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1984 Arkansas

7–⁠4–⁠1 (5–⁠3 Southwest Conference), coached by Ken Hatfield.

Schedule and results

Arkansas in 1984, game by game: tied at Ole Miss 14–14; won vs. Tulsa 18–9; won vs. Navy 33–10; lost vs. TCU 31–32; won vs. Texas Tech 24–0; lost at No. 3 Texas 18–24; won at Houston 17–3; won vs. Rice 28–6; won at Baylor 14–9; won vs. Texas A&M 28–0; lost at No. 11 SMU 28–31; lost vs. No. 16 Auburn 15–21+28−6Tied 14–14 at Ole Miss0Ole MissWon 18–9 vs. Tulsa+9TulsaWon 33–10 vs. Navy+23NavyLost 31–32 vs. TCU-1TCUWon 24–0 vs. Texas Tech+24Texas TechLost 18–24 at No. 3 Texas-6No. 3 TexasWon 17–3 at Houston+14HoustonWon 28–6 vs. Rice+22RiceWon 14–9 at Baylor+5BaylorWon 28–0 vs. Texas A&M+28Texas A&MLost 28–31 at No. 11 SMU-3No. 11 SMULost 15–21 vs. No. 16 Auburn-6No. 16 Auburn
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 15atOle MissT 14–⁠1446%
Sep 22vsTulsaW 18–⁠952%
Sep 29vsNavyW 33–⁠1073%
Oct 6vsTCUL 31–⁠3273%
Oct 13vsTexas TechW 24–⁠071%
Oct 20at3TexasL 18–⁠2424%
Oct 27atHoustonW 17–⁠347%
Nov 3vsRiceW 28–⁠690%
Nov 10atBaylorW 14–⁠957%
Nov 17vsTexas A&MW 28–⁠077%
Nov 24at11SMUL 28–⁠3138%
Dec 27Bowls & playoffvs16AuburnLiberty BowlL 15–⁠2140%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Auburn 21–⁠15 in the Liberty Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 3rd in the Southwest Conference.

In program history: The 35th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 124 on file).

Record
7–⁠4–⁠1
Conference
5–⁠3 tied for 3rd in Southwest Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
268–⁠159
Coach
Ken Hatfield
Elo
1613 +74 this season
SP+ rating
16.3 No. 12 of 106; offense No. 44, defense No. 5
SRS
11.2 No. 21 of 110 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Defensive coordinator
Fred Goldsmith
Captains
Marcus Elliott and Mark Lee
Offense
Option

All-Southwest Conference

3 first team

First team

  • James ShibestWRAP-1
  • Marcus ElliottOLAP-1
  • Kevin WyattSecondaryAP-1

From Wikipedia’s 1984 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1984 Southwest Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
SMU6–⁠210–⁠28
Houston6–⁠27–⁠5
TCU5–⁠38–⁠4
Texas5–⁠37–⁠4–⁠1
Arkansas5–⁠37–⁠4–⁠1
Baylor4–⁠45–⁠6
Texas A&M3–⁠56–⁠5
Texas Tech2–⁠64–⁠7
Rice0–⁠81–⁠10

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