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
Cotton Bowl Classic, L 27–31 vs. Tennessee
Conference	Southwest Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 13
AP	No. 13
1989 record	10–2 (7–1 SWC)
Head coach	Ken Hatfield (6th season)
Offensive coordinator	Jack Crowe (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Option
Defensive coordinator	Bob Trott (1st season)
Home stadium	Razorback Stadium War Memorial Stadium

1989 Southwest Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		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

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance
September 16	Tulsa*	No. 9	Razorback Stadium Fayetteville, AR	W 26–17	51,518
September 23	at Ole Miss*	No. 8	Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, MS (rivalry)	W 24–17	53,000
September 30	UTEP*	No. 8	War Memorial Stadium Little Rock, AR	W 39–7	48,240
October 7	at TCU	No. 7	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX	W 41–19	25,734
October 14	at Texas Tech	No. 7	Jones Stadium Lubbock, TX (rivalry)	W 45–13	47,520
October 21	Texas	No. 7	Razorback Stadium Fayetteville, AR (rivalry)	L 20–24	53,316
October 28	No. 12 Houston	No. 18	War Memorial Stadium Little Rock, AR	W 45–39	55,112
November 4	at Rice	No. 11	Rice Stadium Houston, TX	W 38–17	11,800
November 11	Baylor	No. 10	Razorback Stadium Fayetteville, AR	W 19–10	51,352
November 24	at No. 14 Texas A&M	No. 9	Kyle Field College Station, TX (rivalry)	W 23–22	57,875
December 2	SMU	No. 9	War Memorial Stadium Little Rock, AR	W 38–24	47,112
January 1	vs. No. 8 Tennessee*	No. 10	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX (Cotton Bowl Classic)	L 27–31	74,358
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

1989 Arkansas Razorbacks football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class RB 18 Barry Foster Sr QB 4 Quinn Grovey Jr	Defense Pos. # Name Class	Special teams Pos. # Name Class K Todd Wright Fr	Head coach Ken Hatfield 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.