1970 Arkansas Razorbacks football team
American college football season
The 1970 Arkansas Razorbacks football team represented the University of Arkansas in the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1970 NCAA University Division football season. In their 13th year under head coach Frank Broyles, the Razorbacks compiled a 9–2 record (6–1 against SWC opponents), finished in second place behind Texas in the SWC, and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 402 to 144. The team finished the season ranked No. 11 in the final AP poll and No. 12 in the final UPI Coaches Poll.
The Razorbacks began the season by losing 34-28 in a nationally televised night game at Little Rock (Arkansas' stadium in Fayetteville did not have lights at the time) vs. Stanford, led by standout quarterback Jim Plunkett. The Indians used the game as a springboard to the Pacific-8 Conference championship and a Rose Bowl triumph over Ohio State, with Plunkett earning the Heisman Trophy; he went on to be the No. 1 overall selection of the 1971 NFL draft by the Boston (changed to New England two months after the draft) Patriots.
The Stanford-Arkansas match was arranged by ABC after the NCAA allowed teams to schedule an 11th game starting in 1970.
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