Arkansas-Troy post game notes

Arkansas set or tied six career, season and game records during today’s game. Dennis Johnson became Arkansas’ all‐time leading career kick returner. Ryan Mallett set career records for pass attempts without an interception and 300‐yard passing games, and season records for passing yards and 300‐yard passing games. Mallett also matched his Arkansas game record for passing touchdowns.

Arkansas was 5‐5 on red‐zone possessions on the day. For the year, the Razorbacks are 35‐36 on red‐zone scores and have scored a touchdown on 26 of those possessions.

Bobby Petrino coached teams are 42‐3 when scoring 30 or more points.

Arkansas has started seven true freshmen this season, the total ranks second nationally and first in the SEC.

Arkansas is +12 in turnover margin this season. Last season the Razorbacks were ‐9. The Razorbacks had three interceptions and a fumble recovery in today’s game.

The Razorbacks have 24 touchdown drives this season under three minutes and 18 under two minutes.

This is just the second time in Razorback history that Arkansas has scored 40 or more points in at least six games during a single season.

The only other time was 2007 when the Hogs put 40 or more points on the board seven times.

Arkansas’ defense held Troy without any points in the first quarter. It is the sixth time this season that the Razorbacks have not surrendered a point in the opening 15 minutes. (Missouri St., Alabama, Auburn, Florida, Eastern Michigan, Troy)

Jarius Wright led the Razorback receivers for the second time this season. He had five receptions for 67 yards. He is one of four

Razorbacks to lead Arkansas in receiving this season (Jarius Wright 6‐139 vs. Missouri St., 5‐67 vs. Troy; Greg Childs 5‐140 vs. Georgia, 5‐85 vs. Auburn, 4‐135 vs. Florida, 3‐83 vs. Ole Miss; Joe Adams 6‐81 vs. Alabama, 3‐110 vs. Texas A&M, Eastern Michigan, 3‐109; D.J.

Williams 7‐137 vs. S. Carolina). The Razorbacks receivers have combined for seven 100‐yard receiving games this season and had just five last year.

The Razorbacks were 1‐1 on fourth down. For the season the Hogs are 8‐15.

The Razorbacks have outscored their opponents 90‐40 in the first quarter this season. Arkansas scored only 55 points in the first quarter last year.

Arkansas is now 3‐0 against Troy all time.

Colton Nash made his first start as a Razorback.

Ryan Mallett was 23‐30 for 405 yards and five touchdown passes on the day. He has 23 touchdown passes in nine games this season.

Mallett’s 405 yards passing give him 2,882 for the season, which set the Razorback single‐season record. His 83‐yard touchdown pass to

Ronnie Wingo Jr., is the longest pass of his Arkansas career. The 83‐yard touchdown pass also matched Mallett’s school record for

touchdown passes in a game. He is also the first quarterback since Chad Pennington of Marshall in 1998 to throw for five touchdown

passes against Troy. His 405 yards passing are just the second time in Arkansas history that a Razorback quarterback has thrown for 400‐

plus yards. Mallett threw for 408 against No. 23 Georgia on Sept. 19.

Ryan Mallett’s 23 touchdown passes this season through 10 games are as many or more than the Razorbacks threw in 59 entire seasons

dating back to the 1947 season. Arkansas threw for more touchdown passes than Mallett has this year in just three seasons during that

time (2007‐24, 1998‐26). He is three touchdown passes shy of tying Arkansas’ all‐time record for passing touchdowns in a season by a

team or individual and four shy of breaking Clint Stoerner’s school record for passing touchdowns in a season. Mallett has passed for at

least one touchdown in nine of 10 games as a Razorback and in 11 of his 13 career starts.

Ryan Mallett’s 12th pass attempt, a 17‐yard completion to Carlton Salters, set the Arkansas record for consecutive pass attempts without

throwing an interception. Mallett passed former Razorback Clint Stoerner’s record of 134 attempts which came during the 1997 and

1998 seasons. His interception near the end of the second quarter ended a streak of 141 attempts without a pick.

D.J. Williams had four catches for 62 yards and a touchdown. Over the last two games he has 11 catches for 199 yards and two

touchdowns.

Joe Adams caught his fifth touchdown pass of the season in the first quarter. The grab continued his steak of catching at least one pass in

every game he has played in (19 games). He finished the day with four receptions for 74 yards.

Greg Childs caught three passes for 37 yards and a touchdown. His TD grab was his team‐leading sixth of the season.

Jarius Wright led the team with five receptions for 67 yards and a touchdown.

Dennis Johnson returned two kickoffs for 53 yards and set the Razorbacks’ career record for kickoff return yards. He passed former

Razorback Felix Jones’ (2005‐07) mark of 1,749 yards over 62 returns. His 894 return yards this season are 11 shy of his school record of

905 yards he set last season.

Alex Tejada converted eight extra‐point attempts on the day. On the year, he is now 11‐14 on field goal attempts and 45‐46 on extrapoint

opportunities. Tejada now has 125 PATs which is moves him into a tie for first on Arkansas’ all‐time list. He passed Steve Little (121)

in the game and is tied with Bill McClard (125).

Matt Harris picked off his first pass of the season and second of his career. The interception ended the nation’s longest streak of pass

attempts without an interception (265 attempts by Levi Brown)

Broderick Green rushed for his team leading ninth touchdown in the second quarter. This is the sixth game this season that Green has

rushed for at least one score.

Ronnie Wingo Jr. had his second rushing touchdown of the season and career, a 16‐yard scamper around the right side. His two

touchdown runs have been for 62 (Texas A&M) and 16 yards. He also caught the longest pass of Ryan Mallett’s Arkansas career, an 83‐

yard touchdown grab.

Jerry Franklin intercepted his first pass of the season and third of his career in the second quarter.

Greg Gatson intercepted the first pass of his career at the end of the first half.

Arkansas’ captains were Adrian Davis, Wendel Davis, DeMarcus Love, Ryan Mallet, Malcolm Sheppard and Michael Smith. This is the first

time this season that all six Razorback captains were on the sideline for the coin toss.

Arkansas is 6‐4 in coin tosses this season. The Razorbacks are 4‐3 when they win the toss.

Today’s attendance was 66,422. It is the 34th‐largest in Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium history.