The No. 10 Arkansas Razorbacks travel to Arlington, Texas this Saturday to face the No. 20 Texas A&M Aggies for the annual Southwest Classic. In honor of the upcoming rivalry game, Razorbacks Wire is going to take a trip back in time to a classic game in the series.
Today’s rewind takes just one step back to the 2021 season, when Arkansas defeated the Aggies, 20-10. The win was important, as it would be Arkansas’ first win over Texas A&M since the Aggies joined the SEC in 2012.
Looking back at the history of this rivalry, Arkansas has had a longstanding success over Texas A&M, as they boast a 42-33-3 record in the series. However, Texas A&M has dominated recent history. The Aggies entered the SEC in a surprising fashion by winning 11 games, which included an upset of Alabama, in 2012. Since then, Texas A&M has become bowl eligible every season.
While Texas A&M has enjoyed early success in this new era, Arkansas seems to be walking away from its “dark time”, as they enjoyed just three winning seasons from 2012-20.
Arkansas had no trouble with Texas A&M in 2021’s game, as they led 17-3 at halftime before a Cam Little 24-yard field goal in the 4th quarter sealed the win.
Quarterback [autotag]KJ Jefferson[/autotag] passed for 212 yards on seven completions, which included an 85-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver [autotag]Treylon Burks[/autotag]. [autotag]Bumper Pool[/autotag] led the team with eight tackles, and [autotag]Tre Williams[/autotag] recorded two sacks.
Here is a look back at the best images from last season’s 20-10 victory over Texas A&M at AT&T Stadium, home of the Dallas Cowboys.