	7	–	1	–	0	10	–	2	–	0
No. 12 Arkansas	6	–	2	–	0	10	–	2	–	0
No. 17 Baylor	6	–	2	–	0	9	–	3	–	0
Texas	6	–	2	–	0	8	–	4	–	0
SMU	5	–	3	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
Houston	3	–	5	–	0	4	–	7	–	0
Rice	2	–	6	–	0	3	–	8	–	0
Texas Tech	1	–	7	–	0	4	–	7	–	0
TCU	0	–	8	–	0	3	–	8	–	0

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll