Final
Arkansas routs Eastern Michigan 63-27
Nov 1, 2009 - 1:30 AM By NOAH TRISTER AP Sports WriterFAYETTEVILLE, Ark.(AP) -- Ryan Mallett went 14 of 16 for 248 yards and three touchdowns, and Broderick Green added a 99-yard touchdown run to lead Arkansas to a 63-27 rout of Eastern Michigan on Saturday night.
The Razorbacks scored 50 points for the first time under coach Bobby Petrino, who took over before last season.
Arkansas (4-4) led 42-0 at halftime and held the Eagles (0-8) without a first down until their second possession of the third quarter.
The easy victory was exactly what the Razorbacks needed after two straight losses. Since Arkansas' open date came after its first game, the Hogs are in the middle of a stretch of 11 games in 11 weeks. Their starters had plenty of time to rest against Eastern Michigan.
Backup quarterback Tyler Wilson played in the second quarter and again toward the end of the game. Michael Smith, Arkansas' top running back, sat out while still recovering from a hamstring injury.
Green rushed for 134 yards, most of them on his long touchdown in the second quarter. On first down from the Arkansas 1, Green found a hole and outran the defense to the left sideline. He appeared to run out of steam a bit at the Eastern Michigan 40, but a couple defenders came up empty trying to tackle him.
Green's touchdown made it 35-0.
Eastern Michigan entered the weekend ranked No. 1 in the nation against the pass and dead last against the run. That didn't seem to faze Mallett, who completed all 10 of his passes in the first half and threw for a pair of second-quarter touchdowns to Joe Adams. Adams, back after missing three games because of a mild stroke, caught three passes for 109 yards.
Knile Davis opened the scoring with a 36-yard touchdown run, and Green made it 14-0 later in the first quarter with a 3-yard run. Freddy Burton returned an interception 50 yards for another touchdown.
Arkansas outgained Eastern Michigan 390-39 in the first half, and the Homecoming crowd thinned out a bit before the third quarter. Those that remained saw Seth Armbrust block a punt, pick up the loose ball and score a touchdown for a 49-0 lead.
From there, it was a sloppy finish for the Razorbacks. Kyle McMahon threw three touchdown passes for the Eagles, who finally began moving the ball long after the outcome was decided.
Arkansas was coming off losses to Florida and Mississippi. This was the first of four straight home games for the Razorbacks.
- NCAAF
EASTMICH 20
ARKANSAS 63 0:00 LEFT, 3RD QTR
Oct 31 9:31 PM
TD ARKANSAS LUCAS MILLER 16 YD PASS FROM RYAN MALLETT (ALEX TEJADA KICK)
Eastern Michigan 20, Arkansas 63 3rd - 0:18Oct 31 9:28 PM
TD ARKANSAS LUCAS MILLER 16 YD PASS FROM RYAN MALLETT (ALEX TEJADA KICK)
Eastern Michigan 20, Arkansas 63 3rd - 0:18Oct 31 9:28 PM- NCAAF
EASTMICH 20
ARKANSAS 63 0:18 LEFT, 3RD QTR
Eastern Michigan 20, Arkansas 63 3rd - 0:18Oct 31 9:28 PM
TD EASTRN MICHIGAN JOHN BONNER 32 YD PASS FROM KYLE MCMAHON (JOE CARITHERS KICK)
Eastern Michigan 20, Arkansas 56 3rd - 2:50Oct 31 9:23 PM
TD EASTRN MICHIGAN JOHN BONNER 32 YD PASS FROM KYLE MCMAHON (JOE CARITHERS KICK)
Eastern Michigan 20, Arkansas 56 3rd - 2:50Oct 31 9:23 PM
TD EASTRN MICHIGAN JOHN BONNER 32 YD PASS FROM KYLE MCMAHON (JOE CARITHERS KICK)
Eastern Michigan 20, Arkansas 56 3rd - 2:50Oct 31 9:23 PM- NCAAF
EASTMICH 20
ARKANSAS 56 2:50 LEFT, 3RD QTR
Eastern Michigan 20, Arkansas 56 3rd - 2:50Oct 31 9:23 PM
TD ARKANSAS KNILE DAVIS 4 YD RUN (ALEX TEJADA KICK)
Eastern Michigan 13, Arkansas 56 3rd - 4:30Oct 31 9:17 PM- NCAAF
EASTMICH 13
ARKANSAS 56 4:30 LEFT, 3RD QTR
Eastern Michigan 13, Arkansas 56 3rd - 4:30Oct 31 9:17 PM - NCAAF FINAL
1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
EASTMICH 0 0 20 7 27
ARKANSAS 21 21 21 0 63 FINAL
SCORING SUMMARY
1ST QUARTER: ARKANSAS - TD, KNILE DAVIS 36 YD RUN (ALEX
TEJADA KICK), 4:18. ARKANSAS
7-0
ARKANSAS - TD, BRODERICK GREEN 2 YD RUN
(ALEX TEJADA KICK), 8:18.
ARKANSAS 14-0
ARKANSAS - TD, FREDDY BURTO
Oct 31 9:15 PM - NCAAF
EASTMICH 27
ARKANSAS 63 0:00 LEFT, 4TH QTR
Oct 31 9:15 PM
TD EASTRN MICHIGAN KINSMAN THOMAS 78 YD PASS FROM KYLE MCMAHON (JOE CARITHERS KICK)
Eastern Michigan 13, Arkansas 49 3rd - 5:58Oct 31 9:13 PM
TD EASTRN MICHIGAN KINSMAN THOMAS 78 YD PASS FROM KYLE MCMAHON (JOE CARITHERS KICK)
Eastern Michigan 13, Arkansas 49 3rd - 5:58Oct 31 9:13 PM
TD EASTRN MICHIGAN KINSMAN THOMAS 78 YD PASS FROM KYLE MCMAHON (JOE CARITHERS KICK)
Eastern Michigan 13, Arkansas 49 3rd - 5:58Oct 31 9:13 PM- NCAAF
EASTMICH 13
ARKANSAS 49 5:58 LEFT, 3RD QTR
Eastern Michigan 13, Arkansas 49 3rd - 5:58Oct 31 9:13 PM
TD EASTRN MICHIGAN DWAYNE PRIEST 11 YD RUN (JOE CARITHERS KICK)
Eastern Michigan 27, Arkansas 63 4th - 2:14Oct 31 9:05 PM
TD EASTRN MICHIGAN DWAYNE PRIEST 11 YD RUN (JOE CARITHERS KICK)
Eastern Michigan 27, Arkansas 63 4th - 2:14Oct 31 9:05 PM- NCAAF
EASTMICH 27
ARKANSAS 63 2:14 LEFT, 4TH QTR
Eastern Michigan 27, Arkansas 63 4th - 2:14Oct 31 9:05 PM
TD EASTRN MICHIGAN BEN THAYER 8 YD PASS FROM KYLE MCMAHON (PAT FAILED)
Eastern Michigan 6, Arkansas 49 3rd - 9:30Oct 31 9:01 PM
TD EASTRN MICHIGAN BEN THAYER 8 YD PASS FROM KYLE MCMAHON (PAT FAILED)
Eastern Michigan 6, Arkansas 49 3rd - 9:30Oct 31 9:01 PM- NCAAF
EASTMICH 6
ARKANSAS 49 9:30 LEFT, 3RD QTR
Eastern Michigan 6, Arkansas 49 3rd - 9:30Oct 31 9:01 PM
TD ARKANSAS SETH ARMBRUST 1 YD RETURN OF BLOCKED PUNT (ALEX TEJADA KICK)
Eastern Michigan 0, Arkansas 49 3rd - 12:38Oct 31 8:54 PM- NCAAF
EASTMICH 0
ARKANSAS 49 12:38 LEFT, 3RD QTR
Eastern Michigan 0, Arkansas 49 3rd - 12:38Oct 31 8:54 PM - NCAAF
EASTMICH 0
ARKANSAS 42 0:00 LEFT, 2ND QTR
Oct 31 8:26 PM
TD ARKANSAS JOE ADAMS 78 YD PASS FROM RYAN MALLETT (ALEX TEJADA KICK)
Eastern Michigan 0, Arkansas 42 2nd - 1:38Oct 31 8:22 PM
TD ARKANSAS JOE ADAMS 78 YD PASS FROM RYAN MALLETT (ALEX TEJADA KICK)
Eastern Michigan 0, Arkansas 42 2nd - 1:38Oct 31 8:22 PM- NCAAF
EASTMICH 0
ARKANSAS 42 1:38 LEFT, 2ND QTR
Eastern Michigan 0, Arkansas 42 2nd - 1:38Oct 31 8:22 PM
TD ARKANSAS BRODERICK GREEN 99 YD RUN (ALEX TEJADA KICK)
Eastern Michigan 0, Arkansas 35 2nd - 4:10Oct 31 8:14 PM- NCAAF
EASTMICH 0
ARKANSAS 35 4:10 LEFT, 2ND QTR
Eastern Michigan 0, Arkansas 35 2nd - 4:10Oct 31 8:14 PM
TD ARKANSAS JOE ADAMS 9 YD PASS FROM RYAN MALLETT (ALEX TEJADA KICK)
Eastern Michigan 0, Arkansas 28 2nd - 12:21Oct 31 7:51 PM
TD ARKANSAS JOE ADAMS 9 YD PASS FROM RYAN MALLETT (ALEX TEJADA KICK)
Eastern Michigan 0, Arkansas 28 2nd - 12:21Oct 31 7:51 PM- NCAAF
EASTMICH 0
ARKANSAS 28 12:21 LEFT, 2ND QTR
Eastern Michigan 0, Arkansas 28 2nd - 12:21Oct 31 7:51 PM - NCAAF
EASTMICH 0
ARKANSAS 21 0:00 LEFT, 1ST QTR
Oct 31 7:44 PM
TD ARKANSAS FREDDY BURTON 50 YD INTERCEPTION RETURN (ALEX TEJADA KICK)
Eastern Michigan 0, Arkansas 21 1st - 4:02Oct 31 7:35 PM- NCAAF
EASTMICH 0
ARKANSAS 21 4:02 LEFT, 1ST QTR
Eastern Michigan 0, Arkansas 21 1st - 4:02Oct 31 7:35 PM
TD ARKANSAS BRODERICK GREEN 2 YD RUN (ALEX TEJADA KICK)
Eastern Michigan 0, Arkansas 14 1st - 6:42Oct 31 7:27 PM- NCAAF
EASTMICH 0
ARKANSAS 14 6:42 LEFT, 1ST QTR
Eastern Michigan 0, Arkansas 14 1st - 6:42Oct 31 7:27 PM
TD ARKANSAS KNILE DAVIS 36 YD RUN (ALEX TEJADA KICK)
Eastern Michigan 0, Arkansas 7 1st - 10:42Oct 31 7:14 PM- NCAAF
EASTMICH 0
ARKANSAS 7 10:42 LEFT, 1ST QTR
Eastern Michigan 0, Arkansas 7 1st - 10:42Oct 31 7:14 PM
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