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1982 Arkansas

9–⁠2–⁠1 (5–⁠2–⁠1 Southwest Conference), coached by Lou Holtz, finished No. 9 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Arkansas in 1982, game by game: won vs. Tulsa 38–0; won vs. Navy 29–17; won vs. Ole Miss 14–12; won vs. TCU 35–0; won vs. Texas Tech 21–3; won at Houston 38–3; won vs. Rice 24–6; lost at Baylor 17–24; won vs. Texas A&M 35–0; tied at No. 2 SMU 17–17; lost at No. 12 Texas 7–33; won vs. Florida 28–24+38−26Won 38–0 vs. Tulsa+38TulsaWon 29–17 vs. Navy+12NavyWon 14–12 vs. Ole Miss+2Ole MissWon 35–0 vs. TCU+35TCUWon 21–3 vs. Texas Tech+18Texas TechWon 38–3 at Houston+35HoustonWon 24–6 vs. Rice+18RiceLost 17–24 at Baylor-7BaylorWon 35–0 vs. Texas A&M+35Texas A&MTied 17–17 at No. 2 SMU0No. 2 SMULost 7–33 at No. 12 Texas-26No. 12 TexasWon 28–24 vs. Florida+4Florida
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 11vsTulsaW 38–⁠063%
Sep 18vsNavyW 29–⁠1765%
Sep 25vsOle MissW 14–⁠1276%
Oct 2vsTCUW 35–⁠083%
Oct 9vsTexas TechW 21–⁠382%
Oct 23atHoustonW 38–⁠357%
Oct 30vsRiceW 24–⁠692%
Nov 6atBaylorL 17–⁠2474%
Nov 13vsTexas A&MW 35–⁠075%
Nov 20at2SMUT 17–⁠1730%
Dec 4at12TexasL 7–⁠3338%
Dec 31Bowls & playoffvsFloridaAstro-Bluebonnet BowlW 28–⁠2453%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Florida 28–⁠24 in the Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl; No. 9 in the final AP poll; 3rd in the Southwest Conference.

In program history: The 19th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 124 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 13
  2. Wk 2: 13
  3. Wk 3: 9
  4. Wk 4: 9
  5. Wk 5: 10
  6. Wk 6: 9
  7. Wk 7: 7
  8. Wk 8: 6
  9. Wk 9: 5
  10. Wk 10: 5
  11. Wk 11: 10
  12. Wk 12: 9
  13. Wk 13: 9
  14. Wk 14: 6
  15. Wk 15: 14
  16. Final: 9

Players on this team

Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1982.

2 consensus All-AmericansSteve Korte, OG; Billy Ray Smith Jr., DE

Record
9–⁠2–⁠1
Conference
5–⁠2–⁠1 3rd in Southwest Conference
AP final
No. 9 peak No. 5
Points
303–⁠139
Coach
Lou Holtz
Elo
1667 +80 this season
SP+ rating
17.0 No. 21 of 109; offense No. 38, defense No. 7
SRS
13.6 No. 24 of 113 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Captains
Gary Anderson, Jessie Clark, Richard Richardson and Billy Ray Smith Jr.

Drafted in 1983

The 1983 draft
Rd 1Billy Ray Smith LBSan Diego Chargers
Rd 1Gary Anderson RBSan Diego Chargers
Rd 2Steve Korte OGNew Orleans Saints
Rd 4Danny Walters DBSan Diego Chargers
Rd 7Jessie Clark RBGreen Bay Packers

All-Southwest Conference

6 first team, 3 second team

First team

Second team

From Wikipedia’s 1982 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1982 Southwest Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
SMU7–⁠0–⁠111–⁠0–⁠12
Texas7–⁠19–⁠317
Arkansas5–⁠2–⁠19–⁠2–⁠19
Houston4–⁠3–⁠15–⁠5–⁠1
Baylor3–⁠4–⁠14–⁠6–⁠1
Texas A&M3–⁠55–⁠6
Texas Tech3–⁠54–⁠7
TCU2–⁠63–⁠8
Rice0–⁠80–⁠11

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.