FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – The University of Arkansas has signed an amendment to an existing agreement with the Arkansas Department of Parks, Heritage and Tourism to bring two additional Razorback football games to Central Arkansas in the coming seasons and extend the blanket agreement through the 2025 season .
In the coming seasons, War Memorial Stadium will be home to in-state matchups with UAPB in 2021 (October 23, 2021) and 2024 (August 31, 2024) and Arkansas State in 2025 (September 6, 2025). Arkansas will also play against Western Carolina in the 2023 season (September 2, 2023) at the War Memorial Stadium. As part of the amendment, previously scheduled games against Missouri will be moved to Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium on the campus of the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville.
“We are grateful to the Arkansas Department of Parks, Heritage and Tourism and War Memorial Stadium for working with us to host a number of historic in-state matchups at War Memorial Stadium, while also including Southeastern Conference games at our be able to organize campus. , ”Said Vice Chancellor and Director of Athletics Hunter Yurachek in Arkansas. “The Razorback program is statewide, and as we have demonstrated in many of our sports, it is important that we maintain a presence in Central Arkansas. It is also essential that we provide our technical staff with the opportunity to promote our campus to potential student athletes during SEC games. “
“We appreciate our partnership with the University of Arkansas and Razorback Football and want to contribute to the overall success of the program,” said Stacy Hurst, secretary of the Arkansas Department of Parks, Heritage and Tourism. Includes U of A vs. UAPB and U van A vs. Arkansas State games starting this year and through 2025 will deliver exciting intrastate competition. We look forward to showcasing an upgraded venue and welcoming people from across the state and beyond to the historic War Memorial Stadium. “
In addition to the games for War Memorial Stadium, Arkansas has announced that it has added a non-conference game with the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) in Fayetteville on September 14, 2024.
Future additions / modifications to the Razorback Football schedule
2021
October 23 UAPB in Arkansas (Little Rock)
November 27, Missouri in Arkansas (Fayetteville)
2023
September 2, Western Carolina in Arkansas (Little Rock)
November 25, Missouri in Arkansas (Fayetteville)
2024
August 31 UAPB in Arkansas (Little Rock)
September 14, UAB in Arkansas (Fayetteville)
2025
September 6 Arkansas State in Arkansas (Little Rock)