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New Year's Day
Date Rank Opponent Result Location Notes
1/1/1924
vs. Fort Smith Faculty
W 69-8
Fort Smith, AR
1/1/1926
@ Coliseum Athletic Club
W 29-20
St. Louis, MO
1/1/1932
@ Drury
W 45-26
Springfield, MO
1/1/1943
Pittsburg St.
W 43-38
Fayetteville, AR
1/1/1944
vs. DePaul
L 30-59
Buffalo, NY
1/1/1955
Tulsa
W 68-60
Fayetteville, AR
1/1/2006
Western Illinois
W 83-54
Fayetteville, AR


Valentine's Day
Date Rank Opponent Result Location Notes
2/14/1931
Baylor*
W 29-25
Fayetteville, AR
2/14/1936
@ Baylor*
W 44-26
Waco, TX
2/14/1942
@ Texas A&M*
W 40-31
College Station, TX
2/14/1947
@ SMU*
L 52-64
Dallas, TX
2/14/1948
TCU*
W 47-38
Fayetteville, AR
2/14/1953
Texas*
L 65-70
Fayetteville, AR
2/14/1959
TCU*
L 71-76
Fayetteville, AR
2/14/1961
Texas*
W 74-59
Fayetteville, AR
2/14/1967
@ Texas A&M*
L 53-60
College Station, TX
2/14/1970
SMU*
W 88-72
Fayetteville, AR
2/14/1976
@ TCU*
W 83-66
Fort Worth, TX
2/14/1979
#11
SMU*
W 71-55
Dallas, TX
2/14/1981
Houston*
W 70-55
Fayetteville, AR
2/14/1983
#8
SMU*
W 71-61
Fayetteville, AR
2/14/1985
@ Texas*
W 60-51
Austin, TX
2/14/1987
@ Rice*
W 88-68
Houston, TX
2/14/1990
#8
@ TCU*
L 79-81
Fort Worth, TX
2/14/1996
Ole Miss*
W 79-73
Fayetteville, AR
2/14/1998
#12
@ Tennessee*
L 71-74
Knoxville, TN
2/14/2001
@ Auburn*
L 63-71
Auburn, AL
2/14/2004
#6 Mississippi St.*
L 70-77
Fayetteville, AR
2/14/2007
@ Mississippi St.*
L 60-84
Starkville, MS
2/14/2009
Kentucky*
L 63-79
Fayetteville, AR Jodie Meeks sets BWA opponent scoring record
2/14/2015
#24
@ Ole Miss*
W 71-70
Oxford, MS
2/14/2024
#8 Tennessee*
L 63-92
Fayetteville, AR


St. Patrick's Day
Date Rank Opponent Result Location Notes
3/17/1979
#5
vs. #1 Indiana St.
L 71-73
Cincinnati, OH NCAA Tournament (Elite 8)
3/17/1987
@ Nebraska
L 71-78
Lincoln, NE NIT (2nd round)
3/17/1990
#7
vs. Dayton
W 86-84
Austin, TX NCAA Tournament (2nd round)
3/17/1991
#2
vs. Arizona St.
W 97-90
Atlanta, GA NCAA Tournament (2nd round)
3/17/1995
#6
vs. Texas Southern
W 79-78
Austin, TX NCAA Tournament (1st round)
3/17/1997
Pittsburgh
W 76-71
Fayetteville, AR NIT (2nd round)
3/17/2000
vs. #23 Miami (FL)
L 71-75
Nashville, TN NCAA Tournament (1st round)
3/17/2006
vs. Bucknell
L 55-59
Dallas, TX NCAA Tournament (1st round)
3/17/2017
vs. Seton Hall
W 77-71
Greenville, SC NCAA Tournament (1st round)
3/17/2022
#17
vs. Vermont
W 75-71
Buffalo, NY NCAA Tournament (1st round)

Veterans Day
Date Rank Opponent Result Location Notes
11/11/2011
South Carolina Upstate
W 83-63
Fayetteville, AR
11/11/2016
Fort Wayne
W 92-83
Fayetteville, AR
11/11/2022
#10
Fordham
W 74-48
Fayetteville, AR






Thanksgiving
Date Rank Opponent Result Location Notes
11/23/2006
vs. Southern Illinois
W 61-53 OT
Orlando, FL Old Spice Classic
11/26/2015
vs. Georgia Tech
L 73-83
Brooklyn, NY NIT Tip-Off (Semifinals)
11/23/2017
vs. Oklahoma
W 92-83
Portland, OR Phil Knight Invitational
11/23/2023
#20
vs. Memphis
L 79-84
Paradise Island, Bahamas Battle 4 Atlantis (semifinals)
11/28/2024
#19
vs. Illinois
L 77-90
Kansas City, MO


Christmas Eve
Date Rank Opponent Result Location Notes
12/24/1924
@ Stuttgart Athletic Club
W 34-18
Stuttgart, AR
12/24/1935
@ Central Arkansas
W 66-27
Conway, AR
12/24/1997
#12
@ American-Puerto Rico
L 59-64
San Juan, Puerto Rico Puerto Rico Holiday Classic (1st round)


Christmas
Date Rank Opponent Result Location Notes
12/25/1924
@ Jonesboro YMCA
W 28-24
Jonesboro, AR
12/25/1997
#12
vs. Murray St.
L 83-94
San Juan, Puerto Rico Puerto Rico Holiday Classic (2nd round)


New Year's Eve
Date Rank Opponent Result Location Notes
12/31/1923
@ North Little Rock High
W 35-28
North Little Rock, AR
12/31/1925
@ Centralia Lions
W 29-13
Centralia, IL
12/31/1926
@ Jonesboro YMCA
W 49-25
Jonesboro, AR
12/31/1927
@ University of the Ozarks
W 59-20
Clarksville, AR
12/31/1942
@ Phillips 66ers
L 27-48
Bartlesville, OK
12/31/1971
@ Memphis
L 77-92
Memphis, TN
12/31/1977
#3
@ Memphis
W 95-70
Memphis, TN
12/31/1990
#2
vs. Louisiana-Monroe
W 114-92
Pine Bluff, AR
12/31/1997
#23
Alabama St.
W 103-48
Fayetteville, AR
12/31/2000
Grambling St.
W 121-66
Fayetteville, AR Game delayed 1 day by winter weather
12/31/2004
Louisiana-Monroe
W 85-43
Fayetteville, AR
12/31/2010
Texas-Arlington
W 87-74
Fayetteville, AR

    * = Conference game
    @ = Road game
    vs. = Neutral site game

    All rankings are from the Associated Press polls.

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