Arkansas Razorbacks football , 1960 – 69 1962 . Overview . Quarterback Billy Moore was voted an All - America n . Moore scored 14 touchdowns , which tied him with Miami University ' s kicker Bob Jencks in scoring . Future Razorback head coach Ken Hatfield finished second in the country in punt return yards , behind Utah State ' s Darrell Roberts . Razorback Kicker Tom McKnelly was fourth in kick scoring , with 33 extra point s and 3 field goals . The Hog offensive unit averaged 5 . 0 yards per play , and 357 yards per game , the seventh - best mark in 1962 . Arkansas also averaged 28 . 6 points per game , the fifth highest average nationally . Running on the Razorback defense was tough , as the unit gave up 90 . 7 yards per contest , the seventh - lowest total in the nation . Arkansas , despite a 9 – 2 record , finished second in the SWC to Texas , who was 9 – 1 – 1 , losing only in the Cotton Bowl Classic to the Tigers of LSU , 13 – 0 . Schedule . Sugar Bowl . The 1963 Sugar Bowl matched up rivals Arkansas and Ole Miss in the Razorbacks second straight Sugar Bowl , and fourth bowl in four seasons . The Rebels also had reached four consecutive bowl games . After each team kicked field goals , Ole Miss scored the first touchdown , a 33 yard strike from Glynn Griffing to Louis Guy gave the Rebels a 10 – 3 lead . The Hogs replied with a five yard touchdown toss from Billy Moore to knot the game at 10 . Ole Miss QB Griffing then scored on a one - yard touchdown scamper . The Razorbacks would tack on a field goal , but as neither team could dent the scoreboard in the fourth quarter , would lose by a 17 – 13 final . " Source : Razorback Bowl History – 1963 Sugar Bowl 1963 . Overview . Ken Hatfield led the nation in punt return yards , gaining 350 on 21 returns . Razorback Ronnie Caveness set a school record in the Texas game with 29 tackles . The NCAA record is 30 , set in 2001 . Schedule . 1964 . Overview . Razorback Guard Ronnie Caveness was named an All - American . Ken Hatfield again led the nation in punt return yards , with 518 . Tom McKnelly scored 45 points kicking 27 extra point s and 6 field goals , tied him with LSU ' s Doug Moreau for fourth place nationally . Arkansas ' total defense was fourth - best , allowing only 180 . 5 yards per game , while the scoring defense was the best in the land , giving up only 5 . 7 points per game . Schedule . Cotton Bowl Classic . Arkansas and Nebraska met for the first time in the 1965 Cotton Bowl Classic in Dallas , Texas . Arkansas ' number - one rated defense was giving up only 5 . 7 points per game , where Nebraska ' s # 7 scoring offense was scoring 24 . 9 points per contest . A standing room only crowd watched as the Hogs opened the scoring on a Tom McKnelly field goal , but the Huskers responded with a Harry Wilson punching it in from one yard out . The third quarter passed with no scoring before Bobby Burnett of Arkansas ran in for the go ahead touchdown . Despite being named the AP Poll and Coaches ' Poll national champion , # 1 Alabama could not hold off Texas in the Orange Bowl , which left Arkansas to take the number one spot in the FWAA Poll and a share of that year ' s national championship . " Source : Razorback Bowl History – 1965 Cotton Bowl National Championship . Arkansas was invited to play in the Cotton Bowl Classic on January 1 , 1965 against the Nebraska Cornhuskers . The Razorbacks went on to beat the Cornhuskers 10 – 7 and were selected as national champions by the Football Writers Association of America and the Helms Athletic Foundation as the # 1 Alabama Crimson Tide lost their bowl game against the Texas Longhorns in the Orange Bowl . Because the final AP and Coaches ( UPI ) Polls were released before bowl games were played at the time , the Crimson Tide was selected national champions by the AP and Coaches ' ( UPI ) Polls . Because of the controversy , the AP Poll experimented with a voting model that took the final vote to select their champion after the bowl games in the 1965 season . In 1966 , the AP Poll went back to taking the final vote at the conclusion of the regular season before finally adopting the post - bowl season model in 1968 . The Coaches ' Poll adopted the post - bowl season model in 1974 after the controversies surrounding the 1965 , 1970 , and 1973 national championships . 1965 . Overview . Bobby Burnett tied three others in scoring , with 16 TD ' s , the fourth - highest total in the nation . Ronny South was second in kick scoring , with 42 extra point s and 6 field goals . As an offensive unit , the Hogs had the best scoring offense ( 32 . 4 ppg ) , the eighth - best rushing offense ( 226 . 1 ypg ) , seventh best total offense ( 360 . 2 ypg ) nationally . The defense was fourth - best against the run ( 74 . 9 yards allowed per game ) . Game notes . Texas . Cotton Bowl . The Arkansas Razorbacks put their 22 - game win streak on the line in the 1966 Cotton Bowl Classic against their rivals , the Tigers of LSU . Arkansas had the number one scoring offense coming into the game , averaging 32 . 4 points per contest . Arkansas took the ball to the end zone on the opening drive , capped by a 19 yard toss from Jon Brittenum to All - America n end Bobby Crockett . Running back Joe LaBruzzo then ran in from three yards out for the Bengal Tigers to tie the game at 7 . Razorback QB Brittenum then left the game after suffering a shoulder injury and the Hogs fumble d the ball three plays later . LaBruzzo again scored , this time from one yard away , giving the Tigers a 14 – 7 halftime lead . Neither team scored in the second half , and Arkansas ended the game on the LSU 24 yard line . Razorback Bobby Crockett set a bowl record with 10 catches for 129 yards . " Source : Razorback Bowl History – 1966 Cotton Bowl 1966 . Overview . Consensus All - America n DT Loyd Phillips finished ninth in the Heisman Trophy voting . Florida QB Steve Spurrier won the award , with Purdue ' s Bob Griese finishing second . Phillips won the Outland Trophy , awarded to the best interior lineman in the land . Martine Bercher gained an average of 15 . 5 yards per punt return , the fifth - best mark in the nation . The Hog defense gave up the seventh - lowest point total per game , 7 . 3 . Schedule . Game notes . Texas . Arkansas ' second victory over Texas in three years . 1967 . Overview . Arkansas lost to Texas A & M for the first time since 1957 . 1968 . Overview . Guard Jim Barnes was a consensus All - American for the Razorbacks in 1968 . Bill Burnett ' s 16 touchdowns scored tied him for eighth - most points scored nationally . Schedule . Sugar Bowl . Georgia ' s number - one ranked defense matched up against Arkansas ninth - ranked offense on New Year ' s Day in New Orleans . Razorback QB Bill Montgomery led the only scoring drive , capped with a 23 yard strike to Chuck Dicus . Georgia responded with David McKnight tackling Razorback Bill Burnett in the end zone for a safety , after which Razorback kicker Bob White took over , adding three unanswered field goals . The game ended with a 16 – 2 Razorback win . Chuck Dicus caught twelve passes for 169 yards and a score , and was named player of the game . " Source : Razorback Bowl History – 1969 Sugar Bowl 1969 . Overview . Bill Burnett scored 20 touchdowns , the third - highest total in the nation . Kicker Bill McClard tied Happy Feller of Texas with 61 points scored , 40 extra points and 7 field goals . As a team , Arkansas had the # 1 defense , allowing only 7 . 6 points per game . Game of the Century . With two legendary coaches ( Broyles and Royal ) , two neighboring states , two football powerhouses ( 8 of last 10 SWC Championships ) , and two recent National Championships ( Arkansas in 1964 and Texas in 1963 ) , Arkansas and Texas had developed a rivalry . The game was moved from the usual third week in October to the first week in December so it could be televised nationally on ABC . President Richard Nixon attended the game , and AstroTurf was even installed in Razorback Stadium in preparation for the game . Arkansas ' top - rated defense was going up against the # 1 rated Texas offense , but the Hogs got on top early , with a 1 - yard TD run by Bill Burnett . After halftime , Chuck Dicus hauled in a 29 yard touchdown pass , giving the Razorbacks a 14 – 0 lead heading into the game ' s final quarter . Longhorn QB James Street then led his squad to its first touchdown , and as coach Darrell Royal had planned , Texas attempted and completed the two - point conversion , which would in all likelihood prevent a tie . Arkansas then had the ball and the lead , and a 73 - yard drive later , the Hogs were in good position to tack on a field goal that would put the game out of reach , but Razorback QB Bill Montgomery was intercepted in the end zone , giving Texas new life . The Longhorn drive appeared stalled at their own 43 , on a 4th and 3 , when Royal gambled again . A 44 yard pass to Randy Peschel , catching the ball in double coverage , put Texas at the Arkansas 13 . Longhorn RB Jim Bertelsen would run in for the tying six points . The extra point snap was high , but was snared by third - string QB Donnie Wigginton and the kick was converted by Longhorn kicker Happy Feller , giving Texas a 15 – 14 lead with 3 : 58 to play . Arkansas drove to the Texas 40 , looking for a field goal from All - America n kicker Bill McClard , but the turnover bug struck again as Montgomery was again picked off . Sugar Bowl . Rivals Ole Miss and Arkansas met in the 1970 Sugar Bowl . Ole Miss RB Bo Bowen scampered 69 yards to open the scoring , with Archie Manning adding another 18 - yard TD run . Down 14 – 0 , Arkansas responded with a 12 yard TD run by Bill Burnett , but the extra point was missed , and after a Rebel field goal and Archie Manning 30 - yard TD strike , were down 24 – 6 . Before halftime , Chuck Dicus hauled in a 47 - yard pass from Bill Montgomery , but the two - point conversion was incomplete , and the Rebels took a 24 – 12 halftime lead . The third quarter produced a field goal from each team , and in the fourth quarter fullback Bruce Maxwell caught a six - yard strike from Montgomery to cut the lead to five , but the rally fell short , the Hogs losing by a 27 – 22 final . Notes . Arkansas Razorbacks Sports Network Online 1960 – 1969 Football Schedule / Results