2020 Arkansas

3–⁠7 (3–⁠7 Southeastern Conference), coached by Sam Pittman.

Schedule and results

Arkansas in 2020, game by game: lost vs. No. 4 Georgia 10–37; won at No. 16 Mississippi State 21–14; lost at No. 13 Auburn 28–30; won vs. Ole Miss 33–21; lost at No. 8 Texas A&M 31–42; won vs. Tennessee 24–13; lost at No. 6 Florida 35–63; lost vs. LSU 24–27; lost at Missouri 48–50; lost vs. No. 1 Alabama 3–52+12−49Lost 10–37 vs. No. 4 Georgia-27No. 4 GeorgiaWon 21–14 at No. 16 Mississippi State+7No. 16 Mississippi Sta…Lost 28–30 at No. 13 Auburn-2No. 13 AuburnWon 33–21 vs. Ole Miss+12Ole MissLost 31–42 at No. 8 Texas A&M-11No. 8 Texas A&MWon 24–13 vs. Tennessee+11TennesseeLost 35–63 at No. 6 Florida-28No. 6 FloridaLost 24–27 vs. LSU-3LSULost 48–50 at Missouri-2MissouriLost 3–52 vs. No. 1 Alabama-49No. 1 Alabama
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.

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

  • Offense42nd of 127
  • Defense64th of 127
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted44th of 127
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted47th of 127
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.1545%1.1842nd of 127
Defense0.1346%1.1664th of 127
Opponent-adjusted0.14 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 40Average startHavoc
Offense3.8own 2415% allowed
Defense3.7own 3014% 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 yardsFeleipe Franks QB2,091 yds
Passing touchdownsFeleipe Franks QB17 TD
Rushing yardsTrelon Smith RB710 yds
Rushing touchdownsTrelon Smith RB5 TD
Receiving yardsTreylon Burks WR820 yds
Receiving touchdownsTreylon Burks WR7 TD
TacklesGrant Morgan LB111 tkl
SacksEric Gregory DL2.5 sacks
InterceptionsHudson Clark DB3 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

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks14.00.921
Running backs23.00.862
Receivers23.50.873
Offensive line33.30.877
Defensive line43.00.867
Linebackers53.00.862
Defensive backs43.00.848
Athletes and specialists12.00.768
Whole class223.10.862

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 6Jonathan Marshall DTNew York Jets

Roster 121

The 2020 roster

121 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 team

First team

Second team

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
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Alabama10–⁠013–⁠01
Texas A&M8–⁠19–⁠14
Florida8–⁠28–⁠413
Georgia7–⁠28–⁠27
Auburn6–⁠46–⁠5
LSU5–⁠55–⁠5
Missouri5–⁠55–⁠5
Ole Miss4–⁠55–⁠5
Kentucky4–⁠65–⁠6
Mississippi State3–⁠74–⁠7
Arkansas3–⁠73–⁠7
Tennessee3–⁠73–⁠7
South Carolina2–⁠82–⁠8
Vanderbilt0–⁠90–⁠9

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