The Razorbacks are on the road again this week when they travel to Starkville, Miss., to face Mississippi State on Saturday at Davis Wade Stadium. Kickoff between Arkansas and Mississippi State is scheduled for 11:45 a.m. on SEC Network.

1 – Arkansas is seeking its first win in Starkville since the 2020 season and its second win over Mississippi State under head coach Sam Pittman, who earned his first career win and first SEC win at Davis Wade Stadium in 2020.

2 – Saturday’s matchup will be the 35th meeting between the programs. The Razorbacks hold on an 18-15-1 all-time series lead over the Bulldogs. The series is currently tied 8-8 in games played in Starkville, with the Bulldogs playing the final game at Davis Wade Stadium, 40-17 on October 8, 2022.

3 – RB Ja’Quinden Jackson has established himself as one of the nation’s top running backs with three 100-yard rushing games and three multiple rushing touchdown performances in Arkansas’ first seven games. The Utah transfer rushed for at least one touchdown in each of the first six games of the seasonbecoming the first Razorback to score a rushing touchdown in six consecutive games since RB Knile Davis accomplished the feat in 2010. Entering Saturday’s road game at Mississippi State, Jackson is second in the SEC in rushing touchdowns (10) and fourth in rushing yards (592) and rushing yards per game (84.6).

4 – W. Andrew Armstrong, who is with an average of 107.7 yards receiving per game, is one of eight FBS players and one of only two SEC pass catchers to average over 100 yards received per game this season.

5 – Through seven games, Arkansas ranks fourth in the SEC and 22nd nationally in total offense. The Hogs have an average of 455.1 total yards of offense per game, including 176.4 rushing yards per game.

6 – Arkansas is one of nine programs to start the same offensive line unit in every game this season, joining the likes of Indiana, Kansas, South Carolina, Texas State, Texas, Utah and West Virginia And Wisconsin.

7 – Since Sam Pittman’s first year as head coach in 2020, Arkansas has recorded 53 total interceptions, fourth-most in the SEC behind only South Carolina (58), Georgia (55) and Alabama (54) in that span.

8 – WR Andrew Armstrong has caught a pass in 34 straight games and has recorded multiple receptions in 29 straight games since his 2021 season at Texas A&M-Commerce. Armstrong recorded his first touchdown reception of the season, thanks to a 25-yard pass from Taylen Green at the 8:25 mark of the second quarter. His 34-game receiving streak ranks seventh among all FBS receivers.

9 – The Razorbacks are 11-2 under Sam Pittman when they score more than 40 points and 15-1 when they limit their opponents to fewer than 21 points.

10 – Through seven games this season, Arkansas has recorded 133 plays of 10+ yards after 168 plays of 10+ yards through the whole of the 2023 season. The Hogs’ 133 plays of 10+ yards rank fifth nationally, while their 39 plays of 20+ yards rank 21st