10 Things to Know - BYU

Arkansas goes on the road for the second week in a row to square off against FBS Independent opponent BYU for the first time in program history. Kickoff between the Razorbacks and Cougars is set for 2:30 p.m. CT Saturday, Oct. 15, in Provo, Utah, at LaVell Edwards Stadium on ESPN.

10 Things to Know vs. BYU

1. – BYU is receiving votes in both the AP Top 25 Poll and the USA Today Coaches Poll. All six of Arkansas’ FBS opponents this season have either been ranked or received votes. Since 2020, 22 of Arkansas’ 28 FBS opponents have either been ranked or received votes in the national polls.

2. – Under head coach Sam Pittman, the Razorbacks are a perfect 7-0 against non-conference opponents. Pittman is the first Arkansas head coach since Lou Holtz (1977-78) to win his first seven games against non-conference foes.

3. – LB Drew Sanders leads all SEC defenders and is second nationally in sacks (6.5) this season. Sanders has a team-leading four games with 10+ tackles, including a pair of multi-sack efforts.

4. – Arkansas joins Mississippi State as the only two Southeastern Conference programs to visit Provo. The Bulldogs visited in 2016 and 2000. Texas A&M was in Provo in 1996, but it was a member of the Big 12 Conference at the time. For just the 11th time, BYU is facing a team from the SEC. The Cougars are 4-6 against SEC teams in program history with two wins over Mississippi State, one win against Ole Miss and one win versus Tennessee. BYU is 3-3 on the road against the SEC, 1-1 in Provo and 0-2 in neutral site games.

5. – Powered by the legs of Jefferson and Sanders, Arkansas is one of three SEC teams (Ole Miss & Tennessee) this season with two ball carriers with 300 or more rushing yards and four or more rushing touchdowns on the year. The Razorback rushing attack remains as explosive as ever through six games this year. Arkansas is third in the SEC and ranks 11th nationally in rushing, averaging 233.8 yards per game on the ground this season. Arkansas has totaled 200+ rushing yards in five of six games this season, led by a 100-yard rusher in each of the first six games this year. Dating back to last season, Arkansas has had a 100-yard rusher in a program-record seven straight games.

6. – RB Raheim Sanders currently leads the SEC and ranks sixth nationally in rushing yards (695). Arkansas is averaging 233.8 rushing yards per game, which ranks third in the SEC and 11th in the country. Sanders has contributed 14 catches for 185 yards and a touchdown. He is second in the SEC and sixth nationally in all-purpose yards (880), generating 146.7 all-purpose yards per game. Sanders has rushed for 100+ yards five times in his career, including in four the Hogs’ six games this season. He eclipsed the 100-yard mark in each of the first three games of the 2022 campaign, becoming the first Arkansas running back to rush for over 100 yards in each of the first three games of a season since Jonathan Williams and Alex Collins each did so in 2013.

7. – Through six games this year, Bumper Pool once again leads Arkansas in total tackles (60). He has a team-leading five quarterback hurries to go along with his 3.5 tackles for loss and one sack. The Lucas, Texas, product collected his team-leading 20th career double-digit tackle effort last Saturday against Mississippi State, his third double-digit tackle performance of the 2022 season. Pool, who entered the campaign ranked ninth in Arkansas history with 349 career stops, became Arkansas’ all-time leading tackler against Mississippi State, which was the sixth game of the 2022 season and the 50th game of his career.

8. – Of QB KJ Jefferson’s 20 career starts under center, nine have come against top-25 teams in the AP Poll: #1 LSU (2019), #2 Alabama (2021 & 2022), #2 Georgia (2021), #7 Texas A&M (2021), #15 Texas (2021), #17 Ole Miss (2021), #23 Cincinnati (2022), #23 Texas A&M (2022).

9. – K Cam Little has connected on 25-of-31 field goals tries and all 68 of his point-after attempts in his career. His career field goal percentage currently stands at 80.6%, which would rank first all-time in Arkansas’ program history (min. 20 made field goals). Little tied his career long after nailing a 51-yard attempt versus Mississippi State last Saturday.

10. – WR Jadon Haselwood leads Arkansas’ receiving corps with a team-high 27 catches for 364 yards (13.5 avg.) and a pair of touchdowns. A transfer from Oklahoma, Haselwood has caught three or more passes in each of his first six games as a Hog and has tallied at least one catch in 18 consecutive games dating back to the start of the 2021 season.