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1978 Arkansas Razorbacks football team

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Conference
  
Southwest Conference

AP
  
No. 11

Head coach
  
Lou Holtz (2nd year)

Coaches
  
No. 10

1978 record
  
9–2–1 (6–2 SWC)

Captain
  
Ron Calcagni, Ben Cowins, Larry Jackson, Jimmy Walker

The 1978 Arkansas Razorbacks football team represented the University of Arkansas in the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1978 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their second year under head coach Lou Holtz, the Razorbacks compiled a 9–2–1 record (6–2 against SWC opponents), finished in a tie for second place in the SWC, and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 336 to 147. The Razorbacks' only losses were to SWC champion Houston by a 20–9 score and to Texas by a 28–21 score. The team advanced to 1978 Fiesta Bowl, playing to a 10–10 tie with UCLA. Arkansas was ranked #11 in the final AP Poll and #10 in the final UPI Coaches Poll.

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1978 Arkansas Razorbacks football team Wikipedia