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FAYETTEVILLE -- Measuring a team's development from one season to the next is an inexact science. It's possible to be better with a worse record and vice versa.

In Arkansas' case, coming off the first 10-loss season in school history, any improvement will almost assuredly show up in the win column, but how much progress the Razorbacks make is also important.

With that in mind, HawgBeat will update the charts below - which give a visual look at how Arkansas compares to last year in several key statistics - throughout the season.

Instead of a true game-by-game comparison, last year's numbers have been manipulated to account for the varying schedule.

For example, Arkansas' fourth opponent in 2018 was Auburn, but it is playing San Jose State in Week 4 this year - which is quite the contrast. That means this year's statistics through four weeks will be compared to the Razorbacks stats against Eastern Illinois (Week 1), Ole Miss (Week 7), Colorado State (Week 2) and North Texas (Week 3).

As you can see below, Arkansas' offense - particularly in the passing game - got off to a slow start, but has picked it up with Nick Starkel under center. Defensively, the Razorbacks are still slightly ahead of last season in most categories.