1989 Arkansas Razorbacks football team

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1989 Arkansas Razorbacks football

Southwest Conference Champions

Cotton Bowl, Lost, 27-31

Conference

SWC

Ranking

#13

1989 Record

10-2 (7-1 SWC)

Head Coach

Ken Hatfield

Offensive Scheme

Option^[1]

Seasons

« 1988

1990 »

[edit] Schedule/Results

Date	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	Result
9/16/1989*	Tulsa	#9	Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, AR	W 26-17
9/23/1989*	at Ole Miss	#8	Veterans Memorial Stadium • Jackson, MS	W 24-17
9/30/1989*	UTEP	#8	War Memorial Stadium • Little Rock, AR	W 39-7
10/07/1989	at TCU	#7	Amon Carter Stadium • Forth Worth, TX	W 41-19
10/14/1989	at Texas Tech	#7	Jones AT&T Stadium • Lubbock, TX	W 45-13
10/21/1989	Texas	#7	Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, AR	L 20-24
10/28/1989	#12 Houston	#18	War Memorial Stadium • Little Rock, AR	W 45-39
11/04/1989	at Rice	#11	Rice Stadium • Houston TX	W 38-17
11/11/1989	Baylor	#10	Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, AR	W 19-10
11/24/1989	at #14 Texas A&M	#9	Kyle Field • College Station, TX	W 23-22
12/02/1989	SMU	#9	War Memorial Stadium • Little Rock, AR	W 38-24
1/01/1990	vs. #8 Tennessee	#10	Cotton Bowl • Dallas, TX (Cotton Bowl)	L 27-31
*Non-Conference Game. ^†Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll.

In Ken Hatfield's final year at UA, the Razorbacks went 10-2, however lost their fourth-straight bowl game and second consecutive Cotton Bowl. Jack Crowe would be promoted from offensive coordinator, and only remain two years. He was fired after a loss to FCS The Citadel.^[2]

Junior quarterback Quinn Grovey completed 72 of 132 for 1,149 yards, and leading rusher James Rouse gained 895 yards on the ground on 163 carries. Grovey's main target on the year was receiver Tim Horton, who averaged 19.7 yards per catch.

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. 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.

[edit] See also

Arkansas Razorbacks

[edit] References

Scores: Howell, James. "Arkansas Historical Scores." 9 Jan 2007. 1989 Scores. Retrieved on December 1, 2007.

^ "Ken Hatfield." CSTV.com. Rice Owls Coach Profile. Retrieved on December 1, 2007.
^ "Jack Crowe." Coaches Profile. Jacksonville State Athletics. Retrieved on January 11, 2008.

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