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2024 Arkansas

7–⁠6 (3–⁠5 Southeastern Conference), coached by Sam Pittman.

Schedule and results

Arkansas in 2024, game by game: won vs. Arkansas–Pine Bluff 70–0; lost at No. 16 Oklahoma State 31–39; won vs. UAB 37–27; won at Auburn 24–14; lost vs. No. 24 Texas A&M 17–21; won vs. No. 4 Tennessee 19–14; lost vs. No. 8 LSU 10–34; won at Mississippi State 58–25; lost vs. No. 19 Ole Miss 31–63; lost vs. No. 3 Texas 10–20; won vs. Louisiana Tech 35–14; lost at No. 24 Missouri 21–28; won vs. Texas Tech 39–26+70−32Won 70–0 vs. Arkansas–Pine Bluff+70Arkansas–Pine B…Lost 31–39 at No. 16 Oklahoma State-8No. 16 Oklahoma StateWon 37–27 vs. UAB+10UABWon 24–14 at Auburn+10AuburnLost 17–21 vs. No. 24 Texas A&M-4No. 24 Texas A&MWon 19–14 vs. No. 4 Tennessee+5No. 4 TennesseeLost 10–34 vs. No. 8 LSU-24No. 8 LSUWon 58–25 at Mississippi State+33Mississippi Sta…Lost 31–63 vs. No. 19 Ole Miss-32No. 19 Ole MissLost 10–20 vs. No. 3 Texas-10No. 3 TexasWon 35–14 vs. Louisiana Tech+21Louisiana TechLost 21–28 at No. 24 Missouri-7No. 24 MissouriWon 39–26 vs. Texas Tech+13Texas Tech
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 29vsArkansas–Pine BluffW 70–⁠088%
Sep 7at16Oklahoma StateL 31–⁠3928%
Sep 14vsUABW 37–⁠2765%
Sep 21atAuburnW 24–⁠1440%
Sep 28vs24Texas A&ML 17–⁠2143%
Oct 5vs4TennesseeW 19–⁠1432%
Oct 19vs8LSUL 10–⁠3437%
Oct 26atMississippi StateW 58–⁠2558%
Nov 2vs19Ole MissL 31–⁠6336%
Nov 16vs3TexasL 10–⁠2025%
Nov 23vsLouisiana TechW 35–⁠1473%
Nov 30at24MissouriL 21–⁠2827%
Dec 27Bowls & playoffvsTexas TechLiberty BowlW 39–⁠2640%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Texas Tech 39–⁠26 in the Liberty Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 11th in the Southeastern Conference.

In program history: The 60th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 124 on file).

Record
7–⁠6
Conference
3–⁠5 tied for 11th in Southeastern Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
402–⁠325
Coach
Sam Pittman
Elo
1543 +64 this season
SP+ rating
11.0 No. 24 of 134; offense No. 40, defense No. 33, special teams No. 30
SRS
6.1 No. 43 of 134 in FBS
Returning
53% of last season’s EPA, No. 56 of 133
Recruiting class
No. 31 roster talent No. 26 in FBS
Offensive coordinator
Bobby Petrino
Defensive coordinators
Travis Williams and Marcus Woodson
Captains
Cam Ball, Taylen Green and Landon Jackson
Offense
Veer and shoot
Defense
4–⁠2–⁠5 or 3–⁠2–⁠6

How good, play by play

  • Offense34th of 134
  • Defense61st of 134
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted30th of 134
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted45th of 134
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.1747%1.2534th of 134
Defense0.0942%1.2061st of 134
Opponent-adjusted0.18 off
0.07 def		49% off
40% def		—30th off
45th 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
Offense4.0own 2720% allowed
Defense3.3own 3015% caused

CORE rating 11.4, 32nd of 134 (offense 7.0, defense -4.4).

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 yardsTaylen Green QB3,153 yds
Passing touchdownsTaylen Green QB15 TD
Rushing yardsJa’Quinden Jackson RB790 yds
Rushing touchdownsJa’Quinden Jackson RB15 TD
Receiving yardsAndrew Armstrong WR1,140 yds
Receiving touchdownsLuke Hasz TE4 TD
TacklesXavian Sorey Jr. LB99 tkl
SacksLandon Jackson DL6.5 sacks
InterceptionsT.J. Metcalf DB3 INT

Top recruits in the 2024 class

Charlie Collins DL★★★★No. 82
Selman Bridges CB★★★★No. 137
Bradley Shaw LB★★★★No. 236
Kavion Henderson DL★★★★No. 316
Braylen Russell RB★★★★No. 354
K.J. Jackson QB★★★★No. 459
Julius Pope LB★★★★No. 467

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

The 2024 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks14.00.892
Running backs14.00.900
Receivers33.00.854
Offensive line23.00.870
Defensive line24.00.932
Linebackers43.50.894
Defensive backs33.30.896
Athletes and specialists13.00.875
Whole class173.40.888

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 2025

The 2025 draft
Rd 3Isaac TeSlaa WRDetroit Lions
Rd 3Landon Jackson DEBuffalo Bills

Roster 123

The 2024 roster

123 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2024 line; 64 have a stat line. See the roster

Transfers in 22

The 2024 portal
Ja’Quinden Jackson RB★★★★from Utah
Anton Juncaj DL★★★★from UAlbany
Xavian Sorey Jr. LB★★★★from Georgia
Addison Nichols OL★★★from Tennessee
Fernando Carmona OT★★★from San José State
Keyshawn Blackstock OL★★★from Michigan State
Anthony Switzer S★★★from Utah State
Danny Saili DL★★★from BYU
Doneiko Slaughter CB★★★from Tennessee
Jordan Anthony WR★★★from Texas A&M
Larry Worth LB★★★from Jacksonville State
Marquise Robinson CB★★★from South Alabama

And 10 more, lower-rated or unrated.

Transfers out 31

Chris Paul Jr. LB★★★★to Ole Miss
Raheim Sanders RB★★★★to South Carolina
Anthony Booker Jr. DL★★★to SMU
Jaheim Thomas LB★★★to Wisconsin
K.J. Jefferson QB★★★to UCF
A.J. Green RB★★★to Oklahoma State
Andrew Chamblee OT★★★to SMU
Devon Manuel OT★★★to Florida
Isaiah Augustave RB★★★to Colorado
Paris Patterson OL★★★to SMU
Jordan Crook LB★★★to Arizona State
Lorando Johnson CB★★★to Baylor

And 19 more, lower-rated or unrated.

All-SEC

1 first team, 2 second team

First team

Second team

From Wikipedia’s 2024 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

2024 Southeastern Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Texas7–⁠113–⁠34
Georgia6–⁠211–⁠36
Tennessee6–⁠210–⁠39
Missouri5–⁠310–⁠322
Ole Miss5–⁠310–⁠311
South Carolina5–⁠39–⁠419
Alabama5–⁠39–⁠417
LSU5–⁠39–⁠4
Texas A&M5–⁠38–⁠5
Florida4–⁠48–⁠5
Vanderbilt3–⁠57–⁠6
Arkansas3–⁠57–⁠6
Oklahoma2–⁠66–⁠7
Auburn2–⁠65–⁠7
Kentucky1–⁠74–⁠8
Mississippi State0–⁠82–⁠10

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