1975 Arkansas Razorbacks football team

American college football season

1975 Arkansas Razorbacks football
Southwest Conference co-champion Cotton Bowl Classic champion
Cotton Bowl Classic, W 31–10 vs. Georgia
Conference	Southwest Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 6
AP	No. 7
Record	10–2 (6–1 SWC)
Head coach	Frank Broyles (18th season)
Offensive coordinator	Bo Rein (1st season)
Home stadium	Razorback Stadium War Memorial Stadium
Seasons ← 1974 1976 →

1975 Southwest Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 7 Arkansas +	6	–	1	–	0	10	–	2	–	0
No. 6 Texas +	6	–	1	–	0	10	–	2	–	0
No. 11 Texas A&M +	6	–	1	–	0	10	–	2	–	0
Texas Tech	4	–	3	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
Baylor	2	–	5	–	0	3	–	6	–	2
SMU	2	–	5	–	0	4	–	7	–	0
Rice	1	–	6	–	0	2	–	9	–	0
TCU	1	–	6	–	0	1	–	10	–	0

+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

The 1975 Arkansas Razorbacks football team represented the University of Arkansas in the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1975 NCAA Division I football season. In their 18th year under head coach Frank Broyles, the Razorbacks compiled a 10–2 record (6–1 against SWC opponents), finished in a three-way tie for first place in the SWC, and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 336 to 123. The Razorbacks' only regular season losses were to Oklahoma State and Texas. The team went on to defeat Georgia in the 1976 Cotton Bowl Classic by a 31-10 score and was ranked #7 in the final AP Poll.^[1]^[2]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 13	Air Force*		War Memorial Stadium Little Rock, AR		W 35–0	53,500
September 20	at Oklahoma State*	No. 16	Lewis Field Stillwater, OK		L 13–20	47,500
September 27	Tulsa*		Razorback Stadium Fayetteville, AR		W 31–15	38,000
October 4	TCU		War Memorial Stadium Little Rock, AR		W 19–8	51,250
October 11	at Baylor		Baylor Stadium Waco, TX		W 41–3	47,300
October 18	No. 8 Texas	No. 20	Razorback Stadium Fayetteville, AR (rivalry)	ABC	L 18–24	43,860
October 25	Utah State*		War Memorial Stadium Little Rock, AR		W 31–0	44,265
November 8	at Rice		Rice Stadium Houston, TX		W 20–16	20,000
November 15	at SMU		Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX		W 35–7	21,880
November 22	Texas Tech	No. 19	Razorback Stadium Fayetteville, AR (rivalry)		W 31–14	36,600
December 6	No. 2 Texas A&M	No. 19	War Memorial Stadium Little Rock, AR (rivalry)	ABC	W 31–6	52,000
January 1	vs. No. 12 Georgia*	No. 18	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX (Cotton Bowl Classic)	CBS	W 31–10	74,500	^[3]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

1975 Arkansas Razorbacks football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
QB	`19`	Scott Bull
WR	`34`	Freddie Douglas
RB	`43`	Jerry Eckwood	Fr
QB	`14`	Mike Kirkland	Sr
OT	`68`	Greg Koch
RB	`85`	Ike Forte
OT	`74`	Gerald Skinner
G	`63`	R. C. Thielemann
TE	`81`	Doug Yoder

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
SS	`17`	Bo Busby
DT	`66`	Mike Campbell
DT	`86`	Dan Hampton	Fr
DT	`72`	Leotis Harris
DE	`83`	Ivan Jordan
FS	`10`	Mark Miller
CB	`29`	Brad Thomas
LB	`55`	Dennis Winston

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class
K	`12`	Steve Little

Head coach

Frank Broyles

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Redshirt

Game summaries

Baylor

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Arkansas	7	14	14	6	41
Baylor	0	3	0	0	3

Date: October 11
Location: Floyd Casey Stadium • Waco, Texas
Game attendance: 47,200

Scoring summary

1	ARK	Bull 4-yard run (Little kick)	Arkansas 7-0

2	BAY	Hicks 19-yard field goal	Arkansas 7-3

2	ARK	Eckwood 1-yard run (Little kick)	Arkansas 14-3

2	ARK	Forte 2-yard run (Little kick)	Arkansas 21-3

3	ARK	Bull 67-yard run (Little kick)	Arkansas 28-3

3	ARK	Forte 8-yard run (Little kick)	Arkansas 35-3

4	ARK	Cowins 1-yard run (run failed)	Arkansas 41-3

^[4]

SMU

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Arkansas	7	7	7	14	35
SMU	0	0	0	7	7

Date: November 15
Location: Cotton Bowl, Dallas, Texas
Game attendance: 21,880

Scoring summary

Q1	ARK	Forte 38 yard run (Little kick)	ARK 7–0

Q2	ARK	Bull 1 yard run (Little kick)	ARK 14–0

Q3	ARK	Cowins 3 yard run (Little kick)	ARK 21–0

Q4	ARK	Forrest 12 yard run (Little kick)	ARK 28–0

Q4	ARK	Dailey 10 yard pass from Calcagni (Little kick)	ARK 35–0

Q4	SMU	Bonilla yard run (Embier kick)	ARK 35–7

^[5]

Texas A&M

#2 Texas A&M at #18 Arkansas

	1	2	3	4	Total
Texas A&M	0	0	0	6	6
• Arkansas	0	7	17	7	31

Date: Saturday, December 6
Location: War Memorial Stadium, Little Rock, Arkansas
TV announcers (ABC): Keith Jackson, Bud Wilkinson

Source: Palm Beach Post

Scoring summary

2	0:34	ARK	Barnes 28-yard pass from Bull (Little kick)	ARK 7-0

3	6:48	ARK	Forrest 7-yard run (Little kick)	ARK 14-0

3	4:57	ARK	Little 33-yard field goal	ARK 17-0

3	0:49	ARK	Meadors recovered fumble in end zone (Little kick)	ARK 24-0

4	7:58	A&M	Baker 24-yard run (pass failed)	ARK 24-6

4	1:59	ARK	Bull 4-yard run (Little kick)	ARK 31-6

Cotton Bowl

	1	2	3	4	Total
#18 Razorbacks	0	10	0	21	31
#12 Bulldogs	3	7	0	0	10

Scoring summary

Quarter	Time	Drive			Team	Scoring information	Score
Quarter	Time	Plays	Yards	TOP	Team	Scoring information	ARK	UGA
1			53	12	UGA	35-yard field goal by Alan Leavitt	0	3
1	7:21		58	10	UGA	Gene Washington 21-yard touchdown reception from Matt Robinson, Alan Leavitt kick good	0	10
2			-7	4	ARK	39-yard field goal by Steve Little	3	10
2			13	2	ARK	Ike Forte 1-yard touchdown run, Steve Little kick good	10	10
4			47	4	ARK	Rolland Fuchs 5-yard touchdown run, Steve Little kick good	17	10
4	9:21		30	6	ARK	Michael Forrest 1-yard touchdown run, Steve Little kick good	24	10
4	1:58		68	12	ARK	Ike Forte 6-yard touchdown run, Steve Little kick good	31	10
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football.							31	10

References

^ "Arkansas Yearly Results (1975-1979)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved August 3, 2015.
^ "1975 Arkansas Razorbacks Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 3, 2015.
^ "Hogs came up holding Ace". Alexandria Daily Town Talk. January 2, 1976. Retrieved October 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Palm Beach Post. 1975 Oct 12.
^ Palm Beach Post. 1975 Nov 16.

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