Arkansas-LSU rivalry

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Arkansas-LSU Rivalry (known as "The Battle for the Golden Boot" since 1996)
LSU (33) Arkansas (18)
1901 1907
1908 1912
1913 1915
1916 1919
1920 1921
1926 1930
1931 1932
1933 1934
1935 1936
1953 1954
1955 1956
1966* 1994
1995 1996
1997 1999
2001 2003
2004 2005
2006		 1909 1910
1911 1914
1917 1922
1923 1924
1925 1927
1928 1929
1992 1993
1998 2000
2002 2007
Ties (2)
1906 1947*
*Cotton Bowl
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The Arkansas-LSU rivalry, now known as The Battle for the Golden Boot, is a sports rivalry dating back to 1901 between the teams of the University of Arkansas (the Razorbacks) and Louisiana State University (the Tigers), which exists almost exclusively between the respective programs' football teams.

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[edit] Pre-Golden Boot era

Arkansas and LSU played each other during the 1906-36 and 1953-56 regular seasons on a yearly basis. In addition, they played each other once in 1901, and at the end of the regular season in the Cotton Bowl twice, on January 1 of 1947 and 1966. (for the 1946 and 1965 seasons, respectively)

In 1992, LSU and Arkansas resumed their yearly rivalry after Arkansas joined the SEC (Arkansas had previously been in the SWC). The teams played each other 4 times in the conference before the introduction of the Golden Boot trophy in 1996.

[edit] Golden Boot era

The Golden Boot is a trophy that has been awarded each year since 1996 to the winner of the annual Battle for the Golden Boot football matchup (set on the day after Thanksgiving) between the Arkansas Razorbacks and the LSU Tigers. It has been played on alternating years in either Arkansas (generally Little Rock, which is the secondary home stadium for the Razorbacks), or Louisiana (always Baton Rouge). Arkansas' home game is played in Little Rock, not the Razorbacks' on-campus stadium in Fayetteville, since the student body is away from campus for the Thanskgiving holiday. The series represents an important game in the SEC Western Division, with the either Arkansas or LSU representing the West in the SEC Championship game six out of the last seven years.

[edit] Trophy

The boot is about 4 feet tall and has the outline of many major rivers and lakes in Arkansas and Louisiana.
The boot is about 4 feet tall and has the outline of many major rivers and lakes in Arkansas and Louisiana.

The trophy was introduced to the series prior to the 1996 season.[1] It weighs approximately 175 pounds (a little less than 80 kilograms) and is generally considered the heaviest "trophy" awarded in all of college football. [2]

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.

LSU won the inaugural "trophy meeting", and for the next 6 years, the trophy changed hands every meeting, beginning with LSU in 1997. After Arkansas' victory in 2002, LSU won the rivalry, and thus the trophy, four consecutive times. The trophy returned to Arkansas' possession on November 23, 2007 when the Razorbacks stunned top-ranked, and eventual national champions, 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.

[edit] Meetings

[edit] Game Results

Year Winner Score Loser Location
1901 LSU 15-0 Arkansas Baton Rouge, LA
1906 LSU 6-6 Arkansas Baton Rouge, LA
1907 LSU 17-12 Arkansas Little Rock, AR
1908 LSU 36-4 Arkansas Little Rock, AR
1909 Arkansas 16-0 LSU Memphis, TN
1910 Arkansas 51-0 LSU Little Rock, AR
1911 Arkansas 11-0 LSU Little Rock, AR
1912 LSU 7-6 Arkansas Little Rock, AR
1913 LSU 12-7 Arkansas Shreveport, LA
1914 Arkansas 20-12 LSU Shreveport, LA
1915 LSU 13-7 Arkansas Shreveport, LA
1916 LSU 17-7 Arkansas Shreveport, LA
1917 Arkansas 14-0 LSU Shreveport, LA
1919 LSU 20-0 Arkansas Shreveport, LA
1920 LSU 3-0 Arkansas Shreveport, LA
1921 LSU 10-7 Arkansas Shreveport, LA
1922 Arkansas 40-6 LSU Shreveport, LA
1923 Arkansas 26-13 LSU Shreveport, LA
1924 Arkansas 10-7 LSU Shreveport, LA
Year Winner Score Loser Location
1925 Arkansas 12-0 LSU Shreveport, LA
1926 LSU 14-0 Arkansas Shreveport, LA
1927 Arkansas 28-0 LSU Shreveport, LA
1928 Arkansas 7-0 LSU Shreveport, LA
1929 Arkansas 32-0 LSU Shreveport, LA
1930 LSU 27-12 Arkansas Shreveport, LA
1931 LSU 13-6 Arkansas Shreveport, LA
1932 LSU 14-0 Arkansas Shreveport, LA
1933 LSU 20-0 Arkansas Shreveport, LA
1934 LSU 16-0 Arkansas Shreveport, LA
1935 LSU 13-7 Arkansas Shreveport, LA
1936 LSU 19-7 Arkansas Shreveport, LA
1947 LSU 0-0 Arkansas Dallas, TX[1]
1953 LSU 9-8 Arkansas Little Rock, AR
1954 LSU 7-6 Arkansas Shreveport, LA
1955 LSU 13-7 Arkansas Little Rock, AR
1956 LSU 21-7 Arkansas Shreveport, LA
1966 LSU 14-7 Arkansas Dallas, TX[2]
^ Played in the Cotton Bowl.
The "Golden Boot" trophy is approximately 175 pounds, and generally requires several players to lift it.
The "Golden Boot" trophy is approximately 175 pounds, and generally requires several players to lift it.
The Arkansas Razorbacks are the most recent winners of the Golden Boot Trophy.
The Arkansas Razorbacks are the most recent winners of the Golden Boot Trophy.
  • SEC games between LSU and Arkansas before the introduction of the "Golden Boot" trophy:
Year Winner Score Loser Location
1992 Arkansas 30-6 LSU Fayetteville, AR
1993 Arkansas 42-24 LSU Baton Rouge, LA
1994 LSU 30-12 Arkansas Little Rock, AR
1995 LSU 28-0 14 Arkansas† Baton Rouge, LA
  • SEC games between LSU and Arkansas since the introduction of the "Golden Boot" trophy:
Year Winner Score Loser Location
1996 19 LSU 17-7 Arkansas Little Rock, AR
1997 17 LSU 31-21 Arkansas Baton Rouge, LA
1998 13 Arkansas 41-14 LSU Little Rock, AR
1999 LSU 35-10 17 Arkansas Baton Rouge, LA
2000 Arkansas 14-3 24 LSU Little Rock, AR
2001 LSU† 41-38 24 Arkansas Baton Rouge, LA
2002 Arkansas† 21-20 18 LSU Little Rock, AR
2003 3 LSU† 55-24 Arkansas Baton Rouge, LA
2004 14 LSU 43-14 Arkansas Little Rock, AR
2005 3 LSU† 19-17 Arkansas Baton Rouge, LA
2006 8 LSU 31-26 5 Arkansas† Little Rock, AR
2007 Arkansas 50-48 (3OT) 1 LSU† Baton Rouge, LA
†: Represented the SEC West in the SEC Championship Game that season.

[edit] Notable games

[edit] 1901

LSU 15 - Arkansas 0

In the initial meeting between the two teams during the 1901 season, LSU came away with the victory.

[edit] 1966

LSU 14 - Arkansas 7

The two teams played each other on January 1, 1966 in the Cotton Bowl to end the 1965 season. Arkansas had won the national championship the previous year, for the 1964 season, and came into the game with a 10-0 record, looking to repeat the accomplishment. 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.

[edit] 1996

LSU 17 - Arkansas 7

In the first year the Golden Boot Trophy was awarded, the LSU Tigers were able to take it home, winning the game by a score of 17 to 7.

[edit] 2003-2006

The LSU Tigers won the Golden Boot Trophy four consecutive times between 2003 and 2006.

[edit] 2007

Arkansas 50 - LSU 48 (3OT)

Coming into the November 23, 2007 game which was played in Baton Rouge, LSU was ranked #1 in the country. The Razorbacks outlasted the Tigers in a three overtime game to win the game. LSU went on to represent the West in the SEC championship game against Tennessee, and after winning the contest went on to win the national championship against the Ohio State Buckeyes.

[edit] References

  1. ^ HoustonNutt.com Game Notes
  2. ^ Battle for the Golden Boot - LSU vs. Arkansas - LSUsports.net—The Official Web Site of LSU Tigers Athletics
  3. ^ mcubed.net : NCAAF Football : Series records : Arkansas vs. LSU
  4. ^ Arkansas vs Louisiana State 1869-2007
  5. ^ NCAA Football History
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