Setting
Arkansas and LSU had enjoyed a neighboring-state rivalry beginning in 1901. The two teams had not met since 1936, the end of a 23-year run of meetings in Shreveport. The 9-1 Tigers, led by quarterback Y. A. Tittle, were not invited to play in the 1947 Sugar Bowl, and instead matched up with the rival Razorbacks. Arkansas entered at 6-3-1, losing at Texas and Tulsa, versus Ole Miss, and tying Oklahoma A&M. The rain, sleet, snow, and ice from a winter storm would keep many members of the sellout crowd home, but 38,000 still showed up to watch the icy skirmish.
LSU was 1-3 in bowl games previous to the Ice Bowl, and Arkansas was 0-0-1, with their tie in the 1934 Dixie Classic.
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