College football capsules

November 17, 2007 02:05 am

— Mississippi State (6-4, 3-3)
vs. Arkansas (6-4, 2-4)
at Little Rock
Kickoff: 1 p.m. today
TV: None
Radio: KCFO 970 AM
About Mississippi State: The Bulldogs are playing their last road game and come into today’s game with a two-game winning streak. MSU has beaten Kentucky 31-14 and Alabama 17-12 in its last two games. The Bulldogs have not won in seven games, including a tie, in Arkansas. In beating Alabama, the Bulldogs return an interception 100 yards for a touchdown, the fifth time this season they have scored a TD on defense. Offensively, Anthony Dixon leads the team in rushing with 914 yards and 13 TDs.
About Arkansas: The 34-13 loss to Tennessee last week snapped the Razorbacks’ three-game winning streak. A win over the Bulldogs will give the Hogs their seventh sweep of the Mississippi teams in one season. The Razorbacks beat Ole Miss 44-8 in October. Arkansas ranks second in the SEC in home wins since 1998 to 207 with a 52-17 record. Darren McFadden has rushed for 1,431 yards and 12 touchdowns this season. Coach Houston Nutt is 6-1 against Mississippi State, including last year’s 28-14 win in Starkville, Miss.

Army (3-7)
at Tulsa (7-3, 5-2)
Kickoff: Noon today.
TV: ESPN Classic, Ch. 33
Radio: KRMG 740 AM
About Army: Coach Stan Brock is in his first season as the Black Knights’ coach after working as the offensive line coach the previous three seasons. He’s been a head coach in the Arena Football League and played 16 years playing in the NFL with New Orleans and San Diego. This will be the first meeting between the Cadets and Tulsa. Army has lost four straight, including last week’s 41-6 setback to Rutgers. The last win came on Oct. 6 when it beat Tulsa, 20-17.
About Tulsa: Quarterback Paul Smith’s 37-yard touchdown pass in the third quarter against Houston last week elevated the senior to the school’s all-time single-season passing leader and career passing leader. He has 3,496 yards passing this season and 9,367 for his career at TU. The Hurricane have won three straight four of their last five games with the win over the Cougars. The Hurricanes’ offene ranks second in the nation at 536.9 yards per game and behind Texas Tech’s 542.8 per game.