GAME 8 ARKANSAS 63, UT MARTIN 28 GAME 8 OCT. 31, 2015 | FAYETTEVILLE, ARK. DONALD W. REYNOLDS RAZORBACK STADIUM ATTENDANCE: 64,206 | TV: SEC NETWORK FAYETTEVILLE, ARK. — Behind a career-high five-touchdown performance and a 173-yard outing by junior running back Alex Collins, Arkansas took down UT Martin 63-28 in Saturday’s Homecoming affair at Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium. The win improved Arkansas’ record to 4-4. With his impressive performance, Collins surpassed Cedric Cobbs (26) for fifth in program history with 28 rushing touchdowns for his career. The Fort Lauderdale, Florida, native also moved into fourth place on the school’s all-time rushing list with 3,086 yards, surpassing Felix Jones’ total of 2,956 set from 2005-07. Additionally, Collins broke the 100-yard rushing barrier for the 13th time in his career, which tied Jones for fourth in the school record books. Arkansas outgained UT Martin in the first half by
10 yards. Interceptions by Rohan Gaines and Brooks Ellis proved to be difference makers. Brandon Allen, who was 11-of-15 for 186 yards and one touchdown in the first half, marched the Razorbacks down the field on their first scoring chance, capping the 10-play, 75-yard drive with a 2-yard touchdown run by Collins. It was the second week in a row that Arkansas scored on its opening drive. Allen finished the day 14-of-19 with 265 yards and two touchdowns. The senior signal caller moved past both Casey Dick (5,856) and Matt Jones (5,857) for career passing yards and is now fourth all-time with 6,057. At the half, the Razorbacks led 35-14. Arkansas would eventually add four more touchdowns to its ledger, ending its scoring with a 35-yard touchdown pass from sophomore quarterback Austin Allen to Jeremy Sprinkle at the 14:08 mark in the fourth quarter. Defensively, Dre Greenlaw paced the Razorbacks in tackles for the fourth time in six starts with 10, and the Razorbacks had two interceptions in a game for the third time this season.
GAME STATISTICS TEAM STATS UT MARTIN FIRST DOWNS 25 RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 23-169 PASSING YDS (NET) 380 Passes Att-Comp-Int 44-30-2 TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 67-519 Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 Punt Returns-Yards 0-0 Kickoff Returns-Yards 8-118 Interception Returns-Yards 0-0 Punts (Number-Avg) 4-33.8 Fumbles-Lost 1-1 Penalties-Yards 4-27 Possession Time 31:27 Third-Down Conversions 6 of 11 Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 1 Red-Zone Scores-Chances 2-2 Sacks By: Number-Yards 1-7
ARKANSAS 22 36-291 300 20-15-0 56-591 0-0 1-33 2-45 2-42 2-40.0 0-0 3-25 28:43 3 of 7 2 of 2 5-5 0-0
RUSHING Arkansas - Alex Collins 16-173; Kody Walker 8-57; Denzell Evans 6-48; Juan Day 4-17; Brandon Allen 2-(-4). UT-Martin - Trent Garland 11-55; Jaimiee Bowe 4-33; Najee Ray 7-30; Jarod Neal 1-21. PASSING Arkansas - Brandon Allen 14-19-0-265; Austin Allen 1-1-0-35. UT-Martin - Jarod Neal 30-43-1-380; William Tanner 0-1-1-0. RECEIVING Arkansas - Jared Cornelius 4-33; Damon Mitchell 3-66; Jeremy Sprinkle 2-67; Hunter Henry 2-55; Drew Morgan 2-14; Dominique Reed 1-71; Alex Collins 1--6. UT-Martin - Caylon Weathers 6-111; Rod Wright 6-84; Najee Ray 6-59; William Tanner 4-27; Kyle Kerrick 3-28; CJ McElrath 1-31; Ben Axline 1-12; James Ratliff 1-11; Brett Thompson 1-9; Rodari Houston 1-8.
SCORING SUMMARY UT Martin Arkansas
1 0 7
2 14 28
3 7 21
4 7 7
F 28 63
1ST QUARTER 10:20 AR - Alex Collins 2 yd run (Cole Hedlund kick), 10-75, 4:40. 2ND QUARTER 14:18 AR - Alex Collins 6 yd run (Cole Hedlund kick), 4-66, 1:42. 10:05 AR - Alex Collins 5 yd run (Cole Hedlund kick), 6-28, 2:43. 07:23 UTM - Jaimiee Bowe 26 yd run (Jackson Redditt kick), 6-86, 2:42. 06:15 AR - Damon Mitchell 49 yd pass from Brandon Allen (Cole Hedlund kick), 3-75, 1:08. 03:48 AR - Alex Collins 3 yd run (Cole Hedlund kick), 2-12, 0:49. 01:28 UTM - Najee Ray 21 yd run (Jackson Redditt kick), 6-78, 2:20. 3RD QUARTER 12:11 UTM - Trent Garland 1 yd run (Jackson Redditt kick), 6-83, 2:49. 11:10 AR - Dominique Reed 71 yd pass from Brandon Allen (Cole Hedlund kick), 3-75, 1:01. 06:01 AR - Brandon Allen 3 yd run (Cole Hedlund kick), 8-63, 4:09. 00:18 AR - Alex Collins 63 yd run (Cole Hedlund kick), 2-70, 0:53. 4TH QUARTER 14:08 AR - Jeremy Sprinkle 35 yd pass from Austin Allen (Cole Hedlund kick), 1-35, 0:08. 02:42 UTM - Ben Axline 12 yd pass from Jarod Neal (Jackson Redditt kick), 9-80, 4:15.
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