2016 Arkansas Razorbacks football team explained

Year:2016
Team:Arkansas Razorbacks
Sport:football
Logo Alt:Arkansas Razorbacks logo
Conference:Southeastern Conference
Division:Western Division
Short Conf:SEC
Record:7–6
Conf Record:3–5
Head Coach:Bret Bielema
Hc Year:4th
Off Coach:Dan Enos
Oc Year:2nd
Def Coach:Robb Smith
Dc Year:3rd
Off Scheme:Pro-style
Def Scheme:4–3
Stadium:Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium
Bowl Result:L 24–35 vs. Virginia Tech

The 2016 Arkansas Razorbacks football team represented the University of Arkansas 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 (SEC). They were led by fourth-year head coach Bret Bielema. 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 where they lost to Virginia Tech, 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, Florida, LSU, and Ole Miss, and will travel to Auburn, Mississippi State, and Missouri. Arkansas played 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, and versus Louisiana Tech from Conference USA and Texas State from the Sun Belt Conference in Fayetteville.

Schedule Source:[2] [3]

Game summaries

Louisiana Tech

See also: 2016 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team.

At TCU

See also: 2016 TCU Horned Frogs football team.

Texas State

See also: 2016 Texas State Bobcats football team.

Alcorn State

See also: 2016 Alcorn State Braves football team.

Alabama

See also: 2016 Alabama Crimson Tide football team.

Ole Miss

See also: 2016 Ole Miss Rebels football team and Arkansas–Ole Miss football rivalry.

At Auburn

See also: 2016 Auburn Tigers football team.

Florida

See also: 2016 Florida Gators football team.

LSU

See also: 2016 LSU Tigers football team and Arkansas–LSU football rivalry.

At Mississippi State

See also: 2016 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team.

At Missouri

See also: 2016 Missouri Tigers football team and Battle Line Rivalry.

vs Virginia Tech (Belk Bowl)

See also: 2016 Virginia Tech Hokies football team and 2016 Belk Bowl.

Notes and References

  1. Best Home Schedule In Razorback History. University of Arkansas Department of Athletics. October 29, 2015. November 9, 2015.
  2. Web site: 2016 Arkansas Razorbacks Football Schedule. FB Schedules. November 9, 2015.
  3. Web site: Razorbacks Football - Schedule and Results 2016. 21 March 2016. Arkansas Razorbacks. November 6, 2016.