Gameday: Football Heads To Fayetteville
November 01, 2019 | Football
by Brandon Langlois, Associate Director/Communications
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – Mississippi State is set to hit the road for the fourth time in its last five contests Saturday when it travels to Fayetteville to take on Arkansas. The game will kick off at 3 p.m. CT. State enters the game following a 49-30 loss at Texas A&M, while Arkansas is coming off a 48-7 setback at No. 2 Alabama.
The Hogs (2-6, 0-5 SEC) lead the all-time series 16-12-1, and the teams are meeting for the 30th time. The first meeting in the series was in 1916, a 20-7 Bulldog victory. MSU (3-5, 1-4 SEC) and Arkansas met only twice prior to 1992 when the Razorbacks joined the SEC. This is the 28th straight year the two teams are playing each other.
For complete gameday information, visit HailState.com/gameday.
Viewing Information
The game will be televised live on SEC Network with Taylor Zarzour (play-by-play), Matt Stinchcomb (analyst) and Alyssa Lang (reporter) calling the action. Live streaming video is available via the Watch ESPN app and WatchESPN.com.
Listening Information
The MSU Sports Network C Spire Tailgate Show goes live at 1 p.m., hosted by Bart Gregory, Matt Wyatt and Charlie Winfield of the MSU Football Radio Network. Neil Price, Matt Wyatt and Jay Perry will call the game on the network (check for affiliates here). Live audio is also available for FREE at HailState.com and via the TuneIn app. Fans at Razorback Stadium can listen via 100.7 FM.
Social Media/Live Stats
Live updates from the game are available via MSU's official social media channels: Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (click the links). Live stats are available at RazorbackStats.com.
Gates Open At Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium
Cowbells will not be permitted at Razorback Stadium.
"Dawg Walk"
The "Dawg Walk" will take place at 12:45 p.m. Saturday (location TBA).
Storylines
Tickets for the 2019 season can be purchased at HailState.com/Tickets, by calling 1-888-GO-DAWGS or in person at the MSU Athletic Ticket Office on the first floor of the Bryan Athletic Administration Building (288 Lakeview Drive), Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
For more information on the Bulldogs, follow MSU football on Twitter, like them on Facebook and join them on Instagram by searching for "HailStateFB."
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – Mississippi State is set to hit the road for the fourth time in its last five contests Saturday when it travels to Fayetteville to take on Arkansas. The game will kick off at 3 p.m. CT. State enters the game following a 49-30 loss at Texas A&M, while Arkansas is coming off a 48-7 setback at No. 2 Alabama.
The Hogs (2-6, 0-5 SEC) lead the all-time series 16-12-1, and the teams are meeting for the 30th time. The first meeting in the series was in 1916, a 20-7 Bulldog victory. MSU (3-5, 1-4 SEC) and Arkansas met only twice prior to 1992 when the Razorbacks joined the SEC. This is the 28th straight year the two teams are playing each other.
For complete gameday information, visit HailState.com/gameday.
Viewing Information
The game will be televised live on SEC Network with Taylor Zarzour (play-by-play), Matt Stinchcomb (analyst) and Alyssa Lang (reporter) calling the action. Live streaming video is available via the Watch ESPN app and WatchESPN.com.
Listening Information
The MSU Sports Network C Spire Tailgate Show goes live at 1 p.m., hosted by Bart Gregory, Matt Wyatt and Charlie Winfield of the MSU Football Radio Network. Neil Price, Matt Wyatt and Jay Perry will call the game on the network (check for affiliates here). Live audio is also available for FREE at HailState.com and via the TuneIn app. Fans at Razorback Stadium can listen via 100.7 FM.
Social Media/Live Stats
Live updates from the game are available via MSU's official social media channels: Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (click the links). Live stats are available at RazorbackStats.com.
Gates Open At Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium
- 9:30 a.m.
- Arkansas Gameday HQ
Cowbells will not be permitted at Razorback Stadium.
"Dawg Walk"
The "Dawg Walk" will take place at 12:45 p.m. Saturday (location TBA).
Storylines
- State has claimed six out of the last seven meetings with the Razorbacks. Four out of the last six games have been decided in the final minutes with a Bulldog making a memorable play in each of State's four victories.
- Last year against the Hogs, Nick Fitzgerald threw four touchdown passes and ran for another score to lead No. 25 MSU to a 52-6 win. It was State's largest margin of victory in the all-time series. Aeris Williams added 104 yards rushing on 15 carries. MSU's defense held Arkansas to just 219 total yards and was led by Johnathan Abram, who had 12 tackles, including 3.5 for a loss and 1.5 sacks.
- RB Kylin Hill erupted for 150 rushing yards and a touchdown last week at Texas A&M to reclaim the SEC rushing lead and notch his fifth 100-yard game on the ground this season. Hill enters Saturday's game with 793 rushing yards and six TDs.
- Making his third career start, QB Garrett Shrader threw a career-high three touchdown passes last week against the Aggies to give him at least one scoring toss in four straight games. Shrader became the fourth MSU QB since 2000 to record 1,000 passing yards and 500 rushing yards in a single season, joining Nick Fitzgerald (2016, 2017, 2018), Dak Prescott (2013, 2014, 2015) and Chris Relf (2010).
- WR Isaiah Zuber, a graduate transfer from Kansas State, was on the receiving end of two of QB Garrett Shrader's three passing touchdowns at Texas A&M. Zuber's first touchdown catch of the game from 14 yards out was also his first as a Bulldog. His second touchdown of the day was a 38-yard strike from Shrader, who also had a 32-yard TD throw to WR Stephen Guidry.
- C Darryl Williams is a team captain, preseason All-American and candidate for the Senior CLASS Award and Rimington and Outland Trophies. He has started 33 (total career starts with eight at center) of the Bulldogs' last 34 games and allowed just one sack since the start of the 2017 season (at Kentucky in 2018). He is one of six SEC centers who hasn't allowed a sack this season (minimum 200 pass blocking snaps).
- The Bulldogs have relied heavily on its freshmen this season. Eighteen such players (9 true, 9 redshirt) have played multiple games through the first seven contests, while 15 sophomores and seven transfers (4 JUCO) have played at least one game. In addition, sixteen different Bulldogs have seen game action for the first time, while 15 have earned starts for the first time. True freshman CB Martin Emerson earned his first career start vs. No. 2 LSU two weeks ago in place of CB Maurice Smitherman, who fell victim to a season-ending injury. Last week at Texas A&M, true freshman CB Jarrian Jones got his first career start in place of injured CB Cameron Dantzler.
Tickets for the 2019 season can be purchased at HailState.com/Tickets, by calling 1-888-GO-DAWGS or in person at the MSU Athletic Ticket Office on the first floor of the Bryan Athletic Administration Building (288 Lakeview Drive), Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
For more information on the Bulldogs, follow MSU football on Twitter, like them on Facebook and join them on Instagram by searching for "HailStateFB."
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