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 downtown Arkansas in future seasons and expand the global agreement to in the 2025 season.
In future seasons, War Memorial Stadium will play inter-state clashes with UAPB in 2021 (October 23, 2021) and 2024 (August 31, 2024) and Arkansas State in 2025 (September 6, 2025). Arkansas will also play Western Carolina (September 2, 2023) at War Memorial Stadium in the 2023 season. As part of the amendment, the previous games against Missouri will be moved to Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium, on the campus of University of Arkansas, at Fayetteville.
“We are grateful to the Arkansas Department of Parks, Heritage and Tourism and Memorial Stadium for working with us to host some historic state clashes at Memorial Memorial Stadium, while allowing us to host Southeastern Conference games. on our campus, ”said Yurachek, vice president of Arkansas and director of athletics. “The Razorback program belongs to our entire state and, as we have demonstrated in many of our sports, it is important that we continue to maintain a presence in downtown Arkansas. It is also essential that we offer our technical staff the opportunity to showcase our campus. during the SEC games to potential student-athletes ”.
“We value our partnership with the University of Arkansas and Razorback Football and want to contribute to the overall success of the program,” said Arkansas Department of Parks, Heritage and Tourism Secretary Stacy Hurst. “Including A vs. V games. UAPB and U of A vs. Arkansas State starting this year and through 2025 will feature exciting intrastate competition. We look forward to showing an improved location and welcoming people from across the state and beyond to the historic Memorial War Stadium. ”
In addition to the games scheduled for War Memorial Stadium, Arkansas announced that it has added a non-conference game with the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) to Fayetteville on September 14, 2024.
Future additions / adjustments to the Razorback football calendar
2021
October 23 UAPB in Arkansas (Little Rock)
November 27: Missouri in Arkansas (Fayetteville)
2023
September 2, in West 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)