ay ette ville , ▁Ark ansas . ▁Despite ▁this , ▁the ▁Raz or back s ▁were ▁ranked ▁# 1 ▁for ▁only ▁one ▁week , ▁during ▁which ▁they ▁defeated ▁North ▁Texas ▁ 5 5 – 2 0 . ▁# 2 ▁Michigan ▁State ▁beat ▁# 6 ▁Pur due ▁on ▁the ▁same ▁week end , ▁giving ▁the ▁Spart ans ▁the ▁# 1 ▁spot ▁in ▁the ▁AP ▁Pol l . ▁ ▁L SU ▁ ▁L SU ▁entered ▁the ▁game ▁with ▁a ▁ 7 – 3 ▁record , ▁with ▁conference ▁losses ▁at ▁Florida ▁and ▁Ole ▁Miss , ▁and ▁Alabama ▁at ▁home . ▁ ▁Game ▁summary ▁The ▁Ark ansas ▁Raz or back s ▁put ▁their ▁ 2 2 - game ▁win ▁stre ak ▁on ▁the ▁line ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 6 ▁Cot ton ▁Bowl ▁Classic ▁against ▁their ▁riv als , ▁the ▁Tig ers ▁of ▁L SU . ▁Ark ansas ▁had ▁the ▁number ▁one ▁scoring ▁off ense ▁coming ▁into ▁the ▁game , ▁aver aging ▁ 3 2 . 4 ▁points ▁per ▁contest . ▁ ▁Ark ansas ▁took ▁the ▁ball ▁to ▁the ▁end ▁zone ▁on ▁the ▁opening ▁drive , ▁c apped ▁by ▁a ▁ 1 9 - yard ▁toss ▁from ▁Jon ▁Brit ten um ▁to ▁All - American ▁end ▁Bobby ▁Cro ck ett . ▁Running ▁back ▁Joe ▁La B ru z zo ▁then ▁ran ▁in ▁from ▁three ▁yards ▁out ▁for ▁the ▁Beng al ▁Tig ers ▁to ▁tie ▁the ▁game ▁at ▁ 7 . ▁Raz or back ▁Q B ▁Brit ten um ▁then ▁left ▁the ▁game ▁after ▁suffering ▁a ▁shoulder