Arkansas–Texas football rivalry

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

Arkansas–Texas football rivalry

Arkansas Razorbacks Texas Longhorns
First meeting	November 29, 1894 Texas 54, Arkansas 0
Latest meeting	September 11, 2021 Arkansas 40, Texas 21
Next meeting	November 16, 2024
Statistics
Meetings total	79
All-time series	Texas leads, 56–23 (.709)[1]
Largest victory	Texas, 54–0 (1894)
Longest win streak	Texas, 14 (1894–1932)
Current win streak	Arkansas, 2 (2014–present)

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Locations of Arkansas and Texas

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 Arkansas 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 will resume on a permanent basis when the Texas Longhorns join the Southeastern Conference in the 2024 season. Texas will visit Fayetteville in their first year as a member of the SEC. ^[9]

Game results

Arkansas victories

Texas victories

Tie games

No. Date Location Winning team Losing team 1 November 29, 1894 Austin Texas 54 Arkansas 0 2 October 29, 1903 Austin Texas 15 Arkansas 0 3 October 31, 1905 Fayetteville Texas 4 Arkansas 0 4 October 30, 1906 Fayetteville Texas 11 Arkansas 0 5 October 30, 1907 Fayetteville Texas 26 Arkansas 6 6 November 5, 1908 Austin Texas 21 Arkansas 0 7 October 28, 1911 Austin Texas 12 Arkansas 0 8 November 28, 1912 Austin Texas 48 Arkansas 0 9 November 14, 1916 Austin Texas 52 Arkansas 0 10 November 29, 1917 Austin Texas 20 Arkansas 0 11 November 8, 1919 Austin Texas 35 Arkansas 7 12 October 20, 1928 Austin Texas 20 Arkansas 7 13 October 12, 1929 Fayetteville Texas 27 Arkansas 0 14 November 18, 1932 Fayetteville Texas 34 Arkansas 0 15 November 24, 1933 Austin Arkansas 20 Texas 6 16 November 23, 1934 Fayetteville Texas 19 Arkansas 12 17 November 22, 1935 Austin Arkansas 28 Texas 13 18 December 5, 1936 Little Rock Arkansas 6 Texas 0 19 October 16, 1937 Austin Arkansas 21 Texas 10 20 October 15, 1938 Little Rock Arkansas 42 Texas 6 21 October 21, 1939 Austin Texas 14 Arkansas 13 22 October 19, 1940 Little Rock No. 14 Texas 21 Arkansas 0 23 October 18, 1941 Austin No. 2 Texas 48 Arkansas 14 24 October 17, 1942 Little Rock No. 20 Texas 47 Arkansas 6 25 October 16, 1943 Austin Texas 34 Arkansas 0 26 October 21, 1944 Little Rock Texas 19 Arkansas 0 27 October 20, 1945 Little Rock Texas 34 Arkansas 7 28 October 19, 1946 Austin No. 3 Texas 20 No. 14 Arkansas 0 29 October 18, 1947 Memphis No. 3 Texas 21 Arkansas 6 30 October 16, 1948 Austin Texas 14 Arkansas 6 31 October 15, 1949 Little Rock No. 16 Texas 27 Arkansas 14 32 October 21, 1950 Austin Texas 19 Arkansas 14 33 October 20, 1951 Fayetteville Arkansas 16 Texas 14 34 October 18, 1952 Austin Texas 44 Arkansas 7 35 October 17, 1953 Fayetteville Texas 16 Arkansas 7 36 October 16, 1954 Austin No. 12 Arkansas 20 Texas 7 37 October 15, 1955 Little Rock Arkansas 27 Texas 20 38 October 20, 1956 Austin Arkansas 32 Texas 14 39 October 19, 1957 Fayetteville Texas 17 No. 10 Arkansas 0 40 October 18, 1958 Fayetteville No. 7 Texas 24 Arkansas 6 41 October 17, 1959 Little Rock No. 3 Texas 13 No. 12 Arkansas 12 No. Date Location Winning team Losing team 42 October 15, 1960 Austin Arkansas 24 No. 11 Texas 23 43 October 21, 1961 Fayetteville No. 3 Texas 33 No. 10 Arkansas 7 44 October 20, 1962 Austin No. 1 Texas 7 No. 7 Arkansas 3 45 October 19, 1963 Little Rock No. 1 Texas 17 Arkansas 13 46 October 17, 1964 Austin No. 9 Arkansas 14 No. 1 Texas 13 47 October 16, 1965 Fayetteville No. 3 Arkansas 27 No. 1 Texas 24 48 October 15, 1966 Austin Arkansas 12 Texas 7 49 October 21, 1967 Little Rock Texas 21 Arkansas 12 50 October 19, 1968 Austin No. 17 Texas 39 No. 9 Arkansas 29 51 December 6, 1969 Fayetteville No. 1 Texas 15 No. 2 Arkansas 14 52 December 5, 1970 Austin No. 1 Texas 42 No. 4 Arkansas 7 53 October 16, 1971 Little Rock No. 16 Arkansas 31 No. 10 Texas 7 54 October 21, 1972 Austin No. 14 Texas 35 No. 17 Arkansas 15 55 October 20, 1973 Fayetteville Texas 34 Arkansas 6 56 October 19, 1974 Austin No. 16 Texas 38 Arkansas 7 57 October 18, 1975 Fayetteville No. 8 Texas 24 No. 20 Arkansas 18 58 December 4, 1976 Austin Texas 29 Arkansas 12 59 October 15, 1977 Fayetteville No. 2 Texas 13 No. 8 Arkansas 9 60 October 21, 1978 Austin No. 8 Texas 28 No. 3 Arkansas 21 61 October 20, 1979 Little Rock No. 10 Arkansas 17 No. 2 Texas 14 62 September 1, 1980 Austin No. 10 Texas 23 No. 6 Arkansas 17 63 October 17, 1981 Fayetteville Arkansas 42 No. 1 Texas 11 64 December 4, 1982 Austin No. 12 Texas 33 No. 6 Arkansas 7 65 October 15, 1983 Little Rock No. 2 Texas 31 Arkansas 3 66 October 20, 1984 Austin No. 3 Texas 24 Arkansas 18 67 October 19, 1985 Fayetteville Texas 15 No. 4 Arkansas 13 68 October 18, 1986 Austin Arkansas 21 Texas 14 69 October 17, 1987 Little Rock Texas 16 No. 15 Arkansas 14 70 October 15, 1988 Austin No. 6 Arkansas 27 No. 25 Texas 24 71 October 21, 1989 Fayetteville No. 24 Texas 24 No. 7 Arkansas 20 72 October 20, 1990 Austin No. 19 Texas 49 Arkansas 17 73 October 19, 1991 Little Rock Arkansas 14 Texas 13 74 January 1, 2000 Dallas No. 24 Arkansas 27 No. 14 Texas 6 75 September 13, 2003 Austin Arkansas 38 No. 6 Texas 28 76 September 11, 2004 Fayetteville No. 7 Texas 22 Arkansas 20 77 September 27, 2008 Austin No. 7 Texas 52 Arkansas 10 78 December 29, 2014 Houston Arkansas 31 Texas 7 79 September 11, 2021 Fayetteville Arkansas 40 No. 15 Texas 21 80 November 16, 2024 Fayetteville Series: Texas leads 56–23[1]

See also

• List of NCAA college football rivalry games

References

1. "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 (September 11, 2021). "40 years later, Hogs still remember thumping No. 1 Texas". Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, Inc. Retrieved September 13, 2021.
5. "2021 SEC football schedule announced". Fbschedules.com. January 27, 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.
9. "SEC reveals 2024 football opponents and locations".