| 1985 Arkansas Razorbacks football | |
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Holiday Bowl, W 18–17 vs. Arizona State | |
| Conference | Southwest Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Coaches | No. 12 |
| AP | No. 12 |
| Record | 10–2 (6–2 SWC) |
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| Offensive scheme | Option |
| Defensive coordinator | Fred Goldsmith (2nd season) |
| Home stadium | Razorback Stadium War Memorial Stadium |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.
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.
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 14 | at Ole Miss* | No. 14 | W 24–19 | 52,110 | [1] | ||
| September 21 | Tulsa* | No. 14 | W 24–0 | 55,112 | |||
| September 28 | New Mexico State* | No. 10 |
| W 45–13 | 54,984 | ||
| October 5 | at TCU | No. 10 | Raycom | W 41–0 | 40,112 | ||
| October 12 | at Texas Tech | No. 6 | W 30–7 | 38,464 | |||
| October 19 | Texas | No. 4 | ABC | L 13–15 | 53,212 | ||
| October 26 | Houston | No. 14 |
| Raycom | W 57–27 | 53,860 | |
| November 2 | at Rice | No. 14 | W 30–15 | 13,976 | |||
| November 9 | No. 11 Baylor | No. 12 |
| ABC | W 20–14 | 54,684 | |
| November 16 | at Texas A&M | No. 9 | ESPN | L 6–10 | 58,632 | ||
| November 23 | SMU | No. 18 |
| W 15–9 | 51,644 | ||
| December 22 | vs. Arizona State* | No. 14 | Lorimar, USA | W 18–17 | 50,641 | ||
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