FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — Dennis Johnson returned a kickoff 96 yards for a touchdown in the final minute of the third quarter, and Arkansas snapped No. 19 Tulsa's unbeaten run with a 30-23 victory today.

The Golden Hurricane (8-1) had a chance to tie it in the final minute, but David Johnson threw incomplete on fourth down from the Arkansas 7.

The Razorbacks (4-5) jumped ahead 17-0 in the first quarter, but Tulsa's prolific offense didn't stay quiet for long. Johnson threw for 322 yards and a touchdown, and Charles Clay scored a pair of TDs on the way to tying it at 23.

The loss halted talk of Tulsa possibly reaching the Bowl Championship Series and disappointed the large group of blue-clad fans in the northeast corner of the stadium. Tulsa is only about 2 hours from Fayetteville

The Golden Hurricane, averaging 57 points per game coming in, were held to three in the second half and none in the fourth quarter. It was the first scoreless quarter of the season for Tulsa.

Johnson's kickoff return broke a 23-all tie, and although Arkansas wasted a chance to go ahead by two scores when Casey Dick was intercepted in the end zone late in the fourth quarter, the Razorbacks were able to hold on.

Dick threw for 385 yards and a touchdown.

Arkansas led 23-20 at halftime, and Tulsa turned the ball over at the start of the third quarter when a wide receiver pass by A.J. Whitmore was intercepted. On their next possession, the Golden Hurricane came up short on fourth down, but their defense rose to the occasion. Arkansas went for it on fourth-and-1 from the Tulsa 16, and Michael Smith was stopped.

Tulsa drove all the way to the Arkansas 2 and had first-and-goal, but a mishap on the snap cost the Golden Hurricane 12 yards. They eventually settled for a field goal, and Johnson returned the ensuing kickoff all the way to put the Razorbacks ahead to stay.

Arkansas scored on the game's first drive on a 13-yard pass from Dick to Andrew Davie. The Razorbacks then sacked Johnson on Tulsa's first two offensive plays.

The Golden Hurricane didn't fare much better on defense. They called two early timeouts while Arkansas had the ball, but still couldn't stop the Razorbacks' momentum. When Smith scored on a 7-yard run with 2:22 to play in the quarter, it was 17-0.

Tulsa turned the game around quickly. The Golden Hurricane held the Razorbacks to two short field goals the rest of the half and began to move the ball with their fast-paced offense full of misdirection plays.

Tulsa backup quarterback Jacob Bower found Trae Johnson for a 22-yard touchdown. Clay added a 28-yard touchdown run and later caught a 2-yard TD pass from Johnson to tie it at 20.