1968 Arkansas Razorbacks football team

1968 Arkansas Razorbacks football
SWC champion
Sugar Bowl, W 16–2 vs. Georgia
Conference	Southwest Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 9
AP	No. 6
1968 record	10–1 (6–1 SWC)
Head coach	Frank Broyles (11th year)
Captain	Gary Adams
Captain	Jim Barnes
Home stadium	Razorback Stadium War Memorial Stadium

1968 Southwest Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#6 Arkansas +	6	–	1	–	0			10	–	1	–	0
#3 Texas +	6	–	1	–	0			9	–	1	–	1
#14 SMU	5	–	2	–	0			8	–	3	–	0
Texas Tech	4	–	3	–	0			5	–	3	–	2
Baylor	3	–	4	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
Texas A&M	2	–	5	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
TCU	2	–	5	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
Rice	0	–	7	–	0			0	–	9	–	1
+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

The 1968 Arkansas Razorbacks football team represented the University of Arkansas in the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1968 college football season. In their 11th year under head coach Frank Broyles, the Razorbacks compiled a 10–1 record (6–1 against SWC opponents), won the SWC championship, and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 350 to 189.^[1][2] The team finished the season ranked #6 in the final AP Poll and #9 in the final UPI Coaches Poll and went on to defeat Georgia in the 1969 Sugar Bowl. Offensive guard Jim Barnes was selected by the AP and Central Press as a first-team player on the 1968 College Football All-America Team.

Schedule

Date	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	Result	Attendance
September 21, 1968	Oklahoma State*		War Memorial Stadium • Little Rock, AR	W 32–15	53,307
September 28, 1968	Tulsa*		Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, AR	W 56–13	41,712
October 5, 1968	at TCU	No. 20	Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, TX	W 17–7	41,126
October 12, 1968	Baylor	No. 14	Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, AR	W 35–19	41,429
October 19, 1968	at No. 17 Texas	No. 9	Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX	L 29–39	66,397
October 26, 1968	North Texas*	No. 16	War Memorial Stadium • Little Rock, AR	W 17–15	45,802
November 2, 1968	at Texas A&M	No. 17	Kyle Field • College Station, TX	W 25–22	41,925
November 9, 1968	Rice	No. 14	Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, AR	W 46–21	43,817
November 16, 1968	SMU	No. 10	War Memorial Stadium • Little Rock, AR	W 35–29	49,112
November 23, 1968	at Texas Tech	No. 6	Jones Stadium • Lubbock, TX	W 42–7	48,165
January 1, 1969	vs. No. 4 Georgia	No. 9	Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA (Sugar Bowl)	W 16–2	82,113
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll.

Sugar Bowl

	1	2	3	4	Total
Razorbacks	0	10	0	6	16
Bulldogs	0	2	0	0	2

Georgia's number-one ranked defense matched up against Arkansas ninth-ranked offense on New Year's Day in New Orleans.

Razorback QB Bill Montgomery led the only scoring drive, capped with a 23 yard strike to Chuck Dicus. Georgia responded with David McKnight tackling Razorback Bill Burnett in the end zone for a safety, after which Razorback kicker Bob White took over, adding three unanswered field goals. The game ended with a 16–2 Razorback win. Chuck Dicus caught twelve passes for 169 yards and a score, and was named player of the game.

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP ARK UGA 2 65 ARK Chuck Dicus 27-yard touchdown reception from Bill Montgomery, Bob White kick good 7 0 2 UGA Bill Burnett tackled in endzone for a safety by David McKnight 7 2 2 71 ARK 34-yard field goal by Bob White 10 2 4 55 ARK 24-yard field goal by Bob White 13 2 4 15 ARK 31-yard field goal by Bob White 16 2 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 16 2

Source: Razorback Bowl History – 1969 Sugar Bowl

References

1. "Arkansas Yearly Results (1965-1969)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Retrieved August 3, 2015.
2. "1968 Arkansas Razorbacks Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 3, 2015.