ARKANSAS RAZORBACKS 2006 FOOTBALL RAZORBACKS EYE PERFECT 8-0 SEC RECORD: No. 5 Arkansas will spend the day GAME 12 after Thanksgiving in search of their first 8-0 run through the Southeastern Conference. The Razorbacks (10-1, 7-0) clinched the outright SEC Western Division title with a win at Mississippi State last week. In the way is a 1:30 p.m. game with No. 9 LSU (9-2, 5-2) from Arkansas vs. LSU War Memorial Stadium in Little Rock. The game will be broadcast nationally on CBS. Friday, Nov. 24, Little Rock, Ark. NOTING THE RAZORBACKS: 1:30 p.m. CT * Arkansas and LSU will meet for the 52nd time on the gridiron on Friday when the two War Memorial Stadium teams meet in Little Rock. LSU leads the series 32-17-2 including wins in four of the last five meetings. The Tigers have won nine of 14 meetings since the Razorbacks entered Rankings: LSU (9-2, 5-2 SEC) - 9-AP / 8-Coaches the SEC in 1992. Arkansas (10-1, 7-0 SEC) - 5-AP / 5-Coaches * For the 11th-consecutive year since its inception, Arkansas and LSU will be playing for The Coaches: "The Golden Boot," a trophy shaped like the two states combined. The trophy was intro- duced into the series prior to the 1996 game. It is believed to be the heaviest trophy Arkansas: Houston Nutt (Oklahoma State, 1981) awarded in a college football rivalry. It weighs approximately 175 pounds. Career Record: 103-63/.620 (14 years) Arkansas Record: 67-41/.620 (9 years) * The Hogs remained at No. 5 in this week’s Associated Press Top 25. It marks the sev- vs. LSU: 3-5 enth-straight week the Razorbacks have been ranked. This season’s stretch as a ranked team is the first since the middle of the 2003 season. Arkansas also moved up LSU: Les Miles (Michigan, 1976) one spot in the USA Today Coaches’ Poll this week to No. 5. Career Record: 39-23/.658 (6 years) * Whether rushing, passing, receiving or returning kicks, Darren McFadden is a threat School Record: 20-4/.833 (2 years) to take one the distance every time he touches the ball. The Southeastern Conference’s vs. Arkansas: 1-0 leading rusher has led the Hogs to a 10-1 record, 10-consecutive wins, the SEC TV: CBS Western Division title and a No. 5 national ranking. For more information on McFadden’s Play-by-Play: Verne Lundquist Heisman Trophy and All-America credentials and to view a video clip highlighting Analyst: Gary Danielson McFadden’s exploits, visit www.hogwired.com. Sidelines: Tracy Wolfson * The last time Arkansas was ranked as high as No. 5 was a No. 4 ranking prior to the Hogs’ game with Texas on Oct. 19, 1985. UA’s No. 5 ranking this week is the highest of Radio: ARSN the Houston Nutt tenure. The previous best was a No. 7 ranking during the 2003 season. Play-by-Play: Mike Nail Analyst: Keith Jackson * The sixth BCS rankings of the 2006 season were released on Sunday, Nov. 19 with the Sidelines: Quinn Grovey Hogs moving up one spot to No. 6. The BCS standings are derived from the Harris Interactive and USA Today polls along with the Computer Rankings Percentage. The Arkansas Rankings: BCS average is then calculated by averaging the percent totals of the three components. BCS: 6th UA is No. 6 in the Harris Interactive, fifth in the USA Today Coaches’ poll and ranked No. AP: 5th 7bby the computers. Coaches: 5th Harris Interactive: 6th * The Arkansas tailback duo of Darren McFadden and Felix Jones are the second-most productive rushing teammates in the country (among the NCAA top 100 and still active) Internet: Live audio and stats at www.hogwired.com and the top tailback duo, averaging 193.36 yards per game. McFadden ranks ninth nationally at 118.45 ypg while Jones accounts for 74.91 ypg. The West Virginia combo of TB Steve Slaton (2nd; 157.80) and QB Patrick White (13th; 105.70) lead the way with 263.5 yards per game on the top rushing team in the country. ARKANSAS (10-1, 7-0 SEC) LSU (9-2, 5-2 SEC) Date Opponent (AP/Coaches) Site TV Time/Result Date Opponent Site TV Time/Result Sept. 2 Southern California (6/3) Fayetteville, Ark. ESPN L, 14-50 Sept. 2 Louisiana-Lafayette Baton Rouge, La. W, 45-3 Sept. 9 Utah State Fayetteville, Ark. W, 20-0 Sept. 9 Arizona Baton Rouge, La. ESPN2 W, 45-3 Sept. 16 *at Vanderbilt Nashville, Tenn LFS W, 21-19 Sept. 16 *at Auburn Auburn, Ala. CBS L, 7-3 Sept. 23 *Alabama (NR/22) Fayetteville, Ark. CBS W, 24-23 (2OT) Sept. 23 Tulane Baton Rouge, La. W, 49-7 Oct. 7 *at Auburn (2/3) Auburn, Ala. CBS W, 27-10 Sept. 30 *Mississippi State Baton Rouge, La. LFS W, 48-17 Oct. 14 Southeast Missouri St. (HC) Fayetteville, Ark. W, 63-7 Oct. 7 *at Florida Gainesville, Fla. CBS L, 23-10 Oct. 21 *Ole Miss Fayetteville, Ark. LFS W, 38-3 Oct. 14 *Kentucky Baton Rouge, La. W, 49-0 Oct. 28 #Louisiana-Monroe Little Rock, Ark. ESPNU W, 44-10 Oct. 21 Fresno State Baton Rouge, La. ESPN2 W, 38-6 Nov. 4 *at South Carolina Columbia, S.C. ESPN W, 26-20 Nov. 4 *at Tennessee Tuscaloosa, Ala. CBS W, 28-24 Nov. 11 *Tennessee Fayetteville, Ark. ESPN2 W, 31-14 Nov. 11 *Alabama Baton Rouge, La. ESPN W, 28-14 Nov. 18 *at Mississippi State Starkville, Miss. W, 28-14 Nov. 18 *Ole Miss Baton Rouge, La. W, 23-20 (OT) Nov. 24 *#LSU Little Rock, Ark. CBS 1:30 p.m. Nov. 24 *at Arkansas Little Rock, Ark. CBS 1:30 p.m. # Little Rock, Ark. * SEC Game All Times Central * SEC Game All Times Central www.hogwired.com www.houstonnutt.com ARKANSAS RAZORBACKS 2006 FOOTBALL ARKANSAS - LSU * Darren McFadden has reeled off 1,303 yards rushing this season, which is more yardage than 29 percent or 35 of the 119 Division-I teams. Two top 25 teams are among SERIES HISTORY those 36 teams, including Virginia Tech and Tennessee. LSU leads 32-17-2 * Part of Darren McFadden’s success in 2006 has come from a package the Arkansas coaches call “Wildcat”. In the “Wildcat” package, McFadden lines up at quarterback in the YEAR RESULT SCORE SITE shotgun formation. Out of that formation, he is afforded a bevy of options that have kept 1901 L 15-0 Baton Rouge, La. opposing defenses on their heels. McFadden has lined up in the Wildcat package on 36 1906 T 6-6 Baton Rouge, La. 1907 L 17-12 Little Rock, Ark. plays this season, gaining 317 yards and scoring seven touchdowns. That averages out 1908 L 36-4 Little Rock, Ark. to 8.8 yards per play, while McFadden has a 423.6 quarterback rating for the season. 1909 W 16-0 Memphis, Tenn. * The Razorbacks are off to their first 7-0 start in the SEC since joining the league in 1910 W 51-0 Little Rock, Ark. 1911 W 11-0 Little Rock, Ark. 1992. The previous best was a 5-0 start in 1998. It is the best start in conference play, 1912 L 7-6 Little Rock, Ark. since the Hogs went 7-0 in the old Southwest Conference in 1988. 1913 L 12-7 Shreveport, La. *The Hogs have reeled off 10 straight wins for the first time since the first 10 games of 1914 W 20-12 Shreveport, La. 1915 L 13-7 Shreveport, La. the 1988 season. It ended with a 18-16 loss at Miami in the final game of the regular 1916 L 17-7 Shreveport, La. season. The 2006 streak of 10 games is tied for the fifth-longest in school history. 1917 W 14-0 Shreveport, La. * The Hogs’ 10-game winning streak is the third longest in the nation. Ohio State has 1919 L 20-0 Shreveport, La. 1920 L 3-0 Shreveport, La. won 19 straight while Boise State has won 11 in a row. 1921 L 10-7 Shreveport, La. * McFadden has six 100-yard rushing game of the season, which is tied for the second- 1922 W 40-6 Shreveport, La. most in a single season in school history. Only Cedric Cobbs’ seven 100-yard rushing 1923 W 26-13 Shreveport, La. 1924 W 10-7 Shreveport, La. games in 2003 ranks higher. He now has 11 career 100-yard rushing games, which ranks 1925 W 12-0 Shreveport, La. tied for third at Arkansas. 1926 L 14-0 Shreveport, La. * McFadden 1,303 rushing yards this season ranks as the third-best single-season total in 1927 W 28-0 Shreveport, La. 1928 W 7-0 Shreveport, La. school history. He needs 18 yards to pass Cedric Cobbs (1,320 in 2003) for second and 85 1929 W 32-0 Shreveport, La. yards to eclipse Madre Hill’s school record of 1,387 yards set in 1995. 1930 L 27-12 Shreveport, La. * McFadden became just the 12th player in school history to rush for 2,000 yards in his 1931 L 13-6 Shreveport, La. 1932 L 14-0 Shreveport, La. career and is the first sophomore to accomplish the feat. He reached the 2,000-yard bar- 1933 L 20-0 Shreveport, La. rier on just 324 carries, which averages out to roughly 6.2 yards per carry. McFadden is 1934 L 16-0 Shreveport, La.