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Texas will travel to Fayetteville Saturday to face the Arkansas Razorbacks and reignite what once was one of the fiercest rivalries in college football.
Since 1991, the Arkansas Razorbacks and Texas Longhorns have only played six times. The Hogs are 4-2 in the 21st Century. Before 1991, Arkansas and Texas played every year.
33-years ago, the two teams were fierce conference rivals in the Southwest Conference. Arkansas’ 14 conference titles was third in the SWC behind Texas (27) and Texas A&M (17).
But tired of being in UT’s shadow (like A&M in 2012) and in a conference they felt Texas ‘ran,’ the University of Arkansas left for the SEC. It was sad to lose a year in, year out rival, but the Longhorns had other rivals. Oklahoma and Texas A&M primarily.
“I don’t know what Darrell Royal did to Arkansas back in the day, but they absolutely hate our guts.”
Steve Sarkisian
For Arkansas, success in the SEC has been sparse. The Hogs have only been in the SEC title game three times in 32 seasons. They have lost all three, twice to Florida and once to Georgia.
But after all these years apart, Arkansas’ biggest rival is STILL Texas. Sure the Razorbacks have formed a rivalry with LSU, but the Tigers will never be as hated in Arkansas as Texas
When Hogs coach Sam Pittman arrived in Fayetteville he was told Texas was the Razorbacks biggest rival, even though the teams rarely played. Texas coach Steve Sarkisian said this week, “I don’t know what Darrell Royal did to Arkansas back in the day, but they absolutely hate our guts.”
The two started playing in 1894 and played every couple of years until 1932. In that time, Texas 14-0. From ’32 to ’91, the two teams played ever year. Texas was 41-19 against the Hogs in that span, but there were several games with huge importance.
The two names most associated with the Rivalry are Frank…
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Author : Longhorns Wire
Publish date : 2024-11-12 16:07:14
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