Arkansas dominated Nicholls State, an FCS school, 73-7 Saturday afternoon at Razorback Stadium. Several records fell, while others were challenged. Here is a statistical look at the game.
-73: Arkansas’ 73 points scored against Nicholls State are tied for third most in program history. The Razorbacks’ scored 73 points against Texas Southwestern in 1928. The only two times they scored more points came in 1916 (82 points vs. Oklahoma Mines) and 1911 (100 points vs. Southwest Missouri State).
-66: Before Saturday’s game, the most points Arkansas had ever scored at Razorback Stadium was 66, when the Razorbacks beat North Texas 66-7 in 2007. That season was Houston Nutt’s final season as Arkansas’ head coach. The most points the Razorbacks scored at home during the Bobby Petrino-era was 63, in a 63-27 win over Eastern Michigan in 2009.
-35: The Razorbacks scored 35 points in the first quarter. The most points Arkansas scored in a single game last season was 34, in the season-opener against Louisiana-Lafayette.
-495: Arkansas rushed for 495 yards Saturday. That is the eighth most in program history. Of the seven totals that rank ahead of Saturday’s performance, only one (541 yards vs. Florida International in 2007) occurred after 1987.
-12.4: The 495 rushing yards came on 40 attempts, giving the Razorbacks an average of 12.4 yards per carry. That breaks the 78-year-old school record of 11 yards per carry, which was set against Pittsburg (Kan.) State in 1936.
-684: Arkansas gained 684 yards of total offense Saturday. That is the third most yards in program history. The Razorbacks gained 859 yards in the Pittsburg State game in 1936 and 713 yards in the North Texas game in 2007.
-12.67: The 684 yards of total offense came on 54 plays, giving the Razorbacks an average of 12.67 yards per play. That breaks the 67-year-old school record of 10.76 yards per play, which was set against Northwestern (La.) State in 1947.
-10: The Razorbacks scored 10 touchdowns (six rushing, four passing) against Nicholls State. That is tied for the second most in school history. They also scored 10 touchdowns in the 1947 Northwestern (La.) State game and 12 touchdowns in the 1916 Oklahoma Miners game.
-5: Of the Razorbacks’ 10 touchdowns, five of them came on the first play of a drive. The first two offensive plays Arkansas ran went for touchdowns, while the first five touchdowns came on only 12 total plays.
-3: Alex Collins had three rushing touchdowns Saturday. He had only four total rushing touchdowns in 12 games last season.
-8: Eight different Arkansas players had at least 14 rushing yards in Saturday’s game. Jonathan Williams (143 yards) and Alex Collins (131 yards) led the way.
-90: Williams got 90 of his 143 rushing yards on one play, when he scored on a 90-yard run in the second quarter. The play is tied for the third longest touchdown run in school history. Broderick Green had a 99-yard touchdown run against Eastern Michigan in 2009, Joe Adams had a 92-yard touchdown run against Auburn in 2011 and Billy Moore had a 90-yard touchdown run against Tulsa in 1962.
-6: Brandon Allen has six touchdown passes this season and all six have gone to a different player. Tight ends Hunter Henry and AJ Derby had touchdown catches against Auburn, while receivers Drew Morgan, Cody Hollister, Jared Cornelius and Keon Hatcher had touchdown catches against Nicholls State.
-14: Last season, only 13 players caught a pass. This year, 14 different players already have at least one reception.
-4: Brandon Allen had four touchdown passes Saturday, becoming the ninth different quarterback in school history to throw four touchdown passes in one game.
-540.6: Allen completed 4-of-5 passes for 117 yards, with all four completions going for touchdowns. The performance game him a quarterback rating of 540.6.
-179: Despite touching the ball only three times, Keon Hatcher gained 179 all-purpose yards against Nicholls State. He had an 82-yard touchdown run on Arkansas’ first offensive play of the game, a 50-yard touchdown reception in the second quarter and a 47-yard kickoff return to start the second half.