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National Championship: Arkansas Razorbacks vs. Michigan State Spartans

January 24, 2027
20°
Nile Kinnick Stadium (Iowa City, IA) Attendance: 68,338 (99%)
Razorbacks 7 7 6 3 - 23
Spartans 3 9 7 7 - 26

Scoring Summary

(Qtr 1) Razorbacks: 1-10-UMS 31 (12:45) 9-Joseph Harris pass complete to 1-Willie Durazo for 31 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 14-Robert Menzies. UMS 0 ARK 7
(Qtr 1) Spartans: 4-3-ARK 32 (8:50) 6-Luke Gabriel 50 yard field goal is GOOD. UMS 3 ARK 7
(Qtr 2) Spartans: 1-1-ARK 0 (14:53) 19-Mark Fernandez ran for 0 yards. TOUCHDOWN!
(Qtr 2) Razorbacks: 2-1-UMS 9 (5:23) 9-Joseph Harris pass complete to 86-Deon Henry for 9 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 14-Robert Menzies. UMS 9 ARK 14
(Qtr 2) Spartans: 4-1-ARK 0 (1:11) 6-Luke Gabriel 19 yard field goal is GOOD. UMS 12 ARK 14
(Qtr 3) Razorbacks: 1-10-UMS 49 (5:06) 9-Joseph Harris pass complete to 32-Coy Morris for 49 yards. TOUCHDOWN!
(Qtr 3) Spartans: 1-10-UMS 40 (2:54) 12-Andrew Bratton pass complete to 20-Frederick Robert for 60 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 6-Luke Gabriel. UMS 69-Michael London was injured on the play. He looks like he should be able to return. UMS 19 ARK 20
(Qtr 4) Razorbacks: 4-2-UMS 9 (7:19) 14-Robert Menzies 28 yard field goal is GOOD. UMS 19 ARK 23
(Qtr 4) Spartans: 3-4-ARK 4 (1:07) 12-Andrew Bratton pass complete to 19-Mark Fernandez for 4 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 6-Luke Gabriel. UMS 26 ARK 23

Team Statistics

Spartans Razorbacks
First Downs 13 15
- Rushing 2 8
- Passing 10 6
- Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 352 395
- Offensive Plays 57 57
- Yards Per Play 6.18 6.93
Net Rushing Yards 54 145
- Rushing Attempts 26 30
- Yards Per Rush 2.08 4.83
Net Passing Yards 298 250
- Att/Comp/Int 31 / 21 / 0 27 / 23 / 0
- Gross Passing Yards 298 250
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0 / 0 0 / 0
- Yards Per Pass Play 9.61 9.26
- Yards Per Completion 14.19 10.87
Fumbles/Lost 0 / 0 2 / 1
3rd Down Conversions 5 / 14 5 / 12
- Avg YTG on 3rd Down 6.6 4.9
4th Down Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 1
Penalties/Yards 1 / 5 3 / 15
Punt Returns/Yards 1 / 13 1 / 1
Kick Returns/Yards 0 / 0 0 / 0
Int Returns/Yards 0 / 0 0 / 0
2pt Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 0
Red Zone Visits 3 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2 / 1 1 / 1
Avg Drive Start OWN 30 OWN 25
Time of Possession 27:16 32:43

Drive Charts

Michigan State Spartans

Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 12:40 3:54 OWN 25 6 43 Field Goal
1 4:41 2:08 OWN 35 3 8 Punt
1 0:13 0:22 OWN 45 3 55 Touchdown
2 11:28 1:23 OWN 20 3 -4 Punt
2 5:18 4:09 OWN 25 11 75 Field Goal
3 15:00 3:00 OWN 25 5 15 Punt
3 8:38 1:35 OWN 9 3 3 Punt
3 4:57 2:12 OWN 25 4 75 Touchdown
4 14:52 1:33 OWN 20 3 9 Punt
4 7:16 6:13 OWN 25 13 75 Touchdown
4 0:47 0:47 OPP 29 3 3 Game

Arkansas Razorbacks

Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 15:00 2:20 OWN 25 4 75 Touchdown
1 8:46 4:06 OWN 25 7 34 Fumble
1 2:32 2:20 OWN 10 3 7 Punt
2 14:51 3:23 OWN 25 6 25 Punt
2 10:05 4:46 OWN 35 8 65 Touchdown
2 1:09 1:09 OWN 25 2 0 Half
3 12:00 3:22 OWN 18 5 31 Punt
3 7:03 2:06 OWN 38 4 62 Touchdown
3 2:45 2:53 OWN 25 5 15 Punt
4 13:19 6:02 OWN 22 9 69 Field Goal
4 1:03 0:16 OWN 25 4 4 Downs

Rushing Stats

Michigan State Spartans

Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
Adrian Hose 17 40 2.35 12 1 0
Mark Fernandez 8 14 1.75 8 0 1
Andrew Bratton 1 0 0.00 0 0 0

Arkansas Razorbacks

Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
Coy Morris 12 66 5.50 20 3 0
Paul Shaffer 7 47 6.71 19 3 0
Francisco Johnson 7 25 3.57 15 1 0
Jonathan Martinez 4 7 1.75 3 0 0

Passing Stats

Michigan State Spartans

Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
Andrew Bratton 31 21 298 0 / 0 2 60 0 120.09

Arkansas Razorbacks

Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
Joseph Harris 27 23 250 0 / 0 3 49 0 142.28

Receiving Stats

Michigan State Spartans

Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
Isaac Allen 3 111 37.00 54 0
Frederick Robert 1 60 60.00 60 1
German Schofield 6 44 7.33 13 0
Mark Fernandez 3 20 6.67 14 1
Jordan Garcia 1 19 19.00 19 0
Kenneth Berry 1 19 19.00 19 0
Kevin Ray 2 15 7.50 8 0
Adrian Hose 3 5 1.67 4 0
George Duran 1 5 5.00 5 0

Arkansas Razorbacks

Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
Coy Morris 3 77 25.67 49 1
Gordon Oconnell 5 47 9.40 12 0
Willie Durazo 2 38 19.00 31 1
Deon Henry 2 25 12.50 16 1
Jonathan Martinez 1 18 18.00 18 0
Donald Deleon 2 15 7.50 9 0
James Thomas 5 13 2.60 4 0
Dennis Miller 1 10 10.00 10 0
Francisco Johnson 1 4 4.00 4 0
Paul Shaffer 1 3 3.00 3 0

Blocking Stats

Michigan State Spartans

Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
Timothy Lamb 41 34 0 3
Victor Jennings 0 1 0 0
Tony Perez 0 1 0 0
Adrian Hose 12 2 0 0
Frederick Robert 0 3 0 0
Jordan Mills 1 2 0 0
Nicholas Lewis 0 1 0 0
Carlton Martin 0 1 0 0
Curtis Kapoor 0 1 0 1
Ronald Lamarr 0 1 0 0
Carl Truss 0 1 0 0
Jimmy Latour 5 12 0 1
Raymond Hentges 0 1 0 0
Jeffrey Draeger 0 1 0 0
Wayne Brothers 0 1 0 1
Jose Kowalsky 2 2 0 0
Todd Slater 0 2 0 0
William Mayes 37 29 0 0
Mark Fernandez 6 1 0 0
Jordan Garcia 2 27 0 1
Michael London 36 28 0 1
Albert Davis 36 26 0 0
Kevin Ray 1 15 0 0
Bernardo Danley 33 20 0 1
Kenneth Berry 19 19 0 2
George Duran 0 7 0 1
Michael Owen 15 11 0 0
Isaac Allen 0 8 0 0
German Schofield 0 8 0 1
Andrew Guest 1 1 0 0
Brian Johnson 10 1 0 0
David Walsh 10 0 0 0
William Hull 10 1 0 0
Charles Jones 1 0 0 0

Arkansas Razorbacks

Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
Coy Morris 4 6 0 0
Jonathan Martinez 2 1 0 0
Warren Gonzalez 0 1 0 0
Erwin Smock 0 1 0 1
Eddie Huff 0 1 0 0
Francisco Johnson 1 2 0 0
Bryan Cooper 2 0 0 0
Dennis Miller 0 6 0 1
Walter Johnson 14 7 0 0
Jonathan Kane 5 2 0 0
Michael Scott 9 2 0 0
David Parker 4 0 0 0
Brett Butler 9 22 0 0
Michael Lowe 28 29 0 0
Paul Shaffer 4 6 0 0
Deon Henry 4 16 0 1
Gordon Oconnell 10 32 0 1
Charlie Anderson 31 30 0 1
Thomas Lohr 35 40 0 10
Charles Salazar 29 37 0 4
Willie Durazo 0 14 0 1
Armando Day 35 35 0 0
Donald Deleon 0 18 0 0
James Thomas 0 16 0 0
Don Hughes 0 2 0 0

Interception Stats

Michigan State Spartans

Arkansas Razorbacks

Fumble Stats

Michigan State Spartans

Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
Wayne Brothers 0 0 1 0
Tony Perez 0 1 0 0
Robert Dotts 0 0 1 0

Arkansas Razorbacks

Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
Francisco Johnson 1 0 0 0
Paul Shaffer 1 0 0 0
Thomas Lohr 0 1 0 0

Punting

Michigan State Spartans

Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In 20
Clarence Sims 5 239 47.80 47.60 51 2

Arkansas Razorbacks

Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In 20
Joseph Goodman 4 205 51.25 37.50 62 1

Kicking

Michigan State Spartans

Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
Luke Gabriel 2 / 2 1 / 1 0 / 0 50 2 / 3

Arkansas Razorbacks

Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
Robert Menzies 1 / 1 0 / 0 0 / 0 28 2 / 3

Punt Return

Michigan State Spartans

Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
German Schofield 1 13 13.0 13 0

Arkansas Razorbacks

Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
Willie Durazo 1 1 1.0 1 0

Kick Return

Michigan State Spartans

Arkansas Razorbacks

Defensive Stats

Michigan State Spartans

Name Tackles Sacks
Jacob Ball 8 0
Wayne Brothers 7 0
Richard Blackwelder 6 0
Robert Dotts 4 0
Carlton Martin 4 0
Todd Slater 3 0
Jeffrey Draeger 3 0
Michale Norman 3 0
Curtis Kapoor 3 0
Ronald Lamarr 2 0
Victor Jennings 1 0
Jordan Mills 1 0
Jose Kowalsky 1 0
Glen Yu 1 0
Edwin Johnson 1 0
Raymond Hentges 1 0
Charles Jones 1 0

Arkansas Razorbacks

Name Tackles Sacks
Don Hughes 8 0
Bryan Cooper 6 0
Daniel Clay 5 0
Howard Bridges 4 0
Thomas Richardson 3 0
Homer Serna 3 0
Erwin Smock 3 0
Mark Thomas 3 0
David Owens 2 0
James Lopez 2 0
Isaac Keith 1 0
Francisco Johnson 1 0
Benjamin Kahler 1 0
Jimmie Gulley 1 0
Brian Stanton 1 0