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Date Published: 10/18/2005 6:48:33 AM
Last Modified: 10/18/2005 6:48:33 AM
Arkansas/Georgia FB Game Notes
Source: UA Sports Information
ARKANSAS TO BATTLE GEORGIA BETWEEN THE HEDGES: Arkansas travels to Athens, Ga., this weekend to take on the No. 4 Georgia Bulldogs. The game will be played between the historic hedges at Sanford Stadium. The Hogs are 2-4 (0-3 SEC) after losing to No. 21 Auburn 34-17 last weekend in Fayetteville. Arkansas won the season opener against Missouri State, but dropped decisions to Vanderbilt, Southern California and Alabama before getting back on the winning track with a win over Louisiana-Monroe.
Georgia (6-0, 4-0 SEC) is sitting comfortably atop the SEC Eastern Division standings with a two-game lead, in the loss column, over Florida, Tennessee and Vanderbilt. The Bulldogs knocked off No. 18 Boise State to open the season and have never looked back. Georgia has consecutive wins over South Carolina, Louisiana-Monroe, Mississippi State, Tennessee and Vanderbilt. With the exception of the South Carolina game, the Bulldogs have won by a margin of 13 points or more.
NOTING THE RAZORBACKS:
* Arkansas and Georgia will meet for the 11th time and only the third time in Athens. Of the 10 previous games between the teams, four have been in bowl games. Georgia leads the overall series record with a 7-3 mark including last year's 20-14 win in Fayetteville. The Bulldogs have won seven of the last eight meetings with the Hogs including the last four-consecutive games.
* Arkansas is 3-5 all time against teams ranked No. 4 in the Associated Press poll. The Hogs lost to No. 4 Auburn 38-20 last season in the last occurrence. When Arkansas and Georgia met in the 2002 SEC Championship Game, the Bulldogs were also ranked No. 4 in the nation. Georgia won that game 30-3. Arkansas’ last win over a No. 4 team came in 1992 when an unranked Razorback squad upset Tennessee 25-24 in Knoxville, Tenn.
* Arkansas has played the second-toughest schedule in the nation so far according to NCAA rankings. Vanderbilt, USC, Alabama, Louisiana-Monroe and Auburn have combined to post an 18-6 record (.750). Missouri State isn’t included in the rankings since it is Division I-AA. All games against Division I-AA opponents by Arkansas and its opponents aren’t included in the ratings. Results against Arkansas are also not taken into the equation. Arkansas is tied with Ohio State and trails only Oklahoma (.806) based on the winning percentage of past opposition.
* Arkansas defensive line coach Tracy Rocker and Georgia defensive line coach Rodney Garner were teammates at Auburn. Rocker was a defensive tackle at Auburn from 1985-88. He was a two-time All-American and a three-time All-SEC selection. As a senior, he won both the Outland Trophy and Lombardi Award. Garner was an All-SEC performer and honorable All-America selection at nose guard for the Tigers in 1988.
* Arkansas is the only Division I-A football team to boast three running backs in the top 100 NCAA rushers this week. Freshman Darren McFadden ranks 45th (82.0 ypg), freshman Felix Jones ranks 88th (62.0 ypg) and senior De’Arrius Howard ranks 90th (61.6 ypg).
THE SERIES: Arkansas and Georgia will meet for the 11th time and only the third time in Athens. Of the 10 previous games between the teams, four have been in bowl games. Georgia leads the overall series record with a 7-3 mark including last year's 20-14 win in Fayetteville. The Bulldogs have won seven of the last eight meetings with the Hogs including the last four-consecutive games.
The teams first met in the 1969 Sugar Bowl in New Orleans on Jan. 1. The Razorbacks posted a 16-2 victory over the Bulldogs that day. The teams would not meet again until the 1976 Cotton Bowl where the Razorbacks claimed a 31-10 victory. Twelve seasons would pass before the Hogs and Dawgs squared off again, this time in the 1987 Liberty Bowl in Memphis. Georgia notched its first win against the Razorbacks with a 20-10 victory.
The fourth and final bowl contest came in the 1991 Independence Bowl in Shrevepo
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