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Wk 5 · 2026

Arkansas Razorbacks at Texas A&M Aggies — Sat, Oct 3

Sat, Oct 3 · Kyle Field, College Station, TX · ESPN2 FINAL

Weather

No forecast yet. Forecasts reach about 16 days ahead, so this fills in nearer the game. A seasonal average printed here would look exactly like a forecast, which is why there is not one.
Arkansas Razorbacks
SEC · 2-4
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TA&M -13.5 · total 50.5 DraftKings opened -14.5 · 1 toward ARK
Ratings differential TA&M by 14.8
Texas A&M Aggies
SEC · 3-3
34

What is at stake

A SEC game — it counts in the standings that decide that league's championship game. Run the race.

What the ratings imply

The differential above is arithmetic on two published numbers: The CFB King’s 2026 final efficiency ratings, plus 2.4 points of home field. It is not a projection, a value, an edge or a lean, and nothing on this site compares it with the betting line to tell you one is better. Until 2026 games are played it is last season’s measurement of two teams that have changed.

Efficiency · 2026 ratings

Arkansas: +0.5#67
Efficiency margin
Texas A&M: +12.9#23
Arkansas: 30.7
Offense (pts/100)
Texas A&M: 35.5
Arkansas: 21.3
Defense (pts/100)
Texas A&M: 13.7
Arkansas: 68.2
Pace (plays/g)
Texas A&M: 68.3
Arkansas: 4.80
Yards / play
Texas A&M: 4.70
Arkansas: 5.94
Yards / play allowed
Texas A&M: 5.64
Opponent-adjusted ratings from The College King's 2026 final numbers. Bars share a scale within each row, so the two lengths are comparable; the brighter side is the better of the two, and a longer bar is the better number — including the rows where a lower figure is the good one. Pace is the exception: it is how fast a team plays, not how well, so neither side is lit and a longer bar there means only more plays.

Team stats · 2026 per game

Arkansas: 19.3
Points / game
Texas A&M: 27.5
Arkansas: 27.7
Points allowed
Texas A&M: 20.0
Arkansas: 327
Yards / game
Texas A&M: 321
Arkansas: 352
Yards allowed
Texas A&M: 318
Arkansas: 203
Pass yds allowed
Texas A&M: 184
Arkansas: 150
Rush yds allowed
Texas A&M: 134
Arkansas: 1.33
Turnovers / game
Texas A&M: 1.33
From completed 2026 box scores; defensive yardage covers the regular season and conference championships.

Arkansas form

L 17-24vs TENNL 7-34at TA&MW 34-6vs TLSAL 17-45vs UGAL 10-43at UTAH
2026 season

Texas A&M form

L 6-27at MIZW 34-7vs ARKL 6-35at LSUL 21-31vs UKW 48-20vs ASU
2026 season

Arkansas this season

Straight up2-4 · 33% (6 games)
Against the spread2-4 · 33% (6 games)
Over / under1-5 · 17% (6 games)

Texas A&M this season

Straight up3-3 · 50% (6 games)
Against the spread3-3 · 50% (6 games)
Over / under2-4 · 33% (6 games)
Lines are captured from ESPN's board before kickoff and locked at kickoff, so an in-play price cannot overwrite the number a game is graded against.

Common opponents · 5

OpponentArkansasTexas A&M
Tennessee
SEC
vs L 17-24 previewvs Wk 11 · scheduled preview
Missouri
SEC
vs Wk 9 · scheduled previewat L 6-27 preview
South Carolina
SEC
vs Wk 11 · scheduled previewat Wk 10 · scheduled preview
Texas
SEC
at Wk 12 · scheduled previewvs Wk 13 · scheduled preview
LSU
SEC
vs Wk 13 · scheduled previewat L 6-35 preview
Open these two in the comparison tool for every shared and unshared opponent.

Series history · 2006–2026

Since 2006, Texas A&M leads 14–4 · Texas A&M has won the last 5
18 meetings in 2006–2026 · average margin 6.8 points toward Texas A&M
Yr DateResultSiteWon
20262026-10-03Arkansas 7 — 34 Texas A&Mat TA&MTexas A&M
20252025-10-18Texas A&M 45 — 42 Arkansasat ARKTexas A&M
20242024-09-28Arkansas 17 — 21 Texas A&MneutralTexas A&M
20232023-09-30Texas A&M 34 — 22 ArkansasneutralTexas A&M
20222022-09-24Arkansas 21 — 23 Texas A&MneutralTexas A&M
20212021-09-25Texas A&M 10 — 20 ArkansasneutralArkansas
20202020-10-31Arkansas 31 — 42 Texas A&Mat TA&MTexas A&M
20192019-09-28Texas A&M 31 — 27 ArkansasneutralTexas A&M
20182018-09-29Arkansas 17 — 24 Texas A&MneutralTexas A&M
20172017-09-23Texas A&M 50 — 43 ArkansasneutralTexas A&M
20162016-09-24Arkansas 24 — 45 Texas A&MneutralTexas A&M
20152015-09-26Texas A&M 28 — 21 ArkansasneutralTexas A&M
20142014-09-27Arkansas 28 — 35 Texas A&MneutralTexas A&M
20132013-09-28Texas A&M 45 — 33 Arkansasat ARKTexas A&M
20122012-09-29Arkansas 10 — 58 Texas A&Mat TA&MTexas A&M
20112011-10-01Texas A&M 38 — 42 ArkansasneutralArkansas
20102010-10-09Arkansas 24 — 17 Texas A&MneutralArkansas
20092009-10-03Texas A&M 19 — 47 ArkansasneutralArkansas

Arkansas leaders 2026 regular season

PassingKJ Jackson QB #795/157, 1038 YDS, 6 TD, 4 INT
AJ Hill QB #216/28, 181 YDS, 1 TD
RushingBraylen Russell RB #040 CAR, 136 YDS, 1 TD
Sutton Smith RB #539 CAR, 126 YDS, 1 TD
KJ Jackson QB #739 CAR, 85 YDS, 2 TD
ReceivingChris Marshall WR #635 REC, 549 YDS, 2 TD
Ismael Cisse WR #47 REC, 90 YDS, 2 TD
Jamari Hawkins WR #96 REC, 82 YDS
Ty Lockwood TE #8510 REC, 78 YDS, 1 TD
Defense
TacklesBen Bogle LB #4435
Khmori House DB #633
Ja'Quavion Smith LB #2531
SacksQuincy Rhodes Jr. DL #972
Khmori House DB #62
Charlie Collins DL #91.5
InterceptionsChristian Harrison DB #11
full roster and per-player history

Texas A&M leaders 2026 regular season

PassingMarcel Reed QB #1085/149, 908 YDS, 6 TD, 4 INT
Brady Hart QB #134/9, 36 YDS, 1 TD, 1 INT
RushingRueben Owens II RB #470 CAR, 291 YDS, 1 TD
KJ Edwards RB #028 CAR, 181 YDS, 2 TD
Marcel Reed QB #1043 CAR, 170 YDS, 2 TD
ReceivingIsaiah Horton WR #717 REC, 248 YDS, 3 TD
Mario Craver WR #123 REC, 235 YDS, 2 TD
Terry Bussey WR #67 REC, 92 YDS
Kiotti Armstrong TE #92 REC, 62 YDS
Defense
TacklesNoah Mikhail LB #026
Ray Coney LB #2123
Marcus Ratcliffe S #321
SacksMarco Jones DE #102
T.J. Searcy DE #181
Ryan Henderson DE #171
InterceptionsJulio Humphrey CB #61
Dalton Brooks S #71
Marcus Ratcliffe S #31
full roster and per-player history
These are regular-season totals for the season named on each card — the players who led that team that year, taken from ESPN's team leaders. That list is keyed to the season, not to today's roster, so a leader who has since transferred or run out of eligibility still appears against the year he earned it; the roster pages and the depth chart on each team page are where the current squad is. A team switches to this season's numbers once it has played a game. The roster pages count bowl games too, so a player's two lines can differ by a game.