Arkansas-Texas A&M history

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Arkansas-Texas A&M Greatest Games

The series' top 25 meetings, ranked without team allegiance by game-time AP strength, final-score closeness, and overtime.

Games
25
Top score
73/100
Overtime
2

Series context

Completed meetings
82
Series record
Arkansas 42-37-3 Texas A&M
Tracked years
1903-2025
Trophy
Southwest Classic Trophy

Series ranking

The rivalry's top 25 games

25 of these games include at least one AP-ranked team at kickoff. Open a supported game for its box score and statistics.

  1. 1957Week 8

    Texas A&M at Arkansas

    Texas A&M 7, Arkansas 6

    Winner: Texas A&M

    No. 1 Texas A&M vs. No. 12 Arkansas · 1-point margin

    Ranking 39/50 · Closeness 34/35 · Overtime 0/15

    73

    Game score

  2. 1989Week 13

    Arkansas at Texas A&M

    Arkansas 23, Texas A&M 22

    Winner: Arkansas

    No. 9 Arkansas vs. No. 14 Texas A&M · 1-point margin

    Ranking 29/50 · Closeness 34/35 · Overtime 0/15

    63

    Game score

  3. 1977Week 11

    Arkansas at Texas A&M

    Arkansas 26, Texas A&M 20

    Winner: Arkansas

    No. 8 Arkansas vs. No. 14 Texas A&M · 6-point margin

    Ranking 30/50 · Closeness 29/35 · Overtime 0/15

    59

    Game score

  4. 1986Week 12

    Texas A&M at Arkansas

    Texas A&M 10, Arkansas 14

    Winner: Arkansas

    No. 13 Texas A&M vs. No. 11 Arkansas · 4-point margin

    Ranking 28/50 · Closeness 31/35 · Overtime 0/15

    59

    Game score

  5. 1941Week 7

    Texas A&M at Arkansas

    Texas A&M 7, Arkansas 0

    Winner: Texas A&M

    No. 2 Texas A&M vs. Unranked Arkansas · 7-point margin

    Ranking 24/50 · Closeness 28/35 · Overtime 0/15

    52

    Game score

  6. 1954Week 7

    Arkansas at Texas A&M

    Arkansas 14, Texas A&M 7

    Winner: Arkansas

    No. 4 Arkansas vs. Unranked Texas A&M · 7-point margin

    Ranking 22/50 · Closeness 28/35 · Overtime 0/15

    50

    Game score

  7. 1955Week 7

    Arkansas at Texas A&M

    Arkansas 7, Texas A&M 7

    Result: Tie

    Unranked Arkansas vs. No. 11 Texas A&M · 0-point margin

    Ranking 15/50 · Closeness 35/35 · Overtime 0/15

    50

    Game score

  8. 1985Week 12

    Arkansas at Texas A&M

    Arkansas 6, Texas A&M 10

    Winner: Texas A&M

    No. 9 Arkansas vs. Unranked Texas A&M · 4-point margin

    Ranking 17/50 · Closeness 31/35 · Overtime 0/15

    48

    Game score

  9. 1962Week 8

    Arkansas at Texas A&M

    Arkansas 17, Texas A&M 7

    Winner: Arkansas

    No. 6 Arkansas vs. Unranked Texas A&M · 10-point margin

    Ranking 20/50 · Closeness 25/35 · Overtime 0/15

    45

    Game score

  10. 1971Week 8

    Texas A&M at Arkansas

    Texas A&M 17, Arkansas 9

    Winner: Texas A&M

    Unranked Texas A&M vs. No. 8 Arkansas · 8-point margin

    Ranking 18/50 · Closeness 27/35 · Overtime 0/15

    45

    Game score

  11. 1988Week 12

    Texas A&M at Arkansas

    Texas A&M 20, Arkansas 25

    Winner: Arkansas

    Unranked Texas A&M vs. No. 11 Arkansas · 5-point margin

    Ranking 15/50 · Closeness 30/35 · Overtime 0/15

    45

    Game score

  12. 1946Week 8

    Arkansas at Texas A&M

    Arkansas 7, Texas A&M 0

    Winner: Arkansas

    No. 10 Arkansas vs. Unranked Texas A&M · 7-point margin

    Ranking 16/50 · Closeness 28/35 · Overtime 0/15

    44

    Game score

  13. 1974Week 9

    Arkansas at Texas A&M

    Arkansas 10, Texas A&M 20

    Winner: Texas A&M

    Unranked Arkansas vs. No. 8 Texas A&M · 10-point margin

    Ranking 18/50 · Closeness 25/35 · Overtime 0/15

    43

    Game score

  14. 1975Week 14

    Texas A&M at Arkansas

    Texas A&M 6, Arkansas 31

    Winner: Arkansas

    No. 2 Texas A&M vs. No. 18 Arkansas · 25-point margin

    Ranking 32/50 · Closeness 10/35 · Overtime 0/15

    42

    Game score

  15. 1979Week 12

    Arkansas at Texas A&M

    Arkansas 22, Texas A&M 10

    Winner: Arkansas

    No. 7 Arkansas vs. Unranked Texas A&M · 12-point margin

    Ranking 19/50 · Closeness 23/35 · Overtime 0/15

    42

    Game score

  16. 1981Week 11

    Arkansas at Texas A&M

    Arkansas 10, Texas A&M 7

    Winner: Arkansas

    No. 16 Arkansas vs. Unranked Texas A&M · 3-point margin

    Ranking 10/50 · Closeness 32/35 · Overtime 0/15

    42

    Game score

  17. 1964Week 8

    Arkansas at Texas A&M

    Arkansas 17, Texas A&M 0

    Winner: Arkansas

    No. 3 Arkansas vs. Unranked Texas A&M · 17-point margin

    Ranking 23/50 · Closeness 18/35 · Overtime 0/15

    41

    Game score

Methodology

How each game earns up to 100 points

AP ranking, 50 points: each team earns 26 minus its game-time AP rank. Unranked teams receive zero.

Closeness, 35 points: the final margin is subtracted from 35, with margins of 35 or more receiving zero.

Overtime, 15 points: overtime starts at nine points and rises by two per additional period, capped at 15.

Regular-season rankings use the AP Top 25 recorded for the game's week. Postseason meetings use the final regular-season AP poll before bowl and playoff results. Games before 2005 remain in the ranking but do not link to unsupported box-score pages. Videos are matched by canonical game ID or by a rematch-safe season matchup.