FAYETTEVILLE — Arkansas is scheduled to open the 2025 football season against Missouri State.
The game is scheduled for Aug. 30, 2025, at Reynolds Razorback Stadium in Fayetteville. It was agreed to in March 2021, according to a contract obtained through a Freedom of Information Act request.
The Springfield (Mo.) News-Leader first reported the matchup.
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It is one of two games under contract between the Razorbacks and the Bears, who are scheduled to play Sept. 17 in Fayetteville. Missouri State is in its third season under Bobby Petrino, the Arkansas coach who was fired for misconduct in April 2012 following his fourth season in Fayetteville.