Hogs Set To Face No. 15 TCU: Facts To Know
FORT WORTH, Texas — Arkansas plays its first road game of 2016 when it travels to face No. 15 TCU on Saturday.
Kickoff: Saturday, Sept. 10 at 6:05 p.m. CT
Location: Amon G. Carter Stadium (45,000)
TV: ESPN | WatchESPN
#RazorFacts
• The Razorbacks opened the year with a 21-20 win over Louisiana Tech at home last Saturday. Trailing 20-14 midway through the fourth quarter, quarterback Austin Allen capped a 13-play, 77-yard go-ahead and eventual game-winning TD drive by finding tight end Jeremy Sprinkle in the end zone from 4-yards out.
• Rawleigh Williams III was Arkansas’ leading rusher, tallying 96 yards on a career-high 24 carries, including a TD. Williams also had 15 yards receiving, finishing with 111 all-purpose yards in his first game since suffering a season-ending neck injury against Auburn last year. His 96 yards rushing were the sixth most in the SEC in the first week.
• Also coming off a season-ending injury last season, wide out Keon Hatcher shined as he led the receiving corps with six catches for 86 yards. Four of Hatcher’s six receptions went for 15 or more yards (tied for the SEC lead) and resulted in a first down (tied for fourth in the SEC). Hatcher has totaled 19 catches for 284 yards and two TDs through his last three games.
Five Key Storylines
• Arkansas and TCU will renew a former Southwest Conference rivalry, meeting for the first time since the Razorbacks’ 22-21 win on Oct. 5, 1991 in Fort Worth, Texas. Arkansas leads the all-time series 43-23-2, dating back to 1920.
• Head coach Bret Bielema is 37-4 against non-conference opponents during the regular season over his 10-year head-coaching career. Arkansas is 3-1 against Big 12 opposition under Bielema. The Razorbacks have also won seven of their last eight games, dating back to last season.
• Highlighted by back-to-back wins at No. 19 Ole Miss and No. 9 LSU, Arkansas went 3-1 in true road games in 2015. All three road wins came against SEC programs that finished in the final Associated Press Top 25 poll.
• Arkansas is the only SEC West program to win a bowl game each of the last two seasons. Each of the Razorbacks’ victories were against Big 12 opponents (45-23 over Kansas State in the 2016 Liberty Bowl; 31-7 over Texas in the 2014 Texas Bowl).
• Saturday’s game marks Arkansas’ second of nine contests against opponents who played in a bowl game last season. The Razorbacks currently have the fourth-toughest schedule in college football per ESPN.com’s College Football Power Index. With a 59-41 win over South Dakota State last Saturday, TCU extended its home winning streak to 14 games, third-longest in the nation behind Florida State (21) and Clemson (16). The Horned Frogs improved to 24-3 over the last three seasons.
