The Zeitgeist List · rivalries
Battle Line Rivalry
See both programs’ full 91-year Zeitgeist History, side by side →3 players crossed straight to the rival since 2021 — the turncoat ledger →
Missouri leads the all-time series 13–4. They've met 17 times since 1906. Missouri has won the last 4.
Stature & the series, 1906–2025
Both programs’ standing over time in their colors, with every meeting beneath — read down to see who was bigger and who won.
all-time
4–13
Missouri leads
streak
4
Missouri in a row
longest run
5
Missouri
biggest win
38
Missouri, 2018
first met
1906
17 meetings
biggest crowd
72,496
2015
The coaching duels
Sam Pittman vs Eli Drinkwitz1–4
Houston Nutt vs Gary Pinkel1–1
Bret Bielema vs Gary Pinkel1–1
Bret Bielema vs Barry Odom0–2
Chad Morris vs Barry Odom0–2
The draft ledger
Every NFL Draft pick either program has produced since the modern era began, decade by decade.
draft picks
138–116
Arkansas leads
1st-rounders
18–19
since
1967
first CFBD-carried draft class
1960s6–7
1970s22–20
1980s20–17
1990s11–5
2000s29–18
2010s34–24
2020s16–25
Best picks, either side
1979Dan Hampton Defensive TackleRd 1, pick 4#4 overall
2008Darren McFadden Running BackRd 1, pick 4#4 overall
1968Russ Washington Offensive TackleRd 1, pick 4#4 overall
1983Billy Ray Smith LinebackerRd 1, pick 5#5 overall
2011Aldon Smith Defensive EndRd 1, pick 7#7 overall
2007Jamaal Anderson Defensive EndRd 1, pick 8#8 overall
Recent meetings
2025Missouri31–17
2024Missouri28–21
2023Missouri48–14
2022Missouri29–27
2021Arkansas34–17
2020Missouri50–48
2019Missouri24–14
2018Missouri38–0
2017Missouri48–45
2016Missouri28–24
2015Arkansas28–3
2014Missouri21–14
2007Missouri38–7
2003Arkansas27–14