Notes To Know vs. Arkansas

No. 17 Mississippi State and Arkansas are both fighting for bowl eligibility entering Saturday's game with identical 5-3 records.

The 'Dogs and Hogs are set to kickoff at Reynolds Razorback Stadium at 3 p.m. on SEC Network.

NOTES TO KNOW

Mississippi State is the only team in the country that has claimed three wins over teams currently ranked in the top 25.
In last week's win over then No. 12 Kentucky, Will Rogers broke the Southeastern Conference single-game completion record connecting on 36 of 39 passes (92.3 percent). Rogers finished one attempt shy of qualifying for the FBS record.
Rogers is the NCAA's active leader in career completion percentage (72.5) and career completions per game (33.3).
Rogers leads the nation in completion percentage (75.2) and completions per game (40.9) and also tops the SEC in passing yards (2,890), passing yards per game (361.2) and total offense (353.1).
Rogers has completed passes to 15 different receivers this season (including himself) and has thrown touchdowns to seven different players.
Rogers has already broken the Dak Prescott's MSU single-season completion record with 327 this year.
Rogers has completed 30 or more passes in seven straight games.
Jo'quavious Marks leads all FBS running backs with 58 receptions and is two catches shy of the school record for catches by a running back in a single season.
Marks has caught a pass in all 19 games of his career. Malik Heath, Makai Polk, Jaden Walley and Austin Williams have hauled in a ball in 17 consecutive contests while Jamire Calvin has an active streak of 13 games with a catch.
Polk leads the conference and ranks sixth in the country averaging 7.9 catches per game.
Underclassmen have accounted for 23 of the Bulldogs' 28 touchdowns this season.
MSU leads the country in yards after the catch this season (1,646) and yards after the catch per game (205.8).
Emmanuel Forbes tops the SEC in career interceptions with eight and is tied for the FBS lead since the start of last season.
Charles Cross and LaQuinston Sharp have combined to win three SEC Offensive Lineman of the Week awards three times through eight games this year.
Mississippi State is tied for second in the conference and fourth nationally in rush defense, giving up just 89.6 yards per game on the ground. The Bulldogs have held five opponents under the century mark in rushing and allowed only 101 yards in the season opener against Louisiana Tech.
State has held its last two opponents – Vanderbilt and Kentucky – to under 50 plays on offense.
Brandon Ruiz has made 132 consecutive extra points.
Arkansas leads the overall series against Mississippi State 17-12-1. The series is tied 3-3 in Fayetteville.
The Bulldogs have won their last three trips to Reynolds Razorback Stadium and have won seven of the last nine overall meetings on the field.
MSU's last trip to Fayetteville saw the Bulldogs establish new school records with 460 rushing yards and 640 yards of total offense in an SEC game.
Arkansas assistant head coach and special teams coordinator Scott Fountain was briefly State's special teams coordinator in 2018 but never coached a game for the Bulldogs.
The Razorbacks' boast the SEC's best third-down defense, surrendering a first down just 27.9 percent of the time. Arkansas ranks No. 4 nationally in that category.
The Hogs also have the No. 4 rushing attack in the country, chewing up 249 yards a game on the ground.
Arkansas' Treylon Burks leads the SEC with 717 receiving yards and receiving yards per game (89.6).
The Razorbacks rank second in the conference and eighth nationally only allowing 167.5 yards per game through the air.

Players Mentioned

Jamire Calvin

Charles Cross

Emmanuel Forbes

Malik Heath

Jo'Quavious Marks

Makai Polk

Will Rogers

Brandon Ruiz

LaQuinston Sharp

Jaden Walley

Austin Williams

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