Hogs adding Memphis to future schedule could be positive recruiting tool

FAYETTEVILLE — Arkansas will meet Memphis on the football field for the first time since 1998 when the two schools open a three-game series at Memphis on Sept. 20, 2025.

Memphis will come to Fayetteville the next year and again in 2028.

It’s a move that helps the Razorbacks in an area Chad Morris and his staff have targeted as a high priority with a decent-size number of quality players in the area each year.

The Razorbacks and Tigers have met only five times on the gridiron previously with all five games coming between 1992-98.

The 1998 matchup also came inside Memphis’ Liberty Bowl with the Hogs winning 23-9 in head coach Houston Nutt’s debut season.

The two teams met in four consecutive seasons from 1992-95 with the Tigers claiming the first three games and the Razorbacks winning the 1995 game inside Little Rock’s War Memorial Stadium 27-20.

 “I am excited for our fans throughout Arkansas and extending into Memphis that this series has come to fruition,” athletics director Hunter Yurachek said in a press release. “Based on the proximity of the two institutions and their respective fan bases, I believe these games will generate tremendous interest.”

Arkansas now has two non-conference games scheduled for the 2025 season with Notre Dame’s first-ever visit to Fayetteville joining the Tigers on the schedule.

(Information from Razorback Sports Communications included in the report)