Английская Википедия:2020 Arkansas Razorbacks football team

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The 2020 Arkansas Razorbacks football team represented the University of Arkansas in the 2020 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Razorbacks played their home games at Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium in Fayetteville, Arkansas. The team competed as a member of the Western Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) and was led by first-year head coach Sam Pittman.

In a season impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, the Razorbacks compiled a 3–7 record, all in conference play. This was the first season since War Memorial Stadium in Little Rock opened that the Razorbacks did not play at least one home game in that stadium. Arkansas was scheduled to play the annual Red/White spring game at War Memorial in April at the conclusion of spring practice, but the SEC did not approve those plans.

On October 3, Arkansas defeated No. 16 Mississippi State, 21–14, snapping a 20-game SEC losing streak. It marked their first conference win since October 2017, their first win against a ranked team since November 2016, and their first road win against a ranked SEC team since November 2015.

After the regular season completed, the Razorbacks accepted a bid to the 2020 Texas Bowl. Slated to face TCU, the bowl was canceled when TCU had to withdraw due to COVID-19 issues within their program.

Season

SEC Media Days

In the preseason media poll, Arkansas was predicted to finish in last place in the West Division.

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Media poll (West Division)
1	Alabama	660 (86)
2	LSU	489 (8)
3	Auburn	488
4	Texas A&M	454 (2)
T5	Ole Miss	238
T5	Mississippi State	238
7	Arkansas	121

Preseason All-SEC teams

The Razorbacks had one player selected to the preseason all-SEC teams, released on September 17, 2020.

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2nd team

Rakeem Boyd – RB

Recruits

The Razorbacks signed a total of 19 recruits from high school and junior college. Шаблон:College Athlete Recruit Start Шаблон:College Athlete Recruit Entry Шаблон:College Athlete Recruit Entry Шаблон:College Athlete Recruit Entry Шаблон:College Athlete Recruit Entry Шаблон:College Athlete Recruit Entry Шаблон:College Athlete Recruit Entry Шаблон:College Athlete Recruit Entry Шаблон:College Athlete Recruit Entry Шаблон:College Athlete Recruit Entry Шаблон:College Athlete Recruit Entry Шаблон:College Athlete Recruit Entry Шаблон:College Athlete Recruit Entry Шаблон:College Athlete Recruit Entry Шаблон:College Athlete Recruit Entry Шаблон:College Athlete Recruit Entry Шаблон:College Athlete Recruit Entry Шаблон:College Athlete Recruit Entry Шаблон:College Athlete Recruit Entry Шаблон:College Athlete Recruit Entry Шаблон:College Athlete Recruit End

Arkansas also signed six transfers in the 2020 class.

Pos.	Player	Former school	Year	Source
QB	Feleipe Franks	Florida	Senior
LB	Levi Draper	Oklahoma	Redshirt Junior
DT	Xavier Kelly	Clemson	Senior
CB	Jerry Jacobs	Arkansas State	Redshirt Junior
PK	A.J. Reed	Duke	Senior
P	George Caratan	Michigan	Redshirt Sophomore

Coaching staff

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Sam Pittman	Head coach	1st
Kendal Briles	Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach	1st
Barry Odom	Defensive coordinator/Safeties coach	1st
Scott Fountain	Assistant head coach/Special teams coordinator	1st
Jimmy Smith	Running backs coach	1st
Justin Stepp	Wide receivers coach	3rd
Brad Davis	Offensive line coach	1st
Jon Cooper	Tight ends coach	1st
Rion Rhoades	Linebackers coach	1st
Derrick LeBlanc	Defensive line coach	1st
Sam Carter	Cornerbacks coach	1st
Jamil Walker	Strength and conditioning coach	1st
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Schedule

The Razorbacks' 2020 schedule consists of 5 home games and 5 away games. The Razorbacks will host SEC foes Georgia, Alabama, LSU for the Battle for the Golden Boot game, Tennessee, and Ole Miss, and will travel to face Florida, Mississippi State, Auburn, Texas A&M for the Southwest Classic game, and Missouri for the Battle Line Rivalry game.

Arkansas had games scheduled against Charleston Southern, Louisiana–Monroe, Nevada, and Notre Dame, which were all canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

In August 2020, the conference revealed the 10-game conference schedules that each team would be playing, consisting of the eight conference games already scheduled plus an additional two crossover games (one home and one away). After Arkansas was scheduled to play Georgia and Florida, the top two teams in the East Division in 2019, athletic director Hunter Yurachek stated that Arkansas had "the most challenging schedule in the history of college football." The full 10-game schedule was released by the conference on August 17.

On November 23, 2020, Arkansas' game against Missouri was postponed due to an increase in COVID-19 cases within the Arkansas program. On November 27, 2020, the SEC revised the schedules of multiple teams over the next few weeks, a move that saw the Arkansas–Missouri contest moved to December 5 and the Arkansas–Alabama game moved to a date to be determined and later scheduled for December 12.

The Razorbacks were selected to participate in the 2020 Texas Bowl against TCU but the game was canceled two days beforehand because of COVID-19 concerns in the Horned Frogs' program.

Statistics

Team

Scores by quarter

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Rankings

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Players drafted into the NFL

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Jonathan Marshall

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