Razorbacks designated home team, unlike last year

LITTLE ROCK (AP) Arkansas&#39; game Saturday night was the second of six the Razorbacks and Louisiana-Monroe agreed to play at War Memorial Stadium. Arkansas was considered the home team this season, but the matchup was officially a home game for the Indians last year, when the Razorbacks won 49-20.<br> <br> Louisiana-Monroe will be the home team for the remaining four games in the series, which will take place in even-numbered years until 2012.<br> <br> Louisiana-Monroe coach Charlie Weatherbie was an assistant at Arkansas from 1990-91 and is one of several members of the Indians&#39; staff with ties to the Razorbacks. Defensive coordinator Kim Dameron was a defensive back and wide receiver at Arkansas from 1979-82. Dameron was also a graduate assistant with the Razorbacks in 1983, along with current Arkansas coach Houston Nutt.<br> <br> Louisiana-Monroe running backs coach Ron Dickerson Jr. played running back and wide receiver for Arkansas from 1989-92.<br> <br> Chris Balseiro&#39;s 42-yard field goal gave Arkansas a 3-0 lead in the first quarter. The kick equaled a career long and was Balseiro&#39;s fifth of the year. He made only four all of last season.<br> <br> Arkansas linebacker Pierre Brown returned after spraining his right knee in a 28-24 loss to Vanderbilt on Sept. 10. Brown missed the Razorbacks&#39; 70-17 loss at No. 1 Southern California and their 24-13 loss at No. 7 Alabama.<br> <br> Briefly ...<br> <br> Arkansas entered Saturday night&#39;s game 17-1 at Little Rock&#39;s War Memorial Stadium since coach Houston Nutt took over before the 1998 season. The only defeat was a season-ending loss to LSU last year. ... Louisiana-Monroe played its second straight game against a team from Arkansas. The Indians beat Arkansas State 31-27 the previous week. ... The temperature at kickoff was 66 degrees.<br> <br> (Copyright 2005 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)

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