Tulsa at Arkansas

Saturday, September 17, 1955

Arkansas beat Tulsa 21–⁠6. It was their 30th meeting; after it, Arkansas led the series 16–⁠12–⁠2.

AwayTulsa2–⁠7–⁠1 in 1955
6
HomeArkansas5–⁠4–⁠1 in 1955
21

FinalHigh 92°F, low 67°FAttendance 18,000

In the newspapers

  • The Evening star's story: Arkansas Tops Tulsa, 21-6

    Evening star, Washington, D.C., September 18, 1955, page 1

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    Arkansas Tops Tulsa, 21–⁠6 FAYETTEVILLE, Ark, Sept II R.-Two well-executed fakes by Quarterback George Walker were the key factors in two spectacular touchdowns--a a. yard run by Henry Moore and q 34-yard pass play-as the University Of Arkansas downed Tulsa. 21–⁠6. here today. After Tulsa had taken a 60 lead and had pressed constantly in the first quarter. Fullback Moore dashed through the cen4 ter OF the line on a delayed play, broke into the clear and outran Tulsa Halfback Kenny Kmet to the goal. The long run, plus the first Of Walkers three conversions, put Arkansas ahead. 7–⁠6. Arkansas scored again in the third quarter primarily because of a stout defense. Walker tossed q scoring pass to Halfback Ronnie Underwood after Arkansas had recovered a Tulsa fun BILE. Tulsa ----6 0 o. Arkansas – q I’ll

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)

Arkansas 82% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

Arkansas leads 52–⁠16–⁠2 in 70 meetings, counting the 40 since this game.

Recent meetings
2026Arkansas 34, Tulsa 6
2018Arkansas 23, Tulsa 0
2012Arkansas 19, Tulsa 15
2008Arkansas 30, Tulsa 23
2003Arkansas 45, Tulsa 13
1993Arkansas 24, Tulsa 11

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