Texas at Arkansas

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  Evening star, Washington, D.C., October 22, 1961, page 77

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  FIFTH STRAIGHT ROMP Arkansas Is Blasted By Texas Power, 33–⁠7 FAYETTEVILLE, Ark, Oct. 81 (AP. Texas rocked Ar kansas hopes for a third Southwest Conference cham pionship in a row TO-DAY with a 1877 beating as the Long horns rolled on with a hard running attack which has al ready racked up 172 points for them this season. In marking up their fifth straight landslide victory, the Texans blitzed Arkansas Stats tically with 400 yards on CT tense to Arkansas 1874. All but 4s Of Texas yards came on the ground. The only place where Ar kansas outdid the LonghornS was in the air and that was by the thin margin Of 81 yards to 48. The victory was the second in conference play for the I’M beaten Longhorns and put them clearly in the league lead Almost everyone got into the Texas scoring act today as the Longhorns scored in every period. All touchdowns but one came by land. The exception was a g. yard scoring pass from Quarterback Mike Cotter to Halfback Jack Collins in the second quarter. In four long touchdown drives. Texas handcuffed the Razorback defense. The long est drive, for IS yards, was climaxed by a dazzling piece OF end skirting for 10 yards and a touchdown by Gotten. That was in the third quarter. Texas racked up three of its touchdowns in the first half one the direct result Of an Arkansas tumble on the Pork er 20. Tailback Tommy Ford carried it all the way for that one, needing only six rushes, early in the second period.

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Texas leads 57–⁠23 in 80 meetings, counting the 38 since this game.