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SEASON-BY-SEASON RESULTS
KEN HATFIELD
6 SEASONS | 1984-89 | 55-17-1
One of just two Arkansas graduates to serve as head
football coach at his alma mater, Ken Hatfield posted a
UA-best .760 winning percentage and averaged better than
nine wins per season during his six-year tenure. Hatfield
led the Razorbacks to a bowl game all six years.
1984 • (7-4-1, 5-3 SWC – T-3rd)
Captains: Marcus Elliott, Mark Lee
DATE OPPONENT UA/OPP RK TV W L T UA OPP
Sept. 15 OLE MISS+ T 14 14
Sept. 22 TULSA W 18 9
Sept. 29 NAVY+ ESPN W 33 10
Oct. 6 TCU* L 31 32
Oct. 13 TEXAS TECH*+ W 24 0
Oct. 20 at Texas* NR/3 L 18 24
Oct. 27 at Houston* W 17 3
Nov. 3 RICE*+ W 28 6
Nov. 10 at Baylor* W 14 9
Nov. 17 TEXAS A&M (HC)* Raycom W 28 0
Nov. 24 at SMU* ESPN L 28 31
Dec. 27 vs. Auburn> NR/11 KATZ L 15 21
* Southwest Conference game
+ Little Rock, Ark.
> 1984 Liberty Bowl (Memphis, Tenn.)
1985 • (10-2, 6-2 SWC – T-2nd)
12th AP/12th UPI/15th USA Today
Captains: David Bazzel, Greg Lasker, Nick Miller, Andy Upchurch
DATE OPPONENT UA/OPP RK TV W L T UA OPP
Sept. 14 at Ole Miss# 14/NR W 24 19
Sept. 21 TULSA+ 14/NR W 24 0
Sept. 28 NEW MEXICO STATE+ 10/NR W 45 13
Oct. 5 at TCU* 10/NR Raycom W 41 0
Oct. 12 at Texas Tech* 6/NR W 30 7
Oct. 19 TEXAS* 4/NR ABC L 13 15
Oct. 26 HOUSTON*+ 14/NR Raycom W 57 27
Nov. 2 at Rice* 14/NR W 30 15
Nov. 9 BAYLOR*+ 12/11 ABC W 20 14
Nov. 16 at Texas A&M* 9/NR ESPN L 6 10
Nov. 23 SMU (HC)* 18/NR W 15 9
Dec. 22 vs. Arizona State> 14/NR LSN W 18 17
* Southwest Conference game
+ Little Rock, Ark.
# Jackson, Miss
> 1985 Holiday Bowl (San Diego, Calif.)
1986 • (9-3, 6-2 SWC – T-2nd)
15th AP/16th UPI/17th USA Today
Captains: James Shibest, Derrick Thomas, Theo Young
DATE OPPONENT UA/OPP RK TV W L T UA OPP
Sept. 13 OLE MISS+ 18/NR W 21 0
Sept. 20 TULSA 12/NR W 34 17
Sept. 27 NEW MEXICO STATE+ 9/NR W 42 11
Oct. 4 TCU* 8/NR Raycom W 34 17
Oct. 11 TEXAS TECH* 8/NR L 7 17
Oct. 18 at Texas* 14/NR ESPN W 21 14
Oct. 25 at Houston* 14/NR W 30 13
Nov. 1 RICE (HC)* 13/NR W 45 14
Nov. 8 at Baylor* 10/NR Raycom L 14 29
Nov. 15 TEXAS A&M*+ 17/7 ABC W 14 10
Nov. 22 at SMU* 11/NR W 41 0
Jan. 1 vs. Oklahoma> 9/3 NBC L 8 42
* Southwest Conference game
+ Little Rock, Ark.
> 1987 Orange Bowl (Miami, Fla.)
1987 • (9-4, 5-2 SWC – T-2nd)
Captains: Chris Bequette, Tony Cherico, Greg Thomas, Rickey Williams
DATE OPPONENT UA/OPP RK TV W L T UA OPP
Sept. 12 at Ole Miss# 13/NR W 31 10
Sept. 19 TULSA 12/NR NA W 30 15
Sept. 26 MIAMI (FLA.)+ 10/5 ESPN L 7 51
Oct. 3 at TCU* W 20 10
Oct. 10 at Texas Tech* 20/NR W 31 0
Oct. 17 TEXAS*+ 15/NR ESPN L 14 16
Oct. 24 HOUSTON* W 21 17
Oct. 31 at Rice* NA W 38 14
Nov. 7 BAYLOR (HC)* W 10 7
Nov. 14 at Texas A&M* 20/19 L 0 14
Nov. 28 NEW MEXICO+ W 43 25
Dec. 5 at Hawaii ESPN W 38 20
Dec. 29 vs. Georgia> NR/15 Raycom L 17 20
* Southwest Conference game
+ Little Rock, Ark.
# Jackson, Miss.
> 1987 Liberty Bowl (Memphis, Tenn.)
1988 • (10-2, 7-0 SWC – 1st)
SWC CHAMPION • 12th AP/13th UPI/14th USA Today
Captains: Steve Atwater, John Bland, Odis Lloyd, Kerry Owens
DATE OPPONENT UA/OPP RK TV W L T UA OPP
Sept. 3 PACIFIC (CALIF.)+ W 63 14
Sept. 10 TULSA W 30 26
Sept. 17 OLE MISS+ W 21 13
Oct. 1 TCU* Raycom W 53 10
Oct. 8 TEXAS TECH*+ 20/NR W 31 10
Oct. 15 at Texas* 17/NR HSE W 27 24
Oct. 22 at Houston* 13/NR Raycom W 26 21
Oct. 29 RICE*+ 11/NR W 21 14
Nov. 5 at Baylor* 11/NR HSE W 33 3
Nov. 12 TEXAS A&M (HC)* 11/NR HSE W 25 20
Nov. 26 at Miami (Fla.) 8/3 CBS L 16 18
Jan. 2 vs. UCLA> 8/9 CBS L 3 17
* Southwest Conference game
+ Little Rock, Ark.
> 1989 Cotton Bowl (Dallas, Texas)
1989 • (10-2, 7-1 SWC – 1st)
SWC CHAMPION • 13th AP/13th UPI/13th USA Today
Captains: Anthoney Cooney, Elbert Crawford, Tim Horton, Michael Shepherd
DATE OPPONENT UA/OPP RK TV W L T UA OPP
Sept. 16 TULSA 9/NR W 26 7
Sept. 23 at Ole Miss# 8/NR W 24 7
Sept. 30 TEXAS-EL PASO+ 8/NR W 39 7
Oct. 7 at TCU* 7/NR W 41 19
Oct. 14 at Texas Tech* 7/NR W 45 13
Oct. 21 TEXAS* 7/NR Raycom L 20 24
Oct. 28 HOUSTON*+ 18/12 W 45 39
Nov. 4 at Rice* 11/NR Raycom W 38 17
Nov. 11 BAYLOR (HC)* 10/NR ESPN W 19 10
Nov. 24 at Texas A&M* 9/14 CBS W 23 22
Dec. 2 SMU*+ 9/NR W 38 24
Jan. 1 vs. Tennessee> 10/8 CBS L 27 31
* Southwest Conference game
+ Little Rock, Ark.
# Jackson, Miss.
> 1990 Cotton Bowl (Dallas, Texas)
JACK CROWE
2+ SEASONS | 1990-92 | 9-15
Arkansas’ final head coach of the Southwest Conference
era, Jack Crowe directed the Razorbacks to a 14-13 win in
their last meeting with rival Texas as league foes and an
Independence Bowl berth in 1991.
1990 • (3-8, 1-7 SWC – 8th)
Captains: Quinn Grovey, Chad Rolen
DATE OPPONENT UA/OPP RK TV W L T UA OPP
Sept. 15 TULSA 15/NR W 28 3
Sept. 22 OLE MISS+ 13/NR Raycom L 17 21
Sept. 29 COLORADO STATE+ 23/NR W 31 20
Oct. 6 TCU*+ 21/NR L 26 54
Oct. 13 TEXAS TECH (HC)* L 44 49
Oct. 20 at Texas* NR/19 Raycom L 17 49
Oct. 27 at Houston* NR/6 L 28 62
Nov. 3 RICE*+ L 11 19
Nov. 10 at Baylor* Raycom L 3 34
Nov. 17 TEXAS A&M* L 16 20
Nov. 24 at SMU* W 42 29
* Southwest Conference game
+ Little Rock, Ark.
1991 • (6-6, 5-3 SWC – T-2nd)
Captains: Kirk Collins, Mark Henry
DATE OPPONENT UA/OPP RK TV W L T UA OPP
Aug. 31 MIAMI (FLA.)+ NR/3 ABC L 3 31
Sept. 7 SMU*+ W 17 6
Sept. 21 LOUISIANA-LAFAYETTE W 9 7
Sept. 28 at Ole Miss# L 17 24
Oct. 5 at TCU* W 22 21
Oct. 12 HOUSTON (HC)* W 29 17
Oct. 19 TEXAS*+ 25/NR Raycom W 14 13
Nov. 2 BAYLOR* 24/21 ABC L 5 9
Nov. 9 at Texas Tech* L 21 38
Nov. 16 at Texas A&M* NR/13 ESPN L 3 13
Nov. 23 RICE*+ W 20 0
Dec. 29 vs. Georgia> NR/24 ABC L 15 24
* Southwest Conference game
+ Little Rock, Ark.
# Jackson, Miss.
> 1991 Independence Bowl (Shreveport, La.)
ARKANSAS JOINS SOUTHEASTERN CONFERENCE
1992 • (3-7-1, 3-4-1 SEC – 4th/West)
Captains: Darwin Ireland, E.D. Jackson, Owen Kelly
DATE OPPONENT UA/OPP RK TV W L T UA OPP
Sept. 5 THE CITADEL L 3 10
JOE KINES
1 SEASON | 1992 | 3-6-1
Named interim head coach after the first game of the 1992
season, Joe Kines’ 10-game tenure included Arkansas’ first
Southeastern Conference win and the Razorbacks’ first win
at Tennessee.
DATE OPPONENT UA/OPP RK TV W L T UA OPP
Sept. 12 at South Carolina* W 45 7
Sept. 19 ALABAMA*+ NR/9 L 11 38
Sept. 26 at Memphis L 6 22
Oct. 3 GEORGIA (HC)* NR/16 JP L 3 27
Oct. 10 at Tennessee* NR/4 JP W 25 24
Oct. 17 OLE MISS*+ L 3 17
Oct. 31 at Auburn* T 24 24
Nov. 7 at Mississippi State* NR/19 JP L 3 10
Nov. 21 SMU+ L 19 24
Nov. 27 LSU* ESPN W 30 6
* Southeastern Conference game
+ Little Rock, Ark.
DANNY FORD
5 SEASONS | 1993-97 | 26-30-1
The architect of Clemson’s 1981 national championship,
Danny Ford directed Arkansas to its first Southeastern
Conference Western Division title and first SEC
championship game appearance in 1995. His tenure
included two on-the-field wins at Alabama, his alma mater, and another win over
the Crimson Tide by NCAA sanction.
1993 • (6-4-1, 4-3-1 SEC – 2nd/West)
Captains: Kirk Botkin, Tyrone Chatman
DATE OPPONENT UA/OPP RK TV W L T UA OPP
Sept. 4 at SMU W 10 6
Sept. 11 SOUTH CAROLINA* NR/19 W 18 17
Sept. 18 at Alabama*@ NR/2 JP W 3 43
Sept. 25 MEMPHIS+ L 0 6
Oct. 2 at Georgia* W 20 10
Oct. 9 TENNESSEE*+ NR/11 JP L 14 28
Oct. 16 at Ole Miss*# JP L 0 19
Oct. 30 AUBURN (HC)* L 21 31
Nov. 6 MISSISSIPPI STATE*+ T 13 13
Nov. 13 TULSA W 24 11
Nov. 27 at LSU* ESPN W 42 24
* Southeastern Conference game
+ Little Rock, Ark.
# Jackson, Miss.
@ Arkansas victory by NCAA-imposed forfeit
NOTE: SEC Western Division championship vacated by Alabama per NCAA sanction
in 1993.
1994 • (4-7, 2-6 SEC – T-4th/West)
Captains: Jason Allen, Willie Johnson
DATE OPPONENT UA/OPP RK TV W L T UA OPP
Sept. 3 SMU+ W 34 14
Sept. 10 at South Carolina* L 0 14
Sept. 17 ALABAMA* NR/12 ABC L 6 13
Sept. 25 at Memphis L 15 16
Oct. 1 VANDERBILT*+ W 42 6
Oct. 8 at Tennessee* L 21 38
Oct. 15 OLE MISS (HC)* W 31 7
Oct. 29 at Auburn* NR/4 JP L 14 31
Nov. 5 at Mississippi State* NR/24 JP L 7 17
Nov. 12 NORTHERN ILLINOIS W 30 27
Nov. 26 LSU*+ L 12 30
* Southeastern Conference game
+ Little Rock, Ark.
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