2016 The 2016 Season

Arkansas's 2016 season (7-6) is a middle chapter: table-stakes progress, no crown in the ledger, the program still writing the book.

Record 7-6
Final Result Bowl season
AP Final #17 post-bowls
SP+ +2.3 last-week
Era
The Shape — week-by-week · cumulative W–L below
W vs Loui Tec 21-20 W @ TCU 41-38 W vs Texa Sta 42-3 L @ Texas A&M 24-45 W vs Alco Sta 52-10 L vs Alabama 30-49 W vs Ole Miss 34-30 L @ Auburn 3-56 W vs Florida 31-10 L vs LSU 10-38 W @ Miss St 58-42 L @ Missouri 24-28 L @ Virg Tec 24-35 CFP

Who carried it

Season leaders, 2016.

Defining Moments
The Statement

The 2016 season's largest margin: Arkansas 52, Alcorn State 10. A 42-point win — the year's high-water mark.

The Setback

The season's deepest loss: Arkansas 3, Auburn 56. A 53-point margin the season is remembered by.

The Postseason

The season's last act: Arkansas fell to Virginia Tech 24-35 in the postseason.

"Woo Pig Sooie"
— Arkansas fanbase voice · 2016· synthesized
What It Meant

2016 is a middle chapter for Arkansas — neither a crown year nor a crisis. It is the kind of season that fills the ledger between the named ones and gives the arc its shape.