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Arkansas vs. Texas

Arkansas and Texas have 80 meetings on file, the first in 1903; Texas leads the series 57–⁠23 in the games on file. Over the last 10 meetings it’s even at 5–⁠5, and Texas has won the last 2.

Scheduled 2027 at Arkansas; 2028 at Texas; 2029 at Arkansas. As the programs’ Wikipedia articles list them (CC BY-SA).

Arkansas wins
23
Texas wins
57
Ties
0
Earliest on file
1903
Longest streak
13 Texas
Current streak
2 Texas
Last 10 meetings
even at 5–⁠5
Most recent
2025

The series at a glance

’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
1900s0–⁠5
1910s0–⁠5
1920s0–⁠2
1930s5–⁠3
1940s0–⁠10
1950s4–⁠6
1960s4–⁠6
1970s2–⁠8
1980s3–⁠7
1990s2–⁠1
2000s1–⁠2
2010s1–⁠0
2020s1–⁠2
Both ranked
16 meetings: Arkansas 5, Texas 11; 8 both in the top 10
Average margin
16.1 points; 29 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Arkansas
10–⁠26 Arkansas’s record at home
At Texas
30–⁠11 Texas’s record at home
Neutral sites
2–⁠1 Arkansas first
Shutouts
16

Every meeting on file, as played. Ranks are the AP poll’s going in.

Games that tell the story

  1. Arkansas’s biggest win1938: Arkansas 42, Texas 6by 36 points
  2. Texas’s biggest win1916: Texas 52, Arkansas 0by 52 points
  3. Upset1989: Texas 24, Arkansas 20Texas had a 19% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
  4. Upset1987: Texas 16, Arkansas 14Texas had a 23% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
  5. Upset1957: Texas 17, Arkansas 0Texas had a 23% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
  6. Ranked showdown1969: Texas 15, Arkansas 14No. 1 Texas at No. 2 Arkansas
  7. Ranked showdown1965: Arkansas 27, Texas 24No. 1 Texas at No. 3 Arkansas
  8. Ranked showdown1970: Texas 42, Arkansas 7No. 4 Arkansas at No. 1 Texas

Coach against coach

YearsArkansasSeriesTexas
1929–⁠1933Fred Thomsen1–⁠2Clyde Littlefield
1934–⁠1936Fred Thomsen2–⁠1Jack Chevigny
1937–⁠1941Fred Thomsen2–⁠3Dana Bible
1947–⁠1949John Barnhill0–⁠3Blair Cherry
1958–⁠1976Frank Broyles5–⁠14Darrell Royal
1977–⁠1983Lou Holtz2–⁠5Fred Akers
1984–⁠1986Ken Hatfield1–⁠2Fred Akers
1987–⁠1989Ken Hatfield1–⁠2David McWilliams
1999–⁠2004Houston Nutt2–⁠1Mack Brown

Head-coach pairings with three or more meetings on file, the series read from Arkansas’s side (Thomsen 1–⁠2 against Littlefield). A season split between coaches goes to the one credited with the game.

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of Arkansas and Texas, 1903 on130015001700192019401960198020002020

Our Elo rating at the end of each season, a measure of how strong a team was, not a forecast; 1500 is an average FBS team.

Stars of the series

Named most valuable

Arkansas QB Brandon Allen2014
Cedric Cobbs Arkansas1999
D.J. Cooper Arkansas1999

Most valuable: as the games’ Wikipedia articles name them (CC BY-SA).

From the newspapers

  • The The Birmingham age-herald's story of the 1903 game: Texas Defeats Arkansas.

    1903 · The Birmingham age-herald, Oct 30, 1903

  • The El Paso herald's story of the 1911 game: TEXAS DEFEATS ARKANSAS IN HARD FOV-GFTr C-svr-

    1911 · El Paso herald, El Paso, Tex., Oct 30, 1911

  • The Amarillo daily news. (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current's story of the 1912 game: ARKANSAS LOSES ONE SIDED GAME OUT CLASSED FROM START AND TEXAS BOYS LEAD az TO O.

    1912 · Amarillo daily news. (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, Texas, Nov 29, 1912

  • The Pine Bluff daily graphic's story of the 1916 game: TEXAS LONGHORNS CRUSH RAz0RBALkS Lone Star State University Eleven Piles Up 52 to 0 Score Against Arkansas FOOtballists.

    1916 · Pine Bluff daily graphic, Arkansas, Nov 15, 1916

  • The Pine Bluff daily graphic's story of the 1917 game: TEXAS UNIVERSITY, BEATS RAZORBACKS IN 20 TOO SCORE

    1917 · Pine Bluff daily graphic, Nov 30, 1917

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 earliest meetings with a story on file; each game’s page has the full text.

On television

2025ABC5.6 million viewers

Viewers: Nielsen, as compiled by nschultz7’s ratings tracker.

Every game

Nov 21, 2026Arkansas at Texas upcomingat Texas
Nov 22, 202517Texas 52, Arkansas 37at Texas
Nov 16, 20243Texas 20, Arkansas 10at Arkansas
Sep 11, 2021Arkansas 40, 15Texas 21at Arkansas
Dec 29, 2014Arkansas 31, Texas 7NRG StadiumTexas Bowl
Sep 27, 20087Texas 52, Arkansas 10at Texas
Sep 11, 20047Texas 22, Arkansas 20at Arkansas
Sep 13, 2003Arkansas 38, 6Texas 28at Texas
Jan 1, 200024Arkansas 27, 14Texas 6Neutral siteCotton Bowl
Oct 19, 1991Arkansas 14, Texas 13at Arkansas
Oct 20, 199019Texas 49, Arkansas 17at Texas
Oct 21, 1989Texas 24, 7Arkansas 20at Arkansas
Oct 15, 198817Arkansas 27, Texas 24at Texas
Oct 17, 1987Texas 16, 15Arkansas 14at Arkansas
Oct 18, 198614Arkansas 21, Texas 14at Texas
Oct 19, 1985Texas 15, 4Arkansas 13at Arkansas
Oct 20, 19843Texas 24, Arkansas 18at Texas
Oct 15, 19832Texas 31, Arkansas 3at Arkansas
Dec 4, 198212Texas 33, 6Arkansas 7at Texas
Oct 17, 1981Arkansas 42, 1Texas 11at Arkansas
Sep 1, 1980Texas 23, Arkansas 17at Texas
Oct 20, 197910Arkansas 17, 2Texas 14at Arkansas
Oct 21, 19788Texas 28, 3Arkansas 21at Texas
Oct 15, 19772Texas 13, 8Arkansas 9at Arkansas
Dec 4, 1976Texas 29, Arkansas 12at Texas
Oct 18, 19758Texas 24, 20Arkansas 18at Arkansas
Oct 19, 197416Texas 38, Arkansas 7at Texas
Oct 20, 1973Texas 34, Arkansas 6at Arkansas
Oct 21, 197214Texas 35, 17Arkansas 15at Texas
Oct 16, 197116Arkansas 31, 10Texas 7at Arkansas
Dec 5, 19701Texas 42, 4Arkansas 7at Texas
Dec 6, 19691Texas 15, 2Arkansas 14at Arkansas
Oct 19, 196817Texas 39, 9Arkansas 29at Texas
Oct 21, 1967Texas 21, Arkansas 12at Arkansas
Oct 15, 1966Arkansas 12, Texas 7at Texas
Oct 16, 19653Arkansas 27, 1Texas 24at Arkansas
Oct 17, 19648Arkansas 14, 1Texas 13at Texas
Oct 19, 19631Texas 17, Arkansas 13at Arkansas
Oct 20, 19621Texas 7, 7Arkansas 3at Texas
Oct 21, 1961Texas 33, Arkansas 7at Arkansas
Oct 15, 1960Arkansas 24, 11Texas 23at Texas
Oct 17, 19593Texas 13, 12Arkansas 12at Arkansas
Oct 18, 19587Texas 24, Arkansas 6at Texas
Oct 19, 1957Texas 17, 10Arkansas 0at Arkansas
Oct 20, 1956Arkansas 32, Texas 14at Texas
Oct 15, 1955Arkansas 27, Texas 20at Arkansas
Oct 16, 195412Arkansas 20, Texas 7at Texas
Oct 17, 1953Texas 16, Arkansas 7at Arkansas
Oct 18, 1952Texas 44, Arkansas 7at Texas
Oct 20, 1951Arkansas 16, 4Texas 14at Arkansas
Oct 21, 19507Texas 19, Arkansas 14at Texas
Oct 15, 194916Texas 27, Arkansas 14at Arkansas
Oct 16, 1948Texas 14, Arkansas 6at Texas
Oct 18, 19473Texas 21, Arkansas 6Neutral site
Oct 19, 19463Texas 20, 14Arkansas 0at Texas
Oct 20, 194510Texas 34, Arkansas 7at Arkansas
Oct 21, 1944Texas 19, Arkansas 0at Arkansas
Oct 16, 1943Texas 34, Arkansas 0at Texas
Oct 17, 194220Texas 47, Arkansas 6at Arkansas
Oct 18, 19412Texas 48, Arkansas 14at Texas
Oct 19, 194014Texas 21, Arkansas 0at Arkansas
Oct 21, 1939Texas 14, Arkansas 13at Texas
Oct 15, 1938Arkansas 42, Texas 6at Arkansas
Oct 16, 1937Arkansas 21, Texas 10at Texas
Dec 3, 1936Arkansas 6, Texas 0at Arkansas
Nov 22, 1935Arkansas 28, Texas 13at Texas
Nov 23, 1934Texas 19, Arkansas 12at Arkansas
Nov 24, 1933Arkansas 20, Texas 6at Texas
Nov 18, 1932Texas 34, Arkansas 0at Arkansas
Oct 12, 1929Texas 27, Arkansas 0at Arkansas
Oct 20, 1928Texas 20, Arkansas 7at Texas
Nov 8, 1919Texas 35, Arkansas 7at Texas
Nov 29, 1917Texas 20, Arkansas 0at Texas
Nov 14, 1916Texas 52, Arkansas 0at Texas
Nov 28, 1912Texas 48, Arkansas 0at Texas
Oct 28, 1911Texas 12, Arkansas 0at Texas
Nov 7, 1908Texas 21, Arkansas 0at Texas
Oct 30, 1907Texas 26, Arkansas 6at Arkansas
Oct 30, 1906Texas 11, Arkansas 0at Texas
Oct 31, 1905Texas 4, Arkansas 0at Arkansas
Oct 30, 1903Texas 15, Arkansas 0at Texas

Every game is listed as played on the field.