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Utah football to finalize home-and-home with Arkansas

Utah and Arkansas to face off in home and home

SALT LAKE CITY — Make your travel plans now, the Utes are headed to SEC country. Utah Football and Arkansas are set to face off in a home-and-home series starting in 2026.

The two-game agreement will begin Saturday, Sept. 12, 2026 at Utah’s Rice-Eccles Stadium. The Utes will travel to Fayetteville, Ark., to face the Razorbacks Saturday, Sept. 16, 2028.

“We appreciate the opportunity to put together an agreement with Arkansas for our football programs to play one another in 2026 and 2028,” said Utah Director of Athletics Mark Harlan. “We will continue to look at the premier programs in the country as we build out our future schedules to bring value to our football program and to our fanbase.”

Utah now has 20 non-conference games scheduled between 2020 and 2028. To see all future games scheduled, click here.

The Razorbacks and Utes have never faced off on the gridiron, but it looks to be a solid pairing on paper.

 

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