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OVERTIME GAMES
Arkansas has established itself as an authority on overtime games.
In 2001, the Razorbacks won the longest game ever played, the 58-56, seven-overtime
thriller at Ole Miss. In 2003, UA matched that eff ort with another seven-overtime thriller,
the 71-63 win at Kentucky. Earlier that season, Arkansas claimed a double-overtime
victory at Alabama. In 2007, the Razorbacks won a 50-48, triple-overtime thriller at No.
1 LSU. At the 2010 Liberty Bowl, Arkansas topped East Carolina, 20-17, in one overtime
period. The Razorbacks won 38-31 in double overtime at No. 22 Mississippi State in 2010.
Arkansas had played extra-period games before those mentioned, but the Ole
Miss and Kentucky games, and the six-overtime loss at Tennessee in 2002, rank at
the top of the charts for the most overtimes played in NCAA history.
KEY POINTS REGARDING OVERTIME GAMES
• The team winning the coin toss has the option of taking the ball first or playing defense
first. The team losing the coin toss selects the end of the field for both possessions.
• The team losing the coin toss has the option of going on off ense or defense first
for the second overtime while the other team chooses the end of the field.
• Each team gets the ball at the opponent 25-yard line.
• Beginning with the third overtime period, teams must attempt a two-point
conversion following a touchdown.
ARKANSAS IN OVERTIME (11-6)
1996 at Miss. State W 16-13 OT
2000 at Miss. State W 17-10 OT
2001 at Ole Miss W 58-56 7 OT
2002 at Tennessee L 41-38 6 OT
2003 at Alabama W 34-31 2 OT
2003 at Kentucky W 71-63 7 OT
2006 Alabama W 24-23 2 OT
2007 at LSU W 50-48 3 OT
2009 at LSU L 33-30 OT
2009 vs. East Carolina W 20-17 OT
2010 at Miss. State W 38-31 2 OT
2012 ULM L 34-31 OT
2013 Miss. State L 24-17 OT
2014 Texas A&M L 35-28 OT
2015 vs. Texas A&M L 28-21 OT
2015 Auburn W 54-46 4 OT
2015 at Ole Miss W 53-52 OT
KNILE DAVIS scored the gamewinning
touchdown on a seven-yard
reception in UA’s 38-31 double-overtime
win at Mississippi State in 2010.
ARKANSAS 71, KENTUCKY 63 (7 OT)
Nov. 1, 2003 • Lexington, Ky.
Game Notes
• Matches the record for the longest game in NCAA history (UA-Ole Miss in 2001)
• DeCori Birmingham rushed for a career-best 196 yards and two TDs on 40 carries. At the time it was the 11th-best
single-game rushing total in school history.
• UA set an NCAA team record for the most points in overtime with 47.
1Q 2Q 3Q 4Q 1OT 2OT 3OT 4OT 5OT 6OT 7OT TOTAL
ARKANSAS 7 14 0 3 7 7 3 8 6 8 8 71
KENTUCKY 7 0 7 10 7 7 3 8 6 8 0 63
SCORING SUMMARY
1st – UA DeCori Birmingham 10 run (Chris Balseiro kick); UK Andrew Hopewell 6 blocked punt return (Taylor Begley kick)
2nd – UA Richard Smith 26 pass from Matt Jones (Balseiro kick); UA Tom Crowder recovered blocked punt in end zone
(Balseiro kick)
3rd – UK Alexis Bwenge 51 pass from Jared Lorenzen (Begley kick)
4th – UK Begley 34 field goal; UA Balseiro 37 field goal; UK Chris Benard 13 pass from Lorenzen (Begley kick)
1st OT – UA Mark Pierce 1 run (Balseiro kick); UK Bwenge 2 run (Begley kick)
2nd OT – Bwenge 7 run (Begley kick); UA Jason Peters 7 pass from Matt Jones (Balseiro kick)
3rd OT – UA Balseiro 25 field goal; UK Begley 24 field goal
4th OT – Lorenzen 1 run (Derek Abney pass from Lorenzen); UA Jones 3 run (Pierce pass from Jones)
5th OT – George Wilson 15 pass from Jones (pass failed); UK Lorenzen 2 run (pass failed)
6th OT – Lorenzen 1 run (Tommy Cook pass from Lorenzen); UA Pierce 2 run (Wilson pass from Jones)
7th OT – UA Birmingham 25 run (Peters pass from Jones)
ARKANSAS
KENTUCKY
First Downs 29 29
Rushing 15 13
Passing 14 12
Penalty 0 4
Rushing Attempts-Net Yards 71-334 52-180
Net Yards Passing 271 326
Passing 28-17-0 51-28-1
Total Plays-Total Offense 99-605 103-506
Punts 6-34.3 7-40.0
Fumbles 5-2 2-1
Penalties 12-87 8-60
Possession Time 32:53 27:07
Third-Down Conversions 13-22 10-22
Fourth-Down Conversions 1-1 2-3
Sacks By: Number-Yards 2-13 2-17
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING: UA – DeCori Birmingham 40-196; Matt Jones 15-112; Cedric Cobbs 9-46; Carlos Ousley 1-9; Mark Pierce 2-3;
Steven Harris 1-(-15); Ryan Sorahan 3-(-17). UK – Alexis Bwenge 22-89; Jared Lorenzen 15-39; Draak Davis 5-35; Shane
Boyd 4-17; Derek Abney 1-2; Ronald Johnson 1-1; Team 1-0; Keenan Burton 3-(-3).
PASSING: UA – Matt Jones 25-16-0, 260; Ryan Sorahan 3-1-0, 11. UK Jared Lorenzen 49-28-1, 326; Shane Boyd 2-0-0.
RECEIVING: UA – George Wilson 9-172; Richard Smith 5-69; Carlos Oulsey 1-12; Jared Hicks 1-11; Jason Peters 1-7. UK Derek
Abney 10-91; Chris Bernard 4-82; Tommy Cook 4-39; Draak Davis 4-13; Jeremi Drobney 2-25; Alexis Bwenge 1-51; Glenn
Holt 1-17; Keenan Burton 1-7; Shane Boyd 1-1.
ARKANSAS’ NCAA RECORDS SET IN OVERTIME
• Longest games in NCAA history: seven overtimes (Arkansas at Kentucky, 2003;
Arkansas at Ole Miss, 2001; and North Texas at FIU, 2006)
• Fourth-longest game in NCAA history: six overtimes (Arkansas at Tennessee, 2002)
ARKANSAS 58, OLE MISS 56 (7 OT)
Nov. 3, 2001 • Oxford, Miss.
Game Notes
• The seven overtimes is an NCAA record.
• The 114 combined points scored is an SEC record.
• UA All-American linebacker Jermaine Petty made his 20th tackle on his 103rd play of the game when he stopped Ole
Miss tight end Doug Zeigler two yards short of the end zone on a two-point conversion attempt that would have
forced an eighth extra period.
• Quarterback Matt Jones accounted for 116 of UA’s 157 yards of total offense in the extra periods with 61 yards rushing
and 55 passing. He did not start, but played all of the fourth quarter and all seven overtime periods.
1Q 2Q 3Q 4Q 1OT 2OT 3OT 4OT 5OT 6OT 7OT TOTAL
ARKANSAS 0 7 3 7 7 0 6 6 6 8 8 58
OLE MISS 7 0 3 7 7 0 6 6 6 8 6 56
SCORING SUMMARY
1st – UM Joe Gunn 1 run (Nichols kick);
2nd – UA Cedric Cobbs 2 run (O’Donohoe kick)
3rd – UA Brennan O’Donohoe 45 field goal; UM Jonathon Nichols 32 field goal
4th – UA Mark Pierce 2 run (O’Donohoe kick); UM Jason Armstead 3 pass from Eli Manning (Nichols kick)
1st OT – UA Cobbs 16 run (O’Donohoe kick); UM Armstead 11 pass from Manning (Nichols kick)
3rd OT – UA Matt Jones 25 run (rush failed); UM Gunn 1 run (pass failed)
4th OT – UM Bill Flowers 21 pass from Manning (pass failed); UA George Wilson 24 pass from Jones (rush failed)
5th OT – UA Jones 8 run (pass failed); UM Doug Zeigler 12 pass from Manning (pass failed)
6th OT – UM Zeigler 15 pass from Manning (Charles Stackhouse run); UA Pierce 2 run (Peters pass from Jones)
7th OT – UA Pierce 2 run (Birmingham pass from Jones); UM Armstead 3 pass from Manning (pass failed)
ARKANSAS
OLE MISS
First Downs 32 28
Rushing 22 10
Passing 10 17
Penalty 0 1
Rushing Attempts-Net Yards 80-370 50-145
Net Yards Passing 161 312
Passing 26-12-1 42-27-0
Total Plays-Total Offense 106-531 92-457
Punts 5-37.6 5-36.2
Fumbles 1-1 1-1
Penalties 4-40 4-16
Possession Time 33:34 26:26
Third-Down Conversions 16-26 7-17
Fourth-Down Conversions 3-3 2-2
Sacks By: Number-Yards 1-3 0-0
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING: UA – Fred Talley 23-113; Matt Jones 18-110; Cedric Cobbs 22-100; Mark Pierce 11-39; Zak Clark 2-5; DeCori Birmingham
4-3. UM – Joe Gunn 31-102; Robert Williams 5-34; Charles Stackhouse 8-27; Toward Sanford 1-0; Eli Manning 4-(-9).
PASSING: UA – Zak Clark 9-20-1, 100; Matt Jones 3-6-0, 61. UM – Eli Manning 27-42-0, 312.
RECEIVING: UA – George Wilson 8-105; Mark Pierce 2-19; Nathan Ball 1-23; Marcellus Poydras 1-0. UM – Bill Flowers 7-97; Doug
Zeigler 5-102; Jason Armstead 5-27; Charles Stackhouse 4-40; Chris Collins 3-15; Omar Rayford 2-19; Robert Williams 1-2.
• Most points scored in overtime: 47 at Kentucky, 2003
• Most points scored in overtime (both teams): 86, UA at Kentucky, 2003
• Most plays in an overtime game (both teams): 202, UA at Kentucky, 2003
• Second-most points scored in an overtime game (both teams): 134, UA at Kentucky, 2003
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