FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — The Arkansas Razorbacks fell to No. 8 LSU in Fayetteville on Saturday, Oct. 19, as the Golden Boot remains with the Tigers.
Final score: 34-10.
The Tigers got the ball to start the game inside a deafening Razorback stadium and immediately marched down the field to put up the first points of the game courtesy of a Caden Durham 22-yard touchdown run. Tigers lead 7-0.
After the Hogs received the ensuing kickoff, Taylen Green came trotting onto the field and seemed completely healthy after suffering a knee injury against Tennessee in the previous game. He had the offense moving effectively at first, but the drive stalled at the 24-yard line, and Arkansas had to settle for a 42-yard field goal, which missed the mark to keep it 7-0 LSU.
After the Arkansas miss the Tigers picked up right where they left off driving down the field with a time consuming march. However a few penalties and a bend don't break effort by the Arkansas defense kept LSU to just three points to make it 10-0 in favor of the visitors.
The Razorbacks needed a response on their next drive, but it lasted just one play as Rashod Dubinion fumbled the ball and the Tigers pounced on it on the 38-yard line to set themselves up in prime position to go up the three scores early in the second quarter.
Q1
Arkansas: 0
LSU: 10
But once again when faced with adversity the Hogs defense would rise to the occasion holding the Tigers to another field goal, which kept it a two-score game 13-0.
With that defensive stand momentum began to swing toward Arkansas as the offense easily moved down the field, with Green looking sharp, eventually hitting Andrew Armstrong for a 25-yard touchdown, his first of the year to cut the LSU lead to six, 13-7 with 8:25 left in the first half.
The Tigers would add another field goal midway through the 2nd quarter to extend their lead to 9.
Arkansas goes into halftime trailing LSU 16-7.
Q2
Arkansas: 7
LSU: 16
The Hogs come out of the half and have a solid drive but is forced to kick a long 51-yard field goal and it was good and the Hogs draw closer down 16-10.
LSU extends their lead after Durham runs in another Touchdown this one for 2 yards out. LSU went for 2 and got it extending their lead to 24-10.
Q3
Arkansas: 10
LSU: 24
LSU drove down once again and kicked a field goal this time from47 yards out and it was good. LSU leads by 17.
Q4
Arkansas: 10
LSU: 34
Final
Arkansas: 10
LSU: 34