1986 Arkansas Razorbacks football team

1986 Arkansas Razorbacks football
Orange Bowl, L 8–42 vs. Oklahoma
Conference	Southwest Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 16
AP	No. 15
1986 record	9–3 (6–2 SWC)
Head coach	Ken Hatfield (3rd year)
Offensive scheme	Option
Defensive coordinator	Fred Goldsmith (3rd year)
Captain	James Shibest
Captain	Derrick Thomas
Captain	Theo Young
Home stadium	Razorback Stadium War Memorial Stadium

1986 Southwest Conference football standings
	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
#13 Texas A&M $	7	–	1	–	0	9	–	3	–	0
#15 Arkansas	6	–	2	–	0	9	–	3	–	0
#12 Baylor	6	–	2	–	0	9	–	3	–	0
Texas Tech	5	–	3	–	0	7	–	5	–	0
SMU	5	–	3	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
Texas	4	–	4	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
Rice	2	–	6	–	0	4	–	7	–	0
TCU	1	–	7	–	0	3	–	8	–	0
Houston	0	–	8	–	0	1	–	10	–	0

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1986 Arkansas Razorbacks football team represented the University of Arkansas during the 1986 NCAA Division I-A football season.^[1]

Schedule

Date	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 13, 1986	Ole Miss*	No. 18	War Memorial Stadium • Little Rock, AR (Rivalry)		W 21–0	55,230
September 20, 1986	Tulsa*	No. 12	Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, AR		W 34–17	51,080
September 27, 1986	New Mexico State*	No. 9	War Memorial Stadium • Little Rock, AR		W 42–11	55,106
October 4, 1986	TCU	No. 8	Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, AR	Raycom	W 34–17	41,808
October 11, 1986	Texas Tech	No. 8	Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, AR		L 7–17	49,012
October 18, 1986	at Texas	No. 14	Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX (The Big Shootout)	ESPN	W 21–14	67,344
October 25, 1986	at Houston	No. 14	Robertson Stadium • Houston, TX		W 30–13	16,060
November 1, 1986	Rice	No. 13	Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, AR		W 45–14	49,980
November 8, 1986	at Baylor	No. 10	Baylor Stadium • Waco, TX	Raycom	L 14–29	44,500
November 15, 1986	No. 7 Texas A&M	No. 17	Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, AR (Rivalry)	ABC	W 14–10	54,912
November 22, 1986	at SMU	No. 11	Texas Stadium • Irving, TX		W 41–0	33,382
January 1, 1987	vs. No. 3 Oklahoma*	No. 9	Orange Bowl • Miami, FL (Orange Bowl)	NBC	L 8–42	52,717
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll.

Athletic Director: Frank Broyles
Head Coach: Ken Hatfield
Assistants: Wally Ake (DL), Larry Beckman (OL), Larry Brinson (RB), Fred Goldsmith (DC/ILB), Jim Goodman (WR), Roger Hinshaw (OLB), David Lee (QB/FB), Bob Trott (DB), Ken Turner (TE/K)

All-Americans: P Greg Horne (AFCA, 1st)
All-SWC: S Steve Atwater (1st), OG Freddie Childress (1st), SE James Shibest (1st)

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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