Arkansas vs. Texas

Monday, December 29, 2014, Texas Bowl

Arkansas beat Texas 31–⁠7. It was their 77th meeting; after it, Texas led the series 55–⁠22.

Neutral siteArkansas7–⁠6 in 2014
31
Neutral siteTexas6–⁠7 in 2014
7

Final at NRG Stadium, HoustonIndoorsTV: ESPN, ESPNRM, LHNAttendance 71,115

MVP Arkansas QB Brandon AllenWikipedia

Officials
Referee Ron Cherry; umpire Rich McMahan; head linesman John Busch; line judge Colin Formulak; side judge Glenn Street; field judge Jerry Hocker; back judge Bryan Platt; alternate Tom McCreeshGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Arkansas3210731
Texas07007

Standouts

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Player stats

Arkansas

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Brandon Allen12/2316020
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Jonathan Williams23105125
Alex Collins1776010
Brandon Allen613010
Keon Hatcher1202
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Demetrius Wilson252136
Keon Hatcher441117
Drew Morgan233024
Hunter Henry118010
InterceptionsIntYdsTD
Henre’ Toliver1460

Texas

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Tyrone Swoopes13/255701
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Malcolm Brown725011
Johnathan Gray6909
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
John Harris436015
Jacorey Warrick31305
Marcus Johnson1909
Jaxon Shipley1606

From CollegeFootballData’s box score. Names lead to each player’s page. ★ a career high on file.

Team stats

ArkansasTexas
351Total yards59
160Passing yards57
191Rushing yards2
7.0Yards per pass2.3
3.8Yards per rush0.1
20First downs7
9–⁠17Third downs3–⁠11
1–⁠1Fourth downs0–⁠0
0Turnovers2
2–⁠15Penalties5–⁠34
41:10Possession18:50

Efficiency

ArkansasTexas
38%Success rate30%
0.11EPA per play−0.13
1.13Explosiveness0.79
0.07Rushing EPA0.03
0.21Passing EPA−0.23
37%Passing-down success16%
−0.30First-down EPA−0.27
0.35Second-down EPA−0.06
0.41Third-down EPA0.00

From CollegeFootballData.com: each offense’s efficiency, and the havoc each defense caused. The better side of each line is bold.

Before kickoff

Our ratings and the line, going in

Our ratings (scores only)

Arkansas 51% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

The line

Arkansas −5, over/under 42.5.

The last line on file before kickoff: the consensus line when the books publish one, otherwise a single major sportsbook’s.

Before kickoff, the win chances were Arkansas 63%, Texas 37%. CollegeFootballData.com’s estimate from the point spread.

Every drive

Texas end zoneArkansas end zoneQ1 ArkansasPunt, 5 playsQ1 TexasPunt, 6 playsQ1 ArkansasField goal, 10 playsQ1 TexasPunt, 5 playsQ1 ArkansasTouchdown, 6 playsQ2 TexasPunt, 3 playsQ2 ArkansasPunt, 8 playsQ2 TexasFumble return TD, 1 play (Arkansas scores)Q2 TexasTouchdown, 8 playsQ2 ArkansasTouchdown, 9 playsQ2 TexasEnd of half, 1 playQ3 TexasPunt, 3 playsQ3 ArkansasMissed FG, 8 playsQ3 TexasPunt, 3 playsQ3 ArkansasPunt, 3 playsQ3 TexasPunt, 3 playsQ3 ArkansasTouchdown, 13 playsQ4 TexasPunt, 3 playsQ4 ArkansasPunt, 7 playsQ4 TexasInterception, 7 playsQ4 ArkansasEnd of game, 6 plays
Solid bars scored; an outline in the other team’s color marks points the defense scored. Texas drives left to right, Arkansas right to left.
  1. Q1 ArkansasPunt, 5 plays, 21 yards
  2. Q1 TexasPunt, 6 plays, 2 yards
  3. Q1 ArkansasField goal, 10 plays, 33 yards
  4. Q1 TexasPunt, 5 plays, 11 yards
  5. Q1 ArkansasTouchdown, 6 plays, 87 yards
  6. Q2 TexasPunt, 3 plays, 3 yards
  7. Q2 ArkansasPunt, 8 plays, 30 yards
  8. Q2 TexasFumble return TD, 1 play (Arkansas scores), 0 yards
  9. Q2 TexasTouchdown, 8 plays, 44 yards
  10. Q2 ArkansasTouchdown, 9 plays, 61 yards
  11. Q2 TexasEnd of half, 1 play, −19 yards
  12. Q3 TexasPunt, 3 plays, −8 yards
  13. Q3 ArkansasMissed FG, 8 plays, 21 yards
  14. Q3 TexasPunt, 3 plays, −7 yards
  15. Q3 ArkansasPunt, 3 plays, 8 yards
  16. Q3 TexasPunt, 3 plays, −2 yards
  17. Q3 ArkansasTouchdown, 13 plays, 57 yards
  18. Q4 TexasPunt, 3 plays, −4 yards
  19. Q4 ArkansasPunt, 7 plays, 4 yards
  20. Q4 TexasInterception, 7 plays, 29 yards
  21. Q4 ArkansasEnd of game, 6 plays, 26 yards

Play by play

1st quarter5 drives, then Arkansas 3, Texas 0
Arkansas Punt, 5 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 35Nick Rose kickoff for 63 yds , Alex Collins return for 21 yds to the Ark 23
14:481st & 10 at own 23Jonathan Williams run for a loss of 2 yards to the Ark 21
13:452nd & 12 at own 21Brandon Allen pass complete to Keon Hatcher for 17 yds to the Ark 38 for a 1ST down
13:331st & 10 at own 38Keon Hatcher run for 2 yds to the Ark 40
12:552nd & 8 at own 40Brandon Allen pass complete to Keon Hatcher for 4 yds to the Ark 44
12:183rd & 4 at own 44Brandon Allen pass incomplete to Hunter Henry
12:074th & 4 at own 44Sam Irwin-Hill punt for 48 yds, downed at the Texas 8
Texas Punt, 6 plays
12:071st & 10 at own 8TEXAS Penalty, False Start (-4 Yards) to the Texas 4
12:071st & 14 at own 4Timeout TEXAS, clock 12:07
11:571st & 14 at own 4Malcolm Brown run for 11 yds to the Texas 15
11:182nd & 3 at own 15Malcolm Brown run for 2 yds to the Texas 17
10:333rd & 1 at own 17Malcolm Brown run for 3 yds to the Texas 20 for a 1ST down
10:171st & 10 at own 20Malcolm Brown run for a loss of 1 yard to the Texas 19
9:372nd & 11 at own 19Tyrone Swoopes pass incomplete
9:083rd & 11 at own 19Tyrone Swoopes sacked by Darius Philon for a loss of 9 yards to the Texas 10
8:534th & 20 at own 10Michael Davidson punt for 38 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the Texas 48
Arkansas Field goal, 10 plays
8:241st & 10 at opp 48Alex Collins run for 1 yd to the Texas 47
7:542nd & 9 at opp 47Alex Collins run for 8 yds to the Texas 39
7:143rd & 1 at opp 39Brandon Allen run for 2 yds to the Texas 37 for a 1ST down
6:381st & 10 at opp 37Brandon Allen pass incomplete
6:102nd & 10 at opp 37Brandon Allen pass incomplete to Cody Hollister, broken up by Duke Thomas
6:003rd & 10 at opp 37Brandon Allen pass complete to Jared Cornelius for 12 yds to the Texas 25, fumbled, forced by Mykkele Thompson, recovered by Hunter Henry, Hunter Henry for 8 yds to the Texas 17 for a 1ST down
5:151st & 10 at opp 17Alex Collins run for 2 yds to the Texas 15
4:422nd & 8 at opp 15Brandon Allen pass incomplete to Keon Hatcher
4:373rd & 8 at opp 15Brandon Allen pass incomplete to Hunter Henry
4:324th & 8 at opp 15Adam McFain 32 Yd Field GoalArkansas 3, Texas 0
Texas Punt, 5 plays
4:324th & 8 at own 35Adam McFain kickoff for 58 yds
4:221st & 10 at own 35Johnathan Gray run for 9 yds to the Texas 44
3:512nd & 1 at own 44Tyrone Swoopes pass complete to Marcus Johnson for 9 yds to the Ark 47 for a 1ST down
2:591st & 10 at opp 47Johnathan Gray run for 3 yds to the Ark 44
2:542nd & 7 at opp 44Tyrone Swoopes pass incomplete to Marcus Johnson
2:163rd & 7 at opp 44Tyrone Swoopes pass complete to Daje Johnson for a loss of 10 yards to the Texas 46
1:594th & 17 at own 46Michael Davidson punt for 41 yds, fair catch by Jared Cornelius at the Ark 13
Arkansas Touchdown, 6 plays
1:511st & 10 at own 13Jonathan Williams run for 15 yds to the Ark 28 for a 1ST down
1:081st & 10 at own 28Jonathan Williams run for 4 yds to the Ark 32
0:292nd & 6 at own 32Jonathan Williams run for 7 yds to the Ark 39 for a 1ST down
0:001st & 10 at own 39Alex Collins run for 8 yds to the Texas 47 for a 1ST down TEXAS Penalty, Personal Foul (Jordan Hicks) to the Texas 38 for a 1ST down
Q2 14:291st & 10 at opp 38Jonathan Williams run for 2 yds to the Texas 36
Q2 14:152nd & 8 at opp 36Demetrius Wilson 36 Yd pass from Brandon Allen (Adam McFain Kick)Arkansas 10, Texas 0
2nd quarter5 drives, then Arkansas 24, Texas 7
Texas Punt, 3 plays
14:152nd & 8 at own 35Adam McFain kickoff for 62 yds , Daje Johnson return for 28 yds to the Texas 31
14:051st & 10 at own 31Tyrone Swoopes pass incomplete to Daje Johnson
13:332nd & 10 at own 31Malcolm Brown run for 3 yds to the Texas 34
13:173rd & 7 at own 34Tyrone Swoopes pass incomplete to John Harris
13:094th & 7 at own 34Michael Davidson punt for 39 yds, fair catch by Jared Cornelius at the Ark 27
Arkansas Punt, 8 plays
12:571st & 10 at own 27Alex Collins run for 7 yds to the Ark 34
12:222nd & 3 at own 34Alex Collins run for 2 yds to the Ark 36
11:433rd & 1 at own 36Brandon Allen run for 1 yd to the Ark 37 for a 1ST down
10:431st & 10 at own 37Jonathan Williams run for 6 yds to the Ark 43
10:302nd & 4 at own 43Alex Collins run for 9 yds to the Texas 48 for a 1ST down
9:511st & 10 at opp 48Alex Collins run for 1 yd to the Texas 47
9:072nd & 9 at opp 47Jonathan Williams run for 4 yds to the Texas 43
8:303rd & 5 at opp 43Brandon Allen pass incomplete to Hunter Henry, broken up by Quandre Diggs
8:214th & 5 at opp 43Sam Irwin-Hill punt for 39 yds, downed at the Texas 4
8:131st & 10 at own 4Johnathan Gray run for a loss of 3 yards, Johnathan Gray fumbled, recovered by Ark Taiwan Johnson for a TD, (Adam McFain KICK)Arkansas 17, Texas 0
Texas Touchdown, 8 plays
8:131st & 10 at own 35Adam McFain kickoff for 39 yds , Jacorey Warrick return for 30 yds to the Ark 44
8:071st & 10 at opp 44TEXAS Penalty, False Start (-5 Yards) to the Ark 49
7:491st & 15 at opp 49Johnathan Gray run for 3 yds to the Ark 46
7:232nd & 12 at opp 46Timeout TEXAS, clock 07:23
7:142nd & 12 at opp 46Malcolm Brown run for 6 yds to the Ark 40
6:553rd & 6 at opp 40Tyrone Swoopes pass complete to John Harris for 8 yds to the Ark 32 for a 1ST down
6:251st & 10 at opp 32Johnathan Gray run for no gain to the Ark 32
5:522nd & 10 at opp 32Tyrone Swoopes pass complete to Daje Johnson for 11 yds to the Ark 21 for a 1ST down
5:111st & 10 at opp 21Tyrone Swoopes pass complete to Daje Johnson for a loss of 1 yard to the Ark 22
4:222nd & 11 at opp 22Tyrone Swoopes pass complete to John Harris for 13 yds to the Ark 9 for a 1ST down
3:591st & goal at opp 9Tyrone Swoopes 9 Yd Run (Nick Rose Kick)Arkansas 17, Texas 7
Arkansas Touchdown, 9 plays
3:591st & 10 at own 35Nick Rose kickoff for 65 yds , Alex Collins return for 39 yds to the Ark 39
3:381st & 10 at own 39Brandon Allen pass complete to Jared Cornelius for 1 yd to the Ark 40
2:472nd & 9 at own 40Brandon Allen pass complete to Hunter Henry for 10 yds to the 50 yard line for a 1ST down
2:321st & 10 at the 50Brandon Allen pass incomplete
2:182nd & 10 at the 50Jonathan Williams run for 6 yds to the Texas 44
1:473rd & 4 at opp 44Brandon Allen run for 10 yds to the Texas 34 for a 1ST down
1:131st & 10 at opp 34Brandon Allen pass complete to Drew Morgan for 24 yds to the Texas 10 for a 1ST down
1:071st & 0 at opp 10Timeout ARKANSAS, clock 01:07
1:021st & goal at opp 10Brandon Allen pass incomplete to Hunter Henry, broken up by Dylan Haines
0:532nd & goal at opp 10Jonathan Williams run for 5 yds to the Texas 5
0:243rd & goal at opp 5Keon Hatcher 5 Yd pass from Brandon Allen (Adam McFain Kick)Arkansas 24, Texas 7
Texas End of half, 1 play
0:243rd & 5 at own 35Adam McFain kickoff for 51 yds , Daje Johnson return for 30 yds to the Texas 44
0:001st & 10 at own 44Tyrone Swoopes sacked by Trey Flowers for a loss of 19 yards to the Texas 25
3rd quarter6 drives, then Arkansas 24, Texas 7
Texas Punt, 3 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 35Adam McFain kickoff for 65 yds , Daje Johnson return for 23 yds to the Texas 23
14:351st & 10 at own 23Malcolm Brown run for 1 yd to the Texas 24
14:112nd & 9 at own 24Tyrone Swoopes pass incomplete to Daje Johnson, broken up by Jared Collins
13:373rd & 9 at own 24Tyrone Swoopes sacked by Deatrich Wise Jr. and Reeve Koehler for a loss of 9 yards to the Texas 15
13:214th & 18 at own 15Michael Davidson punt for 47 yds , Jared Cornelius returns for 27 yds to the Texas 35
Arkansas Missed FG, 8 plays
12:391st & 10 at opp 35Jonathan Williams run for 2 yds to the Texas 33
12:112nd & 8 at opp 33Jonathan Williams run for no gain to the Texas 33
11:303rd & 8 at opp 33Allen, Brandon pass sacked for loss of 10 yards to the TEXAS43 (Hughes, Naashon), PENALTY TEXAS face mask (Hughes, Naashon) 5 yards to the TEXAS28, NO PLAY, 1ST DOWN ARKANSAS. for a 1ST down
11:201st & 10 at opp 28Brandon Allen pass incomplete to Keon Hatcher
11:002nd & 10 at opp 28Alex Collins run for 10 yds to the Texas 18 for a 1ST down
10:051st & 10 at opp 18Alex Collins run for 4 yds to the Texas 14
9:532nd & 6 at opp 14Jonathan Williams run for no gain to the Texas 14
9:123rd & 6 at opp 14Brandon Allen pass incomplete to Hunter Henry
9:074th & 6 at opp 14Adam McFain 32 yd FG MISSED
Texas Punt, 3 plays
8:541st & 10 at own 20Tyrone Swoopes pass complete to Malcolm Brown for a loss of 7 yards to the Texas 13 TEXAS Penalty, Illegal Block (Taylor Doyle) declined
8:522nd & 17 at own 13Tyrone Swoopes pass incomplete to Daje Johnson
8:453rd & 17 at own 13Tyrone Swoopes pass incomplete
8:374th & 17 at own 13Michael Davidson punt for 45 yds, fair catch by Jared Cornelius at the Ark 42
Arkansas Punt, 3 plays
8:271st & 10 at own 42Alex Collins run for a loss of 4 yards to the Ark 38
7:422nd & 14 at own 38Brandon Allen pass complete to Drew Morgan for 9 yds to the Ark 47
7:013rd & 5 at own 47Brandon Allen pass complete to Jared Cornelius for 3 yds to the 50 yard line
6:234th & 2 at the 50Sam Irwin-Hill punt for 41 yds , Jaxon Shipley returns for 4 yds to the Texas 13
Texas Punt, 3 plays
5:481st & 10 at own 13Johnathan Gray run for a loss of 2 yards to the Texas 11
5:352nd & 12 at own 11Tyrone Swoopes pass incomplete to Daje Johnson
5:303rd & 12 at own 11Tyrone Swoopes pass incomplete to Geoff Swaim
5:204th & 12 at own 11Michael Davidson punt for 46 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the Ark 43
Arkansas Touchdown, 13 plays
5:121st & 10 at own 43Jonathan Williams run for 3 yds to the Ark 46
4:312nd & 7 at own 46Brandon Allen pass complete to Demetrius Wilson for 16 yds to the Texas 38 for a 1ST down
3:411st & 10 at opp 38Jonathan Williams run for 3 yds to the Texas 35
3:122nd & 7 at opp 35Jonathan Williams run for 5 yds to the Texas 30
2:343rd & 2 at opp 30Alex Collins run for 3 yds to the Texas 27 for a 1ST down
1:571st & 10 at opp 27Alex Collins run for 3 yds to the Texas 24
1:052nd & 7 at opp 24Brandon Allen sacked by Steve Edmond for a loss of 6 yards to the Texas 30
0:333rd & 13 at opp 30Brandon Allen pass complete to Keon Hatcher for 15 yds to the Texas 15 for a 1ST down
Q4 14:321st & 10 at opp 15Brandon Allen run for 6 yds to the Texas 9
Q4 14:152nd & 4 at opp 9ARKANSAS Penalty, False Start (Brey Cook) to the Texas 14
Q4 13:482nd & 9 at opp 14Timeout ARKANSAS, clock 13:48
Q4 13:102nd & 9 at opp 14Jonathan Williams run for 8 yds to the Texas 6
Q4 12:373rd & 1 at opp 6Brandon Allen run for no gain to the Texas 6
Q4 12:164th & 1 at opp 6Timeout ARKANSAS, clock 12:16
Q4 12:114th & 1 at opp 6Jonathan Williams run for 5 yds to the Texas 1 for a 1ST down
Q4 11:411st & goal at opp 1Jonathan Williams 1 Yd Run (Adam McFain Kick)Arkansas 31, Texas 7
4th quarter4 drives, then Arkansas 31, Texas 7
Texas Punt, 3 plays
11:331st & 10 at own 35Adam McFain kickoff for 59 yds , Daje Johnson return for 17 yds to the Texas 23
11:201st & 10 at own 23Tyrone Swoopes run for a loss of 4 yards to the Texas 19
11:052nd & 14 at own 19Tyrone Swoopes pass complete to John Harris for no gain John Harris fumbled, forced by Brooks Ellis, recovered by Texas John Harris
10:193rd & 14 at own 19Tyrone Swoopes pass incomplete to Geoff Swaim
10:194th & 14 at own 19Timeout ARKANSAS, clock 10:19
10:114th & 14 at own 19Michael Davidson punt for 36 yds, fair catch by Jared Cornelius at the Ark 45
Arkansas Punt, 7 plays
9:531st & 10 at opp 45Alex Collins run for 9 yds to the TEXAS 46 ARKANSAS Penalty, Offensive Holding (Patrick Arinze) to the Ark 44
8:511st & 11 at own 44Alex Collins run for 4 yds to the Ark 48
8:322nd & 7 at own 48Alex Collins run for 6 yds to the Texas 46
8:033rd & 1 at opp 46Jonathan Williams run for 2 yds to the Texas 44 for a 1ST down
7:231st & 10 at opp 44Jonathan Williams run for no gain to the Texas 44
6:342nd & 10 at opp 44Alex Collins run for 3 yds to the Texas 41
5:563rd & 7 at opp 41Brandon Allen pass incomplete to Hunter Henry
5:484th & 7 at opp 41Sam Irwin-Hill punt for 31 yds, fair catch by Jaxon Shipley at the Texas 10
Texas Interception, 7 plays
5:171st & 10 at own 10Tyrone Swoopes pass complete to John Harris for 15 yds to the Texas 25 for a 1ST down
5:111st & 10 at own 25Tyrone Swoopes pass complete to Jaxon Shipley for 6 yds to the Texas 31
4:372nd & 4 at own 31Tyrone Swoopes pass complete to Jacorey Warrick for 3 yds to the Texas 34
4:123rd & 1 at own 34Tyrone Swoopes pass complete to Jacorey Warrick for 5 yds to the Texas 39 for a 1ST down
4:021st & 10 at own 39Tyrone Swoopes pass incomplete to Jacorey Warrick
4:022nd & 10 at own 39TEXAS Penalty, False Start (Marcus Hutchins) to the Texas 34
3:502nd & 15 at own 34Tyrone Swoopes pass complete to Jacorey Warrick for 5 yds to the Texas 39
3:193rd & 10 at own 39Tyrone Swoopes pass intercepted Henre’ Toliver return for 46 yds to the Texas 33
Arkansas End of game, 6 plays
2:541st & 10 at opp 33Jonathan Williams run for no gain to the Texas 33
2:392nd & 10 at opp 33Jonathan Williams run for 4 yds to the Texas 29
1:543rd & 6 at opp 29Jonathan Williams run for 25 yds to the Texas 4 for a 1ST down
1:411st & goal at opp 4TEAM run for a loss of 1 yard to the Texas 5
0:422nd & goal at opp 5TEAM run for a loss of 2 yard to the Texas 7
0:003rd & goal at opp 6TEAM run for a loss of 2 yard to the Texas 9

Play-by-play from CollegeFootballData.com, as its scorers wrote it. The clock is the time left in the quarter; the spot is from the side of the team with the ball.

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

Recent meetings
2025Texas 52, Arkansas 37
2024Texas 20, Arkansas 10
2021Arkansas 40, Texas 21
2014Arkansas 31, Texas 7Texas Bowl
2008Texas 52, Arkansas 10
2004Texas 22, Arkansas 20

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