2019 Arkansas Razorbacks football team explained
The 2019 Arkansas Razorbacks football team represented the University of Arkansas in the 2019 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Razorbacks played their home games at Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium in Fayetteville, Arkansas, with one home game at War Memorial Stadium in Little Rock. Arkansas played as a member of the Western Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC).
On November 10, 2019, a day after the Razorbacks' loss to Western Kentucky, second-year head coach Chad Morris was fired. He finished at Arkansas with a record of 4–18, going 0–14 in SEC play.[1] [2] Tight ends coach Barry Lunney Jr. finished the season as interim head coach.[3]
The Razorbacks lost their last nine games of the season and finished the season on a 19-game losing streak against SEC opponents, dating back to the 2017 season.
Preseason
SEC media poll
The SEC media poll was released on July 19, 2019, with the Razorbacks predicted to finish in last place.[4]
| Media poll (West) |
| 1 | Alabama | 1,813 (253) |
| 2 | LSU | 1,493 (5) |
| 3 | Texas A&M | 1,268 |
| 4 | Auburn | 1,090 (1) |
| 5 | Mississippi State | 769 (1) |
| 6 | Ole Miss | 504 |
| 7 | Arkansas | 343 | |
Preseason All-SEC teams
The Razorbacks had two players selected to the preseason all-SEC teams.
Defense
2nd team
De'Jon Harris – LB
3rd team
McTelvin Agim – DL
Schedule
The Razorbacks' 2019 schedule consisted of 7 home games, 4 away games, and 1 neutral game in the regular season. The Razorbacks hosted SEC foes Auburn and Mississippi State in Fayetteville, and Missouri in Little Rock. The Hogs traveled to face Ole Miss, Kentucky, Alabama, and LSU. Arkansas faced Texas A&M in Arlington, Texas for the sixth year in a row, and the ninth time in the last eleven games.
Arkansas hosted all four of its non-conference games: against Portland State from the Big Sky Conference, Colorado State and San Jose State from the Mountain West Conference, and Western Kentucky from Conference USA.
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Game summaries
Portland State
See also: 2019 Portland State Vikings football team.
| Statistics | PRST | ARK |
|---|
| First downs | 16 | 26 |
| Total yards | 230 | 395 |
| Rushes–yards | 28–75 | 42–204 |
| Passing yards | 155 | 191 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 16–33–3 | 18–35–1 |
| Time of possession | 26:22 | 33:38 |
|
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
|---|
| Portland State | Passing | Davis Alexander | 10/21, 81 yards, 1 INT |
| Rushing | Sirgeo Hoffman | 4 carries, 28 yards |
| Receiving | | 4 receptions, 56 yards, 1 TD |
| Arkansas | Passing | Ben Hicks | 14/29, 143 yards |
| Rushing | | 18 carries, 114 yards, 1 TD |
| Receiving | | 3 receptions, 52 yards | |
At Ole Miss
See also: 2019 Ole Miss Rebels football team and Arkansas–Ole Miss football rivalry.
| Statistics | ARK | MISS |
|---|
| First downs | 18 | 23 |
| Total yards | 361 | 483 |
| Rushes–yards | 26–61 | 53–237 |
| Passing yards | 300 | 246 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 25–41–0 | 16–24–0 |
| Time of possession | 27:32 | 32:28 |
|
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
|---|
| Arkansas | Passing | | 17/24, 201 yards, 1 TD |
| Rushing | Rakeem Boyd | 17 carries, 67 yards |
| Receiving | | 6 receptions, 88 yards |
| Ole Miss | Passing | | 16/24, 246 yards, 2 TD |
| Rushing | | 26 yards, 143 yards, 2 TD |
| Receiving | | 7 receptions, 130 yards, 2 TD | |
Colorado State
See also: 2019 Colorado State Rams football team.
| Statistics | CSU | ARK |
|---|
| First downs | 18 | 23 |
| Total yards | 425 | 520 |
| Rushes–yards | 38–220 | 35–215 |
| Passing yards | 205 | 305 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 20–33–0 | 20–35–0 |
| Time of possession | 33:56 | 26:04 |
|
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
|---|
| Colorado State | Passing | Patrick O'Brien | 7/10, 106 yards, 1 TD |
| Rushing | Marvin Kinsey Jr. | 20 carries, 180 yards, 1 TD |
| Receiving | Dante Wright | 4 receptions, 97 yards, 1 TD |
| Arkansas | Passing | Nick Starkel | 20/35, 305 yards, 3 TD |
| Rushing | Rakeem Boyd | 20 yards, 122 yards, 2 TD |
| Receiving | Treylon Burks | 4 receptions, 92 yards | |
San Jose State
See also: 2019 San Jose State Spartans football team.
| Statistics | SJSU | ARK |
|---|
| First downs | 27 | 26 |
| Total yards | 503 | 487 |
| Rushes–yards | 24–101 | 32–131 |
| Passing yards | 402 | 356 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 32–49–1 | 28–50–5 |
| Time of possession | 30:54 | 29:06 |
|
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
|---|
| San Jose State | Passing | | 32/49, 402 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT |
| Rushing | Dejon Packer | 8 carries, 40 yards, 1 TD |
| Receiving | Tre Walker | 12 receptions, 161 yards |
| Arkansas | Passing | Nick Starkel | 28/50, 356 yards, 3 TD, 5 INT |
| Rushing | Rakeem Boyd | 18 carries, 91 yards |
| Receiving | | 4 receptions, 115 yards, 1 TD | |
Vs. Texas A&M
| Statistics | ARK | A&M |
|---|
| First downs | 24 | 26 |
| Total yards | 340 | 395 |
| Rushes–yards | 33–89 | 26–98 |
| Passing yards | 251 | 297 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 23–35–1 | 27–44–1 |
| Time of possession | 32:37 | 27:23 |
|
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
|---|
| Arkansas | Passing | Ben Hicks | 15/27, 188 yards, 1 TD |
| Rushing | Rakeem Boyd | 18 carries, 89 yards |
| Receiving | Cheyenne O'Grady | 8 receptions, 91 yards |
| Texas A&M | Passing | | 23/35, 251 yards, 3 TD, 1 INT |
| Rushing | | 9 carries, 38 yards |
| Receiving | | 7 receptions, 82 yards | |
At Kentucky
See also: 2019 Kentucky Wildcats football team.
| Statistics | ARK | UK |
|---|
| First downs | 16 | 21 |
| Total yards | 305 | 418 |
| Rushes–yards | 30–183 | 54–330 |
| Passing yards | 112 | 88 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 12–27–0 | 8–12–0 |
| Time of possession | 22:49 | 37:11 |
|
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
|---|
| Arkansas | Passing | Ben Hicks | 5/8, 81 yards |
| Rushing | Rakeem Boyd | 15 carries, 134 yards, 2 TD |
| Receiving | Cheyenne O'Grady | 4 receptions, 44 yards |
| Kentucky | Passing | | 7/11, 78 yards, 1 TD |
| Rushing | Lynn Bowden | 24 carries, 196 yards, 2 TD |
| Receiving | Justin Rigg | 2 receptions, 43 yards | |
Auburn
See also: 2019 Auburn Tigers football team.
| Statistics | AUB | ARK |
|---|
| First downs | 24 | 14 |
| Total yards | 491 | 234 |
| Rushes–yards | 51–298 | 28–52 |
| Passing yards | 193 | 182 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 13–19–0 | 19–40–2 |
| Time of possession | 30:25 | 29:35 |
|
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
|---|
| Auburn | Passing | | 12/17, 176 yards, 3 TD |
| Rushing | Kam Martin | 10 carries, 84 yards |
| Receiving | | 4 receptions, 90 yards, 2 TD |
| Arkansas | Passing | Ben Hicks | 19/39, 182 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT |
| Rushing | Rakeem Boyd | 13 carries, 39 yards |
| Receiving | Cheyenne O'Grady | 7 receptions, 72 yards, 1 TD | |
At Alabama
See also: 2019 Alabama Crimson Tide football team.
| Statistics | ARK | BAMA |
|---|
| First downs | 13 | 23 |
| Total yards | 213 | 459 |
| Rushes–yards | 30–106 | 38–179 |
| Passing yards | 107 | 280 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 11–26–3 | 24–30–0 |
| Time of possession | 25:26 | 34:34 |
|
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
|---|
| Arkansas | Passing | Nick Starkel | 5/19, 58 yards, 3 INT |
| Rushing | Rakeem Boyd | 12 carries, 50 yards |
| Receiving | Rakeem Boyd | 4 receptions, 55 yards |
| Alabama | Passing | | 18/22, 235 yards, 3 TD |
| Rushing | | 13 carries, 86 yards, 2 TD |
| Receiving | | 7 receptions, 103 yards, 2 TD | |
Mississippi State
See also: 2019 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team.
| Statistics | MSST | ARK |
|---|
| First downs | 27 | 10 |
| Total yards | 640 | 285 |
| Rushes–yards | 57–460 | 25–184 |
| Passing yards | 180 | 101 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 13–19–0 | 9–24–1 |
| Time of possession | 40:09 | 19:51 |
|
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
|---|
| Mississippi State | Passing | | 12/18, 172 yards, 2 TD |
| Rushing | | 21 carries, 234 yards, 3 TD |
| Receiving | Deddrick Thomas | 2 receptions, 59 yards |
| Arkansas | Passing | Ben Hicks | 4/13, 44 yards, 1 INT |
| Rushing | Rakeem Boyd | 11 carries, 114 yards, 1 TD |
| Receiving | Treylon Burks | 1 reception, 32 yards | |
Western Kentucky
See also: 2019 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football team.
| Statistics | WKU | ARK |
|---|
| First downs | 23 | 12 |
| Total yards | 478 | 340 |
| Rushes–yards | 265 | 253 |
| Passing yards | 213 | 87 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 22–32–0 | 9–26–2 |
| Time of possession | 36:57 | 23:03 |
|
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
|---|
| Western Kentucky | Passing | Ty Storey | 22/32, 213 yards, 1 TD |
| Rushing | Gaej Walker | 23 carries, 129 yards, 1 TD |
| Receiving | | 10 receptions, 120 yards, 1 TD |
| Arkansas | Passing | | 6/15, 60 yards |
| Rushing | Rakeem Boyd | 8 carries, 185 yards, 2 TD |
| Receiving | Treylon Burks | 5 receptions, 59 yards | |
At LSU
See also: 2019 LSU Tigers football team and Arkansas–LSU football rivalry.
| Statistics | ARK | LSU |
|---|
| First downs | 19 | 25 |
| Total yards | 304 | 612 |
| Rushes–yards | 43–114 | 16–260 |
| Passing yards | 190 | 352 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 13–28–0 | 25–32–0 |
| Time of possession | 40:54 | 19:06 |
|
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
|---|
| Arkansas | Passing | KJ Jefferson | 7/14, 105 yards |
| Rushing | Rakeem Boyd | 13 carries, 33 yards |
| Receiving | Treylon Burks | 3 receptions, 80 yards |
| LSU | Passing | | 23/28, 327 yards, 3 TD |
| Rushing | | 6 carries, 188 yards, 3 TD |
| Receiving | | 6 receptions, 144 yards, 2 TD | |
Missouri
See also: 2019 Missouri Tigers football team and Battle Line Rivalry.
| Statistics | MIZ | ARK |
|---|
| First downs | 20 | 16 |
| Total yards | 329 | 242 |
| Rushes–yards | 47–144 | 31–165 |
| Passing yards | 185 | 77 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 15–23–1 | 11–31–0 |
| Time of possession | 31:30 | 29:30 |
|
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
|---|
| Missouri | Passing | | 8/14, 105 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT |
| Rushing | | 24 carries, 88 yards |
| Receiving | Barre Banister | 6 receptions, 60 yards |
| Arkansas | Passing | Jack Lindsey | 10/26, 75 yards, 2 TD |
| Rushing | Rakeem Boyd | 21 carries, 95 yards |
| Receiving | Michael Woods II | 2 receptions, 26 yards | |
Statistics
- The statistics section was last updated on November 9, following Arkansas' game against Western Kentucky.
Team
| Total Scoring | 257 | 362 | | Points per Game | 21.4 | 36.2 | | First Downs | 219 | 226 | | Rushing | 80 | 107 | | Passing | 111 | 103 | | Penalty | 28 | 16 | | Total Offense | 4,081 | 4,467 | | Rushing | 1,766 | 2,254 | | Passing | 2,315 | 2,213 | | Avg per Game | 340.1 | 446.7 | | Rushing Att–Avg/Rush–TD | 376 – 4.7 – 14 | 423 – 5.3 – 22 | | Passing Comp–Att–TD–Int | 202–407–14–15 | 187–286–21–5 | |
| | Fumbles–Lost | 12–6 | 15–9 | | Penalties–Yards | 47–392 | 58–528 | | Avg penalty yds per Game | 39.2 | 52.8 | | Punts–Yards | 47–1,850 | 36–1,640 | | Avg per Punt | 39.4 | 45.6 | | 3rd Down Conversions | 46–135 | 62–135 | | 4th Down Conversions | 7–16 | 9–15 | | Touchdowns Scored | 27 | 46 | | Points off Turnovers | 44 | 73 | | PATs–Attempts (2pt–Attempts) | 25–26 (0–1) | 44–45 (0–1) | | Field Goals–Attempts | 12–15 | 14–18 | |
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Scores by quarter
Offense
Game-by-game offense
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving |
|---|
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|---|
| style= | PRST | 143 | 48 | – | – | – | 114 | 28 | – | 21 | 22 | 52 | 4 | 16 | 38 | 15 | – | 30 |
| style= | MISS | 98 | 201 | – | – | – | 67 | –6 | 12 | 2 | 8 | 28 | –4 | – | 88 | 8 | 45 | 84 |
| style= | CSU | – | 305 | – | – | – | 122 | 17 | 2 | 81 | – | 92 | 12 | – | 90 | 9 | 74 | 10 |
| style= | SJSU | – | 356 | – | – | – | 91 | – | – | 32 | 10 | – | – | – | 83 | 60 | 33 | 115 |
| style= | A&M | 188 | 109 | – | – | – | 89 | – | – | 12 | 10 | 58 | – | – | – | 26 | 91 | 62 |
| style= | UK | 81 | 41 | – | – | – | 134 | – | – | 42 | – | 25 | – | – | 24 | 11 | 44 | 18 |
| style= | AUB | 182 | – | – | – | – | 39 | – | – | – | 12 | 26 | 28 | – | – | 34 | 8 | 72 | – |
| style= | BAMA | – | 58 | 50 | – | 50 | – | – | 40 | 55 | 15 | – | – | – | – | 13 | – | – |
| style= | MSST | 44 | – | 25 | 32 | – | 114 | – | – | 12 | – | 32 | – | 23 | 9 | 18 | – | 15 |
| style= | WKU | – | – | 27 | 60 | 185 | – | – | 2 | – | 59 | – | – | – | – | – | 16 | – |
| style= | LSU | – | 34 | – | 105 | 51 | 33 | – | – | 8 | 27 | 80 | – | – | – | – | – | 47 |
| style= | MIZ | 2 | – | – | – | 75 | 95 | – | – | 14 | 2 | 6 | – | 16 | 19 | – | – | 26 | |
Players drafted into the NFL
See also: 2020 NFL draft.
Notes and References
- Web site: Low . Chris . Schlabach . Mark . Sources: Arkansas fires Morris after 4-18 start . ESPN.com . November 10, 2019 . en . November 10, 2019.
- Web site: Trainor . Kevin . Arkansas announces change in leadership of its football program . Arkansas Razorbacks . November 10, 2019 . 10 November 2019.
- Web site: Hutchinson . Andrew . HawgBeat - Arkansas fires Chad Morris after 4 wins in less than 2 seasons . arkansas.rivals.com . November 10, 2019 . 10 November 2019.
- Web site: Breiner . Ben . Where South Carolina was picked by the media to finish in the SEC . The State . 2019-07-19 . 2024-11-26.
- Web site: 2019 Arkansas Football Schedule Future Schedules . FBSchedules.com . December 30, 2018.
