vs. Arkansas Nov. 23, 2007 • 1:30 p.m. CST • CBS Baton Rouge, La. Tiger Stadium (92,400) GAME 12 NATIONAL CHAMPIONS #1 LSU (10-1, 6-1 SEC) Tigers To Honor 25 Seniors As Top-Ranked LSU Hosts Arkansas In Regular Season Finale LSU will honor its 25 seniors on Friday as the top-ranked Tigers host Arkansas at 1:30 p.m. in a sold out Tiger Stadium. The AUGUST game will be televised to a national audience by CBS. LSU goes into the contest as the nation's consensus No. 1 ranked team 30 * at Mississippi State (ESPN) W, 45-0 for the second straight week. The Tigers, who are also No. 1 in the BCS Standings, are two victories away from clinching a spot SEPTEMBER in the BCS National Championship Game. LSU clinched a spot in the SEC Championship Game two weeks ago and then won the outright SEC Western Division title for the first time in school history with the 41-24 victory over Ole Miss last week. This 8 #9/9 Virginia Tech (ESPN) W, 48-7 year's group of seniors is the winningest senior class in school history, accounting for 54 victories from 2003-07. It's also the 15 Middle Tennessee (TigerVision) W, 44-0 only senior class in school history to record at least 10 wins in four different seasons (2003, '05, '06, '07). LSU goes into the 22 * #12/#14 South Carolina (CBS ) W, 28-16 Arkansas game with a 10-1 overall mark, which includes a 6-1 record in league games. Arkansas is coming off a 45-31 win over 29 at Tulane (ESPN2) W, 34-9 Mississippi State and stands at 7-4 overall and 3-4 in conference play. Last year, LSU won a shootout between the two teams, OCTOBER 31-26, in Little Rock. LSU brings a school-record 19-game Tiger Stadium winning streak into the Arkansas game. LSU has also 6 * #7/9 Florida (CBS ) W, 28-24 won 18 straight games played during the month of November. LSU's last November loss came against Arkansas by a 21-20 count in Little Rock during the 2002 season. LSU has won all 11 November games that they have played under Les Miles. 13 * at #17/18 Kentucky (CBS ) L, 43-37 3ot Friday's game will feature an LSU defense that is rated as one of the best in the nation against an Arkansas offense that fea- 20 * #18/19 Auburn (ESPN) W, 30-24 tures two of the nation's top running backs in Darren McFadden and Felix Jones. LSU's defense ranks among the top 10 in the NOVEMBER nation in five categories, including a No. 2 rating in total defense (257.64 ypg) and No. 4 in rush defense (78.27 ypg). Arkansas’ 3 * at #17/18 Alabama (CBS) W, 41-34 McFadden and Jones have both gone over 1,000 rushing yards this year and they are averaging 289 yards rushing per con- 10 Louisiana Tech (TigerVision) W, 58-10 test. LSU's offense is averaging 39.5 points and 449.9 yards per contest. RB Jacob Hester leads the Tigers in rushing with 17 * at Ole Miss (CBS) W, 41-24 771 yards and 9 TDs, while QB Matt Flynn has thrown for 2,024 yards and 14 TDs. Defensively, S Craig Steltz leads the Tigers with 73 tackles and 6 interceptions. 23 * Arkansas (CBS) 1:30 p.m. DECEMBER Holliday's 98-Yard Kickoff Return Sparks Tigers Past Ole Miss, 41-24 1 SEC Championship Game (CBS) 3 p.m. Trindon Holliday's 98-yard kickoff return late in the first quarter gave LSU all the cushion it would need as the top-ranked Tigers held off a pesky Ole Miss team, 41-24, in Oxford. With the game tied at 7-7 after an Ole Miss punt return for a TD, Arkansas (7-4, 3-4 SEC) Holliday answered on the ensuing kickoff, going straight up the middle, breaking a couple of tackles along the way, and easily outracing the Ole Miss defenders for the second kickoff return for a score in his career. Leading 14-7 at halftime, the Tigers SEPTEMBER increased the margin to 21-7 early in the second half on a 10-yard run by Keiland Williams. Ole Miss pulled to within 10 points 1 Troy W, 46-26 on two occasions in the fourth quarter - 27-17 and 34-24 - but the Tigers responded each time with touchdowns to keep the 15 * at Alabama (ESPN) L, 41-38 score out of reach. Jacob Hester scored on a 2-yard run with 3:44 left in the game to extend the margin to 34-17 and then 22 * #21 Kentucky (ESPN 2) L, 42-29 Charles Scott added the final points for LSU on a 29-yard TD run with just over two minutes left after the Rebels had pulled to 29 North Texas W, 66-7 within 34-24. For the game, the Tigers rushed for 228 yards with Scott leading the way with 66 yards and Hester adding 65. OCTOBER Matt Flynn connected on 17 of 25 passes for 168 yards and Colt David became LSU's all-time single-season leader in field goals, running his total to 21 this year, with two field goals against Ole Miss. Craig Steltz picked off two passes and had five 6 Chattanooga (at Little Rock) W, 34-15 tackles to lead the Tiger defense. 13 * #22 Auburn (ESPN) L, 9-7 20 * at Ole Miss W, 44-8 LSU vs. Arkansas: The Facts 27 Florida International W, 58-10 Date/Time: Friday, Nov. 23 at 1:30 p.m. CST NOVEMBER Location: Baton Rouge, La. - Tiger Stadium (92,400) 3 * #23 South Carolina (ESPN 2) W, 48-36 Television: CBS (live) - cable ch. 7 in Baton Rouge CST (delay) - cable ch. 37 in Baton Rouge 10 * at #22 Tennessee (LFS) L, 34-13 Radio: LSU Sports Radio Network - 98.1 FM in Baton Rouge 17 * Mississippi State (at Little Rock) W, 45-31 The Series: LSU leads 33-17-2 23 * at LSU (CBS) 1:30 p.m. Series Notes: LSU and Arkansas meet for the 53rd time with the Tigers holding a 33-17-2 advantage in the series ... The teams have played on the Friday after Thanksgiving every year since 1996 ... Since Arkansas joined the SEC in 1992, LSU has a 10-5 mark against the Hogs ... LSU has won four straight and five of the last six against the Hogs, including last year's thrilling 31-26 win in Little Rock … LSU is 8-1-1 all-time vs. Arkansas in Baton Rouge … LSU has won six straight against the Radio • LSU Sports Radio Network Hogs in Tiger Stadium … Arkansas' only win in Tiger Stadium came in 1993 by a 42-24 count … The teams play annually for the Boot, which is a 24-karat trophy molded into the shape of Louisiana and Arkansas … LSU has held control of the boot Jim Hawthorne, play-by-play since a 55-24 win in Baton Rouge in 2003 … LSU coach Les Miles is 2-0 vs. Arkansas with both of those games being decid- Doug Moreau, analyst ed by a total of 7 points - 19-17 in 2005; 31-26 in 2006. Jordy Hultberg, sideline Television • CBS LSU Arkansas Record 10-1 (6-1 SEC) Record 7-4 (3-4 SEC) Verne Lundquist, play-by-play Ranking No. 1 Associated Press Ranking RV Associated Press Gary Danielson, analyst No. 1 USA Today/Coaches RV USA Today/Coaches Tracy Wolfson, sideline Last Game Nov. 17 in Oxford, Miss. Last Game Nov. 17 at Little Rock, Ark. def. Ole Miss, 41-24 def. Mississippi State, 45-31 Television • Cox Sports (delay) Coach Les Miles Coach Houston Nutt Career Record 110-69/15th year Lyn Rollins, play-by-play Career Record 60-26/seventh year UA Record 74-48/11th year Greg Bowser, analyst LSU Record 32-5/third year vs. UA 2-0 vs. LSU 3-6 Jordy Hultberg, sideline LSU Sports Information Phone - 225.578.8226 P.O. Box 25095, Baton Rouge, LA 70894 Fax - 225.578.1861 • 1958 & 2003 National Champions • 1935, 1936, 1958, 1961, 1970, 1986, 1988, 2001 & 2003 SEC Champions • Who to Contact LSU Media Services Sports Information Office (225) 578-8226 Asst. 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