Arkansas Razorbacks football , 1970 – 79 1970 . Overview . Tackle Dick Bumpas was a consensus All - America n for Arkansas in 1970 , with Chuck Dicus also earning first - team honors . Bill McClard averaged 7 . 3 points per game from the kicking position , the best in the nation for 1970 . McClard converted on 50 of 51 extra point s and 10 of 15 field goals . McClard connected on a 60 - yard field goal against the Mustangs of SMU . This is the third - longest field goal in Arkansas history . Quarterback Bill Montgomery completed 80 % of his pass attempts ( 12 of 15 ) against Oklahoma State , tied for sixth - best in Arkansas history in that category . Arkansas gained 658 yards ( 296 pass 362 rush ) against TCU , the third most in the history of the Razorbacks . 1971 . Overview . Kicker Bill McClard was an All American . McClard also averaged 6 . 5 points per game , the seventh best average nationally . Razorback quarterback Joe Ferguson was eighth in the nation in completions per game , with 14 . 5 . Mike Reppond averaged 5 . 6 receptions per game , the fourth highest average during 1971 . As an offense , Arkansas averaged 211 . 5 yards per game , the highest in the SWC , and eighth - highest in college football . Arkansas was seventh in total offense , with a total of 4898 yards over 11 games . Liberty Bowl . The 1971 Liberty Bowl matched up Arkansas with Tennessee . The Volunteers took the lead first , with a two yard run by Bill Rudder . The Hogs responded with a 36 - yard TD strike from Joe Ferguson to Jim Hodge . Scoring wouldn ' t resume until the fourth quarter , when Razorback Bill McClard kicked 19 - and 30 - yard field goals . A third McClard kick was good , set up by Louis Campbell ' s third interception , but a penalty kept the Hogs off the board a fourth time . Arkansas fumbled at their own 36 yard line , and Tennessee ' s Curt Watson scored three plays later . " Source : Razorback Bowl History – 1971 Liberty Bowl 1973 . Overview . Running back Dickey Morton averaged 118 yards per game on the ground , the ninth highest average in the nation . 1975 . Game notes . Texas A & M . 1976 . Overview . 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 . 1977 . Overview . PK Steve Little was a consensus All - American in 1977 . Little punted 48 times for 2 , 127 yds , and had the fourth - best average in college football , with 44 . 3 yards per punt . Little scored an average of 8 . 5 points per game for the Razorbacks , including 19 field goals ( 30 attempted ) and 37 extra point s . This was the eighth - best average per game , and the second - best among kickers . His 1 . 73 field goals per game was second - best to Paul Marchese of Kent State . The third - best scoring defense , Arkansas , was also in a tie for the fourth - best pass defense . The Hogs , along with the Indiana Hoosiers , gave up only 89 . 5 yards per game through the air , and the Hogs only surrendered 8 . 6 points per game . Only North Carolina and Ohio State allowed fewer points in 1977 . The Hogs finished in a five - way tie for the National Championship , with a record of 11 – 1 . They were ranked third by the AP , behind runner - up Alabama and Champion Notre Dame . Orange Bowl . The 1978 Orange Bowl was played between # 6 Arkansas and # 2 Oklahoma . Entering the game , the Hogs were twenty - one point underdogs against the Sooners . Arkansas had four offensive starters suspended for the contest , which also led fans to believe the Sooners would roll . Roland Sales of Arkansas rushed for 205 yards on 23 carries , setting an Orange Bowl record . Sales would hold the record until Ahman Green carried for 206 yards in 1998 , beating Sales by a single yard . He came in relief of star running back Ben Cowins , who the Hogs left in Fayetteville for a violation of team rules . Sales bagan the scoring on a one - yard run after a Billy Sims fumble . Hog QB Ron Calcagni would score next , after a fumble by Oklahoma fullback Kenny King . Steve Little completed a field goal to give the Hogs a 17 – 0 cushion in the third quarter . Sales scored on a four - yard run to stretch the Hog advantage to 24 – 0 . Oklahoma would score on an eight yard touchdown pass , but the Hogs would stop the two - point conversion . Barnabas White would tack on another Razorback touchdown , getting the ball from a young Houston Nutt playing quarterback for the Hogs . " Source : Arkansas Razorbacks Bowl History – 1978 Orange Bowl " 1979 . Overview . Offensive tackle Greg Kolenda was a Consensus All - American for the Razorbacks in 1979 . Placekicker Ish Ordonez led the nation in field goals with 18 and lead the Southwest Conference in scoring for the second year in a row with 80 points . He hit 18 of 22 FG on the season , for a 82 % average and was 2nd Team All - American . As a defense , Arkansas was tied for 6th in scoring defense in the 1979 season , giving up 108 points in 11 games ( 9 . 8 ppg ) . McNeese State was the other program that held this mark . Notes . Arkansas Razorbacks Sports Network Online 1970 – 1979 Football Schedule / Results