Game notes: LSU at Arkansas
Saturday, November 28, kickoff time not yet set, Razorback Stadium.The game page.
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The matchup
- LSU (5–2, 2–2 in conference) at Arkansas (3–4, 1–3 in conference), Saturday, November 28, kickoff time not yet set, Razorback Stadium.resultsWins and losses in this season’s finished games before kickoff, from the game results on file. Ranks as of the game, as listed with the schedule (AP poll, else the coaches’).
- For the Golden Boot, which LSU holds.Wikipedia, resultsThe trophy from Wikipedia’s list of rivalry games; who holds it from our results since its first year.
The series
- It will be their 71st meeting; LSU leads the series 45–23–2 as played. Officially, LSU leads 43–23–2; as played, 45–23–2. The NCAA vacated LSU’s two wins (2012 and 2013); they don’t count officially.resultsEvery meeting on file; official counts take out wins the NCAA vacated and count forfeits as the rivalry’s article does.
- Last meeting: Saturday, November 15, 2025: LSU 23, Arkansas 22.resultsThe most recent meeting on file.
- They first met in 1906: LSU 6, Arkansas 6.resultsThe earliest meeting on file.
- Arkansas is 19–14 at home against LSU.resultsThe home team’s record against this opponent in its home games (neutral sites aside), every meeting on file.
- Last five meetings: 2025: LSU 23–22 (at LSU); 2024: LSU 34–10 (at Arkansas); 2023: LSU 34–31 (at LSU); 2022: LSU 13–10 (at Arkansas); 2021: Arkansas 16–13 (at LSU).resultsThe last five meetings on file.
LSU
- LSU is 5–2 (2–2 in conference games), 2–1 against ranked teams.resultsWins and losses in this season’s finished games before kickoff, from the game results on file.
- This season: W 51–10 vs. Clemson; W 45–14 vs. Louisiana Tech; L 24–32 at No. 8 Ole Miss; W 35–6 vs. No. 23 Texas A&M; W 63–14 vs. McNeese; L 34–35 at Kentucky; W 31–0 vs. No. 16 Mississippi State.resultsThis season’s finished games.
- LSU is No. 20 of 138 FBS teams in our Elo ratings.our ratingsOur Elo rating, from every game on file, ranked among active FBS teams.
- Lane Kiffin is 5–2 in his first season at LSU and 121–55 as an FBS head coach.results, WikipediaHead-coaching seasons on file, ours rebuilt from game results and the season articles’ coaching splits.
- Lane Kiffin is 4–2 against Arkansas.results, WikipediaGames between the two coaches’ teams in seasons each was the head coach, every game on file.
- Sam Leavitt (QB): 1,784 passing yards, 14 TD, the team leader in passing yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Dilin Jones (RB): 567 rushing yards, 5 TD, the team leader in rushing yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- T.J. Dottery (LB): 54 tackles, the team leader in tackles.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- On this date in 2020, LSU lost to No. 5 Texas A&M 20–7.resultsThe team’s most notable finished game on this calendar date in an earlier season: a ranked opponent first, then a bowl, then the newest.
Arkansas
- Arkansas is 3–4 (1–3 in conference games), 0–3 against ranked teams.resultsWins and losses in this season’s finished games before kickoff, from the game results on file.
- This season: W 31–14 vs. North Alabama; L 10–43 at No. 20 Utah; L 17–45 vs. No. 2 Georgia; W 34–6 vs. Tulsa; L 7–34 at Texas A&M; L 17–24 vs. No. 15 Tennessee; W 31–21 at Vanderbilt.resultsThis season’s finished games.
- Arkansas is No. 84 of 138 FBS teams in our Elo ratings.our ratingsOur Elo rating, from every game on file, ranked among active FBS teams.
- Ryan Silverfield is 3–4 in his first season at Arkansas and 53–29 as an FBS head coach.results, WikipediaHead-coaching seasons on file, ours rebuilt from game results and the season articles’ coaching splits.
- Ryan Silverfield faces LSU as a head coach for the first time.results, WikipediaGames between the two coaches’ teams in seasons each was the head coach, every game on file.
- K.J. Jackson (QB): 1,444 passing yards, 7 TD, the team leader in passing yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Chris Marshall (WR): 43 catches, 601 yards, 2 TD, the team leader in receiving yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Ja’Quavion Smith (LB): 50 tackles, 1 sack, the team leader in tackles.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- On this date in 2014, Arkansas lost to No. 17 Missouri 21–14.resultsThe team’s most notable finished game on this calendar date in an earlier season: a ranked opponent first, then a bowl, then the newest.
The coaches
- It is the first meeting of Lane Kiffin and Ryan Silverfield as head coaches.results, WikipediaGames between the two coaches’ teams in seasons each was the head coach, every game on file.
Sources
Every sentence here is ours, written from counts we make over the games on file. Where the facts come from:
- CollegeFootballData.com: Game results, rankings and player statistics; the sentence and every count in it are ours. Derived output (CollegeFootballData.com terms, section 4).
- Wikipedia: Facts from Wikipedia’s lists and articles (schools’ record books, trophies, College GameDay sites, coaching records), restated. CC BY-SA 4.0 (facts restated; credit Wikipedia).
- CollegeFootballDigest: Our own ratings (Elo) and research notes. CC BY 4.0.
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