South Carolina (7-1, 5-1) at Arkansas (7-1, 3-1)
Location: Reynolds Razorback Stadium - Fayetteville
Kickoff: 6:15 p.m.
Media: ESPN on TV • ARSN radio affiliates (including KABZ-FM, 103.7 The Buzz in Little Rock) • ESPN3 online
Notes: The Razorbacks return home to play in Fayetteville, where they are 3-0 this season, for their second on-campus game in 48 days that begins a run of three straight home games. • Saturday’s game marks the eighth time in school history and second time since 1979 two top 10 teams have met in Fayetteville. Last season, 10th-ranked Arkansas hosted No. 1 Alabama in Fayetteville. • The game against South Carolina will be the 90th homecoming game in school history. The Razorbacks are 53-32-4 (.618) in the previous 89 homecoming games.
Arkansas State (6-2, 4-0) at Florida Atlantic (0-7, 0-4)
Location: FAU Stadium - Boca Raton, Fla.
Kickoff: 3 p.m., CDT
Media: EAB Sports Radio Network affiliates (including KABF-FM, 88.3 in Little Rock and KFIN-FM, 107.9 in Jonesboro) and AStateRedWolves.com
Notes: The Red Wolves have matched their most victories ever as an FBS member and are undefeated through four Sun Belt Conference games for the first time in school history. • An Arkansas State victory would give the Red Wolves three consecutive road victories for the first time since 1986, their first road victory ever over Florida Atlantic and guarantee ASU a winning record for the first time since 1995 when it finished 6-5.
UCA (6-3, 5-1) at Northwestern State (5-3, 3-1)
Location: Turpin Stadium - Natchitoches, La.
Kickoff: 3:05 p.m.
Media: Southland Conference TV including KARZ-TV, Channel 42 in central Arkansas and KPXJ-TV in Texarkana. • Radio broadcasts on KHLR-FM, 106.7 The Heartbeat, KUCA-FM, 91.3 The Bear and online at UCASports.com.
Notes: Both teams enter the game with winning streaks. UCA has won five straight since a loss at FBS Arkansas State on Sept. 24. The Bears were a perfect 5-0 in the month of October. Northwestern has won three in a row since a home loss to McNeese State on Oct. 1. • The overall series between the teams is tied 2-2, with all games played since UCA joined the Southland Conference in 2006. • The teams have split 1-1 in both Conway and Natchitoches. The Demons won the last meeting 24-10 in 2010 in Conway.
Alabama State (6-2, 6-1) at UAPB (4-4, 3-3)
Location: Golden Lion Stadium - Pine Bluff
Kickoff: 2:30 p.m.
Notes: UAPB's homecoming will feature a parade on Main Street in Pine Bluff beginning at 10 a.m. and pre-game activities at 12:30.
GREAT AMERICAN: With a perfect 5-0 record, Ouachita Baptist can claim the league’s first-ever football title this Saturday with a win over Southeastern Oklahoma State. Kickoff is at 2 p.m. in Durant, Okla. • Arkansas Tech travels to Weatherford, Okla., this Saturday for a 2 p.m. contest against Southwestern Oklahoma State, the first meeting between the two squads since 1994. • Arkansas-Monticello travels to Southern Arkansas for a 2 p.m. kickoff. This game is the first meeting between the two squads at a home site since the 2008 season. • Harding, the league’s top scoring team by nearly 100 points, travels to East Central, the GAC’s third best scoring team, for a 2 p.m. start. • Henderson State concludes the non-conference portion of its 2011 schedule this Saturday at home against McKendree University, which is in transition from the NAIA ranks into the NCAA Division II as a member of the Great Lakes Valley Conference. It will be the first meeting between the two squads on the football gridiron. Kickoff is at 1 p.m.
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