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In anticipation of this weekend's matchup, HawgBeat compared the starting lineups for Arkansas and Western Kentucky 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 - Western Kentucky | Arkansas (FBS rank, out of 130)
Offense
Scoring: 22.6 (106th) | 22.7 (105th)
Total yards: 360.3 (101st) | 355.0 (104th)
Passing: 252.8 (46th) | 217.9 (83rd)
Rushing: 107.6 (122nd) | 137.1 (98th)
Third downs: 41.3% (53rd) | 34.1% (112th)
Sacks allowed: 17 (t-65th) | 14 (t-39th)
Turnovers: 16 (t-106th) | 19 (t-119th)
Defense
Scoring: 20.7 (27th) | 35.2 (118th)
Total yards: 317.8 (24th) | 443.2 (105th)
Passing: 192.0 (28th) | 222.2 (64th)
Rushing: 125.8 (32nd) | 221.0 (123rd)
Third downs: 29.3% (7th) | 45.3% (111th)
Sacks: 17 (t-76th) | 18 (t-63rd)
Turnovers: 7 (t-117th) | 13 (t-54th)
Star Comparison (using Rivals ratings)
Breakdown
Tied: 0
Arkansas: 20
Western Kentucky: 2
Pro Football Focus Comparison (using season grades)
Team Grades (Western Kentucky | Arkansas)
Overall: 85.1 | 70.0
Offense: 78.0 | 65.4
Passing: 65.9 | 55.5
Rushing: 76.5 | 74.1
Receiving: 73.4 | 63.5
Pass blocking: 86.7 | 60.9
Run blocking: 81.8 | 62.5
