1989 Arkansas Razorbacks football
Southwest Conference champion
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 13
APNo. 13
Record10–2 (7–1 SWC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJack Crowe (1st season)
Offensive schemeOption
Defensive coordinatorBob Trott (1st season)
Home stadiumRazorback Stadium
War Memorial Stadium
1989 Southwest Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 13 Arkansas $ 7 –1 –010 –2 –0
No. 20 Texas A&M 6 –2 –08 –4 –0
No. 14 Houston 6 –2 –09 –2 –0
No. 19 Texas Tech 5 –3 –09 –3 –0
Baylor 4 –4 –05 –6 –0
Texas 4 –4 –05 –6 –0
TCU 2 –6 –04 –7 –0
Rice 2 –6 –02 –8 –1
SMU 0 –8 –02 –9 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

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. Arkansas' victory over Texas A&M at Kyle Field in College Station broke an Aggie home-conference win streak of 22 consecutive games. However, Arkansas lost their fourth-straight bowl game and second consecutive Cotton Bowl Classic.

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

Another All-American was freshman kicker Todd Wright, who landed 20 of 23 field goals on the year, including a 51-yard field goal against UTEP. His average of 1.82 per game tied as best in the league and with future NFL kicker Chris Gardocki from Clemson.

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.

Hatfield led Arkansas to back-to-back Southwest Conference titles in 1988-89, going 20-4 in that time including 14-1 against conference opponents. However, due to a sour relationship with Frank Broyles as a result of his hands-on approach as A.D., Hatfield left Arkansas to become the head coach of Clemson after the 1989 season. In fact, Hatfield accepted the Clemson job without ever visiting the campus prior to his hiring.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 16Tulsa*No. 9
W 26–1751,518
September 23at Ole Miss*No. 8
W 24–1755,000[1]
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)
RaycomL 20–2453,316
October 28No. 12 HoustonNo. 18
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Little Rock, AR
W 45–3955,112
November 4at RiceNo. 11
RaycomW 38–1711,800
November 11BaylorNo. 10
  • Razorback Stadium
  • Fayetteville, AR
ESPNW 19–1051,352
November 24at No. 14 Texas A&MNo. 9
CBSW 23–2257,875
December 2SMUNo. 9
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Little Rock, AR
W 38–2447,112
January 1vs. No. 8 Tennessee*No. 10
CBSL 27–3174,358[2]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

1989 Arkansas Razorbacks football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
RB 18 Barry Foster Jr
QB 4 Quinn Grovey Jr
RB 22 Ron Dickerson Jr Fr
OL 56 Jim Mabry Sr
WR 3 Tim Horton Sr
RB E.D. Jackson
WR 2 Derek Russell Jr
RB 35 James Rouse Sr
TE 86 Billy Winston Sr
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
LB 48 Mick Thomas Jr
DL 98 Michael Shepherd Sr
 Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
K 11 Todd Wright Fr
K 17 Glen Hines Jr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Game summaries

Texas

Texas Longhorns (3–2) at #7 Arkansas Razorbacks (5–0)
Period 1 2 34Total
Texas 3 10 8324
Arkansas 7 7 0620

at Razorback Stadium, Fayetteville, Arkansas

  • Date: October 21, 1989
  • Game weather: Partly cloudy, 60 °F (16 °C)
  • Game attendance: 53,818
  • Referee: Frank Sheppard
  • TV: Raycom
  • Box Score
External videos
video icon Full game
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
Texas PassingPeter Gardere16/20, 247 Yds, TD
RushingChris Samuels12 Rush, 55 Yds
ReceivingTony Jones4 Rec, 114 Yds, TD
Arkansas Passing
Rushing
Receiving

Houston

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References

  1. ↑ "Arkansas repels Ole Miss 24–17 in Dixie doozie". Hattiesburg American. September 24, 1989. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "Webb, turnovers undo Hogs". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. January 2, 1990. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Arkansas Chills Score-Happy Houston, 45-39". Tulsa World. October 29, 1989. Retrieved August 24, 2019.


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