Arkansas 31, Texas 7
When: 9:00 PM ET, Monday, December 29, 2014
Where: NRG Stadium, Houston, Texas
Temperature:
Dome
Head Official:
Ron Cherry
Attendance:
71115
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Arkansas 31, Texas 7: Brandon Allen threw for 160 yards and two touchdowns and the Razorbacks held the Longhorns to a season-low 59 yards of total offense at the AdvoCare V100 Texas Bowl in Houston.
Jonathan Williams rushed 23 times for 105 yards and a score while Demetrius Wilson and Keon Hatcher each caught touchdown passes for Arkansas (7-6), which won in its first bowl game since 2011. The Razorbacks’ defense limited the Longhorns to seven first downs and two rushing yards.
Tyrone Swoopes was 13-of-25 for 57 yards with an interception for Texas (6-7), which trailed 24-7 at the half after recording 46 total yards of offense. Malcolm Brown had seven carries for 25 yards while John Harris had four receptions for 36 yards.
Allen, who completed 12-of-23 passes, connected with Wilson on a 36-yard TD strike to put Arkansas ahead 10-0 early in the first quarter. The Razorbacks extended their lead when Taiwan Johnson scored after picking up a Johnathan Gray fumble in the Longhorns’ end zone, but Texas got on the board on Swoopes’ 9-yard TD run with 3:59 remaining in the half.
Allen gave the Razorbacks a 17-point lead at the break on a 5-yard TD pass to Hatcher, and the defense continued to dominate in the second half. Williams capped a 13-play, 57-yard drive with a 1-yard TD run early in the fourth quarter for Arkansas, which won the time of possession battle 41:10-18:50.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Arkansas has outscored Texas 58-13 in its two all-time bowl meetings. The Razorbacks defeated the Longhorns at the 2000 Cotton Bowl 27-6. … Arkansas has won six straight games against Big 12 opponents. … Alex Collins rushed 17 times for 76 yards for the Razorbacks, who were 9-for-17 on third-down conversions.
Top Game Performances
Team Stats Summary
|
Yards |
Scoring |
Defense |
Team |
Tot |
Rus |
Pas |
TD |
FG |
INT |
Sck |
FF |
Arkansas
|
351 |
191 |
160 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
3.0 |
1 |
Texas
|
59 |
2 |
57 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1.0 |
1 |