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CARK

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Central Arkansas

latest conference era: UAC

Loaded Seasons23
Latest Season2026
Peak Power2023 | +13.9
Best Finish#88 in 2017
2026 Season PageCurrent RankingsHistory Hub
Program Explorer

Program arc

Win rate shows the results layer. End-of-season power shows the strength layer. A serious history page needs both.

Bars: win rate Line: public power vs average team
100% 50% 0% PWR +13.9 PWR −5.1 2017: 10-2, margin +219, power +4.3, resume 78 / 100, final rank #882018: 6-5, margin +49, power +0.9, resume 38 / 100, final rank #1292019: 9-4, margin +15, power +0.9, resume 45 / 100, final rank #1382020: 5-4, margin +30, power −5.1, resume 33 / 100, final rank #1242021: 5-6, margin +63, power +4.3, resume 35 / 100, final rank #1602022: 5-6, margin +2, power +13.3, resume 55 / 100, final rank #1422023: 7-4, margin +93, power +13.9, resume 57 / 100, final rank #1312024: 6-6, margin +52, power +12.1, resume 47 / 100, final rank #1682025: 3-9, margin -128, power +10.5, resume 41 / 100, final rank #1942026: 2-7, margin -50, power +8.7, resume 32 / 100, final rank #208 2017: 10-2, margin +219, power +4.3, resume 78 / 100, final rank #88+4.32018: 6-5, margin +49, power +0.9, resume 38 / 100, final rank #129+0.92019: 9-4, margin +15, power +0.9, resume 45 / 100, final rank #138+0.92020: 5-4, margin +30, power −5.1, resume 33 / 100, final rank #124−5.12021: 5-6, margin +63, power +4.3, resume 35 / 100, final rank #160+4.32022: 5-6, margin +2, power +13.3, resume 55 / 100, final rank #142+13.32023: 7-4, margin +93, power +13.9, resume 57 / 100, final rank #131+13.92024: 6-6, margin +52, power +12.1, resume 47 / 100, final rank #168+12.12025: 3-9, margin -128, power +10.5, resume 41 / 100, final rank #194+10.52026: 2-7, margin -50, power +8.7, resume 32 / 100, final rank #208+8.7 201710-220186-520199-420205-420215-620225-620237-420246-620253-920262-7

Historical snapshot

A fast read on what this program usually is, what its peak looks like, and how the latest season compares.

Loaded Seasons 23

The number of fully modeled seasons currently attached to this program.

Program Baseline +12.1

A recent multi-year closing-power average. This is the kind of anchor that should matter in preseason priors.

Current Vs. Baseline −3.4

How the current season's closing power stacks up against the program's recent standard.

Gap To Peak 5.2

How far the current season finished below the strongest loaded team in program history.

Peak Loaded Season 2023 | +13.9

The strongest closing power this program has posted in the loaded archive.

Best Power Since Last beaten in 2025

The last season that closed stronger was 2025.

Best Resume Since Since 2025

This is the program's best resume season since 2025.

Best Finish 2017 | #88

The highest loaded all-level board finish currently attached to this program.

Best Resume Season 2017 | 78 / 100

The strongest body-of-work season currently attached to this program in the loaded archive.

Current Season Standing Resume #20 | Power #5

Where the current season sits inside this program's loaded history on the two main scales.

Program Percentile Resume 10th | Power 81th

A cleaner fan-facing answer to the question: is this near the top of the program's arc or just another solid year?

Best Record 2017 | 10-2

The cleanest results season in the loaded archive, regardless of whether it was also the strongest by power.

Current context

The premium fan question is not only "how good is this team?" It is "how good is this season relative to the program I know?"

Current board #208 Where the latest loaded season sits on today's all-level board.
Latest season 2026 2-7
Program baseline +12.1 Recent multi-year closing-power standard.
Gap to peak 5.2 How far the latest season sits below the program's strongest loaded team.

Program signals

The clearest historical takeaways, written for scan speed.

Strongest Loaded Team

2023 Season

Ended at power +13.9, record 7-4, and final loaded-board rank #131.

Best Loaded Resume

2017 Season

Resume 78 / 100 with 10 wins and a 83% win rate.

Best Record

10-2

The cleanest loaded season by results came in 2017, with a margin of +219.

Roughest Loaded Season

2025 Season

3-9 with power +10.5 and margin -128.

Best resume season

2017 | 78 / 100

The strongest body-of-work season in the loaded archive for this program.

Latest versus standard

−3.4

Positive means the latest season closed above the program's recent baseline. Negative means it finished below the standard.

Season explorer

Every loaded season, with conference era attached to the correct year and filters built for the questions fans actually ask.

23 seasons visible
Season Conference Lens Record Final Rank End Power End Resume Margin Season Page
2026 UACFCS CurrentThis season anchors the current board. 2-7 #208 +8.7 32 −50 Open team page
2025 UACFCS Below recent levelClosed well below the program's recent baseline, which is not the same as a bad season. 3-9 #194 +10.5 41 −128 Program view
2024 UACFCS In range 6-6 #168 +12.1 47 +52 Program view
2023 UACFCS Peak powerStrongest loaded closing power for the program. 7-4 #131 +13.9 57 +93 Program view
2022 Atlantic SunFCS In range 5-6 #142 +13.3 55 +2 Program view
2021 AWCFCS Below recent levelClosed well below the program's recent baseline, which is not the same as a bad season. 5-6 #160 +4.3 35 +63 Program view
2020 SouthlandFCS Below recent levelClosed well below the program's recent baseline, which is not the same as a bad season. 5-4 #124 −5.1 33 +30 Program view
2019 SouthlandFCS Below recent levelClosed well below the program's recent baseline, which is not the same as a bad season. 9-4 #138 +0.9 45 +15 Program view
2018 SouthlandFCS Below recent levelClosed well below the program's recent baseline, which is not the same as a bad season. 6-5 #129 +0.9 38 +49 Program view
2017 SouthlandFCS Best resumeBest body-of-work season in the loaded archive. 10-2 #88 +4.3 78 +219 Program view
2016 SouthlandFCS Below recent levelClosed well below the program's recent baseline, which is not the same as a bad season. 10-3 #111 +2.4 73 +148 Program view
2015 SouthlandFCS Below recent levelClosed well below the program's recent baseline, which is not the same as a bad season. 6-4 #147 +0.0 30 +5 Program view
2014 SouthlandFCS Below recent levelClosed well below the program's recent baseline, which is not the same as a bad season. 6-6 #133 +1.5 36 +82 Program view
2013 SouthlandFCS Below recent levelClosed well below the program's recent baseline, which is not the same as a bad season. 7-5 #131 +2.8 34 +72 Program view
2012 SouthlandFCS Below recent levelClosed well below the program's recent baseline, which is not the same as a bad season. 9-3 #101 +3.0 65 +148 Program view
2011 SouthlandFCS Below recent levelClosed well below the program's recent baseline, which is not the same as a bad season. 9-4 #127 +2.5 42 +46 Program view
2010 SouthlandFCS Below recent levelClosed well below the program's recent baseline, which is not the same as a bad season. 7-3 #132 +2.5 50 +86 Program view
2009 SouthlandFCS Below recent levelClosed well below the program's recent baseline, which is not the same as a bad season. 5-7 #149 +0.5 39 +110 Program view
2008 SouthlandFCS Below recent levelClosed well below the program's recent baseline, which is not the same as a bad season. 3-1 #178 −0.7 70 +23 Program view
2007 SouthlandFCS Below recent levelClosed well below the program's recent baseline, which is not the same as a bad season. 6-5 #199 −2.9 48 +17 Program view
2006 FCS IndependentsFCS Below recent levelClosed well below the program's recent baseline, which is not the same as a bad season. 8-3 #208 −4.1 66 +82 Program view
1997 Gulf SouthDII In range 0-1 #-- -- -- −1 Program view
1996 Gulf SouthDII In range 0-1 #-- -- -- −10 Program view