American college football season
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]
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 [ edit ] Date Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance Source September 3 Pacific (CA) * W 63–1449,600 September 10 Tulsa * W 30–2643,008 September 17 Ole Miss * War Memorial Stadium Little Rock, AR (rivalry ) W 21–1355,360 [2] October 1 TCU Razorback Stadium Fayetteville, AR Raycom W 53–1041,240 October 8 Texas Tech No. 20 War Memorial Stadium Little Rock, AR W 31–1049,818 October 15 at Texas No. 17 HSE W 27–2473,451 October 22 at Houston No. 13 Raycom W 26–2121,775 October 29 Rice No. 11 War Memorial Stadium Little Rock, AR W 21–1450,612 November 5 at Baylor No. 11 HSE W 33–340,148 November 12 Texas A&M No. 11 Razorback Stadium Fayetteville, AR (rivalry ) HSE W 25–2053,818 November 26 at No. 3 Miami (FL) * No. 8 CBS L 16–1863,271 January 2 vs. No. 9 UCLA * No. 8 CBS L 3–1774,304 *Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll Poll released prior to the game
1988 Arkansas Razorbacks football team roster Players Coaches Offense Defense Special teams Head coach Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt
Rankings [ edit ] Ranking movementsLegend: ██ 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 [ edit ] At Texas [ edit ]
Texas A&M [ edit ]
At Miami (FL) [ edit ] 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
Scoring summary 1 9:14 Miami Huerta 36-yard field goal Miami 3-0 1 4:43 Ark Trainor 58-yard field goal Tied 3-3 1 1:41 Miami Gary 1-yard run (Huerta kick) Miami 10-3 1 1:29 Ark Foster 80-yard run (Trainor kick) Tied 10-10 2 8:30 Miami Safety, Hawkins tackles Grovey in end zone Miami 12-10 2 0:03 Miami Huerta 45-yard field goal Miami 15-10 3 5:03 Ark Foster 16-yard pass from Grovey (conversion failed) Arkansas 16-15 4 5:38 Miami Huerta 20-yard field goal Miami 18-16
Vs. UCLA (Cotton Bowl) [ edit ] [3]
1989 NFL Draft [ edit ] [4]
References [ edit ]
Venues Bowls & rivalries Culture & lore People Seasons National championship seasons in bold
National championships in bold