TAT: By the Numbers - Football Preview

These statistics originally appeared in the August 30, 2013 Football Preview issue of The Arkansas Traveler.

8 - Of the 17 players who caught a pass last season, eight will not play for the Razorbacks this year. Cobi Hamilton, Dennis Johnson, Chris Gragg and Ronnie Wingo, Jr. graduated, Brandon Mitchell and Mekale McKay transferred, Knile Davis left early for the NFL and Demetrius Wilson will miss the season with a torn ACL.

70, 921, 9 - Combined receptions, receiving yards, and receiving touchdowns of the nine returning pass catchers from last season.

5 - First round picks in the NFL draft coached by Bret Bielema during his seven years at Wisconsin. Ohio State is the only Big Ten team with more first round selection in that time span, with six. Arkansas had only three.

51.5 - Percent of total offensive yards gained on the ground by Wisconsin under Bielema.

53.3 - Percent of total offensive yards gained on the ground by Arkansas under Houston Nutt.

69.1 - Percent of total offensive yards gained through the air by Arkansas under Bobby Petrino.

50.6 - Percent of total offensive yards gained on the ground by the past seven BCS National Champions.

4.86, 8.34 - Yards per carry and yards per pass attempt for Bielema’s Wisconsin teams. That is more yards per carry that Nutt’s Arkansas teams (4.74 yds./car.) and almost the same yards per pass attempt as Petrino’s Arkansas teams (8.36 yds./att.).

.575 - Alabama head coach Nick Saban’s Big Ten winning percentage in his five seasons at Michigan State.

.661 - Bielema’s Big Ten winning percentage in his seven seasons at Wisconsin.

9 - Seasons since 1958 (Frank Broyles’ first season) Arkansas had four or fewer wins in a season. They had four wins in 1958, 1967, 1994, 1996, 1997, 2005 and 2012 and three wins in 1990 and 1992.

7.75 - Average wins Arkansas has in seasons following three- and four-win seasons. On average, their win total increases by four.

2 - Seasons in which Arkansas won 10 games after winning only four the season before. They did this in 1968 and 2006.