1988 Arkansas Razorbacks football team

1988 Arkansas Razorbacks football
1988 Arkansas Razorbacks football
Southwest Conference champion
Cotton Bowl Classic, L 3–17 vs. UCLA
Conference	Southwest Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 13
AP	No. 12
Record	10–2 (7–0 SWC)
Head coach	Ken Hatfield (5th season);
Offensive coordinator	David Lee
Offensive scheme	Option
Defensive coordinator	Fred Goldsmith (5th season)
Home stadium	Razorback Stadium ; War Memorial Stadium
	Seasons ← 1987 1989 →

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 Southwest Conference football standings
v t e	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

$ – Conference champion *- Ineligible for conference championship and postseason bowl games due to NCAA sanctions. Rankings from AP Poll

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	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 3	Pacific (CA)*		War Memorial Stadium Little Rock, AR		W 63–14	49,600
September 10	Tulsa*		Razorback Stadium Fayetteville, AR		W 30–26	43,008
September 17	Ole Miss*		War Memorial Stadium Little Rock, AR (rivalry)		W 21–13	55,360	^[2]
October 1	TCU		Razorback Stadium Fayetteville, AR	Raycom	W 53–10	41,240
October 8	Texas Tech	No. 20	War Memorial Stadium Little Rock, AR		W 31–10	49,818
October 15	at Texas	No. 17	Texas Memorial Stadium Austin, TX (rivalry)	HSE	W 27–24	73,451
October 22	at Houston	No. 13	Houston Astrodome Houston, TX	Raycom	W 26–21	21,775
October 29	Rice	No. 11	War Memorial Stadium Little Rock, AR		W 21–14	50,612
November 5	at Baylor	No. 11	Floyd Casey Stadium Waco, TX	HSE	W 33–3	40,148
November 12	Texas A&M	No. 11	Razorback Stadium Fayetteville, AR (rivalry)	HSE	W 25–20	53,818
November 26	at No. 3 Miami (FL)*	No. 8	Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL	CBS	L 16–18	63,271
January 2	vs. No. 9 UCLA*	No. 8	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX (Cotton Bowl Classic)	CBS	L 3–17	74,304
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll Poll released prior to the game

Roster

1988 Arkansas Razorbacks football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
OT	`72`	Freddie Childress	Sr
RB	`18`	Barry Foster	Jr
QB	`4`	Quinn Grovey	So
RB	`34`	JuJu Harshaw	Jr
RB		Joe Johnson	Sr
RB		Kerwin Price	Fr
RB	`35`	James Rouse	Jr
WR	`2`	Derek Russell	So

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
S	`27`	Steve Atwater	Sr
DB	`9`	Richard Brothers	Sr
CB		Anthony Cooney	Jr
LB		LaSalle Harper	Sr
DE	`83`	Wayne Martin	Sr
DB		Patrick Williams	Jr

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class
P		Allen Meacham	Jr
K	`22`	Kendall Trainor	Sr

Head coach

Ken Hatfield

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Redshirt

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked т = Tied with team above or below
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	Final
AP	—	—	—	—	—	—	20	17	13	11	11	11	10	8	9	8	12
Coaches	—	—	—	—	—	19 т	17	15	11	11	11	11	10	8	8	8	13

Game summaries

At Texas

Texas A&M

At Miami (FL)

Arkansas at Miami (FL)

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 8 Razorbacks	10	0	6	0	16
• No. 3 Hurricanes	10	5	0	3	18

Date: November 26
Location: Miami Orange Bowl,
Miami, Florida
Game start: 12:23 pm EST
Elapsed time: 3:01
Game attendance: 63,271
Game weather: 82 °F (28 °C), Partly Sunny, Wind SE 15–20 mph (24–32 km/h)
Referee: Mike Dover
TV announcers (CBS Sports): Brent Musburger, Pat Haden, and John Dockery

Source:

Vs. UCLA (Cotton Bowl)

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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

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References

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