Arkansas at Vanderbilt

Saturday, October 22, 1949

Arkansas beat Vanderbilt 7–⁠6. It was their first meeting; after it, Arkansas led the series 1–⁠0.

AwayArkansas5–⁠5 in 1949
7
HomeVanderbilt5–⁠5 in 1949
6

FinalHigh 69°F, low 47°F, 0.07 in. of rainAttendance 26,500

In the newspapers

  • The Evening star's story: Vanderbilt Is Upset BY Arkansas, I 10 6

    Evening star, October 23, 1949, page 39

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    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.

Arkansas leads 8–⁠3 in 11 meetings, counting the 10 since this game.

Recent meetings
2026Arkansas 31, Vanderbilt 21
2018Vanderbilt 45, Arkansas 31
2011Arkansas 31, Vanderbilt 28
2010Arkansas 49, Vanderbilt 14
2006Arkansas 21, Vanderbilt 19
2005Vanderbilt 28, Arkansas 24

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