When a team’s offense scores a touchdown on each of its 10 possessions, we tend to overlook the defense.
But the University of Arkansas’ defense was just as dominant as its offense in a season-opening 70-0 victory over Arkansas-Pine Bluff on Thursday at War Memorial Stadium in Little Rock.
An SEC team like Arkansas has clear advantages in talent and depth over a Football Championship Subdivision team like UAPB, but the Razorbacks held the Golden Lions to 130 yards of total offense on 46 plays, a 2.9-yard average.
“It’s hard to put anybody out,” Arkansas coach Sam Pittman said. “I thought our defense did a good job in that.”
It was Arkansas’ first shutout since a 23-0 win over Tulsa on Oct. 1. 20, 2018, during the return game in Fayetteville.
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