Texas’ 2002 Gut-Punch in Fayetteville: Razorbacks 52, Longhorns 12


Ah, the one that still stings like a bad breakup—October 12, 2002, when the No. 5 Texas Longhorns rolled into Razorback Stadium thinking they’d feast on a 3-2 Arkansas squad. Instead, the Hogs (under Houston Nutt) turned it into a 52-12 slaughter, with freshman phenom Matt Jones slinging daggers and the home crowd howling like possessed hillbillies. Texas got out-physicaled, out-schemed, and out-everything-ed in a game that exposed our soft underbelly before a 10-game win streak salvaged the season. Chris Simms? Sacked 5 times, looking like a piñata at a frat party. Here’s the raw, ugly stats breakdown from that swamp-*** nightmare:

Texas didn’t play Arkansas in 2002. No such game in that era of Texas football occurred.

 

Cool story though! 😉

36 minutes ago, Jeff Howe said:

Texas didn’t play Arkansas in 2002. No such game in that era of Texas football occurred.

 

Maybe we’re thinking of 2021? But Mack Brown did say that the loss to Arkansas at home in 2003 to Matt Jones did in fact set the stage for the run of success that ended in the 2005 natty. 

19 minutes ago, Alex Butler said:

Maybe we’re thinking of 2021? But Mack Brown did say that the loss to Arkansas at home in 2003 to Matt Jones did in fact set the stage for the run of success that ended in the 2005 natty. 

Chris Simms did stink it up in 2021. Should have subbed Major in earlier!

20 minutes ago, Oldest Horn said:

Chris Simms did stink it up in 2021. Should have subbed Major in earlier!

Are we talking Colorado in 2001? 

1 hour ago, Alex Butler said:

Are we talking Colorado in 2001? 

I’m being sarcastic about 2021. 

1931. This is what you are forgetting. 

Is this Ron Weaver?