Game notes: South Carolina at Arkansas
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The matchup
- South Carolina (3–3, 1–3 in conference) at Arkansas (3–4, 1–3 in conference), Saturday, November 14, kickoff time not yet set, Razorback 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 25th meeting; Arkansas leads the series 14–10.resultsEvery meeting on file; official counts take out wins the NCAA vacated and count forfeits as the rivalry’s article does.
- Last meeting: Saturday, September 10, 2022: Arkansas 44, South Carolina 30.resultsThe most recent meeting on file.
- They first met in 1992: Arkansas 45, South Carolina 7.resultsThe earliest meeting on file.
- Arkansas is 9–3 at home against South Carolina.resultsThe home team’s record against this opponent in its home games (neutral sites aside), every meeting on file.
- Last five meetings: 2022: Arkansas 44–30 (at Arkansas); 2017: South Carolina 48–22 (at South Carolina); 2013: South Carolina 52–7 (at Arkansas); 2012: South Carolina 38–20 (at South Carolina); 2011: Arkansas 44–28 (at Arkansas).resultsThe last five meetings on file.
South Carolina
- South Carolina is 3–3 (1–3 in conference games), 1–2 against ranked teams.resultsWins and losses in this season’s finished games before kickoff, from the game results on file.
- This season: W 57–0 vs. Kent State; W 45–9 vs. Towson; L 34–41 vs. Mississippi State; L 18–49 at No. 8 Alabama; L 34–35 vs. No. 24 Kentucky; W 38–19 at No. 16 Florida.resultsThis season’s finished games.
- South Carolina is No. 60 of 138 FBS teams in our Elo ratings.our ratingsOur Elo rating, from every game on file, ranked among active FBS teams.
- Shane Beamer is 36–33 in his sixth season at South Carolina.results, WikipediaHead-coaching seasons on file, ours rebuilt from game results and the season articles’ coaching splits.
- Shane Beamer is 0–1 against Arkansas.results, WikipediaGames between the two coaches’ teams in seasons each was the head coach, every game on file.
- Lanorris Sellers (QB): 1,338 passing yards, 12 TD, the team leader in passing yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Matthew Fuller (RB): 485 rushing yards, 5 TD, the team leader in rushing yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Justin Okoronkwo (LB): 43 tackles, 1 INT, the team leader in tackles.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Lanorris Sellers needs 364 yards to pass Steve Taneyhill (8,164, 1992–95) for third on South Carolina’s career total offense list. He has 7,801 so far.Wikipedia, resultsThe school’s record lists (its Wikipedia statistical leaders article, from the school’s media guide) against our totals from his season lines at the school, this season through the last game in our records.
- Lanorris Sellers needs 3 touchdown passes to pass Stephen Garcia (47, 2008–10) for fifth on South Carolina’s career touchdown passes list. He has 45 so far.Wikipedia, resultsThe school’s record lists (its Wikipedia statistical leaders article, from the school’s media guide) against our totals from his season lines at the school, this season through the last game in our records.
- On this date in 2015, South Carolina lost to No. 11 Florida 24–14.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.
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 South Carolina 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 2020, Arkansas lost to No. 6 Florida 63–35.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
- It is the first meeting of Shane Beamer and Ryan Silverfield as head coaches.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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