Arkansas appeared to be cruising to a blowout in last year’s regular-season finale at Missouri on the now-traditional Friday after Thanksgiving.
The Razorbacks led 24-7 at halftime against a Tigers team that owned only two wins in its previous 16 games against SEC competition.
But a funny thing happened on the way to Arkansas’ rout.
Mizzou’s maligned defense pitched a second-half shutout, and a botched punt helped spark the offense to mount a three-touchdown rally in the third annual Battle Line Rivalry.
Landing in the Belk Bowl against Virginia Tech, the Razorbacks then blew a 24-0 halftime lead against the Hokies to finish 2016 in humiliating fashion — a pair of losses that Arkansas hasn’t forgotten.