1983 Arkansas Razorbacks football team

The 1983 Arkansas Razorbacks football team represented the University of Arkansas during the 1983 NCAA Division I-A football season. Ron Faurot received first-team All-American honors as a defensive lineman for the Hogs.

1983 Arkansas Razorbacks football
Conference	Southwest Conference
Record	6–5 (4–4 SWC)
Head coach	Lou Holtz (7th season)
Home stadium	Razorback Stadium War Memorial Stadium
Seasons ← 1982 1984 →

1983 Southwest Conference football standings
v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 5 Texas $	8	–	0	–	0			11	–	1	–	0
No. 12 SMU	7	–	1	–	0			10	–	2	–	0
Baylor	4	–	3	–	1			7	–	4	–	1
Texas A&M	4	–	3	–	1			5	–	5	–	1
Arkansas	4	–	4	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Texas Tech	3	–	4	–	1			3	–	7	–	1
Houston	3	–	5	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
TCU	1	–	6	–	1			1	–	8	–	2
Rice	0	–	8	–	0			1	–	10	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

After the season in mid-December, Arkansas athletic director Frank Broyles asked Lou Holtz to resigned after seven years as head coach,^[1] partly because of the team's decline, but also due to political statements made by Holtz earlier in the year. Holtz decided to resign rather than be fired, and went to Minnesota.^[2] Arkansas soon hired Air Force head coach Ken Hatfield,^[3] an alumnus who shined for the Hogs as a defensive back on the 1964 national championship team.^[4]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 10	Tulsa*	Razorback Stadium Fayetteville, AR		W 17–14	45,202	^[5]
September 17	New Mexico*	War Memorial Stadium Little Rock, AR		W 17–0	54,212	^[6]
September 24	at Ole Miss*	Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, MS (rivalry)		L 10–13	55,720	^[7]
October 1	at TCU	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX		W 38–21	28,310	^[8]
October 15	No. 2 Texas	War Memorial Stadium Little Rock, AR (rivalry)	CBS	L 3–31	54,882	^[9]
October 22	Houston	Razorback Stadium Fayetteville, AR		W 24–3	41,080	^[10]
October 29	Rice	War Memorial Stadium Little Rock, AR		W 35–0	52,986	^[11]
November 5	Baylor	Razorback Stadium Fayetteville, AR		L 21–24	44,820	^[12]
November 12	Texas A&M	Kyle Field College Station, TX (rivalry)		L 23–36	58,597	^[13]
November 19	No. 6 SMU	War Memorial Stadium Little Rock, AR	ABC	L 0–17	31,080	^[14]
November 26	at Texas Tech	Jones Stadium Lubbock, TX (rivalry)		W 16–13	32,978	^[15]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

• QB Brad Taylor

References

1. "Tired, burned-out Holtz quits as Arkansas coach". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. December 19, 1983. p. 21.
2. "Holtz will take on Big Ten's worst". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. December 23, 1983. p. 22.
3. "Air Force's Hatfield hired by Razorbacks". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. December 23, 1983. p. 22.
4. "Arkansas Database." NCAA Database. National Champs.net. Retrieved on November 1, 2007.
5. "Hog miracle blunts Tulsa". The Commercial Appeal. September 11, 1983. Retrieved December 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Razorbacks hogtie Lobos, 17–0". Carlsbad Current-Argus. September 18, 1983. Retrieved December 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Ole Miss stuns Arkansas for first victory". Hattiesburg American. September 25, 1983. Retrieved December 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Changes pay off for Razorbacks". The Marshall News Messenger. October 2, 1983. Retrieved December 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "QB sparks No. 2 Texas by Arkansas". Omaha World-Herald. October 16, 1983. Retrieved December 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "Arkansas riddles UH, 24–3". The Tyler Courier-Times. October 23, 1983. Retrieved December 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
11. "Arkansas 35, Rice 0". The Galveston Daily News. October 30, 1983. Retrieved December 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
12. "Baylor boots Hogs on final play, 24–21". Tulsa World. November 6, 1983. Retrieved December 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
13. "T-Ag freshman shreds Hogs, shatters bowl hopes, 36–23". Tulsa World. October 30, 1983. Retrieved December 22, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
14. "Rain-soaked Ponies find place in the Sun". Austin American-Statesman. November 20, 1983. Retrieved December 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
15. "Hogs turn to option to win finale, 16–13". Tulsa World. November 27, 1983. Retrieved December 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.