2023 Arkansas Razorbacks football team

2023 Arkansas Razorbacks football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
DivisionWestern Division
Record4–8 (1–7 SEC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorDan Enos (4th season; first eight games)
Kenny Guiton (interim; remainder of season)
Offensive schemeWest Coast spread
Defensive coordinatorTravis Williams (1st season)
Co-defensive coordinatorMarcus Woodson (1st season)
Base defenseMultiple 4–2–5
Home stadiumDonald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium
War Memorial Stadium
2023 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Eastern Division
No. 4 Georgia xy   8 – 0     13 – 1  
No. 8 Missouri   6 – 2     11 – 2  
No. 17 Tennessee   4 – 4     9 – 4  
Kentucky   3 – 5     7 – 6  
Florida   3 – 5     5 – 7  
South Carolina   3 – 5     5 – 7  
Vanderbilt   0 – 8     2 – 10  
Western Division
No. 5 Alabama xy$^   8 – 0     12 – 2  
No. 9 Ole Miss   6 – 2     11 – 2  
No. 12 LSU   6 – 2     10 – 3  
Texas A&M   4 – 4     7 – 6  
Auburn   3 – 5     6 – 7  
Mississippi State   1 – 7     5 – 7  
  1 – 7     4 – 8  
Championship: Alabama 27, Georgia 24
  • ^ – College Football Playoff participant
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2023 Arkansas Razorbacks football team represented the University of Arkansas in the Western Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 2023 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Razorbacks were led by Sam Pittman in his fourth year as head coach.

The Arkansas Razorbacks played their home games at Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium in Fayetteville, Arkansas. They also had one game at War Memorial Stadium in Little Rock, Arkansas. The Arkansas Razorbacks football team drew an average home attendance of 65,317 in 2023, the 23nd highest in college football.[1]

Recruits

The Razorbacks signed a total of 19 recruits on the first day of the early signing period, December 21, 2022, all from high school for the 2023 Class. Arkansas also signed 1 recruit on opening day of the late signing period which began on February 1, 2023, and two additional recruits signed in June, for a total of 21 high school signees and 1 Jr. College signee.

College recruiting information (2023)
Name Hometown School Height Weight Commit date
Jaylon Braxton
CB 		Frisco, TX. Lone Star 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg)  
Recruit ratings: Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:    
Shamar Easter
TE 		Ashdown, AR. Ashdown 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 230 lb (100 kg)  
Recruit ratings: Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:    
Luke Hasz
TE 		Bixby, OK. Bixby 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 245 lb (111 kg)  
Recruit ratings: Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:    
Isaiah Augustave
RB 		Naples, FL. Naples 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg)  
Recruit ratings: Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:    
Luke Brown
OL 		Paris, TN. Henry County 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 315 lb (143 kg)  
Recruit ratings: Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:    
Malachi Singleton
QB 		Kennesaw, GA. North Cobb 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 225 lb (102 kg)  
Recruit ratings: Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:    
Davion Dozier
WR 		Moody, AL. Moody 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg)  
Recruit ratings: Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:    
Quincy Rhodes
DE 		North Little Rock, AR. North Little Rock 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 255 lb (116 kg)  
Recruit ratings: Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:    
Paris Patterson
OL 		East St. Louis, IL. East St. Louis 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 345 lb (156 kg)  
Recruit ratings: Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:    
T.J. Metcalf
S 		Pinson, AL. Pinson Valley 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg)  
Recruit ratings: Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:    
Dallas Young
CB 		Gardendale, AL. Gardendale 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg)  
Recruit ratings: Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:    
Christian Ford
S 		McKinney, TX McKinney 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg)  
Recruit ratings: Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:    
Kaleb James
DL 		Mansfield, TX. Mansfield 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 260 lb (120 kg)  
Recruit ratings: Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:    
Carson Dean
LB 		Carrollton, TX. Hebron 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 230 lb (100 kg)  
Recruit ratings: Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:    
Dazmin James
WR 		Clayton, NC. Clayton 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg)  
Recruit ratings: 247Sports:    ESPN:    
Alex Sanford
LB 		Oxford, MS. Oxford 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 240 lb (110 kg)  
Recruit ratings: Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:    
R.J. Johnson
ATH 		McDonough, GA. Eagles Landing Christian Academy 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg)  
Recruit ratings: Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:    
Joey Su'a
OL 		Bentonville, AR Bentonville 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 320 lb (150 kg)  
Recruit ratings: Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:    
Brad Spence
DE 		Houston, TX. Klein Forest 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 225 lb (102 kg)  
Recruit ratings: Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:    
Ian Geffrard
DL 		Mableton, GA. Whitefield Academy 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 350 lb (160 kg)  
Recruit ratings: Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:    
Dylan Hasz
S 		Bixby, OK. Bixby 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg)  
Recruit ratings: Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:    
Amaury Wiggins
OL 		Pensacola, FL. Pine Forrest 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 310 lb (140 kg) Coffeyville C.C. 
Recruit ratings: 247Sports:    
Overall recruit ranking:    Rivals: 21    247Sports: 26    ESPN: 22
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "Arkansas Football Commitments". Rivals. Retrieved January 23, 2023.
  • "2023 Team Ranking". Rivals. Retrieved January 23, 2023.

Arkansas has also signed nineteen transfer players from the transfer portal for the 2023 Class, although Brathwaite left the team in early August. According to 247Sports Arkansas has the #11 portal transfer class in the nation; On3.com ranks Arkansas' portal class at #7; rivals.com ranks Arkansas' portal class at #20, but their rankings are not up-to-date.

Pos. Portal Rating Player Height Weight Former school Year Hometown Note
CB 5☆ Jaheim Singletary 6'2.5" 180 Georgia Redshirt Freshman Jacksonville, FL
WR 4☆ Andrew Armstrong 6'4" 200 Texas A&M-Commerce Senior Dallas, TX
CB 4☆ Lorando Johnson 6'0" 195 Baylor Junior Lancaster, TX
QB 4☆ Jacolby Criswell 6'1" 225 North Carolina Junior Morrilton, AR
WR 4☆ Tyrone Broden 6'7" 200 Bowling Green Junior West Bloomfield, MI
DT 4☆ Anthony "Tank" Booker 6'4" 320 Maryland Senior Cincinnati, OH
LB 4☆ Jaheim Thomas 6'4" 245 Cincinnati Junior Cincinnati, OH
TE 4☆ Var'Keyes Gumms 6'3" 235 North Texas Sophomore Houston, TX
DE 3☆ John Morgan III 6'2" 270 Pittsburgh Senior Hyattsville, MD
S 3☆ Al Walcott 6'2" 215 Baylor Senior Wilmington, NC
LB 3☆ Antonio Grier 6'1" 225 South Florida Senior Atlanta, GA
OL 3☆ Josh Braun 6'6" 340 Florida Junior Live Oak, FL
WR 3☆ Marlon Crockett 6'4" 205 Memphis Sophomore Searcy, AR preferred walk-on
WR 3☆ Isaac TeSlaa 6'4" 215 Hillsdale Junior Hudsonville, MI
DE 3☆ Trajan Jeffcoat 6'4" 280 Missouri Senior Columbia, SC
DT 3☆ Keivie Rose 6'3" 305 Louisiana Tech Senior Henderson, TX
S 3☆ Arthur Brathwaite 6'0" 180 Western Kentucky Senior Hollywood, FL
CB 3☆ Keeyon Stewart 5'11" 180 TCU Senior Houston, TX
TE 3☆ Francis Sherman 6'3" 235 Louisville Junior Bay Village, OH

Depth chart

True Freshman

Schedule

Arkansas and the SEC announced the 2023 football schedule on September 20, 2022.[2][3] The 2023 Razorbacks' schedule consisted of 7 home games, 4 away games and 1 neutral site game for the regular season. Arkansas hosted three SEC conference opponents Auburn, Mississippi State and Missouri at home and traveled to four SEC opponents, Alabama, Florida, LSU and Ole Miss to close out the SEC regular season on the road. Arkansas faced Texas A&M in Arlington, Texas for the Southwest Classic at AT&T Stadium. Arkansas was not scheduled to play SEC East opponents Georgia, Kentucky, South Carolina, Tennessee and Vanderbilt in the 2023 regular season. The Razorbacks' bye week came during week 9 (on October 28, 2023).

Arkansas's out of conference opponents represented the Big 12, CUSA, MAC and SoCon conferences. The Razorbacks hosted all four of the four non–conference games which were against BYU from the Big 12, FIU from CUSA and Kent State from the MAC. The Razorbacks hosted Western Carolina from the SoCon at War Memorial Stadium in Little Rock, Arkansas.

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 212:00 p.m.Western Carolina*
SECN+/ESPN+W 56–1344,397
September 93:00 p.m.Kent State*
SECNW 28–673,173
September 166:30 p.m.BYU*
  • Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium
  • Fayetteville, AR
ESPN2L 31–3874,821
September 236:00 p.m.at No. 12 LSU
ESPNL 31–3499,648
September 3011:00 a.m.vs. Texas A&M
SECNL 22–3459,437
October 76:30 p.m.at No. 16 Ole Miss
SECNL 20–2765,748
October 1411:00 a.m.at No. 11 Alabama
ESPNL 21–24100,077
October 2111:00 a.m.Mississippi State
  • Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium
  • Fayetteville, AR
ESPNL 3–771,505
November 411:00 a.m.at Florida
ESPN2W 39–36 OT89,872
November 113:00 p.m.Auburn
  • Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium
  • Fayetteville, AR
SECNL 10–4872,033
November 186:30 p.m.FIU*
  • Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium
  • Fayetteville, AR
ESPNUW 44–2061,442
November 243:00 p.m.No. 9 Missouri
CBSL 14–4859,847

[4]

Game summaries

Western Carolina

Game One – Western Carolina Catamounts (0–0) at Arkansas Razorbacks (0–0)
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Catamounts 3 0 7313
Razorbacks 21 14 71456

at War Memorial Stadium • Little Rock, Arkansas

  • Date: Saturday, September 2, 2023
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: Cloudy • Temperature: 82 °F (28 °C) • Wind: northeast 4 mph (6.4 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 44,397
  • Referee: Ken Williamson
  • TV announcers (SEC Network+/ESPN+): Eric Frede (play-by-play), Jordan Reid (analyst)
  • Pregame line: Arkansas by 38 • Odds to win: Arkansas 99.0% • Game summary: ESPN, NCAA
Game information
First quarter
  • (13:03) Arkansas – Jaedon Wilson 65-yard pass from KJ Jefferson, Cam Little kick (Drive: 2 plays, 79 yards, 0:36; Arkansas 7–0)
  • (8:40) Arkansas – Raheim Sanders 3-yard rush, Cam Little kick (Drive: 7 plays, 47 yards, 3:26; Arkansas 14–0)
  • (3:03) Arkansas – Isaac TeSlaa 31-yard pass from KJ Jefferson, Cam Little kick (Drive: 1 play, 31 yards, 0:07; Arkansas 21–0)
  • (0:15) Western Carolina – Richard McCollum 34-yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 59 yards, 2:41; Arkansas 21–3)
Second quarter
  • (2:56) Arkansas – KJ Jefferson 17-yard rush, Cam Little kick (Drive: 5 plays, 32 yards, 2:18; Arkansas 28–3)
  • (0:00) Arkansas – Raheim Sanders 1-yard rush, Cam Little kick (Drive: 8 plays, 47 yards, 2:44; Arkansas 35–3)
Third quarter
  • (10:59) Western Carolina – Desmond Reid 2-yard rush, Richard McCollum kick (Drive: 6 plays, 53 yards, 2:12; Arkansas 35–10)
  • (6:13) Arkansas – Andrew Armstrong 16-yard pass from KJ Jefferson, Cam Little kick (Drive: 9 plays, 69 yards, 4:39; Arkansas 42–10)
Fourth quarter
  • (7:55) Arkansas – Davion Dozier 14-yard pass from Jacolby Criswell, Cam Little kick (Drive: 7 plays, 48 yards, 3:51; Arkansas 49–10)
  • (4:19) Brad Spence 85-yard interception return (Arkansas 56–10)
  • (0:00) Richard McCollum 33-yard field goal (Drive: 13 plays, 60 yards, 4:19; Arkansas 56–13)
Statistics WCU ARK
First downs 18 21
Plays–yards 70–291 61–379
Rushes–yards 30–64 36–105
Passing yards 227 274
Passing: comp–att–int 25–40–4 20–25–0
Time of possession 30:43 29:17
Team Category Player Statistics
Western Carolina Passing Cole Gonzales 9–14, 118 yards, INT
Rushing Branson Adams 4 carries, 38 yards
Receiving Censere Lee 3 receptions, 41 yards
Arkansas Passing KJ Jefferson 18–23, 246 yards, 3 TD
Rushing Raheim Sanders 15 carries, 42 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Jaedon Wilson 3 receptions, 83 yards, TD

Kent State

Game Two – Kent State Golden Flashes (0–1) at Arkansas Razorbacks (1–0)
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Golden Flashes 3 3 006
Razorbacks 7 7 7728

at Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, Arkansas

  • Date: Saturday, September 9, 2023
  • Game time: 3:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 83 °F (28 °C) • Wind: northeast 8 mph (13 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 73,173
  • Referee: Scott Walker
  • TV announcers (SECN): Dave Neal (play-by-play), Derek Mason (analyst), Taylor Davis (sideline)
  • Pregame line: Arkansas by 38.5 • Odds to win: Arkansas 94.8% • Game summary: ESPN NCAA
Game information
First quarter
  • (3:24) Kent State – Andrew Glass 48-yard field goal (Drive: 11 plays, 51 yards, 6:52; Kent State 3–0)
  • (1:12) Arkansas – Antonio Grier 25-yard interception return (Arkansas 7–3)
Second quarter
  • (6:29) Kent State – Andrew Glass 38-yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 52 yards, 5:48; Arkansas 7–6)
  • (2:20) Arkansas – Andrew Armstrong 5-yard pass from KJ Jefferson, Cam Little kick (Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 4:09; Arkansas 14–6)
Third quarter
  • (5:50) Arkansas – Rashod Dubinion 1-yard rush, Cam Little kick (Drive: 12 plays, 91 yards, 6:28; Arkansas 21–6)
Fourth quarter
  • (10:16) Arkansas – Andrew Armstrong 9-yard pass from KJ Jefferson, Cam Little kick (Drive: 15 plays, 73 yards, 7:54; Arkansas 28–6)
Statistics KENT ARK
First downs 14 19
Plays–yards 53–200 64–308
Rushes–yards 36–26 45–172
Passing yards 174 136
Passing: comp–att–int 11–17–1 13–19–0
Time of possession 27:44 32:16
Team Category Player Statistics
Kent State Passing Michael Alaimo 11–17, 174 yards, INT
Rushing Gavin Garcia 18 carries, 68 yards
Receiving Trell Harris 4 receptions, 78 yards
Arkansas Passing KJ Jefferson 13–19, 136 yards, 2 TD
Rushing AJ Green 15 carries, 82 yards
Receiving Isaac TeSlaa 3 receptions, 51 yards

BYU

Game Three – BYU Cougars (2–0) at Arkansas Razorbacks (2–0)
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Cougars 14 7 10738
Razorbacks 14 10 7031

at Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, Arkansas

  • Date: Saturday, September 16, 2023
  • Game time: 6:30 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: 78 °F (26 °C), Winds NW 3 mph
  • Game attendance: 74,826
  • Referee: Kevin Boitmann
  • TV announcers (ESPN2): Brian Custer (play-by-play), Rod Gilmore (analyst), Lauren Sisler (sideline)
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics BYU ARK
First downs 17 21
Plays–yards 57–281 74–424
Rushes–yards 31–77, 2 TD's 39–177, 2 TD's
Passing yards 204 247
Passing: comp–att–int 14–26, 3 TD's 24–35–1, 1 TD
Time of possession 24:50 35:10
Team Category Player Statistics
BYU Passing Kedon Slovis 13–25, 167 yards, 2 TD
Rushing LJ Martin 23 carries, 77 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Parker Kingston 3 receptions, 46 yards, TD
Arkansas Passing KJ Jefferson 24–35–1, 247 yards, TD
Rushing AJ Green 9 carries, 86 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Andrew Armstrong 9 receptions, 86 yards

at No. 12 LSU

Game Four – Arkansas Razorbacks at No. 12 LSU Tigers
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Razorbacks 3 10 31531
*No. 12 Tigers 0 10 141034

at Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics ARK LSU
First downs
Plays–yards – –
Rushes–yards – –
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int –– ––
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Arkansas Passing
Rushing
Receiving
LSU Passing
Rushing
Receiving

vs Texas A&M (rivalry)

See also: 2023 Texas A&M Aggies football team
Game Five – Texas A&M Aggies (3–1) vs Arkansas Razorbacks (2–2) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Texas A&M 7 10 10734
Arkansas 3 3 10622

at AT&T Stadium, Arlington, Texas

Game information
First quarter
  • (6:45) ARK – Cam Little 52-yard field goal (Drive: 15 plays, 42 yards, 8:15; Arkansas 3–0)
  • (2:36) TXAM – Evan Stewart 32-yard pass from Max Johnson (Randy Bond kick) (Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 4:09; Texas A&M 7–3)

Second quarter

  • (13:00) ARK – Cam Little 25-yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 69 yards, 4:30; Texas A&M 7–6)
  • (10:26) TXAM – Randy Bond 42-yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 51 yards, 2:34; Texas A&M 10–6)
  • (0:13) TXAM – Earnest Crownover 2-yard pass from Max Johnson (Randy Bond kick) (Drive: 8 plays, 39 yards, 2:36; Texas A&M 17–6)

Third quarter

  • (14:54) ARK – Lorando Johnson 20-yard interception return (Cam Little kick) (Texas A&M 17–13)
  • (11:11) TXAM – Randy Bond 34-yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 58 yards, 3:43; Texas A&M 20–13)
  • (7:58) ARK – Cam Little 50-yard field goal (Drive: 4 plays, 3 yards, 0:44; Texas A&M 20–16)
  • (5:15) TXAM – Chris Russell Jr. 16-yard interception return (Randy Bond kick) (Texas A&M 27–16)

Fourth quarter

  • (7:40) TXAM – Ainias Smith 82-yard punt return (Randy Bond kick) (Texas A&M 34–16)
  • (3:53) ARK – Andrew Armstrong 48-yard pass from KJ Jefferson (pass failed) (Drive: 4 plays, 64 yards, 1:05; Texas A&M 34–22)
Statistics TXAM ARK
First downs 19 10
Total yards 67–414 56–174
Rushing yards 39–204 39–42
Passing yards 210 132
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 17–28–1 9–17–1
Time of possession 30:33 29:27
Team Category Player Statistics
Texas A&M Passing Max Johnson 17/28, 210 yards, 2 TD, INT
Rushing Le'Veon Moss 17 carries, 107 yards
Receiving Ainias Smith 4 receptions, 71 yards
Arkansas Passing KJ Jefferson 9/17, 132 yards, TD, INT
Rushing Raheim Sanders 11 carries, 34 yards
Receiving Andrew Armstrong 3 receptions, 78 yards, TD

at No. 16 Ole Miss

Game Six – Arkansas Razorbacks at Ole Miss Rebels
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Razorbacks 7 0 6720
No. 16 Rebels 10 7 01027

at Vaught–Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, Mississippi

  • Date: Saturday, October 7, 2023
  • Game time: 6:30 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: Clear Skies • Temperature: 61 °F (16 °C)
  • Game attendance: 65,748
  • Referee: Ken Williamson
  • TV announcers (SECN): Tom Hart (play-by-play), Jordan Rodgers (analyst), Cole Cubelic (sideline)
  • Pregame line: Ole Miss −13 • O/U: 61.5
Game information
First Quarter
  • (6:08) Arkansas – Ty Washington 3 Yd pass from KJ Jefferson (Cam Little Kick) (Arkansas 7–0; 15 plays, 80 yards, 7:46)
  • (2:47) Ole Miss – Caden Davis 27 Yd Field Goal (Arkansas 7–3; 10 plays, 66 yards, 3:21)
  • (0:29) Ole Miss – Quinshon Judkins 1 Yd Run (Caden Davis Kick) (Ole Miss 10–7; 4 plays, 3 yards, 1:45)
Second Quarter
  • (1:34) Ole Miss – Dayton Wade 6 Yd pass from Jaxson Dart (Caden Davis Kick) Ole Miss 17–7; 5 plays, 50 yards, 1:02
Third Quarter
  • (10:07) Arkansas – Cam Little 56 Yd Field Goal Ole Miss 17–10; 10 plays, 37 yards, 4:53
  • (2:46) Arkansas – Cam Little 26 Yd Field Goal Ole Miss 17–13; 11 plays, 31 yards, 5:12
Fourth Quarter
  • (13:11) Arkansas – Ty Washington 17 Yd pass from KJ Jefferson (Cam Little Kick) Arkansas 20–17; 6 plays, 72 yards, 2:52
  • (7:49) Ole Miss – Ulysses Bentley IV 7 Yd Run (Caden Davis Kick) Ole Miss 24–20; 12 plays, 75 yards, 5:22
  • (2:43) Ole Miss – Caden Davis 22 Yd Field Goal Ole Miss 27–20; 8 plays, 63 yards, 3:01
Statistics ARK MISS
First downs 17 21
Plays–yards 68–286 70–349
Rushes–yards 29–36 45–196
Passing yards 250 153
Passing: comp–att–int 25–39–2 16–25–0
Time of possession 32:32 27:28
Team Category Player Statistics
Arkansas Passing KJ Jefferson 25/39, 250 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
Rushing Raheim Sanders 8 carries, 15 yards
Receiving Ty Washington 7 receptions, 90 yards, 2 TD
Ole Miss Passing Jaxson Dart 16/25, 153 yards, 1 TD
Rushing Ulysses Bentley IV 13 carries, 94 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Jordan Watkins 7 receptions, 86 yards

at No. 11 Alabama

Game Seven – Arkansas Razorbacks at Alabama Crimson Tide
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Razorbacks 6 0 7821
No. 11 Crimson Tide 7 14 3024

at Bryant–Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama

  • Date: Saturday, October 14, 2023
  • Game time: 11:00 a.m. CST
  • Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 71 °F (22 °C) • Wind: E @ 7 mph
  • Game attendance: 100,077
  • Referee: Scott Walker
  • TV announcers (ESPN): Dave Pasch (play-by-play), Dusty Dvoracek (color), and Tom Luginbill (sideline)
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics ARK ALA
First downs 13 18
Plays–yards –250 –450
Rushes–yards –100 –177
Passing yards 150 238
Passing: comp–att–int –– ––
Time of possession 30:11 29:49
Team Category Player Statistics
Arkansas Passing KJ Jefferson 14/24, 150 yards, 2 TD
Rushing AJ Green 6 carries, 44 yards
Receiving Andrew Armstrong 4 receptions, 48 yards
Alabama Passing Jalen Milroe 10/21, 238 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Jase McClellan 16 carries, 83 yards
Receiving Kobe Prentice 2 receptions, 93 yards, 1 TD

vs Mississippi State

See also: 2023 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team
Game Eight – Mississippi State Bulldogs (3–3) at Arkansas Razorbacks (2–5) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Mississippi State 0 7 007
Arkansas 3 0 003

at Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, Arkansas

  • Date: Saturday, October 21, 2023
  • Game time: 11:00 a.m. CST
  • Game weather: –
  • Game attendance: 71,505
  • Referee: –
  • TV announcers (ESPN): TBD
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics MSST ARK
First downs 10 12
Total yards 205 200
Rushing yards 120 103
Passing yards 85 97
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 8–12–1 19–31–1
Time of possession 28:35 31:25
Team Category Player Statistics
Mississippi State Passing Mike Wright 8/12, 85 yards, TD, INT
Rushing Mike Wright 11 carries, 60 yards
Receiving Justin Robinson 2 receptions, 40 yards
Arkansas Passing KJ Jefferson 19/31, 97 yards, INT
Rushing Rashod Dubinion 14 carries, 47 yards
Receiving Andrew Armstrong 4 receptions, 35 yards

at Florida

See also: 2023 Florida Gators football team
Overall record Previous meeting Previous winner Score
10–2 November 14, 2020 Florida 63–35
Game Nine – Arkansas Razorbacks (2–6) at Florida Gators (5–3) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34OTTotal
Arkansas 14 3 313639
Florida 14 3 610336

at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, Florida

  • Date: Saturday, November 4, 2023
  • Game time: 12:01 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Temperature: 66 °F (19 °C) • Wind: N at 4 miles per hour (6.4 km/h) • Weather: sunny
  • Game attendance: 89,782
  • Referee: Lee Hedrick
  • TV announcers (ESPN2): Roy Philpott (play-by-play), Roddy Jones (analyst), Taylor McGregor (sideline reporter)[5]
  • Boxscore
Game information
First quarter
  • (12:06) ARK – AJ Green 8-yard pass from KJ Jefferson (Cam Little kick) (Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 2:54; Arkansas 7-0)
  • (11:54) ARK – Jaylon Braxton 33-yard fumble recovery (Cam Little kick) (Arkansas 14-0)
  • (5:33) FLA – Eugene Wilson III 19-yard pass from Graham Mertz (Trey Smack kick) (Drive: 6 plays, 33 yards, 2:49; Arkansas 14-7)
  • (2:04) FLA – Eugene Wilson III 6-yard pass from Graham Mertz (Trey Smack kick) (Drive: 4 plays, 42 yards, 2:13; Tied 14-14)
Second quarter
  • (4:39) ARK – Cam Little 37-yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 64 yards, 2:55; Arkansas 17-14)
  • (0:29) FLA – Trey Smack 47-yard field goal (Drive: 12 plays, 46 yards, 4:10; Tied 17-17)
Third quarter
  • (10:34) ARK – Cam Little 41-yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 57 yards, 2:15; Arkansas 20-17)
  • (1:38) FLA – Ricky Pearsall 32-yard pass from Graham Mertz (run failed) (Drive: 1 play, 32 yards, 0:08; Florida 23-20)
Fourth quarter
  • (12:54) ARK – Cam Little 22-yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 66 yards, 3:36; Tied 23-23)
  • (7:58) FLA – Trey Smack 34-yard field goal (Drive: 12 plays, 59 yards, 4:56; Florida 26-23)
  • (4:26) ARK – KJ Jefferson 25-yard run (Cam Little kick) (Drive: 10 plays, 84 yards, 3:27; Arkansas 30-26)
  • (3:02) FLA – Trevor Etienne 26-yard run (Trey Smack kick) (Drive: 3 plays, 72 yards, 1:17; Florida 33-30)
  • (0:44) ARK – Cam Little 49-yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 44 yards, 2:18; Tied 33-33)
Overtime
  • FLA – Trey Smack 39-yard field goal (Drive: 4 plays, 4 yards; Florida 36-33)
  • ARK – Tyrone Broden 4-yard pass from KJ Jefferson (Drive: 3 plays, 25 yards; Arkansas 39-36)
Statistics ARK FLA
First downs 23 20
Total yards 78–481 70–394
Rushing yards 47–226 28–112
Passing yards 255 282
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 20–31–1 26–42–0
Time of possession 29:46 30:14
Team Category Player Statistics
Arkansas Passing KJ Jefferson 20/31, 255 yards, 2 TD, INT
Rushing Raheim Sanders 18 carries, 103 yards
Receiving Andrew Armstrong 3 receptions, 103 yards
Florida Passing Graham Mertz 26/42, 282 yards, 3 TD
Rushing Trevor Etienne 12 carries, 80 yards, TD
Receiving Eugene Wilson III 8 receptions, 90 yards, 2 TD
Pregame line[6] Over/under
Florida −2.5 49.5

Auburn

Game Ten – Auburn Tigers at Arkansas Razorbacks
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Tigers 21 6 21048
Razorbacks 3 0 0710

at Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, Arkansas

  • Date: Saturday, November 11, 2023
  • Game time: 3:01 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 61 °F (16 °C) • Wind: SE 6 mph
  • Game attendance: 72,033
  • Referee: Scott Walker
  • TV announcers (SEC Network): Dave Neal (play-by-play), Derek Mason (analyst), Alex Chappell (sideline reporter)
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics AUB ARK
First downs 32 10
Plays–yards 76–517 52–255
Rushes–yards 55–354 32–120
Passing yards 163 135
Passing: comp–att–int 12–21–2 12–20–1
Time of possession 38:15 21:45
Team Category Player Statistics
Auburn Passing Payton Thorne 163 yards, 3 TD passes
Rushing Jarquez Hunter 109 yards
Receiving Ja'Varrius Johnson 3 receptions, 1 TD
Arkansas Passing KJ Jefferson 116 yards
Rushing Jacolby Criswell 64 yards
Receiving Isaac Te'Slaa 3 receptions, 32 yards

FIU

Game Eleven – FIU Panthers at Arkansas Razorbacks
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Panthers - - --0
Razorbacks - - --0

at Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, Arkansas

  • Date: Saturday, November 18, 2023
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics FIU ARK
First downs
Plays–yards – –
Rushes–yards – –
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int –– ––
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
FIU Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Arkansas Passing
Rushing
Receiving

vs No. 9 Missouri (rivalry)

See also: 2023 Missouri Tigers football team
Game Twelve – No. 9 Missouri Tigers (9–2) at Arkansas Razorbacks (4–7) (Battle Line Rivalry) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 9 Missouri 10 10 21748
Arkansas 0 0 01414

at Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, Arkansas

  • Date: Friday, November 24, 2023
  • Game time: 3:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: Clear skies, 54 degrees, 7 mph NE wind
  • Game attendance: 59,847
  • Referee: Daniel Gautreaux
  • TV announcers (CBS): Rich Waltz (play-by-play), Aaron Taylor (analyst), and Amanda Guerra (sideline)
  • Pregame line: MIZ −9.5 Over/Under: 53.5
Game information
First quarter
  • (9:12) MIZ – Cody Schrader 2-yard run (Harrison Mevis kick) (Drive: 7 plays, 54 yards, 3:29; Missouri 7-0)
  • (4:45) MIZ – Harrison Mevis 24-yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 41 yards, 4:14; Missouri 10-0)
Second quarter
  • (5:35) MIZ – Brady Cook 3-yard run (Harrison Mevis kick) (Drive: 6 plays, 71 yards, 2:56; Missouri 17-0)
  • (0:49) MIZ – Harrison Mevis 22-yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 69 yards, 3:26; Missouri 20-0)
Third quarter
  • (11:43) MIZ – Brett Norfleet 16-yard pass from Brady Cook (Harrison Mevis kick) (Drive: 5 plays, 38 yards, 2:26; Missouri 27-0)
  • (11:32) MIZ – Brett Norfleet 11-yard pass from Brady Cook (Harrison Mevis kick) (Drive: 1 play, 11 yards, 0:06; Missouri 34-0)
  • (5:06) MIZ – Jayden Jernigan 10-yard fumble return (Harrison Mevis kick) (Missouri 41-0)
Fourth quarter
  • (11:35) ARK – Andrew Armstrong 8-yard pass from Jacolby Criswell (Cam Little kick) (Drive: 15 plays, 75 yards, 8:31; Missouri 41-7)
  • (5:48) ARK – Isaiah Augustave 6-yard run (Cam Little kick) (Drive: 8 plays, 70 yards, 4:18; Missouri 41-14)
  • (2:37) MIZ – Nathaniel Peat 1-yard run (Harrison Mevis kick) (Drive: 6 plays, 26 yards, 3:07; Missouri 48-14)
Statistics MIZZ ARK
First downs 17 13
Total yards 370 225
Rushing yards 258 127
Passing yards 112 98
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 12–21–0 14–22–0
Time of possession 31:20 28:40
Team Category Player Statistics
Missouri Passing Brady Cook 12–20, 112 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Cody Schrader 27 carries, 217 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Luther Burden III 6 receptions, 55 yards
Arkansas Passing Jacolby Criswell 12–20, 96 yards, 1 TD
Rushing Isaiah Augustave 15 carries, 80 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Andrew Armstrong 4 receptions, 40 yards, 1 TD

Coaching staff

Arkansas Razorbacks coaches
Coach Position Year Alma Mater
Sam Pittman Head coach 4th Pittsburg State (1986)
Scott Fountain Assistant head coach/Special teams coordinator 4th Samford (1988)
^ @ Dan Enos Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach 4th Michigan State (1991)
Travis Williams Defensive coordinator/ Linebackers coach 1st Auburn (2005)
Marcus Woodson co-Defensive coordinator/ Safeties coach 1st Ole Miss (2003)
Morgan Turner Tight ends coach 1st Illinois (2009)
Cody Kennedy Offensive line coach 3rd Southeastern Louisiana (2012)
% Kenny Guiton Wide receivers coach 3rd Ohio State (2013)
Jimmy Smith Running backs coach 4th Fayetteville State (2002)
Deke Adams Defensive line coach 2nd Southern Miss (1995)
Deron Wilson Defensive backs coach 1st Southern Miss (2013)
Ben Sowders Strength and conditioning coach 1st Western Kentucky (2008)

^ – Dan Enos was Arkansas' OC from 2015 to 2017.

@ – Dan Enos was fired as offensive coordinator after the eighth game of the season.[7]

% – Kenny Guiton was the interim offensive coordinator beginning with the ninth game of the season.[8]

References

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  2. ^ Sallee, Barrett (September 20, 2022). "2023 SEC football schedule by team..." CBSSports.com. Retrieved February 18, 2023.
  3. ^ Long, Christina (September 20, 2022). "Arkansas football's 2023 schedule is complete..." ort Smith Times Record. Retrieved February 18, 2023.
  4. ^ "2023 Arkansas Razorbacks Football Schedule". FB Schedules.com. Retrieved February 18, 2023.
  5. ^ Arkansas Pregame
  6. ^ Arkansas betting
  7. ^ Dinich, Heather (October 22, 2023). "Razorbacks fire OC Enos after sixth straight loss". ESPN.com. Retrieved April 22, 2025.
  8. ^ "Former Buckeye Kenny Guiton Named Interim Offensive Coordinator at Arkansas". Eleven Warriors. October 22, 2023. Retrieved November 26, 2024.
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