Arkansas beats North Alabama 31-14
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Arkansas beat North Alabama 31-14. Share this game
We had Arkansas favored. It won.
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Top comment in the game thread
I was all about reserving judgement until we saw the product on the field but uhhhhh not great so far
How it swung
Before kickoff, our ratings gave Arkansas a 69% chance, and the closing betting line (Arkansas was a 40.5-point favorite) put it above 99%.
Arkansas led by 7 after the first quarter and by 14 at the half.
Favored the whole way: Arkansas never fell below 98%.
North Alabama never had better than a 2% chance.
Arkansas 31-14 North Alabama
Arkansas wonMove across the chart, or tap a numbered swing, to see any play.North Alabama 14-31 ArkansasNorth Alabama lostMove across the chart, or tap a numbered swing, to see any play.No single play moved the chance by 20 points.
No single play moved the chance by 20 points.
What fans said, play by play
The line in bold above each quote is written by our model from the thread’s comments and the play-by-play.
- Q1 12:36Arkansas fans react to a penalty on a punt return and criticize the offense
Naturally, a flag.
r/CFB game threadBack That Ass Up after the false Start... 🤔 Not a bad choice to be honest
r/CFB game thread - Q1 8:05Arkansas fans lament poor offensive start after punt and turnover on downs
A punt and a turnover on downs. ..
r/CFB game threadQuoted at the top of the page. - Q2 5:46Arkansas fans argue Jackson fumbled, not tackled, as UNA recovers at ARK17
That’s a fumble
r/CFB game thread - Q2 0:19Arkansas fans demand benching Jackson after his interception ends the half
Who was that throw to????
r/CFB game thread - Q4 11:02Wade runs for a touchdown as North Alabama fans celebrate the Lions' score
TD Lions!!!! Roar Lions! 🦁
r/CFB game threadNice throw and catch! X played at Memphis last year. Me thinks some of the UNA players have a chip on their shoulder to play against their old coach.
r/CFB game thread - Q4 5:41Arkansas fans mock nervousness as Jackson passes to Marshall for a first down
Honestly surprised any of y’all were nervous in the first place.
r/CFB game threadMore first downs than points…
r/CFB game thread
How to read this chart
Starts from the pregame line (Arkansas -40.5), at 99% for Arkansas (the play-by-play feed's kickoff number, moved to match the line; our model's and the betting line's own numbers are in “The betting line, and the fans”). Dots are the biggest swings; ticks under the chart are scores. The gray band is r/CFB game-thread activity, its loudest stretches in gold. A gold diamond marks a play fans were reacting to.Watch the plays
The bar and the arrow show Arkansas’s chance to win after each play; the logo is the team the play helped.
- Q1, 0:36Jackson 20-yd TD pass to CisseArkansas goes ahead 7-0Q1, 0:36 · Arkansas 7, North Alabama 07-0score after the play7-0score after the play▶Watch from this playESPN College Football
- Q2, 8:41Jackson 2-yd TD pass to AdcockArkansas leads 14-0Q2, 8:41 · Arkansas 14, North Alabama 014-0score after the play14-0score after the play▶Watch from this playESPN College Football
- Q2, 0:19Jackson intercepted by Butler at the UNA00Q2, 0:19 · Arkansas 14, North Alabama 014-0score after the play14-0score after the play▶Watch from this playESPN College Football
- Q3, 6:49Jackson 10-yd TD pass to PlattArkansas leads 21-0Q3, 6:49 · Arkansas 21, North Alabama 021-0score after the play21-0score after the play▶Watch from this playESPN College Football
- Q3, 2:10Wade 6-yd TD runcuts it to 21-7Q3, 2:10 · Arkansas 21, North Alabama 721-7score after the play21-7score after the play▶Watch from this playESPN College Football
- Q4, 10:24Wade 4-yd TD runcuts it to 28-14Q4, 10:24 · Arkansas 28, North Alabama 1428-14score after the play28-14score after the play▶Watch from this playESPN College Football
Every drive
Arkansas scored on 5 of its 13 drives; North Alabama on 2 of its 13.
Arkansas’s drives are teal, North Alabama’s amber. A line runs from where a drive started to where it ended; a filled dot means it scored.
“I was all about reserving judgement until we saw the product on the field but uhhhhh not great so far”
When fans got loud
Busy
Fans were up and loud before the first quarter was out.
The jump was busy; the crowd was quiet.
Box score
Arkansas 31, North Alabama 14
North Alabama covered +40.5 by 23.5. The total, 45, stayed under 63.5.
| Team totals | North Alabama | Arkansas |
|---|---|---|
| Total yards | 153 | 415 |
| Passing | 12 of 24, 113 yds | 24 of 35, 267 yds |
| Rushing | 20 for 40 yds | 49 for 148 yds |
| First downs | 7 | 29 |
| Third down | 1 of 10 | 10 of 17 |
| Fourth down | 0 of 0 | 1 of 2 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 3 |
| Penalties | 9 for 79 yds | 8 for 74 yds |
| Time of possession | 18:35 | 41:25 |
North Alabama leaders
- Passing Destin Wade 12 of 23, 113 yds
- Rushing Jalen Fletcher 4 for 24 yds; Chris McMillian 3 for 8 yds
- Receiving Xavier Johnson 6 for 82 yds; Snap Reed 3 for 16 yds
Arkansas leaders
- Passing KJ Jackson 24 of 35, 267 yds, 3 TD, 1 INT
- Rushing Braylen Russell 17 for 49 yds, 1 TD; Sutton Smith 15 for 36 yds
- Receiving Chris Marshall 7 for 79 yds; Sutton Smith 4 for 43 yds
Feels like 99° to 106° through the game
101° at kickoff · feels like 99° to 106° · no rain recorded · wind 6 mph from the east-southeast, gusts to 16
A feels-like 106° is hotter than the peak in 99% of games since 2018.
Each gray tick is one game. The black line is the typical game.
Warmer than every one of the 59 other games played at Razorback Stadium since 2016 (airport temperature during the game window). The usual here around this date is 79°, with about 7 in 10 games between 74° and 84°.
September game-day temperatures at Razorback Stadium
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Where this weather comes from
Measured at Fayetteville/drake airport, 4.4 miles away. Rain is NOAA's radar-and-gauge estimate at the stadium and wind is an airport reading; neither is measured on the field. Game times come from the play-by-play, good to a minute or two. Source: National Weather Service, through the Iowa Environmental Mesonet; rain radar from NOAA MRMS, through Iowa State University. Field direction from OpenStreetMap contributors.Before kickoff
Recent games, the series and the betting line below are as they stood going in; the season profile is the season so far.
Recent games
Last three games · 2025 season
North Alabama · 2-10
Rated 207th in our preseason ratings, 207th now.
Three straight losses.
L 34-36 vs Southern Utah #133 of 667
lost by 2 as an 18-point underdog
L 0-61 @ Tarleton State #66 of 667
lost by 61 as a 33.5-point underdog
L 17-24 vs West Georgia #182 of 667
lost by 7 as a 9.5-point underdog
L 33-34 @ Utah Tech #230 of 667
lost by 1 as a 3.5-point underdog
L 28-56 @ Austin Peay #111 of 667
lost by 28 as a 19.5-point underdog
W 35-14 vs Eastern Kentucky #195 of 667
won by 21 as an 11.5-point underdog
L 21-49 vs Central Arkansas #163 of 667
lost by 28 as a 4-point underdog
L 23-52 @ Abilene Christian #137 of 667
lost by 29 as an 11.5-point underdog
L 36-38 @ Illinois State #139 of 667
lost by 2 as a 17-point underdog
W 49-21 vs Northeastern State #359 of 667
L 21-30 @ Southeast Missouri State #174 of 667
lost by 9 as a 15.5-point underdog
L 6-55 @ Western Kentucky #83 of 667
lost by 49 as a 27.5-point underdog
Last three games · 2025 season
Arkansas · 2-10
Rated 145th in our preseason ratings.
L 17-31 vs MissouriTop 25 #15 of 667
lost by 14 as a 4.5-point underdog
L 37-52 @ TexasTop 25 #22 of 667
lost by 15 as a 10.5-point underdog
L 22-23 @ LSUTop 25 #22 of 667
lost by 1 as a 4.5-point underdog
L 35-38 vs Mississippi State #41 of 667
lost by 3 as a 5.5-point favorite
L 24-33 vs AuburnTop 25 #18 of 667
lost by 9 as a 2.5-point favorite
L 42-45 vs Texas A&MTop 25 #10 of 667
lost by 3 as an 8.5-point underdog
L 31-34 @ TennesseeTop 25 #11 of 667
lost by 3 as a 10.5-point underdog
L 13-56 vs Notre DameTop 25 #3 of 667
lost by 43 as a 5.5-point underdog
L 31-32 @ MemphisTop 25 #27 of 667
lost by 1 as a 7.5-point favorite
L 35-41 @ Ole MissTop 25 #4 of 667
lost by 6 as a 4.5-point underdog
W 56-14 vs Arkansas State #113 of 667
won by 42 as a 24.5-point favorite
W 52-7 vs Alabama A&M #180 of 667
won by 45 as a 45.5-point favorite
Line, fans and home field
The betting line, and the fans
Our model and the betting line don’t fully agree on Arkansas’s chances here.
Arkansas favored by 40.5 · Total 63.5
How games like this usually go
Arkansas by 40.5, and it went to form
Half of games8 in 10 gamesThis game
The band is where a favorite’s chance ran in the 411 games since 2025 with a favorite of 21.5 points or more.
Weather at kickoff
Hot and dry. Feels like 102° at kickoff.
North Alabama at Arkansas · Saturday, Sept. 5, 2026 · Razorback Stadium, Fayetteville
- 102°feels like at kickoff
- Dryno rain at kickoff
- 41weather score, Harsh
- Tiedfor the roughest of the day's 7 kickoff times
At kickoff, Sept. 5, 2026.
Weather score: 0 to 100, higher is better, for the first 3 hours and 20 minutes of the game. Ideal is 100, Comfortable 90 to 99, Mixed 75 to 89, Rough 50 to 74, Harsh under 50.
Later kickoff times scored higher that Saturday
Games in this time zone used 7 kickoff times that day, local time (kickoffs within 30 minutes of each other count as one). This game, ringed, was tied for the roughest of the day's seven kickoff times. At Razorback Stadium that day, a 7 pm kickoff would have scored 76, against 41 at 3:15 pm.
The roughest kickoff time is the lowest of the day's times. It can still be Mixed or Comfortable.
- 11 am: 43, Harsh
- noon: 41, Harsh
- 2:30 pm: 40, Harsh
- 3:15 pm: 41, Harsh (this game)
- 4 pm: 42, Harsh
- 6 pm: 62, Rough
- 7 pm: 76, Mixed
Weather score at each kickoff time.
Tap a dot to read that kickoff time.
At kickoff, Sept. 5, 2026. Wind is not drawn here; gusts are in each score.
Home field
Arkansas is worth +2.1 points (±4.1) more at home than on the road since 2018 — bottom third of FBS, 18th percentile.
38% at home, 22% on the road against FBS opponents (19-31 home, 8-29 away).
Our model gives every stadium the same flat 2.3-point home edge (why); the books use about 3. Against the closing line this stadium reads -6.7 at home vs. away over 92 games — outside the ±5.7 noise, one of the few buildings where results say more.
The visitors travel about 376 miles to get here.