Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Tulsa and Arkansas have all released their 2026 football schedules, setting up a season that includes several in-state and regional matchups. Oklahoma opens Sept. 4 at home against UTEP in a Friday night kickoff, while Oklahoma State and Tulsa square off in Tulsa on Sept. 5 to begin their seasons. Arkansas hosts North Alabama the same day. Tulsa and Arkansas also meet later in the schedule, facing off Sept. 26 in Fayetteville.
2026 Composite football schedule: OU, OSU, Tulsa, Arkansas
Sept. 4 (Fri.) — OU vs. UTEP, Norman, 7 p.m.
Sept. 5 — OSU at Tulsa | Tulsa vs. OSU, Tulsa | Arkansas vs. North Alabama, Fayetteville
Sept. 12 — OU at Michigan, Ann Arbor | OSU vs. Oregon, Stillwater | Tulsa at Sam Houston, Huntsville, Texas | Arkansas at Utah
Sept. 19 — OU vs. New Mexico, Norman | OSU vs. Murray State, Stillwater | Tulsa vs. East Texas A&M, Tulsa | Arkansas vs. Georgia, Fayetteville
Sept. 26 — OU at Georgia, Athens | Tulsa at Arkansas, Fayetteville | Arkansas vs. Tulsa, Fayetteville
Oct. 1 — Tulsa vs. North Texas, Tulsa
Oct. 3 — OU (open date) | Arkansas at Texas A&M, College Station
Oct. 10 — OU vs. Texas, Dallas (neutral site) | OSU vs. UCF, Stillwater | Tulsa at Navy, Annapolis | Arkansas vs. Tennessee, Fayetteville
Oct. 17 — OU vs. Kentucky, Norman | OSU at Houston | Tulsa at Rice, Houston | Arkansas at Vanderbilt
See the LeFlore County composite football schedule
Oct. 23 — Tulsa vs. Army, Tulsa
Oct. 24 — OU at Mississippi State, Starkville | OSU vs. Colorado, Stillwater | Arkansas (bye)
Oct. 31 — OU vs. South Carolina, Norman | OSU at Iowa State, Ames | Arkansas vs. Missouri, Fayetteville
Nov. 7 — OU at Florida, Gainesville | OSU at Kansas State, Manhattan | Tulsa vs. Florida Atlantic, Tulsa | Arkansas at Auburn
Nov. 14 — OU vs. Ole Miss, Norman | OSU vs. Texas Tech, Stillwater | Tulsa vs. Charlotte, Tulsa | Arkansas vs. South Carolina, Fayetteville
Nov. 21 — OU vs. Texas A&M, Norman | OSU at Arizona State, Tempe | Tulsa at UTSA, San Antonio (or Nov. 28 — final date TBD by Oct. 11) | Arkansas at Texas
Nov. 28 — OU at Missouri, Columbia | OSU vs. Kansas, Stillwater | Arkansas vs. LSU, Fayetteville
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