1975 Arkansas Razorbacks football
Southwest Conference co-champion
Cotton Bowl Classic champion
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 6
APNo. 7
Record10–2 (6–1 SWC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorBo Rein (1st season)
Home stadiumRazorback Stadium
War Memorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1974
1976 →
1975 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 7 Arkansas + 6 – 1 – 0 10 – 2 – 0
No. 6 Texas + 6 – 1 – 0 10 – 2 – 0
No. 11 Texas A&M + 6 – 1 – 0 10 – 2 – 0
Texas Tech 4 – 3 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Baylor 2 – 5 – 0 3 – 6 – 2
SMU 2 – 5 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Rice 1 – 6 – 0 2 – 9 – 0
TCU 1 – 6 – 0 1 – 10 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1975 Arkansas Razorbacks football team represented the University of Arkansas in the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1975 NCAA Division I football season. In their 18th year under head coach Frank Broyles, the Razorbacks compiled a 10–2 record (6–1 against SWC opponents), finished in a three-way tie for first place in the SWC, and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 336 to 123. The Razorbacks' only regular season losses were to Oklahoma State and Texas. The team went on to defeat Georgia in the 1976 Cotton Bowl Classic by a 31-10 score and was ranked #7 in the final AP Poll.[1][2]

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 13Air Force*
W 35–053,500
September 20at Oklahoma State*No. 16
L 13–2047,500
September 27Tulsa*
W 31–1538,000
October 4TCU
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Little Rock, AR
W 19–851,250
October 11at Baylor
W 41–347,300
October 18No. 8 TexasNo. 20
  • Razorback Stadium
  • Fayetteville, AR (rivalry)
ABCL 18–2443,860
October 25Utah State*
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Little Rock, AR
W 31–044,265
November 8at Rice
W 20–1620,000
November 15at SMU
W 35–721,880
November 22Texas TechNo. 19
  • Razorback Stadium
  • Fayetteville, AR (rivalry)
W 31–1436,600
December 6No. 2 Texas A&MNo. 19
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Little Rock, AR (rivalry)
ABCW 31–652,000
January 1vs. No. 12 Georgia*No. 18
CBSW 31–1074,500[3]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

1975 Arkansas Razorbacks football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
QB 19 Scott Bull
WR 34 Freddie Douglas
RB 43 Jerry Eckwood Fr
QB 14 Mike Kirkland Sr
OT 68 Greg Koch
RB 85 Ike Forte
OT 74 Gerald Skinner
G 63 R. C. Thielemann
TE 81 Doug Yoder
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
SS 17 Bo Busby
DT 66 Mike Campbell
DT 86 Dan Hampton Fr
DT 72 Leotis Harris
DE 83 Ivan Jordan
FS 10 Mark Miller
CB 29 Brad Thomas
LB 55 Dennis Winston
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
K 12 Steve Little
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Game summaries

Baylor

1 234Total
• Arkansas 7 14146 41
Baylor 0 300 3
Scoring summary
1ARKBull 4-yard run (Little kick)Arkansas 7-0
2BAYHicks 19-yard field goalArkansas 7-3
2ARKEckwood 1-yard run (Little kick)Arkansas 14-3
2ARKForte 2-yard run (Little kick)Arkansas 21-3
3ARKBull 67-yard run (Little kick)Arkansas 28-3
3ARKForte 8-yard run (Little kick)Arkansas 35-3
4ARKCowins 1-yard run (run failed)Arkansas 41-3

[4]

SMU

1 234Total
• Arkansas 7 7714 35
SMU 0 007 7
Scoring summary
Q1ARKForte 38 yard run (Little kick)ARK 7–0
Q2ARKBull 1 yard run (Little kick)ARK 14–0
Q3ARKCowins 3 yard run (Little kick)ARK 21–0
Q4ARKForrest 12 yard run (Little kick)ARK 28–0
Q4ARKDailey 10 yard pass from Calcagni (Little kick)ARK 35–0
Q4SMUBonilla yard run (Embier kick)ARK 35–7

[5]

Texas A&M

#2 Texas A&M at #18 Arkansas
1 234Total
Texas A&M 0 006 6
• Arkansas 0 7177 31
Scoring summary
20:34ARKBarnes 28-yard pass from Bull (Little kick)ARK 7-0
36:48ARKForrest 7-yard run (Little kick)ARK 14-0
34:57ARKLittle 33-yard field goalARK 17-0
30:49ARKMeadors recovered fumble in end zone (Little kick)ARK 24-0
47:58A&MBaker 24-yard run (pass failed)ARK 24-6
41:59ARKBull 4-yard run (Little kick)ARK 31-6

Cotton Bowl

Main article: 1976 Cotton Bowl Classic
1 2 3 4 Total
#18 Razorbacks 0 10 0 21 31
#12 Bulldogs 3 7 0 0 10

References

  1. ^ "Arkansas Yearly Results (1975-1979)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved August 3, 2015.
  2. ^ "1975 Arkansas Razorbacks Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 3, 2015.
  3. ^ "Hogs came up holding Ace". Alexandria Daily Town Talk. January 2, 1976. Retrieved October 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Palm Beach Post. 1975 Oct 12.
  5. ^ Palm Beach Post. 1975 Nov 16.
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