1987 Arkansas Razorbacks football team
American college football season
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The 1987 Arkansas Razorbacks football team represented the University of Arkansas as a member of the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1987 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Ken Hatfield, the Razorbacks compiled an overall record of 9–4 with a mark of 5–2 in conference play, tying for second place in the SWC. Arkansas was invited to the Liberty Bowl, where the Razorbacks lost to Georgia. The team played home games at Razorback Stadium in Fayetteville, Arkansas and War Memorial Stadium in Little Rock, Arkansas.
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Record9–4 (5–2 SWC)
Headcoach
- Ken Hatfield (4th season)
OffensiveschemeOption
| 1987 Arkansas Razorbacks football | |
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Liberty Bowl, L 17–20 vs. Georgia | |
| Conference | Southwest Conference |
| Record | 9–4 (5–2 SWC) |
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| Offensive scheme | Option |
| Defensive coordinator | Fred Goldsmith (4th season) |
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| Home stadium | Razorback Stadium War Memorial Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 10 Texas A&M $ | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arkansas | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas Tech | 3 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Baylor | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| TCU | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Houston | 2 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rice | 0 | – | 8 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 12 | Ole Miss* | No. 13 | W 31–10 | 57,900 | [1] | ||
| September 19 | Tulsa* | No. 12 | W 30–15 | 46,418 | [2] | ||
| September 26 | No. 5 Miami (FL)* | No. 10 |
| ESPN | L 7–51 | 55,310 | [3] |
| October 3 | at TCU | W 20–10 | 39,017 | [4] | |||
| October 10 | at Texas Tech | No. 20 | W 31–0 | 40,584 | [5] | ||
| October 17 | Texas | No. 15 |
| ESPN | L 14–16 | 54,902 | [6] |
| October 24 | Houston |
| W 21–17 | 34,820 | [7] | ||
| October 31 | at Rice | W 38–14 | 13,200 | [8] | |||
| November 7 | Baylor |
| W 10–7 | 51,496 | [9] | ||
| November 14 | at No. 19 Texas A&M | No. 20 | ESPN | L 0–14 | 73,511 | [10] | |
| November 28 | New Mexico* |
| W 43–25 | 27,200 | [11] | ||
| December 5 | at Hawaii* | ESPN | W 38–20 | 42,712 | [12] | ||
| December 29 | vs. Georgia* | Raycom | L 17–20 | 53,240 | [13] | ||
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Roster
- QB Greg Thomas, Sr
- QB Quinn Grovey, Fr
- QB Jim Simpson, Jr
- QB Michael James, Fr
- RB Sammy Van Dyke, Sr
- RB Barry Foster, Fr
- RB James Rouse, So
- RB Joe Johnson, Jr
- FB Anthony Chambers, Jr
- RB JuJu Harshaw, Fr
- RB Tony Holmes, So
- OT Freddie Childress, Jr
- OL Chris Bequette, Sr
- OL Bryan White, Sr
- OL James Morris, Jr
- OL Jim Mabry, So
- OL Rick Apolskis, So
- OL Darrin Worrell, So
- OL John Stitten, Fr
- OL Todd Gifford, Fr
- TE Jim Kessinger, Sr
- TE Billy Winston, So
- TE Elbert Crawford, So
- WR Derek Russell, Fr
- WR Tim Horton, So
- WR Skip Thompson, Jr
- DE Wayne Martin, Jr
- NG Tony Cherico, Sr
- DL Carl Bradford, Sr
- DL Shea Carr, Jr
- DL Michael Shepherd, So
- DL Albert Harris, So
- LB Rickey Williams, Sr
- LB Kerry Owens, Jr
- LB LaSalle Harper, Jr
- OLB Odis Lloyd, Jr
- LB Eric Whitted, Sr
- LB Reggie Hall, Jr
- LB Steve Jones, Sr
- LB Bubba Barrow, So
- FS Steve Atwater, Jr
- DB Richard Brothers, Jr
- DB Eric Bradford, Jr
- CB Anthony Cooney, So
- SS Patrick Williams, So
- DB John Bland, Jr
- DB Terrance Cain, Jr
- K Kendall Trainor, Jr
- P Allen Meacham, So
