Arkansas enters the SEC’s first nine-game conference season with seven home games and a schedule that front-loads the difficulty. Georgia visits Fayetteville in week three, and the Razorbacks have a Power Four road trip to Utah before that.
The season closes with LSU at home, a game that has decided more than one Arkansas campaign.
| Date | Opponent | Time · TV | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sat, Sep 5 | vs North Alabama | TBD | — |
| Sat, Sep 12 | at Utah | TBD | — |
| Sat, Sep 19 | vs Georgia | TBD | — |
| Sat, Sep 26 | vs Tulsa | TBD | — |
| Sat, Oct 3 | at Texas A&M | TBD | — |
| Sat, Oct 10 | vs Tennessee | TBD | — |
| Sat, Oct 17 | at Vanderbilt | TBD | — |
| Sat, Oct 24 | Bye week | — | — |
| Sat, Oct 31 | vs Missouri | TBD | — |
| Sat, Nov 7 | at Auburn | TBD | — |
| Sat, Nov 14 | vs South Carolina | TBD | — |
| Sat, Nov 21 | at Texas | TBD | — |
| Sat, Nov 28 | vs LSU | TBD | — |
Kickoff times and TV assignments are released on a rolling basis, usually six to 12 days before each game. Nine of the 12 are SEC games under the league’s new format.
The Nine-Game SEC Era Begins
2026 is the first year of the SEC’s nine-game conference schedule, which lifts the league to 72 conference matchups and requires every member to also play at least one Power Four opponent outside the conference.
Arkansas satisfies that requirement early with the trip to Utah on September 12, meaning 10 of the Razorbacks’ 12 games come against Power Four opposition.
The Early Test
Georgia comes to Fayetteville on September 19, in only the third week of the season. Getting the Bulldogs at home is a genuine break; getting them before the offense has settled is less so.
Tulsa the following week is the softest landing on the schedule, and then the SEC slate runs almost unbroken: Texas A&M, Tennessee, Vanderbilt, then the bye, then Missouri, Auburn, South Carolina, Texas and LSU.
The Home Slate
Seven games at Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium: North Alabama, Georgia, Tulsa, Tennessee, Missouri, South Carolina and LSU. Five of those seven are SEC opponents, and three of them — Georgia, Tennessee and LSU — are among the tougher draws in the league.
The bye lands on October 24, immediately after the trip to Vanderbilt and before a five-game closing run.
The Bottom Line
Arkansas opens September 5 against North Alabama and finishes November 28 at home against LSU. Seven home games, nine SEC opponents, one bye on October 24, and a non-conference trip to Utah that satisfies the league’s new Power Four requirement.