Battle Line Rivalry
| First meeting | November 10, 1906 Missouri 11, Arkansas 0 |
|---|---|
| Latest meeting | November 25, 2016 Missouri 28, Arkansas 24 |
| Next meeting | November 24, 2017 at Fayetteville, Arkansas |
| Trophy | Battle Line Trophy |
| Statistics | |
| Meetings total | 8 |
| All-time series | Missouri leads, 5–3 |
| Largest victory | Missouri, 38–7 (2008) |
| Longest win streak | Missouri, 2 (2008–2014) |
| Current win streak | Missouri, 1 (2016–present) |
The Battle Line Rivalry is an American college football rivalry between the Arkansas Razorbacks and the Missouri Tigers. The teams have met seven times, between November 1906 and November 2015. They have faced off twice in bowl games, first in the 2003 Independence Bowl and second in the 2008 Cotton Bowl Classic. The rivalry was formally introduced in 2014, and the Battle Line trophy was first awarded in 2015.
The first meeting between the Razorbacks and Tigers was in 1906. Missouri won 11–0 in Columbia, Missouri. The two teams played each other in out of conference, regular season games in 1906, 1944, and 1963. They have met in bowl games twice.
Missouri leads the series 2-1 since the schools began playing as SEC foes in 2014. The teams did not play in 2012 and 2013, the first two years Missouri was a member of the conference.
Starting in 2015, the winner of the game received a silver trophy outlining the states of Missouri and Arkansas with the words "Battle Line" on the border between the states. In 2014, Missouri's victory gave them a spot in the SEC Championship. The series has been played on Black Friday since 2014.
The location of the games changes every year between Fayetteville, Arkansas in Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium and Columbia, Missouri on Faurot Field.
Missouri won the first meeting as SEC opponents 21–14 in Columbia. In the first game that the trophy was on the line, the Razorbacks won 28–3. The Tigers captured the trophy for the first time in 2016, overcoming a 24-7 halftime deficit to win 28-24 in Columbia.
Prior to 2014, Arkansas played LSU in the Battle for the Golden Boot in its regular season finale every year since joining the SEC in 1992. LSU now plays Texas A&M in its regular season finale. Missouri faced the Aggies to close the 2012 and 2013 regular seasons in a continuation of the former Big 12 Conference series.
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