Arkansas wraps up the non-conference part of its 2026 schedule Saturday night against Tulsa, and the Razorbacks have had the upper hand in this series for a long time. Kickoff for the first night game of the year at Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium is set for 7 p.m. on SEC Network+.
The numbers tell the story of the matchup history. Arkansas leads the all-time series 55-15-3 and has beaten Tulsa 19 straight times, a run that goes back to 1977. The Razorbacks are also 42-5 against the Golden Hurricane in Fayetteville.
This game also comes at the end of a non-conference slate that has been a strong one for Arkansas over the years. Since joining the Southwest Conference in 1915, the Hogs are 82-23-5 in regular-season non-conference finales. Against Tulsa specifically in those finale spots, Arkansas is 21-11-2.
The offense has shown a knack for chunk plays through the air, too. Arkansas ranks 14th nationally with 37 passing plays of 10 or more yards, which is third in the SEC behind Mississippi State and Ole Miss.
Chris Marshall has been the go-to target all season after transferring from Boise State. He has led Arkansas in receiving in every game this year and comes in off a seven-catch, 136-yard night in last week’s loss to No.
2 Georgia. Marshall is third in the SEC in both receiving yards with 278 and receptions with 19.
One of the bigger signs of balance in the passing game is how many different Razorbacks have gotten involved. Arkansas has had double-digit players catch at least one pass in each of its first three games, and 12 players hauled in a reception against North Alabama on Sept. 5 and again against Georgia on Sept.
- That matched the most since 12 Hogs caught a pass against Western Carolina in 2023.
On the other side of the ball, linebacker Ben Bogle has made his presence felt quickly. He is tied for second on the team with 15 tackles and is coming off a nine-tackle performance against Georgia. That was a career high at the FBS level and his most since he had nine against Indiana State on Oct. 26, 2024, while at Southern Illinois.
Arkansas’ defense also flashed against Georgia, even in defeat. The Hogs finished with 6.0 tackles for loss and 3.0 sacks, both of which stood out against a Georgia offense that had allowed only 3.0 tackles for loss and no sacks through its first two games. Western Kentucky had previously been the only team to reach 2.0 tackles for loss against Georgia this season.
Quincy Rhodes Jr. remains one of the main reasons Arkansas expects pressure off the edge. He entered 2026 as one of the nation’s top pass rushers after leading the team last season with 15.5 tackles for loss and 8.0 sacks. Rhodes has now logged tackles for loss in consecutive games and picked up the 10th sack of his career against Georgia.
Tulsa is also familiar ground for Arkansas head coach Ryan Silverfield. During his time at Memphis from 2020-25, he went 2-1 against the Golden Hurricane, including a 45-7 win on Oct.
4, 2025. Silverfield is 45-10 as an FBS head coach when his teams score at least 30 points, and Arkansas is 1-0 this season when hitting that mark.
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