LSU hammers Arkansas, 38-10

Derrius Guice ran for 252 yards and two touchdowns and Leonard Fournette scored three touchdowns as LSU whipped Arkansas 38-10 in a Southeastern Conference game at Reynolds Razorback Stadium in Fayetteville on Saturday night.

HOW THEY SCORED

FIRST QUARTER

LSU 7, Arkansas 0

Score: Fournette 5-yard run. Colby Delahoussaye kick. Time Remaining: 8:58. Drive: 75 yards in 9 plays. Time of Possession: 4:31. Key Play: On third-and-four, Danny Etling completed a 38-yard pass to Fournette for a first down at Arkansas’ 15.

SECOND QUARTER

LSU 14, Arkansas 0

Score: Fournette 7-yard run. Delahoussaye kick. Time Remaining: 14:54. Drive: 18 yards in 3 plays. Time of Possession: :59. Key Play: Donnie Alexander intercepted an Austin Allen pass and returned the ball 14 yards to Arkansas’ 18.

LSU 21, Arkansas 0

Score: Guice 3-yard run. Delahoussaye kick. Time Remaining: 10:19. Drive: 80 yards in 6 plays. Time of Possession: 2:56. Key Play: On second-and-eight, Etling completed a 48-yard pass to Malachi Dupre for a first down at Arkansas’ 15.

LSU 21, Arkansas 7

Score: Dominique Reed 44-yard pass from Allen. Adam McFain kick. Time Remaining: 5:52. Drive: 77 yards in 8 plays. Time of Possession: 4:27. Key play: On second-and-ten, Devwah Whaley ran 34 yards for a first down at LSU’s 43.

THIRD QUARTER

LSU 21, Arkansas 10

Score: McFain 24-yard field goal. Time Remaining: 10:32. Drive: 22 yards in 5 plays. Time of Possession: 2:12. Key Play: Dwayne Eugene recovered a Fournette fumble at LSU’s 28.

LSU 28, Arkansas 10

Score: Fournette 3-yard run. Delahoussaye kick. Time Remaining: 6:59. Drive: 81 yards in 7 plays. Time of Possession: 3:33. Key Play: On third-and-two, Guice ran 38 yards for a first down at Arkansas’ 35.

FOURTH QUARTER

LSU 31, Arkansas 10

Score: Delahoussaye 19-yard field goal. Time Remaining: 7:51. Drive: 84 yards in 13 plays. Time of Possession: 6:55. Key Play: On first-and-ten, Guice ran 16 yards for a first down at Arkansas’ 28.

LSU 38, Arkansas 10

Score: Guice 96-yard run. Delahoussaye kick. Time Remaining: 6:04. Drive: 95 yards in 2 plays. Time of Possession: 1:01. Key Play: Dwayne Thomas intercepted an Allen pass and returned the ball two yards to LSU’s 5.

LSU OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE GAME

Guice stepped into the lineup on the two occasions Fournette left because of his recurring ankle injury. Guice finished with 252 yards and two touchdowns on 21 carries – an average of 12 yards per attempt. Guice’s 252 yards were the second most for a LSU running back in school history. Fournette broke Alley Broussard’s school record with 284 yards against Ole Miss. Guice’s 96-yard touchdown run was the longest for a Tigers player.

LSU DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE GAME

It was truly a team effort by the defense against the Razorbacks. No defensive player had more than five tackles. Nickel back Dwayne Thomas had his second straight big game with five tackles and a pass interception inside the Tigers’ 5 which halted an Arkansas scoring threat.

WHY LSU WON

Take your pick. The Tigers won because the offensive line provided holes for Guice and Fournette. The Tigers won because Etling was quite efficient in the passing game. The Tigers won because the defense forced three turnovers and held Arkansas to one touchdown. These statements show how dominant LSU was for 60 minutes against the Razorbacks.

NOTABLE TEAM STATISTICS

LSU had a huge advantage on the ground. The Tigers rushed for 390 yards, while the Hogs ran for just 81 yards. . .LSU averaged 8.2 yards per play while gaining 547 yards. Arkansas, which averaged 5.3 yards per play, ended with 291 yards. . .LSU had the ball for 35 minutes. . .The Tigers were 6-of-12 on third-down plays, while the Hogs were successful on 5-of-13 third-down situations. . .LSU had three sacks, while Arkansas had one sack.

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICAL LEADERS

LSU

Derrius Guice: 21 carries, 252 yards, 2 touchdowns

Leonard Fournette: 17 carries, 98 yards, 3 touchdowns; 2 catches, 44 yards

Danny Etling: 16 attempts, 10 completions, 157 yards

Travin Dural: 3 catches, 31 yards

Malachi Dupre: 2 catches, 60 yards

Kendell Beckwith: 5 tackles, 2 pass breakups, 1 fumble recovery

Duke Riley: 5 tackles, 1 sack, 1 pass breakup, 1 quarterback-hurry

Dwayne Thomas: 5 tackles, 1 interception

John Battle: 5 tackles

Donte Jackson: 5 tackles

Tashawn Bower: 2 tackles, 2 quarterback-hurries, 1 pass breakup

ARKANSAS

Devwah Whaley: 7 carries, 52 yards

Austin Allen: 31 attempts, 15 completions, 210 yards, 1 touchdown, 2 interceptions

Jeremy Sprinkle: 4 catches, 29 yards

Dominique Reed: 2 catches, 58 yards, 1 touchdown

Dwayne Eugene: 10 tackles, 1 tackle-for-loss, 1 fumble recovery

De’Jon Harris: 7 tackles, 1½ tackles-for-loss, 1 sack

NOTES

Maea Teuhema started at right tackle and played briefly at left tackle. Toby Weathersby played more than half of the time at right tackle. Garrett Brumfield lined up at both left guard and right guard when Will Clapp and Josh Boutte suffered injuries. Defensive end Lewis Neal was injured in the first half and did not return. Frank Herron replaced Neal in the lineup. . .Arkansas’ leading rusher Rawleigh Williams was held to 49 yards on 13 carries. . .The Razorbacks’ top three wide receivers – Jared Cornelius, Reed and Keon Hatcher – caught only seven passes for 99 yards. . .The 96-yard run by Guice was the longest play from scrimmage in school history. There were three 94-yard plays – Sal Nicolo’s run against Rice in 1952, Jesse Fatheree’s run against Georgia in 1935 and Anthony Jennings’ pass to Travin Dural against Sam Houston State in 2014. . .Fournette’s three touchdown runs give him 40 for his career. Fournette is tied with Charles Alexander for third place on the Tigers’ all-time list. . .Arden Key had one sack, his ninth of the season. Key is three sacks shy of LSU’s season record. . .The Tigers are now bowl eligible for the 17th straight season. . .LSU is 6-3 overall, 4-2 in the SEC. The Tigers are third in the SEC West – one-half game behind Auburn. Arkansas is 6-4 overall, 2-4 in the SEC. The Razorbacks are tied with Ole Miss and Mississippi State for fifth place in the Western Division. . .The 28-point margin of victory was the largest for the Tigers against Arkansas in 12 years. LSU beat the Razorbacks 43-14 in 2004. . .The paid attendance was 75,156.

FROM THE LOCKERROOM

Coach Ed Orgeron’s comments: “I am proud of everybody. We had a tremendous week of preparation. We came to win as a team. I was really excited with the way we ran the football, the way the offensive line blocked and the way we protected Danny (Etling). It was a great job by coach Dave Aranda. We tackled well in space. The Boot meant a lot to the players tonight. They had heard a lot of how Arkansas had beaten them the last two years.”

UP NEXT

LSU will play Florida on Senior Day in Tiger Stadium on Saturday. Kickoff is set for noon Central. The Gators (7-2, 5-2) defeated South Carolina 20-7 in Gainesville on Saturday afternoon. The game will be broadcast on the SEC Network.