1989 Arkansas Razorbacks football team

The 1989 Arkansas Razorbacks football team represented the University of Arkansas during the 1989 NCAA Division I-A football season. In Ken Hatfield's final year at UA, the Razorbacks went 10–2, and won their second straight SWC championship. However, Arkansas lost their fourth-straight bowl game and second consecutive Cotton Bowl Classic.

1989 Arkansas Razorbacks football
Southwest Conference champion
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 13
APNo. 13
1989 record10–2 (7–1 SWC)
Head coachKen Hatfield (6th season)
Offensive coordinatorJack Crowe (1st season)
Offensive schemeOption
Defensive coordinatorBob Trott (1st season)
Home stadiumRazorback Stadium
War Memorial Stadium
1989 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 13 Arkansas $ 7 –1 –0  10 –2 –0
No. 20 Texas A&M 6 –2 –0  8 –4 –0
No. 14 Houston 6 –2 –0  9 –2 –0
Texas Tech 5 –3 –0  9 –3 –0
Baylor 4 –4 –0  5 –6 –0
Texas 4 –4 –0  5 –6 –0
TCU 2 –6 –0  4 –7 –0
Rice 2 –6 –0  2 –8 –1
SMU 0 –8 –0  2 –9 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Offensive tackle Jim Mabry was a consensus All-American for the Hogs.

Freshman kicker Todd Wright hit on 20 of 23 field goals on the year, including a 51-yard field goal against UTEP. His average of 1.82 per game tied future NFL kicker Chris Gardocki from Clemson, among others.

As a team, the Razorbacks were the seventh-best rushing offense in college football, with an average of 314.2 yards per game on the ground.

Schedule
DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendance
September 16Tulsa*No. 9
W 26–1751,518
September 23at Ole Miss*No. 8
W 24–1753,000
September 30UTEP*No. 8
W 39–748,240
October 7at TCUNo. 7
W 41–1925,734
October 14at Texas TechNo. 7
W 45–1347,520
October 21TexasNo. 7
  • Razorback Stadium
  • Fayetteville, AR (rivalry)
L 20–2453,316
October 28No. 12 HoustonNo. 18
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Little Rock, AR
W 45–3955,112
November 4at RiceNo. 11
W 38–1711,800
November 11BaylorNo. 10
  • Razorback Stadium
  • Fayetteville, AR
W 19–1051,352
November 24at No. 14 Texas A&MNo. 9
W 23–2257,875
December 2SMUNo. 9
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Little Rock, AR
W 38–2447,112
January 1vs. No. 8 Tennessee*No. 10
L 27–3174,358
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll

Roster
1989 Arkansas Razorbacks football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
RB 18 Barry Foster Sr
QB 4 Quinn Grovey Jr
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
 Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
K Todd Wright Fr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

Game summaries

Houston
See also: 1989 Houston Cougars football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
10–5 1988 W 26–21

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References
  1. "Arkansas Chills Score-Happy Houston, 45-39". Tulsa World. October 29, 1989. Retrieved August 24, 2019.


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