FAYETTEVILLE— Bobby Petrino’s first game in Fayetteville since 2011 had the home crowd of 74,133 sweating inside Reynolds Razorback Stadium on Saturday.
Missouri State led by as many as 17 points and didn’t trail 10th-ranked Arkansas until 9:16 remaining, but couldn’t withstand a late rally from the Razorbacks, who won 38-27.
Petrino’s team gave the Hogs a scare, leading for a combined 34 minutes, 13 seconds of game time before Arkansas scored 21 unanswered in the fourth quarter.
“We came in and competed extremely hard,” Petrino said. “We had a good plan and were able to jump up and get a lead.