LSU, Oregon to play in 2011 Cowboys Classic

Published Sep. 8, 2010 12:20 a.m. ET

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Oregon and LSU will play at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington in the opening weekend of the 2011 season.

The Sept. 3 prime-time matchup was announced Tuesday, three days after fourth-ranked TCU beat then-No. 24 Oregon State 30-21 in the 2010 Cowboys Classic at the $1.2 billion home of the NFL's Dallas Cowboys.

Seventh-ranked Oregon and No. 19 LSU haven't played each other since 1977. LSU has won two of the previous three meetings in the series.

LSU defeated North Carolina 30-24 in its season opener last Saturday at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta. Oregon defeated New Mexico 72-0.