Auburn's defense dominated this defensive slugfest in Fayetteville, holding Arkansas to just 193 total yards and forcing a crucial interception in the final seconds to preserve the belt. The game remained a kicking duel through three quarters, with Wes Byrum's 22-yard field goal in the first quarter giving Auburn an early 3-0 lead, and a second Byrum field goal from 38 yards making it 6-0 entering the fourth quarter. Arkansas finally found the end zone late when Casey Dick connected with Lucas Miller for a 13-yard touchdown with 1:36 remaining to take a 7-6 lead, but Auburn answered immediately with a critical touchdown drive capped by Byrum's 20-yard field goal with just 21 seconds left to escape with a 9-7 victory. The belt remained around Auburn's waist thanks to stellar fourth-quarter execution and an interception by Jerraud Powers with just one second on the clock.
Written by Claude from the box score and play-by-play on this page — a plain-English recap of the numbers below, not a substitute for them.