GAINESVILLE, FL- After two weeks of change for the Razorbacks football program that included a bye week in the schedule and a change in offensive coordinators, the Hogs closed practices and went to work on preparations for this week’s game at Florida. Razorbacks fans will be anxious to see how the Arkansas offense will look on the road under new offensive coordinator Kenny Guiton.
Here are pregame notes on the Hogs’ game tomorrow with Florida as provided by the University of Arkansas:
ARKANSAS RAZORBACKS (2-6, 0-5 SEC)
AP/Coaches: NR/NR
Head Coach: Sam Pittman (Pittsburg State, ‘86)
Career Record: 21-23 (4th season)
Record at Arkansas: Same
FLORIDA GATORS (5-3, 3-2 SEC)
AP/Coaches: NR/RV
Head Coach: Billy Napier (Furman, ‘02)
Career Record: 51-22 (6th season)
Record at Florida: 11-10 (2nd season)
Arkansas returns from its bye week and embarks on its final road trip of the 2023 regular season, heading to Gainesville, Fla., to square off against SEC Eastern Division foe Florida. Kickoff between the Razorbacks and Gators is scheduled for 11 a.m. CT Saturday, Nov. 4, on ESPN2.
Ben Hill Griffin Stadium (Florida) is one of two SEC venues where Arkansas has never won, along with Faurot Field (Missouri). The Hogs are 0-5 all-time in Gainesville.
- Through eight games, Arkansas ranks fifth in the SEC and No. 31 nationally in total defense, allowing 333.0 yards per game. Arkansas’ defense has allowed 22.9 points per game
this year, the same it allowed during its 9-4 season in 2021. - QB KJ Jefferson has completed 143-of-210 passes (65.3%) for 1,547 yards and 14 touchdowns while also rushing for 200 yards and a touchdown through eight games this season. Jefferson, who ranks first on Arkansas’s career touchdown responsibility list with 82 (62 passing touchdowns, 20 rushing touchdowns), is two passing touchdowns shy of matching the all-time school record.
- RB Rashod Dubinion has totaled 260 rushing yards with a touchdown on 79 carries (3.3 ypc) to go along with 13 catches for 83 yards and a touchdown through eight games. Starting in place of injured RB Raheim “Rocket” Sanders, Dubinion ran for a team-high 47 yards on 14 carries (3.4 ypc) while also chipping in a team-leading five catches for 11 yards against Mississippi State (Oct. 21).
- WR Andrew Armstrong has solidified himself as QB KJ Jefferson’s go-to receiver this season, leading the Hogs with 43 receptions for 520 yards and four touchdowns through eight games. The Texas A&M-Commerce transfer, who is in his first year at Arkansas, has recorded at least one catch in 24 consecutive games dating back to 2021.
- LB Jaheim Thomas is the SEC’s third-leading tackler this season, racking up 74 total stops with 6.5 tackles for loss, including 3.5 sacks. The transfer from Cincinnati has a team-leading five double-digit tackle efforts this year and has six double-digit tackle games for his career.
- Note to Our Readers: Portions of this story were sourced directly from the University of Arkansas Office of Communications, Kyle Parkinson.
