It's Game Day: LSU vs. Arkansas For The Battle For The Boot

by Staff Reporter

November 15, 20254 Comments

Stephen Lew-USA TODAY Sports

LSU (5-4, 2-4 SEC) returns to Tiger Stadium on Saturday morning to face Arkansas (2-7, 0-5 SEC) in the Battle for the Golden Boot.

Kickoff is at 11:45 a.m. CT on the SEC Network with Taylor Zarzour and Matt Stinchcomb calling the game. Alyssa Lang will report from the sidelines.

LSU-Arkansas Times Of Interest

The LSU-Arkansas series dates back to 1901, with the Tigers winning the first-ever matchup 15-0 at Tiger Stadium. LSU leads the all-time series 45-23-2 and has won eight of the last nine games.

Arkansas' last win against LSU was in Ed Orgeron's final season, in 2021, when the Razorbacks hit a game-winning field goal in overtime for a 16-13 victory.

Complete LSU-Arkansas History

As for this season, both teams are desperate for a win. The Tigers have lost three straight, while the Razorbacks are on a seven-game losing streak.

LSU is a 4.5-point favorite in Saturday's game, and the over/under is 57.5.

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Preview per LSU:

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Saturday will mark Frank Wilson’s Tiger Stadium debut as LSU’s interim head coach. Last week, the Tigers fell to Alabama, 20-9, inside Bryant Denny-Stadium in Tuscaloosa. Blake Baker and the LSU defense posted a valiant effort, with linebacker Harold Perkins leading the way with a sack, a forced and recovered a fumble, and a team-leading nine tackles.

“I thought we started fast,” said Wilson. “Our defense went out and played the style of play that we desired, that has been the standard here for so long.”

Saturday’s game also marks just the 17th time LSU has had a pre-noon kickoff in Tiger Stadium and the first since beating Texas A&M, 42-30, on Nov. 25, 2023 – the final collegiate game for Heisman Trophy winner Jayden Daniels. LSU is 12-4 all-time in pre-noon kickoffs in Death Valley.

“We played the first game in 1901 and, in 1924, it became the first trophy game in the SEC,” Wilson said of the LSU-Arkansas rivalry. “It’s been hard-fought games no matter what the records are. It’s a boarder war. We have a task in front of us that will require our very best, and it always has.” Read more.