Mizzou Football to Play Arrowhead Game in 2020

Missouri Football is taking the Battle Line Rivalry to Kansas City next year.

The Tigers announced Tuesday they will play Arkansas at Arrowhead Stadium during Thanksgiving Week of 2020. The game is currently scheduled for Saturday, November 28th, 2020, though the game has been moved back a day to Friday for the past several years for a CBS Television broadcast.

Mizzou Athletic Director Jim Sterk said “Kansas City has provided Mizzou Football and the University with outstanding support over the years, and we know our fans will make Arrowhead a home away from home for the Tigers when we take the field against the Razorbacks in 2020.”

Six Tiger games will still be played on Faurot Field next season, including league dates with Vanderbilt, Georgia and Kentucky. Missouri is 6-2 all time at Arrowhead, including a 20-16 win over BYU in 2015, their last game at the stadium. Head Coach Barry Odom said he was happy for the chance to return.

“Allowing our kids the opportunity to play in one of the NFL’s great stadiums is very valuable for their overall student-athlete experience at Mizzou, and having the chance to showcase our program around the state is important to us,” Odom said.

Mizzou Athletics also said they’ve had conversations with the Kansas City Chiefs about a future opportunity to play at Arrowhead between 2021 and 2024, against a mutually agreeable Power Five opponent.