TAT: By the Numbers - The Rutgers Game and More

These stats were originally compiled for the September 25, 2013 issue of The Arkansas Traveler.

646 – Career digs by senior libero Emily Helm. Her 12 digs against Saint Louis moved her into 19th place on the UA career digs list.

2,126 – Career digs by Ashley Miller from 2004-2007. She is the Razorbacks’ all-time leader in digs.

7 – Games played by the Arkansas women’s soccer team that have been decided by one goal. They are 7-2 overall and 5-2 in games decided by one goal, including back-to-back 1-0 losses to TCU and Ole Miss.

3 – Perfect scores by the Arkansas women’s cross country team this season. They collected their third Saturday at the Aztec Invitational in San Diego. Razorback runners took the top eight spots, defeating runners from San Diego St. and USC, among others, as well as perennial NAIA powerhouse Biola.

1940 – The last time Arkansas played a football game in the Northeast, before Saturday’s game at Rutgers, was Nov. 21, 1940, when the Razorbacks lost to No. 15 Fordham 27-7. Fordham is now a member of the Patriot League in the FCS (formerly Division I-AA).

88 – Combined rushing yards by sophomore Jonathan Williams and freshman Alex Collins against Rutgers. They had been averaging a combined 270.3 yards per game.

371.5, 4 – Passing yards and touchdowns Rutgers quarterback Gary Nova has averaged against Arkansas the last two seasons.

175.7, 1.4 – Passing yards and touchdowns Nova has averaged in the 25 games he’s played against opponents other than the Razorbacks.

18.5 – Career sacks by senior defensive end Chris Smith, after he collected one against Rutgers. He is now sixth on the UA career sacks list. Wayne Martin is first, with 25.5 from 1985 to 1988.

3 – Different players that completed a pass for the Razorbacks against Rutgers. Junior quarterback AJ Derby completed 14-of-26 passes for 137 yards and a touchdown, while sophomore running back Jonathan Williams and junior punter Sam Irwin-Hill each completed one pass, for 21 and 24 yards, respectively. Williams’ pass was a touchdown.

11:49 – Time, in minutes and seconds, that Arkansas has trailed this year. They are third in the SEC in this statistic, behind LSU, who has never trailed, and Missouri, who has only trailed for 8:20.

28 - Times Arkansas has played Texas A&M the week following a loss. The Razorbacks are 16-11-1 in those games.