Year: | 1988 |
Team: | Arkansas Razorbacks |
Conference: | Southwest Conference |
Short Conf: | SWC |
Coachrank: | 13 |
Aprank: | 12 |
Record: | 10–2 |
Conf Record: | 7–0 |
Hc Year: | 5th |
Dc Year: | 5th |
Champion: | Southwest Conference champion |
Bowl Result: | L 3–17 vs. UCLA |
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.
See also: 1988 Texas Longhorns football team.
See also: 1988 Miami Hurricanes football team.
See also: 1988 UCLA Bruins football team and 1989 Cotton Bowl Classic.
See main article: 1989 NFL draft.
Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL club |
Defensive end | 1 | 19 | New Orleans Saints | |
Strong safety | 1 | 20 | Denver Broncos | |
Guard | 2 | 55 | Cincinnati Bengals | |
Kerry Owens | Linebacker | 4 | 89 | Cincinnati Bengals |
Richard Brothers | Defensive back | 7 | 189 | Chicago Bears |
Kicker | 9 | 234 | Phoenix Cardinals | |
LaSalle Harper | Linebacker | 9 | 243 | Chicago Bears |