Arkansas–Auburn football rivalry

Arkansas–Auburn football rivalry

Arkansas Razorbacks Auburn Tigers
First meeting	December 27, 1984 Auburn 21, Arkansas 15
Latest meeting	October 21, 2017 Auburn 52, Arkansas 20
Statistics
Meetings total	27
All-time series	Auburn leads 15–11–1
Largest victory	Auburn, 56–3 (2016)
Longest win streak	Auburn, 3 (2003–2005)
Current win streak	Auburn, 2 (2016–present)

The Arkansas–Auburn football rivalry, is an American college football rivalry between the University of Arkansas and Auburn University. The first game in the series was played in 1984 in the Liberty Bowl. The game has been played annually since Arkansas joined the Southeastern Conference in 1992.

Series history

The first game between both schools was in 1984 in the Liberty Bowl. In 1992 when Arkansas joined the Southeastern Conference, both teams met on the Field every since. The rivalry got heated when Gus Malzahn (former offensive coordinator at Arkansas) became Auburn head coach. In 2016 Auburn defeated Arkansas, 56–3, making it the largest win in the series. The Tigers lead the rivalry, 15–11–1.

Notable games

2010: In 2010, the eventual national championships, number 7 Auburn defeated number 12 Arkansas in shootout game. Cam Newton had a total of 328 yards, and led the team to a 65–43 victory.

2015: In the first overtime game in the series, the Razorbacks defeated the Tigers, 54–46, in four overtimes. With 0:04 left in the game Auburn made a 41-yard field goal by Daniel Carlson to tie the game, 24–24. By the fourth overtime, Auburn needed to convert a fourth down to tie possibly tieing the game once again (including a two point-conversion attempt), although the pass was incomplete, broken up by Arkansas using all downs, sealing a victory.

2016: In 2016, ranked #21 Auburn defeated #17 Arkansas, 56–3, making it the largest win in the series. Auburn's leading rusher Kamryn Pettway had 192 yards rushing with two touchdowns.

Game results

Arkansas victories

Auburn victories

Tie games

No.	Date	Location	Winner	Score
1	December 27, 1984	Memphis, TN	#16 Auburn	21–14
2	October 31, 1992	Auburn, AL	Tie	24–24
3	October 30, 1993	Fayetteville, AR	#9 Auburn	31–21
4	October 29, 1994	Auburn, AL	#4 Auburn	31–14
5	October 28,1995	Little Rock, AR	Arkansas	30–28
6	November 2, 1996	Auburn, AL	#24 Auburn	28–7
7	October 25, 1997	Fayetteville, AR	#11 Auburn	26–21
8	October 31, 1998	Auburn, AL	#14 Arkansas	24–21
9	October 30, 1999	Fayetteville, AR	Arkansas	34–10
10	October 28, 2000	Auburn, AL	#25 Auburn	21–19
11	October 27, 2001	Fayetteville, AR	Arkansas	42–17
12	October 12, 2002	Auburn, AL	Arkansas	38–17
13	October 11, 2003	Fayetteville, AR	Auburn	10–3
14	October 16, 2004	Auburn, AL	#4 Auburn	38–20

No.	Date	Location	Winner	Score
15	October 15, 2005	Fayetteville, AR	#21 Auburn	34–17
16	October 7, 2006	Auburn, AL	Arkansas	27–10
17	October 13, 2007	Fayetteville, AR	#22 Auburn	9–7
18	October 11, 2008	Auburn, AL	Arkansas	25–22
19	October 10, 2009	Fayetteville, AR	Arkansas	44–23
20	October 8, 2010	Auburn, AL	#7 Auburn	65–43
21	October 8, 2011	Fayetteville, AR	#10 Arkansas	38–14
22	October 6, 2012	Auburn, AL	Arkansas	24–7
23	November 2, 2013	Fayetteville, AR	#11 Auburn	35–17
24	August 30, 2014	Auburn, AL	#6 Auburn	45–21
25	October 24, 2015	Fayetteville, AR	Arkansas	54–464OT
26	October 22, 2016	Auburn, AL	#21 Auburn	56–3
27	October 21, 2017	Fayetteville, AR	#21 Auburn	52–20
Series: Auburn leads 15–11–1

See also

• List of NCAA college football rivalry games

References

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