Arkansas faces Florida on Saturday in Gainesville. 14Powers.com previews this SEC football game and predicts the final score.
Rowan Rehbein, 14Powers.com SEC Football
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TEAM SCHEDULES/RESULTS
Arkansas
| 2-Sep | vs. Western Carolina | W 56 – 13 |
| 9-Sep | vs. Kent State | W 28 – 6 |
| 16-Sep | vs. BYU | L 31 – 38 |
| 23-Sep | at LSU | L 31 – 34 |
| 30-Sep | vs. Texas A&M* | L 22 – 34 |
| 7-Oct | at Ole Miss | L 20 – 27 |
| 14-Oct | at Alabama | L 21 – 24 |
| 21-Oct | vs. Mississippi State | L 3 – 7 |
| 4-Nov | at Florida | |
| 11-Nov | vs. Auburn | |
| 18-Nov | vs. FIU | |
| 24-Nov | vs. Missouri |
Florida
| 31-Aug | at Utah | L 11 – 24 |
| 9-Sep | vs. McNeese | W 49 – 7 |
| 16-Sep | vs. Tennessee | W 29 – 16 |
| 23-Sep | vs. Charlotte | W 22 – 7 |
| 30-Sep | at Kentucky | L 14 – 33 |
| 7-Oct | vs. Vanderbilt | W 38 – 14 |
| 14-Oct | at South Carolina | W 41 – 39 |
| 28-Oct | vs. Georgia* | L 20 – 43 |
| 4-Nov | vs. Arkansas | |
| 11-Nov | at LSU | |
| 18-Nov | at Missouri | |
| 25-Nov | vs. Florida State |
COLLEGE FOOTBALL RATINGS
| Rating | Arkansas | Florida |
|---|---|---|
| ESPN FPI | 34 | 40 |
| Sagarin | 38 | 42 |
| Massey Composite | 78 | 44 |
| PiRate Ratings | 28 | 31 |
KEY STATS
| Statistic | Team | National Rank |
Conference Rank |
Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd Down Conversion Pct | Arkansas Florida |
68 108 |
7 12 |
0.400 0.337 |
| 3rd Down Conversion Pct Defense | Florida Arkansas |
22 41 |
3 7 |
0.319 0.359 |
| 4th Down Conversion Pct | Arkansas Florida |
56 93 |
5 10 |
0.538 0.412 |
| 4th Down Conversion Pct Defense | Florida Arkansas |
4 43 |
1 5 |
0.222 0.429 |
| Blocked Kicks | Florida | 8 | 2 | 2 |
| Blocked Kicks Allowed | Arkansas Florida |
1 129 |
1 14 |
0 4 |
| Blocked Punts | Florida | 6 | 2 | 1 |
| Blocked Punts Allowed | Arkansas Florida |
1 93 |
1 12 |
0 1 |
| Completion Percentage | Florida Arkansas |
3 29 |
1 6 |
0.757 0.656 |
| Defensive TDs | Arkansas | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| Fewest Penalties | Florida Arkansas |
67 86 |
6 8 |
49 53 |
| Fewest Penalties Per Game | Florida Arkansas |
74 90 |
6 8 |
6.12 6.62 |
| Fewest Penalty Yards | Florida Arkansas |
33 84 |
2 11 |
352 457 |
| Fewest Penalty Yards Per Game | Florida Arkansas |
34 89 |
3 11 |
44.00 57.12 |
| First Downs Defense | Florida Arkansas |
10 34 |
3 7 |
127 143 |
| First Downs Offense | Florida Arkansas |
46 110 |
5 13 |
177 138 |
| Fumbles Lost | Arkansas Florida |
11 49 |
2 8 |
2 4 |
| Fumbles Recovered | Arkansas Florida |
60 109 |
1 10 |
4 2 |
| Kickoff Return Defense | Florida Arkansas |
1 108 |
1 13 |
9.67 23.25 |
| Kickoff Returns | Arkansas Florida |
33 85 |
6 11 |
22.92 18.78 |
| Net Punting | Arkansas Florida |
12 15 |
2 3 |
42.31 42.16 |
| Passes Had Intercepted | Florida Arkansas |
6 68 |
1 12 |
3 7 |
| Passes Intercepted | Arkansas Florida |
36 125 |
6 14 |
8 2 |
| Passing Offense | Florida Arkansas |
36 103 |
6 13 |
274.1 196.9 |
| Passing Yards Allowed | Arkansas Florida |
32 35 |
4 5 |
201.4 203.5 |
| Passing Yards per Completion | Arkansas Florida |
108 110 |
13 14 |
10.86 10.80 |
| Punt Return Defense | Florida Arkansas |
39 127 |
5 14 |
5.12 17.82 |
| Punt Returns | Arkansas Florida |
12 70 |
3 12 |
16.40 7.92 |
| Red Zone Defense | Arkansas Florida |
76 83 |
6 7 |
0.846 0.864 |
| Red Zone Offense | Arkansas Florida |
6 11 |
2 3 |
0.958 0.939 |
| Rushing Defense | Florida Arkansas |
49 51 |
7 8 |
130.6 131.6 |
| Rushing Offense | Florida Arkansas |
88 112 |
10 12 |
137.2 109.0 |
| Sacks Allowed | Florida Arkansas |
108 120 |
11 12 |
2.88 3.88 |
| Scoring Defense | Arkansas Florida |
48 48 |
7 7 |
22.9 22.9 |
| Scoring Offense | Florida Arkansas |
66 71 |
9 11 |
28.0 26.5 |
| Tackles for Loss Allowed | Florida Arkansas |
98 117 |
9 13 |
6.62 7.62 |
| Team Passing Efficiency | Florida Arkansas |
19 50 |
6 9 |
159.48 141.54 |
| Team Passing Efficiency Defense | Arkansas Florida |
100 105 |
10 11 |
143.04 144.13 |
| Team Sacks | Arkansas Florida |
24 114 |
6 14 |
2.75 1.38 |
| Team Tackles for Loss | Arkansas Florida |
19 103 |
5 13 |
6.9 4.9 |
| Time of Possession | Florida Arkansas |
9 27 |
2 3 |
33:04 31:50 |
| Total Defense | Arkansas Florida |
31 34 |
5 6 |
333.0 334.1 |
| Total Offense | Florida Arkansas |
52 120 |
6 14 |
411.4 305.9 |
| Turnover Margin | Arkansas Florida |
35 95 |
4 13 |
0.38 -0.38 |
| Turnovers Gained | Arkansas Florida |
53 128 |
4 14 |
12 4 |
| Turnovers Lost | Florida Arkansas |
14 33 |
4 7 |
7 9 |
| Winning Percentage | Florida Arkansas |
42 105 |
7 12 |
0.625 0.250 |
PLAYERS TO WATCH
Arkansas
QB KJ Jefferson, RB Raheim Sanders, WR Andrew Armstrong, OL Beaux Limmer, DE Trajan Jeffcoat, DL Cameron Ball, LB Chris Paul, CB Dwight McGlothem, K Cam Little.
Florida
QB Graham Mertz, RB Trevor Etienne, WR Ricky Pearsall, OL Kingsley Eguakan, OL Austin Barber, DE Princely Umanmielen, DB Jason Marshall, P Jeremy Crawshaw.
INJURIES
Arkansas
Player POS Status
R. Sanders RB Ques Sat – Knee
D. McGlothern DB Ques Sat – Concussion
D. Bale P Ques Sat – Undisclosed
L. Hasz TE out for season – Shoulder
S. Mbake WR out for season – Knee
Florida
Player POS Status
D. Zanders TE Ques Sat – Lower Body
K. Wilson S Ques Sat – Undisclosed
A. Jean WR Ques Sat – Lower Body
J. Odom TE Ques Sat – Concussion
C. Douglas WR Mid Nov – Leg
C. Jones OL out for season – Redshirt
K. Zipperer TE Out indefinitely – Knee
J. Miller III QB Out indefinitely – Shoulder
T. Chiaokhiao-Bowman WR Out indefinitely – Lower Body
C. Carroll RB out for season – Knee
J. Boone DL out for season – Knee
Source: Covers.com
Arkansas vs. Florida Football Series History
Florida leads 10-2
COMMENTS
Arkansas is riding a 6-game losing streak. If you look at the team’s they’ve played in that streak they’ve had a nightmare schedule. Yet most of those games were losses by just one score. I’m picking Florida here but they had better not take the Hogs for granted.
PREDICTIONS
14Powers Preseason Prediction
Arkansas 24, Florida 35
14Powers.com Gameweek Prediction
Florida 31, Arkansas 24
14Powers Preseason Prediction
Arkansas 24, Florida 35
14Powers.com Gameweek Prediction
Florida 31, Arkansas 24
Saturday‘s game kicks off at 12:00 PM ET. Watch this SEC football game on the ESPN2 Network.
