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In anticipation of this weekend's matchup, HawgBeat compared the starting lineups for Arkansas and Mississippi State using the players' star ratings as recruits and their Pro Football Focus grades from this season.
We also did a side-by-side statistical comparison of the two teams.
Stat Comparison - Mississippi State | Arkansas (FBS rank, out of 130)
Offense
Scoring: 25.5 (t-90th) | 22.5 (t-106th)
Total yards: 378.8 (88th) | 363.8 (98th)
Passing: 192.1 (106th) | 232.5 (65th)
Rushing: 186.6 (46th) | 131.3 (104th)
Third downs: 35.96% (100th) | 36.04% (99th)
Sacks allowed: 22 (109th) | 14 (t-48th)
Turnovers: 18 (t-122nd) | 17 (t-119th)
Defense
Scoring: 31.0 (t-98th) | 32.9 (107th)
Total yards: 402.3 (73rd) | 418.6 (89th)
Passing: 243.1 (89th) | 227.5 (71st)
Rushing: 159.1 (63rd) | 191.1 (97th)
Third downs: 38.6% (73rd) | 43.3% (100th)
Sacks: 13 (t-92nd) | 18 (t-52nd)
Turnovers: 16 (t-13th) | 12 (t-55th)
Star Comparison (using Rivals ratings)
Breakdown
Tied: 4
Arkansas: 10
Mississippi State: 8
Pro Football Focus Comparison (using season grades)
Team Grades (Mississippi State | Arkansas)
Overall: 73.2 | 72.5
Offense: 72.2 | 66.9
Passing: 66.9 | 58.9
Rushing: 75.5 | 74.2
Receiving: 68.3 | 64.2
Pass blocking: 64.9 | 62.4
Run blocking: 64.7 | 63.2