Sunday, December 4, 2011

ATnT Cotton Bowl – Arlington, Texas

Arkansas vs. Kansas State Jan. 6 – 8 p.m. ET– FOX Sports
NOTES: The Razorbacks will be going to its 12th bowl game since joining the SEC … The Hogs are 12-23-3 all-time in bowl games … The Razorbacks have been to the Cotton Bowl 11 other times and are 3-7-1 … Kansas State leads the all-time series with Arkansas, 3-1 … The four meetings were between 1910 and 1926 … The last meeting was on Oct. 30, 1926 with KSU winning, 16-7 … Arkansas is 13th in the nation in passing offense (307.75 ypg), 15th in scoring offense (37.42 ppg) and 15th in punt returns (12.79 ypr) … QB Tyler Wilson is 21st in the nation and leads the SEC in total offense (283.4 ypg) … Wilson also leads the SEC in passing yards per game (285.2) and is 21st in the nation and fourth in the SEC in pass efficiency rating (148.7) … RS/WR Joe Adams leads the nation in punt returns, averaging 16.19 yards per return and P Dylan Breeding is 7th in punting, averaging 45.16 yards per boot … Arkansas defeated Texas A&M, 42-38, in an SEC-Big 12 game earlier this season while K-State won a four-OT thriller against A&M, 53-50 … Arkansas running backs coach/recruiting coordinator Tim Horton was an assistant (running backs) at Kansas State in 2006 …K-State is 7th in the nation in turnover margin (+1.08), 10th in kickoff returns (25.48 ypr), 29th in rushing offense (193.67 ypg) and 30th in scoring offense (33.08 ppg) … Freshman WR Tyler Lockett leads the nation in kickoff returns, averaging 35.19 yards per return … Junior defensive back Nigel Malone has seven interceptions and is tied for third in the nation.

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