ARKANSAS
RAZORBACKS
2005 FOOTBALL
HOGS TAKE ON TIGERS IN ANNUAL BATTLE OF THE BOOT: Arkansas will travel
to Baton Rouge to take on the No. 3 LSU Tigers in the annual Battle of the Boot. The Razorbacks and Tigers will play for the trophy for the 10th time when the two teams meet at Tiger Stadium. The game is slated for a 1:40 p.m. CT kickoff and will be televised by CBS Sports.
GAME 11
Arkansas vs.
Louisiana State
Arkansas (4-6, 2-5 SEC) will be looking to parlay the momentum of back-to-back victories over Ole Miss and Mississippi State into a season-ending win against the Tigers.
LSU (9-1, 6-1 SEC) will be looking clinch a share of the SEC Western Division title and punch its ticket to next weekend’s SEC Championship Game in Atlanta, Ga.
Friday, Nov. 25, Baton Rouge, La.
1:40 p.m. CT
NOTING THE RAZORBACKS:
Tiger Stadium
* Arkansas and LSU will meet for the 51st time on the gridiron on Friday when the two teams meet in Baton Rouge. LSU leads the series 31-17-2 including wins in three of the last four meetings. The Tigers have won eight of 13 meetings since the Razorbacks
Rankings: Arkansas (4-6, 2-5 SEC) - NR
Louisiana State (9-1, 6-1 SEC) - (No. 3 AP/ No. 3 USA Today)
entered the SEC in 1992. (For more on the series see p. 2)
* For the 10th-consecutive year since its inception, Arkansas and LSU will be playing for "The Golden Boot," a trophy shaped like the two states combined. The trophy was introduced into the series prior to the 1996 game. It is believed to be the heaviest trophy awarded in a college football rivalry. It weighs approximately 175 pounds.
The Coaches:
Arkansas: Career Record: Arkansas Record: vs. Louisiana State:
Houston Nutt (Oklahoma State, 1981)
93-61/.604 (13th year)
57-39/.594 (8th year)
* Arkansas has played the fourth-toughest schedule in the nation according to
NCAA rankings this week. Vanderbilt, USC, Alabama, Louisiana-Monroe, Auburn, Georgia, South Carolina, Ole Miss, Mississippi State and LSU have combined to post a 57-33 record (.633). Missouri State isn’t included in the rankings since it is Division I-AA. All games against Division I-AA opponents by Arkansas and its opponents aren’t included in the ratings. Results against Arkansas are also not taken into the equation.
3-4
Louisiana State:
Career Record School Record: vs. Arkansas:
Les Miles (Michigan, 1976)
37-22/.627 (5th year)
9-1/.900 (1st year)
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* Five of Arkansas’ 11 opponents were ranked this season marking only the fourth time in school history that the Hogs have played as many as five nationally ranked teams in one season. All four occurrences have come since 1997 with three of those coming in the Houston Nutt era. The Hogs faced five nationally ranked opponents in 1997, 2000, 2004 and 2005.
TV: CBS - 1:40 p.m. CT
Play-by-Play: Craig Bolerjack Analyst: Spencer Tillman Sidelines: Dwayne Ballen
* Arkansas freshman Felix Jones leads the nation in kickoff returns with an aver-
age of 33.73 yards per return. Jones became the seventh Razorback in history to return a kickoff 100 yards for a touchdown last weekend against Mississippi State. No UA player has ever led the nation in kickoff returns.
Radio: ARSN
Play-by-Play: Paul Eells Analyst: Keith Jackson Sidelines: Quinn Grovey
* Arkansas has employed more true freshmen on the field this season than any team in the nation according to a recent poll of football sports information directors. The Razorbacks have played 18 true freshmen in the first nine games of the season. Of those 18 players, five true freshmen have earned a start on offense or defense including quarterback Casey Dick in each of the past three games.
Internet: Live audio and stats at www.hogwired.com
- ARKANSAS (4-6, 2-5 SEC)
- LOUISIANA STATE (9-1, 6-1 SEC)
- Date
- Opponent
- Site
- TV
- Time/Result
W, 49-17 L, 24-28 L, 17-70 L, 13-24 W, 44-15 L, 17-34 L, 20-23 L, 10-14 W, 28-17 W, 44-10
1:40 p.m.
- Date
- Opponent
- Site
- TV
- Time/Result
Sept. 3 Sept. 10 Sept. 17 Sept. 24 Oct. 8
Missouri State *Vanderbilt USC
Fayetteville, Ark. Fayetteville, Ark.
None None
Sept. 10 Sept. 26 Oct. 1 at Arizona State *Tennessee
- Tempe, Ariz.
- ESPN
- W, 35-31
Baton Rouge, La. Starkville, Miss. Nashville, Tenn. Baton Rouge, La. Baton Rouge, La. Baton Rouge, La. Baton Rouge, La. Oxford, Miss.
ESPN L, 27-30 OT
- Los Angeles, Calif. FSN
- *at Mississippi State
*at Vanderbilt *Florida
- PPV
- W, 37-7
- W, 34-6
- *at Alabama
#La.-Monroe *Auburn
Tuscaloosa, Ala. Little Rock, Ark. Fayetteville, Ark. Athens, Ga.
- JP
- Oct. 8
- ESPN2
- CBS
- None
None JP
Oct. 15 Oct. 22 Oct. 29 Nov. 5
W, 21-17
Oct. 15 Oct. 22 Nov. 5
- *Auburn
- ESPN W, 20-17 OT
*at Georgia *South Carolina (HC) *at Ole Miss *#Mississippi State
*LSU
North Texas Appalachian State *at Mississippi
*Arkansas
- None
- W, 56-3
- W, 24-0
- Fayetteville, Ark.
Oxford, Miss.
- JP
- None
Nov. 12 Nov. 19
Nov. 25
None None
Nov. 19
Nov. 25
- ESPN2
- W, 40-7
Little Rock, Ark.
- Baton Rouge, La. CBS
- 1:40 p.m.
Baton Rouge, La. CBS
* SEC Game All Times Central
# Little Rock, Ark.
* SEC Game All Times Central
ARKANSAS
RAZORBACKS
2005 FOOTBALL
SERIES HISTORY: Arkansas and LSU will meet for the 51st time on the gridiron on Friday when the two teams meet in Baton Rouge. LSU leads the series 31-17-2 including wins in three of the last four meetings. The Tigers have won eight of 13 meetings
HIGHLIGHTING THE 2005 SEASON
The Missouri State Game
ꢀArkansas racked up 483 yards rushing against the Bears, which ranks as the seventh highest single-game total in school history. ꢀThe Razorbacks had three running backs gain over 100 yards rush-
since the Razorbacks entered the SEC in 1992. LSU holds a 7-1-1 advantage in games played in Baton Rouge. Arkansas won in its ing in a single game for the first time since the 2001 season, including first league contest in Baton Rouge by a score of 42-24 in 1993. The Hogs featured
Felix Jones (137), Peyton Hillis (135) and De’Arrius Howard (120).
three 100-yard rushers in that win over the Tigers.
ꢀVickiel Vaughn and Sam Olajubutu led the Hogs’ defense with 10
From 2001-03, the winner of the game went on to represent the SEC Western
tackles each.
Division in the SEC Championship Game. This week's game will mark the 10th time the two teams have met on the Friday following Thanksgiving. The post-holiday football tradition began in 1996.
The Vanderbilt Game
ꢀSenior running back De’Arrius Howard rushed for a career-high 139 yards on 21 carries. ꢀQuarterback Robert Johnson had his most prolific passing day as a Razorback with a career-high 204 yards on 17-of-29 passing. He threw two touchdowns and one interception. ꢀVickiel Vaughn recorded a career-high 11 tackles against Vanderbilt. He also tied his career best with two pass breakups.
The USC Game
ꢀFreshman Felix Jones tallied 224 all-purpose yards against the No. 1 Trojans. Jones rushed for 66 yards and netted 147yards on four kickoff returns.
OTHER SERIES NOTES: LSU has outscored Arkansas 741-664 in the series. . . .The teams first met in 1907 in Baton Rouge. . . .Between 1913 and 1936 the teams played 23 times with all of those games played in Shreveport. . . .There has been 17 shutouts in the series including a scoreless tie in 1947. . . .The last true shutout came in 1995 when LSU posted a 28-0 victory in Baton Rouge. . . .There have been 16 games decided by a touchdown or less, with LSU holding a 13-3 advantage in those games. . . .The largest margin of victory in the series was 51 points by Arkansas in a 51-0 win in 1910.
ꢀArkansas rushed for 197 yards against the Trojans. It was the most rushing yardage USC had given up in 37 games dating back to an overtime game against Washington State in 2002.
The Alabama Game
BATTLE FOR THE BOOT: For the 10th-consecutive year since its inception, Arkansas
and LSU will be playing for "The Golden Boot," a trophy shaped like the two states combined. The trophy was introduced into the series prior to the 1996 game. It is believed to be the heaviest trophy awarded in a college football rivalry. It weighs approximately 175 pounds.
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Arkansas rushed for 41 yards on 11 carries in the first quarter, topping what Alabama had been allowing per game (38.0).
Freshman Darren McFadden’s 70-yard fourth-quarter touchdown run was the longest of his career.
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Senior linebacker Sam Olajubutu tallied a new career-high 16 tack-
In six of the last seven meetings, the trophy has changed hands. LSU is the only school to defend the trophy. LSU won the trophy in its first two years (1996, 1997) before Arkansas reclaimed it in 1998. LSU won the trophy in 1999. The Razorbacks won the trophy in 2000 with a 14-3 win in Little Rock before the Tigers earned it back last season with a 41-38 victory at Baton Rouge. The Hogs took the trophy back in 2002 with a 21-20 win over LSU in Little Rock, but the Tigers reclaimed it in 2003 with a 55-24 win and kept it with a 43-14 win in 2004.
les, including two tackles for a loss of 10 yards.
The Louisiana-Monroe Game
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Darren McFadden and Felix Jones became the first freshmen duo in Razorback history to each rush for 100 yards in a game and they both set career-highs with two rushing touchdowns.
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McFadden’s 125 yards tied James Rouse (1985) for the fifth-most rushing yards in a single game by a freshman and he also broke off a career-long 64-yard kickoff return to open the second half.
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Chris Balseiro’s 42-yard field goal in the first quarter tied his career long set last season at Mississippi State.
UPSET ALERT: A national ranking has not necessarily been a favorable sign in the UA- LSU series history. There have been 12 meetings when one team holds a national ranking and one team is unranked. Of those 12 games, the unranked team has won six of those meetings, including winning four of the last six.
The Auburn Game
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Darren McFadden recorded his second-consecutive 100-yard rushing game, rushing for 108 yards on 13 carries.
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Peyton Hillis had a career-high seven receptions for 81 yards. Sam Olajubutu finished the game with a career-high 18 tackles. Vickiel Vaughn recorded UA’s sixth interception of the season in the
Year
2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996
Ranked Team
No. 12 LSU No. 3 LSU No. 18 LSU No. 24 Arkansas No. 24 LSU No. 17 Arkansas No. 13 Arkansas No. 17 LSU
Result Score
second quarter.
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43-14 55-24 21-20 41-38 14-3
The Georgia Game
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Darren McFadden’s 190 yards on 31 carries set a single-game school rushing record for a freshman. He also holds the record for most 100-yard rushing games in a season by a freshman with three.
McFadden increased his season rushing yards total to 682, setting a school record for rushing yards in a season by a freshman. Cedric Cobbs held the previous mark with 668 in 1999.
Felix Jones had season highs of three receptions and 43 yards.
The South Carolina Game
Center Kyle Roper was given the Crip Hall Award, honoring the homecoming game’s most outstanding senior.
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- 35-10
41-14 31-21 17-7
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No. 19 LSU
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Freshman Casey Dick made his first start at quarterback, going 12- 1995
No. 14 Arkansas No. 9 Arkansas No. 13 LSU
28-0
of-24 for 137 yards with one TD and one interception.
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7-6 19-7
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Darren McFadden had his fourth-consecutive 100-yard rushing game with 187 yards on 32 carries.
The Ole Miss Game
LAST TIME AGAINST THE TIGERS: No. 12 LSU spoiled Arkansas’ postseason hopes
with an impressive 43-14 win over the Razorbacks at War Memorial Stadium in Little Rock. The Tigers jumped out to a 27-14 lead at halftime and never looked back snapping the Hogs 17-game winning streak under Houston Nutt at Little Rock in the process. LSU quarterback Marcus Randall threw two touchdown passes and rushed for two more to lead the Tigers to the win. Arkansas quarterback Matt Jones passed for two scores in his final game as a Razorback.
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Arkansas won its first SEC game of the year with a 28-17 victory over Ole Miss.
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Junior Randy Kelly earned his first-career interception, which he ran back 42 yards for a touchdown. It also marked UA's 13th defensive TD since 1998 and second of the 2005 season.
Sophomore Marcus Monk touchdown receptions in the third and fourth quarters moved him into eighth on the UA career list with 12.
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The Mississippi State Game
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With 165 rushing yards, Darren McFadden became the first UA freshman and the seventh player in school history to rush for 1,000 yards in a season.
LAST TIME IN BATON ROUGE: The LSU offense put up 55 points, including 34 in the first half, as the No. 3 Tigers cruised to a 55-24 victory over the Razorbacks in Baton Rouge in 2003. LSU quarterback Matt Mauck completed 12-of-19 passes with four touchdowns as the Tigers amassed 436 yards of total offense on the day.
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Freshman Felix Jones returned a kickoff 100 yards for a touchdown. Jones became the seventh Razorback to accomplish the feat.
Arkansas’ defense held MSU to 44 yards of total offense in the first half and recorded a season-high seven sacks.
Arkansas scored 41 points in the first half against the Bulldogs.
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Arkansas tailback Cedric Cobbs rushed for 169 yards and a touchdown while
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ARKANSAS
RAZORBACKS
2005 FOOTBALL
Razorback running back DeCori Birmingham hauled in two catches for 69 yards and two scores in the loss.
ARKANSAS - LOUISIANA STATE
SERIES HISTORY
FAMILIAR NAME: Razorback fans are sure to recognize one name on the LSU football roster. True freshman fullback Steven Korte is the son of former Arkansas All-America offensive lineman Steve Korte. The elder Korte lettered at Arkansas from 1981-82 and was a first-team all American at offensive guard in 1982. He earned All-Southwest Conference honors in both of his seasons with the Razorbacks. Following his collegiate career, Korte went on to play for the New Orleans Saints in the NFL from 1983-90.
LSU leads 31-17-2
YEAR
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SCORE
15-0 6-6 17-12 36-4 16-0 51-0 11-0 7-6 12-7 20-12 13-7 17-7 14-0 20-0 3-0 10-7 40-6 26-13 10-7 12-0 14-0 28-0 7-0
SITE
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*Dallas, Texas
FRESHMEN 1,000-YARD RUSHERS: When Arkansas and LSU meet in Baton Rouge
on the day after Thanksgiving, the game will feature two of the seven players in SEC history to rush for 1,000 yards in their freshman seasons. LSU's Justin Vincent and Arkansas' Darren McFadden are the most recent additions to exclusive list. Vincent earned 1,001 yards for LSU in helping the Tigers to a national championship in 2003. McFadden topped the 1,000-yard mark last weekend against Mississippi State. The only other freshman running backs in the history of the league to earn 1,000 yards are Herschel Walker (1,616) in 1980, Emmitt Smith (1,341) in 1987, Reggie Cobb (1,197) in 1987, Chuck Webb (1,236) in 1989 and Jamal Lewis (1,364) in 1997.
FAMILIAR FACE: LSU special teams coordinator and linebackers coach Bradley Dale Peveto once held similar responsibilities at the University of Arkansas. Peveto assisted linebackers coach Joe Pate under former UA head coach Danny Ford with the Hogs in 1994-95. Peveto was part of the Razorbacks' first SEC Western Division championship in
1995. He worked with a number of standouts including former All-SEC linebacker Mark Smith. A former SMU football four-year letterman, Peveto is in his first season with the Tigers.
32-0 27-12 13-6 14-0 20-0 16-0 13-7 19-7 0-0
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OTHER UA-LSU CONNECTIONS:
* LSU offensive guard Brett Helms was a standout at Stuttgart (Ark.) High School. He redshirted as a true freshman in 2004 and has played this season for the Tigers. * Arkansas linebacker Matt Stoltz signed with LSU out of Pulaski Academy in Little Rock. He attended LSU and redshirted during the 2004 season. He transferred to Arkansas in time for the 2005 season. He hasn't played this season for the Razorbacks. * LSU head coach Les Miles and Arkansas cornerbacks coach Bobby Allen were on the same coaching staff at the University of Colorado in 1983-84. Miles was an assistant coach with the Buffaloes from 1982-86. Allen served as a graduate assistant in 1983- 84.
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* LSU offensive line coach Stacy Searels coached with Arkansas defensive line coach Tracy Rocker at the University of Cincinnati in 2002. Searels was with the Bearcats from 2000-02. Rocker served only one season (2002) before moving on to Arkansas.
HOGS AGAINST NO. 3 RANKED TEAMS: Arkansas has not had much luck against
No. 3 ranked teams in its history. The Razorbacks are 1-11 all-time against teams ranked in the third position. The only win in 12 tries came when Arkansas defeated Tennessee 28-24 in Fayetteville in 1999. Clint Stoerner hit Anthony Lucas with a late touchdown pass to upset the Volunteers at Razorback Stadium. Fans rushed the field following the game and celebrated by carrying the goal posts to Dickson Street. Ironically, the Razorbacks’ most recent meeting against a No. 3 team came two years ago in Baton Rouge when the Hogs played LSU. The Tigers recorded a 55-24 win on their way to an SEC and a national championship.
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At Fayetteville: Arkansas leads 1-0 At Little Rock: LSU leads 8-5 At Baton Rouge: LSU leads 6-1-1 At Shreveport: LSU leads 16-9
DENTING THE SCOREBOARD: Through the first 10 games of the 2005 season, Arkansas has scored in 120 consecutive games, the second-longest streak in team history. Arkansas has not been shut out since a 28-0 loss to LSU in Baton Rouge, La., on Nov. 18, 1995. The longest scoring streak in Razorback history is 125 games set from 1973-83. The Hogs were shut out by Southern Cal, 17-0, in the season opener on Sept. 15, 1973, and went 125 games before being blanked by SMU, 17-0, on Nov. 19, 1983. Arkansas ranks fourth among league schools in the longest active scoring streak. Florida ranks first in the SEC earning points in 214 consecutive contests.
