1985 Arkansas Razorbacks football team

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

1985 Southwest Conference football standings
	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
#6 Texas A&M $	7	–	1	–	0	10	–	2	–	0
#12 Arkansas	6	–	2	–	0	10	–	2	–	0
#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

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.

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

Schedule

Date	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	Result	Attendance
September 14, 1985	Ole Miss*	No. 14	Veterans Memorial Stadium • Jackson, Mississippi (Rivalry)	W 24–19	52,110
September 21, 1985	Tulsa*	No. 14	War Memorial Stadium • Little Rock, Arkansas	W 24–0	55,112
September 28, 1985	New Mexico State*	No. 10	War Memorial Stadium • Little Rock, Arkansas	W 45–13	54,984
October 5, 1985	at TCU	No. 10	Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, Texas	W 41–0	40,112
October 12, 1985	at Texas Tech	No. 6	Jones Stadium • Lubbock, Texas	W 30–7	38,464
October 15, 1985	Texas	No. 4	Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, Arkansas	L 13–15	53,212
October 26, 1985	Houston	No. 14	War Memorial Stadium • Little Rock, Arkansas	W 57–27	53,860
November 2, 1985	at Rice	No. 14	Rice Stadium • Houston, Texas	W 30–15	13,976
November 9, 1985	No. 11 Baylor	No. 12	War Memorial Stadium • Little Rock, Arkansas	W 20–14	54,684
November 16, 1985	at Texas A&M	No. 9	Kyle Field • College Station, Texas (Rivalry)	L 6–10	58,632
November 23, 1985	SMU	No. 18	Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, Arkansas	W 15–9	51,644
December 22, 1985	vs. Arizona State	No. 14	Jack Murphy Stadium • San Diego (Holiday Bowl)	W 18–17	50,641
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll.

References

Arkansas Razorbacks football

Venues	The Hill (1894–1938) Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium (1938–present) War Memorial Stadium (alternate, 1948–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Auburn LSU Missouri: Battle Line Rivalry Ole Miss Texas Texas A&M

Culture & lore	Calling the Hogs Tusk Big Red "Arkansas Fight" Marching band Wildcat offense 2003 Kentucky game 1969 "Game of the Century"

People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders

Seasons	1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017

National championship seasons in bold

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