Central Arkansas
2-2UAC · Estes Stadium · 10,000 · 5,940 avg in 2026
LastL 9–27 at Southeast Missouri State · Sat Sep 19 · Ashtyn Williams 1.5 TFL, 19 tackles
Nextat Florida State · Sat Sep 26 · 3 pm ET · Doak Campbell Stadium · first meeting on record · Game preview
Updated Tue Sep 22 · through week 3
| Wk | Date | Us | Opp | Line | Opponent | Result | Record | Conf |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aug 27 | #180 | #148 | +3✓ | @UT Martin | W 36–24 | 1-0 | 0-0 |
| 1 | Sep 5 | #180 | #267 | -7.5✗ | West Florida | L 14–42 | 1-1 | 0-1 |
| 2 | Sep 12 | #178 | #306 | — | Central Oklahoma | W 59–20 | 2-1 | 0-1 |
| 3 | Sep 19 | #204 | #218 | +4✗ | @Southeast Missouri State | L 9–27 | 2-2 | 0-1 |
| 4 | Sep 26 | #210 | #90 | @Florida State | ||||
| 6 | Oct 11 | @Abilene Christian | ||||||
| 7 | Oct 17 | @Tarleton State | ||||||
| 8 | Oct 24 | UT Rio Grande Valley | ||||||
| 9 | Oct 31 | North Alabama | ||||||
| 10 | Nov 7 | West Georgia | ||||||
| 11 | Nov 14 | @Eastern Kentucky | ||||||
| 12 | Nov 21 | Austin Peay |
Advanced box score (EPA, success rate, explosiveness)▼
| Date | Opp | Result | Yds | TO | TOP | EPA/play | Success% | Explosive% | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 19 | @Southeast Missouri State | L 9–27 | — | — | — | -0.156 | 33.3% | 131.1% | Season-low EPA/play |
| Sep 12 | Central Oklahoma | W 59–20 | — | — | — | +0.434 | 49.2% | 149.1% | Season-high EPA/play |
| Sep 5 | West Florida | L 14–42 | — | — | — | +0.027 | 46.4% | 117.8% | Defense's roughest night |
| Aug 27 | @UT Martin | W 36–24 | — | — | — | +0.277 | 47.2% | 147.2% | |
| Season average (4 games) | — | — | +0.145 | 44.0% | 136.3% | ||||
Central Arkansas is the Arkansas program that won a conference title in 2017 and has spent eight seasons losing its way.
The chip is one moment wide and eight years deep: Central Arkansas won a conference title in 2017 and made the Playoff, but has never been back. The Bears know they belong at that level because…
The season in chapters
What it is like to watch them2026 · 2-2
✓ measured from 4 games · ranks are among UAC teams the same season
Recent form · last 10 games · incl. 2025
Central Arkansas has won two of its last five.
Cooling. 3-7 over the last 10, and lost the last one.
Next Sep 26
vs Florida State · away
Outcome band · Central Arkansas · 2026
Outcome band · Central Arkansas · 2026Central Arkansas' most likely season is 2-10 — mid-table finish. The floor is 0-12; the ceiling is 5-7.
No season-path projection for this program yet, so this is last season's record with a two-win swing down and a three-win swing up, over a 12-game frame.
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Game day
Central Arkansas is the Arkansas program that won a conference title in 2017 and has spent eight seasons losing its way.
Offseason moves
The Offseason Ledger · Central Arkansas
2 verified updates · portal · recruiting · staff · news- News
Ashtyn Williams: 19 tackles · 1.5 TFL at Southeast Missouri State
Top 0.1% tackles game since 2021. at Southeast Missouri State (FCS) L 9-27.
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Ashtyn Williams: 16 tackles at UT Martin
Top 0.1% tackles game since 2021. at UT Martin (FCS) W 36-24.
Recruiting buzz
Community pulse
No high-engagement r/cfb discussions tracked for this program in the last year.