American college football season
The 1986 Arkansas Razorbacks football team represented the University of Arkansas during the 1986 NCAA Division I-A football season.[1]
Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 13 | Ole Miss* | No. 18 | | | W 21–0 | 55,230 | [2] |
September 20 | Tulsa* | No. 12 | | | 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 | | ESPN | W 21–14 | 67,344 | |
October 25 | at Houston | No. 14 | | | 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 | | 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 | | | W 41–0 | 33,382 | |
January 1 | vs. No. 3 Oklahoma* | No. 9 | | NBC | L 8–42 | 52,717 | |
- *Non-conference game
- Homecoming
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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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 | - Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
- Injured
- Redshirt
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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking | Week |
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | Final |
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AP | 19 | 18 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 17 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 15 |
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Coaches | 14 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 16 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 16 |
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Vs. Oklahoma (Orange Bowl)
[edit] #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
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Scoring summary |
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| 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 | |
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National championship seasons in bold |