GAINESVILLE, FL- Regardless of the Hogs’ record, there seemed to be a lot on the line today in Gainesville for the Arkansas football program. And after two relatively quiet weeks for the fans where the team was off on a bye week and preparations were taking place in closed practices, Arkansas faced the Florida Gators today at “The Swamp” where the Razorbacks program had never won before.
And of course, the back story to today’s game was the debut of interim offensive coordinator, Kenny Guiton. Hogs fans were anxious to see what the “new offense” under Guiton would look like, and if the new adjustments in coaching personnel and schemes would payoff on the road at Florida.
The rest is history. Arkansas got off to a very fast start in the game and continued to play hard and fight a determined Gators team. And at the end of the day, Arkansas would board its flight back to Fayetteville, bringing home a big SEC road win.
The win improves Arkansas’s record to 3-6 overall, and 1-5 in the conference. The Hogs return home next weekend where they will host the Auburn Tigers in the first of three straight home games remaining on the Razorbacks’ schedule. To accumulate six wins to be bowl eligible, Arkansas must defeat Auburn, Florida International, and Missouri.
Here are some post-game notes on the Florida game as provided by the University of Arkansas:
The victory marks Arkansas’ first win in Gainesville.
QB KJ Jefferson’s 64 career passing touchdowns match QB Brandon Allen (64) for the most by a Razorback quarterback. Jefferson completed 20-of-31 passes for 255 yards and two touchdowns. Jefferson added 17 carries for 92 yards and a score on the ground.
QB KJ Jefferson has now thrown and rushed for a touchdown in a game 12 times in his career.
RB AJ Green hauled in his second career receiving touchdown in the first quarter.
Eric Gregory registered his first sack of the season in the Hogs’ win. Gregory amassed two tackles with a sack for a loss of four yards.
WR Andrew Armstrong compiled his first 100-yard receiving game as a Razorback. It is his seventh career 100-yard receiving game (six 100-yard receiving games at Texas A&M-Commerce). Armstrong finished with three receptions for 103 yards (34.3 ypc) against the Gators.
DB Jaylon Braxton’s fumble return touchdown was the Razorbacks’ nation-leading fourth defensive touchdown of the season. Braxton totaled four tackles (three solo) and a forced fumble that was returned for 33 yards for a touchdown in the first quarter.
DB Dwight McGlothern is the first Razorback defender with 3+ pass breakups in a game since DB Kam Curl did so at South Carolina in 2017. McGlothern finished with five solo tackles, including one tackle for a loss of two yards, along with three PBUs.
With his 37-yard field goal in the second quarter, K Cam Little improved to 12-for-13 (92.3%) on field goals from 30-39 yards in his career.
With his 41-yard made field goal in the third quarter and 49-yard field goal in the fourth quarter, K Cam Little improved to 11-for-15 on field goals from 40-49 yards in his career.
Little’s four made field goals give him 49 for his career, moving past K Todd Latourette (47) for fifth-most made field goals in school history.
The Razorbacks filed a season high 481 yards of total offense.
Note to Our Readers: Portions of this story were sourced directly from the University of Arkansas Office of Communications, Grace Tafolla.
