Arkansas vs. Florida by the numbers

Arkansas vs. Florida by the numbers

Arkansas (2-6, 0-5) at Florida (5-3, 3-2)

11 a.m. CDT Saturday (ESPN2)

Ben Hill Griffin Stadium in Gainesville, Florida

0 Victories in five games in Gainesville for Arkansas. The Razorbacks have been outscored 217-102 at Florida during losses in 1997, 2004, 2009, 2013 and 2020.

0 Previous Arkansas-Florida games featured two unranked teams, as Saturday’s game does. The Gators lead the series 10-2, with Arkansas’ victories coming in 1982 in the Bluebonnet Bowl and 2016. Florida has been ranked for 10 of the games, and Arkansas has been ranked for four.

3 TD passes are need by Arkansas QB KJ Jefferson to become the school’s career leader. Jefferson is tied with Ryan Mallett (2009-10) for second with 62 TD passes. The record-holder is Brandon Allen (2012-15) with 64.

6 Consecutive losses for Arkansas. The Razorbacks have had four longer losing streaks. Arkansas has had two 10-game losing streaks – spanning the 2013 and 2014 seasons and across the 2019 and 2020 campaigns – and two seven-game losing streaks – spanning the 1952 and 1953 seasons and during the 1990 campaign.

8 Consecutive games with a TD pass for Florida QB Graham Mertz. Mertz has 14 TD passes this season with at least one in every game in 2023.

36 Consecutive games with a reception for Florida WR Ricky Pearsall. The streak includes 15 games when Pearsall was at Arizona State. Pearsall has 50 receptions for 718 yards and three TDs this season.

82 TDs have been accounted for by QB KJ Jefferson during his Arkansas career, the most in school history. Jefferson has 62 TD passes and 20 rushing TDs.

91 Rushing yards for Arkansas RB Raheim Sanders this season after he ran for 1,443 yards last season. Sanders has missed five games after suffering a knee injury in the season-opener. RB Rashod Dubinion leads Arkansas with 260 rushing yards in 2023, the fewest yards for an SEC team leader.

415 Passing yards are needed by Arkansas QB KJ Jefferson to become the school’s career leader. Jefferson has 7,254 passing yards. QB Tyler Wilson (2008-12) holds the Razorbacks’ career record with 7,765.

443 Games have been played by Florida since it was most recently shut out, the longest scoring streak in major-college football history by 53 games. The Gators haven’t been blanked since losing to Auburn 16-0 on Oct. 29, 1988.

8,980 Yards of total offense for QB KJ Jefferson during his Arkansas career, the most in school history. Jefferson has 7,351 passing yards and 1,629 rushing yards.

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Mark Inabinett is a sports reporter for Alabama Media Group. Follow him on Twitter at @AMarkG1.