1988 Arkansas Razorbacks football team
The 1988 Arkansas Razorbacks football team represented the University of Arkansas in the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1988 NCAA Division I-A football season.[1]
1988 Arkansas Razorbacks football | |
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Southwest Conference champion | |
Cotton Bowl Classic, L 3–17 vs. UCLA | |
Conference | Southwest Conference |
Ranking | |
Coaches | No. 13 |
AP | No. 12 |
1988 record | 10–2 (7–0 SWC) |
Head coach |
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Offensive coordinator | David Lee |
Offensive scheme | Option |
Defensive coordinator | Fred Goldsmith (5th season) |
Home stadium | Razorback Stadium War Memorial Stadium |
1988 Southwest Conference football standings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 12 Arkansas $ | 7 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas A&M* | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 18 Houston | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas Tech | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Baylor | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
TCU | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rice | 0 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 11 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Arkansas won the SWC championship, finishing undefeated in conference play. Defensive end Wayne Martin, safety Steve Atwater, and placekicker Kendall Trainor were all named 1st Team All-American. Senior linebacker LaSalle Harper was named Defensive MVP of the 1989 Cotton Bowl, despite Arkansas losing the game.
Schedule
Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance |
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September 3 | Pacific (CA)* | W 63–14 | 49,600 | ||
September 10 | Tulsa* | W 30–26 | 43,008 | ||
September 17 | Ole Miss* |
| W 21–13 | 55,360 | |
October 1 | TCU |
| W 53–10 | 41,240 | |
October 8 | Texas Tech | No. 20 |
| W 31–10 | 49,818 |
October 15 | at Texas | No. 17 | W 27–24 | 73,451 | |
October 22 | at Houston | No. 13 | W 26–21 | 21,775 | |
October 29 | Rice | No. 11 |
| W 21–14 | 50,612 |
November 5 | at Baylor | No. 11 | W 33–3 | 40,148 | |
November 12 | Texas A&M | No. 11 |
| W 25–20 | 53,818 |
November 26 | at No. 3 Miami (FL)* | No. 8 | L 16–18 | 63,271 | |
January 2 | vs. No. 9 UCLA* | No. 8 | L 3–17 | 74,304 | |
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Roster
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Offense
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Defense
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Special teams
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Rankings
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | Final | ||||
AP | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | 20 | 17 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 12 | ||||
Coaches | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | 19 т | 17 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 13 |
Game summaries
at Texas
Texas A&M
at Miami (FL)
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vs. UCLA (Cotton Bowl)
1989 NFL Draft
Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL Club |
Wayne Martin | Defensive end | 1 | 19 | New Orleans Saints |
Steve Atwater | Strong safety | 1 | 20 | Denver Broncos |
Fred Childress | Guard | 2 | 55 | Cincinnati Bengals |
Kerry Owens | Linebacker | 4 | 89 | Cincinnati Bengals |
Richard Brothers | Defensive back | 7 | 189 | Chicago Bears |
Kendall Trainor | Kicker | 9 | 234 | Phoenix Cardinals |
LaSalle Harper | Linebacker | 9 | 243 | Chicago Bears |
References
- https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/arkansas/1988-schedule.html
- "UCLA Hogs Cotton Bowl Spotlight by Shutting Down Arkansas, 17-3". Los Angeles Times. January 3, 1989. Retrieved November 17, 2019.
- "1989 NFL Draft". Pro Football Reference. Retrieved November 17, 2019.
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