FAYETTEVILLE -- University of Arkansas kicker Connor Limpert had his streak of made field goals end Saturday against Vanderbilt, but he also started another one by hitting the longest by a Razorback in 30 years.
Limpert's career-best 55-yard field goal in the third quarter was the longest for an Arkansas kicker since 1988 when Kendall Trainor hit a 55-yarder against Tulsa.
Trainor also had a 58-yard field goal against Miami in 1988, when he earned All-American honors and made the last 24 attempts of his senior season.
The 55-yard field goal by Limpert tied for the seventh longest by a Razorback. His previous long was 54 yards against North Texas earlier this season.
Limpert's streak of made field goals ended at 10 when he missed a 60-yard attempt on the last play of the first half Saturday. It was Limpert's first miss since he was short on a 40-yard attempt at Auburn on Sept. 22 in the SEC opener.
Limpert began his streak with a 29-yard field goal at Auburn, then hit from 47 against Texas A&M, 41 against Alabama, 43, 38, 38 and 36 against Ole Miss, and 33, 35 and 24 against Tulsa.
Team rules
Arkansas junior cornerback Ryan Pulley and senior linebacker Dre Greenlaw didn't start Saturday's game.
"Just some team rules," Coach Chad Morris said.
Greenlaw missed only the first play on defense before going into the game, suffered an ankle injury in the first quarter and didn't return.
Pulley missed the first defensive series for the second consecutive game.
Morris also didn't start Pulley the previous game against Tulsa after he was ejected for unsportsmanlike conduct with 29 seconds left against Ole Miss.
The ejection came when Pulley kept jawing at the Rebels after being told to stop by an official.
Redshirt freshman Montaric Brown started in Pulley's place against both Tulsa and Vanderbilt.
Stone cold
After Vanderbilt defensive lineman Stone Edwards knocked down Ty Storey on an incomplete pass in the third quarter, he reached his hand down in an apparent sportsmanlike gesture that he wanted to help the Arkansas quarterback get back on his feet.
But when Storey extended his hand, Edwards pulled his hand back.
"That's just football," Storey said. "He was just talking some trash."
Ticket numbers
Arkansas announced the number of tickets scanned for Saturday's game at 41,800. The tickets sold were 56,251.
Vs. Vandy
Vanderbilt now has a winning record against Arkansas in Fayetteville.
The Commodores improved to 2-1 at Reynolds Razorback Stadium with their 45-31 victory.
Vanderbilt also won 28-24 at Fayetteville in 2005 and lost 49-14 in 2010.
Arkansas leads the overall series against Vanderbilt 7-3, including 5-2 since the Razorbacks joined the SEC. The teams first met in 1949 when Arkansas won 7-6 at Vanderbilt.
100 again
Arkansas sophomore running back Rakeem Boyd rushed for more than 100 yards against a third consecutive SEC opponent.
Boyd rushed 19 times for 113 yards against Vanderbilt after going 15 for 102 against Alabama and 7 for 109 against Ole Miss. Boyd is the first Razorback to rush for more than 100 yards in three consecutive SEC games since Alex Collins in 2015 against Auburn, Ole Miss and LSU.
Boyd rushed for 99 yards against Tulsa last week in a nonconference game.
Nice start
Arkansas scored a touchdown on its opening drive for the first time this season. Rakeem Boyd's 5-yard touchdown run capped a 9-play, 75-yard drive.
Going long
The Razorbacks' 92-yard drive in the second quarter, capped by Chase Hayden's 38-yard touchdown run, was their longest drive of the season.
Arkansas' previous long drive was 91 yards at Colorado State.
Nice catch
Arkansas tight end Cheyenne O'Grady made a one-handed grab for a 14-yard gain on a third-and-5 play from the 50 to keep alive what became a touchdown drive in the second quarter.
O'Grady reached up his right hand and was able to pull in Ty Storey's pass.
No go
Arkansas faced fourth and 8 at the Vanderbilt 44 with 4:15 left in the first quarter when the Commodores were called for offsides with the Razorbacks lined up to punt.
The penalty made it fourth and 3 from the 39, but Razorbacks Coach Chad Morris decided to still punt. Reid Bauer's punt went into the end zone, giving Vanderbilt the ball at its 20 for a net of 19 yards on the punt.
"Looking back on it, sure," Morris said when asked whether he wished he had gone for the first down. "But we tried to see if we could punt it and pin them, and make them have a long field to work with."
Lindsey's tackle
Jack Lindsey, Arkansas' holder and a backup quarterback, tackled Joejuan Williams on the last play of the first half when Williams returned a missed field-goal attempt.
Back in action
Arkansas quarterback Ty Storey and left offensive tackle Colton Jackson returned to the starting lineup Saturday after neither dressed for the Tulsa game.
Storey didn't play because he hasn't been cleared in the concussion protocol, and Jackson was sidelined by back spasms.
Turning field over
Arkansas figured to get decent field position for its last possession of the first half when Vanderbilt had to punt on fourth and 19 from its 24.
But Parker Thome boomed a 60-yard punt that drove returner Deon Stewart back to the Arkansas' 16, where he was tackled immediately after catching the ball.
Sports on 10/28/2018