Arkansas–LSU football rivalry

The Arkansas–LSU football rivalry, formally known as the Battle for the Boot but more recently sometimes informally called the Battle for the Golden Boot, is an American college footballrivalry between the Razorbacks of the University of Arkansas and Tigers of Louisiana State University. The first game between the Razorbacks and Tigers was played in 1901. With the admission of Arkansas as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) in 1992, the rivalry became an annual game between these members of the SEC Western Division. "The Boot" trophy was first awarded to the game's winner in 1996. Like many rivalry games, the game is played during the final week of the college football season.

The game was traditionally played on the Friday after Thanksgiving, but this changed in the 2014 season when Texas A&M was scheduled to play LSU on Thanksgiving, while Arkansas was scheduled to play Missouri during rivalry week. In 2026, the game will return to Thanksgiving rivalry week for the first time since 2014, though on Saturday instead of Friday.