2014 Texas Bowl

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

2014 AdvoCare V100 Texas Bowl
9th Texas Bowl
Arkansas Razorbacks Texas Longhorns
(6–6) (6–6)
SEC Big 12
31 7
Head coach: 
Bret Bielema		 Head coach: 
Charlie Strong
1234 Total
Arkansas 32107 31
Texas 0700 7
DateDecember 29, 2014
Season2014
StadiumNRG Stadium
LocationHouston, Texas
MVPArkansas QB Brandon Allen[1]
FavoriteArkansas by 6[2]
National anthemCory Morrow[3]
RefereeRon Cherry[4] (ACC)
Attendance71,115[4]
United States TV coverage
NetworkESPN/ESPN Radio
AnnouncersDave Pasch, Brian Griese, & Tom Luginbill (ESPN)
Adam Amin, John Congemi, & (ESPN Radio)
Texas Bowl
 < 2013  2015 > 

The 2014 Texas Bowl was an American college football bowl game played on December 29, 2014, at NRG Stadium in Houston, Texas. It was one of the 2014–15 bowl games that concluded the 2014 FBS football season. The ninth edition of the Texas Bowl, it featured the Arkansas Razorbacks of the Southeastern Conference and the Texas Longhorns of the Big 12 Conference. The game began at 8:00 p.m. CST and aired on ESPN. Sponsored by nutrition and sports performance company AdvoCare, it was officially known as the AdvoCare V100 Texas Bowl. Arkansas defeated Texas, 31–7.

Both Arkansas and Texas, led by relatively new head coaches Bret Bielema and Charlie Strong, entered with identical 6–6 records. Arkansas made their 40th overall bowl game appearance while Texas made their 53rd, though both teams made their first appearance in the Texas Bowl. The Razorbacks were favored to win the game by six points, with their rushing duo of Jonathan Williams and Alex Collins seen as a strong point and a contrast to Texas' passing game, which was seen as a weak point for the Longhorns due to the injury of quarterback David Ash earlier in the season.

After a slow first quarter that saw only an Adam McFain field goal, Arkansas' offense found their stride in the second quarter. The Razorbacks scored three times and built a 24–7 lead by halftime behind a pair of passing touchdowns from quarterback Brandon Allen, while a rushing touchdown by Texas quarterback Tyrone Swoopes late in the half proved to be the Longhorns' only points of the contest. The third and fourth quarters passed with little scoring. An additional rushing touchdown early in the fourth quarter extended the Razorbacks' lead, and the game concluded with Arkansas having claimed their first victory against Texas since 2003.

Teams[]

Main article: Arkansas–Texas football rivalry

The game was the 78th meeting of the Arkansas–Texas football rivalry, which had been played only occasionally since the Razorbacks left the Southwest Conference for the SEC in 1992. Texas entered the game leading the series 56–21.[5] The teams' last meeting came on September 27, 2008, when No. 7 Texas defeated Arkansas, 52–10, in what the Associated Press called an "embarrassing" loss for the Razorbacks, and the largest margin of victory in the series since 1916.[6] This game was the 40th all-time bowl appearance for Arkansas and the 53rd all-time appearance for Texas, though it was the first Texas Bowl appearance for both schools.[7][8] Additionally, it was the second postseason meeting between the teams, after No. 24 Arkansas upset No. 14 Texas by three touchdowns in the 2000 Cotton Bowl Classic.[9]

Arkansas Razorbacks[]

See also: 2014 Arkansas Razorbacks football team

Led by second-year head coach Bret Bielema, Arkansas entered 2014 looking to improve from a 3–9 campaign the previous year that included a winless record in SEC play.[10] The Razorbacks began their season with a road contest at No. 6 Auburn, where they were tied at halftime but did not score in the second half, and ended up losing by 24 points.[11] The Razorbacks were able to respond with three consecutive non-conference wins; they defeated Nicholls State by a wide margin of 67,[12] Texas Tech by 21 points,[13] and Northern Illinois by 38;[14] the first of these wins broke a school-record ten game losing streak dating back to September 21, 2013.[12] Two close losses followed, as the Hogs fell to No. 6 Texas A&M by a touchdown in overtime the following week,[15] and, following a bye week, were defeated by one point at home by No. 7 Alabama.[16] A third straight matchup against a ranked opponent followed, as the Razorbacks fell to No. 10 Georgia in Little Rock.[17] Now 3–4, the Razorbacks returned to .500 with a defeat of UAB on homecoming;[18] this would be UAB's last season before the shutdown of their football program,[19][20] which did not resume until the 2017 season.[21] The following weekend, Arkansas took No. 1 Mississippi State down to the wire, but an interception on the would-be game-tying drive doomed the Hogs to a seven-point loss.[22] Following another bye week, Arkansas defeated No. 15 LSU and No. 8 Ole Miss at home in back-to-back weeks;[23][24] both victories were shutouts, giving Arkansas their first consecutive shutouts of SEC opponents since joining the league in 1992, and making them the first team to shut out multiple ranked teams in the same season since North Carolina Pre-Flight did so in 1942.[25][26] Arkansas finished the regular season with a matchup against No. 17 Missouri in their first contest as conference foes and, as a result, the first edition of the Battle Line Rivalry;[27][28] Arkansas led going into the fourth quarter but allowed two touchdowns and lost by seven points.[29]

Arkansas finished the regular season with a 6–6 overall record and a 2–6 mark in conference play.[30] They accepted their bid to the Texas Bowl on December 7, 2014.[31]

Texas Longhorns[]

See also: 2014 Texas Longhorns football team

Following the retirement of head coach Mack Brown at the conclusion of the Longhorns' 8–5 campaign the year prior,[32] they entered the 2014 season led by Charlie Strong, whom they had hired from Louisville during the offseason.[33] This hire made Strong the first black head coach of a men's sport in Texas school history.[34] The Longhorns began the Strong era with a victory, playing North Texas to a 31-point victory.[35] They suffered their first setback the following week as they were defeated soundly by BYU in what SB Nation called "a drubbing".[36] Their first game away from home was next on the schedule, as they faced No. 12 UCLA at AT&T Stadium in Arlington;[37] the Longhorns fell by three points after giving up what was the game-winning touchdown with three minutes remaining in the game.[38] Following a bye week, Texas evened their record with a shutout of Kansas in their first true road game.[39] Entering October, Texas faced top-15 ranked teams in two consecutive games, both of which they would lose: they hosted No. 7 Baylor, losing by three touchdowns,[40] and then travelled to Dallas to face No. 11 Oklahoma, losing by five points.[41] Texas returned home the following week and rebounded with a three-point win against Iowa State thanks to a Nick Rose game-winning field goal with three seconds remaining, but suffered a shutout loss at No. 11 Kansas State in their next contest.[42] Going into November, the Longhorns had a record of 3–5, but they reversed their fortunes by winning three consecutive games. They defeated Texas Tech convincingly[43] before returning to Austin, where they defeated No. 24 West Virginia.[44] They achieved bowl eligibility with their next win, a road victory against Oklahoma State.[45] After another bye week, they fell to No. 5 TCU, which was their regular season finale and the Longhorns' homecoming game.[46][47]

Texas finished their regular season with a record of 6–6 and a 5–4 mark in conference.[48] They accepted their bowl bid on December 7, 2014.[31]

"Horns down" controversy[]

On December 27, two days before the game was played, a press conference for the game was held, with both coaches in attendance. At the conclusion of the conference, the coaches shook hands while posing for the media. In the picture, Arkansas coach Bret Bielema could be seen giving what appeared to be the "horns down" sign, the inverted form of the Hook 'em horns sign, which is often used to show opposition to Texas Longhorns athletic teams. Bielema later denied that he gave the sign on purpose, with some reporting that the image could have been digitally altered using Adobe Photoshop or a similar program;[49] however, this theory was debunked by a live news broadcast of the handshake and separately by the individual that took the photo.[50] SB Nation later reported that the gesture was, in fact, probably given on accident, as Bielema was seen during the game making the sign inadvertently while moving his middle and ring fingers back and forth.[51] Arkansas quarterback Brandon Allen was later seen deliberately displaying the sign near the end of the game's fourth quarter.[51]

Game summary[]

Pre-game[]

Entering the contest, Arkansas was favored to win, with the spread set at 6.5 points alongside a projected total of 44.5 points.[52] The Razorbacks rushing offense, led by the duo of Alex Collins and Jonathan Williams, was expected to perform well.[52] Texas's offense was expected to depend largely on the performance of quarterback Tyrone Swoopes, who had experienced struggles with interceptions throughout the year; Swoopes was thrust into the starting role after starter David Ash suffered a season-ending concussion in early September.[53]

The game was played indoors at NRG Stadium, making weather a non-issue for the game. The officiating crew for the game was led by referee Ron Cherry and represented the Atlantic Coast Conference.[54]

First half[]

Scheduled for an 8:00 p.m. CST start, the game began at 8:06 p.m., as Nick Rose's opening kickoff was returned by Alex Collins to the Arkansas 23-yard-line. The Razorbacks picked up a first down after two plays, but then stalled and were forced to punt. Texas began their opening drive at their own 8-yard-line, but committed a false start penalty, which backed them up to their own 4-yard-line. The Longhorns were unable to do much with their first possession, moving the ball to the 10-yard-line before being forced to punt themselves. The game's first points came on Arkansas' ensuing possession; taking the ball at the Texas 48-yard-line, the Arkansas offense was able to drive to the Texas 15-yard-line, where Adam McFain converted a 32 yard field goal to make the score 3–0. Texas advanced to their own 46-yard-line on their next possession, but was forced to punt on 4th & 17. Arkansas started their third drive pinned back at their own 13-yard-line, but advanced down the field in six plays and capped their drive with a 36 yard touchdown pass from Brandon Allen to Demetrius Wilson, increasing their lead to ten.[55]

The game's first three-and-out came on the first Texas drive of the second quarter, and Arkansas' ensuing drive ended with a punt as well, though after eight plays rather than three. Receiving the ball inside their own 5-yard-line for the second time in the game, Texas running back Johnathan Gray was tackled in the backfield on 1st & 10 and fumbled into the end zone, resulting in an Arkansas touchdown after Taiwan Johnson recovered the ball. The Texas offense responded well; a 30-yard return on the ensuing kickoff gave Texas excellent field position, starting on the Arkansas 44-yard-line. The Longhorns drove to the Arkansas 9-yard-line in seven plays before Tyrone Swoopes scored the Longhorns' first points of the evening on a nine-yard touchdown rush. Arkansas continued to be effective on offense, as they scored their third touchdown of the quarter on their final drive before the half; a five-yard pass from Brandon Allen to Keon Hatcher on the drive's ninth play put the Razorbacks up 24–7 at halftime.[55]

Second half[]

Texas received the ball to begin the third quarter, but their opening drive proved unsuccessful, as a third down sack forced a punt on 4th & 18. Taking over with great field position, at the Texas 35-yard-line, Arkansas' first drive of the second half took them down to the Texas 14-yard-line. Arkansas was unable to capitalize, however, as Adam McFain missed a 32 yard field goal, which gave Texas possession back. The following four minutes of the quarter contained unproductive drives from both teams – the next three drives were each three-and-outs, Texas twice and Arkansas once. This stretch ended with Arkansas' next drive; starting on their own 43-yard-line, Arkansas drove 57 yards in 13 plays, converting a pair of third downs and a fourth down, en route to a one yard rushing touchdown from Jonathan Williams. This increased Arkansas' lead to 31–7.[55]

The Razorback lead now 24 points, each team had only a few more possessions before the end of the game. Texas' next drive started at their own 23-yard-line with just over eleven minutes remaining in the game, though the Longhorns went three-and-out and punted the ball back to Arkansas, who took over on the Texas 45-yard-line. Though they were able to successfully convert the drive's first third down, Arkansas was not able to convert the second, and they punted the ball back to Texas with five minutes to play. What would be the Longhorns' final drive of the contest began at their own 10-yard-line; the Texas offense drove to their own 39-yard-line before a Tyrone Swoopes downfield pass was intercepted by Henre' Toliver, and returned to the Texas 33-yard-line. Taking possession with three minutes on the clock, Arkansas was able to run the ball three times to pick up a first down, and was then able to line up in victory formation and run out the remainder of the clock. The game finished with Arkansas having defeated Texas, 31–7.[55]

Scoring summary[]

Scoring summary
Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score
Plays Yards TOP Arkansas Texas
1 4:32 10 33 4:21 Arkansas 32-yard field goal by Adam McFain 3 0
2 14:15 6 87 2:44 Arkansas Demetrius Wilson 36-yard touchdown reception from Brandon Allen, McFain kick good 10 0
2 8:13 Arkansas Fumble recovery returned 0 yards for touchdown by Taiwan Johnson, McFain kick good 17 0
2 3:59 8 44 4:14 Texas Tyrone Swoopes 9-yard touchdown run, Nick Rose kick good 17 7
2 0:24 9 61 3:35 Arkansas Keon Hatcher 5-yard touchdown reception from Allen, McFain kick good 24 7
4 11:41 13 57 8:39 Arkansas Jonathan Williams 1-yard touchdown run, McFain kick good 31 7
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 31 7

Source:[55]

Statistics[]

Team statistics[]

Team statistical comparison[54]
Statistic Arkansas Texas
First downs 20 7
First downs rushing 11 1
First downs passing 7 6
First downs penalty 2 0
Third down efficiency 9–17 3–11
Fourth down efficiency 1–1 0–0
Total plays–net yards 73–351 43–59
Rushing attempts–net yards 50–191 18–2
Yards per rush 3.8 0.1
Yards passing 160 57
Pass completions–attempts 12–23 13–25
Interceptions thrown 0 1
Punt returns–total yards 1–27 1–4
Kickoff returns–total yards 2–60 5–128
Punts–total yardage 4–159 7–292
Fumbles–lost 1–0 2–1
Penalties–yards 2–15 5–34
Time of possession 41:10 18:50

Individual statistics[]

Arkansas statistics[54]
Razorbacks passing
C–A Yds TD INT
Brandon Allen 12–23 160 2 0
Razorbacks rushing
Car Yds TD Avg
Jonathan Williams 23 105 1 4.6
Alex Collins 17 76 0 4.5
Brandon Allen 6 13 0 2.2
Keon Hatcher 1 2 0 2.0
Razorbacks receiving
Rec Yds TD Avg
Demetrius Wilson 2 52 1 26.0
Keon Hatcher 4 41 1 10.3
Drew Morgan 2 33 0 16.5
Hunter Henry 1 18 0 18.0
Jared Cornelius 3 16 0 5.3
Texas statistics[54]
Longhorns passing
C–A Yds TD INT
Tyrone Swoopes 13–25 57 0 1
Longhorns rushing
Car Yds TD Avg
Malcolm Brown 7 25 0 3.6
Johnathan Gray 6 9 0 1.5
Tyrone Swoopes 5 −32 1 −6.4
Longhorns receiving
Rec Yds TD Avg
John Harris 4 36 0 9.0
Jacore Warrick 3 13 0 4.3
Marcus Johnson 1 9 0 9.0
Jaxon Shipley 1 6 0 6.0
Daje Johnson 3 0 0 0.0
Malcolm Brown 1 −7 0 −7.0

Aftermath[]

Following the game, Arkansas improved their record to 7–6, marking their first winning season since 2011.[56] Texas, on the other hand, finished the season with a record of 6–7. Arkansas' defense held the Texas offense to a significantly unproductive game; their 59 total yards was a season-low and the Longhorns mustered only a net total of two rushing yards on 18 carries.[57] Arkansas' defense allowed the fewest total yardage since allowing 40 total yards to Abilene Christian in 1940, and set a new school record for the fewest total yardage ever allowed in a bowl game.[57]

A total of 71,115 people attended the game, setting a Texas Bowl record and making the game the highest-attended bowl game in the history of the city of Houston.[54]

Arkansas would return to a bowl game the following season, defeating Kansas State in the 2016 Liberty Bowl.[58] Texas would go two years without a bowl before another appearance, when they defeated Missouri in the 2017 Texas Bowl.[59]

References[]

  1. ^ Clip Syndicate (December 30, 2014). "Texas Bowl MVP Brandon Allen". theusdaily.com. Archived from the original on December 30, 2014. Retrieved December 30, 2014.
  2. ^ "Latest Vegas odds for 2014-15 bowl games". 247Sports. Archived from the original on January 30, 2022. Retrieved July 30, 2021.
  3. ^ Kirk, Otis (December 28, 2014). "Some details concerning Monday's Texas Bowl Gameday Schedule". arkansas.247sports.com. Archived from the original on January 30, 2022. Retrieved December 30, 2014.
  4. ^ a b "Football vs Arkansas on 12/29/2014 - Box Score". University of Texas Athletics. Retrieved July 30, 2021.
  5. ^ "2014 Arkansas Razorbacks Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Arkansas. Archived (PDF) from the original on August 1, 2015. Retrieved November 21, 2021.
  6. ^ Associated Press (September 27, 2008). "QB McCoy nearly perfect as Texas embarrasses Arkansas". ESPN. Retrieved November 21, 2021.
  7. ^ "Hog Walk Scheduled at Texas Bowl". Arkansas Razorbacks. December 29, 2014. Retrieved November 21, 2021.
  8. ^ "Horns accept bid to Texas Bowl". On3. December 7, 2014. Archived from the original on January 30, 2022. Retrieved November 21, 2021.
  9. ^ "2000 Cotton Bowl: Arkansas 27, Texas 6". KATV. September 11, 2015. Archived from the original on January 30, 2022. Retrieved November 21, 2021.
  10. ^ "2013 Arkansas Razorbacks Schedule and Results". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on January 30, 2022. Retrieved November 28, 2021.
  11. ^ Zenorap, John (August 30, 2014). "Marshall, Johnson, No. 6 Auburn top Arkansas 45-21". KATV. Archived from the original on January 30, 2022. Retrieved November 28, 2021.
  12. ^ a b Associated Press (September 6, 2014). "Arkansas snaps 10-game losing streak with 73-7 win over Nicholls State". Fox News. Archived from the original on January 30, 2022. Retrieved November 28, 2021.
  13. ^ Associated Press (September 13, 2014). "Arkansas runs for 7 TDs, beats Texas Tech 49-28". USA Today. Archived from the original on January 30, 2022. Retrieved November 28, 2021.
  14. ^ Associated Press (September 20, 2014). "Arkansas extends streak, downs NIU 52-14". ESPN. Archived from the original on January 30, 2022. Retrieved November 28, 2021.
  15. ^ Associated Press (September 27, 2014). "No. 6 Texas A&M rallies, knocks off Arkansas in overtime". ESPN. Retrieved November 29, 2021.
  16. ^ "No. 7 Alabama holds off Arkansas 14-13". USA Today. October 11, 2014. Archived from the original on January 30, 2022. Retrieved November 29, 2021.
  17. ^ Jones, Matt (October 18, 2014). "Arkansas loses to No. 10 Georgia". Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. Archived from the original on January 30, 2022. Retrieved November 29, 2021.
  18. ^ Jones, Matt (October 25, 2014). "Arkansas routs UAB on homecoming". Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. Archived from the original on January 30, 2022. Retrieved November 29, 2021.
  19. ^ "UAB eliminating football for 'greater good'". ESPN. December 2, 2014. Archived from the original on January 30, 2022. Retrieved November 29, 2021.
  20. ^ Frank, Vincent (December 4, 2014). "UAB Cancels Football: The Larger Issue Of 'Amateur Athletics' Clashing With Corporate Ideology". Forbes. Retrieved November 29, 2021.
  21. ^ Kirshner, Alex (September 1, 2017). "Why UAB died and came back, explained in 2 minutes". SB Nation. Archived from the original on January 30, 2022. Retrieved November 29, 2021.
  22. ^ "Dak Prescott's career-high 331 yards lead Mississippi St. past Arkansas". ESPN. November 1, 2014. Retrieved November 29, 2021.
  23. ^ Jones, Matt (November 15, 2014). "Arkansas beats LSU 17-0". Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. Archived from the original on January 30, 2022. Retrieved November 29, 2021.
  24. ^ "Arkansas defense forces 6 TOs, blanks Ole Miss to earn bowl eligibility". ESPN. November 22, 2014. Retrieved November 29, 2021.
  25. ^ Vint, Patrick (November 22, 2014). "3 things we learned from Arkansas-Ole Miss". SB Nation. Archived from the original on January 30, 2022. Retrieved November 29, 2021.
  26. ^ "1942 North Carolina Pre-Flight Cloudbusters Schedule and Results". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on January 30, 2022. Retrieved November 29, 2021.
  27. ^ Matter, Dave (May 27, 2014). "Mizzou-Arkansas moved to Black Friday". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Archived from the original on January 30, 2022. Retrieved November 29, 2021.
  28. ^ Cox, Jordan (November 5, 2014). "'Battle Line Rivalry' formed between Arkansas and Missouri". Saturday Down South. Archived from the original on January 30, 2022. Retrieved November 29, 2021.
  29. ^ Daniels, Tim (November 28, 2014). "Arkansas vs. Missouri: Score and Twitter Reaction from 2014 Battle Line Rivalry". Bleacher Report. Archived from the original on January 30, 2022. Retrieved November 29, 2021.
  30. ^ "2014 Arkansas Football Schedule". FBSchedules. Archived from the original on January 30, 2022. Retrieved January 6, 2022.
  31. ^ a b "Texas and Arkansas accept bids to play in AdvoCare V100 Texas Bowl". Houston Texans. December 7, 2014. Archived from the original on January 30, 2022. Retrieved November 29, 2021.
  32. ^ Davis, Brian (December 14, 2013). "Texas' Mack Brown Resigns After 16 Seasons as Longhorns Head Coach". Austin American-Statesman. Retrieved December 30, 2013.
  33. ^ Kercheval, Ben (January 5, 2014). "Texas Hires Charlie Strong, Opens Up Florida Recruiting and Terrifies Big 12". Bleacher Report. Archived from the original on January 30, 2022. Retrieved January 6, 2022.
  34. ^ Olson, Max (January 5, 2014). "Texas announces hire of Louisville's Strong". ESPN. Archived from the original on January 30, 2022. Retrieved January 6, 2022.
  35. ^ "Texas wins Strong debut 38–7 over North Texas". ESPN. August 30, 2014. Archived from the original on January 30, 2022. Retrieved January 6, 2022.
  36. ^ Hein, Brett (September 7, 2014). "Texas win in videos, photos, and tweets". SB Nation. Archived from the original on January 30, 2022. Retrieved January 6, 2022.
  37. ^ "UCLA vs Texas Box Score". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. September 13, 2014. Archived from the original on January 30, 2022. Retrieved January 6, 2022.
  38. ^ "Jerry Neuheisel leads No. 12 UCLA to comeback victory against Texas, 20-17". The Oregonian. September 14, 2014. Archived from the original on January 30, 2022. Retrieved January 6, 2022.
  39. ^ "Swoopes TDs, 4 picks help Texas blank Kansas 23-0". USA Today. September 27, 2014. Archived from the original on January 30, 2022. Retrieved January 6, 2022.
  40. ^ "Longhorns have too many miscues against Baylor". KVUE ABC. October 6, 2014. Archived from the original on January 30, 2022. Retrieved January 6, 2022.
  41. ^ Chiari, Mike (October 11, 2014). "Texas vs. Oklahoma: Score and Twitter Reaction from 2014 Red River Showdown". Bleacher Report. Archived from the original on January 30, 2022. Retrieved January 6, 2022.
  42. ^ "NCAA Football Highlights: Kansas St. 23 - Texas 0". Westwood One Sports. October 25, 2014. Archived from the original on January 30, 2022. Retrieved January 6, 2022.
  43. ^ Manning, Bryan (November 1, 2014). "Texas vs. Texas Tech: Game Grades, Analysis for Longhorns and Red Raiders". Bleacher Report. Archived from the original on January 30, 2022. Retrieved January 6, 2022.
  44. ^ "Johnathan Gray's 3 TDs push Texas past No. 23 West Virginia". ESPN. November 8, 2014. Retrieved January 6, 2022.
  45. ^ "Texas beats Oklahoma St, becomes bowl eligible". ESPN. November 15, 2014. Archived from the original on January 30, 2022. Retrieved January 6, 2022.
  46. ^ "Texas Christian at Texas Box Score, November 27, 2014". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. November 27, 2014. Archived from the original on January 30, 2022. Retrieved January 6, 2022.
  47. ^ "Football plagued by turnovers in 48-10 loss to No. 6/5 TCU". University of Texas Athletics. November 27, 2014. Archived from the original on January 30, 2022. Retrieved January 6, 2022.
  48. ^ "2014 Texas Football Schedule". FBSchedules. Archived from the original on January 30, 2022. Retrieved January 6, 2022.
  49. ^ "Did he or didn't he? A Bret Bielema Horns down investigation". ESPN. December 28, 2014. Archived from the original on January 30, 2022. Retrieved November 28, 2021.
  50. ^ "Photo: A Smirking Bret Bielema Did The 'Horns Down' Gesture While Posing With Charlie Strong". The Spun. December 27, 2014. Archived from the original on January 30, 2022. Retrieved November 28, 2021.
  51. ^ a b Kirk, Jason (December 30, 2014). "Arkansas QB goes Horns Down on purpose". SBNation.com. Archived from the original on January 30, 2022. Retrieved November 28, 2021.
  52. ^ a b Roling, Chris (December 28, 2014). "AdvoCare Texas Bowl 2014: Arkansas vs. Texas". Bleacher Report. Archived from the original on January 30, 2022. Retrieved November 21, 2021.
  53. ^ Ellis, Zac (September 1, 2014). "Charlie Strong's first year at Texas just got a lot tougher". Sports Illustrated. Archived from the original on January 30, 2022. Retrieved November 21, 2021.
  54. ^ a b c d e "Game Statistics - Arkansas vs Texas" (PDF). University of Arkansas. December 29, 2014. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 2, 2017. Retrieved November 21, 2021.
  55. ^ a b c d e "Arkansas Razorbacks vs. Texas Longhorns - Play By Play". ESPN. December 29, 2014. Retrieved December 30, 2014.
  56. ^ Associated Press (December 30, 2014). "Brandon Allen tosses 2 TDs as Hogs trample Longhorns in Texas Bowl". ESPN.
  57. ^ a b Holt, Bob (December 31, 2014). "Texas two-stomp". Arkansas Online. Archived from the original on January 30, 2022. Retrieved November 21, 2021.
  58. ^ "Arkansas tops Kansas State in Liberty Bowl". Arkansas Online. January 2, 2016. Archived from the original on January 30, 2022. Retrieved November 28, 2021.
  59. ^ Associated Press (December 28, 2017). "Texas caps Tom Herman's first season with win over Missouri in Texas Bowl". USA Today. Archived from the original on January 30, 2022. Retrieved November 28, 2021.

External links[]

Retrieved from ""