Arkansas vs. Texas A&M
Arkansas and Texas A&M have 83 meetings on file, the first in 1903; Arkansas leads the series 42–38–3 in the games on file. Over the last 10 meetings it’s Texas A&M 9–1, and Texas A&M has won the last 5. The winner takes home the Southwest Classic Trophy, played for since 2009. Texas A&M has held it since the 2022 game. Share
- Arkansas wins
- 42
- Texas A&M wins
- 38
- Ties
- 3
- Earliest on file
- 1903
- Longest streak
- 9 Arkansas
- Current streak
- 5 Texas A&M
- Last 10 meetings
- Texas A&M 9–1
- Most recent
- 2026
The series at a glance
| ’0 | ’1 | ’2 | ’3 | ’4 | ’5 | ’6 | ’7 | ’8 | ’9 | W–L | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0–1 | ||||||||||
| 1910s | 1–1 | ||||||||||
| 1920s | 2–1 | ||||||||||
| 1930s | 4–2–1 | ||||||||||
| 1940s | 4–5–1 | ||||||||||
| 1950s | 5–4–1 | ||||||||||
| 1960s | 9–1 | ||||||||||
| 1970s | 6–4 | ||||||||||
| 1980s | 7–3 | ||||||||||
| 1990s | 0–2 | ||||||||||
| 2000s | 1–0 | ||||||||||
| 2010s | 2–8 | ||||||||||
| 2020s | 1–6 |
- Both ranked
- 11 meetings: Arkansas 6, Texas A&M 5
- Average margin
- 13.5 points; 35 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
- At Arkansas
- 21–11–2 Arkansas’s record at home
- At Texas A&M
- 18–17–1 Texas A&M’s record at home
- Neutral sites
- 4–9 Arkansas first
- Shutouts
- 19
Every meeting on file, as played. Ranks are the AP poll’s going in.
Southwest Classic Trophy
- Played for since
- 2009
- Games for it on file
- 18 Arkansas 4, Texas A&M 14
Who holds it comes from the games on file: the winner of the latest regular-season meeting since 2009 (bowl rematches aren’t played for it); a tie leaves it with the holder (the usual rule; the article doesn’t say). The rivalry’s article counts the games for it: Texas A&M leads, 13–4–0. From Wikipedia’s list of rivalry games and the rivalry’s article (CC BY-SA). More on the Southwest Classic Trophy.
Games that tell the story
- Arkansas’s biggest win1970: Arkansas 45, Texas A&M 6by 39 points
- Texas A&M’s biggest win2012: Texas A&M 58, Arkansas 10by 48 points
- Upset1971: Texas A&M 17, Arkansas 9Texas A&M had a 9% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
- Upset1944: Arkansas 7, Texas A&M 6Arkansas had a 18% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
- Upset1958: Arkansas 21, Texas A&M 8Arkansas had a 20% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
- Ranked showdown1957: Texas A&M 7, Arkansas 6No. 1 Texas A&M at No. 11 Arkansas
- Ranked showdown1977: Arkansas 26, Texas A&M 20No. 8 Arkansas at No. 11 Texas A&M
- Ranked showdown1975: Arkansas 31, Texas A&M 6No. 2 Texas A&M at No. 18 Arkansas
Coach against coach
| Years | Arkansas | Series | Texas A&M |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1934–1941 | Fred Thomsen | 3–4–1 | Homer Norton |
| 1955–1957 | Jack Mitchell | 0–2–1 | Bear Bryant |
| 1958–1961 | Frank Broyles | 4–0 | Jim Myers |
| 1962–1964 | Frank Broyles | 3–0 | Hank Foldberg |
| 1965–1971 | Frank Broyles | 5–2 | Gene Stallings |
| 1972–1976 | Frank Broyles | 2–3 | Emory Bellard |
| 1978–1981 | Lou Holtz | 4–0 | Tom Wilson |
| 1984–1988 | Ken Hatfield | 3–2 | Jackie Sherrill |
| 2009–2011 | Bobby Petrino | 3–0 | Mike Sherman |
| 2013–2017 | Bret Bielema | 0–5 | Kevin Sumlin |
| 2020–2023 | Sam Pittman | 1–3 | Jimbo Fisher |
Head-coach pairings with three or more meetings on file, the series read from Arkansas’s side (Thomsen 3–4–1 against Norton). A season split between coaches goes to the one credited with the game.
Both programs through the years
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
Biggest days
| Tyler Wilson Arkansas | 30 of 51, 510 yards, 3 TD | 2011 Passing | |
| Jarius Wright Arkansas | 13 catches, 281 yards, 2 TD | 2011 Receiving | |
| Christine Michael Texas A&M | 32 carries, 230 yards, 3 TD | 2011 Rushing | |
| Christian Kirk Texas A&M | 8 catches, 173 yards, 2 TD | 2015 Receiving |
Biggest days: the week’s best individual games by our big-days rule, from box scores (2004 on).
From the newspapers
1927 · Brownsville herald. (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, Texas, Oct 16, 1927
1940 · Evening star, Washington, D.C., Nov 3, 1940
1942 · Imperial Valley press, California, Nov 2, 1942
1943 · The Wilmington morning star, North Carolina, Oct 31, 1943
1946 · The Wilmington morning star, North Carolina, Nov 3, 1946
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
| 2025 | ESPN | 1.6 million viewers |
| 2026 | ESPN2 | 1.2 million viewers |
Viewers: Nielsen, as compiled by nschultz7’s ratings tracker.
Every game
Every game is listed as played on the field.