Roster

2008 Arkansas Razorbacks roster
Post-Spring Roster from the University of Arkansas Razorbacks Athletics
Quarterbacks  7 Alex Mortensen – Senior  8 Tyler Wilson – Freshman 10 Nathan Dick – Freshman 11 Casey Dick Casey Dick Casey Dick is a former college football quarterback for the University of Arkansas Razorbacks.- High school career :Dick played for Allen High School in Allen, Texas...  – Senior 14 Jim Youngblood – Freshman 15 Ryan Mallett Ryan Mallett Ryan Mallett , nicknamed "Big Tex", is an American football quarterback for the New England Patriots of the National Football League , taken in the third round of the 2011 NFL Draft. He played college football for the Arkansas Razorbacks...  – Sophomore Tailbacks  – Landon Williams – Freshman  6 Brandon Barnett – Junior 21 Michael Smith – Junior 22 Albert Gary – Freshman 23 De'Anthony Curtis – Freshman 33 Dennis Johnson – Freshman 42 Chip Gregory – Sophomore Fullbacks  – John Durmon – Junior  – Darcel Johnson – Freshman 16 Seth Armbrust – Sophomore 22 Matt Crowder – Freshman 30 Mitchell Bailey – Freshman Wide Receivers  – Austin Tucker – Freshman  1 Reggie Fish – Senior  2 London Crawford – Junior  3 Joe Adams – Freshman  4 Jarius Wright – Freshman 13 Rod Coleman – Junior 19 Carlton Salters – Sophomore 80 Chris Gragg – Freshman 81 Marques Wade – Sophomore 84 Crosby Tuck – Freshman 85 Greg Childs – Freshman 87 John Aaron Rees – Senior 88 Lucas Miller – Junior 89 Joe Chaisson – Freshman		Tight Ends  – Joseph Henry – Junior 45 D.J. Williams – Sophomore 82 Andrew Davie Andrew Davie Andrew Davie is a tight end who is currently a free agent in the National Football League. Davie played college football at the University of Arkansas Razorbacks. He joined the Razorbacks after playing four years of minor league baseball...  – Junior 83 Lance Thompson – Senior 86 Ben Cleveland – Sophomore Offensive Tackles  – Jim Hart – Sophomore 62 Michael Aguirre – Junior 72 Grant Cook – Freshman 73 Ray Dominguez – Sophomore 75 Matt Hall – Freshman 78 Jose Valdez – Senior 79 Grant Freeman – Freshman Offensive Guards 65 DeMarcus Love – Sophomore 66 Mitch Petrus – Senior 71 Wade Grayson – Sophomore 74 Kareem Crowell – Freshman Centers  – Clay Bemberg – Sophomore 53 Austin Eoff – Freshman 60 Seth Oxner – Freshman 63 Jonathan Luigs Jonathan Luigs -Cincinnati Bengals:Luigs was selected by the Bengals in the fourth round, 106th overall. He signed a four-year, $2.26 million deal with a $509,000 signing bonus. A backup to Kyle Cook in the 2009 NFL season, Luigs played in eight games for the Bengals before being waived on August 17, 2010, after...  – Senior Defensive Ends  – Chris Berezansky – Sophomore 53 Adrian Davis – Junior 57 Donnell Sanders – Sophomore 57 Damario Ambrose – Sophomore 91 Jake Bequette – Freshman 94 Brian Christopher – Freshman 97 Antwain Robinson – Senior		Defensive Tackles 59 Van Stumon – Sophomore 92 Brandon Lampkin – Freshman 93 Marcus Shavers – Senior 95 Patrick Jones – Sophomore 96 Malcolm Sheppard – Junior 98 Cord Gray – Senior 99 Lavunce Askew – Freshman Nose Tackles 61 Zach Stadther – Freshman 69 Alfred Davis – Freshman 90 Ernest Mitchell – Senior Linebackers  – Stephen Barnett – Sophomore  – Aaron Fenton – Sophomore 34 Jerry Franklin Jerry Franklin Jerry Franklin is an American football linebacker. He is currently entering his redshirt senior year at the University of Arkansas....  – Freshman 37 Jermaine Love – Sophomore 38 Elston Forte – Senior 40 Josh Minde – Freshman 41 Ryan Powers – Sophomore 43 Tenarius Wright – Freshman 44 Matt Marshall – Freshman 46 Freddy Burton – Sophomore 47 Wendel Davis – Junior 49 Jelani Smith – Freshman 52 Robert Salinas – Junior Cornerbacks  5 Tramain Thomas – Freshman 17 Shedrick Johnson – Senior 24 Isaac Madison – Sophomore 26 Ramon Broadway – Sophomore 27 Jerell Norton – Junior 28 Greg Gatson – Sophomore 29 Jamar Love – Senior		Safeties  – Evan Bettis – Sophomore  9 Elton Ford – Freshman 14 Hunter Miller – Freshman 20 Dallas Washington – Senior 25 Khiry Battle – Freshman 30 Chris Raggett – Freshman 31 Jerico Nelson – Freshman 32 Bret Harris – Freshman 35 Rashaad Johnson – Junior 36 Walner Leandre – Senior 39 Matt Harris – Junior Punters  – Mitchell Smith – Junior 50 Jeremy Davis – Senior Kickers  – Cody Williams – Freshman  7 Alex Tejada – Sophomore 27 Shay Haddock – Sophomore Long Snappers  – Derrell Hartwick – Freshman  – Barrett Reynolds – Sophomore 51 Rhett Richardson – Sophomore Terms: Freshman – A player in his first year. Sophomore Sophomore Sophomore is a term used in the United States to describe a student in the second year of study at high school or university.The word is also used as a synonym for "second", for the second album or EP released by a musician or group, the second movie of a director, or the second season of a...  – A player in his second year. Junior – A player in his third year. Senior – A player in his fourth year. Redshirt Redshirt (college sports) Redshirt is a term used in American college athletics that refers to a delay or suspension of an athlete's participation in order to lengthen his or her period of eligibility...  – A player who sat out in 2007 2007 Arkansas Razorbacks football team The 2007 Arkansas Razorbacks football team represented the University of Arkansas in the 2007–2008 football season. The Razorbacks played six home games at Donald W... .

Western Illinois

The game was played at Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium

Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium

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 and marked the first meeting between the two programs. The game started with a Taylor Rowan field goal to give the Leathernecks a 3–0 advantage. Joe Adams of Arkansas pulled in a 10-yard pass from Casey Dick

Casey Dick

Casey Dick is a former college football quarterback for the University of Arkansas Razorbacks.- High school career :Dick played for Allen High School in Allen, Texas...

 with six minutes remaining in the second quarter. WIU's Herb Donaldson then scored twice, once before halftime, and once after. Dick followed with a 23-yard TD scamper, cutting it to a 17–14 WIU lead. Leatherneck fullback Javid Milton ran the ball from one yard out to give Western Illinois a 24–14 lead. Freshman receiver Greg Childs then caught a Dick aerial at the 7:58 mark in the fourth quarter, with Dick running in the game winning score with only 1:49 remaining.

Western Illinois was ranked 22nd in the Football Championship Subdivision entering the contest.

Louisiana-Monroe

Arkansas is undefeated in the series, with the last game against the Warhawks in 2006, when Arkansas defeated Louisiana-Monroe 44–10. The 2008 game was played at War Memorial Stadium

War Memorial Stadium (Arkansas)

War Memorial Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Little Rock, Arkansas. The stadium is primarily used for American football and is the home stadium for the Arkansas Baptist Buffaloes, Catholic High School Rockets, and the secondary home stadium for the University of Arkansas Razorbacks...

 and marked the 8th time the two programs have played each other.
Michael Smith began the scoring with a 13-yard run to paydirt for the Hogs, but Alex Tejada missed the extra point, giving the Hogs only a 6–0 lead. The Warhawks responded with a one-yard pass from fifth-year senior QB Kinsmon Lancaster to Anthony McCall, and Jeremy Gener added a 20 yard field goal to give Monroe a 10–6 lead. Lancaster again hit McCall in the third quarter, this time from 33 yards away, and Gary Fraizer added another Warhawk score to open up a 24–6 advantage over the Razorbacks. The Razorbacks responded with an eight-yard strike to DJ Williams from Casey Dick. The two hooked up again for a two point conversion, cutting the Warhawk advantage to 24–14. Gener added a field goal with 12:56 remaining in the fourth quarter, but Smith would score again, this time followed by a Shay Haddock completed extra point, cutting the deficit to six. Williams caught a touchdown with eighty-two seconds left, and Haddock connected on the game winning extra point.. Lancaster would set Gener up with a game-winning opportunity, but he missed the 45-yard attempt right.

Alabama

Arkansas entered SEC play at home against the Alabama Crimson Tide, as a 9 point underdog. Alabama received the opening kickoff and scored first on their opening drive. The opening drive was helped by a roughing the kicker penalty against Arkansas allowing Alabama to retain possession. Arkansas put together a drive out to midfield on their first drive of the game, but were forced to punt. On the first play of their next drive, Alabama running back Glen Coffee ran 87 yards on the first play for Alabama's second touchdown. At the end of the first quarter, Alabama defensive back Javier Arenas intercepted Casey Dick

Casey Dick

Casey Dick is a former college football quarterback for the University of Arkansas Razorbacks.- High school career :Dick played for Allen High School in Allen, Texas...

 and returned it 31 yards for a touchdown to put Alabama up 21–0. Arkansas started their next drive at their own 47 yard line after a 41 yard kickoff return by Dennis Johnson, and drove 53 yards for a touchdown on fourth down and 1 from the Alabama 12 yard line. Alabama responded with a 68 yard touchdown drive, capped off by a 25 yard touchdown pass from John Parker Wilson

John Parker Wilson

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 to Julio Jones. On Arkansas's next possession, Alabama corner Justin Woodall intercepted Casey Dick at the Alabama 26 yard line and returned it 74 yards for a touchdown. Arkansas would put together another solid drive, but facing a first and goal at the Alabama one yard line, Alabama stopped Arkansas on 4 plays for a goal line stand. At the half, Alabama was up 35–7.

Arkansas received the second half kickoff and Alabama's Marquis Johnson intercepted Casey Dick's pass on the first play of the second half, setting up a 31 yard touchdown run by Glen Coffee. By the end of the 3rd quarter, both teams had put in their substitutes. On Alabama's first possession of the fourth quarter, backup quarterback Greg McElroy

Greg McElroy

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's pass was intercepted by Ramon Broadway, setting up a 10 yard touchdown pass by Arkansas second string quarterback Tyler Wilson. But on the first play of Alabama's next drive, running back Roy Upchurch ran 62 yards for Alabama's final touchdown. The final score was 49–14, the largest margin of victory in the series since Arkansas beat Alabama 42–6 in 1998.

Texas

One of the biggest match-ups between Arkansas and Texas was the 1969 Game of the Century

1969 Texas vs. Arkansas football game

The 1969 Texas vs. Arkansas football game, dubbed The Big Shootout and sometimes referred to as the "Game of The Century", was a legendary college football game on December 6, 1969 in which the top-ranked Texas Longhorns visited the second-ranked Arkansas Razorbacks at Razorback Stadium in...

, which pitted #1 Texas and #2 Arkansas in Fayetteville to determine the national championship; Texas won 15–14. In the most recent match-up

2004 in sports

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 between the two programs, the Longhorns

2004 Texas Longhorn football team

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 achieved a 22–20 win against an unranked Arkansas

Arkansas Razorbacks football

The Arkansas Razorbacks football program is a college football team that represents the University of Arkansas. The team is a member of the Southeastern Conference's Western Division, which is in Division I's Football Bowl Subdivision of the National Collegiate Athletic Association...

 team. The two schools were once conference foes in the Southwest Conference and Texas leads the series 55–21–0. The 2008 game was scheduled to be played on September 13, 2008, but the potential severe weather from Hurricane Ike

Hurricane Ike

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 postponed the game. The game was rescheduled and was played in Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium on September 27, 2008.

Hunter Lawrence of Texas began the scoring with a 34-yard field goal. This was followed by an eight yard Colt McCoy

Colt McCoy

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 pass to Jordan Shipley

Jordan Shipley

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 resulting in a touchdown. With a 10–0 lead, Cody Johnson scored for the Longhorns, giving a 17–0 cushion. Arkansas kicker Shay Haddock connected on a 30-yard boot, but McCoy ran for two more touchdowns, of five and thirty-five yards respectively, before halftime. After halftime, Texas continued to roll, with McCoy TD passes to Quan Cosby

Quan Cosby

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 and Shipley. Aaron Williams returned an interception eighty-one yards for another Texas score, prompting Arkansas' lone touchdown, an eighty yard fumble return by defensive end Antwain Robinson with 2:20 in response.

The win gave Texas the largest margin of victory in the rivalry since the 1916 edition, a 52–0 drubbing at Clark Field.

Florida

The two programs last played each other in the 2006 SEC Championship Game

2006 SEC Championship Game

The 2006 SEC Championship Game was played on December 2, 2006, in the Georgia Dome in Atlanta, Georgia. The game matched SEC Western Division champion Arkansas against SEC Eastern Division champion Florida. The second meeting between the two schools in the championship game, it led to a 38–28...

 where #4 Florida

2006 Florida Gators football team

The 2006 Florida Gators football team represented the University of Florida in the sport of American football during the 2006 college football season...

 defeated #8 Arkansas

2006 Arkansas Razorbacks football team

The 2006 Arkansas Razorbacks football team completed the season with a 10–4 record. The Razorbacks had a regular season SEC record of 7–1.-Schedule:-USC:...

 38–28. The game was played at Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium

Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium

Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium is an American football stadium in Fayetteville, Arkansas and serves as the home field of the University of Arkansas Razorbacks football team since its opening in 1938. The stadium was formerly known as Razorback Stadium since 1941 before being renamed in 2001...

 and marked the eighth time the two programs have played each other, with Florida leading the series 7–1–0. The game's scoring began with Florida standout QB Tim Tebow

Tim Tebow

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's shovel pass

Screen pass

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 to Brandon James

Brandon James

Brandon Keith James is an American professional football wide receiver and kick returner for the Edmonton Eskimos of the Canadian Football League...

 for a touchdown. After both teams punted, Florida punted to Michael Smith of Arkansas, who fumbled, giving the Gators the ball. Jeffery Demps

Jeffery Demps

Jeffery Demps is an American football running back and sprinter. He attends the University of Florida in his senior year, where he is a member of Florida Gators football team as well as the men's track team...

 scored from 36 yards out to make it a 14–0 Florida advantage. Arkansas had a chance to score before halftime, but the Casey Dick

Casey Dick

Casey Dick is a former college football quarterback for the University of Arkansas Razorbacks.- High school career :Dick played for Allen High School in Allen, Texas...

 pass was intercepted at the goalline. Gator kicker Jonathan Phillips hit a field goal from 37 yards out to push the UF edge to 17–0. Michael Smith and the Hogs responded with a drive that ended with a Smith rushing touchdown of six yards to cut the deficit to 17–7. Tebow then threw his first interception of the year to redshirt freshman Jerry Franklin, but the Hogs could not capitalize. Florida went on a scoring tear, first with Tebow throwing a 21-yard touchdown to Percy Harvin

Percy Harvin

William Percival "Percy" Harvin, III is an American football wide receiver, return specialist, and running back for the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League...

, followed by Chris Rainey's 75-yard rushing score and Demps' score of 48 yards. Dick passed Joe Ferguson

Joe Ferguson

Joseph Carlton Ferguson, Jr. is a former American football quarterback in the NFL. Ferguson played college football at the University of Arkansas, where he still holds the school's single game record for most completions and in that same season was named the Southwest Conference's Offensive...

 on the school's all-time passing list to become seventh all-time in the fourth quarter.

Auburn

In the 2007 contest, Wes Byrum kicked his second game-winning field goal giving #25 Auburn

2007 Auburn Tigers football team

The 2007 Auburn Tigers football team represented Auburn University during the 2007 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Head coach Tommy Tuberville returned for his ninth season at Auburn, the third longest tenure among SEC head coaches in 2007. He was joined by returning offensive coordinator Al...

 a 9–7 victory. The 2008 game was played at Jordan-Hare Stadium

Jordan-Hare Stadium

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 and marked the 18th time the two programs have played each other with Auburn leading the series 10–7–1. Three days prior to the contest, Auburn fired offensive coordinator

Offensive coordinator

An offensive coordinator is a member of the coaching staff of a gridiron football team who is in charge of the offense. Generally, along with his defensive counterpart, he represents the second level of command structure after the head coach...

 Tony Franklin

Tony Franklin (coach)

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, a proponent of the spread offense.

In Arkansas' fourth-straight AP Top 25 game (all four opponents were in the top 10 when the trip began), the Hogs finally prevailed, 25–22, giving head Hog Bobby Petrino his first SEC victory. The Razorbacks began the scoring, a Shay Haddock field goal with 6:46 remaining in the first quarter. On the ensuing Tiger possession, Tristan Davis returned the kickoff 97 yards for a touchdown, giving a 7–3 lead to Auburn. The second quarter began with a Wes Byrum field goal before the Razorbacks pieced together a touchdown drive, culminating in a one yard Casey Dick rush. It appeared that the teams would enter halftime tied at 10, but a pass was deflected in to the hands of an Auburn receiver, who set up another Byrum field goal to give the Tigers a 13–10 edge at the half. One part of the Tiger's QB carousel, Kodi Burns

Kodi Burns

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, a Ft. Smith

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Fort Smith is the second-largest city in Arkansas and one of the two county seats of Sebastian County. With a population of 86,209 in 2010, it is the principal city of the Fort Smith, Arkansas-Oklahoma Metropolitan Statistical Area, a region of 298,592 residents which encompasses the Arkansas...

 native, scored from two yards out, giving Auburn a 20–10 lead in the third quarter. Arkansas responded with a reverse pass from true freshman receiver Joe Adams to Casey Dick, but the Haddock extra point was blocked, giving Auburn a four point lead. The Hogs added a Haddock field goal to start the fourth quarter, cutting the lead to 20–19, before Smith broke free and outran Auburn defenders 63 yards for the longest rushing touchdown of the season. Up five points, Arkansas punter Jeremy Davis ran out of the endzone for an intentional safety, cutting the lead to 3. Burns threw three incompletions, and on fourth down was intercepted by Matt Hewitt, sealing the victory for Arkansas.

Kentucky

Arkansas' last met Kentucky in the 2007 contest in Fayetteville, Arkansas, which resulted in a 42–29 victory for #23 Kentucky

2007 Kentucky Wildcats football team

The 2007 Kentucky Wildcats football team represented the University of Kentucky in the college football season of 2007-2008. The team's head football coach was Rich Brooks, in his 5th year as Kentucky's head coach. The Wildcats played their home games at Commonwealth Stadium in Lexington, Kentucky...

 when Andre Woodson

André Woodson

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 led the team to a second half comeback against Arkansas. The 2008 game was played at Commonwealth Stadium

Commonwealth Stadium (Kentucky)

Commonwealth Stadium is the name of a stadium in Lexington, Kentucky, USA. This stadium, named for the Commonwealth of Kentucky, is located on the campus of the University of Kentucky and is the home field for the school's football team, replacing the smaller Stoll Field/McLean Stadium. The field...

 and marked the 6th time the two programs have played each other with Kentucky leading the series 3–2–0.

Ole Miss

In the 2007 contest, Arkansas defeated Ole Miss

Ole Miss Rebels football

The football history of the University of Mississippi , includes the formation of the first football team in the state and is 26th on the list of college football's all-time winning programs...

 44–7. The 2008 game was played at Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium

Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium

Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium is an American football stadium in Fayetteville, Arkansas and serves as the home field of the University of Arkansas Razorbacks football team since its opening in 1938. The stadium was formerly known as Razorback Stadium since 1941 before being renamed in 2001...

 and marked the 55th time the two programs have played each other with Arkansas leading the series 29–24–1.

Tulsa

The 2008 game against Tulsa was Arkansas' homecoming game and was played at Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium

Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium

Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium is an American football stadium in Fayetteville, Arkansas and serves as the home field of the University of Arkansas Razorbacks football team since its opening in 1938. The stadium was formerly known as Razorback Stadium since 1941 before being renamed in 2001...

. This marked the 71st time the two programs have played each other with Arkansas leading the series 51–16–3.

South Carolina

In the 2007 contest, Arkansas defeated South Carolina

2007 South Carolina Gamecocks football team

The 2007 South Carolina Gamecocks football team represented the University of South Carolina in the Southeastern Conference during the college football season of 2007-2008. The Gamecocks were led by Steve Spurrier in his third season as USC head coach and played their home games in Williams-Brice...

 48–36 as South Carolina gave up 542 rushing yards. The 2008 game was played at Williams-Brice Stadium

Williams-Brice Stadium

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 and marked the 17th time the two programs have played each other with Arkansas leading the series 10–6–0.

Mississippi State

In the 2007 contest, Casey Dick

Casey Dick

Casey Dick is a former college football quarterback for the University of Arkansas Razorbacks.- High school career :Dick played for Allen High School in Allen, Texas...

 threw a career-high four touchdowns passes that allowed Arkansas to defeat Mississippi State 45–31. The 2008 game was played at Davis Wade Stadium

Davis Wade Stadium

Davis Wade Stadium is the home playing venue for the Mississippi State Bulldogs football team. Located in Starkville, Mississippi, the stadium has a capacity of 55,082. It was built in 1914 as Scott Field and was named for Don Magruder Scott, an Olympic sprinter and one of the University's first...

 and marked the 19th time the two programs have played each other with Arkansas leading the series 12–5–1.

LSU

The defending national champions LSU Tigers

LSU Tigers football

The LSU Tigers football team, also known as the Fighting Tigers or Bayou Bengals, represents Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States in NCAA Division I FBS college football. Current head coach Les Miles has led the team since 2005. Since 1999 when Nick Saban took over as...

 sought to reclaim the Golden Boot

Golden Boot (LSU-Arkansas)

The Arkansas–LSU football rivalry, also known as The Battle for the Golden Boot, is an American college football rivalry game played annually by the Arkansas Razorbacks football team of the University of Arkansas and the LSU Tigers football team of Louisiana State University. The first game...

 after losing it at Death Valley

Tiger Stadium (LSU)

Tiger Stadium is an outdoor stadium located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. It is best known as the home stadium of the Louisiana State University football team.Tiger Stadium opened with a capacity of 12,000 in 1924...

 when unranked Arkansas beat then #1 LSU

2007 LSU Tigers football team

The 2007 LSU Tigers football team represented Louisiana State University during the college football season of 2007–2008, winning the Southeastern Conference championship and the national championship. The team's Head Coach was Les Miles who entered his third year at the helm of LSU Football...

 50–48 in triple overtime. The 2008 game was originally scheduled to be played on November 29, 2008 but was moved to November 28, 2008 to accommodate a national broadcast by CBS Sports

CBS Sports

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. The game was played at War Memorial Stadium

War Memorial Stadium (Arkansas)

War Memorial Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Little Rock, Arkansas. The stadium is primarily used for American football and is the home stadium for the Arkansas Baptist Buffaloes, Catholic High School Rockets, and the secondary home stadium for the University of Arkansas Razorbacks...

 and marked the 13th time the two teams play for the Golden Boot. The game also marked the 54th time the two programs have played each other with LSU leading the series 33–18–2. The outcome of the game was decided by a touchdown pass by quarterback Casey Dick to receiver London Crawford in the last twenty seconds of the game to tie the game. A successful extra point kick gave the Razorbacks a one point lead which LSU failed to overcome in the remaining seconds, thus allowing Arkansas to retain possession of the Golden Boot for another year.

Team

EWLINE Team Opp Scoring 263 374   Points per Game 21.9 31.2 First Downs 232 229   Rushing 83 109   Passing 134 108   Penalty 15 12 Total Offense 4477 4502   Avg per Play 5.5 5.6   Avg per Game 373.1 375.2 Fumbles-Lost 16–7 20–5 Penalties-Yards 79–584 66–563   Avg yards per Game 48.7 46.9

EWLINE Team Opp Punts-Yards 58-2468 51-2131   Avg yards per Punt 42.6 41.8 Time of Possession/Game 30:26 29:34 3rd Down Conversions 65 of 176 72/173 4th Down Conversions 14 of 26 11 of 19 Touchdowns Scored 34 46 Field Goals-Attempts 9–16 7–24 PAT-Attempts 30–32 45–46

Scores by quarter

Rushing

Name	GP-GS	Att	Gain	Loss	Net	Avg	TD	Long	Avg/G
Michael Smith	10–9	207	1119	47	1072	5.2	8	63	107.2
Dennis Johnson	12–2	36	194	10	184	5.1	1	54	15.3
DeAnthony Curtis	10–0	23	83	7	76	3.3	0	18	7.6
Brandon Barnett	6–0	12	61	0	61	5.1	1	23	10.2
Joe Adams	12–7	6	55	9	46	7.7	0	19	3.8
Nathan Dick	3–2	11	42	22	20	1.8	0	15	6.7
Jarius Wright	12–7	1	1	0	1	1.0	0	1	0.1
London Crawford	12–11	1	0	5	(−5)	(−5.0)	0	0	(−0.4)
TEAM	8–0	5	0	8	(−8)	(−1.6)	0	0	(−1.0)
Jeremy Davis	12–0	1	0	10	(−10)	(−10.0)	0	0	(−0.8)
Tyler Wilson	2–0	3	0	24	(−24)	(−8.0)	0	0	(−12.0)
Casey Dick Casey Dick Casey Dick is a former college football quarterback for the University of Arkansas Razorbacks.- High school career :Dick played for Allen High School in Allen, Texas...	11–10	72	210	261	(−51)	(−0.7)	3	24	(−4.6)
Total	12	378	1765	403	1362	3.6	13	63	113.5
Opponents	12	461	2348	299	2049	4.4	20	87	170.8

Passing

Name	GP–GS	Effic	Att–Cmp–Int	Pct	Yds	TD	Lng	Avg/G
Casey Dick Casey Dick Casey Dick is a former college football quarterback for the University of Arkansas Razorbacks.- High school career :Dick played for Allen High School in Allen, Texas...	11–10	122.44	205–357–14	57.4	2586	13	76	235.1
Nathan Dick	3–2	134.41	36–62–2	58.1	454	4	87	151.3
Tyler Wilson	2–0	73.16	11–22–2	50.0	69	1	10	34.5
TEAM	8–0	0.00	0–1–0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Joe Adams	12–7	480.40	1–1–0	100.0	6	1	6	0.5
Total	12	122.20	253–443–18	57.1	3115	19	87	259.6
Opponents	12	127.28	185–347–11	53.3	2453	22	71	204.4

Receiving

Name	GP-GS	No.	Yds	Avg	TD	Long	Avg/G
DJ Williams	12–8	61	723	11.9	3	76	60.2
Michael Smith	10–9	32	296	9.3	2	41	29.8
Joe Adams	12–7	31	377	12.2	1	33	31.4
Lucas Miller	12–6	30	490	16.3	2	87	40.8
London Crawford	12–11	27	311	11.5	1	34	25.9
Jarius Wright	12–7	19	348	18.3	2	70	29.0
Greg Childs	12–1	18	273	15.2	2	39	22.8
Andrew Davie	12–4	8	71	8.9	3	16	5.9
DeAnthony Curtis	10–0	8	68	8.5	0	22	6.8
Carlton Salters	10–1	6	66	11.0	0	21	6.6
Dennis Johnson	12–2	4	23	5.8	0	10	1.9
Crosby Tuck	9–1	2	18	9.0	0	12	2.0
Casey Dick Casey Dick Casey Dick is a former college football quarterback for the University of Arkansas Razorbacks.- High school career :Dick played for Allen High School in Allen, Texas...	11–10	2	3	1.5	1	6	0.3
Chris Gragg	12–3	1	25	25.0	0	25	2.1
Brandon Barnett	6–0	1	9	9.0	0	9	1.5
Jermaine Love	11–0	1	7	7.0	0	7	0.6
Mitchell Bailey	3–0	1	4	4.0	0	4	1.3
Ben Cleveland	9–0	1	1	1.0	0	1	0.1
Total	12	253	3115	12.3	19	87	259.6
Opponents	12	185	2453	13.3	22	71	204.4

Defense

Name	GP	Tackles				Sacks	Pass Defense		Interceptions				Fumbles		Blkd Kick
		Solo	Ast	Total	TFL-Yds	No-Yds	BrUp	QBH	No.-Yds	Avg	TD	Long	Rcv-Yds	FF
Total	12	676	311	987	69–291	23–147	53	62	11–138	12.5	0		4–97	9	0
Opponents	12	513	318	831	93–400	46–287	49	44	18–421	23.4	0		7–0	3	1

Special teams

Name	Punting								Kickoffs
	No.	Yds	Avg	Long	TB	FC	I20	Blkd	No.	Yds	Avg	TB	OB
Jeremy Davis	57	2460	43.2	58	5	11	17	0	24	1432	59.7	0	0
Alex Tejada	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	29	1750	60.3	1	1
TEAM	1	8	8.0	8	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
Total	58	2468	42.6	58	5	11	17	1	53	3182	60.0	1	1

Name	Punt Returns					Kick Returns
	No.	Yds	Avg	TD	Long	No.	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
Jarius Wright	6	15	2.5	0	8	0	0	0	0	0
Michael Smith	5	44	8.8	0	16	0	0	0	0	0
Jerell Norton	4	21	5.2	0	11	0	0	0	0	0
Dennis Johnson	0	0	0	0	0	41	905	22.1	1	96
Elton Ford	0	0	0	0	0	6	127	21.2	0	32
London Crawford	0	0	0	0	0	2	31	15.5	0	18
Aaron Fenton	0	0	0	0	0	2	21	10.5	0	15
Joe Adams	0	0	0	0	0	1	20	20.0	0	20
Total	15	80	5.3	0	16	52	1104	21.2	1	96
Opponents	29	174	6.0	0	15	21	1226	24.0	1	97

Footnotes

The University of Arkansas

University of Arkansas

The University of Arkansas is a public, co-educational, land-grant, space-grant, research university. It is classified by the Carnegie Foundation as a research university with very high research activity. It is the flagship campus of the University of Arkansas System and is located in...

 officially play one home game at War Memorial Stadium

War Memorial Stadium (Arkansas)

War Memorial Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Little Rock, Arkansas. The stadium is primarily used for American football and is the home stadium for the Arkansas Baptist Buffaloes, Catholic High School Rockets, and the secondary home stadium for the University of Arkansas Razorbacks...

 despite playing there two times. Under the agreement with the University of Louisiana at Monroe

University of Louisiana at Monroe

The University of Louisiana at Monroe is a coeducational public university in Monroe, Louisiana and part of the University of Louisiana System.-History:...

, the game at Little Rock

Little Rock, Arkansas

Little Rock is the capital and the largest city of the U.S. state of Arkansas. The Metropolitan Statistical Area had a population of 699,757 people in the 2010 census...

, Arkansas

Arkansas

Arkansas is a state located in the southern region of the United States. Its name is an Algonquian name of the Quapaw Indians. Arkansas shares borders with six states , and its eastern border is largely defined by the Mississippi River...

against the Warhawks would be considered a home game for the Warhawks and the attendanace count was used for their figures.