Arkansas vs. Texas A&M by the numbers: Razorbacks seek rare start

Arkansas running back Raheim Sanders carries the football

Arkansas running back Raheim Sanders carries the football against Missouri State on Sept. 17, 2022, at Reynolds Razorback Stadium in Fayetteville, Ark.(AP Photo/Michael Woods)

No. 10 Arkansas (3-0, 1-0) vs. No. 23 Texas A&M (2-1, 0-0)

6 p.m. CDT Saturday (ESPN)

AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas

1 Player in the nation has scored touchdowns on a rushing attempt, reception and kickoff return this season – Texas A&M RB Devon Achane.

3 100-yard rushing games for Arkansas RB Raheim Sanders in 2022. He’s the only SEC player to run for 100 yards in every game this season, and one of the six players nationally with three 100-yard rushing games in 2022. Sanders is the 13th SEC player this century to start a season with three consecutive 100-yard rushing games and the fifth from Arkansas, joining Cedric Cobbs in 2003, Darren McFadden in 2007 and Alex Collins and Jonathan Williams in 2013. Seven of the players extended their streak to four 100-yard games – Cobbs, McFadden, Auburn’s Rudi Johnson in 2000, LSU’s Charles Scott in 2008, Kentucky’s Derrick Locke in 2010, Georgia’s Nick Chubb in 2015 and Mississippi State’s Kylin Hill in 2019.

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4 Consecutive games with a rushing TD for K.J. Jefferson, making him the first Arkansas QB with a streak that long since Quinn Grovey in 1988.

5.5 Sacks have been recorded by Arkansas LB Drew Sanders this season, which is tied for the national lead. With 17 sacks, the Razorbacks have the most sacks in the nation.

6 SEC players in this century have at least 1,500 receiving yards and 300 rushing yards including Texas A&M WR Ainias Smith, who has 1,580 receiving yards and 384 rushing yards. The other players to reach those standards have been Florida’s Percy Harvin and Kadarius Toney, Kentucky’s Randall Cobb, Ole Miss’ Dexter McCluster and South Carolina’s Pharoh Cooper.

11 Previous Arkansas-Texas A&M games have matched two ranked teams. The Razorbacks have won seven of those games, and the higher-ranked team has won six of those games.

16 Years since Arkansas won its first two conference games in a season. The Razorbacks enter Saturday’s game with a 1-0 SEC mark after beating South Carolina 44-30 on Sept. 10. In 2006, Arkansas started its conference slate by beating Vanderbilt 21-19 and Alabama 24-23 on consecutive September Saturdays. This season is only the third since then in which the Razorbacks won their SEC opener.

21 Years since Texas A&M went three games in a row without scoring more than 17 points in any of them. In its past two games, the Aggies lost to Appalachian State 17-14 and defeated Miami (Florida) 17-9. It’s the first back-to-back games with 17 or fewer points for Texas A&M since 2006. The most recent three-game streak occurred in November 2001, when the Aggies lost to Texas Tech 12-0, Oklahoma 31-10 and Texas 21-7.

26 Victories without a loss for Texas A&M under coach Jimbo Fisher when the Aggies held the lead at the end of the first quarter. When Texas A&M hasn’t been in front after one period, its record under Fisher is 10-15.

26 Consecutive games with at least one reception for Texas A&M WR Ainias Smith. During the streak, Smith has caught 106 passes for 1,345 yards and 14 TDs.

77 Previous meetings between Arkansas and Texas A&M. The Razorbacks lead the series 42-33-3.

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Mark Inabinett is a sports reporter for Alabama Media Group. Follow him on Twitter at @AMarkG1.

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