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 future seasons and extend the overall agreement to 2025.
In future seasons, War Memorial Stadium will play the home of matches 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, previously scheduled matches against Missouri will be moved to the Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium on the University of Arkansas campus in Fayetteville.
“We are grateful to the Department of Parks, Heritage and Tourism and the War Memorial Stadium in Arkansas for working with us to host historic games at the War Memorial Stadium, and also allowing us to host Southeastern Conference games. our campus, ”said Vice Chancellor and Director of Athletics Hunter Yurachek in Arkansas. ‘The Razorback program belongs to our entire state, and as we have shown in many of our sports, it is important that we continue to live in Central Arkansas. It is also essential that we provide our coaching staff with the opportunity to showcase 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, Department of Parks, Heritage and Tourism Department, in Arkansas. ‘It includes an exciting, intra-competition, including U or A vs. UAPB and U or A vs. Arkansas State. We look forward to showcasing an improved venue and welcoming people from across the state and beyond into the historic War Memorial Stadium. ”
In addition to the games scheduled for War Memorial Stadium, Arkansas announced that they have added a non-conference game with the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) in Fayetteville on September 14, 2024.
Future Razorback football additions / adjustments
2021
October 23 UAPB in Arkansas (Little Rock)
November 27 Missouri in Arkansas (Fayetteville)
2023
September 2 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)