Texas 23, Arkansas 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."
References[]
- "Gambles bring Texas big win." Eugene Register-Guard. 2 Sep 1980.