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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
Date Opponent Rank Site Result Attendance 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
October 1 TCU Razorback Stadium Fayetteville, AR 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 W 27–2473,451
October 22 at Houston No. 13 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 W 33–340,148
November 12 Texas A&M No. 11 Razorback Stadium Fayetteville, AR (rivalry ) W 25–2053,818
November 26 at No. 3 Miami (FL) * No. 8 L 16–1863,271
January 2 vs. No. 9 UCLA * No. 8 L 3–1774,304
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll
Roster
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
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
at Texas
Texas A&M
at Miami (FL)
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
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
[ 3]
References
Venues Bowls & rivalries Culture & lore People Seasons National championship seasons in bold
National championships in bold