Tulsa at Arkansas
Saturday, September 17, 1955 Share
Arkansas beat Tulsa 21–6. It was their 30th meeting; after it, Arkansas led the series 16–12–2.
FinalHigh 92°F, low 67°FAttendance 18,000
In the newspapers

Evening star, Washington, D.C., September 18, 1955, page 1
Read the text
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.
The series
Every Tulsa–Arkansas gameArkansas leads 52–16–2 in 70 meetings, counting the 40 since this game.
| 2026 | Arkansas 34, Tulsa 6 | |
| 2018 | Arkansas 23, Tulsa 0 | |
| 2012 | Arkansas 19, Tulsa 15 | |
| 2008 | Arkansas 30, Tulsa 23 | |
| 2003 | Arkansas 45, Tulsa 13 | |
| 1993 | Arkansas 24, Tulsa 11 |
Around this game
Tulsa
- Next gamevs. Hardin SimmonsSept. 24, 1955
- SeasonTulsa in 1955
- ProgramTulsa history and records
Arkansas
- Next gamevs. Oklahoma StateSept. 24, 1955
- SeasonArkansas in 1955
- ProgramArkansas history and records

