MIZZOU will play 'rivalry game' at Arrowhead Stadium in 2020
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMOX) - The University of Missouri and Arkansas football teams will play next year's annual "Thanksgiving Week rivalry game" in Arrowhead Stadium – home of the NFL's Kansas City Chiefs.
The game is scheduled for Saturday, Nov. 28, 2020, and will be the last game of the regular season for the Tigers. It's the first Mizzou game played in Kansas City since 2015.
Mizzou has discussed future opportunities for games in Arrowhead against agreeable Power 5 opponents during the 2021-24 seasons.
The Tigers went 4-1 during a five-year stretch against rival Kansas from 2007-11, including the memorable 36-28 win in the 2007 "Armageddon at Arrowhead" game that pitted third-ranked Mizzou against the second-ranked Jayhawks. The Tigers also won a 2005 game at Arrowhead against Arkansas State, with the only other loss there coming in the 2008 Big 12 Championship Game to Oklahoma. Mizzou and the Chiefs have discussed a future opportunity for another game in Arrowhead against a mutually agreeable Power 5 opponent during the 2021-24 seasons.
"We are excited to bring the Tigers back to Kansas City for the 2020 Battle Line Rivalry game against Arkansas," said Mizzou Director of Athletics Jim Sterk. "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," he said.
"We have been in discussion with the Chiefs for the last couple of years about bringing Mizzou back to Arrowhead, and we look forward to working with Mark Donovan, Jeremy Slavens and the rest of the Chiefs staff to make this game a huge success," Sterk added.
"We appreciate the Kansas City Chiefs organization working with us to help bring Mizzou back to Kansas City, and I know our fans will be excited to see us play in Arrowhead Stadium again," said Head Coach Barry Odom. "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," he said.
