Arkansas now knows when it will head to College Station.
The Razorbacks’ Week 5 game at Texas A&M is set for October 3 at 6 p.m. (CDT), with the matchup scheduled for either ESPN or ESPN2. It will be the 82nd meeting between the programs, and Arkansas enters with a 42-37-3 edge in the all-time series.
This trip also marks Arkansas’ first visit to Kyle Field since 2020, the COVID year. The last time these teams met, Texas A&M escaped Fayetteville with a 45-42 shootout win. Arkansas hasn’t beaten the Aggies since 2021, a 20-10 result, and has taken just one of the last 14 meetings.
Both teams arrive at the game with early-season questions. Arkansas is 1-2 after three weeks, while Texas A&M sits at 2-1.
Each lost its SEC opener on Saturday. The Hogs were beaten badly by No.
2 Georgia, 45-17, at home, while the Aggies were stunned by Kentucky, 31-21, in College Station. Arkansas’ lone win came in Week 1 against North Alabama, 31-14.
Texas A&M opened with a 50-0 win over Missouri State and followed that with a 48-20 victory over Arizona State.
The College Station trip is just the start of a packed stretch for Arkansas. After that one-game road swing, the Hogs return home to face Tennessee on October 10, with kickoff still to be announced. Arkansas will not have consecutive home games or consecutive road games for the rest of the 2026 season.
The next few weeks keep rolling from there. Arkansas goes to Nashville in Week 7 on October 17 for its first game against Vanderbilt since 2018.
In that meeting, the Commodores beat the Razorbacks 45-31 in Fayetteville. The two programs have played only 10 times, and Arkansas leads the series 7-3.
After an open date in Week 8, the Razorbacks host Missouri on October 31 for the Battle Line Rivalry. Missouri has won the last meeting, 31-17 in Fayetteville, and Arkansas has not won the rivalry game since 2021. The Tigers went 8-5 in 2025.
Week 10 sends Arkansas to Auburn on November 7 to face the Tigers and new head coach Alex Golesh. The teams have played every year since 1992, with Auburn holding a 21-13-1 advantage in the series. Last season in Fayetteville, Arkansas gave away a late lead with four fourth-quarter turnovers in a 33-24 Auburn win.
South Carolina comes to Razorback Stadium on November 14. It will be the first matchup between the schools since 2022, when Arkansas won 44-30 in Fayetteville. The Razorbacks lead that series 14-10 in 24 all-time meetings.
Then comes another trip to Austin on November 21, when Arkansas faces No. 1 Texas for the second straight year.
The Hogs are trying to snap a two-game losing streak against the Longhorns, who own a 58-23 lead in the series. Texas won last year’s meeting 52-37.
Arkansas finishes the regular season at home on November 27 in the Battle for the Golden Boot against LSU. The Tigers now have new head coach Lane Kiffin, and Arkansas has dropped four straight in the series. LSU won last year’s game 23-22.
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Tre Lamb Just Added More Pressure To Arkansas Before Tulsa
Arkansas heads into its meeting with Tulsa knowing this is the kind of nonconference game that can shape the early feel around a season, especially with a tough league slate waiting just down the road. Tulsa arrives unbeaten at 3-0 and already owns a win over Oklahoma State, which gives this matchup a little more weight than the usual September tune-up and makes it harder for the Razorbacks to treat it like anything other than a must-handle business trip.
Tre Lamb has only sharpened that edge with his recent comments, pointing out how uncommon it is for Group of Six teams to knock off Power Four opponents and drawing attention to Arkansas own scheduling choices and past results. For a Razorbacks team trying to build momentum, the noise around Tulsa is not just about what happens on the field, but about the pressure that comes with knowing a loss would land badly before the SEC grind fully hits. [Read more 🡒]
Arkansas Faces A Bigger Problem Than Tulsa This Week
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The larger question this week is whether Arkansas can settle those spots quickly enough to take control early and avoid letting Tulsa hang around. A shaky start would only add pressure to a defense that has already had to carry more than its share, and the uncertainty surrounding the starting quarterback gives this game an edge beyond the usual nonconference tune-up. [Read more 🡒]
Arkansas Puts New Coach In A Tough Spot He Wont Use As Cover
Arkansas financial gap with the top of the SEC has become part of the backdrop around the program, especially as the Razorbacks try to stop a losing streak against Power Conference opponents. In his first year on the job, Ryan Silverfield is stepping into a situation where resources matter, but so does the message he sends about what comes next. He has acknowledged the challenges without letting them become an excuse, and that matters in a league where patience is thin and expectations never really soften.
Silverfields early stance has been clear: the job is not to explain away the hole Arkansas is in, but to keep pushing the program toward a higher standard anyway. That leaves the Razorbacks in a familiar but uncomfortable place, needing more financial support and stronger backing from the administration if they want to close the gap with the SECs better-funded programs. The harder part is that improvement has to show up while those structural issues are still very much in play. [Read more 🡒]