The Zeitgeist List · rivalries
Battle for the Golden Boot
See both programs’ full 91-year Zeitgeist History, side by side →6 players crossed straight to the rival since 2021 — the turncoat ledger →
LSU leads the all-time series 45–23–2. They've met 70 times since 1906. LSU has won the last 4.
Stature & the series, 1906–2025
Both programs’ standing over time in their colors, with every meeting beneath — read down to see who was bigger and who won.
all-time
23–45–2
LSU leads
streak
4
LSU in a row
longest run
7
LSU
biggest win
51
Arkansas, 1910
first met
1906
70 meetings
biggest crowd
101,699
2015
The coaching duels
Houston Nutt vs Nick Saban2–3
Bobby Petrino vs Les Miles2–2
Danny Ford vs Gerry DiNardo0–3
Houston Nutt vs Les Miles1–2
Bret Bielema vs Les Miles2–1
Sam Pittman vs Brian Kelly0–3
The draft ledger
Every NFL Draft pick either program has produced since the modern era began, decade by decade.
draft picks
138–241
LSU leads
1st-rounders
18–40
since
1967
first CFBD-carried draft class
1960s6–6
1970s22–14
1980s20–31
1990s11–22
2000s29–49
2010s34–62
2020s16–57
Best picks, either side
2007JaMarcus Russell QuarterbackRd 1, pick 1#1 overall
1973Bert Jones QuarterbackRd 1, pick 2#2 overall
2009Tyson Jackson Defensive EndRd 1, pick 3#3 overall
1979Dan Hampton Defensive TackleRd 1, pick 4#4 overall
2008Darren McFadden Running BackRd 1, pick 4#4 overall
Recent meetings
2025LSU23–22
2024LSU34–10
2023LSU34–31
2022LSU13–10
2021Arkansas16–13
2020LSU27–24
2019LSU56–20
2018LSU24–17
2017LSU33–10
2016LSU38–10
2015Arkansas31–14
2014Arkansas17–0
2013LSU31–27
2012LSU20–13