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November 23, 2007 Week 13 · Regular Season Belt changed hands

Arkansas takes the belt, 50–48, on the road at LSU.

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Recap

Arkansas claimed the College Football Belt with a thrilling 50-48 victory over LSU in Baton Rouge, outlasting the Tigers in a high-scoring fourth-quarter shootout. LSU struck first with two early field goals from Colt David, but Arkansas responded with three consecutive touchdowns in the second and early third quarters, including a 73-yard scoring run by Darren McFadden that put the Razorbacks firmly in control. LSU stormed back with three touchdowns of their own in the third quarter, including a 20-yard reception by Demetrius Byrd and a rushing score by Jacob Hester with a successful two-point conversion, to take what appeared to be control of the game. However, Arkansas answered with Peyton Hillis punching in a 65-yard touchdown run, then added the decisive score when McFadden connected with Hillis on a 24-yard touchdown pass in the fourth quarter to seal the belt for the Razorbacks, despite LSU's last-second attempts to catch up.

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.

Full Box Score

Team stats

CFBD box score
 LSUArkansas
Total yards413513
Rushing yards204385
Passing yards216128
First downs2521
3rd down conv.11/239/18
Turnovers01
Penalties–yards4–359–62
Time of possession18:5317:23

Full team box score from CFBD’s /games/teams data. This section only appears for belt games from 2003 onward — CFBD doesn’t have team-level stats that far back.

Play By Play

Key plays

CFBD play-by-play
WhenTeamYardsPlay
Q1 13:19LSU+31 ydColt David 31 yard field goal GOOD.
Q1 7:16LSU+49 ydColt David 49 yard field goal GOOD.
Q2 9:30Arkansas+31 ydFelix Jones rush for 31 yards to the LSU 33 for a 1ST down.
Q2 7:33Arkansas+16 ydDarren McFadden rush for 16 yards for a TOUCHDOWN.
Q2 7:33Arkansas+25 ydBrian Vavra kickoff for 70 yards returned by Keiland Williams for 25 yards to the LSU 25.
Q2 7:33Arkansas+0 ydAlex Tejada extra point GOOD.
Q3 9:49Arkansas+73 ydDarren McFadden rush for 73 yards for a TOUCHDOWN.
Q3 9:40Arkansas+33 ydBrian Vavra kickoff for 54 yards returned by Chad Jones for 33 yards to the LSU 49.
Q3 9:49Arkansas+0 ydAlex Tejada extra point GOOD.
Q3 7:48LSU+12 ydJacob Hester rush for 12 yards for a TOUCHDOWN.
Q3 7:48LSU+0 ydTwo-point conversion attempt, Matt Flynn rush GOOD.
Q3 5:46Arkansas+65 ydPeyton Hillis rush for 65 yards for a TOUCHDOWN.
Q3 5:46Arkansas+0 ydAlex Tejada extra point GOOD.
Q3 2:22LSU+7 ydMatt Flynn pass complete to Demetrius Byrd for 7 yards for a TOUCHDOWN.
Q3 2:22LSU+23 ydSean Gaudet kickoff for 64 yards returned by Felix Jones for 23 yards to the Ark 29.
Q3 3:37LSU+20 ydMatt Flynn pass complete to Charles Scott for 20 yards, fumbled at the Ark 39, recovered by LSU at the Ark 39 for a 1ST down.
Q3 2:22LSU+0 ydColt David extra point GOOD.
Q3 3:15LSU+24 ydKeiland Williams rush for 24 yards to the Ark 15 for a 1ST down.
Q4 5:06Arkansas+24 ydDarren McFadden pass complete to Peyton Hillis for 24 yards for a TOUCHDOWN.
Q4 5:06Arkansas+0 ydAlex Tejada extra point GOOD.
Q4 6:15Arkansas+30 ydFelix Jones rush for 30 yards to the LSU 35 for a 1ST down.
Q4 0:57LSU+0 ydColt David extra point GOOD.
Q4 1:30LSU+36 ydMatt Flynn pass complete to Richard Dickson for 36 yards to the Ark 8 for a 1ST down.
Q4 0:57LSU+3 ydMatt Flynn pass complete to Demetrius Byrd for 3 yards for a TOUCHDOWN.
Q4 0:57LSU+33 ydPatrick Fisher kickoff for 55 yards returned by Felix Jones for 33 yards to the Ark 48.
Q5 15:00LSU+12 ydMatt Flynn rush for 12 yards for a TOUCHDOWN.
Q5 15:00LSU+0 ydColt David extra point GOOD.
Q5 15:00Arkansas+10 ydCasey Dick pass complete to Peyton Hillis for 10 yards for a TOUCHDOWN.
Q5 15:00Arkansas+0 ydAlex Tejada extra point GOOD.
Q5 15:00Arkansas+9 ydDarren McFadden rush for 9 yards for a TOUCHDOWN.
Q5 15:00Arkansas+0 ydAlex Tejada extra point GOOD.
Q5 15:00LSU+0 ydColt David extra point GOOD.
Q5 15:00LSU+2 ydJacob Hester rush for 2 yards for a TOUCHDOWN.
Q5 15:00Arkansas+3 ydPeyton Hillis rush for 3 yards for a TOUCHDOWN.
Q5 15:00Arkansas+0 ydTwo-point conversion attempt, Felix Jones rush GOOD.
Q5 15:00LSU+9 ydMatt Flynn pass complete to Brandon LaFell for 9 yards for a TOUCHDOWN.

Scoring plays, turnovers, and gains of 20+ yards, pulled from CFBD’s play-by-play. This section only appears for belt games with play-by-play on file (2003 onward).

Box Score

Player stats

CFBD player stats

Passing

PlayerC/ATTYDSAVGTDINTQBR
Matt FlynnLSU22/472094.43070.6
Casey DickArkansas10/18945.21077.4
Darren McFaddenArkansas3/6345.71056.9

Rushing

PlayerCARYDSAVGTDLONG
Jacob HesterLSU281264.5212
Keiland WilliamsLSU10474.7024
Matt FlynnLSU9273.0112
Charles ScottLSU144.004
Darren McFaddenArkansas322066.4373
Peyton HillisArkansas11898.1265
Felix JonesArkansas9859.4031
London CrawfordArkansas155.005

Receiving

PlayerRECYDSAVGTDLONG
Richard DicksonLSU56913.8035
Early DoucetLSU7527.4012
Demetrius ByrdLSU6467.7212
Brandon LaFellLSU3227.3110
Charles ScottLSU12020.0020
Peyton HillisArkansas56212.4224
Lucas MillerArkansas11616.0016
D.J. WilliamsArkansas11212.0012
Marcus MonkArkansas2126.007
Felix JonesArkansas2105.005
Robert JohnsonArkansas188.008
Andrew DavieArkansas188.008
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Kicking

PlayerFGPCTLONGXPPTS
Colt DavidLSU2/2100.0494/410
Alex TejadaArkansas0/00.006/66

Punt Returns

PlayerNOYDSAVGLONGTD
Chad JonesLSU2115.570
Jerell NortonArkansas331.020

Punting

PlayerNOYDSAVGTBIn 20LONG
Patrick FisherLSU833942.40053
Jeremy DavisArkansas725536.40053

Full player stats from CFBD’s /games/players data. This section only appears for belt games from 2003 onward — CFBD doesn’t have player-level stats that far back.