Arkansas–Texas football rivalry

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Arkansas–Texas football rivalry
Arkansas Razorbacks logo.svg
Arkansas Razorbacks
Texas Longhorns logo.svg
Texas Longhorns
First meetingNovember 29, 1894
Texas 54, Arkansas 0
Latest meetingSeptember 11, 2021
Arkansas 40, Texas 21
Next meeting2025
Statistics
Meetings total79
All-time seriesTexas leads, 56–23 (.709)[1]
Largest victoryTexas, 54–0 (1894)
Longest win streakTexas, 14 (1894–1932)
Current win streakArkansas, 2 (2014–present)
Locations of Arkansas and Texas

The Arkansas–Texas football rivalry is an American college football rivalry between the Arkansas Razorbacks and Texas Longhorns.

History[]

Texas and Arkansas first met in 1894 in a 54–0 victory by Texas.[2] The two programs have met 79 times and have played many historically notable games, such as the 1964 game in Austin that led to Arkansas's 1964 national title, the 1969 Game of the Century in Fayetteville between #2 Arkansas and #1 Texas, which eventually led to Texas's 1969 national title, the 1981 game in Fayetteville that is the largest margin of victory for an unranked team over the top-ranked team in college football since World War II when Arkansas beat #1 Texas 42–11, and the first game of the 21st century, when Arkansas beat Texas 27–6 in the 2000 Cotton Bowl.[3][4] Although they have not regularly played each other since Arkansas's move to the Southeastern Conference in 1991, which consequently sent Texas to the Big XII Conference in 1996, many fans consider this an important rivalry. Texas and Arkansas met in the 2014 Texas Bowl, which Arkansas won 31–7. The two teams renewed the rivalry on September 11, 2021 at Fayetteville[5] with Arkansas winning the “welcome to the SEC” game 40–21.[6]

Texas leads the series 56–23. [7][8] The rivalry is expected to resume on a permanent basis when the Texas Longhorns join the Southeastern Conference, likely in the 2025 season or sooner.

Game results[]

Arkansas victoriesTexas victoriesTie games
No.DateLocationWinnerScore
1 November 29, 1894 Austin Texas 54–0
2 October 29, 1903 Austin Texas 15–0
3 October 31, 1905 Fayetteville Texas 4–0
4 October 30, 1906 Fayetteville Texas 11–0
5 October 30, 1907 Fayetteville Texas 26–6
6 November 5, 1908 Austin Texas 21–0
7 October 28, 1911 Austin Texas 12–0
8 November 28, 1912 Austin Texas 48–0
9 November 14, 1916 Austin Texas 52–0
10 November 29, 1917 Austin Texas 20–0
11 November 8, 1919 Austin Texas 35–7
12 October 20, 1928 Austin Texas 20–7
13 October 12, 1929 Fayetteville Texas 27–0
14 November 18, 1932 Fayetteville Texas 34–0
15 November 24, 1933 Austin Arkansas 20–6
16 November 23, 1934 Fayetteville Texas 19–12
17 November 22, 1935 Austin Arkansas 28–13
18 December 3, 1936 Little Rock Arkansas 6–0
19 October 16, 1937 Austin Arkansas 21–10
20 October 15, 1938 Little Rock Arkansas 42–6
21 October 21, 1939 Austin Texas 14–13
22 October 19, 1940 Little Rock No. 14 Texas 21–0
23 October 18, 1941 Austin No. 2 Texas 48–14
24 October 17, 1942 Little Rock No. 20 Texas 47–6
25 October 16, 1943 Austin Texas 34–0
26 October 21, 1944 Little Rock Texas 19–0
27 October 20, 1945 Little Rock Texas 34–7
28 October 19, 1946 Austin No. 3 Texas 20–0
29 October 18, 1947 Memphis No. 3 Texas 21–6
30 October 16, 1948 Austin Texas 14–6
31 October 15, 1949 Little Rock No. 16 Texas 27–14
32 October 21, 1950 Austin Texas 19–14
33 October 20, 1951 Fayetteville Arkansas 16–14
34 October 18, 1952 Austin Texas 44–7
35 October 17, 1953 Fayetteville Texas 16–7
36 October 16, 1954 Austin No. 12 Arkansas 20–7
37 October 15, 1955 Little Rock Arkansas 27–20
38 October 20, 1956 Austin Arkansas 32–14
39 October 19, 1957 Fayetteville Texas 17–0
40 October 18, 1958 Fayetteville No. 7 Texas 24–6
No.DateLocationWinnerScore
41 October 17, 1959 Little Rock No. 3 Texas 13–12
42 October 15, 1960 Austin Arkansas 24–23
43 October 21, 1961 Fayetteville No. 3 Texas 33–7
44 October 20, 1962 Austin No. 1 Texas 7–3
45 October 19, 1963 Little Rock No. 1 Texas 17–13
46 October 17, 1964 Austin No. 9 Arkansas 14–13
47 October 16, 1965 Fayetteville No. 3 Arkansas 27–24
48 October 15, 1966 Austin Arkansas 12–7
49 October 21, 1967 Little Rock Texas 21–12
50 October 19, 1968 Austin No. 17 Texas 39–29
51 December 6, 1969 Fayetteville No. 1 Texas 15–14
52 December 5, 1970 Austin No. 1 Texas 42–7
53 October 16, 1971 Little Rock No. 16 Arkansas 31–7
54 October 21, 1972 Austin No. 14 Texas 35–15
55 October 20, 1973 Fayetteville Texas 34–6
56 October 19, 1974 Austin No. 16 Texas 38–7
57 October 18, 1975 Fayetteville No. 8 Texas 24–18
58 December 4, 1976 Austin Texas 29–12
59 October 15, 1977 Fayetteville No. 2 Texas 13–9
60 October 21, 1978 Austin No. 8 Texas 28–21
61 October 20, 1979 Little Rock No. 10 Arkansas 17–14
62 September 1, 1980 Austin No. 10 Texas 23–17
63 October 17, 1981 Fayetteville Arkansas 42–11
64 December 4, 1982 Austin No. 12 Texas 33–7
65 October 15, 1983 Little Rock No. 2 Texas 31–3
66 October 20, 1984 Austin No. 3 Texas 24–18
67 October 19, 1985 Fayetteville Texas 15–13
68 October 18, 1986 Austin Arkansas 21–14
69 October 17, 1987 Little Rock Texas 16–14
70 October 15, 1988 Austin No. 6 Arkansas 27–24
71 October 21, 1989 Fayetteville No. 24 Texas 24–20
72 October 20, 1990 Austin No. 19 Texas 49–17
73 October 19, 1991 Little Rock Arkansas 14–13
74 January 1, 2000 Dallas No. 24 Arkansas 27–6
75 September 13, 2003 Austin Arkansas 38–28
76 September 11, 2004 Fayetteville No. 7 Texas 22–20
77 September 27, 2008 Austin No. 7 Texas 52–10
78 December 29, 2014 Houston Arkansas 31–7
79 September 11, 2021 Fayetteville Arkansas 40–21
Series: Texas leads 56–23[1]

See also[]

  • List of NCAA college football rivalry games

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Winsipedia - Arkansas Razorbacks vs. Texas Longhorns football series history".
  2. ^ Trister, Noah (September 25, 2008). "Arkansas–Texas: The intermittent rivalry". USA Today. Associated Press. Retrieved October 15, 2011.
  3. ^ Schaeffer, Rick (January 2005). Game of My Life: Memorable Stories of Razorback Football. ISBN 1-58261-988-3.
  4. ^ Holt, Bob (11 September 2021). "40 years later, Hogs still remember thumping No. 1 Texas". Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, Inc. Retrieved 13 September 2021.
  5. ^ "2021 SEC football schedule announced". Fbschedules.com. 27 January 2021.
  6. ^ "Texas vs. Arkansas - Game Recap - September 11, 2021 - ESPN".
  7. ^ "All-Time Records vs. Opponents". Mackbrown-texasfootball.com. Archived from the original on August 10, 2008. Retrieved October 15, 2011.
  8. ^ "History: Season-by-Season Results". 2011 Football Media Guide (PDF). Fayetteville, Arkansas: University of Arkansas Media Relations Department. 2011. pp. 171–182. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 22, 2011. Retrieved October 15, 2011.
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