Rivalry: Arkansas vs. Texas
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•'They absolutely hate our guts': The weird, wonderful games that define Texas-Arkansas
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On Saturday , Texas and Arkansas will play for just the fourth time in 20 years and will play as conference rivals for the first time in 33 years .
Conference realignment at least reignited a few rivalries to replace the further ones we lost.
Texas - Arkansas was the aggrieved and aspirant underdog for much of the 1960s , when it was the biggest game in college football.
Texas is 8-1 and listed as a favorite by more than two touchdowns Saturday .
No. 3 Texas 13 , No. 12 Arkansas 12 in 1959 .
The Razorbacks would enjoy eight top-10 finishes in 11 years from 1959 to 1969 .
Between 1959 and 1969 , eight of 11 Steers-Porkers games would be decided by five or fewer points.
Texas won its first national title under former Oklahoma Sooner Edwin Royal in 1963 .
No. 1 Texas beat No. 4 Arkansas 42 -7 in 1970 .
No. 8 Texas ended the Hogs' 11 -game winning streak with 28-28 win over No. 3 Arkansas in 1978 .
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