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#1 Texas 15, #2 Arkansas 14
Saturday, December 6, 1969
Razorback Stadium (Fayetteville, Ark.)
Texas was undefeated in 18 games while Arkansas had won 15 in a row. The Longhorns was ranked
No.1 by AP and Arkansas was at No. 2. UT was leading the nation in rushing and Arkansas was atop
the national list for scoring defense. President Richard Nixon was on hand to proclaim the winner
National Champion. Something had to give. Arkansas scored first and took a 7-0 lead to the locker
room at halftime. Arkansas’ Bill Montgomery passed to Chuck Dicus for a 29-yard touchdown in the
third quarter to up the Razorbacks lead to 14-0. Late in the third period, Texas QB James Street led the
Longhorns on an 80-yard drive capped by a 42-yard touchdown gallop by the senior quarterback. After
converting the two-point conversion, UT trailed 14-8. Arkansas drove right back to the Texas 7-yard
line and was poised to score when UT defensive back Danny Lester picked off a Montgomery pass in
the end zone. Texas fumbled on its next possession but got the ball back 62 yards from the Arkansas
goal line with 7:58 to play. Three plays netted seven yards, and on fourth-and-three from the 43, Street
called a time out. Royal called for the “53 veer pass,” and seconds later, tight end Randy Peschel was
on the receiving end of a 44-yard strike from Street. Two plays later, Jim Bertlesen slammed over from
two yards out as the stunned Arkansas crowd looked on. Happy Feller added the extra point and Tom
Campbell’s interception of a Montgomery pass at the Texas 21-yard-line with 1:22 left sealed the
victory.
(Summary from MackBrown.com)
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