1989 Arkansas Razorbacks football team
| 1989 Arkansas Razorbacks football | |
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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 |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 13 Arkansas $ | 7 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 14 Houston | 6 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 20 Texas A&M | 6 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 4 | – | 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.
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 | ||||
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| September 16, 1989 | Tulsa* | No. 9 | Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, AR | W 26–17 | 51,518 | ||||
| September 23, 1989 | at Ole Miss* | No. 8 | Veterans Memorial Stadium • Jackson, MS (Rivalry) | W 24–17 | 53,000 | ||||
| September 30, 1989 | UTEP* | No. 8 | War Memorial Stadium • Little Rock, AR | W 39–7 | 48,240 | ||||
| October 7, 1989 | at TCU | No. 7 | Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, TX | W 41–19 | 25,734 | ||||
| October 14, 1989 | at Texas Tech | No. 7 | Jones Stadium • Lubbock, TX | W 45–13 | 47,520 | ||||
| October 21, 1989 | Texas | No. 7 | Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, AR | L 20–24 | 53,316 | ||||
| October 28, 1989 | No. 12 Houston | No. 18 | War Memorial Stadium • Little Rock, AR | W 45–39 | 55,112 | ||||
| November 4, 1989 | at Rice | No. 11 | Rice Stadium • Houston, TX | W 38–17 | 11,800 | ||||
| November 11, 1989 | Baylor | No. 10 | Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, AR | W 19–10 | 51,352 | ||||
| November 24, 1989 | at No. 14 Texas A&M | No. 9 | Kyle Field • College Station, TX (Rivalry) | W 23–22 | 57,875 | ||||
| December 2, 1989 | SMU | No. 9 | War Memorial Stadium • Little Rock, AR | W 38–24 | 47,112 | ||||
| January 1, 1990 | vs. No. 8 Tennessee* | No. 10 | Cotton Bowl • Dallas, TX (Cotton Bowl Classic) | L 27–31 | 74,358 | ||||
*Non-conference game.  Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. | |||||||||