2003 Arkansas vs. Kentucky football game
The 2003 Arkansas vs. Kentucky football game was a college football game played on November 1, 2003, between the University of Arkansas Razorbacks and the University of Kentucky Wildcats; at the time, it tied an NCAA record for the longest football game ever played. The game included seven overtime periods. Penn State and the Illinois beat that record in October 2021, albeit under different overtime rules. Arkansas led the game all but a few minutes of regulation until a Kentucky touchdown drive in the last few minutes tied it at 24–24. Both teams had a blocked punt recovered for a touchdown, another rarity. The game ended in the seventh overtime period when Kentucky quarterback Jared Lorenzen fumbled the football on a quarterback keeper play, ending the game.
Longest game in NCAA Division I-A history | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date | November 1–2, 2003 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Season | 2003 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stadium | Commonwealth Stadium | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Location | Lexington, Kentucky | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Referee | Thomas Ritter | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Attendance | 66,124 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Network | ESPN2 |