No. 3 Razorbacks fall at No. 1 LSU

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No. 3 Razorbacks fall at No. 1 LSU 11/25/2011 - John Thomas, Athletic Media Relations BATON ROUGE, La. - The No. 3 University of Arkansas football team fell to No. 1 LSU 41-17 on Friday afternoon at Tiger Stadium in Baton Rouge, La. Arkansas was led offensively by quarterback Tyler Wilson, who totaled 205 yards on 14-of-22 passing. Cobi Hamilton led all Arkansas receivers as he collected 75 yards on two catches, including a 60-yard reception early in the second half. Jarius Wright had two catches for 27 yards in the game and one touchdown. His 13-yard touchdown catch in the second quarter gave him the Arkansas single-season receiving yards record. His 1,029 yards betters the previous record set by Anthony Lucas in 1998 when he totaled 1,004. Wright's touchdown catch in the second quarter also tied the school's single season receiving touchdowns record. The 11 touchdown receptions ties him with Marcus Monk, who set the record in 2006. Wright broke one final record on the night as his two receptions gave him the Arkansas single-season receptions record set by J.J. Meadors back in 1995. This season, Wright has 63 catches bettering Meadors' mark of 62. Both teams fought to a stalemate through the first quarter as the Razorbacks nor the Tigers could total more than 17 yards in each of their possessions. However, the second quarter was a much different story as Arkansas struck the scoreboard first with a 13-yard touchdown pass from Wilson to Wright. The drive lasted 11 plays and went 62 yards for the first score of the afternoon. Zach Hocker added the extra point to give the Razorbacks a 7-0 lead with 14:54 to go in the second quarter. On LSU's ensuing possession, the Tigers had crossed midfield and were looking to even things up, but on a Michael Ford rush, Razorback safety Tramain Thomas dislodged the ball, which was then scooped up by Alonzo Highsmith and returned back the other way for six points. The fumble return totaled 47 yards and put Arkansas up 14-0 with 12:11 to play in the half. It was Arkansas' eighth non-offensive score of the season and gives the team at least one in five of its last six games. LSU scored 21 straight points to go into halftime, getting a Kenny Hilliard rushing touchdown from six yards out and a 92-yard punt return for a touchdown by Tyrann Mathieu. The third straight score came from a nine yard pass from Jordan Jefferson to Russell Shepard to give LSU a 21-14 lead at the half. Arkansas responded on LSU's first possession of the second half. After LSU drove the ball down to the UA 17-yard line, Thomas made a diving interception of a Jefferson pass for his fifth this season and 12th of his career. His 12 interceptions are tied for third on Arkansas' all-time career interceptions list. On the second play after the interception, Wilson found Hamilton along the sideline for a 60-yard gain which set up a 29-yard field goal for Hocker. The added three points cut LSU's lead to 21-17 with 7:42 to play in the third quarter but would be the final Razorback points of the afternoon. The Razorbacks are now 10-2 overall and 6-2 in the SEC. Arkansas now awaits its bowl destination.   Comments Search RSS Only registered users can write comments! Powered by !JoomlaComment 4.0 beta2 < Prev   Next >