1981 Arkansas Razorbacks football team

1981 Arkansas Razorbacks football
Gator Bowl, L 27–31 North Carolina
Conference	Southwest Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 16
1981 record	8–4 (5–3 SWC)
Head coach	Lou Holtz (5th year)
Offensive coordinator	Larry Beightol
Defensive coordinator	Don Lindsey
Home stadium	Razorback Stadium War Memorial Stadium

1981 Southwest Conference football standings
	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
#5 SMU $	7	–	1	–	0	10	–	1	–	0
#2 Texas	6	–	1	–	1	10	–	1	–	1
Houston	5	–	2	–	1	7	–	4	–	1
Arkansas	5	–	3	–	0	8	–	4	–	0
Texas A&M	4	–	4	–	0	7	–	5	–	0
Rice	3	–	5	–	0	4	–	7	–	0
Baylor	3	–	5	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
TCU	1	–	6	–	1	2	–	7	–	2
Texas Tech	0	–	7	–	1	1	–	9	–	1

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1981 Arkansas Razorbacks football team represented the University of Arkansas during the 1981 NCAA Division I-A football season. The biggest win of the year was against a #1 Texas team, which the Razorbacks were rivals with already. Although unranked, the Razorbacks came out on top by 31 points, removing Texas' #1 ranking. The Hogs received a Gator Bowl berth against a 10–2 North Carolina team ranked 11th, while the Hogs were unranked at the time.^[1] The SWC's champion, SMU, could not participate in a bowl game due to probation.^[2]

Defensive lineman Billy Ray Smith was a consensus All-American for Arkansas.^[3] Bruce Lahay, a kicker, also received first-team honors. Lahay was in a three-way tie for field goals per game in 1981, hitting on 1.73 per game. This mark was also held by Kevin Butler of Georgia and Larry Roach of Oklahoma State.

Schedule

Date	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	Result	Attendance
September 12, 1981	Tulsa*		Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, AR	W 14–10	42,118
September 19, 1981	Northwestern*		War Memorial Stadium • Little Rock, AR	W 38–7	54,532
September 26, 1981	at Mississippi*		Memorial Stadium • Jackson, MS (Rivalry)	W 27–13	63,522
October 3, 1981	at TCU		Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, TX	L 24–28	30,313
October 10, 1981	at Texas Tech		Jones Stadium • Lubbock, TX	W 26–14	41,866
October 17, 1981	No. 1 Texas		Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, AR	W 42–11	44,031
October 24, 1981	Houston	No. 12	War Memorial Stadium • Little Rock, AR	L 17–20	54,618
October 31, 1981	at Rice	No. 20	Rice Stadium • Houston, TX	W 41–7	12,000
November 7, 1981	Baylor	No. 19	War Memorial Stadium • Little Rock, AR	W 41–39	54,560
November 14, 1981	at Texas A&M	No. 16	Kyle Field • College Station, TX (Rivalry)	W 10–7	60,003
November 21, 1981	SMU	No. 16	Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, AR	L 12–32	43,842
December 28, 1981	vs. No. 11 North Carolina*		Gator Bowl Stadium • Jacksonville, FL (Gator Bowl)	L 27–31	71,009
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll.

Game notes

Texas

	1	2	3	4	Total
Texas	0	3	0	8	11
• Arkansas	15	10	14	3	42

Date: October 17
Location: Razorback Stadium, Fayetteville, AR

Scoring summary

1	ARK	Jones 1-yard run (kick failed)	ARK 6-0

1	ARK	Safety, ball centered out of end zone	ARK 8-0

1	ARK	Anderson 5-yard run (Lahay kick)	ARK 15-0

2	ARK	Lahay 47-yard field goal	ARK 18-0

2	ARK	Allegre 24-yard field goal	ARK 18-3

2	ARK	Anderson 19-yard pass from Jones (Lahay kick)	ARK 25-3

3	ARK	Jones 4-yard run (Lahay kick)	ARK 32-3

3	ARK	Bowles 19-yard run (Lahay kick)	ARK 39-3

4	ARK	Lahay 37-yard field goal	ARK 42-3

4	TEX	Little 8-yard pass from Brewer (Brewer to Duhon pass)	ARK 42-11

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References

↑ "1981 Bowl Recap with Top 20 Teams." Gator Bowl. Information Please. Retrieved on August 14, 2007.
↑ "1981 Conference Champions." Information Please Database. Information Please. Retrieved on December 9, 2007.
↑ "1981 Consensus All-Americans." Information Please Database. Information Please. Retrieved on August 14, 2007.
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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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