UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS NOV. 5, 2011 • FAYETTEVILLE, ARK. DONALD W. REYNOLDS RAZORBACK STADIUM ATTENDANCE: 73,804 TV: ESPN
GAME 9
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#8 ARKANSAS 44
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#10 SOUTH CAROLINA 28 Both of those scores went to Wright, who finished the half just under the century mark at 92 yards. The UA defense also had a great first half, holding the Gamecock offense to only 49 yards. At the start of the second half, South Carolina scored its third touchdown of the night on a nine-play, 45-yard drive that was capped by a nine-yard run by quarterback Connor Shaw. The lead was cut back to three, but Arkansas came back on its first possession of the half to double that lead to six after Hocker kicked his second field goal of the night. The added three points extended UA’s lead to 27-21 with 7:47 left on the clock in the third quarter. The Razorback defense continued its strong play on South Carolina’s next possession, forcing a fumble by Wilds at their own 38-yard line. The ball was recovered by linebacker Jerry Franklin at the 38, giving the Razorbacks excellent field position for their next drive. Arkansas was able to capitalize with another field goal by Hocker. From 25 yards out, the Russellville, Ark., native booted his third field goal of the night and extended Arkansas’ lead to 30-21 with 1:17 to go in the third period. South Carolina did cut the lead to two after a 1-yard keep from Shaw, but the Razorbacks answered with another score on their third straight possession. A systematic eightplay, 63-yard drive was finished off by a four-yard touchdown run by Ronnie Wingo, Jr. and got the Arkansas lead back to nine, 37-28, with 8:09 to go in the game. That touchdown wouldn’t be the last by Arkansas, but it did give them the lead for good. One more touchdown was added by Broderick Green from one yard out after a fumble was caused by Jake Bequette in the South Carolina backfield. Shaw dropped back to pass and Bequette came up with the huge hit to dislodge the ball. DeQuinta Jones recovered it and the Razorbacks were able to capitalize with a gamesealing touchdown to pull ahead 44-28. Bequette finished the game with three sacks.
GAME STATISTICS TEAM STATS FIRST DOWNS RUSHES-YARDS (NET) PASSING YDS (NET) Passes Att-Comp-Int TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS Fumble Returns-Yards-TD Punt Returns-Yards-TD Kickoff Returns-Yards-TD Interception Returns-Yards-TD Punts (Number-Avg) Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Possession Time Third-Down Conversions Fourth-Down Conversions Red-Zone Scores-Chances Sacks By: Number-Yards
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2011 IN REVIEW
The 8th-ranked University of Arkansas football team got a huge boost from a 98-yard kickoff return from Dennis Johnson and a 103-yard receiving game from Jarius Wright en route to a 44-28 victory over No. 10 South Carolina inside Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium. The win was UA’s first in a top-10 matchup in Fayetteville since 1965 and the third in school history. The other two victories both occurred in 1965 when No. 3 Arkansas defeated No. 1 Texas 27-24 on Oct. 16 and No. 2 Arkansas defeated No. 9 Texas Tech 42-24 on Nov. 20. The first score of the game came on Arkansas’ first possession. After receiving the opening kickoff, the Razorbacks drove to the South Carolina 26-yard line and Zach Hocker came on and knocked down a 44-yard kick to give Arkansas an early 3-0 lead with 11:33 to go in the first quarter. South Carolina did answer back on its second possession of the game getting a 4-yard scoring run by Brandon Wilds to take a 7-3 lead, but Arkansas countered on the ensuing kickoff. Johnson received the kick and scampered 98 yards for a touchdown to give the Razorbacks a 10-7 lead with 2:28 to go in the first quarter. South Carolina re-took the lead at 14-10, but on the ensuing possession it was Arkansas’ turn to take it right back. Wilson spotted a nice throw to Jarius Wright from 68 yards out on the first play of the drive and Wright took it the rest of the way for the touchdown. It was Wright’s first touchdown catch of the night, giving the Razorbacks a 17-14 advantage with 12:49 to play in the half. The Arkansas defense forced the Gamecocks to punt on their next possession and Wilson was back out to captain the offense. Twelve plays and 75 yards later, it was Wright who found the end zone for the second time. Wilson connected with the Warren, Ark., native for 16 yards and allowed the Razorbacks to build their lead to 24-14 at halftime. Wilson was efficient in the first half under center, passing for 11-of-22 for 175 yards and two touchdowns.
AR SC 20 17 35-136 33-79 299 128 38-20-1 25-16-1 73-435 58-207 0-0-0 0-0-0 1-0-0 0-0-0 4-178-1 6-168-0 1-9-0 1-48-1 0-0 4-37.0 1-0 3-3 9-60 9-45 30:55 29:05 5 of 15 8 of 12 1 of 3 0 of 0 5-7 3-3 5-35 1-4
6-3, 217 SENIOR WIDE RECEIVER WARREN, ARK. WARREN HS
RUSHING: South Carolina - Connor Shaw 14-24; Brandon Wilds 10-21; Bruce Ellington 2-11; Kenny Miles 2-9; Eric Baker 2-9; Dylan Thompson 1-4; Damiere Byrd 1-3; Team 1-(-2) Arkansas - Dennis Johnson 15-86; Broderick Green 14-32; Tyler Wilson 4-9; Ronnie Wingo Jr. 2-9 PASSING: South Carolina - Connor Shaw 16-25-1-128 Arkansas - Tyler Wilson 20-37-1-299; Brandon Mitchell 0-1-0-0 RECEIVING: South Carolina - Brandon Wilds 4-29; Ace Sanders 3-30; Alshon Jeffery 3-19; Kenny Miles 2-30; Bruce Ellington 2-11; Justice Cunningham 1-6; Nick Jones 1-3 Arkansas - Jarius Wright 4-103; Joe Adams 4-63; Dennis Johnson 4-36; Chris Gragg 3-55; Cobi Hamilton 3-19; Julian Horton 1-12; Greg Childs 1-11
6-0, 204 SENIOR SAFETY WINNIE, TEXAS EAST CHAMBERS HS
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11.5.11 / ARKANSAS VS. SOUTH CAROLINA / DONALD W. REYNOLDS RAZORBACK STADIUM / FAYETTEVILLE
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SCORING SUMMARY South Carolina Arkansas
1 2 3 4 F 7 7 7 7 28 10 14 6 14 44
1st Quarter 11:33 AR - Zach Hocker 44 yd field goal, 8-41 3:27 2:04 SC - Brandon Wilds 4 yd run (Jay Wooten kick), 9-72 5:09 2:13 AR - Dennis Johnson 98 yd kickoff return (Zach Hocker kick) 2nd Quarter 13:04 SC - Devin Taylor 48 yd interception return (Jay Wooten kick) 12:49 AR - Jarius Wright 68 yd pass from Tyler Wilson (Zach Hocker kick), 1-68 0:15 4:11 AR - Jarius Wright 16 yd pass from Tyler Wilson (Zach Hocker kick), 12-75 4:38 3rd Quarter 10:50 SC - Connor Shaw 9 yd run (Jay Wooten kick), 9-45 4:10 7:47 AR - Zach Hocker 21 yd field goal, 9-62 3:03 1:17 AR - Zach Hocker 25 yd field goal, 9-30 3:51 4th Quarter 10:30 SC - Connor Shaw 1 yd run (Jay Wooten kick), 13-80 5:47 8:09 AR - Ronnie Wingo Jr. 4 yd run (Zach Hocker kick), 8-63 2:21 4:07 AR - Broderick Green 1 yd run (Zach Hocker kick), 2-1 1:14