FAYETTEVILLE -- The first football game between Arkansas and Florida resulted in a 28-24 victory for the No. 14 Razorbacks at the Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl on Dec. 31, 1982.
That was a rare postseason victory over an SEC opponent for Arkansas, which is 3-10-1 against SEC teams in bowls and 3-13-1 against SEC competition in the postseason.
Arkansas-Florida series by the numbers
1 Arkansas victories in the series
3 Times Florida has been ranked No. 1
5 Times Arkansas has scored 10 or fewer points
6 Arkansas losses by 15 or more points
7 Arkansas point total in 1996, 1997 and 2008
8 Times Florida has been ranked
9 Florida victories in the series
Arkansas joined the Gators in the SEC 10 seasons after the Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl.