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1985 Arkansas Razorbacks football team

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The 1985 Arkansas Razorbacks football team represented the University of Arkansas as a member of the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1985 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by second-year head coach Ken Hatfield, the Razorbacks compiled an overall record of 10–2 with a mark of 6–2 in conference play, placing in a three-way tie for second in the SWC. Arkansas was invited to the Holiday Bowl, where the Razorbacks defeated Arizona State. The team played home games at Razorback Stadium in Fayetteville, Arkansas and War Memorial Stadium in Little Rock, Arkansas.

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Arkansas ranked eighth in the nation with 265.6 rushing yards per game. On defense, the Hogs gave up only 11.7 points per game, the sixth-best in college football. Arkansas lost two games by a total of six points. In a 15–13 home loss to Texas, the Longhorns made all five of their field goal attempts, while Arkansas missed two of four. Razorback punt returner B. J. Edmonds finished ninth in college football with 11.6 yards per return.

The victory in the Holiday Bowl would be the only bowl game win during Hatfield's tenure as head coach, from 1984 to 1989. The Razorbacks did not win another bowl game until the 1999 season.

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