Arkansas-Texas history

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Arkansas-Texas 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
82/100
Overtime
0

Series context

Completed meetings
79
Series record
Arkansas 23-56 Texas
Tracked years
1894-2024
Trophy
No named 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. 1969Week 13

    Texas at Arkansas

    Texas 15, Arkansas 14

    Winner: Texas

    No. 1 Texas vs. No. 3 Arkansas · 1-point margin

    Ranking 48/50 · Closeness 34/35 · Overtime 0/15

    82

    Game score

  2. 1965Week 6

    Texas at Arkansas

    Texas 24, Arkansas 27

    Winner: Arkansas

    No. 5 Texas vs. No. 1 Arkansas · 3-point margin

    Ranking 46/50 · Closeness 32/35 · Overtime 0/15

    78

    Game score

  3. 1964Week 6

    Arkansas at Texas

    Arkansas 14, Texas 13

    Winner: Arkansas

    No. 4 Arkansas vs. No. 6 Texas · 1-point margin

    Ranking 42/50 · Closeness 34/35 · Overtime 0/15

    76

    Game score

  4. 1962Week 6

    Arkansas at Texas

    Arkansas 3, Texas 7

    Winner: Texas

    No. 9 Arkansas vs. No. 1 Texas · 4-point margin

    Ranking 42/50 · Closeness 31/35 · Overtime 0/15

    73

    Game score

  5. 1959Week 6

    Texas at Arkansas

    Texas 13, Arkansas 12

    Winner: Texas

    No. 3 Texas vs. No. 10 Arkansas · 1-point margin

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

    73

    Game score

  6. 1977Week 7

    Texas at Arkansas

    Texas 13, Arkansas 9

    Winner: Texas

    No. 2 Texas vs. No. 9 Arkansas · 4-point margin

    Ranking 41/50 · Closeness 31/35 · Overtime 0/15

    72

    Game score

  7. 1979Week 8

    Texas at Arkansas

    Texas 14, Arkansas 17

    Winner: Arkansas

    No. 9 Texas vs. No. 4 Arkansas · 3-point margin

    Ranking 39/50 · Closeness 32/35 · Overtime 0/15

    71

    Game score

  8. 1980Week 1

    Arkansas at Texas

    Arkansas 17, Texas 23

    Winner: Texas

    No. 6 Arkansas vs. No. 10 Texas · 6-point margin

    Ranking 36/50 · Closeness 29/35 · Overtime 0/15

    65

    Game score

  9. 1978Week 8

    Arkansas at Texas

    Arkansas 21, Texas 28

    Winner: Texas

    No. 9 Arkansas vs. No. 7 Texas · 7-point margin

    Ranking 36/50 · Closeness 28/35 · Overtime 0/15

    64

    Game score

  10. 1963Week 6

    Texas at Arkansas

    Texas 17, Arkansas 13

    Winner: Texas

    No. 1 Texas vs. Unranked Arkansas · 4-point margin

    Ranking 25/50 · Closeness 31/35 · Overtime 0/15

    56

    Game score

  11. 1960Week 6

    Arkansas at Texas

    Arkansas 24, Texas 23

    Winner: Arkansas

    No. 14 Arkansas vs. No. 16 Texas · 1-point margin

    Ranking 22/50 · Closeness 34/35 · Overtime 0/15

    56

    Game score

  12. 1985Week 8

    Texas at Arkansas

    Texas 15, Arkansas 13

    Winner: Texas

    Unranked Texas vs. No. 4 Arkansas · 2-point margin

    Ranking 22/50 · Closeness 33/35 · Overtime 0/15

    55

    Game score

  13. 1975Week 7

    Texas at Arkansas

    Texas 24, Arkansas 18

    Winner: Texas

    No. 8 Texas vs. No. 20 Arkansas · 6-point margin

    Ranking 24/50 · Closeness 29/35 · Overtime 0/15

    53

    Game score

  14. 1984Week 9

    Arkansas at Texas

    Arkansas 18, Texas 24

    Winner: Texas

    Unranked Arkansas vs. No. 3 Texas · 6-point margin

    Ranking 23/50 · Closeness 29/35 · Overtime 0/15

    52

    Game score

  15. 2004Week 3

    Texas at Arkansas

    Texas 22, Arkansas 20

    Winner: Texas

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

    Ranking 19/50 · Closeness 33/35 · Overtime 0/15

    52

    Game score

  16. 1968Week 6

    Arkansas at Texas

    Arkansas 29, Texas 39

    Winner: Texas

    No. 9 Arkansas vs. No. 17 Texas · 10-point margin

    Ranking 26/50 · Closeness 25/35 · Overtime 0/15

    51

    Game score

  17. 1989Week 8

    Texas at Arkansas

    Texas 24, Arkansas 20

    Winner: Texas

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

    Ranking 19/50 · Closeness 31/35 · Overtime 0/15

    50

    Game score

  18. 1950Week 6

    Arkansas at Texas

    Arkansas 14, Texas 19

    Winner: Texas

    Unranked Arkansas vs. No. 7 Texas · 5-point margin

    Ranking 19/50 · Closeness 30/35 · Overtime 0/15

    49

    Game score

  19. 1951Week 6

    Texas at Arkansas

    Texas 14, Arkansas 16

    Winner: Arkansas

    No. 12 Texas vs. Unranked Arkansas · 2-point margin

    Ranking 14/50 · Closeness 33/35 · Overtime 0/15

    47

    Game score

  20. 2003Week 4

    Arkansas at Texas

    Arkansas 38, Texas 28

    Winner: Arkansas

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

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

    45

    Game score

  21. 1946Week 6

    Arkansas at Texas

    Arkansas 0, Texas 20

    Winner: Texas

    No. 17 Arkansas vs. No. 6 Texas · 20-point margin

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

    44

    Game score

  22. 1982Week 14

    Arkansas at Texas

    Arkansas 7, Texas 33

    Winner: Texas

    No. 6 Arkansas vs. No. 12 Texas · 26-point margin

    Ranking 34/50 · Closeness 9/35 · Overtime 0/15

    43

    Game score

  23. 1988Week 8

    Arkansas at Texas

    Arkansas 27, Texas 24

    Winner: Arkansas

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

    Ranking 9/50 · Closeness 32/35 · Overtime 0/15

    41

    Game score

  24. 1986Week 8

    Arkansas at Texas

    Arkansas 21, Texas 14

    Winner: Arkansas

    No. 14 Arkansas vs. Unranked Texas · 7-point margin

    Ranking 12/50 · Closeness 28/35 · Overtime 0/15

    40

    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.