1980 Arkansas vs. Texas

Texas 23-17

Austin (70,000)

No. 10 (AP) TEX, No. 6 (AP) ARK

National TV

Summary
1st Quarter

No Scoring

2nd Quarter

ARK: soph Gary Anderson 39 yard run (Ordonez kick)...faked reverse to WR Gary Stiggers and ran untouched while TEX D chased Stiggers

TEX: Goodson 52 yard field goal

TEX: Jam Jones 2 yard run (Goodson kick)...Akers passed up a FG and called for a sweep around right end and Jones scored untouched

TEX: Jam Jones 1 yard run (Goodson kick)

3rd Quarter

ARK: Ordonez 19 yard field goal

4th Quarter

TEX: Little 10 yard run (kick failed)

ARK: Bowels 2 yard run (Ordonez kick)

TEX faced a 3rd and 15 at its own 32, Little told Akers he would keep the ball after a fake to the halfback but wouldn't tell the blockers. Little dashed 17 yards and Texas killed the clock for the win.

Stats
Team

First Downs: ARK 15, TEX 22

Rushing: ARK 36/151, TEX 62/314

Passing: ARK 12/18/177/1, TEX 8/14/82/0

Returns: ARK 6, TEX 33

Punts: ARK 3/61, TEX 5/30

Fumbles: ARK 1/1, TEX 1/0

Penalty Yards: ARK 3/50, TEX 7/86

Passing

ARK: Jones 12/18, 177 yds, INT

TEX: Little 8/14, 82 yds

Rushing

ARK: Anderson 9/103, Bowles 11/30

TEX: Jam Jones 29/165, Robinson 8/57

Receiving

ARK: Stiggers 4/70, Duckworth 2/71

TEX: Tate 3/31, Sampleton 1/28

Quotes
Texas HC Fred Akers (on Jones' 1st TD): "We wanted a touchdown awful bad. I considered a field goal. But it was awful quiet down there. I knew my staff and the team wanted to go for the touchdown. That's what we needed. I voted to go for it since my vote counts the most. It was a big momentum counts the most."