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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AP poll, week 13: Arkansas unranked at LSU No. 1 · No. 1 that week: Illinois. The belt vs. the polls →

Belt context

Where this game sits in the lineage

Arkansas took the belt here, ending LSU’s run of 34 days and 3 defenses (reign #263) and starting reign #264. It lasted 39 days and 0 defenses, until Missouri took it on January 1, 2008.

For Arkansas this was its 10th shot at the belt; it had held the belt once before — and it took it back here.

It was the 2nd of 2 belt games between the two; going in, LSU led the belt series 1–0; all-time it is 1–1.

AI-Written

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.

Darren McFadden's 73-yard touchdown run in Q3 gave Arkansas a commanding lead at a pivotal moment
LSU's three-touchdown third quarter rally, capped by Demetrius Byrd's 7-yard reception, kept the Tigers in the game
McFadden's 24-yard touchdown pass to Peyton Hillis in Q4 provided the winning score for Arkansas
Arkansas's ground attack (385 rushing yards) overpowered LSU's defense when it mattered most

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

When	Team	Yards	Play
Q1 13:19	LSU	+31 yd	Colt David 31 yard field goal GOOD.
Q1 7:16	LSU	+49 yd	Colt David 49 yard field goal GOOD.
Q2 9:30	Arkansas	+31 yd	Felix Jones rush for 31 yards to the LSU 33 for a 1ST down.
Q2 7:33	Arkansas	+16 yd	Darren McFadden rush for 16 yards for a TOUCHDOWN.
Q2 7:33	Arkansas	+25 yd	Brian Vavra kickoff for 70 yards returned by Keiland Williams for 25 yards to the LSU 25.
Q2 7:33	Arkansas	+0 yd	Alex Tejada extra point GOOD.
Q3 9:49	Arkansas	+73 yd	Darren McFadden rush for 73 yards for a TOUCHDOWN.
Q3 9:40	Arkansas	+33 yd	Brian Vavra kickoff for 54 yards returned by Chad Jones for 33 yards to the LSU 49.
Q3 9:49	Arkansas	+0 yd	Alex Tejada extra point GOOD.
Q3 7:48	LSU	+12 yd	Jacob Hester rush for 12 yards for a TOUCHDOWN.
Q3 7:48	LSU	+0 yd	Two-point conversion attempt, Matt Flynn rush GOOD.
Q3 5:46	Arkansas	+65 yd	Peyton Hillis rush for 65 yards for a TOUCHDOWN.
Q3 5:46	Arkansas	+0 yd	Alex Tejada extra point GOOD.
Q3 2:22	LSU	+7 yd	Matt Flynn pass complete to Demetrius Byrd for 7 yards for a TOUCHDOWN.
Q3 2:22	LSU	+23 yd	Sean Gaudet kickoff for 64 yards returned by Felix Jones for 23 yards to the Ark 29.
Q3 3:37	LSU	+20 yd	Matt 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 2:22	LSU	+0 yd	Colt David extra point GOOD.
Q3 3:15	LSU	+24 yd	Keiland Williams rush for 24 yards to the Ark 15 for a 1ST down.
Q4 5:06	Arkansas	+24 yd	Darren McFadden pass complete to Peyton Hillis for 24 yards for a TOUCHDOWN.
Q4 5:06	Arkansas	+0 yd	Alex Tejada extra point GOOD.
Q4 6:15	Arkansas	+30 yd	Felix Jones rush for 30 yards to the LSU 35 for a 1ST down.
Q4 0:57	LSU	+0 yd	Colt David extra point GOOD.
Q4 1:30	LSU	+36 yd	Matt Flynn pass complete to Richard Dickson for 36 yards to the Ark 8 for a 1ST down.
Q4 0:57	LSU	+3 yd	Matt Flynn pass complete to Demetrius Byrd for 3 yards for a TOUCHDOWN.
Q4 0:57	LSU	+33 yd	Patrick Fisher kickoff for 55 yards returned by Felix Jones for 33 yards to the Ark 48.
Q5 15:00	LSU	+12 yd	Matt Flynn rush for 12 yards for a TOUCHDOWN.
Q5 15:00	LSU	+0 yd	Colt David extra point GOOD.
Q5 15:00	Arkansas	+10 yd	Casey Dick pass complete to Peyton Hillis for 10 yards for a TOUCHDOWN.
Q5 15:00	Arkansas	+0 yd	Alex Tejada extra point GOOD.
Q5 15:00	Arkansas	+9 yd	Darren McFadden rush for 9 yards for a TOUCHDOWN.
Q5 15:00	Arkansas	+0 yd	Alex Tejada extra point GOOD.
Q5 15:00	LSU	+0 yd	Colt David extra point GOOD.
Q5 15:00	LSU	+2 yd	Jacob Hester rush for 2 yards for a TOUCHDOWN.
Q5 15:00	Arkansas	+3 yd	Peyton Hillis rush for 3 yards for a TOUCHDOWN.
Q5 15:00	Arkansas	+0 yd	Two-point conversion attempt, Felix Jones rush GOOD.
Q5 15:00	LSU	+9 yd	Matt 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

LSU

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	QBR
Matt Flynn	22/47	209	4.4	3	0	70.6

Arkansas

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	QBR
Casey Dick	10/18	94	5.2	1	0	77.4
Darren McFadden	3/6	34	5.7	1	0	56.9

Rushing

LSU

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Jacob Hester	28	126	4.5	2	12
Keiland Williams	10	47	4.7	0	24
Matt Flynn	9	27	3.0	1	12
Charles Scott	1	4	4.0	0	4

Arkansas

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Darren McFadden	32	206	6.4	3	73
Peyton Hillis	11	89	8.1	2	65
Felix Jones	9	85	9.4	0	31
London Crawford	1	5	5.0	0	5

Receiving

LSU

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Richard Dickson	5	69	13.8	0	35
Early Doucet	7	52	7.4	0	12
Demetrius Byrd	6	46	7.7	2	12
Brandon LaFell	3	22	7.3	1	10
Charles Scott	1	20	20.0	0	20

Arkansas

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Peyton Hillis	5	62	12.4	2	24
Lucas Miller	1	16	16.0	0	16
D.J. Williams	1	12	12.0	0	12
Marcus Monk	2	12	6.0	0	7
Felix Jones	2	10	5.0	0	5
Robert Johnson	1	8	8.0	0	8
Andrew Davie	1	8	8.0	0	8

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Kicking

LSU

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Colt David	2/2	100.0	49	4/4	10

Arkansas

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Alex Tejada	0/0	0.0	0	6/6	6

Punt Returns

LSU

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Chad Jones	2	11	5.5	7	0

Arkansas

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Jerell Norton	3	3	1.0	2	0

Punting

LSU

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Patrick Fisher	8	339	42.4	0	0	53

Arkansas

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Jeremy Davis	7	255	36.4	0	0	53

Full player stats from CFBD’s /games/players data, split out by team. This section only appears for belt games from 2003 onward — CFBD doesn’t have player-level stats that far back. Linked player names go to that player’s stat line in every other belt game they’ve appeared in.

Sources Box score at ESPN · Game record: College Football Data (id 273270099) · This game in the downloadable dataset

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