1976 Arkansas Razorbacks football team

1976 Arkansas Razorbacks football
Conference	Southwest Conference
Record	5–5–1 (3–4–1 SWC)
Head coach	Frank Broyles (19th season)
Home stadium	Razorback Stadium War Memorial Stadium

1976 Southwest Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 4 Houston +	7	–	1	–	0			10	–	2	–	0
No. 13 Texas Tech +	7	–	1	–	0			10	–	2	–	0
No. 7 Texas A&M	6	–	2	–	0			10	–	2	–	0
Baylor	4	–	3	–	1			7	–	3	–	1
Texas	4	–	4	–	0			5	–	5	–	1
Arkansas	3	–	4	–	1			5	–	5	–	1
Rice	2	–	6	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
SMU	2	–	6	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
TCU	0	–	8	–	0			0	–	11	–	0
+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

The 1976 Arkansas Razorbacks football team represented the University of Arkansas in the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1976 NCAA Division I football season. In their 19th and final year under head coach Frank Broyles, the Razorbacks compiled a 5–5–1 record (3–4–1 against SWC opponents), finished in sixth place in the SWC, and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 220 to 204. After opening the season with five wins in the first six games, the Razorbacks went 0–4–1 in their final five games after a number of starters suffered season-ending injuries.^[1][2]

Ben Cowins averaged 6.3 yards per carry in 1976, the fourth-highest average in the nation. Steve Little averaged 44.4 yards per punt, the seventh-best nationally.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 11	Utah State*	No. 13	War Memorial Stadium Little Rock, AR		W 33–16	50,536
September 18	Oklahoma State*	No. 12	War Memorial Stadium Little Rock, AR		W 16–10	55,103
September 25	Tulsa*	No. 12	Razorback Stadium Fayetteville, AR		L 3–9	40,563
October 2	at TCU		Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX		W 46–14	37,186
October 23	at No. 14 Houston	No. 15	Rice Stadium Houston, TX		W 14–7	47,192
October 30	Rice	No. 14	Razorback Stadium Fayetteville, AR		W 41–16	43,908
November 6	at Baylor	No. 12	Baylor Stadium Waco, TX		T 7–7	47,900
November 13	No. 16 Texas A&M	No. 13	War Memorial Stadium Little Rock, AR (rivalry)	ABC	L 10–31	47,497
November 20	vs. SMU		State Fair Stadium Shreveport, LA		L 31–35	32,000
November 27	No. 9 Texas Tech		War Memorial Stadium Little Rock, AR (rivalry)		L 7–30	41,327
December 4	at Texas		Memorial Stadium Austin, TX (rivalry)	ABC	L 12–29	49,341
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Personnel

1976 Arkansas Razorbacks football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class RB Clint Allen WR Doug Barwegen TE Mickey Billingsley WR Donnie Bobo QB Ron Calcagni So TE Charles Clay RB Ben Cowins RB Jerry Eckwood WR Kevin Evans WR Gene Ratliff WR Robert Farrell RB Michael Forrest OL Leotis Harris WR Bruce Hay OL Steve Heim WR O.C. Jackson OL Greg Koch QB Martin Lemond TE Mike Massey QB Houston Nutt QB Tom Rystrom QB Mike Scott OL Gerald Skinner OL R.C. Thielemann WR Chris Warren WR Barnabas White	Defense Pos. # Name Class DB Bo Busby DL 86 Dan Hampton Jr DL Harvey Hampton LB William Hampton LB Larry Jackson DB Vaughn Lusby DB Patrick Martin DL Johnnie Meadors DB Howard Sampson LB Curtis Townsend DL Jimmy Walker DL Dale White DB Larry White DL Dennis Winston	Special teams Pos. # Name Class K, P Steve Little	Head coach Frank Broyles Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

Season summary

Utah State

Oklahoma State

Tulsa

At TCU

At Houston

Rice

At Baylor

Texas A&M

vs SMU

Texas Tech

At Texas

Arkansas Razorbacks (5–4–1) at Texas Longhorns (4–5–1)

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Arkansas	0	0	6	6	12
Texas	3	7	3	16	29

at Memorial Stadium, Austin, Texas

• Date: December 4
• Game time: 7:00 p.m.
• Game weather: Clear; 59 °F (15 °C)
• Game attendance: 49,341
• TV announcers (ABC): Keith Jackson and Ara Parseghian
• Box Score

Game information

First quarter TEX – Russell Erxleben 37-yard field goal, 7:31. Texas 3–0. Drive: 7 plays, 63 yards, 7:02. Second quarter TEX – Earl Campbell 1-yard run (Russell Erxleben kick), 7:32. Texas 10–0. Drive: 3 plays, 28 yards, 0:54. Third quarter ARK – Steve Little 50-yard field goal, 11:55. Texas 10–3. Drive: 4 plays, 32 yards, 1:29. ARK – Steve Little 34-yard field goal, 9:09. Texas 10–6. Drive: 4 plays, 19 yards, 2:03. TEX – Russell Erxleben 49-yard field goal, 5:34. Texas 13–6. Drive: 7 plays, 81 yards, 3:35. Fourth quarter TEX – Russell Erxleben 34-yard field goal, 12:54. Texas 16–6. Drive: 4 plays, 23 yards, 1:50. TEX – Mark McBath 12-yard run (kick failed), 8:03. Texas 22–6. Drive: 6 plays, 50 yards, 2:26. ARK – Clint Allen 2-yard run (pass failed), 5:00. Texas 22–12. Drive: 12 plays, 80 yards, 3:11. TEX – Earl Campbell 5-yard run (Russell Erxleben kick), 2:20. Texas 29–12. Drive: 6 plays, 54 yards, 2:37. Top passers ARK TEX – Mark McBath – 1/3, 7 yards Top rushers ARK TEX – Earl Campbell – 32 rushes, 131 yards, 2 TD Top receivers ARK TEX – Alfred Jackson – 1 reception, 7 yards

Frank Broyles' final game as head coach

External videos
Full game

References

1. "Arkansas Yearly Results (1975-1979)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved August 3, 2015.
2. "1976 Arkansas Razorbacks Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 3, 2015.