SEC Football Preview: Mississippi State at Arkansas

Mississippi State-Arkansas football game preview

Mississippi State faces Arkansas on Saturday in Fayetteville. 14Powers.com previews this SEC football game and predicts the final score.

Team Schedules/Results

Mississippi State

Date Opp. Time/Result Location
09/04 LA Tech W 35-34 Home
09/11 NC State W 24-10 Home
09/18 Memphis L 29-31 Away
09/25 LSU L 25-28 Home
10/02 Texas A&M W 26-22 Away
10/16 Alabama L 9-49 Home
10/23 Vanderbilt W 45-6 Away
10/30 Kentucky W 31-17 Home
11/06 Arkansas 4:00 pm Away
11/13 Auburn 12:00 pm Away
11/20 TN State 12:00 pm Home
11/25 Mississippi 7:30 pm Home

Arkansas

Date Opp. Time/Result Location
09/04 Rice W 38-17 Home
09/11 Texas W 40-21 Home
09/18 GA Southern W 45-10 Home
09/25 Texas A&M W 20-10 Neutral
10/02 Georgia L 0-37 Away
10/09 Mississippi L 51-52 Away
10/16 Auburn L 23-38 Home
10/23 Arkansas-Pine Bluff W 45-3 Home
11/06 Miss State 4:00 pm Home
11/13 LSU 12:00 pm Away
11/20 Alabama 12:00 pm Away
11/26 Missouri 3:30 pm Home

College Football Ratings

Rating Mississippi State Arkansas
ESPN FPI 29 31
Sagarin 32 36
Massey Composite 34 28
PiRate Ratings 31 20

Key Stats

Stat Mississippi State Arkansas
Points 28.0 32.8
Points Allowed 24.6 23.5
Total YDS 425.5 465.3
Pass YDS 371.1 216.3
Rush YDS 54.4 249.0
Total YDS Allowed 313.3 334.4
Pass YDS Allowed 223.6 167.5
Rush YDS Allowed 89.6 166.9
3rd Down Conv.% 48.2 38.5
3rd Down Conv. DEF % 37.0 28.2
Turnover margin 0.13 0.13

Players to Watch

Mississippi State

QB Will Rogers, WR Jaden Walley, RB Jo’quavious Marks, WR Austin Williams, OT Charles Cross, LB Aaron Brule, Jr., LB Tyrus Wheat, DB Jalen Green, DB Martin Emerson, CB Emmanuel Forbes.

Arkansas

QB KJ Jefferson, RB Trelon Smith, WR Treylon Burks, TE Hudson Henry, OG Brady Latham, C Ricky Stromberg, OL Myron Cunningham, LB Grant Morgan, LB Bumper Pool, DB Jalen Catalon, S Joe Foucha, S Greg Brooks.

Injuries

Mississippi State

 
[DE] 10/30/2021 – Jack Harris is “?” Saturday vs Arkansas (Undisclosed)
[QB] 10/20/2021 – Jack Abraham is out indefinitely (Concussion)
[WR] 10/23/2021 – Trip Wilson is out indefinitely (Legal problems)

Arkansas

 
[OL] 10/11/2021 – Dalton Wagner is out indefinitely (Finger)
[DL] 09/08/2021 – Dorian Gerald is out for season (Leg)

Source: statfox.com

Mississippi State vs. Arkansas Football Series History

Arkansas leads 17-13-1

Comments

This is a battle of two teams trying to become bowl eligible. You have State’s Mike Leach passing attack and solid defense taking on Arkansas’ balanced offensive attack and tough defense. I believe these two teams are about even. When they are even you go with the home team. Razorback Stadium definitely is a tough venue for visiting teams just like most SEC team’s stadiums other than Vanderbilt Stadium. While I’m going with the Razorbacks in this one, State could very well prevail. They have a very good passing attack that eats up the clock and an aggressive, hard-nosed defense. < /p>

Our Preseason Prediction

Arkansas 41, Mississippi State 34

Game Week 14Powers.com Prediction

Arkansas 31, Mississippi State 28

Saturday‘s game kicks off at 3:00 PM CT (4:00 PM ET). You can watch this SEC football game on the SEC Network.

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