The Arkansas–LSU rivalry , now known as The Battle for the Golden Boot , is the annual college football sports rivalry game between the teams of the University of Arkansas, the Razorbacks, and Louisiana State University, the Tigers. Although the first game between the two teams occurred in 1901, the rivalry between the teams intensified after Arkansas' entrance into the Southeastern Conference (SEC) in 1992, and later in 1996 with the first awarding of the "Golden Boot" and the official titling of the game "The Battle for the Golden Boot". The game is now generally played on the day after Thanksgiving (in the United States).
The two teams have played 53 times since 1901, and as of the 2009 contest, 18 consecutive times after Arkansas' induction into the SEC. During that time, Arkansas has won 19 games of the series while LSU has won 33, including the latest meeting in 2009, between the two teams. Arkansas and LSU have twice ended the game in a tie, in 1906 and the 1947 Cotton Bowl Classic.
History
Pre-Golden Boot era
Arkansas and LSU began playing each other in 1901, when LSU claimed a 15-0 victory in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Between 1906-1936 (with the exception of 1918) and 1953-1956, the two teams played each other during regular seasons on a yearly basis. In addition, the two teams have played each other at the end of the regular season in the Cotton Bowl Classic twice, on January 1 of 1947 and 1966, the former being the second tie in the series while the latter ended in a 14-7 LSU victory.
In 1992, LSU and Arkansas resumed their annual rivalry when Arkansas joined the Southeastern Conference after leaving the Southwest Conference. The teams played each other four times in the conference before the introduction of the Golden Boot trophy in 1996.
Golden Boot era
Beginning in 1996, the victor in the rivalry between Arkansas and LSU received the Golden Boot, a trophy that weighs approximately 175 pounds and is generally considered the heaviest "trophy" awarded in all of college football. The trophy itself stands a little over 4 feet tall, is molded out of 24-karat gold, and resembles the outline of the states of Arkansas and Louisiana connected, thus making a boot shape. Since 1996, the game has been set on the day after Thanksgiving, and has been played on alternating years in Little Rock, Arkansas at War Memorial Stadium, which is the secondary home stadium for the Razorbacks, and in Baton Rouge, Louisiana at Tiger Stadium. The series has generally represented an important battle in the SEC Western Division, with either Arkansas or LSU representing the division in the SEC Football Championship Game in many seasons.
LSU won the inaugural "trophy meeting" in 1996, 17–7, and for the next six years, the trophy changed hands every meeting, beginning with LSU in 1997. After Arkansas' "Miracle on Markham" victory in 2002, LSU won the rivalry and the Golden Boot four consecutive times from 2003 to 2006.
The trophy returned to Arkansas' possession on November 23, 2007 when the Razorbacks beat then top-ranked, and eventual BCS National Championship game winner LSU 50-48 in three overtimes in Baton Rouge; The victory was the first for former Razorback coach Houston Nutt in five tries in Tiger Stadium. Arkansas successfully defended the Golden Boot again in 2008 with a spectacular come-from-behind victory in the last minute of gameplay.
Game results
Arkansas victories are shaded ██ red. LSU victories shaded in ██ purple. Ties between the two teams aren't shaded.
SEC: Pre-Golden Boot
Battle for the Golden Boot
Noteworthy games and events in the series
1901 - First Meeting
LSU 15 - Arkansas 0
See also: 1901 Arkansas Razorbacks football teamIn the initial meeting between the two teams during the 1901 season, LSU came away with the victory, shutting out Arkansas completely. The game was played in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and was one of the first ever played by either school's football team.
1947 - The "Ice Bowl"
LSU 0 - Arkansas 0
See also: Cotton Bowl Classic#1940s and 1946 Arkansas Razorbacks football teamThe 1947 Cotton Bowl Classic was played as an end to the 1946 college football season for both teams, and was the first matchup between the rivals since 1936. The game was named the "Ice Bowl" due to the ice, sleet, snow, rain, and sub-20 degree (Fahrenheit) weather which produced horrid playing conditions. The Tigers only accepted the invitation after considering themselves snubbed by the Sugar Bowl, and entered the game with a record of 9-1.
During the time period in which the game was played, the bowl game was still considered an accomplishment due to the tickets that were sold out weeks in advance and the attendance of the game, which was around 38,000 despite the weather. It is argued that LSU had the upper-hand most of the game in terms of offensive production, holding a 15-1 edge over the Razorbacks in first downs and a 271-54 advantage in total yardage, led by quarterback Y.A. Tittle. The Arkansas defense kept the Tiger offense out of the end zone from the Arkansas 1, 6, 7, and 8 yard lines, but Arkansas could not capitalize on any of the stops. The final two plays proved the cold did not stop the teams from having a flair for the dramatic, as Razorback Clyde Scott (a future College Football Hall of Famer) tackled LSU receiver Jeff Odom at the Razorback one, preserving the tie. The Tigers then attempted the go-ahead field goal, but a bad snap ended the game on the final play. Due in large part to the weather, the game ended in a 0-0 tie, marking the second (and last) time the two teams tied.
1966 - Cotton Bowl Classic with National Championship implications
LSU 14 - Arkansas 7
See also: Cotton Bowl Classic and 1965 Arkansas Razorbacks football teamThe two teams played each other on January 1, 1966 in the Cotton Bowl Classic to end the 1965 college football season. Arkansas had won the national championship the previous year, for the 1964 season, and came into the game with a 10-0 record (and an overall 22-game winning streak on the line) after winning the Southwest Conference title for 1965, looking to again win the national championship. Arkansas had the number one scoring offense coming into the game, averaging 32.4 points per contest.
Arkansas took the ball to the end zone on the opening drive, capped by a 19 yard toss from Jon Brittenum to All-American end Bobby Crockett. Running back Joe LaBruzzo then ran in from three yards out for the Bengal Tigers to tie the game at 7. Razorback QB Brittenum then left the game after suffering a shoulder injury and the Hogs fumbled the ball three plays later. LaBruzzo again scored, this time from one yard away, giving the Tigers a 14-7 halftime lead.
Neither team scored in the second half, and Arkansas ended the game on the LSU 24 yard line. Razorback Bobby Crockett set a bowl record with 10 catches for 129 yards, but it was not enough as the Tigers edged out the win by one touchdown, 14-7, to move to a record of 8-3, while the Razorbacks dropped to 10-1 for the season.
1992 - Arkansas joins the SEC
See also: 1992 Arkansas Razorbacks football team and Southeastern Conference#1991 Expansion1992 was the first year that Arkansas played a football season as a part of the Southeastern Conference. (after previously playing in the now defunct Southwest Conference) Arkansas joined the SEC in 1991, along with the South Carolina Gamecocks to bring the league up to the 12 current teams, and begin a system in which there was an SEC Championship Game on a yearly basis between the winner of the Western division and the Eastern division. The Razorbacks won the initial SEC contest between the teams 30-6 in Fayetteville, Arkansas. This was the first of the now annual meetings between the two teams. The Golden Boot trophy was not awarded in the initial four SEC meeting between the two teams.
1996 - First Golden Boot awarded
LSU 17 - Arkansas 7
In 1996, which was the first year the Golden Boot Trophy was awarded, the LSU Tigers were able to take home the trophy. The 19th-ranked Tigers won the game by a score of 17 to 7. For the Tigers, running back Kevin Faulk rushed for 138 yards and a touchdown and quarterback Herb Tyler threw for 191 yards. LSU coach Gerry DiNardo was quoted after the game as saying, "Obviously it was a great win. I feel we had a terrific first half. In the second half the defense didn't play as well as it should and the offense didn't score."
Initial reaction to the awarding of the trophy was mixed, but in the intervening years it has come to represent a ratcheting up of the rivalry.
2002 - "Miracle on Markham"
Arkansas 21 - LSU 20
See also: 2002 Arkansas Razorbacks football team and 2002 LSU Tigers football teamThe 2002 contest between the two teams is now referred to as the "Miracle on Markham" by most Arkansas fans and those in the media. (Markham Street being the main s
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