1986 Arkansas Razorbacks football team

American college football season

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)
Home stadium	Razorback Stadium War Memorial Stadium
Seasons ← 1985 1987 →

1986 Southwest Conference football standings
v t e	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 during the 1986 NCAA Division I-A football season.^[1]

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	^[2]
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

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

#9 Arkansas vs. #3 Oklahoma

	1	2	3	4	Total
Arkansas	0	0	0	8	8
• Oklahoma	0	14	14	14	42

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

^ "1986 Arkansas Razorbacks Schedule and Results".
^ "Arkansas dominates Ole Miss, 21–0". Tulsa World. September 14, 1986. Retrieved November 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Gainesville Sun. January 2, 1987
^ 2011 Arkansas football media guide

v t e Arkansas Razorbacks football
Venues	The Hill (1894–1937) Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium (1938–present) Quigley Stadium (alternate, 1932–1947) War Memorial Stadium (alternate, 1948–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games LSU Missouri: Battle Line Rivalry Ole Miss Texas Texas A&M Texas Tech
Culture & lore	Calling the Hogs Tusk Big Red "Arkansas Fight" Marching band 1969 "Game of the Century" 2001 Ole Miss game 2003 Kentucky game
People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders
Seasons	1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
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