https://ucasports.com/rss.aspx?path=footballLatest news items for University of Central Arkansas Athleticsen-us60https://ucasports.com/news/2026/4/27/central-arkansas-mourns-the-passing-of-football-legend.aspxhttps://ucasports.com/news/2026/4/27/central-arkansas-mourns-the-passing-of-football-legend.aspxFootball

CONWAY, Ark.- The University of Central Arkansas Athletics Department mourns the passing of former student-athlete and distinguished alumnus Monte Coleman, who passed away on April 26, 2026, at the age of 68.]]>Monte ColemanMon, 27 Apr 2026 12:37:00 CST526382https://ucasports.com/news/2026/4/9/coach-brown-to-be-inducted-into-the-arkansas-sports-hall-of-fame.aspxhttps://ucasports.com/news/2026/4/9/coach-brown-to-be-inducted-into-the-arkansas-sports-hall-of-fame.aspxFootball

Conway, Ark. — The Arkansas Sports Hall of Fame will induct its 68th class on Friday, April 10, at the Oaklawn Event Center Ballroom in Hot Springs. The class features 10 standout athletes and coaches, including Nathan Brown, head football coach at the University of Central Arkansas.]]>Coach BrownThu, 9 Apr 2026 08:27:00 CST526330https://ucasports.com/news/2026/4/8/football-bears-release-updated-2026-schedule.aspxhttps://ucasports.com/news/2026/4/8/football-bears-release-updated-2026-schedule.aspxFootball

Conway, Ark.- The University of Central Arkansas announces their 2026 football schedule. Due to some changes with reclassification for North Dakota State University and United Athletic Conference expansion, the Bears made some adjustments to their 2026 schedule. The Bears will now play a balanced twelve game schedule with six home games and six road games, including five non-conference match-ups and seven UAC match ups. The Bears will have a bye on October 3rd.]]>Football helmetsWed, 8 Apr 2026 11:44:00 CST526328https://ucasports.com/news/2026/2/4/football-coach-brown-announces-26-recruiting-class.aspxhttps://ucasports.com/news/2026/2/4/football-coach-brown-announces-26-recruiting-class.aspxFootball

CONWAY, Ark.- The University of Central Arkansas announced its 2026 football signing class, welcoming 42 new student-athletes who have joined or will soon join the program in the Summer.]]>26 National Signing dayWed, 4 Feb 2026 10:08:00 CST526126https://ucasports.com/news/2025/12/10/the-uac-announces-2026-football-schedule.aspxhttps://ucasports.com/news/2025/12/10/the-uac-announces-2026-football-schedule.aspxFootball

Conway, Ark.- The United Athletic Conference has announced their 2026 Football Schedule. Each of the seven football programs in the UAC (Southern Utah and Utah Tech will no longer be in the league) will play a single round robin schedule resulting in six conference games for each program. The Bears will start their 2026 UAC schedule playing at Abilene Christian University and at Tarleton State University in their first two UAC match-ups on October 10th and October 17th. The Bears will then play their UAC home opener after a bye week on October 31st versus the University of North Alabama, which will also be Homecoming Weekend. The Bears will also have home games against the University of West Georgia on November 7th and Austin Peay on November 21st (Senior Day/Salute to Service game). The Bears will also have one other road trip in UAC play, heading out to Eastern Kentucky on November 14th.]]>Coach Brown coming out on gamedayWed, 10 Dec 2025 09:35:00 CST526064https://ucasports.com/news/2025/12/2/football-three-bears-selected-to-all-uac-teams.aspxhttps://ucasports.com/news/2025/12/2/football-three-bears-selected-to-all-uac-teams.aspxFootball

Conway, Ark.- The United Athletic Conference announced the 2025 All Conference Teams today, the Central Arkansas Bears had three players named. Landen Chambers and Malachi Henry were both named to the 1st team and Dillon Williams was named to the 2nd team.]]>Chambers celebrationTue, 2 Dec 2025 11:39:00 CST526054https://ucasports.com/news/2025/11/22/football-bears-fall-to-wildcats.aspxhttps://ucasports.com/news/2025/11/22/football-bears-fall-to-wildcats.aspxFootball

CONWAY, Ark. — Central Arkansas (3-9) was defeated 49-28 by Abilene Christian (8-4) at Estes Stadium. Caleb Koger made his first start at Quarterback for the injured Austin Myers and threw for four touchdowns and 326 yards.]]>Henry with the TDSat, 22 Nov 2025 20:01:00 CST526037https://ucasports.com/news/2025/11/21/football-preview-bears-at-home-for-senior-day.aspxhttps://ucasports.com/news/2025/11/21/football-preview-bears-at-home-for-senior-day.aspxFootball

Conway, Ark.- The Central Arkansas Bears (3-8, 2-5) will host the Abilene Christian Wildcats (7-4, 6-1) for Senior Day at First Security Field in Estes Stadium, kickoff in Conway is set for 4 p.m. with senior recognition starting 25 minutes prior to kickoff. The Bears and Wildcats have played 15 times over the years with the first match up taking place in Conway in 1939, the result of that game was a 0-0 tie. Since then the Bears have won 12 times, the Wildcats have only won twice in this series, in 2014 and last year in Abilene.]]>Landen running openFri, 21 Nov 2025 09:33:00 CST526034https://ucasports.com/news/2025/11/15/football-bears-come-up-short-in-utah.aspxhttps://ucasports.com/news/2025/11/15/football-bears-come-up-short-in-utah.aspxFootball

CEDAR CITY, Utah — Central Arkansas (3-8) was narrowly defeated by Southern Utah (6-5) with a final score of 28-21 at Eccles Coliseum. Despite the challenging rainy and windy conditions, the Bears capitalized on all three red zone opportunities, scoring two rushing touchdowns and one passing touchdown.]]>Landen hurdle againSat, 15 Nov 2025 23:04:00 CST526022https://ucasports.com/news/2025/11/14/preview-football-bears-head-west.aspxhttps://ucasports.com/news/2025/11/14/preview-football-bears-head-west.aspxFootball

Conway, Ark.- The University of Central Arkansas Bears (3-7, 2-4) will play one more road game this season. This time the Bears will travel West to take on the Southern Utah University Thunderbirds (5-5, 4-2). Kickoff in Cedar City, UT is set for 7:30 p.m. CT in Eccles Coliseum. The Bears and Thunderbirds have met twice before, with the road teams getting the win. In 2023, in Utah the Bears had a 20-7 lead at halftime. After the break and lightning delay, SUU made a strong comeback but the Bears held on 29-27. Last year in Conway, the Bears held the lead until late in the second quarter, SUU tied it up just before halftime, took the lead in the third quarter and then walked away with a 38-31 win.]]>Gang tackleFri, 14 Nov 2025 08:30:00 CST526014