The 2019 Arkansas Razorbacks football team represented the University of Arkansas as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 2019 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Led by Chad Morris in his second and final season as head coach for the first ten games of the year and then Barry Lunney Jr. as interim head coach for the remainder of the season, the Razorbacks compiled an overall record of 2–10 with a mark of 0–8 in conference play, placing last out of seven team in the SEC's Western Division. The team played six home games at Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium in Fayetteville, Arkansas and one home game at War Memorial Stadium in Little Rock, Arkansas.
On November 10, a day after the Razorbacks' loss to Western Kentucky, Morris was fired. He finished his tenure at Arkansas with an overall record of 4–18 and an SEC record of 0–14. Tight ends coach Barry Lunney Jr. finished the season as interim head coach. The Razorbacks lost their last nine games of the season and finished the season on a 19-game losing streak against SEC opponents, dating back to the 2017 season.
Schedule The Razorbacks' 2019 schedule consisted of seven home games, four away games, and one neutral site game.
Preseason SEC media poll The SEC media poll was released on July 19, 2019, with the Razorbacks predicted to finish in last place.
Preseason All-SEC teams The Razorbacks had two players selected to the preseason all-SEC teams.
Defense
2nd team
De'Jon Harris – LB
3rd team
McTelvin Agim – DL
Game summaries Portland State
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Statistics PRST ARK First downs 16 26 Total yards 230 395 Rushes–yards 28–75 42–204 Passing yards 155 191 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 16–33–3 18–35–1 Time of possession 26:22 33:38 Team Category Player StatisticsPortland State Passing Davis Alexander 10/21, 81 yards, 1 INT Rushing Sirgeo Hoffman 4 carries, 28 yards Receiving Charlie Taumoepeau 4 receptions, 56 yards, 1 TDArkansas Passing Ben Hicks 14/29, 143 yards Rushing Rakeem Boyd 18 carries, 114 yards, 1 TD Receiving Treylon Burks 3 receptions, 52 yards
At Ole Miss
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Statistics ARK MISS First downs 18 23 Total yards 361 483 Rushes–yards 26–61 53–237 Passing yards 300 246 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 25–41–0 16–24–0 Time of possession 27:32 32:28 Team Category Player StatisticsArkansas Passing Nick Starkel 17/24, 201 yards, 1 TD Rushing Rakeem Boyd 17 carries, 67 yards Receiving Trey Knox 6 receptions, 88 yardsOle Miss Passing Matt Corral 16/24, 246 yards, 2 TD Rushing Scottie Phillips 26 yards, 143 yards, 2 TD Receiving Elijah Moore 7 receptions, 130 yards, 2 TD
Colorado State
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Statistics CSU ARK First downs 18 23 Total yards 425 520 Rushes–yards 38–220 35–215 Passing yards 205 305 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 20–33–0 20–35–0 Time of possession 33:56 26:04 Team Category Player StatisticsColorado State Passing Patrick O'Brien 7/10, 106 yards, 1 TD Rushing Marvin Kinsey Jr. 20 carries, 180 yards, 1 TD Receiving Dante Wright 4 receptions, 97 yards, 1 TDArkansas Passing Nick Starkel 20/35, 305 yards, 3 TD Rushing Rakeem Boyd 20 yards, 122 yards, 2 TD Receiving Treylon Burks 4 receptions, 92 yards
San Jose State
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Statistics SJSU ARK First downs 27 26 Total yards 503 487 Rushes–yards 24–101 32–131 Passing yards 402 356 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 32–49–1 28–50–5 Time of possession 30:54 29:06 Team Category Player StatisticsSan Jose State Passing Josh Love 32/49, 402 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT Rushing Dejon Packer 8 carries, 40 yards, 1 TD Receiving Tre Walker 12 receptions, 161 yardsArkansas Passing Nick Starkel 28/50, 356 yards, 3 TD, 5 INT Rushing Rakeem Boyd 18 carries, 91 yards Receiving Michael Woods II 4 receptions, 115 yards, 1 TD
Vs. Texas A&M
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Statistics ARK A&M First downs 24 26 Total yards 340 395 Rushes–yards 33–89 26–98 Passing yards 251 297 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 23–35–1 27–44–1 Time of possession 32:37 27:23 Team Category Player StatisticsArkansas Passing Ben Hicks 15/27, 188 yards, 1 TD Rushing Rakeem Boyd 18 carries, 89 yards Receiving Cheyenne O'Grady 8 receptions, 91 yardsTexas A&M Passing Kellen Mond 23/35, 251 yards, 3 TD, 1 INT Rushing Jacob Kibodi 9 carries, 38 yards Receiving Jhamon Ausbon 7 receptions, 82 yards
At Kentucky
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Statistics ARK UK First downs 16 21 Total yards 305 418 Rushes–yards 30–183 54–330 Passing yards 112 88 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 12–27–0 8–12–0 Time of possession 22:49 37:11 Team Category Player StatisticsArkansas Passing Ben Hicks 5/8, 81 yards Rushing Rakeem Boyd 15 carries, 134 yards, 2 TD Receiving Cheyenne O'Grady 4 receptions, 44 yardsKentucky Passing Lynn Bowden 7/11, 78 yards, 1 TD Rushing Lynn Bowden 24 carries, 196 yards, 2 TD Receiving Justin Rigg 2 receptions, 43 yards
Auburn
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Statistics AUB ARK First downs 24 14 Total yards 491 234 Rushes–yards 51–298 28–52 Passing yards 193 182 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 13–19–0 19–40–2 Time of possession 30:25 29:35 Team Category Player StatisticsAuburn Passing Bo Nix 12/17, 176 yards, 3 TD Rushing Kam Martin 10 carries, 84 yards Receiving Seth Williams 4 receptions, 90 yards, 2 TDArkansas Passing Ben Hicks 19/39, 182 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT Rushing Rakeem Boyd 13 carries, 39 yards Receiving Cheyenne O'Grady 7 receptions, 72 yards, 1 TD
At Alabama
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Statistics ARK BAMA First downs 13 23 Total yards 213 459 Rushes–yards 30–106 38–179 Passing yards 107 280 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 11–26–3 24–30–0 Time of possession 25:26 34:34 Team Category Player StatisticsArkansas Passing Nick Starkel 5/19, 58 yards, 3 INT Rushing Rakeem Boyd 12 carries, 50 yards Receiving Rakeem Boyd 4 receptions, 55 yardsAlabama Passing Mac Jones 18/22, 235 yards, 3 TD Rushing Najee Harris 13 carries, 86 yards, 2 TD Receiving Jerry Jeudy 7 receptions, 103 yards, 2 TD
Mississippi State
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Statistics MSST ARK First downs 27 10 Total yards 640 285 Rushes–yards 57–460 25–184 Passing yards 180 101 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 13–19–0 9–24–1 Time of possession 40:09 19:51 Team Category Player StatisticsMississippi State Passing Tommy Stevens 12/18, 172 yards, 2 TD Rushing Kylin Hill 21 carries, 234 yards, 3 TD Receiving Deddrick Thomas 2 receptions, 59 yardsArkansas Passing Ben Hicks 4/13, 44 yards, 1 INT Rushing Rakeem Boyd 11 carries, 114 yards, 1 TD Receiving Treylon Burks 1 reception, 32 yards
Western Kentucky
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Statistics WKU ARK First downs 23 12 Total yards 478 340 Rushes–yards 265 253 Passing yards 213 87 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 22–32–0 9–26–2 Time of possession 36:57 23:03 Team Category Player StatisticsWestern Kentucky Passing Ty Storey 22/32, 213 yards, 1 TD Rushing Gaej Walker 23 carries, 129 yards, 1 TD Receiving Jahcour Pearson 10 receptions, 120 yards, 1 TDArkansas Passing KJ Jefferson 6/15, 60 yards Rushing Rakeem Boyd 8 carries, 185 yards, 2 TD Receiving Treylon Burks 5 receptions, 59 yards
At LSU
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Statistics ARK LSU First downs 19 25 Total yards 304 612 Rushes–yards 43–114 16–260 Passing yards 190 352 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 13–28–0 25–32–0 Time of possession 40:54 19:06 Team Category Player StatisticsArkansas Passing KJ Jefferson 7/14, 105 yards Rushing Rakeem Boyd 13 carries, 33 yards Receiving Treylon Burks 3 receptions, 80 yardsLSU Passing Joe Burrow 23/28, 327 yards, 3 TD Rushing Clyde Edwards-Helaire 6 carries, 188 yards, 3 TD Receiving Ja'Marr Chase 6 receptions, 144 yards, 2 TD
Missouri
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Statistics MIZ ARK First downs 20 16 Total yards 329 242 Rushes–yards 47–144 31–165 Passing yards 185 77 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 15–23–1 11–31–0 Time of possession 31:30 29:30 Team Category Player StatisticsMissouri Passing Taylor Powell 8/14, 105 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT Rushing Larry Rountree III 24 carries, 88 yards Receiving Barre Banister 6 receptions, 60 yardsArkansas Passing Jack Lindsey 10/26, 75 yards, 2 TD Rushing Rakeem Boyd 21 carries, 95 yards Receiving Michael Woods II 2 receptions, 26 yards
Statistics The statistics section was last updated on November 9, following Arkansas' game against Western Kentucky.
Team Total Scoring 257 362 Points per Game 21.4 36.2 First Downs 219 226 Rushing 80 107 Passing 111 103 Penalty 28 16 Total Offense 4,081 4,467 Rushing 1,766 2,254 Passing 2,315 2,213 Avg per Game 340.1 446.7 Rushing Att–Avg/Rush–TD 376 – 4.7 – 14 423 – 5.3 – 22 Passing Comp–Att–TD–Int 202–407–14–15 187–286–21–5 Fumbles–Lost 12–6 15–9 Penalties–Yards 47–392 58–528 Avg penalty yds per Game 39.2 52.8 Punts–Yards 47–1,850 36–1,640 Avg per Punt 39.4 45.6 3rd Down Conversions 46–135 62–135 4th Down Conversions 7–16 9–15 Touchdowns Scored 27 46 Points off Turnovers 44 73 PATs–Attempts (2pt–Attempts) 25–26 (0–1) 44–45 (0–1) Field Goals–Attempts 12–15 14–18
Scores by quarter
Offense
Game-by-game offense Passing Rushing Receiving PRST14348–––11428–2122524163815–30MISS98201–––67–6122828–4–8884584CSU–305–––12217281–9212–9097410SJSU–356–––91––3210–––836033115A&M188 109–––89––121058–––269162UK8141–––134––42–25––24114418AUB182––––39––122628––34872–BAMA–5850–50––405515––––13––MSST44–2532–114––12–32–23918–15WKU––2760185––2–59–––––16–LSU–34–1055133––82780–––––47MIZ2–––7595––1426–1619––26
Players drafted into the NFL
3 95 McTelvin Agim DT Denver Broncos 7 216 Kamren Curl S Washington Redskins
References