Arkansas Tech
7-5 2025 finalArkansas Tech is the Wonder Boys—a 100-year-old identity born from a 13-0 season in 1920—a small D2 program that plays for pride in Russellville, not for national titles.
The Wonder Boys are patient.
Arkansas Tech is the Wonder Boys—a 100-year-old identity born from a 13-0 season in 1920—a small D2 program that plays for pride in Russellville, not for national titles.
Arkansas Tech went 5-6 in 2025 under new head coach Roy Thompson Jr., hired in December 2024 from Oklahoma Baptist. The 2025 season was a transition year for the Wonder Boys as they rebuild under new leadership. Roy Thompson Jr.'s…
Offseason
69 days
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The 2026 Outlook
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What moved it — offseason · last 30 days
Aspiration Ladder
Brief Part III §33.4 · Arkansas Tech
The baseline for a successful season.
Earns a Super Region playoff qualifier bid.
Entry into the 32-team national bracket.
The Division II national championship game.
Arkansas Tech · Next-Season Outcome Band
Floor / Base / Ceiling
Variance assumed at ±2 wins from last-season record. Replace with the season-path projection once preview data is built.
Who We Are
Fanbase Health Index · Arkansas Tech · low confidence
Growing (62)
Home-Field Advantage · Arkansas Tech · 2018-present
Average
50% home win rate vs 44% on the road. margin runs +1.9 better at home.
Act IIILast Season Reviewed
2025 season · tap to expand
Recent Form · last 10 games
Mixed
Three of five. Trending up, not yet hot.
Great American Standing · 2025
5th in the Great American
Arkansas Tech sits 5th of 12 in the Great American at 7-5. Mid-conference — moves up or down depend on rivalry results and the late-season closing run.
| # | Program | Record |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Harding University | 15-1 |
| 2 | Henderson State | 8-3 |
| 3 | Southern Arkansas | 8-3 |
| 4 | Ouachita Baptist | 7-4 |
| 5 | Arkansas Tech | 7-5 |
| 6 | East Central (OK) | 6-5 |
| 7 | Southwestern Oklahoma State | 6-5 |
| 8 | Southeastern Oklahoma State | 5-6 |
| 9 | Arkansas-Monticello | 2-9 |
| 10 | Northwestern Oklahoma State | 2-9 |
| 11 | Oklahoma Baptist | 2-9 |
| 12 | Southern Nazarene | 2-9 |
Schedule Strength · Arkansas Tech · 2025
Balanced
Average opponent win rate 49% across 12 finalized games. Balanced slate across the conference slate.
Moment of the Year · Arkansas Tech · 2025
Won 32-10 at Southwestern Oklahoma State
Week 2 of 2025. A statement margin. Recruiting boards re-rendered overnight.
From the Archive — Arkansas Tech
2025: Lost 7-42 at Southern Arkansas
In 2025, the program lost 7-42 at Southern Arkansas — a stinging road result, 35 points either way.
Go Wonder Boys.