SEC · Ryan Silverfield, year 1 (1-1) · Razorback Stadium · 80,000 · 69,178 avg in 2026
LastL 10–43 at Utah · Sat Sep 12 · Christian Harrison 1 INT, 7 tackles
Nextvs Georgia · Sat Sep 19 · 12 pm ET · Razorback Stadium · Georgia by 24.5 · series 4-12, lost the last 3 · Game preview
Updated Tue Sep 15 · through week 2
| Wk | Date | Us | Opp | Line | Opponent | Result | Record | Conf |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sep 5 | #145 | #207 | -40.5✗ | North Alabama | W 31–14 128 | 1-0 | 0-0 |
| 2 | Sep 13 | #143 | #26 | +13.5✗ | @Utah | L 10–43 138 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| 3 | Sep 19 | #139 | #3 | +24.5 | Georgia | |||
| 4 | Sep 27 | #141 | #127 | Tulsa | ||||
| 5 | Oct 3 | @Texas A&M | ||||||
| 6 | Oct 10 | Tennessee | ||||||
| 7 | Oct 17 | @Vanderbilt | ||||||
| 9 | Oct 31 | Missouri | ||||||
| 10 | Nov 7 | @Auburn | ||||||
| 11 | Nov 14 | South Carolina | ||||||
| 12 | Nov 21 | @Texas | ||||||
| 13 | Nov 28 | LSU |
| Date | Opp | Result | Yds | TO | TOP | EPA/play | Success% | Explosive% | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 13 | @Utah | L 10–43 | 305 | 1 | 31:57 | +0.075 | 31.6% | 158.4% | |
| Sep 5 | North Alabama | W 31–14 | 415 | 3 | 41:25 | +0.176 | 52.4% | 94.3% | |
| Season average (2 games) | 360 | 2.0 | +0.125 | 42.0% | 126.4% | ||||
Arkansas is an entire state's only major program — no in-state rival, a fanbase scattered nationwide that all answers the same Hog Call — chasing the first real glory since a national title sixty years gone, now under a brand-new coach.
Hog fans say the bluebloods of the SEC have spent thirty years treating Arkansas as a guaranteed win on the schedule — the league's outsider with no neighbor to lean on — and they call the Hogs every…
The season in chapters
What fans said
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What it is like to watch them2025 · 2-10 · last season
✓ measured from 12 games · ranks are among SEC teams the same season
Recent form · last 10 games · incl. 2025
Cold. 1-9 over the last 10, and lost the last one.
Next Sep 19
vs Georgia · at home
✓ fact on line · ~ our read on style
Market outlook
Sportsbook consensus · best odds across multiple books · 2026-09-14
the open questionis the portal class enough to move the needle?
Pittman's top-2 portal haul in the SEC addresses K, OT, and CB — key areas for a 2-10 team with just 36% production returning.
our readfront page
Sam Pittman enters his sixth season with a 2-10 losing record to address, as coordinator changes reshape units and a dispersed fanbase seeks consistency.
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Silverfield, who previously coached at Memphis, inherits a 2-10 losing record and a program with no in-state rival, raising questions about how to rebuild in the SEC's toughest conference.
our readdeveloping
Raylen Sharpe produces at a notably LOWER rate when his team is an underdog than when favored -- he fades when the pressure is on, and his per-target value drops too.
our readdeveloping
Sam Pittman enters his sixth season with a 2-10 losing record hanging over Arkansas, a program without an in-state rival and a fanbase still uneasy about its direction.
our readbackground
Sam Pittman's top-2 SEC portal class arrives as Arkansas rebuilds after a 2-10 season, with AJ Hill (QB) addressing a passing game that lost 85% of its production.
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Silverfield, who went 2-10 at Memphis, inherits a 36% production return and a program that hasn't won an SEC game since 2021 — the stakes are clear, the margin for error narrow.
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Jaden Platt is used almost exclusively underneath -- a low share of his targets are downfield shots.
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O'Mega Blake is used almost exclusively underneath -- a low share of his targets are downfield shots.
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Raylen Sharpe is used almost exclusively underneath -- a low share of his targets are downfield shots.
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Arkansas dropped 29 spots in SP+ — the steepest collapse in the SEC this cycle, and Sam Pittman’s sixth season opens with a 2-10 record to explain it.
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Outcome band · Arkansas · 2026
Floor, base and ceiling come from the season-path projection, which plays out conference title games and the CFP — so a ceiling can run past 12 games.
Arkansas signed a top-15 transfer-portal class — 42 additions headlined by AJ Hill (QB) from Memphis and Braeden Fuller (QB) from Angelo State. It is a top-2 portal class in the SEC this cycle. Portal pickups are proven college players — the split isn't about development, it's about whether they fit the scheme and win their position battles. Coverage is split on whether volume or positional fit is the bigger story.
The 'portal class fills the gaps' believers -- upgrades at real positions of need.
The 'portal is a gamble' counter -- departure losses and the 'plug-and-play doesn't work' read.
This event was in 30 of 2256 board posts (1%) over the last 60 days — engaged but not consumed. Fan text shown verbatim, attributed to the community not the individual poster.
The boards ≠ the fanbase: a vocal, self-selected slice.
Arkansas: coordinator change reshaping a unit.
The optimistic read: momentum, and the 'this is real' takes.
The analytical counter: rankings, results, and 'the hype is ahead of the tape' takes.
This event was in 216 of 2256 board posts (10%) over the last 60 days — engaged but not consumed. Fan text shown verbatim, attributed to the community not the individual poster.
The boards ≠ the fanbase: a vocal, self-selected slice.
Fan mood index · most recent r/cfb data
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Arkansas is the program with no in-state rival and the most-spread-out fanbase in the SEC.
The program ledger
since 2025Arkansas players sue NCAA over eligibility
Wooden and Williams taking the NCAA to court isn't just a legal fight — it's Silverfield needing every available body on a roster that's already bled four EDGE starters to the draft and sits at a #46 class.
Kendal Briles hired as OC
Briles running a spread offense is one thing — Briles running it inside the SEC West with Pittman's portal class already loaded is a different pressure test entirely; Arkansas hasn't had an OC this aggressive since they were winning divisions.
Asa Barnes flips to Tennessee
Four EDGE departures already bleeding the depth chart, and now Barnes flips to Knoxville — Pittman's top-8 portal class still has a hole it hasn't answered.
Arkansas coach dismissed
Silverfield takes over a room bleeding EDGE pressure — 4 NFL exits and a #46 class means the portal class has to carry real weight fast, not just add depth.
Arkansas releases depth chart
Depth chart is out and EDGE is the one spot a top-15 portal class hasn't fully answered — four draft departures later, Silverfield's showing his hand before the Sugar Bears.
Court ruling jeopardizes eligibility of Arkansas players
A court ruling threatening eligibility is the last thing a 3.5-win market needs — Arkansas already absorbed four draft departures and an EDGE room that still has more questions than answers heading into fall.
Top 3 commits
Recruiting Footprint · 2026
AR leads the 2026 class with 11 commits. National footprint reaching 9 states.
Where they recruit · 2023-2026
96 signees across 19 states, 2023-2026. AR leads the pull.
That is 30.6% of every high-school FBS signee AR produced over those cycles — the biggest share any program takes — Arkansas State is next. The full map →
Miles from home · 2026 roster
The median Arkansas player grew up 409 miles from campus.
Half this roster came from closer than that; half came from farther.
Straight-line distance from each player's listed hometown to Razorback Stadium. Hometowns are placed at city-centroid precision, not street address — fine at this scale, but a player's true door-to-door number can differ by a few miles. 116 of 121 listed players have a geocoded hometown. Source: CFBD roster hometowns.
Top community posts · last 12 months · r/cfb
Fan confidence in a typical range for this program right now
31st percentile among FBS programs
The penalty battle is a wash: 15 penalties committed vs. 16 drawn on opponents.
130 penalty yards committed vs. 129 drawn on opponents, 2026 season total.
Outcome band · Arkansas · 2026
Recruiting Footprint · 2026