2000 Cotton Bowl (#24 Arkansas vs. #14 Texas)

Highlights of the #24 Razorbacks dominating 27-6 victory over #14 Texas in the 2000 Cotton Bowl in the first meeting between the two teams since 1991. Arkansas would sack the Longhorn quarterbacks eight times and hold them to -27 rushing yards. It was the Hogs first Cotton Bowl since 1990 and first win in it since a 31-10 rout of Georgia in 1976. The victory gave Arkansas an 8-4 record and #17 final ranking, while Texas finished 9-5 and #21.

[@ernestcashion4462]

Watching this just before the 2022 season starts, my brother and I listened to the game hungover as shit driving home from Captive island to Memphis good times. Thanks warmachine for all the great videos

[@charcoalcowboy]

I have never in my life seen Arkansas players as hype as they were on the field after every single play. They wanted blood on every snap. Every player was fist pumping after every single tackle

[@Play3r21]

Four years old and was at this game. When the long horns came out I stood up without direction and gave the horns down. My dad said that was the proudest he’s been of me

[@robcarpenter1225]

Every kid born in Arkansas learns how to do that at a young age.

[@mpoydras95]

That was a fun day. They talked a bunch but we knew all that week they had nothin for us. We all woke up hype that morning. I was a jus a freshman on the field but I hadn't ever experienced that level of focus and being tuned in as a whole team like that before.

[@LogoAttitude]

This game marked the 30th anniversary of the teams' legendary 1969 meeting, also known as the Game of the Century. In that game, Texas came back from 14 down to win 15-14, clinching the SWC title and going on to win the national title for the 1969 season. Although this Cotton Bowl was played in the 2000 calendar year, it was part of the 1999 college football season, as, including bowls, the college football season runs from either August or September to January of the following year. Hence, this Cotton Bowl occurred during the season of the 30th anniversary of the 1969 Arkansas-Texas game. The teams marked another major anniversary of that game with a bowl meeting in 2014, the Texas Bowl. This meeting was announced a day after the 45th anniversary of the Game of the Century.

[@Atrox151]

First Hogs game for me and it was memorable. Only reason I got to go was because we lived in DFW, so having a razorback game in my backyard was a rare opportunity. One of the best football experiences of my life and I was only 14 yrs old.

[@erenyeagar6000]

My god our defense 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@robertgrider3055]

Cobbs was an absolute beast

[@CoreyT127]

Arkansas leaving the SWC was the beginning of the end. I miss the old school smaller conferences and everyone played everyone every year. And winning 10 games and making a bowl was actually a big achievement because they only played 11 games and a bowl not 14-15 games and make a bowl with 5-7 re or because there is 80 bowl games.

[@Doobie_AdamsSSB]

That Arkansas defense had some dogs!!!

[@hunchburnem9002]

Kennoy Kennedy and Quentin Caver, studs.

[@666xather]

Good quality video for 20 year's ago. (Can't believe I'm saying that.)

[@jstephens784]

Burnt orange makes me want to throw up!

[@douglasdixon524]

"6:53, "Cobbs shucks him like an ear of corn." I see what the announcer did there. Funny as hell.

[@Razorpig378]

I'm no expert, but somebody got their ass handed to them.

[@williambrown7658]

Southwestern Bell....that takes me back.

[@davidharlick]

Great run by Jenkins at the 5:15 mark. Mike had some wheels and power.

[@martindx1961]

Oh yeah,I sure did! Defense did pretty good considering a 7-6 season.But I didnt see a defense like I do in this game.But...I think coach B is getting us on the right track..WPS!

[@joshuabradley6727]

Boo Williams was the reliable target and Lucas was the home run threat

[@BKIPRODUCTIONS]

and Nutt ALWAYS had an amazing talent at getting GREAT running backs to Arkansas, Cobbs, McFadden, Jones, Hillis, just to name a few. he just never could get the passing game going.

[@kickinfamily]

Houston inherited Stoerner, who threw for almost 5000 yards in his last two years under Nutt. Otherwise, unicorn Matt Jones threw for almost 4000 yards combined in his last two years. But yeah, outside that, he didn't really have a passing threat team...

[@roak5036]

Was there. What a great day with my brother and friends.

[@ryanexsus]

This was the first Hogs game I ever went to. I was 15 years old.

[@berniejenkins215]

Maneater

[@nirvanachile24]

That was the lowest rushing yardage in Texas school history.

[@spadeplaladin5]

Free Thom Brennaman

[@WARMACHINE2013]

No, he did it this game.

[@jameskirkpatrick2491]

Damn we had a solid defense yeeesh...anyway who else ready for football

[@TheBZA99]

these hogs were AMPED to play the horns that day

[@jefferyrush4251]

Hey Mark didn't LSWho just get thier ass handed to them by THE ARKANSAS RAZORBACKS? 17-0?

[@NEABOY0]

you should've showed the shot of HDN storming the field and throwing down the hook em horns after the game

[@cking198719]

that was actually after the 2003 game in Austin

[@martindx1961]

Sure do miss this type of defensive play..hogs haven't had a defense like this for years! Got to get the recruits coming in..GHG..WPS!!

[@WARMACHINE2013]

+martindx1961 So did you not see last years defense? haha

[@bitterbob30]

Back then I thought Nutt was a good coach. Boy was I wrong.

[@aaronlovell6026]

Horns down, hogs up. Always and forever, I hope the horns never win another thing. To hell with the horns.

[@thediehardarkansasrazorbak7288]

AGREED!!!!!!!!!!.......AR4L!!!!!!

[@zachrogers266]

Lol, seriously? Yea, the program didn't have much stability when he came on but he was given and loaded squad. And the SEC West wasn't pristine back then like it is now. And when he left, he left the next coach with arguably one of the most depleted, least talented SEC teams to take the field in who knows how long. The defense was horrendous. He left the program in shambles.

[@MatthewDaSmitdog]

3:51 if you watch closely Cobbs had his right foot on the sideline out of bounds before he dived over the goal-line for the touchdown. It didn't matter much in the end in terms of the final score, but I just wanted to point out that major missed call from the refs in this game lol