FAYETTEVILLE -- Prior to Saturday, San Jose State had been 0-6 against SEC opponents and lost by an average of 35.6 points.
But the Spartans never had played the Arkansas Razorbacks, especially the recent version.
SEC teams to beat the Spartans six times between 1991 and 2015 were Alabama, Auburn (twice), Florida (twice) and LSU -- all programs currently ranked in The Associated Press top 10.
Arkansas hasn't been in the top 10 since the Razorbacks were No. 8 and suffered a 34-31 overtime loss to Louisiana-Monroe in 2012 in Little Rock.
That loss was the beginning of what has become a 36-54 stretch for the Razorbacks.