Arkansas now knows exactly when it will face Missouri in Week 9.
The Razorbacks and Tigers are set for an October 31 kickoff at 6:45 p.m. (CDT) in Fayetteville, with the game airing on SEC Network. It will be the 17th meeting between the programs, and Missouri holds the edge in the series, 12-4.
Arkansas has dropped four straight against Missouri, with its last victory coming in 2021. Last season’s meeting in Razorback Stadium went Missouri’s way as well, with the Tigers winning 31-17.
The matchup lands after a bye week for both teams. Arkansas enters at 3-4 overall and 1-3 in SEC play, while the 22nd-ranked Tigers are 5-2 and 2-2 in conference play. The Razorbacks’ wins have come against North Alabama, Tulsa and Vanderbilt, while Missouri has beaten UAPB, Kansas, Troy, Florida and Texas A&M.
Arkansas reached its bye on a high note after snapping a 14-game SEC losing streak Saturday in Nashville. The Razorbacks beat Vanderbilt 31-21, piling up a season-best 187 rushing yards and three touchdowns on the ground.
Missouri is coming off a rougher outing, having been blown out by Ole Miss in Oxford, 31-3.
The Missouri game opens a busy stretch to close the season for Arkansas. The Razorbacks head to Auburn in Week 10 on November 7 to face the Tigers and new head coach Alex Golesh.
Arkansas and Auburn have played every year since 1992, with Auburn leading the series 21-13-1. Last season in Fayetteville, Auburn won 33-24 after Arkansas turned it over four times in the fourth quarter.
Arkansas returns home for South Carolina in Week 11 on November 14. It will be the first meeting between the teams since 2022, when Arkansas beat the Gamecocks 44-30 in Fayetteville. The Razorbacks lead that all-time series 14-10, with 24 meetings overall.
In Week 12, Arkansas goes back to Austin to face No. 1 Texas on November 21, trying to stop a two-game losing streak against the Longhorns. Texas owns the all-time series 58-23, and last season the Longhorns beat Arkansas 52-37 in Austin.
The regular season ends in Fayetteville on November 27 with the Battle for the Golden Boot against LSU and new head coach Lane Kiffin. Arkansas has lost four straight in the series, and LSU edged the Razorbacks 23-22 in last year’s matchup.
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