1988 Arkansas Razorbacks football team

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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
Southwest Conference champion
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 13
APNo. 12
Record10–2 (7–0 SWC)
Head coach
Offensive schemeOption
Defensive coordinatorFred Goldsmith (5th season)
Home stadiumRazorback Stadium
War Memorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1987
1989 →
1988 Southwest Conference football standings
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

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendance
September 3Pacific (CA)*W 63–1449,600
September 10Tulsa*W 30–2643,008
September 17Ole Miss*
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Little Rock, AR (rivalry)
W 21–1355,360
October 1TCU
  • Razorback Stadium
  • Fayetteville, AR
W 53–1041,240
October 8Texas TechNo. 20
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Little Rock, AR
W 31–1049,818
October 15at TexasNo. 17W 27–2473,451
October 22at HoustonNo. 13W 26–2121,775
October 29RiceNo. 11
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Little Rock, AR
W 21–1450,612
November 5at BaylorNo. 11W 33–340,148
November 12Texas A&MNo. 11
  • Razorback Stadium
  • Fayetteville, AR (rivalry)
W 25–2053,818
November 26at No. 3 Miami (FL)*No. 8L 16–1863,271
January 2vs. No. 9 UCLA*No. 8L 3–1774,304
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

1988 Arkansas Razorbacks football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
QB 72 Freddie Childress Sr
QB 4 Quinn Grovey So
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
S 27 Steve Atwater Sr
DB 9 Richard Brothers Sr
DE 83 Wayne Martin Sr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
K 22 Kendall Trainor Sr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  •   Injured
  •   Redshirt

Game summaries

at Miami (FL)

Arkansas at Miami (FL)
1 234Total
No. 8 Razorbacks 10 060 16
No. 3 Hurricanes 10 503 18
  • Source:
Overall record Last meeting Result
0–1 1987 L 7–51

vs. UCLA (Cotton Bowl)

Overall record Last meeting Result
0–0–1 1978 T 10–10

[2]

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

[3]

References

  1. ^ https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/arkansas/1988-schedule.html
  2. ^ "UCLA Hogs Cotton Bowl Spotlight by Shutting Down Arkansas, 17-3". Los Angeles Times. January 3, 1989. Retrieved November 17, 2019.
  3. ^ "1989 NFL Draft". Pro Football Reference. Retrieved November 17, 2019.