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2015 SCHEDULE & RECORD UTEP AT NO. 18 ARKANSAS OVERALL RECORD: 0-0 Sept. 5, 2015 | 2:30 p.m. | Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium | Fayetteville, Ark. SEC: 0-0 NON-CONFERENCE: 0-0 HOME: 0-0 THE MATCHUP BROADCAST INFORMATION AWAY: 0-0 TV: ESPNU NEUTRAL: 0-0 PLAY-BY-PLAY: Clay Matvick ANALYST: John Congemi DATE OPPONENT TV TIME/RESULT SEPT. 5 UTEP ESPNU 2:30 P.M. UTEP MINERS ARKANSAS RAZORBACKS RADIO: IMG Razorback Sports Network SEPT. 12 TOLEDO* SECN-ALT 3 P.M. PLAY-BY-PLAY: Chuck Barrett SEPT. 19 TEXAS TECH ESPN2 6 P.M. Record: 0-0 (0-0) Record: 0-0 (0-0) ANALYST: Keith Jackson Sept. 26 vs. Texas A&M^ - - Ranking (AP/Coaches): -/- Ranking (AP/Coaches): 18/20 SIDELINE: Quinn Grovey Oct. 3 at #25 Tennessee - - Last Game: Dec. 20, 2014 Last Game: Dec. 29, 2014 Oct. 10 at #3 Alabama - - L, 21-6 vs. Utah State W, 31-7 vs. Texas STADIUM: Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium OCT. 24 #6 AUBURN - - LOCATION: Fayetteville, Ark. OCT. 31 UT MARTIN - - Coach: Sean Kugler Coach: Bret Bielema Career Record: 9-16 (3) Career Record: 78-39 (10) CAPACITY: 72,000 Nov. 7 at #17 Ole Miss - - Career Conf. Record: 6-10 (3) Career Conf. Record: 39-33 (10) Nov. 14 at #14 LSU - - Record at UTEP: 9-16 (3) Record at Arkansas: 10-15 (3) LIVE STATS: arkansas.statbroadcast.com NOV. 21 MISSISSIPPI ST. - - Conf. Record at UTEP: 6-10 (3) Conf. Record at Ark.: 2-14 (3) TWITTER/INSTAGRAM: @RazorbackFB NOV. 27 #24 MISSOURI CBS 1:30 P.M. vs. Arkansas: 0-0 vs. UTEP: 1-0 vs. Bielema: 0-0 vs. Kugler: 0-0 * Little Rock, Ark. ^ Arlington, Texas A RAZORBACK WIN WOULD... Rushing: Aaron Jones Rushing: Jonathan Williams 242 att, 1321 yds, 11 TDs 211 att, 1190 yds, 12 TDs • Give Arkansas its eighth win in its past nine season WHAT'S INSIDE openers. Media Schedule 2 Passing: None Passing: Brandon Allen • Be the Razorbacks’ eighth consecutive victory in Brandon Allen/Offensive Line Notes 3 190-339-5, 2285 yds, 20 TDs the home opener. Alex Collins/Hunter Henry/Jonathan Williams Notes 4 Receiving: Autrey Golden Receiving: Keon Hatcher • Mark Arkansas’ fifth consecutive non-conference Team Notes 5 31 rec, 263 yds, 2 TDs 43 rec, 558 yds, 6 TDs win and ninth in the past 10 non-conference games. Head Coach Bret Bielema 6-7 • Be the Razorbacks’ fourth win in its past five games. The UTEP Game 8 Defense: Alvin Jones Defense: Brooks Ellis • The Last Meeting vs. UTEP 9 55 tack, 9.0 tfl, 1.5 scks, 1 int 72 tack, 0.5 scks, 2 int, 2 ff Give Arkansas it’s third win in the past year against a team from Texas. Ranking the Razorbacks 10 * Stats are for leading returners and from the 2014 season Depth Chart 11 Roster 12-13 THE RAZORBACK RUNDOWN Pronunciations 13 Player Bios 14-19 122 YEARS AND COUNTING SEC NATION The Last Time... 20-21 The University of Arkansas will begin its 122nd football The SEC Network’s traveling morning show, SEC Game-By-Game Stats 22 season when the school hosts UTEP on Saturday. The Nation, will broadcast live from Fayetteville to kick off Scoring Drives 23 Razorbacks hold a 694-475-40 (.591) all-time record the 2015 season. The show will originate from Victory Supplemental Stats 24 and a 94-23-4 (.793) mark in season openers. Village North and air from 8 - 11 a.m. Long Plays/Big Games 25 Season Stats 26-38 RAZORBACKS RETURN TO THE TOP 25 EVERYONE IS GOING BOWLING Arkansas is ranked for the first time under head coach The UTEP game marks Arkansas’ first of 10 contests COACHING STAFF Bret Bielema, checking in at No. 18. The Razorbacks against opponents who played in a bowl game last ON THE FIELD haven’t appeared in the Associated Press Top 25 since year. The Razorbacks join Alabama, Vanderbilt and Bret Bielema Head Coach Sept. 4, 2012. It is the 26th time that Arkansas has started Virginia as the only teams to play 10 bowl opponents Dan Enos Offensive Coordinator/QBs a season ranked in the preseason poll and first since 2012. this season. Robb Smith Defensive Coordinator Sam Pittman Offensive Line Jemal Singleton Special Teams Coordinator/RBs BIELEMA’S NON-CONFERENCE DOMINANCE TOP 10 DEFENSE Rory Segrest Defensive Line/Specialists Arkansas’ Bret Bielema has a staggering 34-2 (.944) The Razorback defense returns six starters from a unit that Vernon Hargreaves Linebackers mark in non-conference games in his nine-year head- finished the 2014 season in the top 10 nationally in both Michael Smith Wide Receivers coaching career. scoring defense (19.2 ppg) and total defense (323.4 ypg). IN THE BOOTH PROSTATE CANCER AWARENESS GAME Barry Lunney Jr. Tight Ends The Southeastern Conference will hold Prostate Cancer Awareness Clay Jennings Defensive Backs Games throughout the league during the month of September. Saturday’s game vs. UTEP will honor the former SEC Commissioner RAZORBACK COMMUNICATIONS Mike Slive as the Razorbacks wear the helmet decal shown to the left. Patrick Pierson [email protected] Assistant Athletics Director / Communications In addition to wearing a helmet decal, the Razorbacks will recognize Slive and prostate cancer fighters and survivors on the field. Brett Brecheisen [email protected] Assistant Communications Director One in seven American men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer during his lifetime. Prostate cancer is the second leading cause of Brandon Langlois [email protected] cancer death in American men. Men over the age of 50 are highly Communications Assistant encouraged to get regular prostate cancer screenings. GAME 1: UTEP NOTES WEEKLY MEDIA SCHEDULE: UTEP WEEK 31 MON 1 TUE 2 WED 3 THU 4 FRI 5 SAT 6 SUN Press Conference Practice SEC Teleconference Radio Show No media availabilitty Game #1 No media availabilitty Noon - Coach Bielema Practice is Closed 10 a.m. - 12:10 p.m. 7 p.m. - On the Air with UTEP 12:30 - Dan Enos 11 a.m. - Coach Bielema Bret Bielema Kickoff - 2:30 p.m. 12:50 - Robb Smith Offense student-athletes TV - ESPNU and assistant coaches Practice available after practice Practice is Closed Post Game (approx. 7 p.m.) Coach Bielema available Defense student-athletes following the game in and assistant coaches the interview room with available after practice student-athletes to (approx. 7 p.m.) follow. QUICK FACTS TEAM CAPTAINS Head Coach: Bret Bielema (Iowa, 1992) Career record (Seasons): 78-39, .667 (10th) Record at Arkansas (Seasons): 10-15 (3rd) Bowl Appearances: 8 2015 Preview: Base Offense: Multiple Base Defense: 4-3 Lettermen Returning: 49 (26O, 24D, 2S) Lettermen Lost: 22 (9O, 10D, 3S) Starters Returning: 16 (9O, 6D, 1S) Starters Lost: 9 (2O, 5D, 2S) 2014 Review: Record: 7-6 (5-2H, 1-3R, 1-1N) SEC Record/Finish: 2-6/7th West Bowl Game: W, 31-7 vs. Texas (Texas Bowl) QB • BRANDON ALLEN • SENIOR DL • JaMICHAEL WINSTON • JUNIOR History: First Season: 1894 FAYETTEVILLE, ARKANSAS PRITCHARD, ALABAMA All-Time Record (Pct.) 694-475-40 (.591) All-Time Conf. Record (Pct.) 331-295-18 (.528) National Championships: 1 (1964) Conference Championships: 13 (last: 1989) SEC West Championships: 4 (last: 2006) Bowl Appearances/Record: 40/14-23-3 (.388) Conference Affiliations: SEC (1992-Pres.) SWC (1915-1991) All-America Selections: 52 players, 61 times All-SEC (First Team Only): 41 players, 48 times All-SWC (First Team Only): 172 players, 236 times Facilities: Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium Fayetteville, Ark. Capacity: 72,000 War Memorial Stadium Little Rock, Ark. Capacity: 54,120 AT&T Stadium RB • JONATHAN WILLIAMS • SENIOR LB • BROOKS ELLIS • JUNIOR Arlington, Texas Capacity: 71,815 ALLEN, TEXAS FAYETTEVILLE, ARKANSAS 2 RAZORBACK FOOTBALL GAME 1: UTEP NOTES QB BRANDON ALLEN ARKANSAS RECORD WHEN... SEC Active Career Leaders - Starts at QB Overall 0-0 Rk Player Team QB Starts vs. SEC 0-0 1. Brandon Allen Arkansas 25 Non-Conference 0-0 2. Dak Prescott Mississippi State 20 vs. Southland Conference 0-0 3. Maty Mauk Missouri 18 vs. Big 12 Conference 0-0 vs. Mid-American Conference 0-0 vs. Conference USA 0-0 SEC Active Career Leaders - Passing Yards Home 0-0 Rk Player Team Passing Yards Away 0-0 1. Dak Prescott Mississippi State 5,583 Neutral 0-0 2. Brandon Allen Arkansas 4,023 Day Games 0-0 3. Maty Mauk Missouri 3,719 Night Games (6 p.m. start or later) 0-0 vs. Top 25 teams 0-0 TV games 0-0 SEC Active Career Leaders - Passing Touchdowns on SEC Network 0-0 Rk Player Team Passing TDs on ESPN 0-0 1. Dak Prescott Mississippi State 41 on ESPN2 0-0 2. Maty Mauk Missouri 36 on ESPNU 0-0 3. Brandon Allen Arkansas 34 on CBS 0-0 on ABC 0-0 • Has started 21 consecutive games at quarterback When scoring first 0-0 - Longest current streak in the SEC. When opponents score first 0-0 - Longest streak at Arkansas since Ryan Mallett When leading at halftime 0-0 When trailing at halftime 0-0 started 26 consecutive games in 2009 and 2010. When tied at halftime 0-0 • Ranks among Arkansas' all-time career leaders: When leading after third quarter 0-0 - 6th, 34 TD passes • Enters the season with 90 consecutive pass When trailing after third quarter 0-0 - 7th, 339 completions attempts without an interception When tied after third quarter 0-0 - 7th, 646 pass attempts - Streak is second-longest of his career. In overtime games 0-0 - 11th, 4,023 passing yards - Went 116 straight passes without an interception When scoring less than 20 points 0-0 in 2014 - fifth-longest streak in school history.