Alabama vs. Arkansas
Alabama and Arkansas have 34 meetings on file, the first in 1961; officially, Alabama leads 24–8; as played, 27–7 in the games on file. Over the last 10 meetings it’s Alabama 10–0, and Alabama has won the last 17. The NCAA vacated Alabama’s two wins (2005 and 2007); they don’t count officially. Alabama forfeited the 1993 game. This page counts every game as it was played. Share
- Official series
- Alabama leads 24–8
- Alabama wins on file
- 27
- Arkansas wins on file
- 7
- Ties
- 0
- Earliest on file
- 1961
- Longest streak
- 17 Alabama
- Current streak
- 17 Alabama
- Last 10 meetings
- Alabama 10–0
- Most recent
- 2023
The series at a glance
| ’0 | ’1 | ’2 | ’3 | ’4 | ’5 | ’6 | ’7 | ’8 | ’9 | W–L | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1–0 | ||||||||||
| 1970s | 1–0 | ||||||||||
| 1990s | 5–3 | ||||||||||
| 2000s | 6–4 | ||||||||||
| 2010s | 10–0 | ||||||||||
| 2020s | 4–0 |
- Both ranked
- 7 meetings: Alabama 7, Arkansas 0; 3 both in the top 10
- Average margin
- 19.1 points; 13 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
- At Alabama
- 13–3 Alabama’s record at home
- At Arkansas
- 4–12 Arkansas’s record at home
- Neutral sites
- 2–0 Alabama first
- Shutouts
- 2
Every meeting on file, as played. Ranks are the AP poll’s going in.
Games that tell the story
- Alabama’s biggest win2013: Alabama 52, Arkansas 0by 52 points
- Arkansas’s biggest win1998: Arkansas 42, Alabama 6by 36 points
- Upset1997: Arkansas 17, Alabama 16Arkansas had a 17% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
- Upset1995: Arkansas 20, Alabama 19Arkansas had a 18% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
- Ranked showdown1979: Alabama 24, Arkansas 9No. 6 Arkansas at No. 2 Alabama
- Ranked showdown1961: Alabama 10, Arkansas 3No. 9 Arkansas at No. 1 Alabama
- Ranked showdown2010: Alabama 24, Arkansas 20No. 1 Alabama at No. 10 Arkansas
- Ranked showdown2016: Alabama 49, Arkansas 30No. 1 Alabama at No. 16 Arkansas
Coach against coach
| Years | Alabama | Series | Arkansas |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993–1996 | Gene Stallings | 3–1 | Danny Ford |
| 1998–2000 | Mike DuBose | 1–2 | Houston Nutt |
| 2003–2006 | Mike Shula | 1–3 | Houston Nutt |
| 2008–2011 | Nick Saban | 4–0 | Bobby Petrino |
| 2013–2017 | Nick Saban | 5–0 | Bret Bielema |
| 2020–2023 | Nick Saban | 4–0 | Sam Pittman |
Head-coach pairings with three or more meetings on file, the series read from Alabama’s side (Stallings 3–1 against Ford). A season split between coaches goes to the one credited with the game.
Both programs through the years
Our Elo rating at the end of each season, a measure of how strong a team was, not a forecast; 1500 is an average FBS team.
Stars of the series
Biggest days
| Bryce Young Alabama | 31 of 40, 559 yards, 5 TD | 2021 Passing | |
| Jameson Williams Alabama | 8 catches, 190 yards, 3 TD | 2021 Receiving | |
| Darren McFadden Arkansas | 33 carries, 195 yards, 2 TD | 2007 Rushing | |
| Landon Jackson Arkansas | 11 tackles, 3.5 sacks, 3.5 for loss | 2023 Defense | |
| Minkah Fitzpatrick Alabama | 5 tackles, 3 INT, 1 TD | 2016 Defense |
Biggest days: the week’s best individual games by our big-days rule, from box scores (2004 on). Most valuable: as the games’ Wikipedia articles name them (CC BY-SA).
Every game
Every game is listed as played on the field; a win the NCAA later vacated is marked “vacated”, and a game one side later forfeited is marked “forfeited”; the official series above counts them the NCAA’s way.