ARLINGTON, Texas — Arkansas blew a 14-point fourth quarter lead and lost 35-28 to No. 6 Texas A&M Saturday at AT&T Stadium.
Quarterback Kenny Hill threw touchdown passes of 86 and 59 yards in the fourth quarter to tie the game after the Razorbacks led 28-14. Hill's 25-yard touchdown pass to Malcome Kennedy on the first play overtime gave Texas A&M its first lead since the first quarter.
Facing a fourth-and-1 on the ensuing possession, Arkansas running back Alex Collins was tackled for a loss to seal the Aggies' third straight win over the Razorbacks. The loss was Arkansas' first in five games played at AT&T Stadium.
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The Razorbacks have lost 14 straight Southeastern Conference games - the longest such streak in the league. Arkansas is 3-2 overall and 0-2 in SEC games this season.
Arkansas looked to have control of the game heading into the fourth quarter. A 44-yard touchdown pass from Brandon Allen to tight end AJ Derby extended the Razorbacks' lead to 28-14 late in the third.
Arkansas nearly added to its lead early in the fourth, but a 57-yard run by Jonathan Williams to the Texas A&M 1 was nullified by a tripping penalty on Razorbacks tackle Dan Skipper. It was one of two penalties on Skipper that overturned big plays. He was called for holding on a 34-yard touchdown pass from Allen to Hunter Henry in the first half.
The Razorbacks had a pair of long runs to take the lead in the second quarter. Collins' 50-yard score gave Arkansas a 14-7 advantage. After the Aggies tied the game on the first of Hill's four touchdown passes, the Razorbacks regained the lead when punter Sam Irwin-Hill ran for a 51-yard score with 1:03 remaining before halftime.
Arkansas rushed for 286 yards. Williams had runs of 12 and 17 yards, and Collins added a 17-yard run as the Razorbacks moved the ball into Texas A&M territory late in the fourth quarter. But leading 28-21, John Henson's 44-yard field goal attempt was wide left.
The Aggies needed just two plays on the next possession to tie the game on a 59-yard pass from Hill to Josh Reynolds. Texas A&M had pulled within one score on an 86-yard pass from Hill to Edward Pope earlier in the quarter.
Hill passed for 386 yards, including 290 yards after halftime. Pope had two touchdown catches and 151 yards receiving.
Collins led Arkansas' offense with 132 yards on 21 carries. Williams added 95 yards and a touchdown.
Allen completed 15 of 27 passes for 199 yards for the Razorbacks.
Arkansas has two weeks off before its next game. The Razorbacks host No. 2 Alabama on Oct. 11 in Fayetteville.