Les Miles trotted to the edge of the boisterous student section at Tiger Stadium, pumping his fist in triumph.

LSU's embattled coach was one week removed and a world away from the Tigers' late-game debacle at Mississippi.

The Tigers calmly drove 41 yards in 1:08 to set up Josh Jasper's game-tying 41-yard field goal with 4 seconds left in regulation, then the kicker made a 36-yarder in overtime to lift No. 17 LSU to a 33-30 victory over Arkansas on Saturday night.

"We worked that situation a couple of times this week in practice and even in walkthroughs this morning," said LSU tight end Richard Dickson, who had an 11-yard catch on the game-tying drive. "I'm not saying you ever want to be in that situation again, but we were not going to make the same mistake twice."

Alex Tejada missed a 36-yard field goal that could have forced a second OT. Arkansas (7-5, 3-5 Southeastern Conference) fell short in a remarkable comeback bid, highlighted by Ryan Mallet's fourth-down touchdown pass to Joe Adams with 1:18 left, which gave the Razorbacks a short-lived 30-27 lead.

Jordan Jefferson threw for touchdown passes of 16 yards to Brandon LaFell and 15 yards to Deangelo Peterson, and Trindon Holliday had an 87-yard punt return for a touchdown for LSU (9-3, 5-3), which could sneak into a New Year's Day bowl game because of Mississippi's loss earlier Saturday.

"I'm looking forward to the opportunity at a 10th victory at a bowl game of our team's liking," Miles said.

LSU stormed the field after Tejada's field goal sailed wide, celebrating their victory in the battle for "The Golden Boot" with Miles, who'd been under fire from fans since the Tigers' loss at Ole Miss the previous weekend.

LSU botched the end of that game with poor clock management and play-calling. Against Arkansas, Jefferson and the Tigers looked like old pros in the 2-minute drill.

"I'm proud of this team," Miles said. "In an area where there's a swirling backdrop and agendas, it didn't bother them. They got the distraction behind them and they came out and played as a team. I'm very proud of them. I'm proud of this coaching staff."

A week earlier, LSU recovered an onside kick and advanced to Mississippi's 32, but moved backward on a sack and a screen pass, then completed a long pass to the Rebels' 5, only to run out of time. Miles was berated by fans even on his own call-in show a couple days later.

"I've got thick skin," Miles said. "I know what I did and how I did it and more importantly I understand how the corrections were made. ... My professional life is good and in turn my personal life is good. My wife loves me no matter what, so I think I will be OK."