Central Arkansas Bears
UACConway, AREstes Stadium
2026: 2–5 (0–3 UAC). Last: lost at Tarleton State 49–35. Next: UT Rio Grande Valley, Saturday, Oct 24, 5 p.m. ET.
- W 36–24at UT Martin
- L 14–42West Florida
- W 59–20Central Oklahoma
- L 9–27at Southeast Missouri State
- L 7–34at Florida State
- L 14–20at Abilene Christian
- L 35–49at Tarleton State
- Oct 24UT Rio Grande Valley
- Oct 31North Alabama
- Nov 7West Georgia
- Nov 14at Eastern Kentucky
- Nov 21Austin Peay
Central Arkansas has played football since 1908 and is officially 554–381–42; 233 of its 977 games are in our file. They have won 22 Arkansas Intercollegiate Conference titles (the last in 1992), plus four Southland Conference titles, one Atlantic Sun Conference title, one Gulf South Conference title, counting shared titles. Since 1984, the NFL Draft has taken 10 players from here in its first seven rounds, 0 of them in the first round. The College Football Hall of Fame holds 1 player and 1 coach from Central Arkansas. This season, they’re 2–5.
Résumé
- All-time record
- 554–381–42 official; 135–98 on file; how we count
- Postseason
- 0–0 bowls, title games, playoff
- AP No. 1 finishes
- 0
- Weeks at No. 1
- 0 of 0 ranked
- Elo now
- 1224
- Computer rankings
- Massey No. 44 · Composite No. 67 in FCS, Oct 17; down 1 since Oct 11. From Massey Ratings
- Conference titles
- 28 last in 2022
- Seasons
- 25 since 1923, 233 games
2026 season 2–5
RosterFull 2026 season| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 27 | at UT Martin | W 36–24 | 29% |
| Sep 5 | vs West Florida | L 14–42 | 53% |
| Sep 12 | vsCentral Oklahoma | W 59–20 | 55% |
| Sep 19 | at Southeast Missouri State | L 9–27 | 46% |
| Sep 26 | at Florida State | L 7–34 | 17% |
| Oct 10 | at Abilene Christian | L 14–20 | 29% |
| Oct 17 | at Tarleton State | L 35–49 | 12% |
| Oct 24 | vs UT Rio Grande Valley | Preview | 42% |
| Oct 31 | vs North Alabama | Preview | 53% |
| Nov 7 | vs West Georgia | Preview | 57% |
| Nov 14 | at Eastern Kentucky | Preview | 37% |
| Nov 21 | vs Austin Peay | Preview | 30% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
This season, game by game
Players
The 2026 rosterThe moneyOn the 2026 team
- Donovyn Omolo1,202 passing yards, 7 TD (leads Central Arkansas in passing yards)
- Ashtyn Williams79 tackles, 1 sack, 1 INT (leads Central Arkansas in tackles)
- Jalen Washington552 rushing yards, 6 TD (leads Central Arkansas in rushing yards)
- Bryson Adamoh25 tackles, 3 INT (leads Central Arkansas in interceptions)
- Dakarai Anderson33 catches, 302 yards, 1 TD (leads Central Arkansas in receiving yards)
- Jacob Sekiyoba29 tackles, 2 INT
Program greats See all
Heisman finalists, College Football Hall of Famers, consensus All-Americans, national award winners and first-round picks, for what they did at Central Arkansas.
Program strength since 1923
Best seasons everMost-played series
All rivalries- Stephen F. Austin
12–3 in 15
- 2013 W 66–31
- 2014 W 49–39
- 2015 W 36–24
- 2016 W 34–14
- 2017 W 24–20
- 2018 W 27–17
- 2019 W 30–7
- 2021 L 14–27
- 2022 W 34–7
- 2023 W 24–21
Won the last two.
- Sam Houston
6–8 in 14
- 2011 L 10–31
- 2012 W 24–20
- 2013 W 49–31
- 2014 L 31–38
- 2015 L 13–42
- 2016 L 23–59
- 2017 W 41–30
- 2018 L 31–34
- 2019 W 29–25
- 2021 L 35–45
Lost the last one.
- Lamar
10–2 in 12
- 2013 W 26–24
- 2014 W 44–41
- 2015 W 35–17
- 2016 W 22–12
- 2017 W 42–14
- 2018 L 24–38
- 2019 W 45–17
- 2021 W 49–38
- 2024 W 34–14
- 2025 L 32–35
Lost the last one.
| Opponent | Games | CARK record |
|---|---|---|
| Stephen F. Austin | 15 | 12–3 |
| Sam Houston | 14 | 6–8 |
| Lamar | 12 | 10–2 |
| Northwestern State | 12 | 9–3 |
| SE Louisiana | 12 | 8–4 |
| McNeese | 11 | 6–5 |
| Nicholls | 10 | 9–1 |
| Abilene Christian | 10 | 6–4 |
Every opponent (70)
Every program Central Arkansas has played, A to Z, with Central Arkansas’s record against it. Each links to the series, game by game.
- Abilene Christian 6–4
- Arkansas 0–1
- Arkansas State 1–6
- Arkansas–Pine Bluff 4–0
- Augustana (SD) 1–0
- Austin Peay 4–2
- Bacone College 1–0
- Central Oklahoma 1–0
- Colorado 0–1
- Eastern Illinois 2–0
- Eastern Kentucky 2–5
- Eastern Washington 0–1
- Elizabeth City State 1–0
- Florida State 0–1
- Georgia Southern 1–1
- Glenville State 1–0
- Hawai’i 0–2
- Henderson State 3–0
- Houston Christian 5–0
- Idaho State 1–0
- Illinois State 1–2
- Incarnate Word 3–1
- Jacksonville State 1–1
- Kansas State 0–1
- Kennesaw State 1–0
- Lamar 10–2
- Lindenwood 1–1
- Louisiana Tech 0–2
- McNeese 6–5
- Missouri 0–1
- Missouri S&T 1–0
- Missouri State 4–4
- Missouri Western 1–0
- Montana 0–1
- Montana State 0–1
- Murray State 4–0
- Nebraska Kearney 1–0
- New Hampshire 0–1
- New Mexico State 1–0
- Nicholls 9–1
- North Alabama 4–0
- North Dakota 0–1
- North Dakota State 0–2
- Northwestern State 9–3
- Oklahoma State 0–2
- Ole Miss 0–1 †
- Sacramento State 0–1
- Sam Houston 6–8
- Samford 0–2
- SE Louisiana 8–4
- South Dakota 1–0
- South Dakota State 0–2
- Southeast Missouri State 1–2
- Southern Arkansas 1–0
- Southern Utah 1–2
- Stephen F. Austin 12–3
- Tarleton State 0–5
- Tennessee Tech 1–0
- Texas College 1–0
- Texas State 3–1
- Texas Tech 0–1
- Texas Wesleyan 1–0
- Tulsa 0–3
- UAB 0–1
- UC Davis 1–1
- UT Martin 3–1
- Utah Tech 1–1
- West Florida 0–1
- West Georgia 1–1
- Western Kentucky 2–0
Official records. † Without wins the NCAA vacated, or with forfeits counted. ‡ The rivalry’s own count, where it differs from the games on file.
Conference titles
28, counting shared titles- Atlantic Sun Conference 1
- 2022
- Gulf South Conference 1
- 2005
- Arkansas Intercollegiate Conference 22
- 1936, 1937, 1938, 1940, 1959, 1962, 1965, 1966, 1976, 1978, 1980, 1981, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992
As the program counts them in its Wikipedia article, shared titles included, and listed under each conference’s current name (a Western Conference title of the 1900s counts as a Big Ten title); season pages use the name the conference had that year. A title the article files under a conference the team wasn’t in that season is listed under the one it was. Division titles include years the team tied for its division.
Conferences
- Gulf South Conference 1993–2005
- Independent 2006
- Southland Conference 2007–2020
- AWC 2021
- Atlantic Sun Conference 2022
- UAC since 2023
- 2006Went independent from the Gulf South Conference in football. Source
- 2007Joined the Southland Conference from independence in football. Source
- 2021Joined the Atlantic Sun Conference from the Southland Conference, announced January 29, 2021. Source
- 2023Joined the UAC from the Atlantic Sun Conference in football. Source
Central Arkansas’s football conferences by season, from CollegeFootballData.com’s memberships (renamed conferences keep the name of the time). The moves and their announcement dates from Wikipedia’s lists of NCAA Division I conference changes; the year is the first season in the new conference. Conference realignment: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the Hall of Fame
Every inductee- Players
- 1
- Coaches
- 1
| 2006 | Ronnie Mallett WR |
| 1989 | Warren B. Woodson coach, career 1935–1973 |
In the NFL Draft
By college- Drafted, rounds 1–7
- 10 since 1984
- First-round picks
- 0
The school
University of Central Arkansas- Enrollment
- 10,112 8,268 undergraduates, fall 2024
- Where
- Conway, Arkansas
- Public or private
- Public
- Founded
- 1907
- Graduates’ median earnings
- $45,938 10 years after starting
Enrollment, place and Carnegie research tier from the National Center for Education Statistics (IPEDS, public domain). Earnings from the US Department of Education’s College Scorecard (CC BY 4.0): the median for students who received federal aid and were working, not in school. Founding year from Wikidata. Every school’s in the data.
Season by season
National champions| Season | Record | Conf. | AP pre | AP final | Coach | Elo | SP+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2–5 | 0–3 | 1224 | ||||
| 2025 | 3–9 | 2–6 | 1212 | ||||
| 2024 | 6–6 | 3–5 | 1306 | ||||
| 2023 | 7–4 | 5–2 | 1400 | ||||
| 2022 | 5–6 | 3–2 | 1363 | ||||
| 2021 | 5–6 | 1–2 | 1337 | ||||
| 2020 | 5–4 | 1380 | |||||
| 2019 | 9–4 | 7–2 | 1378 | ||||
| 2018 | 6–5 | 5–4 | 1382 | ||||
| 2017 | 10–2 | 9–0 | 1505 | ||||
| 2016 | 10–3 | 8–1 | 1475 | ||||
| 2015 | 6–4 | 6–2 | 1372 | ||||
| 2014 | 6–6 | 5–3 | 1352 | ||||
| 2013 | 7–5 | 4–3 | 1399 | ||||
| 2012 | 9–3 | 6–1 | 1458 | ||||
| 2011 | 9–4 | 6–1 | 1426 | ||||
| 2010 | 7–3 | 4–2 | 1380 | ||||
| 2009 | 5–7 | 2–5 | 1328 | ||||
| 2008 | 3–1 | 1354 | |||||
| 2007 | 6–5 | 5–2 | 1326 | ||||
| 2006 | 8–3 | 1306 | |||||
| 1997 | 0–1 | 1188 | |||||
| 1996 | 0–1 | 1211 | |||||
| 1938 | 1–0 | 1233 | |||||
| 1923 | 0–1 | 1189 |
Officially 554–381–42 since 1908 (per Wikipedia, rechecked weekly); game by game here, 135–98 (233 of its 977 games are on file). Our file starts in 1923; the program began in 1908. Some games are missing from our source.
No season on file for 1924–37, 1939–95, 1998–2005: the program may not have played, or our source may be missing them.
Records are computed from every game on file at CollegeFootballData.com, whose coverage of the earliest seasons can be incomplete. Elo is this site’s own rating; see how it works on the records page.