The 2016 Arkansas Razorbacks football team represented the
University of Arkansas
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in the
2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Razorbacks played their home games at Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium in Fayetteville and War Memorial Stadium in Little Rock. Arkansas played as a member of the Western Division of the
Southeastern Conference
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(SEC). They were led by fourth-year head coach
Bret Bielema
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. They finished the season 7–6, 3–5 in SEC play to finish in a tie for fifth place in the Western Division. They were invited to the
Belk Bowl
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where they lost to
Virginia Tech
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, in a game where the Razorbacks blew a 24-0 lead at halftime.
Schedule
Arkansas announced its 2016 football schedule on October 29, 2015. The 2016 schedule consists of 7 home games, 4 away games, and 1 neutral site game in the regular season. The Razorbacks will host SEC foes
Alabama
(We dare defend our rights)
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,
Florida
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,
LSU
Louisiana State University (officially Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College, commonly referred to as LSU) is a public land-grant research university in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The university was founded in 1860 near ...
, and
Ole Miss, and will travel to
Auburn
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,
Mississippi State
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, and
Missouri
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. Arkansas played against
Texas A&M
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for the eighth year in a row in
Arlington, Texas
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.
The Razorbacks will travel to
Fort Worth, Texas
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to compete against
TCU for the first time since 1991, which was the year before the Razorbacks left the
Southwest Conference
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for the SEC. Arkansas will host the three other non–conference games; against
Alcorn State
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...
from the
Southwestern Conference
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in Little Rock, and versus
Louisiana Tech
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from
Conference USA
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and
Texas State
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from the
Sun Belt Conference
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in Fayetteville.
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Game summaries
Louisiana Tech
at TCU
Texas State
vs Texas A&M
Alcorn State
Alabama
Ole Miss
at Auburn
Florida
LSU
at Mississippi State
at Missouri
vs Virginia Tech (Belk Bowl)
Rankings
References
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Arkansas
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Arkansas Razorbacks football seasons
Arkansas Razorbacks football
The Arkansas Razorbacks football program represents the University of Arkansas in the sport of American football. The Razorbacks compete in the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and the Weste ...