1982 Arkansas Razorbacks football team

1982 Arkansas Razorbacks football
Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl, W 28–24 vs. Florida
Conference	Southwest Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 8
AP	No. 9
1982 record	9–2–1 (5–2–1 SWC)
Head coach	Lou Holtz (6th year)
Home stadium	Razorback Stadium War Memorial Stadium

1982 Southwest Conference football standings
	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
#2 SMU $	7	–	0	–	1	11	–	0	–	1
#17 Texas	7	–	1	–	0	9	–	3	–	0
#9 Arkansas	5	–	2	–	1	9	–	2	–	1
Houston	4	–	3	–	1	5	–	5	–	1
Baylor	3	–	4	–	1	4	–	6	–	1
Texas A&M	3	–	5	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
Texas Tech	3	–	5	–	0	4	–	7	–	0
TCU	2	–	6	–	0	3	–	8	–	0
Rice	0	–	8	–	0	0	–	11	–	0

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1982 Arkansas Razorbacks football team represented the University of Arkansas during the 1982 NCAA Division I-A football season. Arkansas had two consensus All-Americans in 1982, Steve Korte, on the offensive line, and defensive lineman Billy Ray Smith. Smith anchored a defensive unit that was the number one scoring offense, giving up only 10.5 points per game, and ninth in the nation in terms of stopping the run, only giving up 96.7 yards per game. Billy Ray Smith was a consensus All American in 1981 as well, and would be picked fifth in the 1983 NFL Draft.

Schedule

Date	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	Result	Attendance
September 11, 1982	Tulsa*	No. 13	Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, AR	W 38–0	43,820
September 18, 1982	Navy*	No. 9	War Memorial Stadium • Little Rock, AR	W 29–17	54,706
September 25, 1982	Ole Miss*	No. 9	War Memorial Stadium • Little Rock, AR (Rivalry)	W 14–12	54,980
October 2, 1982	TCU	No. 10	War Memorial Stadium • Little Rock, AR	W 35–0	54,808
October 9, 1982	Texas Tech	No. 9	Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, AR	W 21–3	44,024
October 23, 1982	at Houston	No. 6	Astrodome • Houston, TX	W 38–3	37,503
October 30, 1982	Rice	No. 5	Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, AR	W 24–6	44,620
November 6, 1982	at Baylor	No. 5	Baylor Stadium • Waco, TX	L 17–24	42,000
November 13, 1982	Texas A&M	No. 10	War Memorial Stadium • Little Rock, AR (Rivalry)	W 35–0	53,410
November 20, 1982	at No. 2 SMU	No. 9	Texas Stadium • Irving, TX	T 17–17	65,101
December 4, 1982	at No. 12 Texas	No. 6	Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX	L 7–33	67,903
December 31, 1982	vs. Florida*	No. 14	Astrodome • Houston, TX (Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl)	W 28–24	31,557
*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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