SEC Football First Look: Mississippi State vs. Arkansas

Mississippi State-Arkansas

Arkansas visits Mississippi State on Saturday in Starkville. Here is a first look at the Arkansas-Mississippi State matchup.

Arkansas Season so far

DATE OPPONENT SCORE
Sept. 1 Eastern Illinois W 55-20
Sept. 8 at Colorado State L 34-27
Sept. 15 North Texas L 44-17
Sept. 22 at Auburn L 34-3
Sept. 29 at Texas A&M [Arlington] L 24-17
Oct. 6 Alabama L 65-31
Oct. 13 Ole Miss [Little Rock] L 37-33
Oct. 20 Tulsa W 23-0
Oct. 27 Vanderbilt L 45-31
Nov. 10 LSU L 24-17

Mississippi State Season so far

DATE OPPONENT SCORE
Sept. 1 Stephen F. Austin W 63-6
Sept. 8 at Kansas State W 31-10
Sept. 15 Louisiana W 56-10
Sept. 22 at Kentucky L 28-7
Sept. 29 Florida L 13-6
Oct. 6 Auburn W 23-9
Oct. 20 at LSU L 19-3
Oct. 27 Texas A&M W 28-13
Nov. 3 Louisiana Tech W 45-3
Nov. 10 at Alabama L 24-0

Stat Comparison

Stat Arkansas Miss. State
Rushing Offense 160.0 (76) 212.1 (32)
Passing Offense 202.2 (89) 180.8 (107)
Total Offense 362.2 (104) 392.9 (78)
Scoring Offense 25.4 (94) 26.2 (88)
Rushing Defense 154.6 (59) 114.5 (20)
Passing Defense 252.9 (98) 166.8 (7)
Total Defense 407.5 (72) 281.3 (7)
Scoring Defense 32.7 (98) 13.5 (5)
Interceptions 5 (99) 9 (44)
Sacks 2.60 (30) 2.70 (24)
Tackles for loss 6.4 (56) 7.3 (21)
Turnover margin -0.70 (112) 0.30 (41)

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& The Massey Composite Ratings are compiled from 98 different college football ratings and rankings.

Arkansas Injuries and Suspensions

DATE POSITION NAME ISSUE STATUS
11/11/18 LB Deon Edwards Arm is "?" Saturday vs Mississippi State
11/09/18 DB Nate Dalton Personal has left team
10/23/18 RB T.J. Hammonds Ankle is out for season
10/11/18 OL Noah Gatlin Ankle is out indefinitely
10/04/18 OL Dylan Hays Back is out for season
10/02/18 TE Jeremy Patton Leg is out indefinitely
09/25/18 DB Chevin Calloway Personal is out indefinitely
09/24/18 WR Jonathan Nance Transferred has left team
08/08/18 OL Deion Malone Knee is out for season
08/08/18 T Ryan Winkel Pectoral is out indefinitely

Mississippi State Injuries and Suspensions

DATE POSITION NAME ISSUE STATUS
11/13/18 LB Alec Murphy Lower Body is probable Saturday vs Arkansas
11/13/18 RB Kylin Hill Lower Body is "?" Saturday vs Arkansas
11/13/18 LB Leo Lewis Illness is upgraded to probable Saturday vs Arkansas
11/13/18 LB Sh'Mar Kilby-Lane Lower Body is probable Saturday vs Arkansas
11/11/18 S Jaquarius Landrews Lower Body is "?" Saturday vs Arkansas
10/29/18 S Brian Cole Upper Body is out for season
09/25/18 DE Marquiss Spencer Upper Body is out for season
09/14/18 WR Jamal Couch Transferred has left team

Source: DonBest.com

Challenges for Arkansas

Two games remain for 2-win Arkansas. Last week the Razors dropped a close home game to LSU. That was probably their best chance at winning an SEC game this season.

Challenges for Mississippi State

State is looking to improve their bowl resume against the No. 14 team in the SEC. Keep focused on each week’s opponent and good things will happen, especially this week.

Saturday’s game kicks off at 11 am CT and can be seen on SEC Network.

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