Date: October 27
All-time series record: Arkansas leads, 7-2
Last meeting: October 29, 2011, in Nashville. Arkansas won, 31-28.
Last year’s record: 4-8, 91st in S&P+
Head coach: Chad Morris (1st year at Arkansas; 14-22 overall, 3 years)
Returning starters: 15 (9 offense/6 defense)
Vanderbilt fans will know Chad Morris. The one-time Clemson offensive coordinator was one of three finalists for Vanderbilt’s head coaching job back in 2014; the job ultimately went to Derek Mason. Morris would take the SMU job where, after a 2-10 maiden campaign in 2015, he improved to 5-7 in 2016 and 7-5 in 2017 before taking the Arkansas job.