Arkansas (3-2, 1-2) at No. 23 Mississippi State (4-1, 1-1)

11 a.m. CDT Saturday (SEC Network)

Davis Wade Stadium in Starkville, Mississippi

1 Player in the nation has at least 1,000 passing yards and 300 rushing yards this season – Arkansas QB KJ Jefferson. Jefferson has completed 80-of-121 passes for 1,096 yards with nine TDs and one interception and run for 312 yards and four TDs on 81 carries. He’s the sixth SEC player this century to reach those marks five games into a season, joining Arkansas’ Matt Jones in 2004, Florida’s Tim Tebow in 2007, Texas A&M’s Johnny Manziel in 2012 and 2013, Mississippi State’s Dak Prescott in 2014 and Texas A&M’s Trevor Knight in 2016.

4 Interceptions have been returned for TDs by Mississippi State CB Emmanuel Forbes, who scored on a 33-yard interception return with 3:29 left in the Bulldogs’ 42-24 victory over Texas A&M last week. Forbes had three interception-return TDs as a freshman in 2020. Forbes is the fifth SEC player with at least four interception-return TDs. Tennessee’s Jackie Walker holds the conference record with five. Florida’s Brandon Spikes, Vanderbilt’s Trey Wilson and Alabama’s Minkah Fitzpatrick had four apiece. Forbes intercepted two passes against Texas A&M, boosting his career total to 11. During his time at MSU, Forbes has two more interceptions than any other player in the nation and four more interceptions than any other SEC player since the start of the 2020 season.

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6 Consecutive Arkansas games have featured a 100-yard rusher for the Razorbacks – four by RB Raheim Sanders and two by QB KJ Jefferson. One player has had a 100-yard rushing game against Mississippi State. Texas A&M RB Devon Achane ran for 111 yards on 16 carries in a 42-24 loss to MSU last week.

6 NCAA FBS players have reached 600 rushing yards this season, including Arkansas RB Raheim Sanders, who has 609 and four TDs on 105 carries. The other players with at least 600 rushing yards are Illinois’ Chase Brown, Marshall’s Khalan Laborn, Kansas State’s Deuce Vaughn, Michigan’s Blake Corum and Nebraska’s Anthony Grant. Sanders is the only one of the players who also has at least 100 receiving yards.

6.5 Sacks for Arkansas LB Drew Sanders, the most in the nation. Sanders has a sack in every game this season. Arkansas ranks second in the nation with 21 sacks.

7 Completions are needed by Mississippi State QB Will Rogers to become the SEC career leader. Georgia’s Aaron Murray established the conference record with 921 completions across 52 games from 2010 through 2013. Rogers has 915 completions in 26 games for the Bulldogs. Last season, Rogers completed 505 passes – 103 more than any other player in SEC history has in one campaign.

7 400-yard passing games for Mississippi State QB Will Rogers, tied for the most in SEC history. Kentucky QB Tim Couch had seven 400-yard passing games in the 1997 and 1998 seasons.

8 Arkansas-Mississippi State games have featured a ranked Bulldogs team against an unranked Razorbacks team, including the previous two meetings. The programs have split those eight contests, with MSU winning in 1992, 1994, 2017 and 2018 and Arkansas winning in 1997, 2000, 2020 and 2021.

18 Victories for Arkansas, 13 victories for Mississippi State and one tie in the Razorbacks-Bulldogs series. Officially, the series is 18-12-1 because MSU’s 2018 win has been vacated.

19 TD passes have been thrown by Mississippi State QB Will Rogers, tied with North Carolina QB Drake Maye for the most in the nation. With 66 TD passes in his career, Rogers is four away from Dak Prescott’s school record of 70 thrown from 2012 through 2015. Last season, Rogers threw for 417 yards and four TDs in Mississippi State’s 31-28 loss to Arkansas.

28 Consecutive games with a reception for Mississippi State RB Jo’quavious Marks, who has caught a pass in every game in his college career. Marks has 155 receptions for 830 yards and three TDs.

55 Games at Mississippi State for WR Austin Williams, the school record for games played.

395 Tackles have been made by Arkansas LB Bumper Pool, second on the Razorbacks’ career list. Tony Bua made 408 tackles for Arkansas from 2000 through 2003.

599 Losses for Mississippi State in its football history. Three current SEC programs have reached 600 losses – Vanderbilt with 648, Kentucky with 636 and South Carolina with 602. Mississippi State has an all-time record of 576-599-39.

1,300 Games for Arkansas when the Razorbacks hit the field on Saturday. Arkansas has an all-time record of 732-527-40.

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