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In anticipation of this weekend's matchup, HawgBeat compared the starting lineups for Arkansas and San Jose 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 - San Jose State | Arkansas (FBS rank, out of 130)
Offense
Scoring: 25.5 (87th) | 30.7 (t-68th)
Total yards: 365.0 (93rd) | 425.3 (60th)
Passing: 228.5 (75th) | 265.3 (44th)
Rushing: 136.5 (95th) | 160.0 (78th)
Third downs: 42.3% (57th) | 38.1% (t-80th)
Sacks allowed: 2 (t-12th) | 5 (t-60th)
Turnovers: 2 (t-16th) | 3 (t-37th)
Defense
Scoring: 26.0 (t-74th) | 26.0 (t-74th)
Total yards: 413.0 (90th) | 379.3 (72nd)
Passing: 230.0 (80th) | 202.0 (55th)
Rushing: 183.0 (t-101st) | 177.3 (94th)
Third downs: 44.4% (t-103rd) | 33.3% (t-44th)
Sacks: 4 (t-95th) | 10 (t-18th)
Turnovers: 2 (t-99th) | 7 (t-9th)
Star Comparison (using Rivals ratings)
Pro Football Focus Comparison (using season grades)
Team Grades (San Jose State | Arkansas)
Overall: 77.7 | 88.2
Offense: 66.9 | 72.9
Passing: 73.5 | 72.1
Rushing: 67.4 | 71.5
Receiving: 65.1 | 67.6
Pass blocking: 66.9 | 65.9
Run blocking: 52.1 | 67.7
