2016 Arkansas Razorbacks football team
The 2016 Arkansas Razorbacks football team will represent the University of Arkansas in the 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Razorbacks will play their home games at Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium in Fayetteville, Arkansas. Arkansas will play as a member of the Western Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). They will be led by fourth-year head coach Bret Bielema.
Schedule
Arkansas announced its 2016 football schedule on October 29, 2015. The 2016 schedule consists of 7 home, 4 away, 1 neutral site games in the regular season. The Razorbacks will host SEC foes Alabama, Florida, LSU, and Ole Miss, and will travel to Auburn, Mississippi State, and Missouri. Arkansas will go against Texas A&M for the eighth year in a row in Arlington, Texas.[1]
The Razorbacks will travel to Fort Worth, Texas to compete against TCU for the first time since 1991, which was the year before the Razorbacks left the Southwest Conference for the SEC. Arkansas will host the three other non–conference games against Alcorn State from the Southwestern Conference in Little Rock, Louisiana Tech from Conference USA and Texas State from the Sun Belt Conference.
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Opponent# |
Rank# |
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TV |
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Attendance |
September 3 |
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Louisiana Tech* |
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Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, AR |
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September 10 |
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at TCU* |
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Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, TX |
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September 17 |
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Texas State* |
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Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, AR |
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September 24 |
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vs. Texas A&M |
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AT&T Stadium • Arlington, Texas (Rivalry) |
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October 1 |
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Alcorn State* |
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War Memorial Stadium • Little Rock, AR |
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October 8 |
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Alabama |
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Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, AR |
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October 15 |
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Ole Miss |
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Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, AR (Rivalry) |
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October 22 |
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at Auburn |
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Jordan–Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL |
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November 5 |
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Florida |
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Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, AR |
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November 12 |
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LSU |
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Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, AR (Rivalry) |
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November 19 |
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at Mississippi State |
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Davis Wade Stadium • Starkville, MS |
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November 26 |
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at Missouri |
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Faurot Field • Columbia, MO (Battle Line Rivalry) |
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*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time. |
- Schedule Source:[2]
Rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. ( ) = First place votes.
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CFP |
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