Game notes: Arkansas at Auburn
Saturday, November 7, kickoff time not yet set, Jordan-Hare Stadium.The game page.
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The matchup
- Arkansas (3–4, 1–3 in conference) at Auburn (4–2, 2–2 in conference), Saturday, November 7, kickoff time not yet set, Jordan-Hare Stadium.resultsWins and losses in this season’s finished games before kickoff, from the game results on file. Ranks as of the game, as listed with the schedule (AP poll, else the coaches’).
The series
- It will be their 36th meeting; Auburn leads the series 21–13–1.resultsEvery meeting on file; official counts take out wins the NCAA vacated and count forfeits as the rivalry’s article does.
- Last meeting: Saturday, October 25, 2025: Auburn 33, Arkansas 24.resultsThe most recent meeting on file.
- They first met in 1984: Auburn 21, Arkansas 15.resultsThe earliest meeting on file.
- Auburn is 9–7–1 at home against Arkansas.resultsThe home team’s record against this opponent in its home games (neutral sites aside), every meeting on file.
- Last five meetings: 2025: Auburn 33–24 (at Arkansas); 2024: Arkansas 24–14 (at Auburn); 2023: Auburn 48–10 (at Arkansas); 2022: Arkansas 41–27 (at Auburn); 2021: Auburn 38–23 (at Arkansas).resultsThe last five meetings on file.
Arkansas
- Arkansas is 3–4 (1–3 in conference games), 0–3 against ranked teams.resultsWins and losses in this season’s finished games before kickoff, from the game results on file.
- This season: W 31–14 vs. North Alabama; L 10–43 at No. 20 Utah; L 17–45 vs. No. 2 Georgia; W 34–6 vs. Tulsa; L 7–34 at Texas A&M; L 17–24 vs. No. 15 Tennessee; W 31–21 at Vanderbilt.resultsThis season’s finished games.
- Arkansas is No. 84 of 138 FBS teams in our Elo ratings.our ratingsOur Elo rating, from every game on file, ranked among active FBS teams.
- Ryan Silverfield is 3–4 in his first season at Arkansas and 53–29 as an FBS head coach.results, WikipediaHead-coaching seasons on file, ours rebuilt from game results and the season articles’ coaching splits.
- Ryan Silverfield faces Auburn as a head coach for the first time.results, WikipediaGames between the two coaches’ teams in seasons each was the head coach, every game on file.
- K.J. Jackson (QB): 1,444 passing yards, 7 TD, the team leader in passing yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Chris Marshall (WR): 43 catches, 601 yards, 2 TD, the team leader in receiving yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Ja’Quavion Smith (LB): 50 tackles, 1 sack, the team leader in tackles.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- On this date in 2015, Arkansas beat No. 19 Ole Miss 53–52.resultsThe team’s most notable finished game on this calendar date in an earlier season: a ranked opponent first, then a bowl, then the newest.
Auburn
- Auburn is 4–2 (2–2 in conference games), 1–1 against ranked teams.resultsWins and losses in this season’s finished games before kickoff, from the game results on file.
- This season: W 17–16 vs. Baylor; W 43–8 vs. Southern Miss; L 39–44 vs. Florida; W 21–15 vs. Vanderbilt; L 14–24 at No. 17 Tennessee; W 27–24 at No. 1 Georgia.resultsThis season’s finished games.
- Auburn is No. 50 of 138 FBS teams in our Elo ratings.our ratingsOur Elo rating, from every game on file, ranked among active FBS teams.
- Alex Golesh is 4–2 in his first season at Auburn and 27–17 as an FBS head coach.results, WikipediaHead-coaching seasons on file, ours rebuilt from game results and the season articles’ coaching splits.
- Alex Golesh faces Arkansas as a head coach for the first time.results, WikipediaGames between the two coaches’ teams in seasons each was the head coach, every game on file.
- Byrum Brown (QB): 1,202 passing yards, 8 TD, the team leader in passing yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Keshaun Singleton (WR): 32 catches, 367 yards, 2 TD, the team leader in receiving yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Elijah Melendez (LB): 52 tackles, 4 sacks, 1 INT, the team leader in tackles.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- On this date in 2015, Auburn beat No. 25 Texas A&M 26–10.resultsThe team’s most notable finished game on this calendar date in an earlier season: a ranked opponent first, then a bowl, then the newest.
The coaches
- Alex Golesh is 0–3 against Ryan Silverfield’s teams as a head coach.results, WikipediaGames between the two coaches’ teams in seasons each was the head coach, every game on file.
Sources
Every sentence here is ours, written from counts we make over the games on file. Where the facts come from:
- CollegeFootballData.com: Game results, rankings and player statistics; the sentence and every count in it are ours. Derived output (CollegeFootballData.com terms, section 4).
- CollegeFootballDigest: Our own ratings (Elo) and research notes. CC BY 4.0.
- Wikipedia: Facts from Wikipedia’s lists and articles (schools’ record books, trophies, College GameDay sites, coaching records), restated. CC BY-SA 4.0 (facts restated; credit Wikipedia).
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