Saturday Situation, Game 1
Gus Malzahn will open his second Auburn season today.When: Today, 3 p.m. CDT
TV: SEC Network
Coaches: Gus Malzahn is 12-2 in his second season at Auburn and 21-5 in his third season overall. Bret Bielema is 3-9 in his second season at Arkansas and 71-33 in his ninth season overall.
Series: Auburn leads 12-10-1.
Last meeting: Auburn 35, Arkansas 18, Nov. 2, 2013, in Fayetteville, Ark.
2013 STATISTICS
Points per game: Auburn 39.5, Arkansas 20.7
Points allowed per game: Auburn 24.7, Arkansas 30.8
Rushing yards per game: Auburn 328.3, Arkansas 208.7
Rushing yards allowed per game:0 Auburn 162.1, Arkansas 178.4
Passing yards per game: Auburn 173.0, Arkansas 148.5
Passing yards allowed per game: Auburn 258.6, Arkansas 235.0
Total yards per game: Auburn 501.3, Arkansas 357.2
Total yards allowed per game:[/b] Auburn 420.7, Arkansas 413.4
Auburn returning offensive leaders: QB Nick Marshall 142-239-6, 1976 yards, 14 touchdowns; QB Jeremy Johnson 29-41-2, 422 yards, 6 touchdowns. RB Corey Grant 66 carries, 647 yards, 6 touchdowns; Cameron Artis-Payne 91 carries, 610 yards, 6 touchdowns. WR Sammie Coates 42 catches, 902 yards, 7 touchdowns; WR Ricardo Louis 28 catches, 325 yards, 2 TD; WR Marcs Davis 23 catches, 217 yards, 1 touchdown; WR Quan Bray 23 catches, 195 yards, 3 touchdowns; C.J. Uzomah 11 catches, 154 yards, 3 touchdowns.
Auburn returning defensive leaders: LB Cassanova McKinzy 75 tackles, 8 TFL, 2 sacks, 1 INT, 6 QBH; S Jermaine Whitehead 65 tackles, 2.5 TFL, 2 INT, 1 FR; LB Kris Frost 59 tackles, 6 TFL, 1 FR; ST Robenson Therezie 57 tackles, 3 TFL, 4 INT; CB Jonathon Mincy 56 tackles, 1 TFL, 1 INT.
Arkansas returning offensive leaders: QB Brandon Allen 158-258-10, 1552 yards, 13 TD. RB Alex Collins 190 carries for 1026 yards, 4 touchdowns; RB Jonathan Williams 150 carries, 900 yards, 4 TD; TE Hunter Henry 28 catches, 409 yards, 4 touchdowns; WR Keon Hatcher 27 catches, 346 yards 2 touchdowns/
Arkansas returning defensive leaders: S Alan Turner 97 tackles, 0.5 TFL, 1 INT; DT Darius Philon 46 tackles, 9.0 TFL, 3 sacks; DE Trey Flowers 44 tackles, 13.5 TFL, 5 sacks, 5 QBH.
Notable: Today will mark the long-awaited Auburn debut for wide receiver D’haquille Williams, the nation’s top junior college prospect in the last recruiting class. … Arkansas has won on three of its last four trips to Jordan-Hare Stadium. … Auburn has sold 77,400 season tickets. … The big question of the day: When will quarterback Nick Marshall and cornerback Jonathon Mincy enter the game? … Star Robenson Therezie, after dealing with an eligibility issue, was cleared Friday night to play in today’s game. … Auburn had the ball while trailing with less than two minutes remaining five times last season,
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