Arkansas Razorbacks at Utah Utes

No. 20 Utah hosts Arkansas in Week 2

Arkansas (1-0) at No. 20 Utah (1-0), Sept. 12 at 10:15 p.m. EDT.

Opening Line: Utah by 12.5. Against the spread: Utah 1-0, Arkansas 0-1.

How to watch: ESPN

Key stats

Utah Offense

Overall: 633 yards per game (13th in FBS)

Passing: 269 yards per game (52nd)

Rushing: 364 yards per game (6th)

Scoring: 66 points per game (6th)

Utah Defense

Overall: 225 yards per game (41st in FBS)

Passing: 119 yards per game (34th)

Rushing: 106 yards per game (65th)

Scoring: 14 points per game (56th)

Arkansas Offense

Overall: 415 yards per game (61st in FBS)

Passing: 267 yards per game (55th)

Rushing: 148 yards per game (83rd)

Scoring: 31 points per game (71st)

Arkansas Defense

Overall: 153 yards per game (16th in FBS)

Passing: 113 yards per game (30th)

Rushing: 40 yards per game (15th)

Scoring: 14 points per game (56th)

Both teams perform well on third down. Utah is 7th in the FBS, converting 66.7% of the time. Arkansas ranks 23rd, converting 58.8%.

Arkansas ranks 111th in the FBS with a -2 turnover margin, compared to Utah's 14th-ranked +2 margin.

Arkansas ranks 110th in the FBS averaging 74 penalty yards per game, compared to Utah's 2nd-ranked 10 per-game average.

Arkansas ranks 3rd in the FBS with an average time of possession of 41:25.

Team leaders

Utah

Passing: Devon Dampier, 176 yards, 3 TDs, 0 INTs, 72.2 completion percentage

Rushing: LaMarcus Bell, 87 yards on 7 carries, 1 TD

Receiving: Braden Pegan, 81 yards on 4 catches, 1 TD

Arkansas

Passing: K.J. Jackson, 267 yards, 3 TDs, 1 INT, 68.6 completion percentage

Rushing: Braylen Russell, 49 yards on 17 carries, 1 TD

Receiving: Chris Marshall, 79 yards on 7 catches, 0 TDs

Last game

Utah won 66-14 over Idaho on Sept. 3. Dampier passed for 176 yards on 13-of-18 attempts (72.2%) with three touchdowns and no interceptions. He also carried the ball six times for 31 yards. Bell had 87 rushing yards on seven carries and one touchdown. Pegan put up 81 yards on four catches with one touchdown. He also had one carry for 12 yards and one touchdown.

Arkansas won 31-14 over North Alabama on Sept. 5. Jackson passed for 267 yards on 24-of-35 attempts (68.6%) with three touchdowns and one interception. He also carried the ball 10 times for 27 yards. Russell carried the ball 17 times for 49 yards and scored one touchdown, adding one reception for 11 yards. Marshall put up 79 yards on seven catches.

Next game

Utah hosts Utah State on Sept. 19. Arkansas hosts No. 2 Georgia on Sept. 19.

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