1968 Arkansas Razorbacks football team
| 1968 Arkansas Razorbacks football | |
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SWC champion | |
Sugar Bowl, W 16–2 vs. Georgia | |
| Conference | Southwest Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Coaches | No. 9 |
| AP | No. 6 |
| 1968 record | 10–1 (6–1 SWC) |
| Head coach | Frank Broyles (11th year) |
| Captain | Gary Adams |
| Captain | Jim Barnes |
| Home stadium |
Razorback Stadium War Memorial Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| #6 Arkansas + | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| #3 Texas + | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| #14 SMU | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas Tech | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 3 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Baylor | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas A&M | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| TCU | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rice | 0 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 9 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1968 Arkansas Razorbacks football team represented the University of Arkansas in the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1968 college football season. In their 11th year under head coach Frank Broyles, the Razorbacks compiled a 10–1 record (6–1 against SWC opponents), won the SWC championship, and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 350 to 189.[1][2] The team finished the season ranked #6 in the final AP Poll and #9 in the final UPI Coaches Poll and went on to defeat Georgia in the 1969 Sugar Bowl. Offensive guard Jim Barnes was selected by the AP and Central Press as a first-team player on the 1968 College Football All-America Team.
Schedule
| Date | Opponent# | Rank# | Site | Result | Attendance | ||||
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| September 21, 1968 | Oklahoma State* | War Memorial Stadium • Little Rock, AR | W 32–15 | 53,307 | |||||
| September 28, 1968 | Tulsa* | Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, AR | W 56–13 | 41,712 | |||||
| October 5, 1968 | at TCU | No. 20 | Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, TX | W 17–7 | 41,126 | ||||
| October 12, 1968 | Baylor | No. 14 | Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, AR | W 35–19 | 41,429 | ||||
| October 19, 1968 | at No. 17 Texas | No. 9 | Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX | L 29–39 | 66,397 | ||||
| October 26, 1968 | North Texas* | No. 16 | War Memorial Stadium • Little Rock, AR | W 17–15 | 45,802 | ||||
| November 2, 1968 | at Texas A&M | No. 17 | Kyle Field • College Station, TX | W 25–22 | 41,925 | ||||
| November 9, 1968 | Rice | No. 14 | Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, AR | W 46–21 | 43,817 | ||||
| November 16, 1968 | SMU | No. 10 | War Memorial Stadium • Little Rock, AR | W 35–29 | 49,112 | ||||
| November 23, 1968 | at Texas Tech | No. 6 | Jones Stadium • Lubbock, TX | W 42–7 | 48,165 | ||||
| January 1, 1969 | vs. No. 4 Georgia | No. 9 | Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA (Sugar Bowl) | W 16–2 | 82,113 | ||||
| *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. | |||||||||
Sugar Bowl
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Razorbacks | 0 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 16 |
| Bulldogs | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Georgia's number-one ranked defense matched up against Arkansas ninth-ranked offense on New Year's Day in New Orleans.
Razorback QB Bill Montgomery led the only scoring drive, capped with a 23 yard strike to Chuck Dicus. Georgia responded with David McKnight tackling Razorback Bill Burnett in the end zone for a safety, after which Razorback kicker Bob White took over, adding three unanswered field goals. The game ended with a 16–2 Razorback win. Chuck Dicus caught twelve passes for 169 yards and a score, and was named player of the game.
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Source: Razorback Bowl History – 1969 Sugar Bowl
References
- ↑ "Arkansas Yearly Results (1965-1969)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Retrieved August 3, 2015.
- ↑ "1968 Arkansas Razorbacks Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 3, 2015.