Mississippi State vs. Arkansas by the numbers

Mississippi State vs. Arkansas by the numbers

Mississippi State (3-3, 0-3) at Arkansas (2-5, 0-4)

11 a.m. CDT Saturday (ESPN)

Reynolds Razorback Stadium in Fayetteville, Arkansas

3.5 Sacks by Arkansas DL Landon Jackson in the Razorbacks’ 24-21 loss to Alabama last week. Jackson became the first Arkansas player to reach three sacks in a game since Chris Smith had three in a 24-3 victory over Southern Miss on Sept. 14, 2013.

7 Consecutive games with at least four receptions for Mississippi State WR Lideatrick “Tulu” Griffin. The streak started with five receptions against Illinois in the ReliaQuest Bowl to end the 2022 season and has extended through every game in the 2023 campaign. Griffin has 29 receptions for 474 yards and three TDs this season.

12 Years since Mississippi State had an 0-4 conference record, which the Bulldogs will own again if they lose on Saturday. In 2011, MSU lost to Auburn, LSU, Georgia and South Carolina to open its conference slate. This season, the Bulldogs have lost to LSU, South Carolina and Alabama in league play. Arkansas most recently had an 0-5 SEC record in 2019 when the Razorbacks lost all eight of their league games.

18 Consecutive games with a TD pass for Arkansas QB KJ Jefferson. With 62 career TD passes, Jefferson trails Brandon Allen’s 64 in the school record book.

18 Victories for Arkansas, 14 victories for Mississippi State and one tie in the Razorbacks-Bulldogs series. Officially, the series is 18-13-1 because MSU’s 2018 win has been vacated.

35 Days since Arkansas’ previous home game. Since losing to BYU 38-31 in Fayetteville on Sept. 16, the Razorbacks have lost at LSU, Ole Miss and Alabama and lost to Texas A&M in Arlington, Texas. Arkansas has the second-longest span between home games in NCAA FBS this season, behind a 37-day gap for Coastal Carolina. The Chanticleers’ most recent home game came on Sept. 21, and they won’t be back at Brooks Stadium in Conway, South Carolina, until Oct. 28.

38 Consecutive starts for Mississippi State QB Will Rogers and 38 consecutive games with points for MSU. The Bulldogs were most recently shut out in the most recent game without Rogers as their starting quarterback – a 41-0 setback against Alabama on Oct. 31, 2020.

42 Consecutive games with a reception for Mississippi State RB Jo’quavious “Woody” Marks, who has caught a pass in every game in his college career. Marks holds the school record for consecutive games with a reception and for receptions with 208.

69 Tackles have been made by Arkansas LB Jaheim Thomas his season, the most in the SEC. Mississippi State LBs Jett Johnson with 66 and Nathaniel Watson with 57 rank second and third.

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 four games because of a knee injury sustained in the season-opener.

275 Yards of total offense are needed by Mississippi State QB Will Rogers to become the school’s career leader. Rogers has 11,623 yards – 11,964 passing yards and minus-341 rushing yards. QB Dak Prescott holds the MSU record with 11,897 yards – 9,376 passing yards and 2,521 rushing yards.

823 Passing yards for Mississippi State QB Will Rogers in the Bulldogs’ past two games against Arkansas. Rogers completed 36-of-48 passes for 417 yards with four TDs and one interception against the Razorbacks in a 31-28 loss on Nov. 6, 2021, and 32-of-49 passes for 406 yards with three TDs and no interceptions in a 40-17 victory on Oct. 8, 2022. Rogers has nine 400-yard passing games, the most in SEC history.

8,845 Yards of total offense for QB KJ Jefferson during his Arkansas career, the most in school history. Jefferson has 7,254 passing yards and 1,591 rushing yards.

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