College Football
BOXSCORE | RECAP
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

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
Rushing
Arkansas   Texas
Jonathan Williams Player Malcolm Brown
23 Attempts 7
105 Yards 25
4.6 Avg Yards 3.6
1 Touchdowns 0
0 Long 0
Receiving
Arkansas   Texas
Demetrius Wilson Player John Harris
2 Receptions 4
52 Yards 36
26.0 Avg Yards 9.0
1 Touchdowns 0
0 Long 0
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