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2017 Arkansas

4–⁠8 (1–⁠7 Southeastern Conference), coached by Bret Bielema.

Schedule and results

Arkansas in 2017, game by game: won vs. Florida A&M 49–7; lost vs. No. 23 TCU 7–28; lost vs. Texas A&M 43–50; won vs. New Mexico State 42–24; lost at South Carolina 22–48; lost at No. 1 Alabama 9–41; lost vs. No. 21 Auburn 20–52; won at Ole Miss 38–37; won vs. Coastal Carolina 39–38; lost at LSU 10–33; lost vs. No. 17 Mississippi State 21–28; lost vs. Missouri 45–48+42−32Won 49–7 vs. Florida A&M+42Florida A&MLost 7–28 vs. No. 23 TCU-21No. 23 TCULost 43–50 vs. Texas A&M-7Texas A&MWon 42–24 vs. New Mexico State+18New Mexico StateLost 22–48 at South Carolina-26South CarolinaLost 9–41 at No. 1 Alabama-32No. 1 AlabamaLost 20–52 vs. No. 21 Auburn-32No. 21 AuburnWon 38–37 at Ole Miss+1Ole MissWon 39–38 vs. Coastal Carolina+1Coastal CarolinaLost 10–33 at LSU-23LSULost 21–28 vs. No. 17 Mississippi State-7No. 17 Mississippi Sta…Lost 45–48 vs. Missouri-3Missouri
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 31vsFlorida A&MW 49–⁠786%
Sep 9vs23TCUL 7–⁠2857%
Sep 23vsTexas A&ML 43–⁠5041%
Sep 30vsNew Mexico StateW 42–⁠2474%
Oct 7atSouth CarolinaL 22–⁠4844%
Oct 14at1AlabamaL 9–⁠419%
Oct 21vs21AuburnL 20–⁠5234%
Oct 28atOle MissW 38–⁠3735%
Nov 4vsCoastal CarolinaW 39–⁠3880%
Nov 11atLSUL 10–⁠3319%
Nov 18vs17Mississippi StateL 21–⁠2830%
Nov 24vsMissouriL 45–⁠4843%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Missouri 48–⁠45; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 12th in the Southeastern Conference.

In program history: The 96th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 124 on file).

Record
4–⁠8
Conference
1–⁠7 tied for 12th in Southeastern Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
345–⁠434
Coach
Bret Bielema
Elo
1441 −108 this season
SP+ rating
2.1 No. 63 of 128; offense No. 34, defense No. 91, special teams No. 72
SRS
−4.8 No. 87 of 130 in FBS
Returning
57% of last season’s EPA, No. 76 of 128
Recruiting class
No. 27 roster talent No. 23 in FBS
Offensive coordinator
Dan Enos
Defensive coordinator
Paul Rhoads
Captains
Austin Allen, Kevin Richardson II, Kody Walker and Frank Ragnow
Offense
Pro-style
Defense
4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense40th of 130
  • Defense118th of 130
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted30th of 130
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted107th of 130
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.1442%1.3340th of 130
Defense0.2349%1.20118th of 130
Opponent-adjusted0.16 off
0.17 def		44% off
47% def		—30th off
107th def
How these are measured

Play-weighted averages over games against FBS opponents; raw numbers, not adjusted for the strength of the opponent. EPA (expected points added) measures how much each play changed the expected score; success rate counts plays that kept the offense on schedule; explosiveness is the average EPA on successful plays. Lower is better on defense. Ranked by EPA per play among teams that were FBS that season. The opponent-adjusted row (offense / defense) is CollegeFootballData.com’s WEPA, which accounts for who each team played.

Drives and havoc

Points per trip inside the 40Average startHavoc
Offense3.9own 3319% allowed
Defense3.5own 3314% caused

CORE rating -6.2, 90th of 130 (offense 5.0, defense 11.1).

A trip inside the 40 is a drive that reaches the opponent’s 40-yard line; points per trip is how many it scored on average (allowed, on defense). Average start is where drives began (the defense’s line is where its opponents started). Havoc is the share of plays ending in a tackle for loss, a forced fumble, an interception or a pass broken up. CORE is CollegeFootballData.com’s context- and opponent-adjusted rating (points better than an average team; lower is better on defense). From CollegeFootballData.com.

Leaders

Passing yardsAustin Allen QB1,427 yds
Passing touchdownsAustin Allen QB10 TD
Rushing yardsDavid Williams RB656 yds
Rushing touchdownsDavid Williams RB8 TD
Receiving yardsJonathan Nance WR539 yds
Receiving touchdownsJonathan Nance WR5 TD
TacklesDe’Jon Harris LB115 tkl
SacksDe’Jon Harris LB3.5 sacks
InterceptionsHenre’ Toliver DB3 INT

Top recruits in the 2017 class

Chevin Calloway CB★★★★No. 149
Montaric Brown S★★★★No. 163
Chase Hayden APB★★★★No. 332
Daulton Hyatt PRO★★★No. 439
Koilan Jackson WR★★★No. 460

247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.

The 2017 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks13.00.877
Running backs23.50.874
Receivers23.00.869
Offensive line33.00.858
Defensive line13.00.849
Linebackers33.00.847
Defensive backs53.40.881
Athletes and specialists33.00.859
Whole class203.10.865

High-school signees by position group, with their average stars and 247Sports composite rating (out of 1), via CollegeFootballData.com. Athletes are signees with no set position.

Drafted in 2018

The 2018 draft
Rd 1Frank Ragnow CDetroit Lions
Rd 7David Williams RBDenver Broncos

Roster 118

The 2017 roster

118 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2017 line; 65 have a stat line. See the roster

All-SEC

2 second team

Second team

From Wikipedia’s 2017 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

2017 Southeastern Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Alabama7–⁠113–⁠11
Georgia7–⁠113–⁠22
Auburn7–⁠110–⁠410
LSU6–⁠29–⁠418
South Carolina5–⁠39–⁠4
Mississippi State4–⁠49–⁠419
Kentucky4–⁠47–⁠6
Missouri4–⁠47–⁠6
Texas A&M4–⁠47–⁠6
Ole Miss3–⁠56–⁠6
Florida3–⁠54–⁠7
Vanderbilt1–⁠75–⁠7
Arkansas1–⁠74–⁠8
Tennessee0–⁠84–⁠8

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.