LSU Since joining the
Southeastern Conference in 1992, the Razorbacks have developed a rivalry with the
LSU Tigers. The game was played annually the day after
Thanksgiving and was televised on
CBS until 2014 when LSU played Texas A&M on Thanksgiving and Arkansas played Missouri that week. The winner of the game has taken home the "
Golden Boot", which is a 24-karat gold trophy in the shape of the two states, since its creation in 1996. In 2002, the rivalry gained some momentum as the game winner would represent the Western Division in the SEC Championship Game. The game (called "Miracle on Markham") was won by Arkansas on a last second touchdown pass by
Matt Jones. In
2006, the
Tigers snapped the SEC West champion
Razorbacks' 10-game winning streak when they beat Arkansas in
Little Rock, 31–26. In 2007,
Arkansas stunned top-ranked LSU in triple overtime, 50–48, giving them their first win in Baton Rouge since 1993, and their first victory over a top-ranked team since beating Texas in 1981, winning back the
Golden Boot trophy (after 4 consecutive seasons in the hands of LSU) in the process. In 2008, the Razorbacks defended the trophy, winning 31–30 on a last minute touchdown drive. As of 2025, LSU leads the series 44–23–2. Beginning in 2026, the rivalry game will again be played on Thanksgiving weekend.
Missouri Arkansas and Missouri first met in 1906 in
Columbia, Missouri, and played each other a total of five times prior to Missouri joining the SEC in 2012, and then becoming Arkansas' permanent cross-division rival in 2014. The annual meeting was dubbed the
Battle Line Rivalry by the SEC. On November 23, 2015, a new rivalry trophy was unveiled for the annual game. Missouri leads the series 12–4 as of the conclusion of the 2025 season (Missouri vacated its win in 2016 due to NCAA action). Beginning in the 2026 season, the game will no longer be played on Thanksgiving weekend.
Ole Miss The Razorbacks first played the Rebels in 1908. In addition to several occasional years of playing each other, the two teams played each other from 1940 to 1947 and 1952–62 on an annual basis. The Razorbacks and Rebels also met twice in the
Sugar Bowl, played in
New Orleans, in 1963 and 1970 (both won by Ole Miss). Since 1981, the two teams have played each other annually in football. In 2001, Arkansas and Ole Miss played a then-NCAA record seven-overtime game in Oxford, Mississippi; Arkansas won by a final score of 58–56. When Houston Nutt resigned in 2007 after ten years as Arkansas' head coach to take the same job at Ole Miss, it only added to and heightened the long-standing rivalry between the schools. Nutt was at Ole Miss for four years and went 2–2 versus Arkansas. Arkansas had played Ole Miss more total times than any other SEC opponent until Texas A&M joined the conference in 2012. Arkansas leads the series, 37–29–1, per its records and the official NCAA records, but only leads 36–30–1 per Ole Miss.
Texas Texas. Arkansas won 38–28. The Arkansas-Texas game has not been regularly played since Arkansas's departure from the Southwest Conference in 1991, and this has dulled the intensity of the rivalry. There were many classic games, including the result of the 1969
Game of the Century (also known as "The Big Shootout"), which eventually led to the Longhorns' 1969 national championship. One of Arkansas' biggest victories over Texas came in 1981, when the Razorbacks defeated the No. 1 ranked Longhorns in Fayetteville, 42–11. Arkansas and Texas have played only six times since 1991, with the Razorbacks winning the 2000 Cotton Bowl, a 2003 game in Austin, and the 2014 Texas Bowl. The Longhorns won the 2004 meeting in Fayetteville and a game in Austin in 2008. However, these games have not served to reignite the once intense rivalry between the two schools. The teams played again in Fayetteville in 2021 (a return game for the 2008 contest in Austin), where the game ended with the Arkansas Razorbacks winning by a score of 40–21; this victory put them in the AP Poll for the first time in 5 years. As of the end of the 2025 season, Texas leads the series 58–23. In the 2024 season, Texas and Oklahoma became members of the SEC. Beginning in 2026, each member of the SEC will play 9 conference games, with 3 permanent conference opponents. Arkansas' permanent SEC opponents will be Texas, LSU, and Missouri. Many Razorback fans are hopeful that an annual game versus the Longhorns will rekindle the rivalry between the Hogs and the Horns.
Texas A&M The Razorbacks first played the
Texas A&M Aggies in 1903. From 1934 to 1991, the two had played annually as
Southwest Conference members. However, the series ceased in 1991 when Arkansas left the SWC to join the
Southeastern Conference. Two of the biggest victories for Arkansas over A&M came in 1975 and 1986. Arkansas manhandled undefeated #2 Texas A&M 31–6 in Little Rock in 1975 to win a share of that year's SWC championship and earn the right to play in the
1976 Cotton Bowl Classic. In 1986, Arkansas again beat Texas A&M in Little Rock, this time 14–10, handing the #7 Aggies their only conference loss of the season. The series resumed in 2009 played at
AT&T Stadium in Arlington, TX, a neutral field, with
Arkansas winning 47–19. The initial agreement between the two schools allowed the game to be played for at least 10 years, followed by 5 consecutive, 4-year rollover options, allowing the game to be played for a total of 30 consecutive seasons. Following A&M's move to the SEC, the 2012 game was played at Kyle Field, and the 2013 game was played at Arkansas, and thereafter resumed at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. Beginning in the 2025 season, the series will move back to each team's home-field stadiums. Arkansas' 20–10 victory during the 2021 season broke a 9-game A&M win streak against Arkansas. The Aggies won the 2022 matchup 23–21. As of the end of the 2022 season, the Razorbacks lead the all-time series 42–34–3. ==All-time records against SEC teams==