2020 Arkansas Razorbacks football team

The 2020 Arkansas Razorbacks football team will represent the University of Arkansas in the 2020 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Razorbacks will play their home games at Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium in Fayetteville, Arkansas. This will be the first year since War Memorial Stadium in Little Rock opened that the Razorbacks will not play at least one home game in that stadium. Arkansas was scheduled to play the annual Red/White Spring Game at War Memorial in April at the conclusion of spring practice, but the SEC did not approve those plans. Arkansas will play as a member of the Western Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) and will be led by first-year head coach Sam Pittman.[1]

2020 Arkansas Razorbacks football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
DivisionWestern Division
2020 record0–0 (0–0 SEC)
Head coachSam Pittman (1st season)
Offensive coordinatorKendal Briles (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorBarry Odom (1st season)
Home stadiumDonald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium
(Capacity: 80,800)
2020 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
East Division
Florida  0 –0     0 –0  
Georgia  0 –0     0 –0  
Kentucky  0 –0     0 –0  
Missouri  0 –0     0 –0  
South Carolina  0 –0     0 –0  
Tennessee  0 –0     0 –0  
Vanderbilt  0 –0     0 –0  
West Division
Alabama  0 –0     0 –0  
Arkansas  0 –0     0 –0  
Auburn  0 –0     0 –0  
LSU  0 –0     0 –0  
Mississippi State  0 –0     0 –0  
Ole Miss  0 –0     0 –0  
Texas A&M  0 –0     0 –0  
Championship: December 5, 2020
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
As of June 27, 2020; Rankings from AP Poll

Previous season
Main article: 2019 Arkansas Razorbacks football team

The Razorbacks finished the 2019 season 2–10, 0–8 in SEC play, for the second consecutive year, to finish in last place in the Western Division. After the Razorbacks' tenth game of the season, a loss to Western Kentucky that dropped the Hogs to 2–8, second-year head coach Chad Morris was fired.[2][3] He finished at Arkansas with a record of 4–18. Barry Lunney Jr. finished the season as interim coach[4] and departed the program to serve as the offensive coordinator at UTSA after the season ended.[5]

Personnel

Coaching staff
Arkansas Razorbacks coaches
Sam PittmanHead coach1st
Kendal BrilesOffensive coordinator/Quarterbacks coach1st
Jon CooperTight ends coach1st
Brad DavisOffensive line coach1st
Justin SteppWide receivers coach3rd
Jimmy SmithRunning backs coach1st
Barry OdomDefensive coordinator/safeties coach1st
Rion RhoadesLinebackers coach1st
Derrick LeBlancDefensive line coach1st
Scott FountainAssistant head coach/Special teams coordinator1st
Sam CarterCornerbacks coach1st
Jamil WalkerStrength and conditioning coach1st
Reference:[6]

Recruits

The Razorbacks signed a total of 19 recruits from high school and junior college.

Arkansas also signed six transfers in the 2020 class.

Pos.PlayerFormer schoolYearSource
QBFeleipe FranksFloridaSenior[7]
LBLevi DraperOklahoma Junior[8]
DTXavier KellyClemsonSenior[9]
CBJerry JacobsArkansas State Junior[10]
PKA.J. ReedDukeSenior[11]
PGeorge CaratanMichigan Sophomore[12]

Schedule

The Razorbacks' 2020 schedule will consist of 7 home games, 3 away games, and 2 neutral site games in the regular season. The Razorbacks will host SEC foes Alabama, LSU, Tennessee, and Ole Miss, and will travel to face Mississippi State, and Auburn. Arkansas will face Texas A&M in Arlington, Texas for the Southwest Classic, and the tenth time in the last twelve games. Arkansas will then face Missouri in Kansas City, Missouri for the Battle Line Rivalry.

Arkansas will host three of its four non-conference games: against Nevada from the Mountain West Conference, Charleston Southern from the Big South Conference, and Louisiana–Monroe from the Sun Belt Conference. The Hogs' only road non-conference contest will be against FBS independent Notre Dame. Arkansas will face three opponents for the first time: Nevada, Charleston Southern, and Notre Dame.

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultSource
September 5Nevada*
 [13]
September 121:30 p.m.at Notre Dame*
NBC [14]
September 19at Mississippi State
 [15]
September 26vs. Texas A&M
 [16]
October 3Charleston Southern*
  • Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium
  • Fayetteville, AR
 [17]
October 10Alabama
  • Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium
  • Fayetteville, AR
 [18]
October 17LSU
 [19]
October 31Tennessee
  • Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium
  • Fayetteville, AR
 [20]
November 7at Auburn
 [21]
November 14Ole Miss
  • Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium
  • Fayetteville, AR (rivalry)
 [22]
November 21Louisiana–Monroe*
  • Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium
  • Fayetteville, AR
 [23]
November 28vs. Missouri
 [24]

Game summaries

Nevada
See also: 2020 Nevada Wolf Pack football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
First meeting
Game One – Nevada Wolf Pack (0–0) at Arkansas Razorbacks (0–0)
1 2 34Total
Wolf Pack - - --0
Razorbacks - - --0

at Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, Arkansas

  • Date: Saturday, September 5, 2020
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
StatisticsNEVARK
First downs
Plays–yards––
Rushes–yards––
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int––––
Time of possession
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
NevadaPassing
Rushing
Receiving
ArkansasPassing
Rushing
Receiving

at Notre Dame
See also: 2020 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
First meeting
Game Two – Arkansas Razorbacks at Notre Dame Fighting Irish
1 2 34Total
Razorbacks - - --0
Fighting Irish - - --0

at Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, Indiana

  • Date: Saturday, September 12, 2020
  • Game time: 1:30 p.m. CDT (2:30 p.m. local EDT)
  • TV: NBC
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
StatisticsARKND
First downs
Plays–yards––
Rushes–yards––
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int––––
Time of possession
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
ArkansasPassing
Rushing
Receiving
Notre DamePassing
Rushing
Receiving

at Mississippi State
See also: 2020 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team
Overall record Last 10 meetings Last meeting Result
16–13–1 3–7 Nov. 2, 2019 L 24–54
Game Three – Arkansas Razorbacks at Mississippi State Bulldogs
1 2 34Total
Razorbacks - - --0
Bulldogs - - --0

at Davis Wade Stadium • Starkville, Mississippi

  • Date: Saturday, September 19, 2020
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
StatisticsARKMSST
First downs
Plays–yards––
Rushes–yards––
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int––––
Time of possession
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
ArkansasPassing
Rushing
Receiving
Mississippi StatePassing
Rushing
Receiving

vs. Texas A&M
See also: 2020 Texas A&M Aggies football team
Overall record Last 10 meetings Last meeting Result
41–32–3 2–8 Sep. 28, 2019 L 27–31
Game Four – Arkansas Razorbacks vs. Texas A&M Aggies
1 2 34Total
Razorbacks - - --0
Aggies - - --0

at AT&T Stadium • Arlington, Texas

  • Date: Saturday, September 19, 2020
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
StatisticsARKA&M
First downs
Plays–yards––
Rushes–yards––
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int––––
Time of possession
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
ArkansasPassing
Rushing
Receiving
Texas A&MPassing
Rushing
Receiving

Charleston Southern
See also: 2020 Charleston Southern Buccaneers football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
First meeting
Game Five – Charleston Southern Buccaneers at Arkansas Razorbacks
1 2 34Total
Buccaneers - - --0
Razorbacks - - --0

at Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, Arkansas

  • Date: Saturday, October 3, 2020
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
StatisticsCHSOARK
First downs
Plays–yards––
Rushes–yards––
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int––––
Time of possession
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
Charleston SouthernPassing
Rushing
Receiving
ArkansasPassing
Rushing
Receiving

Alabama
See also: 2020 Alabama Crimson Tide football team
Overall record Last 10 meetings Last meeting Result
8–20 0–10 Oct. 26, 2019 L 7–48
Game Six – Alabama Crimson Tide at Arkansas Razorbacks
1 2 34Total
Crimson Tide - - --0
Razorbacks - - --0

at Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, Arkansas

  • Date: Saturday, October 10, 2020
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
StatisticsBAMAARK
First downs
Plays–yards––
Rushes–yards––
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int––––
Time of possession
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
AlabamaPassing
Rushing
Receiving
ArkansasPassing
Rushing
Receiving

LSU
See also: 2020 LSU Tigers football team
Overall record Last 10 meetings Last meeting Result
22–41–2 3–7 Nov. 23, 2019 L 20–56
Game Seven – LSU Tigers at Arkansas Razorbacks
1 2 34Total
Tigers - - --0
Razorbacks - - --0

at Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, Arkansas

  • Date: Saturday, October 17, 2020
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
StatisticsLSUARK
First downs
Plays–yards––
Rushes–yards––
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int––––
Time of possession
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
LSUPassing
Rushing
Receiving
ArkansasPassing
Rushing
Receiving

Tennessee
See also: 2020 Tennessee Volunteers football team
Overall record Last 10 meetings Last meeting Result
5–13 4–6 Oct. 3, 2015[25] W 24–20
Game Eight – Tennessee Volunteers at Arkansas Razorbacks
1 2 34Total
Volunteers - - --0
Razorbacks - - --0

at Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, Arkansas

  • Date: Saturday, October 31, 2020
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
StatisticsTENNARK
First downs
Plays–yards––
Rushes–yards––
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int––––
Time of possession
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
TennesseePassing
Rushing
Receiving
ArkansasPassing
Rushing
Receiving

at Auburn
See also: 2020 Auburn Tigers football team
Overall record Last 10 meetings Last meeting Result
11–17–1 3–7 Oct. 19, 2019 L 10–51
Game Nine – Arkansas Razorbacks at Auburn Tigers
1 2 34Total
Razorbacks - - --0
Tigers - - --0

at Jordan–Hare Stadium • Auburn, Alabama

  • Date: Saturday, November 7, 2020
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
StatisticsARKAUB
First downs
Plays–yards––
Rushes–yards––
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int––––
Time of possession
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
ArkansasPassing
Rushing
Receiving
AuburnPassing
Rushing
Receiving

Ole Miss
See also: 2020 Ole Miss Rebels football team
Overall record Last 10 meetings Last meeting Result
36–28–1 6–4 Sep. 7, 2019 L 17–31
Game Ten – Ole Miss Rebels at Arkansas Razorbacks
1 2 34Total
Rebels - - --0
Razorbacks - - --0

at Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, Arkansas

  • Date: Saturday, November 14, 2020
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
StatisticsMISSARK
First downs
Plays–yards––
Rushes–yards––
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int––––
Time of possession
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
Ole MissPassing
Rushing
Receiving
ArkansasPassing
Rushing
Receiving

Louisiana–Monroe
See also: 2020 Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
9–1 Sep. 8, 2012[26] L 31–34 OT
Game Eleven – Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks at Arkansas Razorbacks
1 2 34Total
Warhawks - - --0
Razorbacks - - --0

at Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, Arkansas

  • Date: Saturday, November 21, 2020
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
StatisticsULMARK
First downs
Plays–yards––
Rushes–yards––
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int––––
Time of possession
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
Louisiana–MonroePassing
Rushing
Receiving
ArkansasPassing
Rushing
Receiving

at Missouri
See also: 2020 Missouri Tigers football team
Overall record Last 10 meetings Last meeting Result
3–8 3–7 Nov. 29, 2019[27] L 14–24
Game Twelve – Arkansas Razorbacks at Missouri Tigers
1 2 34Total
Razorbacks - - --0
Tigers - - --0

at Arrowhead Stadium • Kansas City, Missouri

  • Date: Saturday, November 28, 2020
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
StatisticsARKMIZ
First downs
Plays–yards––
Rushes–yards––
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int––––
Time of possession
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
ArkansasPassing
Rushing
Receiving
MissouriPassing
Rushing
Receiving

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