Arkansas at SMU
Friday, October 22, 1920 Share
Arkansas beat SMU 6–0. It was their first meeting; after it, Arkansas led the series 1–0.
FinalHigh 77°F, low 67°F, 0.01 in. of rain
In the newspapers

Pine Bluff daily graphic, October 24, 1920, page 2
Read the text
RAzORBACkS BEAT TEXAS METH0DISTS IN MUDDY CONTEST Arkansas University Makes Lone Touchdown and Fails on Kick Dallas, Texas, Oct. 23.-The Uni versity of Arkansas defeated South ern Methodist University 6 to 0 in a game played at the State Fair Ground here today. A swift chilling breeze swept the field, while rain fell inter- mittently during the contest, putting the Mustangs reputed fast backfield at a disadvantage. Robinson and J L. Williams starred for Arkansas in skirting the ends for constant gains Southern Methodist University was outplayed in every period. About four thousand persons visited tho game.
Public-domain newspapers from the Library of Congress’s Chronicling America, found through the American Stories dataset (Dell and Harvard, CC BY 4.0). The text is the machine reading of the page, mistakes and all.
Before kickoff
Our ratings going in
Our ratings (scores only)
SMU 67% to win. Arkansas pulled the upset.
The series
Every Arkansas–SMU gameArkansas leads 37–31–5 in 73 meetings, counting the 72 since this game.
| 1999 | Arkansas 26, SMU 0 | |
| 1998 | Arkansas 44, SMU 17 | |
| 1997 | SMU 31, Arkansas 9 | |
| 1996 | SMU 23, Arkansas 10 | |
| 1995 | SMU 17, Arkansas 14 | |
| 1994 | Arkansas 34, SMU 14 |
Around this game
Arkansas
- Next gamevs. Missouri–RollaOct. 30, 1920
- SeasonArkansas in 1920
- ProgramArkansas history and records
SMU
- Next gamevs. Trinity (Texas)Oct. 30, 1920
- SeasonSMU in 1920
- ProgramSMU history and records

