Central Arkansas

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UAC · Estes Stadium · 10,000 · 5,940 avg in 2026

The nationunrankedAP / Coaches
The marketno line yetat Southeast Missouri State · our model 45% Central Arkansas · a number, not a pick

LastW 59–20 vs Central Oklahoma · Sat Sep 12 · Jalen Washington 202 rush yds, 1 TD

Nextat Southeast Missouri State · Sat Sep 19 · 7 pm ET · Houck Field · series 1-1

Updated Tue Sep 15 · through week 2

Central Arkansas · 2026 schedule & results2-1
WkDateUsOppLineOpponentResultRecordConf
1Aug 27#180#148+3@UT MartinW 36–241-00-0
1Sep 5#180#267-7.5West FloridaL 14–421-10-1
2Sep 12#178#307Central OklahomaW 59–202-10-1
3Sep 19#204#216@Southeast Missouri State
4Sep 26#204#94@Florida State
6Oct 11@Abilene Christian
7Oct 17@Tarleton State
8Oct 24UT Rio Grande Valley
9Oct 31North Alabama
10Nov 7West Georgia
11Nov 14@Eastern Kentucky
12Nov 21Austin Peay
Advanced box score (EPA, success rate, explosiveness)
DateOppResultYdsTOTOPEPA/playSuccess%Explosive%Note
Sep 12Central OklahomaW 59–20+0.49949.2%149.1%Season-high EPA/play
Sep 5West FloridaL 14–42+0.02746.4%117.8%Season-low EPA/play
Aug 27@UT MartinW 36–24+0.27747.2%147.2%
Season average (3 games)+0.26847.6%138.0%

Game Week

4d 23h

until kickoff · at Southeast Missouri State · Sat Sep 19 · 7 pm ET

Verdict Begins·Live

Central Arkansas is the Arkansas program that won a conference title in 2017 and has spent eight seasons losing its way.

Title DroughtSince 2017 · 9 yrs

The chip is one moment wide and eight years deep: Central Arkansas won a conference title in 2017 and made the Playoff, but has never been back. The Bears know they belong at that level because they'v…

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The season in chapters

What it is like to watch them2025 · 3-9 · last season

Game feel60even gamescombined pts / game5th highest-scoring of 9 in the UAC
Heart rate1-4white-knucklein one-score games (5 of 12)2nd most one-score games of 9 in the UAC
Margin-10.7competitiveavg scoring margin7th best margin of 9 in the UAC
Big plays1.12grind it outexplosiveness (IsoPPP)9th most explosive of 9 in the UAC
Home crowd6,043avg attendance5th biggest crowds of 9 in the UAC

✓ measured from 12 games · ranks are among UAC teams the same season

Recent form · last 10 games · incl. 2025

Central Arkansas has won two of its last five.

Cooling. 4-6 over the last 10, and won the last one.

Streak W1Last 5 · 2-3Last 10 · 4-6
The forecast

Next Sep 19

vs Southeast Missouri State · away

Outcome band · Central Arkansas · 2026

Central Arkansas' most likely season is 2-10 — mid-table finish. The floor is 0-12; the ceiling is 5-7.

Floor0-12Sub-.500 season. Playoff bid out of reach.
Base2-10Mid-table finish. Conference title a stretch.
Ceiling5-7Conference title race. Playoff bid in play.

No season-path projection for this program yet, so this is last season's record with a two-win swing down and a three-win swing up, over a 12-game frame.

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The experience

Central Arkansas is the Arkansas program that won a conference title in 2017 and has spent eight seasons losing its way.

Offseason movesEvery addition and subtraction since the last snap.

The Offseason Ledger · Central Arkansas

1 verified update · portal · recruiting · staff · news
  1. News

    Ashtyn Williams: 16 tackles at UT Martin

    Top 0.1% tackles game since 2021. at UT Martin (FCS) W 36-24.

    Aug 27
Recruiting buzzWhat fans say about the incoming class right now.

Community pulse

No high-engagement r/cfb discussions tracked for this program in the last year.

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