WHEN Saturday, 11 a.m.
WHERE Faurot Field, Columbia, Mo.
CAPACITY 62,621 (will be limited to around 25% capacity)
SURFACE Field Turf
RECORDS Arkansas 3-5; Missouri 4-3
STREAK Arkansas lost 2; Missouri won 2
COACHES Arkansas: Sam Pittman - 3-5 in first season at Arkansas and overall in Division I; Missouri: Eli Drinkwitz - 4-3 in first season at Missouri and 16-4 in second season overall.
SERIES Missouri leads 8-3, including victories in the past four matchups.
LAST MEETING Missouri defeated Arkansas 24-14 on Nov. 29, 2019, in Little Rock.
RADIO Razorback Sports Network can be accessed through local FM and AM affiliates, via the Arkansas Razorbacks Gameday app, via the TuneIn app or on ArkansasRazorbacks.com. Blackouts may apply. The Arkansas radio broadcast will be carried on satellite radio on XM Ch. 380. The Missouri broadcast will be carried on XM Ch. 190.
TELEVISION The game will be televised by SEC Network and streamed on WatchESPN.com and the ESPN app (carrier login required).
ANNOUNCERS Dave Neal (play-by-play), D.J. Shockley (color) and Dawn Davenport (sideline)
WEATHER According to the National Weather Service, Saturday will be sunny with a high of 50 degrees in Columbia, Mo.
BETTING LINE Missouri is a 3-point favorite.
NOTABLE Since a 0-2 start to the season, Missouri has won four of its past five games. The Tigers lost 38-19 to Alabama at home to open the season, but have won their past three games at Faurot Field against LSU, Kentucky and Vanderbilt….Arkansas is 1-5 against Missouri since the Tigers entered the SEC for the 2013 season. The teams began playing annually in 2014. Arkansas has not won at Faurot Field….Saturday will mark the third time this season Arkansas coach Sam Pittman has faced a program for which he previously served as an assistant coach. Pittman was an assistant coach at Missouri in 2000 and began his coaching career as a high school coach in the state of Missouri. Pittman is 1-1 this season against former employers Georgia and Tennessee….Missouri coach Eli Drinkwitz grew up in Alma, about 40 miles south of Arkansas’ campus and began his coaching career at Springdale High School. Drinkwitz was reportedly a candidate in the Razorbacks’ head-coaching search that ended with Pittman being hired last year….Arkansas has lost 14 consecutive games when a rivalry trophy is at stake. In addition to the four straight losses to Missouri in the Battle Line Rivalry game, the Razorbacks have lost eight straight to Texas A&M and five straight to LSU….Two former Fayetteville High School players (receiver Barrett Banister and defensive lineman Akial Byers) are on the Missouri roster. Markell Utsey of Little Rock Parkview also plays for the Tigers….Arkansas has three assistant coaches who were on the Missouri staff last season. Arkansas defensive coordinator Barry Odom was the Tigers’ head coach from 2016-19. Arkansas offensive line coach Brad Davis and cornerbacks coach Sam Carter were also on Odom’s staff at Mizzou….Arkansas and Missouri were scheduled to play last Saturday, but the game was postponed due to covid-19 protocols that left the Razorbacks without enough players to satisfy SEC roster requirements. Missouri defeated Vanderbilt 41-0 last week in a game that was scheduled after the Arkansas game was postponed….Missouri and Arkansas are 1-2 against common opponents this season. The Tigers defeated LSU 45-41, lost 35-12 at Tennessee and lost 41-17 at Florida. Arkansas defeated Tennessee 24-13, lost 63-35 at Florida and lost 27-24 to LSU.
TEAM COMPARISON
Points Per Game: Arkansas 25.8; Missouri 24.4
Points Per Game Allowed: Arkansas 30.9; Missouri 25.0
Total Offense: Arkansas 395.1; Missouri 403.6
Total Defense: Arkansas 427.6; Missouri 350.4
Time of Possession: Arkansas 24:57; Missouri 31:18
Third-Down Conversions: Arkansas 32.7%; Missouri 44.7%
Opp. Third-Down Conversions: Arkansas 42.6%; Missouri 33.7%
Turnover Margin (Total): Arkansas +8; Missouri -3
Penalties-Yards (Per Game): Arkansas 5.6-40.8; Missouri 5.4-46.0