- Auburn leads Arkansas all-time, 13-11-1. The Tigers lead 6-5-1 in games played at Jordan-Hare Stadium.
- Since these teams began meeting annually in 1992, the series has become one of the tightest in the SEC West. The all-time score in the series is Auburn 633, Arkansas 629 — an average score of 25.3-25.2.
- The Tigers are 2-1 against Arkansas under head coach Gus Malzahn, winning by an average score of 42-31.
- With the Razorbacks ranked 17th in the AP Poll and the Tigers ranked 21st, this is the first ranked matchup between these programs since 2011, when No. 10 Arkansas beat No. 15 Auburn 38-14 in Fayetteville.
- The only time Jordan-Hare has hosted a ranked matchup between the Tigers and Razorbacks was in 2010. The teams combined for 1,036 yards of offense and 55 first downs as eventual Heisman winner Cam Newton led No. 7 Auburn to a 65-43 win over No. 12 Arkansas. It remains the highest-scoring non-overtime game in SEC history.
- This will be just the third ranked matchup in series history.
- Auburn is 4-4 when facing Arkansas after a bye week. The Tigers' wins came in 1993, 1994, 1996 and 2005, while the Razorbacks' wins came in 1999, 2002, 2012 and 2015.
- The Tigers are 5-0-1 when scoring at least 24 points against Arkansas at Jordan-Hare Stadium.
- Auburn is 9-11-1 against Arkansas in the month of October, losing the last three dating back to 2011.
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