American college football season
1975 Arkansas Razorbacks football Conference Southwest Conference Coaches No. 6 AP No. 7 1975 record 10–2 (6–1 SWC) Head coach Frank Broyles (18th season)Offensive coordinator Bo Rein (1st season)Home stadium Razorback Stadium War Memorial Stadium Seasons
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 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 [ ] Date Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance September 13 Air Force * War Memorial Stadium Little Rock, AR W 35–053,500 September 20 at Oklahoma State * No. 16 Lewis Field Stillwater, OK L 13–2047,500 September 27 Tulsa * Razorback Stadium Fayetteville, AR W 31–1538,000 October 4 TCU War Memorial Stadium Little Rock, AR W 19–851,250 October 11 at Baylor W 41–347,300 October 18 No. 8 Texas No. 20 Razorback Stadium Fayetteville, AR (rivalry ) ABC L 18–2443,860 October 25 Utah State * War Memorial Stadium Little Rock, AR W 31–044,265 November 8 at Rice W 20–1620,000 November 15 at SMU W 35–721,880 November 22 Texas Tech No. 19 Razorback Stadium Fayetteville, AR (rivalry ) W 31–1436,600 December 6 No. 2 Texas A&M No. 19 War Memorial Stadium Little Rock, AR (rivalry ) ABC W 31–652,000 January 1 vs. No. 12 Georgia * No. 18 Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX (Cotton Bowl Classic ) CBS W 31–1074,500 *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
T
68
Greg Koch
RB
85
Ike Forte
T
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
Game summaries [ ] Baylor [ ]
1
2 3 4 Total
• Arkansas
7
14 14 6
41
Baylor
0
3 0 0
3
Date: October 11Location: Floyd Casey Stadium • Waco, Texas Game attendance: 47,200 Scoring summary 1 ARK Bull 4-yard run (Little kick) Arkansas 7-0 2 BAY Hicks 19-yard field goal Arkansas 7-3 2 ARK Eckwood 1-yard run (Little kick) Arkansas 14-3 2 ARK Forte 2-yard run (Little kick) Arkansas 21-3 3 ARK Bull 67-yard run (Little kick) Arkansas 28-3 3 ARK Forte 8-yard run (Little kick) Arkansas 35-3 4 ARK Cowins 1-yard run (run failed) Arkansas 41-3
[3]
SMU [ ]
1
2 3 4 Total
• Arkansas
7
7 7 14
35
SMU
0
0 0 7
7
Date: November 15Location: Cotton Bowl , Dallas, Texas Game attendance: 21,880 Scoring summary Q1 ARK Forte 38 yard run (Little kick) ARK 7–0 Q2 ARK Bull 1 yard run (Little kick) ARK 14–0 Q3 ARK Cowins 3 yard run (Little kick) ARK 21–0 Q4 ARK Forrest 12 yard run (Little kick) ARK 28–0 Q4 ARK Dailey 10 yard pass from Calcagni (Little kick) ARK 35–0 Q4 SMU Bonilla yard run (Embier kick) ARK 35–7
[4]
Texas A&M [ ]
#2 Texas A&M at #18 Arkansas
1
2 3 4 Total
Texas A&M
0
0 0 6
6
• Arkansas
0
7 17 7
31
Date: Saturday, December 6Location: War Memorial Stadium , Little Rock, Arkansas Scoring summary 2 0:34 ARK Barnes 28-yard pass from Bull (Little kick) ARK 7-0 3 6:48 ARK Forrest 7-yard run (Little kick) ARK 14-0 3 4:57 ARK Little 33-yard field goal ARK 17-0 3 0:49 ARK Meadors recovered fumble in end zone (Little kick) ARK 24-0 4 7:58 A&M Baker 24-yard run (pass failed) ARK 24-6 4 1:59 ARK Bull 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
Scoring summary
Quarter
Time
Drive
Team
Scoring information
Score
Plays
Yards
TOP
ARK
UGA
1
53
12
UGA
35-yard field goal by Alan Leavitt
0
3
1
7:21
58
10
UGA
Gene Washington 21-yard touchdown reception from Matt Robinson Alan Leavitt kick good
0
10
2
-7
4
ARK
39-yard field goal by Steve Little
3
10
2
13
2
ARK
Ike Forte Steve Little kick good
10
10
4
47
4
ARK
Rolland Fuchs 5-yard touchdown run, Steve Little kick good
17
10
4
9:21
30
6
ARK
Michael Forrest 1-yard touchdown run, Steve Little kick good
24
10
4
1:58
68
12
ARK
Ike Forte 6-yard touchdown run, Steve Little kick good
31
10
"TOP" = time of possession . For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football .
31
10
References [ ]
Venues
The Hill (1894–1937)
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