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1 National Championship (1964) • 4 SEC West Division Titles • 55 All-Americans • 43 All-SEC First Team Selections GAME INFORMATION NO. 22/22 ARKANSAS RAZORBACKS (4-2, 0-2 SEC) Head Coach: Bret Bielema (Iowa ‘92) Date ............................................................................ Saturday, Oct. 15 Record at Arkansas: 22-22 (4th Season) Time ..........................................................................................6 p.m. CT Location ..........................................................Fayetteville, Arkansas Overall Record: 90-46 (11th Season) Stadium ........ Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium (72,000) vs TV ......................................................................................................ESPN NO. 12/13 OLE MISS REBELS (3-2, 1-1 SEC) Play-By-Play ....................................................... Joe Tessitore Head Coach: Hugh Freeze (Southern Miss ‘92) Analyst............................................................Todd Blackledge THE MATCHUP Sideline Reporter ..................................................Holly Rowe Record at Ole Miss: 37-20 (5th Season) Radio ....................Razorback/IMG Sports Network (KQS-FM 92.1) Overall Record: 67-27 (21st Season) Play-By-Play ...................................................... Chuck Barrett Analyst................................................................Keith Jackson Sideline Analyst ................................................ Quinn Grovey #RAZORFACTS Sirius/XM...................................................................................... 83/190 Stats ...........................ArkansasRazorbacks.com (StatBroadcast) • Arkansas will play Ole Miss for the 63rd time in school history Social .............................................................................@RazorbackFB when it hosts the Rebels on Saturday inside Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium at 6 p.m. on ESPN. RECORD BREAKDOWN • It marks the fourth time in the opening seven games that Overall .................................................................................................4-2 Arkansas will be the primetime game on ESPN. SEC ......................................................................................................0-2 Home ....................................................................................................3-1 • The Razorbacks lead the all-time series 34-27-1 and own a 10-2 Away......................................................................................................1-0 mark in games played in Fayetteville. Neutral .................................................................................................0-1 TABLE OF CONTENTS • Arkansas’ 34 all-time wins against Ole Miss are its seventh- most among all opponents and its second-most among SEC Quick Facts/Player Quick Notes ..........................................2 competition. Team/Individual Notes .....................................................3-12 Top 25 Polls/National Ranking Watch ...............................3 • Bret Bielema is 2-1 against Ole Miss. Arkansas will be looking for QB Austin Allen ........................................................................5 its third consecutive victory over Ole Miss. The Series vs. Ole Miss ........................................................ 13 AUSTIN ALLEN is the first Arkansas QB and Head Coach Bret Bielema ..............................................14-15 • Arkansas defeated No. 18 Ole Miss 53-52 in OT last season. just the fifth SEC QB since 2000 with multiple TD passes in each of the first six games. Depth Chart ............................................................................16 Roster .................................................................................. 17-18 FIVE KEY STORYLINES Pronunciations ......................................................................18 Honors & Awards ...................................................................19 • AUSTIN ALLEN and RAWLEIGH WILLIAMS III have been one of the best QB/RB combos in the SEC this season. Player Bios ........................................................................ 20-31 Allen leads the SEC in TD passes with 15, tossing multiple scoring strikes in every game this season, and ranks The Last Time... ................................................................32-34 second in passing yards with 1,632. Williams has topped 100 yards on the ground in three of the last five games Game-By-Game Stats .......................................................... 35 and has rushed for a TD in three of the last four games. Williams ranks third in the SEC with 605 yards rushing Scoring Drives ....................................................................... 36 and is tied for third in rushing TDs with five. Arkansas is one of two schools in the SEC with both its QB and RB Supplemental Stats ..............................................................37 ranking among the conference's top five in both passing and rushing yardage. Long Plays .............................................................................. 38 • Arkansas is the only school in the SEC with multiple players ranking among the league's top 10 in receiving 2016 Recaps .....................................................................39-44 yards/game. WR JARED CORNELIUS has emerged as one of Arkansas' top receivers. Highlighted by three Media Schedule ....................................................................45 straight 100-yard receiving games, Cornelius ranks fourth in the SEC with 81.6 yards receiving per game. WR KEON HATCHER has hauled in a TD pass in four straight games, including two last Saturday for the second time in his career and ranks ninth in the SEC in receiving yards per game with 64.0. • Behind four 100-yard rushing efforts and three 100-yard receiving performances, Arkansas has totaled 400+ yards of total offense in each of its last five games and has produced 30 or more points in 10 of its last 13 games dating back to the 2015 season. • The Razorbacks have won 10 of their last 13 games dating back to last season, including road victories at No. 18 Ole Miss, No. 9 LSU and No. 15 TCU. • Saturday’s game marks Arkansas’ fifth of nine contests against opponents who played in a bowl game last season. The Razorbacks currently have the toughest remaining schedule in college football per ESPN.com’s College Football Power Index. 2016 SCHEDULE AND RESULTS LOUISIANA TECH AT NO. 15 TCU TEXAS STATE NO. 10 TEXAS A&M ALCORN STATE NO. 1 ALABAMA NO. 12 OLE MISS AT NO. 23 AUBURN NO. 18 FLORIDA LSU AT MISS. STATE AT MISSOURI SEPT. 3 SEPT. 10 SEPT. 17 SEPT. 24 OCT. 1 OCT. 8 OCT. 15 OCT. 22 NOV. 5 NOV. 12 NOV. 19 NOV. 25 W, 21-20 W, 41-38 (2OT) W, 42-3 Arlington, Texas Little Rock, Ark. L, 30-49 6 P.M. CT 5 P.M. CT 1:30 P.M. CT L, 24-45 W, 52-10 ESPN ESPN CBS ARKANSAS VS. OLE MISS QUICK FACTS PLAYER QUICK NOTES HEAD COACH BRET BIELEMA QUARTERBACKS Alma Mater........................................................................................Iowa, 1992 • AUSTIN ALLEN leads the SEC with 15 touchdown passes and is second in yards (1,632). Career Record ................................................................90-46 (11th Season) • First Arkansas quarterback and just the fifth SEC QB since 2000 with multiple TD passes in each of the first six games. Record at Arkansas ........................................................22-22 (4th Season) • Just the fourth player in program history to throw for 400 yards in a game and the first to do so against Alabama. Bowl Appearances ...........................................................................................9 RUNNING BACKS ASSISTANT COACHES • RAWLEIGH WILLIAMS III ranks third in the SEC and 13th in the nation with 605 rushing yards. Sideline: • Tied for the SEC lead in 100-yard rushing games (3) and leads the league in 10-yard runs (19). Dan Enos ............................................................ Offensive Coordinator/QBs • Scored a touchdown in three of the last four games and ranks tied for third in the SEC with five on the year. Robb Smith ...............................................................Defensive Coordinator • DEVWAH WHALEY rushed for 135 yards and a touchdown in Arkansas' win over Alcorn State. Kurt Anderson ..........................................................................Offensive Line • Broke a 75-yard touchdown run against Alcorn State, good for the fourth-longest run by a freshman this season. Vernon Hargreaves .....................................................................Linebackers • 1 of 8 SEC freshmen with a 100-yard rushing game. Reggie Mitchell .......................................................................Running Backs Rory Segrest ......................................................Defensive Line/Specialists WIDE RECEIVERS Michael Smith ........................................................................ Wide Receivers • DREW MORGAN ranks third in the SEC with a team-best 33 receptions, including a league-best 19 for first downs. • Has hauled in a reception in 20 straight games while 69 of his 106 career catches have resulted in a first down. Booth: • Ranks ninth in the SEC with a team-high 344 yards receiving. Barry Lunney Jr. .............................................................................Tight Ends Paul Rhoads ..........................................................................Defensive Backs • KEON HATCHER extended his streak