Arkansas Razorbacks football

College football team of the University of Arkansas

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2025 The Arkansas-Texas A&M rivalry series will return to home-field stadiums for both teams.
2024 Dan Hampton inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame for playing Defensive Tackle from 1975-1978.
2024 Scheduled to play Texas in Fayetteville as Texas and Oklahoma prepare to join the SEC.
2024 Arkansas won the Liberty Bowl against Texas Tech with a score of 39-26.
2024 Finished 6-6 and made the 2024 Liberty Bowl after hiring Bobby Petrino as offensive coordinator and bringing in transfer quarterback Taylen Green.
June 14 2024 SEC announces the 2024 conference schedule for the Arkansas Razorbacks, marking the end of the divisional format and the start of a new conference scheduling approach.
2023 Recorded a 4–8 season, the worst record in a non-COVID season under Pittman, but notably beat Florida in Gainesville for the first time in program history.
2022 Defeated Kansas Jayhawks 55–53 in triple overtime in the 2022 Liberty Bowl.
2022 Team reached No. 10 in polls before experiencing losses to Texas A&M, Alabama, and Mississippi State, but rebounded with wins against BYU and Auburn.
2021 Notable victories included first win over Texas in Fayetteville since 1981, ending 9-game losing streak to Texas A&M, and breaking 5-game losing streaks against LSU and Missouri.
January 1 2021 Razorbacks achieved a 9–4 record and won the 2022 Outback Bowl, defeating Penn State Nittany Lions 24–10 in Tampa, Florida.
2020 Steve Atwater inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame for playing Safety from 1985-1988.
2020 Jimmy Johnson inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame for coaching from 1961-1964.
2020 Sam Pittman was appointed as head coach of the Arkansas Razorbacks football program.
October 3 2020 Pittman led the Razorbacks to their first SEC win since beating Ole Miss in 2017, finishing the season with a 3–7 record in an all-SEC schedule due to COVID-19 pandemic.
2019 Darren McFadden inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame for playing Running Back from 2005-2007.
2019 Arkansas again finished last in the SEC with a 0–8 conference record and 2–10 overall standing.
December 8 2019 Sam Pittman announced as the new head coach for the University of Arkansas, marking his first head coaching job.
November 10 2019 Chad Morris fired, concluding his tenure with a 4–18 (0–14 in the SEC) record.
2018 Arkansas finished last in the SEC conference with a 0–8 standing and 2–10 overall record under Chad Morris.
2017 Jerry Jones inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame as Team Owner of the Dallas Cowboys from 1961-1964.
December 6 2017 Chad Morris formally introduced as the 34th head coach of the Arkansas Razorbacks, signing a six-year contract worth $3.5 million annually.
November 24 2017 Bret Bielema is fired by interim athletic director Julie Cromer immediately after a 48-45 loss to Missouri, concluding his fifth season as head coach.
2015 Arkansas won the Liberty Bowl against Kansas State with a score of 45-23.
November 23 2015 A new rivalry trophy was unveiled for the annual Arkansas-Missouri football game, officially establishing the Battle Line Rivalry.
2014 Missouri became Arkansas' permanent cross-division rival in the SEC.
2014 Under coach Bret Bielema, Arkansas won the Texas Bowl against Texas with a score of 31-7.
November 22 2014 Arkansas dominates No. 8 Ole Miss with a 30-0 win, achieving bowl eligibility.
November 15 2014 Arkansas defeats No. 17 LSU 17-0, marking a significant SEC victory under Bielema's leadership.
2012 Missouri joined the SEC (Southeastern Conference), which would later impact the Arkansas-Missouri football rivalry.
December 4 2012 Bret Bielema announced as the 33rd head coach of Arkansas Razorbacks football, leaving the Wisconsin Badgers.
2011 Arkansas defeated Kansas State in the Cotton Bowl Classic with a score of 29-16.
2010 Ronnie Caveness inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame for playing Linebacker from 1962-1964.

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