Arkansas at Vanderbilt
Saturday, October 22, 1949 Share
Arkansas beat Vanderbilt 7–6. It was their first meeting; after it, Arkansas led the series 1–0.
FinalHigh 69°F, low 47°F, 0.07 in. of rainAttendance 26,500
In the newspapers

Evening star, October 23, 1949, page 39
Read the text
Vanderbilt Is Upset BY Arkansas, I 10 6 NASHVILLE. Tenn. Oct. a. Fullback Geno Mazzanti raced II yards to set up a touchdown which gave Arkansas a 7–6 upset victory over Vanderbilt today. A crowd of 26,500 witnessed the game. +. Defensive Fullback Lows Schaufele. who seldom has carried the ball for Arkansas, plunged the two yards for the touchdown in the second quarter. The kick for the extra point was good. Vanderbilt pounded and passed away in several spirited tries which carried almost to the goal line in the third and fourth quarters, but was able to generate only one scoring punch. Vanderbilt scored on a 81-yard march in the third period. It started when Carl Copp intercepted a pass on the Vanderbilt 10. Ten plays later, Left Halfback Nelson Burton ran 80 yards to score. Cannon.M n.Mayes’ kick for the extra point was blocked. SCORE BY PERIODS. ArkapsaS n Y a. Y
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)
Vanderbilt 75% to win. Arkansas pulled the upset.
The series
Every Arkansas–Vanderbilt gameArkansas leads 8–3 in 11 meetings, counting the 10 since this game.
| 2026 | Arkansas 31, Vanderbilt 21 | |
| 2018 | Vanderbilt 45, Arkansas 31 | |
| 2011 | Arkansas 31, Vanderbilt 28 | |
| 2010 | Arkansas 49, Vanderbilt 14 | |
| 2006 | Arkansas 21, Vanderbilt 19 | |
| 2005 | Vanderbilt 28, Arkansas 24 |
Around this game
Arkansas
- Next gamevs. Texas A&MOct. 29, 1949
- SeasonArkansas in 1949
- ProgramArkansas history and records
Vanderbilt
- Next gamevs. AuburnOct. 29, 1949
- SeasonVanderbilt in 1949
- ProgramVanderbilt history and records

