Arkansas visits Auburn in SEC football with both teams under .500 in league play
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The gist
Arkansas (3-5) plays at Auburn (4-4) at Jordan-Hare Stadium, kicking off 11:45 a.m. CT on SEC Network.
Both first-year coaches need a win to keep fading seasons from slipping further.
Background
Arkansas and Auburn are Southeastern Conference (SEC) college football programs; the Razorbacks enter at 3-5 overall and 1-4 in SEC play, while the Tigers are 4-4. Both teams are led by first-year head coaches — Ryan Silverfield at Arkansas and Alex Golesh at Auburn — who previously coached against each other in the American Conference. Auburn leads the all-time series 21-12-1, and Arkansas has lost its last three home meetings with Auburn but won at Auburn in 2022 and 2024. The game falls on Auburn's annual Military Appreciation and "Wear Navy" day, with a cadet swearing-in, ROTC service-flag run, B-52 flyover and recognition of Gen. Stephen N. Whiting of U.S. Space Command.
How it unfolded
- Nov 1, 2026Arkansas loses 34-10 at home to Missouri, falling to 3-5 overall and 1-4 in SEC play after committing four turnovers and five personal fouls.
- Nov 2, 2026The SEC announces Arkansas' Nov. 14 home game against South Carolina for 6:45 p.m. on SEC Network.
- Nov 7, 2026Arkansas visits Auburn at Jordan-Hare Stadium; kickoff is listed at 11:45 a.m. CT / 12:45 p.m. ET on SEC Network, with Auburn's gameday schedule running from 6:00 AM parking through an 11:28 AM Eagle Flight.
- Nov 7, 2026Beginning with the Arkansas game, Auburn brings back several classic stadium music favorites after a review with the marching band, student-athletes and in-game production team.
Key terms
- SEC
- An annual preseason media event for the Southeastern Conference, a U.S. college athletic conference based in Birmingham, Alabama.
- American Conference
- A US collegiate athletic conference in NCAA Division I, with members mainly in the Northeast, Midwest and South.
- ROTC
- College and university-based programs that train students to become commissioned officers in the U.S. Armed Forces.
Source: Wikipedia
Who’s saying what
- Analysts
- SI's Jacob Davis predicts Auburn will win 31-13.
- Caution
- SI's Jacob Davis writes that Arkansas at 3-5 has "little room to treat the remaining schedule as an extended development session" and that "another loss should not feel like the only answer Arkansas knows how to provide."
- Official
- Arkansas head coach Ryan Silverfield said Auburn quarterback Byrum Brown "does everything" and, with 40 starts in the system, is "like having an extra coach on the field."