1982 Arkansas Razorbacks football team
The 1982 Arkansas Razorbacks football team represented the University of Arkansas during the 1982 NCAA Division I-A football season. Arkansas had two consensus All-Americans in 1982, Steve Korte, on the offensive line, and defensive lineman Billy Ray Smith. Smith anchored a defensive unit that was the number one scoring offense, giving up only 10.5 points per game, and ninth in the nation in terms of stopping the run, only giving up 96.7 yards per game. Billy Ray Smith was a consensus All American in 1981 as well, and would be picked fifth in the 1983 NFL Draft.
Schedule
Date |
Opponent# |
Rank# |
Site |
Result |
Attendance |
September 11, 1982 |
Tulsa* |
#13 |
Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, AR |
W 38–0 |
43,820 |
September 18, 1982 |
Navy* |
#9 |
War Memorial Stadium • Little Rock, AR |
W 29–17 |
54,706 |
September 25, 1982 |
Mississippi* |
#9 |
War Memorial Stadium • Little Rock, AR (Rivalry) |
W 14–12 |
54,980 |
October 2, 1982 |
TCU |
#10 |
War Memorial Stadium • Little Rock, AR |
W 35–0 |
54,808 |
October 9, 1982 |
Texas Tech |
#9 |
Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, AR |
W 21–3 |
44,024 |
October 23, 1982 |
at Houston |
#6 |
Astrodome • Houston, TX |
W 38–3 |
37,503 |
October 30, 1982 |
Rice |
#5 |
Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, AR |
W 24–6 |
44,620 |
November 6, 1982 |
at Baylor |
#5 |
Baylor Stadium • Waco, TX |
L 17–24 |
42,000 |
November 13, 1982 |
Texas A&M |
#10 |
War Memorial Stadium • Little Rock, AR (Rivalry) |
W 35–0 |
53,410 |
November 20, 1982 |
at #2 SMU |
#9 |
Texas Stadium • Irving, TX |
T 17–17 |
65,101 |
December 4, 1982 |
at #12 Texas |
#6 |
Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX |
L 7–33 |
67,903 |
December 31, 1982 |
vs. Florida* |
#14 |
Astrodome • Houston, TX (Bluebonnet Bowl) |
W 28–24 |
31,557 |
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. |
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