1986 Arkansas Razorbacks football team

1986 Arkansas Razorbacks football
Orange Bowl, L 8–42 vs. Oklahoma
Conference	Southwest Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 16
AP	No. 15
Record	9–3 (6–2 SWC)
Head coach	Ken Hatfield (3rd season)
Offensive scheme	Option
Defensive coordinator	Fred Goldsmith (3rd season)
Captains	James Shibest Derrick Thomas Theo Young
Home stadium	Razorback Stadium War Memorial Stadium

1986 Southwest Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 13 Texas A&M $	7	–	1	–	0			9	–	3	–	0
No. 15 Arkansas	6	–	2	–	0			9	–	3	–	0
No. 12 Baylor	6	–	2	–	0			9	–	3	–	0
Texas Tech	5	–	3	–	0			7	–	5	–	0
SMU	5	–	3	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Texas	4	–	4	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Rice	2	–	6	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
TCU	1	–	7	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
Houston	0	–	8	–	0			1	–	10	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1986 Arkansas Razorbacks football team represented the University of Arkansas as a member of the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1986 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by third-year head coach Ken Hatfield, the Razorbacks compiled an overall record of 9–3 with a mark of 6–2 in conference play, tying for second place in the SWC. Arkansas was invited to the Orange Bowl, where the Razorbacks lost to Oklahoma. The team played home games at Razorback Stadium in Fayetteville, Arkansas and War Memorial Stadium in Little Rock, Arkansas.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 13	Ole Miss*	No. 18	War Memorial Stadium Little Rock, AR (rivalry)		W 21–0	55,230
September 20	Tulsa*	No. 12	Razorback Stadium Fayetteville, AR		W 34–17	51,080
September 27	New Mexico State*	No. 9	War Memorial Stadium Little Rock, AR		W 42–11	55,106
October 4	TCU	No. 8	Razorback Stadium Fayetteville, AR	Raycom	W 34–17	41,808
October 11	Texas Tech	No. 8	Razorback Stadium Fayetteville, AR (rivalry)		L 7–17	49,012
October 18	at Texas	No. 14	Texas Memorial Stadium Austin, TX (rivalry)	ESPN	W 21–14	67,344
October 25	at Houston	No. 14	Robertson Stadium Houston, TX		W 30–13	16,060
November 1	Rice	No. 13	Razorback Stadium Fayetteville, AR		W 45–14	49,980
November 8	at Baylor	No. 10	Baylor Stadium Waco, TX	Raycom	L 14–29	44,500
November 15	No. 7 Texas A&M	No. 17	War Memorial Stadium Little Rock, AR (rivalry)	ABC	W 14–10	54,912
November 22	at SMU	No. 11	Texas Stadium Irving, TX		W 41–0	33,382
January 1	vs. No. 3 Oklahoma*	No. 9	Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL (Orange Bowl)	NBC	L 8–42	52,717
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Rankings

Further information: 1986 NCAA Division I-A football rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	Final
AP	19	18	12	9	8	8	14	14	13	10	17	11	9	9	15
Coaches	14	15	12	9	9	10	13	13	13	9	16	13	10	10	16

Game summaries

Texas A&M

See also: 1986 Texas A&M Aggies football team and Arkansas–Texas A&M football rivalry

Vs. Oklahoma (Orange Bowl)

#9 Arkansas vs. #3 Oklahoma

1 2 3 4 Total Arkansas 0 0 0 8 8 • Oklahoma 0 14 14 14 42 Date: January 1 Location: Orange Bowl Game attendance: 52,717 Television network: NBC

Scoring summary 2 OU Tillman 77-yard run (Lashar kick) OU 7-0 2 OU Tillman 21-yard run (Lashar kick) OU 14-0 3 OU Holieway 2-yard run (Lashar kick) OU 21-0 3 OU Holieway 4-yard run (Lashar kick) OU 28-0 4 OU Stafford 13-yard run (Lashar kick) OU 35-0 4 OU Parham 49-yard run (Lashar kick) OU 42-0 4 ARK D. Thomas 1-yard run (Bland to Shibest pass) OU 42-8

Main article: 1987 Orange Bowl

See also: 1986 Oklahoma Sooners football team

Personnel

1986 Arkansas Razorbacks football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class OL Chris Bequette QB John Bland RB J.R. Brown WR Donnie Centers RB Anthony Chambers G 72 Freddie Childress So QB Jay Cleveland RB Marshall Foreman RB David Gunn RB Tony Holmes TE Tim Horton RB Aaron Jackson RB Joe Johnson TE Jim Kessinger RB Kenn Massa OL Limbo Parks RB James Rouse WR James Shibest (C) QB Jim Simpson OL David Smart RB Wayne Stewart RB Derrick Thomas (C) QB Greg Thomas RB Sammy Van Dyke OL Bryan White TE Billy Winston TE Theo Young (C)	Defense Pos. # Name Class S 27 Steve Atwater So DL Carl Bradford DB Eric Bradford DB Richard Brothers So DL Tony Cherico LB David Dudley LB Albert Harris DB Odis Lloyd DL Wayne Martin DL Kerry Owens DL David Schell DB Charles Washington LB Erik Whitted LB Rickey Williams	Special teams Pos. # Name Class P Greg Horne K 22 Kendall Trainor So	Head coach Ken Hatfield Coordinators/assistant coaches Wally Ake Larry Beckman Larry Brinson Fred Goldsmith Jim Goodman Roger Hinshaw David Lee Bob Trott Ken Turner Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

Awards

• All-Americans: Greg Horne (AFCA, 1st)
• All-SWC: Steve Atwater (1st), Freddie Childress (1st), James Shibest (1st)