
2020 Arkansas
3–7 (3–7 Southeastern Conference), coached by Sam Pittman. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest upsetBeat No. 16 Mississippi State 21–14Oct 3
Mississippi State was ranked No. 16 and favored to win.
- Most excitingLost to Missouri 48–50Dec 5
The win probability swung the most, by CollegeFootballData.com’s excitement index.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 26 | vs | L 10–37 | 17% |
| Oct 3 | at | W 21–14 | 18% |
| Oct 10 | at | L 28–30 | 17% |
| Oct 17 | vs | W 33–21 | 49% |
| Oct 31 | at | L 31–42 | 18% |
| Nov 7 | vs | W 24–13 | 42% |
| Nov 14 | at | L 35–63 | 13% |
| Nov 21 | vs | L 24–27 | 25% |
| Dec 5 | at | L 48–50 | 25% |
| Dec 12 | vs | L 3–52 | 10% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Alabama 52–3; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 10th in the Southeastern Conference.
In program history: The 109th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 124 on file).
- Record
- 3–7
- Conference
- 3–7 tied for 10th in Southeastern Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 257–349
- Coach
- Sam Pittman
- Elo
- 1413 +47 this season
- SP+ rating
- 1.6 No. 58 of 130; offense No. 66, defense No. 56
- SRS
- 3.3 No. 31 of 77 in FBS
- Returning
- 67% of last season’s EPA, No. 60 of 130
- Recruiting class
- No. 30 roster talent No. 26 in FBS
- Offensive coordinator
- Kendal Briles
- Defensive coordinator
- Barry Odom
- Captains
- Rakeem Boyd, Feleipe Franks, Jonathan Marshall and Grant Morgan
- Offense
- Hurry-up, no-huddle spread
- Defense
- 3–2–6
How good, play by play
| EPA per play | Success | Explosiveness | FBS rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Offense | 0.15 | 45% | 1.18 | 42nd of 127 |
| Defense | 0.13 | 46% | 1.16 | 64th of 127 |
| Opponent-adjusted | 0.14 off 0.08 def | 44% off 44% def | — | 44th off 47th 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 40 | Average start | Havoc | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Offense | 3.8 | own 24 | 15% allowed |
| Defense | 3.7 | own 30 | 14% caused |
CORE rating 3.9, 54th of 127 (offense 3.8, defense -0.1).
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 yards | Feleipe Franks QB | 2,091 yds |
| Passing touchdowns | Feleipe Franks QB | 17 TD |
| Rushing yards | Trelon Smith RB | 710 yds |
| Rushing touchdowns | Trelon Smith RB | 5 TD |
| Receiving yards | Treylon Burks WR | 820 yds |
| Receiving touchdowns | Treylon Burks WR | 7 TD |
| Tackles | Grant Morgan LB | 111 tkl |
| Sacks | Eric Gregory DL | 2.5 sacks |
| Interceptions | Hudson Clark DB | 3 INT |
Top recruits in the 2020 class
| Myles Slusher S | ★★★★ | No. 172 |
| Malik Hornsby DUAL | ★★★★ | No. 204 |
| Darin Turner WR | ★★★★ | No. 217 |
| Marcus Henderson OG | ★★★★ | No. 365 |
| Ebony Jackson RB | ★★★ | No. 448 |
247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.
The 2020 class by position
| Signed | Stars | Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quarterbacks | 1 | 4.0 | 0.921 |
| Running backs | 2 | 3.0 | 0.862 |
| Receivers | 2 | 3.5 | 0.873 |
| Offensive line | 3 | 3.3 | 0.877 |
| Defensive line | 4 | 3.0 | 0.867 |
| Linebackers | 5 | 3.0 | 0.862 |
| Defensive backs | 4 | 3.0 | 0.848 |
| Athletes and specialists | 1 | 2.0 | 0.768 |
| Whole class | 22 | 3.1 | 0.862 |
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 2021
The 2021 draft| Rd 6 | Jonathan Marshall DT | New York Jets |
Roster 121
The 2020 roster121 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2020 line; 59 have a stat line. See the roster
All-SEC
2 first team, 3 second teamFirst team
Grant MorganLBAP-1; Coaches-1
Jalen CatalonSAP-1; Coaches-2
Second team
Treylon BurksWRAP-2; Coaches-2
Jonathan MarshallDTAP-2
Bumper PoolLBCoaches-2
From Wikipedia’s 2020 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
2020 Southeastern Conference standings
Conference page| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10–0 | 13–0 | 1 | |
| 8–1 | 9–1 | 4 | |
| 8–2 | 8–4 | 13 | |
| 7–2 | 8–2 | 7 | |
| 6–4 | 6–5 | ||
| 5–5 | 5–5 | ||
| 5–5 | 5–5 | ||
| 4–5 | 5–5 | ||
| 4–6 | 5–6 | ||
| 3–7 | 4–7 | ||
| 3–7 | 3–7 | ||
| 3–7 | 3–7 | ||
| 2–8 | 2–8 | ||
| 0–9 | 0–9 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.