1980 Arkansas Razorbacks football team

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1980 Arkansas Razorbacks football
Hall of Fame Classic champion
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
1980 record7–5 (3–5 SWC)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorBob Cope (1st season)
Home stadiumRazorback Stadium
War Memorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1979
1981 →
1980 Southwest Conference football standings
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
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
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

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[]

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 1at No. 10 TexasNo. 6
L 17–2370,000
September 20Oklahoma State*No. 17
W 33–2055,822
September 27Tulsa*No. 15
W 33–841,082
October 4TCUNo. 14
  • Razorback Stadium
  • Fayetteville, AR
W 44–742,314
October 11Wichita State*No. 15
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Little Rock, AR
W 27–754,268[1]
October 25at HoustonNo. 15
L 17–2441,308
November 1Rice
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Little Rock, AR
L 16–1753,858
November 8at No. 16 Baylor
L 15–4246,000
November 15Texas A&M
  • Razorback Stadium
  • Fayetteville, AR (rivalry)
W 27–2438,715
November 22at SMU
L 7–3128,225
November 29Texas Tech
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Little Rock, AR (rivalry)
W 22–1650,926
December 27vs. Tulane*
W 34–1529,000
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll

Roster[]

1980 Arkansas Razorbacks football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
RB 43 Gary Anderson So
WR 27 Bobby Duckworth Sr
QB 11 Tom Jones So
G 74 George Stewart Sr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DE 87 Billy Ray Smith So
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

References[]

  1. ^ "Arkansas converts Wichita State turnovers into win". Longview News-Journal. October 12, 1980. Retrieved February 23, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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