2012 LSU Football BCS Commemorative Guide

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Contents2 Quick Facts3 Bowl Itinerary/Media Information4 LSU Football Timeline8 LSU Football Under Les Miles10 2011 LSU Rosters12 LSU Depth Chart13 LSU vs. Alabama - The Series14 2011 LSU Season Notebook22 Updated Record Book23 Starting Lineups/Career Starts24 2011 LSU Offense25 2011 LSU Defense26 2011 LSU Special Teams27 2011 LSU Postseason Honors28 Tyrann Mathieu 30 Morris Claiborne32 Tiger Stadium34 LSU Football Operations Center36 Head Coach Les Miles44 Assistant Coaches54 Support Staff56 Player Profiles76 2011 LSU Final Statistics83 2011 LSU Superlatives84 2011 LSU Miscellaneous Statistics86 2011 LSU Drive Charts89 The Last Time LSU …92 2011 LSU Game Recaps118 LSU vs. Alabama History120 LSU Bowl History134 LSU Bowl Records136 1958 National Champions137 2003 National Champions138 2007 National Champions139 President John Lombardi/Board of Supervisors140 Chancellor Mike Martin141 Vice Chancellor/Athletics Director Joe Alleva142 Athletics Administration144 Tiger Athletic Foundation

2011 LSU Football ScheduleOverall Record: 13-0 • SEC Record: 8-0DATE OPPONENT W-L ATTENDANCE

Sept. 3 vs. #3 Oregon (ABC) % W, 40-27 87,711Sept. 10 Northwestern State W, 49-3 92,405Sept. 15 at #25 Mississippi State* (ESPN) W, 19-6 56,924 Sept. 24 at #16 West Virginia (ABC) W, 47-21 62,056Oct. 1 Kentucky* (SEC Network) W, 35-7 92,660Oct. 8 #17/18 Florida* (CBS) (Gold Game) W, 41-11 93,022 Oct. 15 at Tennessee* (CBS) W, 38-7 101,822Oct. 22 #19/23 Auburn* (CBS) W, 45-10 93,098 Nov. 5 at #2 Alabama* (CBS) W, 9-6 OT 101,821Nov. 12 Western Kentucky (ESPNU) W, 42-9 92,917Nov. 19 at Ole Miss* (ESPN) W, 52-3 59,877Nov. 25 #3 Arkansas* (CBS) W, 41-17 93,108 #Dec. 3 vs. #12/14 Georgia (CBS) ^ W, 42-10 74,515Jan. 9 vs. #2 Alabama (ESPN) @ 7:30 p.m. CT Mercedes-Benz Superdome

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LSU Quick FactsUniversityLOCATION: Baton Rouge, La.FOUNDED: 1860ENROLLMENT: 28,771NICKNAME: Tigers or Fighting TigersCOLORS: Purple & GoldPRINT SPECS: Purple-PMS 268, Gold-PMS 123MASCOT: Mike VI (Live Bengal Tiger)STADIUM: Tiger StadiumCAPACITY: 92,542YEAR OPENED: 1924SURFACE: Natural grassCONFERENCE: Southeastern (Western Division)BAND: Golden Band from Tigerland

University AdministrationPresident: Dr. John V. Lombardi Pomona, ‘63Chancellor: Dr. Michael V. Martin Mankato, ‘69Faculty Representative: Bill DeMastes California, ‘77

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ATHLETICS DEPARTMENT: 578-8001 • 578-2430 (FAX)SPORTS INFORMATION OFFICE:578-8226 • 578-1861 (FAX)LSU FOOTBALL OFFICE:578-1151 • 578-3594 (FAX)

LSU Football StaffCoaching StaffNAME POSITION ALMA MATER YEAR AT LSU

Les Miles Head Coach Michigan, ‘76 7thJohn Chavis Defensive Coordinator Tennessee, ‘79 3rdRon Cooper Defensive Backs Jacksonville State, ‘83 3rdSteve Ensminger Tight Ends LSU, ‘82 2ndBrick Haley Defensive Line Alabama A&M, ‘89 3rdBilly Gonzales Wide Receivers/Passing Game Coordinator Colorado State, ‘94 2ndSteve Kragthorpe Quarterbacks West Texas State, ‘88 1stThomas McGaughey Special Teams Coordinator Houston 1stGreg Studrawa Offensive Coordinator/Offensive Line Bowling Green, ‘87 5thFrank Wilson Running Backs/Recruiting Coordinator Nicholls State, ‘97 2ndSam Nader Asst. AD/Football Operations Auburn, ‘67 37th

Strength and Conditioning StaffTommy Moffitt Strength and Conditioning Coordinator Tennessee Tech, ‘86 12thDerrick LeBlanc Assistant Coordinator Northwestern State, ‘97 4th

Athletic Training StaffJack Marucci Director West Virginia, ‘86 16thAndy Barker Sr. Associate Trainer Clemson, ‘88 16thShelly Mullenix Sr. Associate Trainer Florida State, ‘91 14th

Equipment StaffGreg Stringfellow Equipment Manager LSU, ‘97 14thFerrell Shillings Asst. Equipment Manager 20thGeorge Branigan Asst. Equipment Manager LSU, ‘05 6thJeff Grigus Asst. Equipment Manager LSU, ’10 2ndLouis Bourgeois Asst. Equipment Manager LSU, ‘11 1st

Video Staff Doug Aucoin Videography Director New Orleans, ‘95 15thBrad Mendow Asst. Videography Director LSU, ‘04 7th

Football FactsHead Coach: Les MilesCareer Record: 103-38 (11 years)Record at LSU: 75-17 (7 years)2011 Record: 13-0 SEC Record: 8-0 (SEC Champions)National Ranking: No. 1 BCS, AP, ESPN/USA Today Coaches

Athletics DepartmentVice Chancellor and Athletics Director: Joe Alleva Lehigh, ‘75Sr. Associate AD: Verge Ausberry LSU ‘90Sr. Associate AD/Business: Mark Ewing LSU, ‘78Sr. Associate AD/Student Services & SWA: Miriam Segar LSU, ‘94Associate Vice Chancellor/Sr. Associate AD: Herb Vincent LSU, ‘83Sr. Associate AD/Compliance and Planning: Bo Bahnsen LSU, ‘82Sr. Associate AD/Facility & Grounds: Ronnie Haliburton LSU, ‘90 Sr. Associate AD/Operations and Project Development: Eddie Nunez Florida, ‘98Assistant AD/Ticket Manager: Brian Broussard LSU ‘93

Sports InformationAssociate AD/Sports Information Director: Michael Bonnette LSU, ‘93Sr. Associate SID: Kent Lowe LSU-Shreveport, ‘79Sr. Associate SID: Bill Franques LSU, ‘85Associate SID: Matt Dunaway UCF, ‘05Associate SID: Bill Martin LSU, ‘07Associate SID: Will Stafford LSU, ‘06Associate SID: Jake Terry LSU, ‘08Publications Director: Jason Feirman LSU, ‘00Graphic Design Coordinator: Krystal Bennett LSU, ‘06Graphic Design Coordinator: Courtney Wilburn LSU, ‘08Photography Coordinator: Steve Franz LSU, ‘93Administrative Specialist: Pam LeBlanc

TelevisionDirector of Television/Media: Kevin Wagner LSU, ‘80Manager of Television: John Schiebe Oklahoma State, ‘85Television Producer: David Landry LSU, ‘90

Radio Director of Broadcasting: Jim Hawthorne Northwestern State,’67

Interactive Interactive Manager: Todd Politz LSU, ‘99

Football Websites

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LSU Sports Mobile AppsDownload the LSUsports Mobile app and get all the latest in LSU Athletics in a simple, interactive interface on your iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch or Android device. Get the latest news, scores, schedules and rosters from all 20 teams. In addition, live stats are available for selected sports. Upgrade to the LSUsports Mobile Plus app for access to exclusive on-demand video from the Geaux Zone, including press conferences, player and coach interviews, features and much more! Also, members of the Geaux Zone have access live audio within the mobile apps and live video on iPads. This includes all live game audio, coaches shows and press conferences, and live video from select home basketball and baseball games.

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LSUBowl Itinerary/Media Information

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2012 BCS National Championship Game Schedule

Les Miles InterviewsLSU coach Les Miles will take part in interviews as dictated by the Allstate BCS National Championship Game. Miles will be available to the media as part of scheduled news conferences on Jan. 4 (arrival), Jan. 6 (media day), Jan. 8 (head coaches press conference), Jan. 9 (post-game press conference), and Jan. 10 (winning coach press conference). Any requests for coach Miles need to be directed to Sports Information Director Michael Bonnette at [email protected] or 225.241.4845 (cell).

LSU Asst. Coach InterviewsLSU offensive coordinator Greg Studrawa will be available for interviews on Jan. 6 (media day) and then again on Jan. 7 (offense press conference). Defensive coordinator John Chavis will be available to the media for interviews on Jan. 5 (defense press conference) and Jan. 6 (media day). For interview opportunities with other LSU assistant coaches please contact Michael Bonnette at [email protected] or 225.241.4845 (cell) to make arrangements.

LSU Player InterviewsLSU players will take part in interviews as dictated by the Allstate BCS National Championship Game. Players will be available to the media as part of scheduled news conferences on Jan. 4 (arrival), Jan. 5 (defense press conference), Jan. 6 (media day), Jan. 7 (offense press conference), and Jan. 9 (post-game press conference). LSU players will not be available for interviews other than the dates listed above.

LSU Practice PoliciesLSU practices on Jan. 5 and 6 will be open to the media for 15 minutes during individual drills. All other practices in New Orleans will be closed to the media.

LSU Team HotelHilton New Orleans Riverside Two Poydras StreetNew Orleans, LA 70140504.556.3729www.Hilton.com

Allstate SugarBowl OfficeLouisiana Superdome1500 Sugar Bowl DriveNew Orleans, Louisiana 70112www.AllstateSugarBowl.orgPhone (504) 828-2440

BCS Media HeadquartersNew Orleans Marriottat the Convention Center859 Convention Center Blvd.New Orleans, LA 70130

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Jason FeirmanPublications Director

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Herb VincentSr. Associate [email protected]

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John SudsburyDirector of Media Relations

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Melissa StoltzAsst. Dir. of Media Relations

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Allison HorowitzMedia Relations [email protected]

4WEDNESDAY4 p.m.Depart for New Orleans

5 p.m.Arrive at Hilton New Orleans RiversideArrival Press Conference (Hilton Riverside – Riverview Room) Head Coach Les MilesOG Will BlackwellWR Rueben RandleS Eric ReidS Brandon Taylor

5THURSDAY9 a.m. – NoonPractice (Mercedes-Benz Superdome) Open to media for 15 minutes during individual drills

12:45 p.m. Defensive Press Conference (Marriott Convention Center – Ballrooms A – F)DC John ChavisDT Michael Brockers CB Morris ClaiborneDB Tyrann MathieuS Eric ReidS Brandon Taylor

4 p.m.LSU Hospital Visit (Children’s Hospital – 200 Henry Clay Ave.)

6FRIDAY10:30- 11:30 a.m.LSU Media Day (Mercedes-Benz Superdome) All players and all coaches

Noon – 3 p.m. Practice (Mercedes-Benz Superdome) Open to media for 15 minutes during individual drills

7SATURDAY9 a.m. – Noon Practice (Mercedes-Benz Superdome) – Closed to media

12:45 p.m. Offensive Press Conference (Marriott Convention Center – Ballrooms A – F)OC Greg StudrawaQB Jordan JeffersonRB Michael FordWR Rueben RandleOG Will BlackwellC P.J. Lonergan

8SUNDAY 11 a.m. Les Miles Press Conference (Marriott Convention Center – Ballrooms C – F)

11:25 – 11:30 a.m.Head coaches photo opportunity with trophy (Marriott Convention Center – Ballrooms C – F)

4 – 5 p.m.Practice (New Orleans Saints Practice Facility) – Closed to media

9MONDAY7:38 p.m.Kickoff: LSU vs. Alabama (BCS National Championship Game)

10TUESDAY9 a.m. Winning Coach Press Conference/Trophy Presentation (Marriott Convention Center – Ballrooms C – F)

Les Miles announces that Steve Kragthorpe has been diagnosed with Parkinson ‘s disease

and will relinquish his role as LSU’s offensive coordinator, but will remain on the staff as the quarterbacks coach. “Our concern is for Steve and his family,” Miles says. “We are all hopeful that he will have the opportunity to coach for a number of years and be at LSU and continue the things he has gotten started here. We will do whatever we can as an LSU football family to help Steve and his family during this difficult time.” Offensive line coach Greg Studrawa assumes the role of offensive coordinator.

Head coach Les Miles and his staff welcome 104 players to campus as the LSU football team reports for the start of preseason

workouts. “Today is a great day to be a coach and it’s a great day to be a player,” Miles says. “I can’t tell you how excited I am to be away from all those things that I’ve been doing for the last six to eight weeks. The many administrative tasks that coaches do that don’t involve football; I am now pointed north and south at football. I am excited about it and I know the team is.”


2011 Football TimelineAugust

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Josh Johns are suspended indefinitely from the football team after their alleged involvement in an off-campus altercation. Les Miles says that no timetable has been set on the suspensions.

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September The No. 4 LSU football team throttles No. 3 Oregon with a second-half scoring barrage, 40-27,

at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas. The LSU defense and special teams each force two turnovers, as cornerback Tyrann Mathieu strips-and-scores on punt coverage to set the tone early in the game. Add back-to-back fumble recoveries in the third quarter that put the Tigers ahead 30-13, and LSU finishes with 20 points off turnovers. Mathieu, a sophomore, leads a furious defensive effort with 10 tackles and two pass break-ups. Safety Brandon Taylor has nine tackles, while cornerback Tharold Simon adds eight tackles and an interception.

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Second-ranked LSU runs for five touchdowns, passes for two more and holds Northwestern State to minus-4 yards rushing en route to a 49-3 victory in Tiger Stadium. LSU, which runs

for 175 yards and throws for 225, builds a 28-3 lead at halftime with a 30-second drive in the final minute and never looks back. Starting quarterback Jarrett Lee plays the first half and is nearly perfect, completing 9-of-10 passes for 133 yards and a touchdown.

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LSU’s suffocating defense allows only 193 yards

and has 15 tackles for loss, while Drew Alleman kicks four field goals to give the No. 3-ranked Tigers a 19-6 victory over Mississippi State in a Thursday night game in Starkville. LSU (3-0, 1-0 SEC) defeats Mississippi State (1-2, 0-2 SEC) for the 12th straight time and for the 19th time in the past 20 meetings. LSU outgains Mississippi State, 361-193, including a 148-52 advantage on the ground. Despite committing nine penalties for 83 yards, the Tigers manage to hold the ball for nearly 38 minutes.

Ignited by a 99-yard kickoff return by Morris Claiborne and

four forced turnovers, No. 2 LSU beats its third ranked opponent on the road, 47-21, at No. 16 West Virginia. LSU loses some defensive battles but wins the war against the pass-happy Mountaineers. The Tigers are outgained, 533-366. After LSU pulls out to a 27-7 halftime lead, the Mountaineers get within six points late in the third quarter. West Virginia doesn’t score again after Claiborne’s return, the longest by a Tiger since Eric Martin’s 100-yarder against Kentucky in 1981.

15 24Quarterback Jordan Jefferson and linebacker Josh Johns are reinstated to the LSU football team, Vice Chancellor and Director of Athletics Joe Alleva announces. Jefferson and Johns were suspended from the team on August 26 after their alleged involvement in an off-campus altercation.

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Greg Studrawa Steve Kragthorpe


A Saturday morning kickoff in Tiger Stadium barely slows the No. 1 LSU football team, as the Tigers smother Kentucky’s offense and win, 35-7. LSU starting quarterback Jarrett Lee throws for 169 yards, including a 51-yard

touchdown to Odell Beckham Jr. Lee also set ups the Tigers’ first touchdown with a 37-yard pass to Rueben Randle, and completes a 23-yard pass to Beckham Jr. to the Wildcats 4-yard line that leads to LSU’s final touchdown. Quarterback Jordan Jefferson sees his first action of the season after returning from suspension. He scores on fourth-and-goal from the one-yard line to cap the Tigers’ first scoring drive.

October No. 1 LSU runs for two touchdowns, passes for two more and posts its largest winning margin over No.

17 Florida in 40 years, 41-11, in Tiger Stadium. LSU (6-0, 3-0 SEC) beats its fourth ranked opponent and the Tigers become bowl eligible for the 12th-straight season in front of the third-largest crowd in stadium history, 93,022. Defensively, the Tigers are again quick to the ball and difficult to move against, holding the Gators to 213 yards of total offense on only 48 plays.

Morris Claiborne’s 89-yard interception return sparks the No. 1-ranked LSU football team to its largest margin of victory

in the 32-game series with Tennessee, 38-7, in Neyland Stadium. The Tigers lead 17-7 at halftime and outgain Tennessee in the second half, 222-61, while outscoring the Vols 21-0. LSU completes its SEC East slate unblemished, as the Tigers win all three contests against the opposite division and have won a school-record six-straight over the past two seasons. Claiborne helps LSU break open a scoreless game late in the first quarter with the big return, the third-longest in school history. Two plays later, Rueben Randle catches a 5-yard touchdown pass from Jarrett Lee, and the rout is on.

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LSU earns the No. 1 ranking in the initial Bowl Championship Series standings unveiled

on ESPN. The BCS standings have determined which two teams meet for the National Championship game since 1998. The top billing is the Tigers’ third all-time during the regular season, as LSU was ranked No. 1 twice in November of 2007 before winning its second BCS title.

In front of the second-largest crowd in Tiger Stadium history, No. 1 LSU scores three touchdowns

in a span of 2:24 early in the third quarter to double its 21-3 halftime advantage and earn its biggest victory in the 46-game history with No. 19 Auburn, 45-10. The announced crowd of 93,098 witnesses another dominating performance by the home team, as LSU (8-0, 5-0 SEC) is led by starting quarterback Jarrett Lee, who finishes 14-of-20 passing for 165 yards and two touchdowns. Michael Ford leads LSU with 82 yards rushing on 12 attempts while Kenny Hilliard totals 65 yards and becomes the sixth LSU player to score a rushing TD this season.

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The Tigers improve to 10-0 for the first time since 1958 with a 42-9

victory over Western Kentucky. The Homecoming crowd in Tiger Stadium is announced as 92,917 for the first “Purple Game,” where LSU’s Les Miles wins his 100th career game as a head coach. LSU quarterback Jordan Jefferson starts for the first time in 2011 and finishes 8-of-14 passing for 168 yards and a touchdown.

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After facing a 14-0 second-quarter deficit, No. 1 LSU shreds No. 3 Arkansas at Tiger Stadium, 41-17. Undefeated in the regular season for

the first time since 1958, the Tigers improve to 12-0, win the brutal SEC Western Division advance to face Georgia in the SEC Championship game on December 3 in Atlanta. The victory marks the largest margin over a top-5 team in LSU history, and the largest victory over Arkansas since 2004 (43-14). LSU extends the nation’s longest winning streak to 13, including victories over eight ranked opponents.

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After the LSU defense comes up with an overtime stop, placekicker Drew Alleman makes a 25-yard field goal to give No. 1 LSU a 9-6 victory over No. 2 Alabama in Tuscaloosa. The Tide takes the ball first in overtime and attempts to get it in the hands of star running back Trent Richardson. Two passes fall incomplete in the direction of Richardson before LSU defensive end Sam Montgomery sacks Tide quarterback AJ McCarron for a 5-yard

loss. Cade Foster’s 52-yard field goal attempt isn’t close, and the Tide’s fourth missed field goal of the game sends the LSU offense onto the field. Michael Ford’s second-down run looks to be a game-ending touchdown for the Tigers, but he steps out of bounds at the seven. Three plays later, Alleman’s field goal splits the uprights and the Tigers earn a huge victory. When asked after the win about a potential rematch with Alabama in the National Championship Game, Les Miles responds, “I would be honored to play that team again.”

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No. 1 LSU runs for 353 yards and four touchdowns, and scores twice

defensively for its most lopsided win in the 100-game series with Ole Miss, 52-3.Twenty-eight seconds in the game, the Tigers take all of the momentum when cornerback Ron Brooks intercepts a third-down pass and ran 46 yards for a touchdown.

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LSU defensive coordinator John Chavis is announced as the winner of the

Broyles Award, presented to the nation’s top assistant coach. Ten LSU players are named to the first and second-team All-SEC squads.

LSU places three players - cornerbacks Tyrann Mathieu and Morris Claiborne and punter Brad Wing - on the Associated Press First-Team All-America squad. Offensive guard Will Blackwell is named to the AP Second Team, while defensive end Sam Montgomery is a Third Team selection.


Les Miles is named SEC Coach of the Year by the Associated Press, and Tyrann Mathieu is voted the SEC Defensive Player of the Year. Mathieu is also named one of five finalists for the Heisman Trophy.5

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Les Miles receives the Home Depot National Coach of the Year award in Orlando, Fla.

Joining Miles on the awards podium is cornerback Tyrann Mathieu, who wins the Chuck Bednarik Award (nation’s top defensive player), and cornerback Morris Claiborne, who wins the Jim Thorpe Award (nation’s top defensive back).

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Tyrann Mathieu finishes fifth in the final Heisman Trophy balloting. He becomes the first LSU player invited to New York for the Heisman presentation since running back Charles Alexander in 1977.

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After completing final exams, LSU returns to the practice fields to begin preparations for its national championship showdown with Alabama. LSU will seek its fourth national title and its third BCS crown in nine seasons.

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SEC Championship Game MVP Tyrann Mathieu dazzles the crowd with a punt return for a touchdown and sets up two more scores with another return and a fumble recovery, as No. 1 LSU

buries No. 12 Georgia, 42-10, for its 11th league title. LSU (13-0), winners of a fourth league championship game in five tries, will play for its fourth national championship (1958, 2003, 2007) on Jan. 9 in New Orleans -- the site of its two BCS titles. The Tigers fall behind 10-0 in the first quarter. However, as LSU begins to shut down the Bulldogs’ high-powered attack, Mathieu’s 62-yard touchdown return in the second quarter begins a 42-0 LSU onslaught.

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The final BCS standings are unveiled on ESPN, and it is determined that No. 1 LSU will meet No. 2 Alabama in New Orleans on January 9 in the National

Championship Game. With the announcement, the Southeastern Conference is guaranteed its sixth-straight national champion. Alabama edges No. 3 Oklahoma State by .0086 point in the final standings.

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Les MilesLSU FOOTBALL UNDER

2 Southeastern Conference Championships

2007 2011

2007 National Championship

The Winningest Program in the Nation’s Toughest Conference Over the Last Seven Years


139 Graduates LSU’s graduation success rate (GSR) is 77%, second among all SEC schools.

17 First-Team All-Americans

75 Wins The 75 wins ranks as the most in the SEC since the start of the 2005 season and its four better than Florida, who rates second in the league with 71 victories over that span.

11 VictoriesLSU has won at least 11 games five times under Les Miles, including the school’s first-ever 13-0 mark in 2011. LSU won 11 games in 2005, 2006, and 2010. LSU won 12 games during the national championship season in 2007.

31 WinsLSU has 31 wins over Top 25 Teams and even more impressively 12 wins over Top 10 teams since 2005.

11 National Award WinnersTyrann Mathieu2011 Bednarik Award

Morris Claiborne2011 Thorpe Award

Patrick Peterson 2010 Thorpe Award2010 Bednarik Award

Glenn Dorsey 2007 Outland Trophy2007 Lombardi Award2007 Nagurski Award2007 Lott Trophy

JaMarcus Russell2006 Manning Award

Rudy Niswanger2005 Draddy Trophy2005 Wuerffel Trophy

Heisman Trophy Award

3737 NFL Draft picks

8First Round NFL Draft Picks

Patrick Peterson was taken with the fifth overall pick in the 2011 NFL Draft by the Arizona

Cardinals. LSU has had 33 NFL first round draft picks.

Tyrann Mathieu 2011 Finalist


LSU 2011 RosterNO. NAME POS. HT. WT. CL./EXP. HOMETOWN (HS/PREVIOUS SCHOOL)

1 Eric Reid S 6-2 208 So.-1L Geismar, La. (Dutchtown HS)2 Rueben Randle WR 6-4 208 Jr.-2L Bastrop, La. (Bastrop HS)4 Alfred Blue RB 6-2 215 So.-1L Boutte, La. (Hahnville HS)5 Jarrett Fobbs WR 5-11 195 Fr.-RS Shreveport, La. (Huntington HS)6 Craig Loston S 6-2 208 So.-1L Aldine, Texas (Eisenhower HS)7 Tyrann Mathieu CB 5-9 175 So.-1L New Orleans, La. (St. Augustine HS)8 Zach Mettenberger QB 6-5 222 So.-TRF Watkinsville, Ga. (Butler (Kan.) CC)9 Jordan Jefferson QB 6-5 225 Sr.-3L St. Rose, La. (Destrehan HS)9 Ego Ferguson DT 6-3 283 Fr.-RS Frederick, Md. (Hargrave Military Academy)10 Russell Shepard WR 6-1 185 Jr.-2L Houston, Texas (Cypress Ridge HS)11 Spencer Ware RB 5-11 223 So.-1L Cincinnati, Ohio (Princeton HS)12 Jarrett Lee QB 6-2 206 Sr.-3L Brenham, Texas (Brenham HS)13 Ron Brooks CB 6-0 177 Sr.-3L Irving, Texas (MacArthur HS) 14 Terrence Magee RB 5-9 212 Fr.-HS Franklinton, La. (Franklinton HS)15 Jerrard Randall QB 6-1 180 Fr.-HS Hollywood, Fla. (Mirimar HS) 16 Stephen Rivers QB 6-7 212 Fr.-HS Athens, Ala. (Athens HS)17 Morris Claiborne CB 6-0 185 Jr.-2L Shreveport, La. (Fair Park HS)18 Brandon Taylor S 6-0 194 Sr.-3L Franklinton, La. (Franklinton HS)19 Deangelo Peterson TE 6-4 235 Sr.-3L New Orleans, La. (Desire Street Academy)21 Paul Turner WR 5-11 186 Fr.-HS West Monroe, La. (West Monroe HS)22 Ryan Baker LB 6-0 236 Sr.-3L Grand Ridge, Fla. (Bountstown HS)23 Stefoin Francois LB 6-1 223 Sr.-2L Reserve, La. (East St. John HS)24 Tharold Simon CB 6-3 187 So.-1L Eunice, La. (Eunice HS)25 David Jenkins DB 6-1 193 Fr.-HS Jena, La. (Hebron (Texas) HS) 26 Ronald Martin DB 6-1 199 Fr.-HS White Castle, La. (White Castle HS)27 Kenny Hilliard RB 5-11 240 Fr.-HS Patterson, La. (Patterson HS)28 Ronnie Vinson DB 5-11 185 Fr.-RS New Orleans, La. (Newman HS)29 Sam Gibson S 6-1 203 Fr.-RS Prattville, Ala. (Prattville HS)30 Drew Alleman P/PK 5-11 183 Jr.-SQ Lafayette, La. (Acadiana HS)30 James Hairston P/PK 6-0 200 Fr.-HS Dallas, Texas (Jesuit HS)31 D.J. Welter LB 6-0 226 Fr.-RS Crowley, La. (Notre Dame HS)32 Jalen Collins DB 6-1 184 Fr.-HS Olive Branch, Miss. (Olive Branch HS)33 Odell Beckham Jr. WR 5-11 183 Fr.-HS New Orleans, La. (Newman HS)34 Micah Eugene DB 5-11 194 Fr.-HS Lafayette, La. (Acadiana HS)35 James Stampley FB 5-10 239 Sr.-2L Baker, La. (Baker HS)36 Derrick Bryant S 5-11 195 Sr.-2L Lawrenceville, Ga. (Peachtree Ridge HS)37 Karnell Hatcher LB 6-2 223 Sr.-3L Delray Beach, Fla. (Atlantic Community)38 Brad Wing P 6-3 184 Fr.-RS Melbourne, Australia (Parkiew Baptist HS)38 D.J. Howard P 6-2 191 Sr.-SQ Baton Rouge, La. (West Feliciana HS)39 Josh Johns LB 6-2 210 So.-SQ Baton Rouge, La. (Central HS)40 Rockey Duplessis S 6-1 209 So.-1L Belle Chasse, La. (Belle Chasse HS)41 Travis Dickson TE 6-3 230 Fr.-RS Ocean Springs, Miss. (Ocean Springs HS)42 Michael Ford RB 5-10 215 So.-1L Leesville, La. (Leesville HS)43 Connor Neighbors FB 5-10 233 So.-SQ Huntsville, Ala. (Huntsville HS)44 J.C. Copeland FB 6-1 280 So.-SQ LaGrange, Ga. (Troup County HS)46 Kevin Minter LB 6-2 242 So.-1L Suwanee, Ga. (Peachtree Ridge HS)47 Tyler Edwards TE 6-4 235 Jr.-2L Monroe, La. (Ouachita Parish HS)48 Seth Fruge LB/HOLD 5-11 200 So.-1L Welsh, La. (Notre Dame HS)49 Barkevious Mingo DE 6-5 240 So.-1L West Monroe, La. (West Monroe HS)50 Joey Crappell SNP 6-2 245 Sr.-2L Patterson, La. (Patterson HS)52 Luke Muncie LB 6-3 220 So.-1L Klein, Texas (Oak HS)53 T-Bob Hebert C/OG 6-3 304 Sr.-3L Norcross, Ga. (Greater Atlanta Christian)54 Justin Maclin DE 6-4 241 So.-SQ Memphis, Tenn. (Ridgeway HS)55 Jarrett Hardnett LB 6-1 235 So.-RS Baton Rouge, La. (Woodlawn HS)56 Anthony Johnson DT 6-3 310 Fr.-HS New Orleans, La. (O.P. Walker HS)57 Lamin Barrow LB 6-2 229 So.-1L Marrero, La. (John Ehret HS)58 Tahj Jones LB 6-2 205 So.-1L Sulphur, La. (Sulphur HS)59 Jermauria Rasco DE 6-3 255 Fr.-HS Shreveport, La. (Evangel HS)60 Will Blackwell OG 6-4 290 Sr.-3L West Monroe, La. (West Monroe HS) 61 Ben Domingue C 6-3 272 So.-SQ Lafayette, La. (St. Thomas More HS)63 Trai Turner OL 6-2 332 Fr-HS New Orleans, La. (St. Augustine HS)64 P.J. Lonergan C 6-4 305 Jr.-2L New Orleans, La. (Rummel HS)67 Corey White OL 6-3 328 Fr.-HS Baton Rouge, La. (Capitol HS)68 Josh Dworaczyk OG 6-6 301 Sr.-3L New Iberia, La. (Catholic-New Iberia HS)69 Alex Bonnette OT 6-2 284 So.-SQ LaPlace, La. (Riverside Academy)70 Evan Washington OL 6-5 326 Fr.-RS DeSoto, Texas (DeSoto HS)71 Jonah Austin OL 6-6 322 Fr.-HS New Orleans, La. (St. Augustine HS)72 Alex Hurst OT 6-6 340 Jr.-2L Bartlett, Tenn. (Arlington HS)73 Chris Davenport OT 6-4 320 So.-SQ Mansfield, La. (Mansfield HS)74 Josh Williford OG 6-7 324 So.-1L Dothan, Ala. (Houston Academy)75 Gregory Shaw OT 6-5 281 Sr.-1L Hialeah, Fla. (Edward Pace HS)76 Chris Faulk OT 6-6 325 So.-1L Slidell, La. (Northshore HS)77 Josh Downs DT 6-1 287 Jr.-2L Bastrop, La. (Bastrop HS)

Alphabetical RosterNO. NAME POS.94 Kendrick Adams DE 87 Chancey Aghayere DE 27 Dexter Alexander DB30 Drew Alleman P/PK98 Jordan Allen DE71 Jonah Austin OL 22 Ryan Baker LB 57 Lamin Barrow LB 33 Odell Beckham Jr. WR 60 Will Blackwell OG4 Alfred Blue RB 69 Alex Bonnette OT 86 Kadron Boone WR 29 Hayden Boudreaux FB 51 Logan Boudreaux SNP 79 Matt Branch OG 90 Michael Brockers DT 13 Ron Brooks CB 36 Derrick Bryant S 65 Allen Buniger OL 28 Shawn Burst FB 17 Morris Claiborne CB 88 Chase Clement TE 32 Jalen Collins DB 78 La’el Collins OT 44 J.C. Copeland FB 50 Joey Crappell SNP 73 Chris Davenport OT 36 Cleveland Davis RB 21 Tayler Debusk DB 19 David Detz LB 41 Travis Dickson TE 61 Ben Domingue C 77 Josh Downs DT 40 Rockey Duplessis S 68 Josh Dworaczyk OG 89 Lavar Edwards DE 47 Tyler Edwards TE 34 Micah Eugene DB 76 Chris Faulk OT 9 Ego Ferguson DT 5 Jarrett Fobbs WR 42 Michael Ford RB 13 Jared Foster QB 23 Stefoin Francois LB 48 Seth Fruge LB 29 Sam Gibson S 30 James Hairston P/PK 55 Jarrett Hardnett LB 37 Karnell Hatcher LB 53 T-Bob Hebert C/OG 16 Trent Hebert DB 27 Kenny Hilliard RB 38 D.J. Howard P 72 Alex Hurst OT 84 Nic Jacobs TE 9 Jordan Jefferson QB 25 David Jenkins DB 39 Josh Johns LB 56 Anthony Johnson DT 96 Mickey Johnson DL 97 Dennis Johnson DT 73 A’Trey-U Jones OL 58 Tahj Jones LB 83 Mitch Joseph TE 49 Austin Kinchen SNP 46 Hunter Kinchen WR 80 Jarvis Landry WR 89 Jeffrey Lang WR/DB 52 Gabe Langlois OL 12 Jarrett Lee QB 53 Grant Leger LB 93 Bennie Logan DT

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LSU2011 Roster


64 P.J. Lonergan C 6 Craig Loston S 54 Justin Maclin DE 14 Terrence Magee RB 26 Ronald Martin DB 7 Tyrann Mathieu CB 8 Zach Mettenberger QB 37 Michael Minaldi WR 49 Barkevious Mingo DE 46 Kevin Minter LB 99 Sam Montgomery DE 52 Luke Muncie LB 43 Connor Neighbors FB 47 Jeremy Peeples DL 19 Deangelo Peterson TE 65 Elliott Porter OL 15 Jerrard Randall QB 2 Rueben Randle WR 59 Jermauria Rasco DL1 Eric Reid S 10 Nick Rice DB 16 Stephen Rivers QB85 Alex Russian SNP 75 Gregory Shaw OT 10 Russell Shepard WR 24 Tharold Simon DB 39 Jason Slaydon FB 41 Robert Smith DB 35 James Stampley FB 18 Brandon Taylor S 95 Quentin Thomas DL 21 Paul Turner WR 63 Trai Turner OL 28 Ronnie Vinson DB 11 Spencer Ware RB 70 Evan Washington OT 32 Chris Wells DB 31 D.J. Welter LB 67 Corey White OL 40 Tabari Williams RB 81 Armand Williams WR 74 Josh Williford OG 38 Brad Wing P 82 James Wright WR

78 La’El Collins OG 6-5 320 Fr.-HS Baton Rouge, La. (Redemptorist HS)79 Matt Branch OG 6-6 287 Jr.-2L Monroe, La. (Sterlington HS)80 Jarvis Landry WR 6-0 190 Fr.-HS Lutcher, La. (Lutcher HS)81 Armand Williams WR 6-3 200 Fr.-RS Slidell, La. (Slidell HS)82 James Wright WR 6-2 201 So.-1L Belle Chase, La. (Belle Chase HS)83 Mitch Joseph TE 6-5 268 Sr.-2L New Iberia, La. (Catholic-New Iberia HS) 84 Nic Jacobs TE 6-5 253 Fr.-RS Many, La. (Many HS)85 Alex Russian TE/SNP 6-5 235 Sr.-1L Round Rock, Texas (Round Rock HS) 86 Kadron Boone WR 6-0 195 So.-1L Ocala, Fla. (Ocala Trinity HS)87 Chancey Aghayere DE 6-4 279 Jr.-2L Garland, Texas (Garland HS)88 Chase Clement TE 6-5 251 Jr.-2L Thibodaux, La. (E.D. White HS)89 Lavar Edwards DE 6-5 264 Jr.-2L Gretna, La. (Desire Street Academy)90 Michael Brockers DT 6-6 306 So.-1L Houston, Texas (Chavez HS)93 Bennie Logan DT 6-3 287 So.-1L Coushatta, La. (Red River HS)94 Kendrick Adams DE 6-5 255 Sr.-1L Enterprise, Ala. (Copiah-Lincoln CC)95 Quentin Thomas DL 6-3 279 Fr.-HS Breaux Bridge, La. (Breaux Bridge HS)96 Mickey Johnson DL 5-11 310 Fr.-HS Covington, La. (St. Paul’s HS)97 Dennis Johnson DT 6-2 285 Sr.-2L Amory, Miss. (Amory HS)98 Jordan Allen DE 6-6 252 Fr.-RS West Monroe, La. (West Monroe HS)99 Sam Montgomery DE 6-4 245 So.-1L Greenwood, S.C. (Greenwood HS)

Other Squad Members10 Nick Rice LB 6-1 229 So.-SQ Coppell, Texas (Coppell HS)\13 Jared Foster QB 6-0 184 Fr.-HS Lake Charles, La. (Barbe HS)16 Trent Hebert DB 5-9 192 Sr.-SQ Cecilia, La. (Ceclia HS)19 David Detz DB 6-0 208 Sr.-SQ Leesville, La. (Leesville HS)21 Tayler Debusk DB 5-11 199 Jr.-SQ Tupelo, Miss. (Tupelo HS)27 Dexter Alexander DB 5-9 188 So.-SQ Baton Rouge, La. (Christian Life Academy)28 Shawn Burst FB 5-11 219 Fr.-HS Mandeville, La. (Northlake Christian hS)29 Hayden Boudreaux FB 5-8 242 Fr.-HS Saint Mary’s, Ga. (Camden County HS)32 Chris Wells RB 5-11 186 So.-SQ Frierson, La. (Desoto HS)36 Cleveland Davis RB 6-0 260 So.-SQ Baton Rouge, La. (McKinley HS)37 Michael Minaldi WR 6-2 200 Fr.-HS Lake Charles, La. (St. Louis HS)39 Jason Slaydon FB 5-9 198 So.-RS Westlake, La. (Westlake HS)40 Tabari Williams RB 5-7 167 So.-SQ Hiram, Ga. (Culver Academy) 41 Robert Smith WR 5-11 183 Fr.-RS Friendswood, Texas (Friendswood HS)46 Hunter Kinchen SNP 5-11 172 Fr.-RS Baton Rouge, La. (Dunham HS) 47 Jeremy Peeples DL 6-4 240 So.-SQ Selma, La. (Selma HS49 Austin Kinchen SNP 6-2 209 Jr.-SQ Baton Rouge, La. (Parkview Baptist HS)51 Logan Boudreaux SNP 6-1 210 Fr.-HS St. Amant, La. (St. Amant HS) 52 Gabe Langlois OL 6-2 312 Fr.-HS Prairieville, La. (Port Neches Groves HS)53 Grant Leger LB 6-1 215 Fr.-HS Metairie, La. (Jesuit HS)65 Allen Buniger OL 6-3 257 Fr.-RS New Orleans, La. (West Jefferson HS)65 Elliott Porter OL 6-4 278 Fr.-TRF Westwego, La. (Kentucky)73 A’Trey-U Jones DL 6-0 271 So.-RS Tickfaw, La. (Hammond HS)89 Jeffrey Lang DB 5-11 188 Fr.-RS Benton, La. (Benton HS)

3Running Back Alfred Blue

Pronunciation GuidePLAYERS87 Chancey Aghayere Ah-gah-yair-ee38 Drew Alleman Al-uh-maw57 Lamin Barrow luh-Meen86 Kadron Boone Kay-drun88 Chase Clement Clay-maw78 La’El Collins Lah-ell 50 Joey Crappell cruh-Pell61 Ben Domingue Doe-mang68 Josh Dworaczyk Duh-ross-ic23 Stefoin Francois Stef-ahn Fran-swah55 Seth Fruge Fru-zhay3 Jakhari Gore Juh-kah-ree53 T-Bob Hebert Ay-bear73 A’Trey-U Jones uh-Tray-U58 Tahj Jones Tahzh 7 Tyrann Mathieu Ty-run Matthew49 Barkevious Mingo Bar-kee-vee-us26 Tharold Simon Sigh-munn

COACHESThomas McGaughey muh-Gay-heeGreg Studrawa Stu-drah-wah


LSU Depth Chart

OffenseX 2 Rueben Randle 6-4 208 Jr. 82 James Wright 6-2 201 So. LT 76 Chris Faulk 6-6 325 So. 75 Greg Shaw 6-5 281 Sr. 73 Chris Davenport 6-4 320 So.

LG 60 Will Blackwell 6-4 303 Sr. 53 T-Bob Hebert 6-3 304 Sr. 78 La’el Collins 6-5 320 Fr.-HS 79 Matt Branch 6-6 287 Jr. C 64 P. J. Lonergan 6-4 305 Jr. 53 T-Bob Hebert 6-3 304 Sr. 61 Ben Domingue 6-3 272 So. RG 74 Josh Williford 6-7 324 So. 53 T-Bob Hebert 6-3 304 Sr. RT 72 Alex Hurst 6-6 340 Jr. 75 Greg Shaw 6-5 281 Sr. Y 19 Deangelo Peterson 6-4 235 Sr. 88 Chase Clement 6-5 251 Jr. 47 Tyler Edwards 6-4 235 Jr. 83 Mitch Joseph 6-5 268 Sr. Z 10 Russell Shepard 6-1 185 Jr. 86 Kadron Boone 6-0 195 So. 3-Wide 33 Odell Beckham, Jr. 5-11 183 Fr.-HS 80 Jarvis Landry 6-0 190 Fr.-HS QB 9 Jordan Jefferson 6-5 225 Sr. 12 Jarrett Lee 6-2 206 Sr. 8 Zach Mettenberger 6-5 222 So.-Trf. RB 11 Spencer Ware 5-11 223 So. 42 Michael Ford 5-10 215 So. 4 Alfred Blue 6-2 215 So. 27 Kenny Hilliard 5-11 240 Fr.-HS

FB 35 James Stampley 5-10 239 Sr. 44 J.C. Copeland 6-1 280 So.

DefenseLE 94 Kendrick Adams 6-5 255 Sr. -or- 49 Barkevious Mingo 6-5 240 So. 87 Chancey Aghayere 6-4 279 Jr. LT 90 Michael Brockers 6-6 306 So. 77 Josh Downs 6-1 287 Jr. 97 Dennis Johnson 6-2 285 Sr. RT 93 Bennie Logan 6-3 287 So. 56 Anthony Johnson 6-3 294 Fr.-HS 9 Ego Ferguson 6-3 283 Fr.-RS RE 99 Sam Montgomery 6-4 245 So. 89 Lavar Edwards 6-5 264 Jr. 59 Jermauria Rasco 6-3 225 Fr.-HS Sam 23 Stefoin Francois 6-1 223 Sr. 58 Tahj Jones 6-2 205 So. Mike 46 Kevin Minter 6-2 242 So. 37 Karnell Hatcher 6-2 223 Sr. 31 D.J. Welter 6-0 226 Fr.-RS

Will 22 Ryan Baker 6-0 236 Sr. 57 Lamin Barrow 6-2 229 So. 52 Luke Muncie 6-3 220 So. LCB 17 Morris Claiborne 6-0 185 Jr. 13 Ron Brooks 6-0 177 Sr. SS 18 Brandon Taylor 6-0 194 Sr. 6 Craig Loston 6-2 208 So.

FS 1 Eric Reid 6-2 208 So. 36 Derrick Bryant 5-11 195 Sr. RCB 7 Tyrann Mathieu 5-9 175 So. 24 Tharold Simon 6-3 187 So. Nickel 7 Tyrann Mathieu 5-9 175 So.

Dime 13 Ron Brooks 6-0 177 Sr.

Bold type indicates returning starter

Special TeamsPK 30 Drew Alleman 5-11 183 Jr. 30 James Hairston 6-0 200 Fr.-HS

KO 30 James Hairston 6-0 200 Fr.-HS 30 Drew Alleman 5-11 182 Jr. 38 D.J. Howard 6-2 191 Sr. PR 7 Tyrann Mathieu 5-9 175 So. 33 Odell Beckham, Jr. 5-11 183 Fr.-HS 2 Rueben Randle 6-4 208 Jr. HOLD 38 Brad Wing 6-3 184 Fr.-RS 48 Seth Fruge 5-11 220 So.-1L

KOR 17 Morris Claiborne 6-0 185 Jr. 13 Ron Brooks 6-0 177 Sr. 10 Russell Shepard 6-1 185 Jr. 33 Odell Beckham, Jr. 5-11 183 Fr.-HS P 38 Brad Wing 6-3 184 Fr.-RS 38 D.J. Howard 6-2 191 Sr. 30 Drew Alleman 5-11 183 Jr. 30 James Hairston 6-0 200 Fr.-HS SNP 50 Joey Crappell 6-2 245 Sr. 85 Alex Russian 6-5 235 Sr.

Placekicker Drew Alleman

LSU and Alabama meet for the 76th time overall and the second time this season when the Tigers and the Crimson Tide battle for the BCS National Championship in New Orleans … It will also serve as the second straight game between LSU and Alabama that the teams go into the contest ranked Nos. 1-2 … LSU won the earlier meeting this season between the teams, 9-6, in overtime in Tuscaloosa … LSU was ranked No. 1 at the time of the November game, while Alabama was No. 2 … Alabama leads the over-all series, 45-25-5 … The teams have met every year since 1964 … LSU and Alabama have played in New Orleans on one other occasion, that coming on Oct. 29, 1921 when the Tigers and Crimson Tide battled to a 7-7 tie … First meeting came in Baton Rouge in 1895 (LSU won 12-6) … LSU is 7-3 vs. Alabama in the last 10 meetings and 10-5 in its last 15 games with

the Crimson Tide … Since the revival of LSU football in 2000, the Tigers are 9-3 against Alabama … This game will be the first time that LSU and Alabama have faced each other in a game outside the month of November since 1981 when the Crimson Tide beat the Tigers, 24-7, on Sept. 5 in Baton Rouge in the season-opener for both teams … It’s also the first time that the LSU-Alabama game will be played in a domed stadium and the first time since 1990 in Tuscaloosa that a game between the teams will be played on an artificial surface … Alabama game serves as the first contest against an SEC team in a bowl game for LSU since dropping a 24-17 decision to Tennessee in the 1982 Bluebonnet Bowl in Houston … Since 1996, the home team in the series has won just six times in 16 tries (LSU won four of the six) ... Current Alabama coach Nick Saban served as LSU’s

head coach for five years from 2000-04 … LSU is 2-3-2 vs. Alabama in neutral site games … The last time the teams met at a neutral site came on Sept. 27, 1958 when LSU beat the Crimson Tide, 13-3, in Mobile, Ala., at Ladd Memorial Stadium with a capacity of 36,000 … LSU coach Les Miles is 5-2 vs. Alabama, which includes a 3-1 mark in games played in Tuscaloosa … Teams have gone to overtime in three of Miles’ seven games against Alabama (2005, LSU won 16-13; 2008, Alabama won 27-21; 2011, LSU won 9-6) … Miles is the only coach in LSU history to beat Alabama five times.

Series Notes

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LSULSU vs. Alabama - The Series


1895: LSU, 12-6 Nov. 18 at Baton Rouge1902: LSU, 11-0 Nov. 29 at Tuscaloosa1903: UA, 18-0 Nov. 9 at Tuscaloosa1904: UA, 11-0 Dec. 1 at Baton Rouge1907: UA, 6-4 Nov. 23 at Mobile1909: LSU, 12-6 Nov. 25 at Birmingham1919: UA, 23-0 Nov. 15 at Baton Rouge1920: UA, 21-0 Nov. 13 at Tuscaloosa1921: Tie, 7-7 Oct. 29 at New Orleans1922: UA, 47-3 Nov. 10 at Tuscaloosa1923: UA, 30-3 Nov. 16 at Montgomery1925: UA, 42-0 Oct. 10 at Baton Rouge1926: UA, 24-0 Oct. 30 at Tuscaloosa1927: Tie, 0-0 Oct. 8 at Birmingham1928: UA, 13-0 Dec. 8 at Birmingham1930: UA, 33-0 Nov. 15 at Montgomery1944: Tie, 27-27 Sept. 30 at Baton Rouge1945: UA, 26-7 Oct. 6 at Baton Rouge1946: LSU, 31-21 Nov. 9 at Baton Rouge1947: UA, 41-12 Nov. 22 at Tuscaloosa1948: LSU, 26-6 Nov. 20 at Baton Rouge1951: LSU, 13-7 Sept. 29 at Mobile1952: UA, 21-20 Sept. 27 at Baton Rouge1953: Tie, 7-7 Sept. 26 at Mobile1954: UA, 12-0 Sept. 25 at Baton Rouge1957: LSU, 28-0 Sept. 28 at Baton Rouge1958: LSU, 13-3 Sept. 27 at Mobile

1964: UA, 17-9 Nov. 7 at Birmingham1965: UA, 31-7 Nov. 6 at Baton Rouge1966: UA, 21-0 Nov. 5 at Birmingham1967: UA, 7-6 Nov. 11 at Baton Rouge1968: UA, 16-7 Nov. 9 at Birmingham1969: LSU, 20-15 Nov. 8 at Baton Rouge1970: LSU, 14-9 Nov. 7 at Birmingham1971: UA, 14-7 Nov. 6 at Baton Rouge1972: UA, 35-21 Nov. 11 at Birmingham1973: UA, 21-7 Nov. 22 at Baton Rouge1974: UA, 30-0 Nov. 9 at Birmingham1975: UA, 23-10 Nov. 8 at Baton Rouge1976: UA, 28-17 Nov. 6 at Birmingham1977: UA, 24-3 Nov. 5 at Baton Rouge1978: UA, 31-10 Nov. 11 at Birmingham1979: UA, 3-0 Nov. 10 at Baton Rouge1980: UA, 28-7 Nov. 8 at Tuscaloosa1981: UA, 24-7 Sept. 5 at Baton Rouge1982: LSU, 20-10 Nov. 6 at Birmingham1983: UA, 32-26 Nov. 10 at Baton Rouge1984: LSU, 16-14 Nov. 10 at Birmingham1985: Tie, 14-14 Nov. 9 at Baton Rouge1986: LSU, 14-10 Nov. 8 at Birmingham1987: UA, 22-10 Nov. 7 at Baton Rouge1988: LSU, 19-18 Nov. 5 at Tuscaloosa1989: UA, 32-16 Nov. 11 at Baton Rouge1990: UA, 24-3 Nov. 10 at Tuscaloosa

1991: UA, 20-17 Nov. 9 at Baton Rouge1992: UA, 31-11 Nov. 7 at Baton Rouge1993: LSU, 17-13 Nov. 6 at Tuscaloosa1994: UA, 35-17 Nov. 5 at Baton Rouge1995: UA, 10-3 Nov. 4 at Tuscaloosa1996: UA, 26-0 Nov. 9 at Baton Rouge1997: LSU, 27-0 Nov. 8 at Tuscaloosa1998: UA, 22-16 Nov. 7 at Baton Rouge1999: UA, 23-17 Nov. 6 at Tuscaloosa2000: LSU 30-28 Nov. 4 at Baton Rouge2001: LSU 35-21 Nov. 3 at Tuscaloosa2002: UA, 31-0 Nov. 16 at Baton Rouge2003: LSU, 27-3 Nov. 15 at Tuscaloosa2004: LSU, 26-10 Nov. 13 at Baton Rouge2005: LSU, 16-13 (OT) Nov. 12 at Tuscaloosa2006: LSU, 28-14 Nov. 11 at Baton Rouge2007: LSU, 41-34 Nov. 3 at Tuscaloosa 2008: UA, 27-21 Nov. 8 at Baton Rouge2009: UA, 24-15 Nov. 7 at Tuscaloosa2010: LSU, 24-21 Nov. 6 at Baton Rouge2011: LSU 9-6 (OT) Nov. 5 at Tuscaloosa

At Baton Rouge: UA leads, 25-9-2At Tuscaloosa: UA leads, 9-9At Birmingham: UA leads, 8-5-1At Other Sites: UA leads, 3-2-2

The Series: Alabama leads 45-25-5 Statistical Comparison SEC (NCAA) RANKCategory LSU Alabama LSU AlabamaRecord: 13-0 11-1 -- --Conference: 8-0 7-1 -- --Scoring Offense: 38.46 36.00 1 (12) 3 (16) Total Offense: 375.31 433.42 5 (75) 2 (30)Rushing Offense: 215.15 219.83 2 (17) 1 (15)Passing Offense: 160.15 213.58 9 (105) 4 (72)Scoring Defense: 10.54 8.83 2 (2) 1 (1)Total Defense: 252.08 191.25 2 (2) 1 (1)Pass Defense: 166.62 116.33 4 (8) 1 (1)Rushing Defense: 85.46 74.92 2 (3) 1 (1)KO Ret. Avg.: 21.97 23.71 8 (53) 2 (24)Punt Ret. Avg.: 13.76 12.22 2 (10) 4 (17)Time of Poss.: 32:01 32:34 3 (19) 2 (12)3rd Down Conv.: 74-158 75-153 2 (21) 1 (11)Opp. 3rd-D Conv: 68-195 43-172 4 (23) 1 (1)TO Margin: +22 +6 1 (1) 3 (24)Net Punting: 43.82 38.92 1 (3) 9 (60)Fumbles Recovered: 12 6 1 (29) 11 (105)Passes Intercepted: 18 12 1 (5) 6 (48)Fumbles Lost: 4 4 1 (1) 1 (1)Turnovers Gained: 30 18 1 (9) 9 (84)Turnovers Lost: 8 12 1 (1) 2 (3)Passing Efficiency: 151.95 144.35 1 (20) 4 (29)Pass Efficiency Defense 93.05 83.97 3 (3) 1 (1)Fewest Penalties: 6.23 4 7 (68) 1 (3)Fewest Yards Penalized: 50.1 33.7 8 (63) 1 (4)Sacks: 2.85 2.17 1 (13) 3 (37)Tackles for Losses: 7.54 7.08 1 (10) 3 (20)First Downs: 20.3 21.6 4 (58) 2 (39)Red Zone Offense: 57-61 48-55 1 (5) 2 (26)Red Zone Defense: 20-23 10-17 10 (92) 1 (1)

RUSHING G NO. YDS. TD LG. Jordan Jefferson 3/2 24 86 0 18Michael Ford 2/0 15 85 0 15 Russell Shepard 3/1 7 48 0 41Spencer Ware 2/1 18 32 0 6Deangelo Peterson 4/0 1 23 0 23Kenny Hilliard 1/0 2 2 0 2Jarrett Lee 4/2 4 -27 0 0

PASSING G/GS C-A-I YDS. TD LG. SACKJordan Jefferson 3/2 26-40-0 322 2 75 2Jarrett Lee 4/2 24-58-7 316 1 47 4

RECEIVING G/GS REC. YDS. TD LG.Rueben Randle 3/2 5 144 1 75Russell Shepard 3/1 5 64 0 34Deangelo Peterson 4/0 5 63 1 28Chase Clement 3/1 2 19 0 14Odell Beckham Jr. 1/0 2 16 0 13Michael Ford 2/0 1 3 0 3Kadron Boone 2/0 1 1 0 1

PUNTING NO. YDS. AVG. LG. I20 TBBrad Wing 6 229 38.2 73 4 0

FIELD GOALS MADE-ATT. PCT. MADE MISSEDDrew Alleman 3-3 1.000 19, 30, 25 None

DEFENSIVE LEADERS TACKLES TFL SACKS INT. PBU FF FRRyan Baker 21 1.5-13 1.5-13 0 0 0 0Eric Reid 12 2.0-8 0-0 1-0 0 1 0Sam Montgomery 6 2.0-6 2.0-6 0 0 0 0Tyrann Mathieu 9 0 0 0 1 0 0Brandon Taylor 8 1.0-6 0 0 1 0 0BarkeviousMingo 6 0 0 0 2 0 0Morris Claiborne 4 0 0 1-33 0 0 0

LSU Career Stats of Active Players vs. Alabama

LSU vs. Alabama Date/Time: Monday,Jan.9at7:38p.m.CTLocation: Mercedes-BenzSuperdome(73,208)Television: ESPN(cablech.35orHDch.1035inBatonRouge)Radio: LSUSportsRadioNetwork-98.1FMinBatonRouge ESPNRadio–checklocallistingsforaffiliates

SiriusXMSatelliteRadio-ch.84SeriesRecord: Alabamaleads45-25-5

LSU To Face Alabama For BCS National TitleInarematchofLSU’s9-6overtimewinoverAlabamaduringtheregularseason,thetop-rankedTigersandthesecond-rankedCrimsonTidebattlefortheBCSNationalChampionshiponMonday,Jan.9attheMercedes-BenzSuperdomeinNewOrleans.LSUwillbemakingitsthirdappearanceintheBCSChampionshipGame,withallthreecomingintheSuperdome.LSUwonthe2003nationaltitleinNewOrleanswitha21-14winoverOklahomaandtheTigersfollowedthatfouryearslaterwitha38-24victoryoverOhioStatetoclaimthe2007title.

Tigers Looks To Become First Team With 3 BCS TitlesLSUgoesintotheAlabamagamewitha2-0recordinBCSNationalChampionshipGames.AwinovertheCrimsonTidewillgiveLSUitsthirdcrystalballthusbecomingtheonlyschoolinthenationwiththreeBCSnationaltitlestoitscredit.Currently,LSUandFloridaaretheonlyschoolswithapairofBCSnationaltitles.SincetheinceptionoftheBCSformatin1998,LSUis4-0inBCSbowlgameswithallfourvictoriescomingintheSuperdome.

LSU Has Three National Titles In Football LSUwillbeaftertheschool’sfourthnationaltitleinfootballonJan.9againstAlabama.LSUwonitsfirstnationaltitlein1958withan11-0recordbehindtheplayofBillyCannonandfollowedthat45yearslaterwitha13-1markandawinoverOklahomatoclaimthe2003BCSNationalChampionship.Les MilesledtheTigerstotheirthirdtitlein2007witha12-2markanda38-24winovertop-rankedOhioState.

LSU’s BCS Bowl HistoryLSUis4-0inBCSbowlgameswithallfourwinscominginNewOrleansattheSuperdome.LSU’sfourwinswitha1.000winningpercentagemakestheTigersthewinningestteamincollegefootballinBCSbowls.LSU’sfourBCSbowlvictoriesranksasthena-tion’sfourth-besttotalbehindSouthernCal(6),OhioState(6),andFlorida(5).LSUisalsomakingitsfifthBCSbowlappearance,whichranksseventhnationallybehindOhioState(9),Oklahoma(8),SouthernCal(7),Florida(6),FloridaState(6),andVirginiaTech(6).LSUhasoutscoreditsfouropponentsinBCSbowls,147-86.ThefollowingisalookatLSU’sBCSBowlhistory:YEAR BOWL SITE OPPONENT RESULTS

2001 Sugar NewOrleans #7Illinois W,47-342003 Sugar/BCS NewOrleans #3Oklahoma W,21-142006 Sugar NewOrleans #11NotreDame W,41-142007 BCS NewOrleans #1OhioState W,38-24

In Four BCS Bowl Games, LSU Has Scored In 15 Of 16 QuartersLSUhasscoredinallbutonequarterinitsfourBCSbowlgameappearances.TheonlyquarterthattheTigersdidn’tscorecameinfourthquarterofits21-14winoverOklahomain2003.ThefollowingisalookatLSU’squarter-by-quarterscoringinitspreviousBCSbowlgames:OPPONENT 1Q 2Q 3Q 4Q FINALIllinois(2002SugarBowl) 7 27 7 6 47Oklahoma(2004SugarBowl) 7 7 7 0 21NotreDame(2007SugarBowl) 14 7 13 7 41OhioState(2008BCS) 3 21 7 7 38

LSU Appearing In BCS Title Game In New Orleans For Third TimeCallitacoincidenceorjusthowthingsfellintoplacebutforthethirdstraighttimethattheBCSNationalChampionshipGamewillbeplayedinNewOrleansattheSuperdome,LSUwillbeinvolvedinthegame.NewOrleanshashostedtheBCSNationalChampi-onshipGamefourtimes(1999season,2003,2007,and2011)andtheTigershavebeenthereforthreeofthem.FloridaStatebeatVirginiaTech,46-29,intheonlyotherBCSChampionshipGameinNewOrleansthatdidn’tinvolveLSU.

LSU With A Shot At Making BCS Era History Witha13-0recordandwith12winscomingbydouble-digits,LSUhasashotatmakingBCSerahistorywhenthetop-rankedTigersfaceAlabamaforthenationaltitle.LSUisonedouble-digitvictoryawayfrombecomingthefirstundefeatednationalchampion-shipteamintheBCSeratowin13gamesby10ormorepoints.FloridaholdstherecordofBCSchampionshipteamswith13double-figurevictoriesin2008,howevertheGatorswere13-1thatyear.ThefollowingisalookattheundefeatednationalchampionsintheBCSeraandthenumberofgamesthattheywonbydouble-figures:YEAR TEAM OVERALL RECORD DOUBLE-DIGIT WINS 1998 Tennessee 13-0 81999 FloridaState 12-0 92000 Oklahoma 13-0 102001 Miami 12-0 112002 OhioState 14-0 72004 SouthernCal 13-0 92005 Texas 13-0 112009 Alabama 14-0 112010 Auburn 14-0 72011 LSU 13-0 12

Another Shot At History AwinbyLSUoverNo.2AlabamaintheBCStitlegamewillgivetheTigersfourwinsoverteamsrankedinthetopthreethisyear.Itwillbethefirsttimethathashappenedincollegefootballsince1943whenNotreDamedidit.


LSU Season NotebookTracking the TigersWEEK AP COACHES HARRIS BCSPreseason 4 4 -- --Week2:9/6 2 3 -- --Week3:9/11 3 3 -- --Week4:9/18 2 3 -- --Week5:9/25 1 t2 -- --Week6:10/2 1 2 -- --Week7:10/9 1 2 1 --Week8:10/16 1 2 1 1Week9:10/23 1 1 1 1Week10:10/30 1 1 1 1Week11:11/6 1 1 1 1Week12:11/13 1 1 1 1Week13:11/20 1 1 1 1Week14:11/27 1 1 1 1Week15:12/4 1 1 1 1

Associated Press Poll (Dec. 4)RK. TEAM REC. POINTS1. LSU(60) 13-0 1,5002. Alabama 11-1 1,4183. OklahomaState 11-1 1,4004. Stanford 11-1 1,2835. USC 10-2 1,1796. Oregon 11-2 1,1707. Arkansas 10-2 1,1488. BoiseState 11-1 1,1079. Wisconsin 10-2 1,03810.SouthCarolina 10-2 94611. KasnasState 10-2 82912. MichiganState 10-3 73313. Michigan 10-2 70714. Clemson 10-3 66315. Baylor 9-3 65616. TCU 10-2 63217. VirginiaTech 11-2 59118. Georgia 9-3 56619. Oklahoma 9-3 38620. Houston 11-1 37021. Nebraska 9-3 36322. SouthernMiss 11-2 33623. WestVirginia 9-3 19924.PennState 9-3 12925.FloridaState 8-4 49

USA Today Coaches Poll (Dec. 4)RK. TEAM REC. POINTS1. LSU(59) 13-0 1,4752. Alabama 11-1 1,3993. OklahomaState 11-1 1,3674. Stanford 11-1 1,2865. Oregon 11-2 1,2326. BoiseState 11-1 1,1287. Arkansas 10-2 1,1128. Wisconsin 10-2 1,0859. SouthCarolina 10-2 97110. KansasState 10-2 87811. VirginiaTech 11-2 83512. Michigan 10-2 78913. MichiganState 10-3 73514. Clemson 10-3 65715. TCU 10-2 63116. Baylor 9-3 59917. Houston 12-1 54218. Georgia 10-3 53819. Oklahoma 9-3 43720. Nebraska 9-3 40221. SouthernMiss 11-2 36622. WestVirginia 9-3 27823. PennState 9-3 18924. Cincinnati 9-3 9425. FloridaState 8-4 68

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LSU Makes Its 43rd Bowl Appearance LSUwillbemakingits43rdbowlappearancewhentheTigerslineupagainstAlabamaintheBCSNationalChampionshipGame.The43appearancestieswithOhioStateforninthnationally.The43bowlappearancesbytheTigersrankfourthintheSECbehindAlabama(59),Tennessee(49),andGeorgia(47).

The Superdome – LSU’s Home Away From HomeLSUwilltraveltoitshomeawayfromhome,going80milesdownInterstate10totheMercedes-BenzSuperdomeinNewOrleans,fortheBCSNationalChampionshipGame.ThegameagainstAlabamawillbeLSU’sfirstinthebuildingsincebeatingOhioStatetowinthe2007BCSNationalChampionship.LSUis13-4all-timeingamesplayedintheSuperdome,whichincludesa3-2markinSugarBowlgames.LSU’sotherninewinsintheSuperdomehavecomeagainstTulane.Thisdecade,LSUis4-0intheSuperdome,withthreeofthosewinscomingintheSugarBowl.LSUbeatIllinois,47-34inthe2002SugarBowl,andthenfollowedthatwitha21-14winoverOklahomainthe2004SugarBowl,awinthatgavetheTigersthe2003BCSNationalTitle.LSUhaswonninestraightgamesintheSuperdomedatingbacktoalosstoNebraskaonJan.1,1987intheSugarBowl.ThefollowingisalookatLSU’shistoryintheSuperdome:SEASON EVENT/BOWL (OPPONENT) RESULTS1975 RegularSeasongame(Tulane) W,42-61977 RegularSeasongame(Tulane) W,20-171979 RegularSeasongame(#18Tulane) L,24-131981 RegularSeasongame(Tulane) L,48-71983 RegularSeasongame(Tulane) W,20-71984 SugarBowl(#5Nebraska) L,28-101985 RegularSeasongame(Tulane) W,31-191986 SugarBowl(#6Nebraska) L,30-151987 RegularSeasongame(Tulane) W,41-361989 RegularSeasongame(Tulane) W,27-71991 RegularSeasongame(Tulane) W,39-201994 RegularSeasongame(Tulane) W,49-252001 SugarBowl(#7Illinois) W,47-342003 SugarBowl/BCSNationalChampionship(#3Oklahoma) W,21-142006 SugarBowl(#11NotreDame) W,41-142007 RegularSeasongame(Tulane) W,34-92007 BCSNationalChampionship(#1OhioState) W,38-24

LSU’s At Home In Any DomeLSUwillbemakingits31stoverallappearanceinadomedstadiumagainstAlabama.LSUis24-6all-timeindomedstadiums,whichincludesa13-4markattheMercedes-BenzSuperdomeinNewOrleans.LSUhaswonninestraightgamesplayedinadomedstadiumwithitslastlosscomingagainstGeorgiainthe2005SECChampionshipGameinAtlanta.ThefollowingisalookatLSU’srecordindomedvenues:VENUE RECORD LAST APPEARANCE (RESULTS)Superdome 13-4 2007BCSNationalChampionship(def.#1OhioState,38-24)GeorgiaDome 9-1 2011SECChampionshipGame(def.#12Georgia,42-10)CowboysStadium 2-0 2011Season-Opener(def.#2Oregon,40-27)Astrodome 0-1 1972BluebonnetBowl(lost#11Tennessee,24-17)

Tigers Making School-Record 12th Straight Bowl AppearanceLSUwillbemakingitsschool-record12thconsecutiveappearanceinabowlgamewhentheTigersfaceAlabama.The12straightbowlappearancesbytheTigersrankasthenation’seighth-longestactivestreak.FloridaStateleadsthewaywith30,followedbyFlorida(21),VirginiaTech(19),GeorgiaTechandGeorgia(15),Oklahoma(13),thenLSUandOhioState(12).

Tigers Have Won 22 Bowl GamesLSUgoesintotheBCSNationalChampionshipGamewith22bowlvictoriestoitscredit.The22bowlwinsranks10thamongallschoolsnationallyandfourthamongtheSEC.LSUcoachLes Milesis5-1inbowlgameswhichmakeshimthesecond-winningestcoachinschoolhistoryintermsofbowlvictories.CharlesMcClendon,whocoachedtheTigersfor18years,wonsevenbowlgamesin13triesfrom1962-79.

LSU Went 8-0 Against Bowl-Bound Teams In 2011LSUpostedan8-0markagainstteamsthatqualifiedforabowlgamein2011.Oftheeightwins,threecameagainstteamsadvancingtoBCSBowls(Alabama–BCSNationalChampionshipGame;Oregon–RoseBowl;WestVirginia–OrangeBowl).LSU’sotherwinsoverbowl-boundteamsinclude:MississippiState(MusicCityBowl),Auburn(Chick-fil-ABowl),Georgia(OutbackBowl),Florida(GatorBowl),andArkansas(CottonBowl).

LSU Won Its 11th League Title In 2011LSUcapturedits11thleaguetitlewiththe42-10winoverGeorgiaonDec.3intheGeorgiaDome.It’sthesecondSECtitleunderLes MilesandthefourthfortheTigerssincetheleagueadoptedachampionshipgamebetweenEasternandWesternDivisionwinnersin1992.LSU’sotherSECtitlescamein1935,’36,’58,‘61,’62,’70,’86,’88,2001,’03,’07andthisyear.

Miles Named AP and Home Depot National Coach of the YearLes Miles,inleadingLSUtoa13-0overallmarkandaberthinthenationalchampionshipgame,earnedNationalCoachoftheYearhonorsfromboththeAssociatedPressandHomeDepot.TheAPhonoristhefirstforMilesandthesecondforanLSUcoachasNickSabanwonthehonorin2003.

Chavis Earns Broyles National Assistant Coach of the Year DefensivecoordinatorJohn ChaviswasnamedtherecipientoftheFrankBroylesNationalAssistantCoachoftheYearafterputtingaunitonthefieldthatrankedamongthetopthreeinthenationinthreemajorcategories-rushdefense(3rdat85.46),totaldefense(2ndat252.08)andscoringdefense(2ndat10.54).ChavisisthefirstLSUassistanttowintheBroylesAward.

Harris Interactive Poll (Dec. 4)RK. TEAM REC. POINTS1. LSU(115) 13-0 2,8752. Alabama 11-1 2,7233. OklahomaState 11-1 2,6544. Stanford 11-1 2,5045. Oregon 11-2 2,3726. BoiseState 11-1 2,2367. Arkansas 10-2 2,1638. Wisconsin 11-2 2,0609. SouthCarolina 10-2 1,83310. KansasState 10-2 1,73311. VirginiaTech 11-2 1,49812. Michigan 10-2 1,44713. MichiganState 10-3 1,42814. Clemson 10-3 1,35115. TCU 10-2 1,24516. Baylor 9-3 1,22817. Houston 12-1 1,13218. Georgia 10-3 1,09519. Oklahoma 9-3 93320. Nebraska 9-3 71721. SouthernMiss 11-2 71122. WestVirginia 9-3 52223. PennState 9-3 38324. Cincinnati 9-3 17225. FloridaState 8-4 130

BCS Standings (Dec. 4)RK. TEAM REC. AVG.1. LSU 13-0 1.0002. Alabama 11-1 .94193. OklahomaState 11-1 .93334. Stanford 11-1 .84765. Oregon 11-2 .79016.. Arkansas 10-2 .76877. BoiseState 11-1 .74088. KansasState 10-2 .68279. SouthCarolina 10-2 .655310. Wisconsin 11-2 .637411. VirginiaTech 11-2 .519012. Baylor 9-3 .497713. Michigan 10-2 .479414. Oklahoma 9-3 .460315. Clemson 10-3 .421816. Georgia 10-3 .411917. MichiganState 10-3 .388318. TCU 10-2 .386919. Houston 12-1 .350420. Nebraska 9-3 .260621. SouthernMiss 11-2 .191822. PennState 9-3 .130523. WestVirginia 9-3 .123324. Texas 7-5 .087625. Auburn 7-5 .0584


LSU Season Notebook

Mathieu Wins Bednarik Award; Finishes Fifth In Heisman SophomoreTyrann MathieubecamethesecondstraightLSUplayertoclaimtheBednarikAwardasthenation’stopdefenderasawardedbytheMaxwellFootballClub.Mathieuledthetop-rankedTigersintackleswith70togowithsixforcedfumbles,fivefumblerecoveries,twointerceptionsandsevenpassbreakups.HealsoscoredfourtouchdownsfortheTigers–twocomingonfumblereturnsandtwoonpuntreturns.MathieujoinsPatrickPetersonin2010asthetwoBednarikAwardwinnersforLSU.MathieufinishedfifthintheHeismanTrophyballotingandhewasthirdintheAPNationalPlayeroftheYearpoll.

Claiborne Claims Thorpe Award As Nation’s Top Defensive Back LSUcornerbackMorris ClaibornewontheThorpeAwardasthetopdefensivebackincollegefootball,markingthesecondstraightyearthataTigerhasclaimedthehonor.Lastyear,PatrickPetersonbecameLSU’sfirstThorpeAwardwinner.In2011,ClaiborneledtheTigerswithsixinterceptions.His173interceptionreturnyardageledthenation.

Record Five Tigers Earn First-Team All-America HonorsAsingle-seasonschoolrecordfiveLSUplayersearnedfirst-teamAll-Americahonorsin2011.DefendersTyrann MathieuandMorris ClaibornewerebothconsensusAll-AmericansfortheTigers,whiledefensiveendSam MontgomerywasnamedtotheFootballWritersteam,punterBrad WingtotheAP,SI.com,SportingNewsandCBSSports.comteamandoffensiveguardWill BlackwelltotheSportingNews,ESPNandYahooSportsteam.

LSU vs. Alabama TiesInadditiontocurrentAlabamaheadcoachNick SabanbeingtheformerheadmanatLSU,thereareseveralotherLSU-Alabamaties…AlabamadefensivecoordinatorKirby Smart coachedthedefensivebacksatLSUin2004…AlabamalinebackerscoachSal SunsericoachedthesamepositionatLSUin2000…AlabamatightendscoachBobby WilliamscoachedthewidereceiversatLSUin2004…AlabamastrengthcoachScott CochranisagraduateofLSUandservedonthestrengthstafffortheTigersfrom2001to2004.

Alabama TigersLSUhasfourplayersonitsrosterwhocallAlabamahome–seniorDEKendrick Adams(Enterprise),sophomoreOG Josh Williford(Dothan),redshirtfreshmanDBSam Gibson(Prattville)andsophomoreFBConnor Neighbors(Huntsville)…ConnorNeighborsisthesonofWesNeighbors,whoplayedatAlabamainthe1980’s…He’salsothegrandsonofBillyNeighbors,whowasinductedintotheCollegeFootballHallofFamein2004afterastandoutcareeratAlabamafrom1958-61wherehewasonBearBryant’sfirstnationalchampionshipteamin1961…HisbrotherWesleyisabackupdefensivebackfortheCrimsonTide…LSUsecondarycoachRon CooperisanativeofHunstville,Ala.,anddefensivelinecoachBrick HaleyisfromGadsden,Ala.

LSU is 5-2 vs. Former Head CoachWhentheTigerslineupagainstAlabamaandNickSabanintheBCStitlegame,itwillmarktheeighthtimeinLSUfootballhistorythataformerLSUheadcoachwillbeontheopposingsidelinesasheadcoachoftheotherteam.LSUis5-2inthosegames.Theonlytwocoachesit’severoccurredagainstwerePaulDietzelin1966and1973whenhewasheadcoachatSouthCarolinaandSabaninthelastfouryears.LSUandMilesare3-2vs.Saban,winning41-34inTuscaloosain2007,24-21inBatonRougein2010,and9-6inovertimein2011.LSUlost27-21inovertimeinTigerStadiumin2008and24-15inTuscaloosain2009.LSUwonbothgamesagainstDietzel,beatingSouthCarolina,28-12,inTigerStadiumtoopenthe1966seasonandthenfollowedthatwitha33-29winovertheGamecocksinColumbiain1973.DietzelcoachedatLSUforsevenyearsbeforeleavingtheTigersforArmyafterthe1961season.DietzelcoachedatArmyforfouryearsbeforejoiningSouthCarolinain1966.Dietzel’sfirstgameasheadcoachoftheGamecockscameagainstLSU.Ironically,itwasDietzel,stillservingastheTigerheadcoach,suggestingtothenLSUADJimCorbettin1959thatLSUscheduleafour-gameserieswithSouthCarolinawithgamesbeingplayedin1960-61and1965-66.The1966gamebecameanimmediateselloutonceitwasannouncedthatDietzelwasjoiningSouthCarolinaasitsheadcoach.

More on the Alabama Game•LSUandAlabamaplayforasecondtimeinthesameseasonwhentheteamsmeetintheBCSNationalChampionshipGame.It’s

thefirsttimeinthe75-gamehistorybetweentheteamsthattheywillplaytwiceinthesameseason.LSUwonthisyear’spriormeeting,9-6,inovertimeonNov.5inTuscaloosa.

•It’sthefirstneutralsitegamebetweentheteamssince1958whentheTigersbeattheTide,13-3,inMobile,Ala.•Since2005,theLSU-Alabamagamehasgonetoovertimethreetimes(2005,2008,and2011)withtheTigerswinningin2005and

2011.•ThewinneroftheLSU-AlabamagamehasplayedintheSECChampionshipGamefiveoutofthelastsevenyears(LSUin2005,

2007,and2011;Alabamain2008and2009).•ThewinneroftheLSU-AlabamagameforsixofthelastsevenyearshasgoneontoeitherplayintheSECChampionshipGameor

playinaBCSbowl.Theexceptioncamein2010.LSUplayedinSECtitlegamein2005,theSugarBowlin2006,theBCSNationalChampionshipGamein2007and2011;AlabamaplayedinSugarBowlin2008andtheBCSNationalChampionshipGamein2009.

•It’stheseventhstraightmeetingthatbothteamsgointothegamerankedintheTop25,includingthesecondstraightmeetingthattheteamsarerankedNos.1-2.

•TheteamthathasledathalftimehasgoneontowinjusttwiceinthelastninemeetingswithLSUbeingresponsibleforbothofthosevictories.LSUled21-14in2006andwentontowin28-14andtheTigersled17-0in2003andwentontowin27-3thatyear.Otherthanthattheteamthatledathalftimehaslosttheremainingfivegames.Theonlyotherexceptionscamein2008and2011whentheteamsweretiedathalftime.In2008,theteamsweretied14-14athalftimeandAlabamawentontowin27-21inovertime.Thisyear,theteamsweretiedat3-3atthebreakandtheTigerswentontowin9-6inovertime.

Tigers Hold Top Spot In BCS Standings For All Eight Weeks In 2011 UndefeatedLSUwentfromstarttofinishastheNo.1ratedteamintheBCSStandingswhenthefinalpollwasreleasedonDec.4.LSUisthefirstteamsinceOhioStatein2006toberankedNo.1ineveryBCSpollinaseason.TheBCSformulaisconsistedofthreeparts–USATodayCoachespoll,HarrisInteractive,andcomputerpolls–andtheTigershaveaperfect1.000BCSrating.Theperfect1.000ratingforLSUmeansthattheTigersarefirstinbothhumanelementsofthepoll(USATodayCoachesPollandHarrisInterac-tive),whilealsobeingNo.1inallsevencomputerformulas.

Tiger Trends 2011 MilesAugust 0-0 2-0September 4-0 24-2October 4-0 20-6November 4-0 22-7December-January 1-0 7-2LSU’sConferenceRecord...athome 4-0 22-6ontheroad 4-0 19-9neutral 0-0 0-0LSU’sNon-ConferenceRecord...athome 2-0 21-0ontheroad 1-0 4-0neutral 1-0 7-1LSUvs.RankedOpponents...athome 3-0 11-4ontheroad 3-0 11-7neutral 2-0 9-2LSU’sRecordinGames...decidedby7ptsorless 0-0 23-8decidedby3ptsorless 1-0 8-5Awayduringtheday 2-0 12-7Awayatnight 3-0 12-1Homeduringtheday 4-0 12-5Homeatnight 2-0 31-2LSU’sRecordWhenScoring...lessthan20points 2-0 5-820+points 0-0 61-925+points 11-0 59-5LSU’sRecordWhenAllowing...14orfewerpoints 10-0 45-224orfewerpoints 2-0 59-625+points 1-0 10-10LSU’sRecordWhen...Leadingafterthe1stqtr 6-0 51-4Trailingafterthe1stqtr 2-0 10-10Leadingathalftime 11-0 59-6Trailingathalftime 1-0 15-9Leadingafterthe3rdqtr 12-0 61-5Trailingafterthe3rdqtr 1-0 11-11Tiedgoingintothe4thqtr 0-0 5-3LSU’sRecordWith...lessthan300yards 3-0 10-10400+yardstotaloffense 5-0 31-3500+yardstotaloffense 0-0 6-0600+yardstotaloffense 0-0 0-0lessthan100yardsrush 0-0 4-10100+yardsrushing 2-0 62-6150+yardsrushing 5-0 51-4200+yardsrushing 2-0 26-3250+yardsrushing 4-0 12-1lessthan200yardspass 9-0 34-10300+yardspassing 0-0 7-1350+yardspassing 0-0 2-0400+yardspassing 0-0 0-0450+yardspassing 0-0 0-0LSU’sRecordWhenAllowing...lessthan200totalyards 4-0 19-1lessthan300totalyards 7-0 49-4lessthan400totalyards 1-0 57-9400+yardstotaloffense 1-0 7-8lessthan100yardsrush 9-0 43-3100+yardsrush 4-0 29-15lessthan200yardspass 9-0 52-6lessthan250yardspass 3-0 59-10lessthan300yardspass 0-0 61-12300+yardspass 1-0 5-2

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Noting The Tigers in 2011 •LSUis13-0forthefirsttimeinschoolhistory.•LSUhasspent11straightweeksasthenation’sNo.1-rankedteamintheAPpoll,thelongeststretchinschoolhistory.LSUhas

alsobeenrankedNo.1intheBCSStandingsforalleightpollsthisyear,thefirsttimeateamhasgonefromstarttofinishintheBCSsinceOhioStatein2006.

•LSUhasscored9TDseitherondefenseorspecialteamsthisyear,whichisjustfourlessthanLSU’sdefensehasallowed(13)allyear.

•LSU’sdefensehasallowedjustsixfirsthalfTDsallyear(1eachtoOregon,WestVirginia,Tennessee,WesternKentucky,Arkan-sasandGeorgia).TheTigershavealsoallowedjusttwofirstquarterTDsthisseason(WesternKentuckyandGeorgia)

•In52quarters,LSUhastrailedattheconclusionofjustthreequarters(1Qvs.Oregon,6-3;3Qvs.Alabama,6-3,1Qvs.Georgia,10-0).

•In52quartersofaction,LSU’sdefensehasheldopponentswithoutaTDin41quarters.LSUhasscoredatleastoneTDin37of52quarters.

•LSUallowedonly67pointsineightregularseasonSECgames,thefewestbytheTigersinconferenceplaysinceallowing25pointsin1962.

•LSUhaswon12ofits13gamesbydouble-figures,whichrepresentsthemostinschoolhistoryforasingle-season.•LSUhasscoredfirstin10ofits13gamesthisyear-Alabamascoredfirstinweek9,ArkansasinWeek12,andGeorgiaintheSEC

titlegame.•AftertrailingArkansas14-0inthesecondquarterinweek12andGeorgia10-0inthefirstquarterintheSECChampionship

Game,LSUrespondedbyoutscoringbothteams83-3towinbothgames.•LSUhaswon20straightgameswhenwinningtheturnoverbattle.UnderLesMiles,LSUis36-4whenforcingmoreturnovers

thantheygiveup.•LSUhasforced30turnoversthisyearandtheTigershavescoredpointseitherontheturnoverorontheensuingdrive21times

(18TDs,3FG).•LSUDBsTyrann Mathieu(4), Ron Brooks(2),andMorris Claiborne(2)haveaccountedforeighttouchdownsthisyear,whichis

twomorethanopponentshadpassingontheTigersallyear.•LSUistheonlySECteamcurrentlywithtwoquarterbackswith30ormorecareerTDpasses.Jordan JeffersonandJarrett Lee

haveeachthrownfor30TDpassesintheircareer.Jefferson(34)andLee(32)arebothinthetop10inschoolhistoryinthatcategory.

•JordanJeffersonandJarrettLeerankNos.1and3intheSECintermsofwinsbyanactiveQB.Jeffersonhaswon24games,whileLeehas14victoriestohiscredit.

•LSUsettheschool-recordfor40-pointgamesinaseasonwithnine.Datingbacktolastyear,LSUhasscored40ormorepointsin12ofitslast17games.

LSU’s No. 1 In AP Poll For 11th Straight WeekLSUremainedNo.1inthenationforthe11thstraightweekfollowingitswinooverGeorgiaintheSECtitlegame.LSUhasbeenrankedNo.1intheAPpollsincethedayafterbeatingWestVirginiaonSept.24.LSUisalsorankedNo.1intheHarrisInteractivePollfortheninthstraightweekandtheyareNo.1intheUSATodayCoachesPollfortheseventhstraightweek.LSUwillplayits11thstraightgameasthenation’stop-rankedteamagainstAlabamaintheBCSNationalChampionshipGame.It’sthefirsttimeinschoolhistorythatLSUwillplay10gamesinasingle-seasonrankedNo.1inthenation.LSUplayedthefirsteightgamesofthe1959seasonrankedNo.1beforefallingtoTennessee.LSUisrankedNo.1duringtheregularseasonforthefirsttimesince2007.LesMileshasguidedLSUtoNo.1rankingsduringtheregularseasononthreedifferentoccasions(twicein2007andnowthisyear).MilesandPaulDietzelin1958and1959aretheonlytwocoachesinschoolhistorytohaveteamsrankedNo.1inthenationintwodifferentseasons.LSUfirstappearedatNo.1intheAPPollonOct.28,1958followinga10-7winoverFlorida.LSUremainedNo.1intheAPPollfortheremainderoftheyearonitswaytoclaimingthenationaltitlein1958.

LSU Is 23-3 In Games Played As No. 1 Ranked TeamLSUgoesintotheAlabamagamewitha23-3recordingamesplayedasthenation’sNo.1rankedteam.LSUwas5-0astheNo.1-rankedteamin1958,followedbya7-1recordatthetopspotin1959.LSUwas2-2astheNo.1-rankedteamin2007andtheyare9-0thisyear.LSUis11-2underLesMilesingamesasthenation’stop-rankedteam.

LSU Joined Elite SEC Group At 13-0; Tigers Eye 14-0 Record LSUjoinedanelitegroupofteamswitha13-0recordfollowingitswinoverGeorgiaintheSECChampionshipGame.OnlyfiveteamsinthehistoryoftheSEChaveeverreachedthe13-0mark.AlabamaandAuburnhavebothdoneittwiceandTennesseehasdoneitonetime.Alabamawent14-0in2009and13-0in1992;Auburnwent14-0in2010and13-0in2004;Tennes-seewent13-0in1998.

LSU’s 14-Game Win Streak Leads Nation LSU’s14-gamewinningstreakranksasthenation’slongestcurrentstreakandit’sthefourth-longestinschoolhistory.LSUwonaschool-record19straightgamesoverthe1957-58-59seasons.Thesecond-longestwinningstreakcamefrom1907-09whentheTigerswon15inarow.Thefollowingisalookatthelongestwinningstreaksinschoolhistory:LENGTH FIRST WIN LOSS THAT SNAPPED STREAK19games def.Tulane,25-6,onNov.30,1957 lostTennessee,14-13,onNov.7,195915games def.Baylor,48-0,onNov.30,1907 lostSewanee,15-6,onOct.30,190914games def.TexasA&M,41-24,onJan.7,2011 --

LSU Has The Nation’s Longest Home Winning Streak At 17 Straight Inadditiontoits14-gameoverallwinningstreak,LSUhasthenation’slongesthomefieldwinningstreakat17straightfollowingthewinoverArkansas.Here’salookatthevariouswinningstreaksthatLSUiscurrentlyridingheadingintotheAlabamagame:TYPE STREAK NATIONAL RANK LAST LOSSWinsinreg.seasonnon-conferencegames 37 1st Va.Tech(2002)Winsinnightgames 20 -- Florida(2009)WinsinTigerStadium 17 1st Florida(2009)Overallwins 14 1st Arkansas(2010)Winsinroadnightgames 8 -- Florida(2008)WinsagainstTop25teams 9 -- Arkansas(2010)WinsagainstSECEasternDivision 6 -- Florida(2009)

LSU Has 4 RBs With 7 Rushing TDs – A First In School HistoryForthefirsttimeinschoolhistory,LSUhasfourrunningbackswhohaveaccountedforatleastsevenrushingTDsthisyear.Spencer WareandKenny Hilliardleadthegroupwitheightrush-ingTDs,followedbyMichael FordandAlfred Bluewithseveneach.Asaunit,LSUhasrushedforaschool-recordtying35TDsthisyear.

True Freshmen Under Les MilesLSUcoachLesMileshasnevershyedawayfromplayingtruefreshmen.InhissevenyearswiththeTigers,atotalof54truefreshmenhaveseenactionforLSU,includingninethisyear.Here’sthelistoftruefreshmenwhohaveplayedintheirfirstyearatLSU:

Year Name2005 LBDarryBeckwithandRBStevenKorte

2006 WR/RSTrindonHolliday,RBCharlesScott, DBDannyMcCray,LBJacobCutrera, LBPerryRiley,TERichardDickson, WRChrisMitchell,WRJaredMitchell, DTAlWoods,andRBKeilandWilliams.2007 PKJoshJasper,PKAndrewCrutchfield, LTJarvisJones,RTJosephBarksdale, WRTerranceToliver,DBChadJones, DTDrakeNevis.

2008 CBPatrickPeterson,CBBrandonTaylor, LBRyanBaker,DBKarnellHatcher, OTGregShaw,WRDeangeloPeterson, QBJordanJefferson,DBDerrickBryant

2009 WRRuebenRandle,SCraigLoston,DTJoshDowns,CBMorrisClaiborne,WRRussellShepard,FBDominiqueAllen

2010 RBAlfredBlue,WRKadronBoone, CBTyrannMathieu,FBConnorNeighbors, SEricReid,DBTharoldSimon, SRonnieVinson,RBSpencerWare, WRJamesWright,LBLukeMuncie, DEJustinMaclin,FBJ.C.Copeland

2011 WROdellBeckhamJr.,OGLa’elCollins, PKJamesHairston,RBKennyHilliard, DTAnthonyJohnson,WRJarvisLandry, RBTerrenceMagee,DEJermauriaRasco, SRonaldMartin

LSU vs. Top 25 Under Miles (31-13)2005(5-2) OPPONENT LSURANK RESULTSat#15ArizonaSt. #5 W,35-31#10Tennessee #4 L,30-27OT#11Florida #10 W,21-17#17Auburn #7 W,20-17OTat#3Alabama #5 W,16-13OT#13Georgia #3 L,34-14(SECCG)#10Miami #9 W,40-3(Peach)

2006(3-2) OPPONENT LSURANK RESULTSat#3Auburn #6 L,7-3at#5Florida #9 L,23-10at#8Tennessee #13 W,28-24at#5Arkansas #9 W,31-26#11NotreDame #4 W,41-14(Sugar)

2007(7-1) OPPONENT LSURANK RESULTS#9VirginiaTech #2 W,48-7#12SouthCarolina #2 W,28-16#7Florida #1 W,28-24at#17Kentucky #1 L,40-37OT#18Auburn #5 W,30-24at#17Alabama #17 W,41-34#14Tennessee #5 W,21-14(SECCG)#1OhioState #2 W,38-24(BCS)

2008(2-3) OPPONENT LSURANK RESULTSat#9/10Auburn #6 W,26-21at#11Florida #3 L,51-21#9Georgia #11 L,52-38#1Alabama #15 L,27-21OT#14GeorgiaTech NR W,38-3(Chick-fil-A)

2009(1-3) OPPONENT LSURANK RESULTSat#18/14Georgia #4 W,20-13#1Florida #4 L,13-3#3Alabama #9 L,24-15#11/9PennState #13 L,19-17(CapitalOne)

2010(5-2) OPPONENT LSURANK RESULTS#18NorthCarolina #21/16 W,30-24#22/21W.Virginia #15/12 W,20-14at#14/12Florida #12/9 W,33-29at#5Auburn #6 L,24-17#5Alabama #12/11 W,24-21at#12Arkansas #6 L,31-23#18TexasA&M #11 W,41-24(Cotton)

2011(8-0) OPPONENT LSURANK RESULTS#3Oregon #4 W,40-27at#25Miss.State #3 W,19-6at#16WestVirginia#2/3 W,47-21#17/18Florida #1/2 W,41-11#19/23Auburn #1/2 W,45-10#2Alabama #1 W,9-6#3Arkansas #1 W,41-17#12/14Georgia #1 W,42-10#2Alabama #1 ?


LSU Season NotebookTigers Also Have Three Running Backs With 500 Rushing Yards Forthefirsttimesince1997,LSUhasthreerunningbackswhohavetoppedthe500-yardrushingmarkledbyMichaelFordwith755yards.SpencerWarefollowswith700yardsandAlfredBlueisnextwith539yards.ThelasttimetheTigershadthreerunningbacksreachthe500-yardmarkinthesameseasoncamein1997whenKevinFaulk(1,144yards),RondellMealey(664),andCecilCollins(596)didit.

Saturday Night Special: LSU Is 52-4 In Night Games Under MilesLSUfootballlovesanightgameandwiththeresultsthattheTigershavehadunderLesMiles,it’shardtoargue.TheTigersare52-4innightgamesunderMilescomparedtoa23-13markingamesplayedduringtheday.LSUis13-1inawaynightgamesunderMileswiththeonlylosscomingatFloridain2008bya51-21count.LSUis31-2innightgamesinTigerStadiumunderMilesandtheyare45-3inSaturdayNightGamesduringtheMileseranomatterthelocation.TheonlytwohomelossesatnightfortheTigersunderMileshavecomein2005onaMondaynightagainstTennesseebya30-27countinovertimeanda13-3losstoNo.1-rankedFloridain2009.ThefollowingisabreakdownofLSU’snightgameresultsunderMiles:YEAR OVERALL NIGHT RECORD HOME NIGHT AWAY NIGHT NEUTRAL NIGHT SATURDAY NIGHT DAY

2005 7-2 3-1 3-0 1-1 6-1 4-02006 8-0 7-0 0-0 1-0 7-0 3-22007 7-0 5-0 1-0 1-0 5-0 5-22008 7-1 4-0 2-1 1-0 6-1 1-42009 7-1 6-1 1-0 0-0 7-1 2-32010 8-0 4-0 2-0 2-0 7-0 3-22011 8-0 2-0 4-0 2-0 7-0 5-0Totals 52-4 31-2 13-1 8-1 45-3 23-13

LSU 13-0 For Only Time In School HistoryLSUis13-0fortheonlytimeinschoolhistoryfollowingthewinoverGeorgia.Priortothisyear,thebestrecordforLSUcamein1958whentheTigerswent11-0andclaimedtheschool’sfirstnationaltitle.With13winsthisyear,LSUhasnowreacheddouble-digitsinvictories13timesinschoolhistory.LSUcoachLesMileshasreacheddouble-digitvictoriesfivetimesinhissevenyearswiththeTigers.LSU’sotherseasonswithdouble-figurewinscamein1908(10-0),1958(11-0),1961(10-1),1987(10-1-1),1996(10-2),2001(10-3),2003(13-1),2005(11-2),2006(11-2),2007(12-2),2010(11-2).

LSU Went 8-0 In League Play For First Time Ever LSU’s8-0SECrecordmarkstheonlytimeinschoolhistorythattheTigershavewoneightleaguegamesinaseason.Asamatteroffact,priortothisyear,LSUhadnevergone7-0inSECplay.Priortothisyear,LSU’sbestSECstartcamein1961whentheTigerswent6-0inconferenceplay.LSUalsowent6-0inleagueactionin1936and1958.LSUhaswonsevenSECgamesduringtheregularseasontwiceastheywent7-1inboth2003and2005.

LSU Sets School Record For Most 40-Point Games With 9 With42pointsagainstGeorgia,LSUhasscored40morepointsninetimesthisyear,whichbreakstheschoolrecordofsevensetin2007.In92gamesunderLesMiles,LSUhasscored40ormorepoints32times.Datingbacktolastyear,LSUhasscored40ormorepointsin12ofitslast17games.

LSU Has Nation’s Longest Non-Conf. Reg.-Season Winning Streak LSUranthenation’slongestnon-conferenceregularseasonwinningstreakto37inarowafterbeatingWesternKentucky,42-9,onNov.12.TheTigershaven’tlostanon-conferenceregular-seasongamesincefallingtoVirginiaTech,26-8,inthe2002seasonopenerinBlacksburg,Va.Wisconsinissecondonthelistwith31straightnon-conferenceregular-seasonwins.LesMileshasaccountedfor27ofthe37winsduringthestreak.The37-gamenon-conferenceregularseasonwinstreakisthesecond-longestsuchwinningstreakintheFBSera(since1978)andisjusttwowinsshyoftyingKansasStatefrom1993-2003forthelongeststreak(39).TheWestVirginiawinmarkedthesixthrankedteamLSUhasdefeatedduringthestreak.KansasStatedefeatedjustonerankedteamduringitsrun,andMiamidefeated12teamsrankedintheAPpollduringitsstreak.

LSU’s Won 12 Games By Double-Figures, First In School History LSUsetaschoolrecordthisyearbywinning12gamesbydouble-figures.The12double-digitwinsbetteredthepreviousschoolrecordof10setbythe2003team.TheonlygamethatLSUdidn’twinbydouble-figuresthisyearcameatsecond-rankedAlabamawhentheTigerswon9-6inovertime.LSUopenedtheyearbywinningitsfirsteightgamesbydouble-digits,thelongestsuchstreaktoopenaseasonsince2007whentheTigersdiditforthefirstfivegames.LSUalsoopenedthe1958and1959seasonswithfivestraightdouble-digitwins.

LSU’s Trailed At Conclusion Of Just Three Quarters All SeasonLSU’sstreakofminuteswithouttrailinginagamecametoahaltinthesecondquarteragainstAlabamawhentheCrimsonTidekickedafieldgoalfora3-0lead.ItmarkedthefirsttimethatLSUhastrailedinagamesincethesecondquarteroftheseason-openeragainstOregon.In52quartersofplaythisyear,LSUhastrailedattheconclusionofjustthreequarters–thefirstquarteragainstOregon(trailed6-3),thirdquarteragainstAlabama(trailed6-3)andfirstquarteragainstGeorgia(trailed10-0).LSUfaceditslargestdeficitoftheyearat14pointsagainstArkansasinweek12.TheTigersrespondedbyoutscoringtheRazorbacks,41-3,overthefinal42minutesofthegameontheirwaytoa41-17victory.

LSU Leads Nation In Turnover Margin; Tigers Have Only 8 TO’sOnereasonforLSU’ssuccessthrough13gameshasbeenitsabilitytotakecareofthefootballastheTigershaveturnedtheballoverjusteighttimes(4fumbles,4interceptions)allyear.LSUleadsthenationinturnovermarginatplus-1.69pergame.Overall,LSUisplus-22intheturnovermargincategoryastheTigershaveforced30turnovers(12fumbles,18interceptions),whilegivingtheballuponlyeighttimes.LSU’seightturnoversistiedwithWisconsinforthefewestinthenation.LSU’sfourlostfumblesistiedwithAla-bama,WakeForestandWisconsinforthefewestinthenation,whiletheTigers’fourinterceptionsaretiedforfewestincollegefoot-ballwithfiveotherteams.Earlierthisyear,LSUwent20straightquarterswithoutaturnoverbeforeJarrettLeethrewaninterceptionontheTigers’secondpossessionagainstAlabama.In13games,LSUhasgonewithoutasingleturnoverseventimes(WestVirginia,Kentucky,Florida,Tennessee,Auburn,OleMissandGeorgia).

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LSU’s Went 60 Possessions Without A Turnover Earlier This YearItwasboundtocometoanendanditdidagainstAlabamaastheTigersturnedtheballovertwotimes–bothinterceptions–inthe9-6winovertheCrimsonTide.LSU’sfirstquarterinterceptionsnappedastreakthathadseentheTigersnotturntheballoversincethefourthquarteragainstMississippiState.Sinceitsturnoveratthe10:08markinthefourthquarteragainstMis-sissippiState,LSUwent60offensivepossessions,346offensivesnapsand180minutesand23secondswithoutaturnover.

Jefferson Winningest Active QB in SEC With 24-7 RecordLSUseniorJordanJeffersonmadehisthirdstartoftheseasonagainstArkansas,runninghisrecordto24-7asastarteratquarterback.Jefferson’s24victoriesarethemostofanyactivequarterbackintheconference.TeammateJarrettLeeranksthirdintheleaguewith14victoriesastheTigerduohavecombinedfora38-11mark.Jeffersonwas1-1in2008,8-4in2009,10-2in2010and1-0thisyear.Jeffersonis14-1asastarterinTigerStadiumandhe’s10-6awayfromhome.

Australian Punter Wing Has Tigers No. 4 Nationally In Net PuntingLSUfreshmanpunterBradWing,anativeofMelbourne,Australia,ranksthirdintheSECinpuntingwitha44.1average.On50puntsthisyear,Winghashad23downedinsidethe20-yardlineand18havegoneatleast50yards.Asaunit,LSUleadstheSECandranksfourthinthenationinnetpuntingwitha43.82average.On57puntsthisyear,LSUhasallowedonly6puntreturnyards.

LSU Scores 14th Defensive TD In Miles Era Against Georgia Forthe14thtimesince2005,LSUscoreddefensivetouchdownsinagamewhenMorrisClaibornereturnedaninterception45yardsforatouchdownagainstGeorgia.Claiborne’sTDwasthefifthdefensivescorefortheTigersthisyear.LSUis11-1ingamesunderLesMileswhenscoringadefensivetouchdown.Here’salookatthedefensivescoresfortheTigerssince2005:YEAR OPPONENT PLAY RESULTS2011 Georgia MorrisClaiborne45-yardinterceptionreturn LSUdef.Georgia,42-10 OleMiss RonBrooks46-yardinterceptionreturn LSUdef.OleMiss,52-3 OleMiss KevinMinter0-yardfumblerecovery Auburn RonBrooks28-yardinterceptionreturn LSUdef.Auburn,45-10 Kentucky TyrannMathieu23-yardfumblereturn LSUdef.Kentucky,35-72010 UL-Monroe RonBrooks32-yardinterceptionreturn LSUdef.ULM,51-0 UL-Monroe LavarEdwards29-yardfumblereturn2009 Washington JacobCutrera29-yardinterceptionreturn LSUdef.Washington,31-23 Miss.State PatrickPeterson37-yardinterceptionreturn LSUdef.Miss.State,30-262008 None2007 Tennessee JonathanZenon18-yardinterceptionreturn LSUdef.Tennessee,21-142006 UL-Lafayette JonathanZenon20-yardinterceptionreturn LSUdef.UL-Lafayette,45-3 Arizona JonathanZenon41-yardinterceptionreturn LSUdef.Arizona,45-32005 Tennessee KennyHollis3-yardinterceptionreturn LSUlostTennessee,30-27(OT) Vanderbilt AliHighsmith22-yardfumblereturn LSUdef.Vanderbilt,34-6

LSU Has Scored 17 Special Teams TDs In Miles Era; 4 In 2011LSUregisteredits17thspecialteamstouchdownunderLesMileswhenTyrannMathieureturnedapunt62yardsforatouch-downagainstGeorgia.ItmarkedthefourthtimethisyearthattheTigershavescoredonspecialteams.LSUhasscoredatleastonespecialteamstouchdowninallsevenseasonsunderMiles.LSUis15-1ingameswhenscoringaspecialteamstouchdown.ThefollowingisabreakdownofLSU’sspecialteamstouchdownsunderMiles:YEAR OPPONENT PLAY RESULTS2011 Georgia TyrannMathieu62-yardpuntreturn LSUdef.Georgia,42-10 Arkansas TyrannMathieu92-yardpuntreturn LSUdef.Arkansas,41-17 WestVirginia MorrisClaiborne99-yardkickoffreturn LSUdef.W.Va.,47-21 Oregon TyrannMathieu3-yardreturnofafumbledpunt LSUdef.Oregon,40-272010 No.Carolina PatrickPeterson87-yardpuntreturn LSUdef.No.Carolina,30-24 WestVirginia PatrickPeterson60-yardpuntreturn LSUdef.W.Va.,20-142009 Miss.State ChadJones93-yardpuntreturn LSUdef.Miss.State,30-26 OleMiss PatrickPeterson53-yardreturnofablockedFG LSUlostOleMiss,25-23 Arkansas TrindonHolliday87-yardpuntreturn LSUdef.Arkansas,33-30(OT)2008 NorthTexas TrindonHolliday92-yardpuntreturn LSUdef.NorthTexas,41-32007 So.Carolina ColtDavid15-yardrunonfakefieldgoal LSUdef.SouthCarolina,28-16 OleMiss TrindonHolliday98-yardkickoffreturn LSUdef.OleMiss,41-242006 FresnoState CraigDavis77-yardpuntreturn LSUdef.FresnoState,34-6 Arkansas TrindonHolliday92-yardkickoffreturn LSUdef.Arkansas,31-262005 ArizonaState MarioStevenson55-yardreturnofablockedFG LSUdef.ArizonaState,35-31 ArizonaState CraigSteltz29-yardreturnofablockedpunt Auburn SkylerGreen66-yardpuntreturn LSUdef.Auburn,20-17(OT)

LSU Leads SEC And Ranks No. 4 In Nation In Redzone OffenseLSUleadstheSECandranksNo.4inthenationinredzoneoffenseastheTigershaveconvertedon57-of-61trips(44TDs,13FGs)insidetheredzonethisyear.Stanfordleadsthenationinredzoneoffense,havingscoredon63-of-64tripsinsidethe20-yardline.Earlierthisyear,LSUranitsstreakofsuccessfulredzoneattemptsto43beforemissingafieldgoalfromthe13-yardlineagainstWestVirginia.PriortotheunsuccessfulredzonetripagainstWestVirginia,thelasttimeLSUdidn’tscorewhenreachingtheopponents20-yardlinecamelastyearinthesecondquarteragainstMcNeeseStateonOct.10whentheTigersmissedafieldgoal.

LSU Only Team In Nation With Eight Top 25 Wins Thirteengamesintotheseason,LSUistheonlyteaminthenationwitheightwinsoverTop25teams.Evenmoreimpressive,fiveoftheeightwinshavecomeawayfromTigerStadium.LSUisalsotheonlyteamintheSECtoplaytwonon-conferenceBCSopponentsawayfromhomethisseason.Itmarkedthefourthtimeinschoolhistoryandthefirstsince1988thatLSUplayedthreeTop25opponentsthroughthefirstfourweeksoftheseason.However,it’sthefirsttimeinschoolhistoryallthreeofthosecontestshavecomeawayfromhome.

Career Games Played/StartedPlayer ‘07 ‘08 ‘09 ‘10 ‘11 TotalKendrickAdams -- -- -- 12/11 12/11 24/22ChanceyAghayere -- -- 11/3 12/2 8/0 31/5JordanAllen -- -- -- -- 3/0 3/0RyanBaker -- 13/0 12/0 12/12 12/12 49/24LaminBarrow -- -- -- 12/1 12/1 24/2OdellBeckhamJr. -- -- -- -- 13/8 13/8WillBlackwell -- 13/0 12/0 4/2 13/13 42/15AlfredBlue -- -- -- 11/1 12/1 23/2KadronBoone -- -- -- 13/0 13/4 26/4MattBranch 00 00 10/0 11/0 7/0 28/0MichaelBrockers -- -- -- 13/1 13/13 26/14RonBrooks -- 13/0 13/0 13/0 13/3 52/3DerrickBryant -- 9/0 3/0 12/0 11/0 35/0MorrisClaiborne -- -- 7/0 12/12 13/13 32/25ChaseClement -- -- 13/0 13/8 13/1 39/9La’elCollins -- -- -- -- 7/0 7/0JoeyCrappell -- -- 13/0 13/0 12/0 38/0TravisDickson -- -- -- -- 6/0 6/0JoshDowns -- -- 11/0 12/0 11/1 34/1RockeyDuplessis -- -- -- 5/0 11/0 16/0LavarEdwards -- -- 12/1 13/7 13/1 38/9TylerEdwards -- -- 13/1 13/0 13/0 39/1ChrisFaulk -- -- -- 11/2 13/13 24/15EgoFerguson -- -- -- -- 12/0 12/0MichaelFord -- -- -- 10/2 13/2 23/4StefoinFrancois -- 5/0 11/0 13/13 12/9 41/22SethFruge -- -- -- 9/0 12/0 21/0JamesHairston -- -- -- -- 10/0 10/0KarnellHatcher -- 10/0 13/1 12/11 11/3 46/15T-BobHebert -- 6/0 11/11 13/7 12/8 42/26KennyHilliard -- -- -- -- 12/0 12/0D.J.Howard -- -- -- -- 2/0 2/0AlexHurst -- -- 12/0 10/1013/1335/23JordanJefferson -- 7/2 12/12 13/13 9/4 41/31AnthonyJohnson -- -- -- -- 13/0 13/0TahjJones -- -- -- 13/0 13/1 26/1MitchJoseph -- 13/0 13/1 10/4 13/7 49/12JarvisLandry -- -- -- -- 13/1 13/1JarrettLee -- 11/8 7/1 12/0 13/9 43/18BennieLogan -- -- -- 3/0 13/12 16/12P.J.Lonergan -- -- 4/2 13/13 11/10 28/25CraigLoston -- -- 2/0 13/2 10/0 25/2TerrenceMagee -- -- -- -- 5/0 5/0RonaldMartin -- -- -- -- 3/0 3/0TyrannMathieu -- -- -- 13/1 12/12 25/13ZachMettenberger -- -- -- -- 5/0 5/0BarkeviousMingo -- -- -- 13/1 13/3 26/4KevinMinter -- -- -- 11/0 13/10 24/10SamMontgomery -- -- -- 5/5 13/11 18/16LukeMuncie -- -- -- 6/0 13/0 19/0DeangeloPeterson -- 13/0 13/2 10/3 13/4 49/9RuebenRandle -- -- 13/4 13/9 13/11 39/24JermauriaRasco -- -- -- -- 9/0 9/0EricReid -- -- -- 13/3 12/12 25/15GregShaw -- 1/0 1/0 9/1 13/1 24/2RussellShepard -- -- 12/0 13/9 10/4 35/13TharoldSimon -- -- -- 8/0 12/2 20/2JamesStampley -- -- 9/1 13/6 11/7 33/14BrandonTaylor -- 13/0 13/10 9/9 13/13 48/32SpencerWare -- -- -- 11/0 12/10 23/10JoshWilliford -- -- -- 13/4 11/8 24/12BradWing -- -- -- -- 11/0 11/0JamesWright -- -- -- 12/0 13/1 25/1


LSU Season NotebookLSU is 26-2 Under Miles When A Running Back Reaches 100-YardsLSUis26-2underLes Mileswhenarunningbackreaches100yardsinagame.TheTigers,whoare5-0inroadgameswhenhavinga100-yardrusher,havewon12straightdatingbacktotheTulanegamein2008whenarunningbackreachedthe100-yardmark.KennyHilliardwith102yardsagainstArkansasbecamethelatestTigertoreachthe100-yardmarkfortheTigers.

LSU Defense Ranks Among Best In NationAfteranotherdominatingperformanceagainstGeorgia,LSU’sdefensecontinuestorankamongthebestinthenationastheTigersarerankedinthetop5nationallyinfivecategories.ThefollowingisalookathowLSU’sdefenseranks:CATEGORY AVG. NATIONAL RANK SEC RANK SEC LEADERRushDefense 85.46 3rd 2nd Alabama(74.9)TotalDefense 252.08 2nd 2nd Alabama(191.2)ScoringDefense 10.54 2nd 2nd Alabama(8.83)PassEfficiencyDefense 93.05 3rd 3rd Alabama(83.9)PassDefense 166.62 9th 4th Alabama(116.3)

LSU Takes Advantage Of TO’s As 22 Of 30 Have Resulted In PointsLSUtakenadvantageoftheturnoverscreatedbyitsdefenseastheTigershavecapitalizedon22ofthe30takeawaysthisyear.LSU’s30takeawayshaveresultedinatotalof144pointsthrough13games.Note:LSUhasallowedjust137pointsallyear.Ontheotherhand,LSU’seightturnovershaveresultedinonly13totalpointsfortheopposition(1TD,2fieldgoals).ThefollowingisalookatLSU’spointsoffturnoversthroughninegames:GAME LSU TAKEAWAYS (QTR, TYPE, RESULT) POINTS

Oregon 2Q(Fumble–TD);2Q(Int.–Punt),3Q(Fumble–TD),3Q(Fumble–TD) 20NorthwesternSt. 2Q(Int.–TD) 7Miss.State 3Q(Int–Punt);4Q(Int.–FG) 3WestVirginia 1Q(Fumble–Punt);1Q(Int.–TD),2Q(Int.–TD);4Q(Fumble–TD) 20Kentucky 3Q(Fumble–TD) 7Florida 2Q(Int.–Punt);4Q(Int.–Punt) 0Tennessee 1Q(Int.–TD);2Q(Int.–Punt) 7Auburn 3Q(Fumble–TD);3Q(Int.–TD) 14Alabama 3Q(Int.–FG);4Q(Int.–Punt) 3W.Kentucky 3Q(Int.–TD) 7OleMiss 1Q(Int.–TD);1Q(fumble-TD);2Q(fumble–TD) 21Arkansas 2Q(Fumble–TD);4Q(Int.–TD),4Q(fumble–endofgame) 14Georgia 3Q(Fumble–TD);3Q(Int.–TD);4Q(Int.–TD) 21Totals 30 Takeaways (18 Interceptions, 12 Fumbles) 144

LSU’s 36-4 Under Les Miles When Winning The Turnover Battle LSUis36-4underLes Mileswhenwinningtheturnoverbattle,whichincludesa10-0recordthisyear.LSUhaswontheturnoverbattleineverygamethisyearwiththeexceptionoftheNorthwesternState,AlabamaandWesternKentuckygames.Thisyear,LSUisplus-22intheturnovermargincategory,whichleadsthenation.Sincethestartofthe2005season,LSUisplus-44intheturnovermargincategory.TheTigershavealsowon20straightgameswhenhavingfewerturnoversthantheiropponent.AgainstrankedteamsunderMiles,LSUis18-2whenhavingfewerturnoversthanitsopponent.

LSU Runs Top 25 Streak To 47 Straight WithitsNo.1nationalrankinginboththeAssociatedPresspollandtheUSATodayCoachespoll,LSUranitsstreaktoconsecutiveweeksinthenationalrankingsto47straight.LSUhasbeenrankedinboththeCoachesandAPpollseveryweeksincethestartofthe2009season.SinceLes MilestookoveratLSU,theTigershavebeenrepresentedintheAPandUSATodayCoaches’Poll107ofthe111weeks.Theexceptioncameduringthefinalfourpollsofthe2008season.Inaddition,sincethestartofthe2002season,LSUhasplayed127of131gamesrankedinthetop25,including90of92gamesunderMiles.LSUhasa74-16recordingamesplayedasatop25teamunderMiles.TheonlytwogamesthatLSUhasn’tplayedasaTop25teamduringtheMileseracamein2008vs.ArkansasandGeorgiaTechintheChick-fil-ABowl.LSUwasrankedinthepreseasonTop25forthe11thstraightyearheadinginto2011.ThefollowingisalookatthelongestcurrentstreaksforteamsintheAPTop25:RANK TEAM CONSECUTIVE WEEKS IN AP POLL1. Alabama 642. BoiseState 603. LSU 47

Miles Is 31-13 vs. Top 25 Opponents LSUcoachLes Milesis31-13ingamesagainstrankedopponentsduringhissevenyearswiththeTigers,whichincludesan8-0recordthisyear.LSUwas5-2againstTop25teamsin2010.LSUwonatthetimeaschool-recordsevengamesagainsttop25teamsin2007,whichincludedaperfect3-0markagainsttop10teams.Ingamesagainstteamsrankedinthetop10,Milesis12-9.

Miles 3rd Quickest Coach To 70 Wins In SEC History Since Start Of League In 1933 LSUcoachLes Milesbecamethethird-fastestcoachtoreach70winsasheadcoachintheSECsincethestartoftheleaguein1933.IttookMiles87gamestoreach70victories.HetrailedonlySteve Spurrier(70winsin84games)andPhil Fulmer (70winsin85games).Othernotablecoachesandthenumberofgamesthatittookthemtogetto70victoriesasanSECheadcoachinclude:Mark Richt(Georgia)89gamesandNick Saban(LSUandAlabama)92games.Gene Stallings(Alabama)wouldhavedoneitin87gamesbutnineofhisvictoriesweretakenawaybyNCAA.

Jefferson Sets LSU Record For QB Rushing Yards; Only QB In LSU His-tory To Top 1,000 Yards SeniorQBJordan JeffersonbecameLSU’sleadingrusherbyaquarterbackthisyearwhenheranfor26yardsagainstOleMisstomovepastLee Hedges(938yardsfrom1949-51).Jeffersonhasrushedfor1,003yardsand12touchdownsduringhisLSUcareer.Jefferson’s12rushingTDsrankasthefifth-highesttotalamongquarterbacksinschoolhistory.Herb Tyler(23from1995-98)holdstheschoolrecordforrushingTDs.

Career Record BookLSUCareerForcedFumbles NAME FF1. TyrannMathieu(2010-present) 112. AliHighsmith(2004-07) 73. KelvinSheppard(2007-10) 6 ClarenceLeBlanc(1996-99) 6

LSUCareerRushingYardsByAQuarterback NAME YDS.1. JordanJefferson(2008-present) 1,0082. LeeHedges(1949-51) 9383. FredHaynes(1966-68) 890

LSUCareerRushingTouchdownsByAQuarterback NAME TDS1. HerbTyler(1995-98) 232. DavidWoodley(1977-79) 153. AlanRisher(1980-82) 13 NelsonStokley(1965-67) 135. JordanJefferson(2008-present) 12

LSUCareerCompletions NAME COMP.1. TommyHodson(1986-89) 674...4. JamieHoward(1992-95) 4595. HerbTyler(1995-98) 4346. AlanRisher(1980-82) 381 JordanJefferson(2008-present) 3818. JarrettLee(2008-present) 317

LSUCareerPassingAttempts NAME COMP.1. TommyHodson(1986-89) 1,163...5. HerbTyler(1995-98) 7156. JordanJefferson(2008-present) 6487. JoshBooty(1999-2000) 6238. AlanRisher(1980-82) 6159. JarrettLee(2008-present) 565

LSUCareerPassingYards NAME YDS.1. TommyHodson(1986-89) 9,115...5. HerbTyler(1995-98) 5,8766. JordanJefferson(2008-present) 4,6507. AlanRisher(1980-82) 4,5858. RohanDavey(1998-2001) 4,4159. JoshBooty(1999-2000) 3,95110.JarrettLee(2008-present) 3,949

LSUCareerTouchdownPasses NAME TDS1. TommyHodson(1986-89) 692. JaMarcusRussell(2004-06) 523. HerbTyler(1995-98) 404. MattMauck(2001-03) 375. JamieHoward(1992-95) 346. JordanJefferson(2008-present) 337. JarrettLee(2008-present) 328. AlanRisher(1980-82) 31 MattFlynn(2004-07) 31

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LSU’s Been Good As A Top 10 Team LSU’stop10rankingshaven’tcomebyaccidentinrecentyearsastheTigershavebackeduptheirplacementinthepollsbywinning69ofthe84gamesthey’veplayedasanAPTop10teamsincethe2000season.Sincereturningtothetop10onacon-sistentbasisduringtheearly2000s,LSUhasrecordeda69-15recordingamesinwhichtheyhavebeenrankedintheAPTop10.Thatrecordgoesbacktothe2002seasonwhenLSUcrackedtheAPTop10theweektheyfacedAuburn.LSUwas6-3in2009asatop10team,4-2in2010andtheyare13-0thisyear.

Brandon Taylor Wears Jersey No. 18JerseyNo.18–oneofthenewtraditionsinLSUhistory–hasbeenpasseddowntoseniorsafetyBrandon Taylorthisyear.TheJerseyNo.18traditionwasbornin2003whenquarterbackMatt MauckguidedtheTigerstoitsfirstnationalchampionshipsince1958.Hisnumber(No.18)becamesynonymouswithsuccess–bothonandoffthefield–aswellasaselflessattitudethathasbecometheepitomeofbeinganLSUfootballplayer.AfterhisfinalyearwiththeTigers,MauckpassedJerseyNo.18downtorunningback Jacob Hester,whothenhelpedtheTigerstoanothernationaltitlein2007.Richard Dickson woreJerseyNo.18in2008and2009.RBRichard Murphy,nowwiththeJacksonvilleJaguars,ownedthenumberin2010.LSUcoachLesMiles,alongwithinputfromthethreeotherplayerswhohavewornJerseyNo.18,determinedthatBrandonTaylorwouldwearthejerseyin2011.

LSU Is 42-3 Under Miles When Rushing For 100 Yards and Holding Opponents To Less Than 100 YardsOnelookatLSU’sresultsinrelationtorushingthefootballandit’seasytofigureoutthatheadcoachLes Milesisaformeroffensivelinemanwhounderstandstheimportanceofrunningthefootball.In92gamesunderMiles,LSU’ssuccessiseasytopredictwhenitcomestonetrushingyards.Getto100yardsrushingandLSUwillmorethanlikelywinastheTigersare71-7underMileswhenthathappens.Holdtheopponenttofewerthan100-yardsandtheTigersare44-3.AnevenmoretellingstatisthatwhenLSUrushesfor100-plusyardsandholdstheopponentstofewerthan100-yards,theTigersare43-0,includinga9-0recordin2011.ThefollowingisalookatLSU’srushingnumbersduringtheMileseraandhavetheTigershavefaredinthosegames:YEAR LSU 100+ LSU 100- OPP 100+ OPP 100- LSU 100+/OPP 100-2005 10-0 1-2 3-1 8-1 7-02006 10-0 1-2 5-0 6-2 6-02007 11-2 1-0 3-2 9-0 8-02008 8-3 0-2 2-5 6-0 6-02009 8-0 1-4 7-4 2-0 2-02010 11-2 0-0 7-1 5-0 5-02011 13-0 0-0 4-0 8-0 9-0Totals 71-7 4-10 31-13 44-3 43-0

Fourth-And-Les; LSU Led Nation in 2010 in Fourth-Down ConversionsFourthdownsaren’tjustforpuntinganymoreasLSUcoachLes MileshasusedthatextradowntohisadvantagetimeandtimeagainduringcareerwiththeTigers.LSUledthenationinfourth-downpercentagein2010,converting91.7percent(11-of-12)ofitsattempts.ThefollowingisalookatLSU’ssuccessrateonthedifferentfourth-downscenariosunderMiles:YEAR OVERALL PCT. NAT’L RANK AT TIGER STADIUM SEC GAMES AT TIGER STADIUM2005 8-of-11 72.7 6th 2-of-2 2-of-22006 13-of-17 76.5 3rd 8-of-10 5-of-72007 13-of-16 81.3 1st 9-of-11 8-of-82008 7-of-18 38.9 87th 6-of-12 4-of-62009 3-of-12 25.0 112th 2-of-7 2-of-52010 11-of-12 91.7 1st 8-of-8 3-of-32011 4-of-5 80.0 -- 1-of-1 2-of-2Totals 60-of-91 65.9 37-of-52 (71.2 pct) 26-of-33 (78.9 pct.)

LSU’s The Winningest Program In SEC Over Last 10 Years LSUisthewinningestprogramintheSECsincethestartofthe2002seasonastheTigershaveposteda105-26markduringthatspan.The105victoriesforLSUaresevenbetterthanGeorgia.ThefollowingisalookathowtheSECstakesupoverthepast10years:TEAM W-L BOWLS SEC TITLES TOP 25LSU 105-26 10 3 8Georgia 98-32 10 2 8Florida 94-36 10 2 6Auburn 93-35 9 2 6Alabama 90-39 8 1 6Arkansas 78-48 7 0 3Tennessee 75-52 7 0 4SouthCarolina 70-54 6 0 2OleMiss 55-67 4 0 3Kentucky 57-66 5 0 0Miss.State 46-74 3 0 1Vanderbilt 37-82 2 0 0

LSU Football No. 2 In SEC In GraduationSuccess Rate; Tiger Trail Only Vanderbilt LSUpostedthesecondhighestgraduationrateintheSECinthesportoffootballaccordingtotheNCAA’sGraduationSuccessRatedatathatwasreleasedinOctober.LSUfootball’sGraduationSuccessRate(GSR)of77trailsonlyVanderbilt’smarkof86.TheonlyotherSECfootballprogramwithaGSRabove70isFloridaat76.LSUfootball’sscoreof77iswellabovethenationalmarkof67forallFootballBowlSubdivisionschools.

Location of LSU Coaches in GameInThePressBox:GregStudrawa,OffensiveCoordinatorJohnChavis,DefensiveCoordinatorSteveKragthorpe,QuarterbacksCoach

OnTheField:LesMiles,HeadCoachRonCooper,DefensiveBacksSteveEnsminger,TightEndsBillyGonzales,WideReceivers/PassingGameCoordinatorBrickHaley,DefensiveLineThomasMcGaughey,SpecialTeamsCoordinatorFrankWilson,RunningBacks

LSU’s 20-Plus Yards Play BreakdownBYPLAYPass........................................................................ 29Rush...................................................................... 20TOTAL.................................................................... 49BYGAMEvs.Oregon............................................................. 2NorthwesternState............................................. 4atMississippiState............................................. 3atWestVirginia................................................... 3Kentucky............................................................... 4Florida................................................................... 6atTennessee........................................................ 1Auburn.................................................................. 6atAlabama........................................................... 1WesternKentucky................................................ 6atOleMiss............................................................ 7Arkansas............................................................... 4vs.Georgia(SECCG).............................................. 2BYQUARTER1st.......................................................................... 112nd......................................................................... 153rd.......................................................................... 144th......................................................................... 9

RUSHINGAlfredBlue............................................................. 5MichaelFord........................................................ 5SpencerWare....................................................... 3KennyHilliard........................................................ 2JordanJefferson.................................................... 2TerrenceMagee..................................................... 1ZachMettenberger............................................... 1BradWing.............................................................. 1

PASSINGJarrettLee............................................................ 17JordanJefferson.................................................... 11ZachMettenberger.............................................. 1

RECEIVINGRuebenRandle.................................................... 15OdellBeckhamJr................................................... 6RussellShepard.................................................... 4DeangeloPeterson.............................................. 2ChaseClement...................................................... 220ORMOREYARDTOUCHDOWNSRuebenRandle...................................................... 4OdellBeckhamJr.................................................. 2AlfredBlue............................................................. 2SpencerWare........................................................ 1RussellShepard................................................... 1JordanJefferson.................................................... 1


LSU Season NotebookLSU’s Fourth-Quarter Comebacks Under Les Miles Forthe18thtimeunderLes Miles,LSUwonafootballgamedespitetrailinginthefourthquarterastheTigersralliedfroma6-3deficittobeatAlabama,9-6,inovertime.ThefollowingisalookatLSU’sfourthquartercomebacksunderMiles,howmanypointstheTigershadtoovercomeinthefinalframetowinandthequarterbackwhoengineeredthecomeback:YEAR OPPONENT SITUATION RESULTS QB2005 atArizonaSt. scoredTDwith1:13left W,35-31 Russell (LSUtrailed17-7entering4Q;LSUscored284Qpoints)2005 Florida scoredTDwith12:35left W,21-14 Russell (LSUtrailed17-14in4Q)2005 Auburn kickedFGwith1:40lefttoforceOT W,20-17 Russell (LSUtrailed17-14withlessthan5minutestoplay)2006 atTennessee scoredTDwith9secondsleft W,28-21 Russell (LSUtrailed24-21withlessthan8minutesleftin4Q)2006 OleMiss scoredTDwith14sec.lefttoforceOT W,23-20ot Russell (LSUtrailed20-7withlessthan9minutesleftin4Q)2007 Florida scoredTDwith1:06left W,28-24 Flynn (LSUtrailed24-14tostart4Q)2007 Auburn scoredTDwith:01left W,30-24 Flynn (LSUtrailed24-23with3:12leftinthe4Q)2007 Alabama scoredTDwith1:26left W,41-34 Flynn (LSUtrailed34-27with4:53leftin4Q)2007 Tennessee scoredTDwith9:54left W,21-14 Perrilloux (LSUtrailed14-13withlessthan10minutesleftin4Q)2008 atAuburn scoredTDwith1:03left W,26-21 Lee (LSUtrailed21-20with4:00leftin4Q)2008 Troy scoredgo-aheadTDwith4:50left W,40-31 Lee (LSUtrailed31-10tostart4Q)2009 atGeorgia scoredgoaheadTDwith0:46left W,20-13 Jefferson (LSUtrailed13-12with1:09left)2009 Arkansas kickedFGwith4secondslefttoforceOTW,33-30 Jefferson (LSUtrailed30-27with1:18left)2010 Tennessee scoredTDwith0:00leftin4Q W,16-14 Lee/Jefferson (LSUtrailedfrom11:34leftingametofinalplay)2010 atFlorida scoredTDwith0:06leftin4Q W,33-29 Lee (LSUtrailed29-26with3:21leftingame)2010 Alabama scoredgoaheadTDwith8:13leftin4Q W,24-21 Jefferson2010 OleMiss (LSUtrailed36-35with4:57leftingame)W,43-36 Jefferson2011 atAlabama trailed6-3tostart4Q W,9-6OT Jefferson

With 11 Wins, LSU Joins Alabama Elite SEC CompanyBywinningits11thgameoftheseason,LSUjoinedAlabamaastheonlytwoteamsinSEChistorytowinatleast11gamesfivetimesina7-yearspan.LSUhasnowwonatleast11gamesfivetimesunderLesMilesfrom2005-11.Alabamawon11gamessixtimesduringa7-yearspantwice–1971-77and1973-79.

LSU Football Is Must See TV LSU’sgameagainstAlabamadrewthesecond-highestratingforaregular-seasonfootballgameonCBSinthemeteredmarketssinceSeptemberof1987,whichisasfarbacksasCBSrecordsgo.LSU-Alabamadrewanaveragingovernightrating/shareof11.9/21,whichwasup170%fromlastyear’sLSU-Alabamagame.Thegamewasalsoup153%fromCBS’primetimegamefeaturingAlabamaandFloridaearlierthisyear.TheLSU-AlabamagametrailedonlyCBS’1989gamebetweenNotreDameandMiami,whichdrewat14.5/26.LSUwasinvolvedinthethree-highestratedfootballgamesontelevisionthisyear:vs.Alabama,vs.Arkansasandvs.Georgia.

LSU Has Become D-Line U.YoucannowrefertoLSUasD-lineUastheTigershavemadeitahabitofproducingAll-AmericansandNFLDraftpicksfromitsde-fensiveline.Sincethe2003season,LSUhashadsevendefensivelinemenearnatotalofeightFirst-TeamAll-Americahonorsand12membersofitsdefensivelineselectedintheNFLDraft.In2007,DTGlenn Dorseybecamethemostdecorateddefensiveplayerinschoolhistory-winningfournationalawards-onhiswaytobecomingthefifthoverallpickinthe2008NFLDraft.Inthespringof2009,DefensiveendTyson JacksonbecamethehighestLSUdefendereverpickedintheNFLDraft,goingNo.3overalltoKansasCity.The2010seasonsawDrake NevisearnAll-Americahonorspriortobeingselectedinthethirdroundofthe2011NFLDraftbytheIndianapolisColts.ThefollowingisalookattheaccomplishmentsbytheLSUdefensivelinesince2003:

2003 DTChadLavalais-First-TeamAll-America;5throundNFLDraftpick DEMarquiseHill-2ndroundNFLDraftpick2004 DEMarcusSpears-FirstTeamAll-America;1stroundNFLDraftpick2005 DTKyleWilliams-FirstTeamAll-America;5throundNFLDraftpick DTClaudeWroten-FirstTeamAll-America;3rdroundNFLDraftpick DEMelvinOliver-6throundNFLDraftpick2006 DTGlennDorsey-FirstTeamAll-America DEChasePittman-5throundNFLDraftpick2007 DTGlennDorsey-FirstTeamAll-America;1stroundNFLDraftpick(No.5overall)2008 DETysonJackson-1stroundNFLDraftpick(No.3overall) DTRickyJean-Francois-7throundNFLDraftpick2009 DTAlWoods–4throundNFLDraftpick2010 DTDrakeNevis–FirstTeamAll-America;3rdroundNFLDraftpick DELazariusLevingston–7throundNFLDraftpick2011 DE Sam Montgomery – First Team All-America

First Time Starters in 2011LSUhashad11playersmaketheirfirstcareerstartthisyear.ThefollowingisalookatLSU’sfirst-timestartersin2011andtheygamethattheymadetheirfirststartin:

Game First-TimeStarters(Pos.)Oregon KadronBoone(WR),SpencerWare

(RB),BennieLogan(DT),KevinMinter(LB),TharoldSimon(CB)

NWState OdellBeckhamJr.(WR)Miss.State NoneW.Virginia RonBrooks(CB)Kentucky JarvisLandry(WR)Florida NoneTennessee TahjJones(LB)Auburn J.C.Copeland(FB)Alabama JamesWright(WR)W.Ky. NoneOleMiss NoneArkansas NoneGeorgia None

100-Yard Rushing Games#4AlfredBlue•RB119vs.WesternKentucky(2011)

#9JordanJefferson•QB100vs.Tennessee(2010)

#11SpencerWare•RB102vs.TexasA&M(CottonBowl,2010)107vs.MississippiState(2011)109vs.Florida(2011)

#27KennyHilliard•RB102vs.Arkansas(2011)

100-Yard Receiving Games#2RuebenRandle•WR106vs.Auburn(2011)121vs.NorthWesternState(2011)125vs.Alabama(2010)127vs.Tennessee(2011)134vs.Arkansas(2011)

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Randle 24Landry 1Wright 1

WR

Joseph 15Clement 10D.Peterson 7

TELonergan 25Hebert 14

CBlackwell 8Hebert 4Williford 1

LG

Francois 20Jones 1

Sam

Baker 24Barrow 2

Will

Brockers 13

LTLogan 13Brockers 1

RT

Faulk 12Shaw 1

LT

Montgomery16Edwards 6Mingo 3Aghayere 2

REClaiborne 13Mathieu 9Brooks 2Simon 2

LCBClaiborne 11Simon 2Brooks 1

RCB

Jefferson 31Lee 18

QB

Reid 12Hatcher 11Loston 1Mathieu 1

FSTaylor 32Reid 3Hatcher 1Loston 1

SS

Williford 12Hebert 8Blackwell 6

RGHurst 23Faulk 2Shaw 1

RT

Adams 20Aghayere 3Edwards 3Mingo 2

LE

Minter 13

Mike

Ware 10Ford 4Blue 2Shepard 1

TB

Shepard 10Beckham,Jr.10Boone 2

WR

Stampley 15Copeland 3

FB

vs.Oregon Randle Boone Faulk Hebert Lonergan Blackwell Hurst Joseph Stampley Ware LeeNorthwesternState Randle Beckham,Jr. Faulk Hebert Lonergan Blackwell Hurst Joseph Stampley Ford LeeatMiss.State Randle Beckham,Jr. Faulk Hebert Lonergan Blackwell Hurst Joseph Stampley Ware LeeatWestVirginia Randle Beckham,Jr. Shaw Hebert Lonergan Blackwell Hurst Shepard(3WR) Stampley Ware LeeKentucky Landry Boone Faulk Williford Lonergan Blackwell Hurst Joseph Stampley Ware LeeFlorida Randle Beckham,Jr. Faulk Blackwell Lonergan Williford Hurst Peterson Stampley Ware LeeatTennessee Randle Beckham,Jr. Faulk Blackwell Hebert Williford Hurst Peterson Stampley Ware LeeAuburn Randle Beckham,Jr. Faulk Blackwell Hebert Williford Hurst Joseph Copeland Blue LeeatAlabama Wright Shepard Faulk Blackwell Hebert Williford Hurst Joseph Copeland Ware LeeWesternKentucky Randle Beckham,Jr. Faulk Blackwell Lonergan Hebert Hurst Joseph Clement(2TE) Ware JeffersonatOleMiss Randle Beckham,Jr. Faulk Blackwell Lonergan Williford Hurst Joseph Copeland Ware JeffersonArkansas Randle Beckham,Jr. Faulk Blackwell Lonergan Williford Hurst Joseph Stampley Ware Jeffersonvs.Georgia(SECCG) Randle Beckham,Jr. Faulk Blackwell Lonergan Williford Hurst Joseph Clement(2TE) Ford Jefferson

vs.Oregon Adams Brockers Logan Montgomery Baker Minter Mathieu(nickel) Claiborne Simon Taylor ReidNorthwesternState Adams Brockers Logan Montgomery Barrow Minter Francois Mathieu Claiborne Taylor ReidatMiss.State Adams Brockers Logan Montgomery Baker Minter Mathieu(nickel) Simon Claiborne Taylor ReidatWestVirginia Adams Brockers Logan Montgomery Baker Minter Mathieu(nickel) Brooks Claiborne Taylor ReidKentucky Adams Brockers Logan Montgomery Baker Minter Francois Mathieu Claiborne Taylor ReidFlorida Adams Brockers Logan Montgomery Baker Minter Francois Mathieu Claiborne Taylor ReidatTennessee Adams Brockers Logan Montgomery Baker Minter Jones Mathieu Claiborne Taylor ReidAuburn Edwards Brockers Logan Montgomery Baker Minter Francois Brooks Claiborne Taylor ReidatAlabama Adams Brockers Logan Montgomery Baker Minter Francois Mathieu Claiborne Taylor ReidWesternKentucky Mingo Brockers Logan Montgomery Baker Minter Francois Mathieu Claiborne Taylor ReidatOleMiss Mingo Brockers Logan Montgomery Baker Minter Francois Mathieu Claiborne Taylor ReidArkansas Adams Brockers Logan Mingo Baker Minter Claiborne(nickel) Simon Brooks Taylor Mathieuvs.Georgia(SECCG) Adams Brockers Logan Mingo Baker Minter Francois Mathieu Claiborne Taylor Reid

Mathieu 3Claiborne 1

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Defensive Game-by-Game Starters

Offensive Game-by-Game Starters

Career Starters


2011 Offense500 PointsscoredbyLSUasateamthisseason,secondinschoolhistorybehindthe541scoredbythe2007BCSNationalChampionshipteam

56Touchdownsscoredonoffense,second-mostinLSUhistory

5.0Averageyardsperrushon564attemptsforanettotalof2,797yards,fifth-mostyardsinasingleseason

9GamesinwhichLSUscored40ormorepoints,asingle-seasonschoolrecord

4DifferentTigershaverushedforseventouchdowns,aschoolrecord.ThestableofrunningbackswasledbysophomoresSpencerWare,MichaelFordandAlfredBlueandfreshmanKennyHilliard

35RushingtouchdownsbyLSUthisseasontiedaschoolrecordsetin1977and2007

93PercentofscoresbyLSUin61attemptsintheredzonethisseason,whichwasfourthbestinthenationandtopsintheSEC

1,064CareerrushingyardsbyJordanJefferson,aschoolrecordbyaquarterback

14LSUhasonlyallowed14sacksin2011,lowestintheSEC

Quotables“Theirrunninggameisextremelyphysical.Theydon’ttrytotrickyou.There’snotabunchoftricks.They’regoingtolineup,andthey’regoingtoruntheirplays.They’regoingtoout-physicalyou.They’regoingtoruntheballdownhill.They’regoingtoplay-actionpassandhityouoverthetop.”- Auburn Head Coach Gene Chizik“Theiroffensivelineisamazing.Therearenotmanyholesfromanathleticstandpointorjustafootballplayer’sstandpointinLSU’slineup.Theyhavetalentacrosstheboard.”- Oregon Head Coach Chip Kelly“Theydon’tplayjust11people–theyhavetremendousdepthonbothsidesoftheball.Theycanputtheirtwosinthere,anditlooksjustasgoodastheirones.”- West Virginia Head Coach Dana Holgorsen

Offensive Game-by-Game StatisticsOPPONENT RUSH YDS. RUSH TD PASS YDS. PASS TD TOTAL YDS. PTS 3RD DOWN CONV.

Oregon 175 3 98 1 273 40 6/15NorthwesternState 175 5 225 2 400 49 9/13Miss.State 148 0 213 1 361 19 4/12WestVirginia 186 3 180 3 366 47 8/16Kentucky 179 3 169 1 348 35 6/15Florida 238 3 215 2 453 41 6/13Tennessee 237 2 146 3 383 38 6/12Auburn 174 2 219 3 393 45 3/8Alabama 148 0 91 0 239 9 3/11WesternKentucky 291 4 183 2 474 42 8/11OleMiss 353 4 105 1 458 52 5/9Arkansas 286 3 208 1 494 41 9/13Georgia 207 3 30 1 237 42 1/9Totals 2,797 35 2,082 21 4,879 500 74/158

#1intheSECandnationinturnovermarginwitha1.69marginandaplus22difference

#1inthenationinturnoverslostwithonly8,fourfumblesandfourinterceptions

#1intheSECinpassefficiencywitha152.0rating

#1intheSECandNo.4inthenationinredzoneoffensewithaconversionrateof93percent

#1intheSECand12inthenationinscoringoffense,averaging38.46pergame

#1intheSECinfourthdownconversionsat80percent

#1intheSECinsacksallowedwith14in13games

#2intheSECinrushingoffensewith215.2yardspergameand2,797totalyardsin13games

#2intheSECinthirddownconversionsat46.8percent

#3intheSECinfirstdownswith264

#5intheSECinTotalOffensewith375.3yardspergame


2011 Defense2CornerbacksinTyrannMathieuandMorrisClaibornenamedFirst-TeamAll-AmericansbytheAssociatedPress,thefirsttimetwocornersfromthesameteamhaveearnedthatdistinction

5Defensivetouchdowns.RonBrooksaccountedfortwointerceptionsfortouchdowns,MorrisClaibornereturnedanINT,TyrannMathieureturnedafumbleandKevinMinterrecoveredafumbleintheendzone

37SacksproducedbytheLSUdefense,bestintheSECand13thinthenation

12Playerson2-deepareeitherfreshmenorsophomores

30TurnoversforcedbytheLSUdefense,18interceptionsand12recoveredfumbles

10Gamesinwhichthedefenselimitedanopponentto11pointsorless

98Tacklesforlossthisseason,ranking10thbestinthenation

14Playershaveeitheraninterception,forcedfumbleorfumblerecoverytotheircredit

6Firsthalftouchdownsallowedallseason

67PointsallowedbyLSUineightregularseasonSECgames,thefewestinconferenceplaysinceallowing25pointsin1962

Quotables“WithadefensivebackfieldthatstartswithTyrannMathieuandMorrisClaiborne,youhavethemakingsofaquarterback’sworstnightmare.”- ESPN.com

“TheTitans:LSU’sdefensivelineisabunchofgiantswhojustmighthelptheTigersruleallofcollegefootball.WhenafreshmanstudlikeAnthonyJohnsonisasituationalplayer,youknowthelineisdeep.”- SI.com

“TheygobythenamesBarkevious,TyrannandTharold.TheyalsohaveahugeEgo(Ferguson)ifyoucounta6-foot-3,283-poundfreshmanlineman.Andthat’sjustasamplingfromtheLSUdefensethatstuffedNo.3OregoninJerryJones’made-for-TVopeneratCowboysStadium.”-- Dennis Dodd, CBSSports.com

Defensive Game-by-Game StatisticsOPPONENT RUSH YDS. PASS YDS. NET SACKS PTS ALWD. PTS SCORED 3RD DOWN CONV.

Oregon 95 240 335 0 27 0 9/19NorthwesternState -4 99 95 1 3 0 2/16Miss.State 52 141 193 6 6 0 6/14WestVirginia 70 463 533 0 21 0 7/17Kentucky 89 66 155 5 7 7 3/15Florida 113 100 213 1 11 0 2/11Tennessee 111 128 239 0 7 0 4/10Auburn 87 161 248 6 10 7 4/12Alabama 96 199 295 2 6 0 5/13WesternKentucky 129 97 226 3 9 0 7/18OleMiss 148 47 195 4 3 14 6/16Arkansas 47 207 254 5 17 0 6/13Georgia 78 218 296 4 10 7 7/21Totals 1,111 2,166 3,277 37 137 35 68/195

#1intheSECandNo.5inthenationinpassesinterceptedwith18

#1intheSECand10thinthenationintacklesforlosswith98

#1intheSECandNo.13inthenationwith37sacksand2.85sackspergame

#2inthenationandSECinscoringdefense,allowingonly10.54pointspergame

#2inthenationandSECintotaldefense,allowingonly252.08yardspergame

#2intheSECandNo.3inthenationinrushingdefenseholdingopponentsto85.46yardspergame

#3 inthenationinpassingefficiencydefense,holdingopposingquarterbackstoa93.06rating

#3 inthenationinfirstdowndefense

#4intheSECandNo.9inthenationinpassdefenseallowing166.62yardspergame


2011 Special Teams4TotalspecialteamstouchdownsforLSUthisseason–threebyTyrannMathieu,onebyMorrisClaiborne

73LongestpuntoftheseasonbyBradWing,third-longestpuntinLSUhistory

99YardkickoffreturnforatouchdownbyMorrisClaiborneatWestVirginia

88.9FieldgoalpercentagebyDrewAllemanthisseason(16-of-18),bestinschoolhistorywithatleast10attempts

46Percentageofpunts(23-of-50)BradWingdownedinsideanopponent’s20-yardline,bestintheSEC

1BlockedfieldgoalbyBennieLoganagainstAlabama,oneoffourmissedkicksbytheTide

16.2PuntreturnaverageforTyrannMathieuthisseasonthatrankssecondinthenation

Brad WingFirst-Team All-America (AP, CBSsports.com, FoxSportsNext.com, SI.com)Freshman All-America (CBSsports.com, Sporting News)First-Team All-SEC (AP)Second-Team All-SEC (Coaches)SEC All-Freshman Team (Coaches)Ray Guy Award Semifinalist SEC Special Teams Player of the Week (at West Virginia, vs. Auburn)

•LeadstheSECinpercentagepuntsdownedinsidethe20-yardlineashehasplaced23-of-50puntsinsidethe20(46percent)

•73-yardpuntatAlabamaranksasthethird-longestpuntinLSUhistoryandistiedforthelongestintheSECthisseason

•Hasonlyallowedsixreturnyardsononly17returnedpuntsallseason•BecamethesecondpunterinLSUhistorytoearnFirst-TeamAll-Americahonors,joiningChadKesslerwho

achievedAll-Americastatusin1997

Drew AllemanSI.com Honorable Mention All-AmericaSecond-Team All-SEC (AP, Coaches) Lou Groza Award Semifinalist Lou Groza Star of the Week (at Mississippi State, at Alabama) •Hasmade88.9percentofhisfieldgoalsontheseason(16-of-18),rankingfirstinschoolhistory(minimum

of10attempts)•TiedforsixthinLSUhistoryformostfieldgoalsmadeinasingleseasonwith16•Rankssecondinschoolhistorywith62PATsthisseason,onebehindColtDavid’s63in2007

Tyrann MathieuFirst-Team All-America at Return Specialist (CBSsports.com, Rivals.com, SI.com)•Rankssecondnationallywitha16.2-yardaverageperpuntreturn•Oneofonlythreeplayersinthenationtoreturnatleasttwopuntsfortouchdownsin2011•His420returnyardsthisseasonrankssixthinLSUsingleseasonhistory•Posteda92-yardpuntreturnforaTDagainstArkansas,tyingKennyKonzvs.Tulanein1949forthethird-

longestpuntreturnforaTDinLSUhistory•Returnedapunt62yardsforatouchdownagainstGeorgiatoswingthemomentumintheSEC

ChampionshipGame

Morris Claiborne Unanimous First-Team All-America•Hasrun17kickreturnsfor443yardsthisseason•Tallied154kickoffreturnyardsatWestVirginia,thefourth-mostinagameinLSUhistory•Tiedforthirdinschoolhistorywitha99-yardkickoffreturnforatouchdownatWestVirginiaandthe

longestsinceEricMartinwent100yardsagainstKentuckyin1981

James HairstonSEC All-Freshman Team (Coaches)•His16touchbacksarethemostinasingleseasonforLSUsinceChrisJacksonhad24in2006whenkickoffs

camefromthe35-yardline•BoomedfivekickoffsfortouchbacksagainstArkansas,themostsinceJacksonhadfiveagainstArizonaon

Sept.9,2006•Setaseason-highkickoffaverageof67.7yardsagainstGeorgiawithhiskickoffsreachingnearthetwo-

yardlineonaverage

Quotables“Whenyouplayashardas(TyrannMathieu)does,goodthingshappentoyou.Tobehonestwithyou,Ienjoywatchinghimplayfootballexceptwhenheplaysagainstus.Whenyouseeaguylikethat,youappreciatethewayheplays.There’sjustsomethingabouthim.Hefindsawaytodosomethingspecialjustabouteverygame.” – Georgia head coach Mark Richt“Seriously,it’snotanexaggerationtosaythatLSUfreshmanBradWingmightbethebestpunternotonlyinLSUhistory,butasgoodasanyyoungpunteranyonehaseverseenonthecollegelevel.”– Lee Feinswog, NCAA.com

Momentous Returns“LSUtrailed14-7whenMathieufieldedDylanBreeding’send-over-endkickathisown8,startedleft,madeahardcutstraightupfield,thenangledleftagaintobreakintotheclear.” - ESPN.com“WithLSUfansitchingtogetbackintothisgame,MathieufieldedButler’ssky-high,59-yardpuntandwenttowork.TheHoneyBadgerjukedadefender,wentright,steppedpastacoupleofmoredefenders,cutupthroughthemiddleofthefieldandjoggedinwhileButlertriedhelplesslytocatchup.”- Edward Aschoff, ESPN.com

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LSU2011 Postseason Honors


Les Miles – Head Coach AssociatedPressNationalCoachoftheYearTheHomeDepotCoachoftheYearAwardESPN.comCoachoftheYearBearBryantCoachoftheYearFinalistBobbyBowdenCoachoftheYearFinalistLibertyMutualCoachoftheYearFinalistWalterCampCoachoftheYearFinalist

John Chavis – Defensive Coordinator Broyles Award WinnerYahooSportsDefensiveCoordinatoroftheYearDrew Alleman - PK Second-TeamAll-SoutheasternConference(AssociatedPress,Coaches)LouGrozaAwardSemifinalistLouGrozaStaroftheWeek(atMississippiState,atAlabama)

Ryan Baker - LB Second-TeamAll-SoutheasternConference(Coaches)

Odell Beckham, Jr. - WR CollegeFootballNewsFreshmanAll-AmericanHonorableMentionSECAll-FreshmanTeam(Coaches)SECFreshmanoftheWeek(atMississippiState)

Will Blackwell - OGFirst-TeamAll-American(SportingNews,YahooSports)Second-TeamAll-American(AssociatedPress,CBSSports.com,SI.com)First-TeamAll-SoutheasternConference(AssociatedPress,Coaches)SECOffensiveLinemanoftheWeek(vs.Florida,atOleMiss)

Michael Brockers - DT Second-TeamAll-SoutheasternConference(AssociatedPress)

Ron Brooks - CB SECDefensivePlayeroftheWeek(atOleMiss)

Morris Claiborne - CB Thorpe Award Winner Nagurski Award Finalist First-TeamAll-American(AFCA,AssociatedPress,CollegeFootballNews,CBSSports.com,ESPN.com,FWAA,SI.com,SportingNews,WalterCamp,YahooSports)SoutheasternConferenceDefensivePlayeroftheYear(Coaches)First-TeamAll-SoutheasternConference(AssociatedPress,Coaches)WalterCampNationalDefensivePlayeroftheWeek(vs.MississippiState)

Chris Faulk - OTSecond-TeamAll-SoutheasternConference(AssociatedPress)SECOffensiveLinemanoftheWeek(atTennessee)

James Hairston - PK SECAll-FreshmanTeam(Coaches)

Kenny Hilliard - RB/FBFreshmanAll-AmericanHonorableMention(CollegeFootballNews)SECAll-FreshmanTeam(Coaches)SECFreshmanoftheWeek(vs.Arkansas)

Alex Hurst – OTFirst-TeamAll-SoutheasternConference(Coaches)

Anthony Johnson - DT FreshmanAll-American(CollegeFootballNews,SportingNews)SECAll-FreshmanTeam(Coaches)

Bennie Logan - DT SECDefensiveLinemanoftheWeek(atMississippiState)

Tyrann Mathieu - CB Heisman Memorial Trophy FinalistBednarik Award Winner Walter Camp Player of the Year Finalist YahooSportsNationalDefensivePlayeroftheYearFirst-TeamAll-American(AssociatedPress,CollegeFootballNews,CBSSports.com,ESPN.com,FWAA,SI.com,SportingNews,WalterCamp,YahooSports)SoutheasternConferenceDefensivePlayeroftheYear(AssociatedPress)First-TeamAll-SoutheasternConference(AssociatedPress,Coaches)SECChampionshipGameMostValuablePlayerSECDefensivePlayeroftheWeekvs.Oregon,Arkansas(SEC,Rivals.com)WalterCampNationalDefensivePlayeroftheWeek(atWestVirginia,vs.Arkansas)

Barkevious Mingo - DE Second-TeamAll-SoutheasternConference(AssociatedPress)SECDefensiveLinemanoftheWeek(vs.Auburn)

Sam Montgomery - DE Ted Hendricks Award Finalist First-TeamAll-American(FWAA) Second-TeamAll-American(SI.com)Third-TeamAll-American(AssociatedPress,YahooSports)First-TeamAll-SoutheasternConference(AP,Coaches)SECDefensiveLinemanoftheWeek(vs.Kentucky)SECCo-DefensiveLinemanoftheWeek(atAlabama)

Rueben Randle - WR First-TeamAll-SoutheasternConference(Coaches)Second-TeamAll-SoutheasternConference(AssociatedPress)

Eric Reid - S Second-TeamAll-American(YahooSports)Second-TeamAll-SoutheasternConference(AssociatedPress)NagurskiNationalDefensivePlayeroftheWeek(atAlabama)Rivals.comNationalDefensivePlayeroftheWeek(atAlabama)SECDefensivePlayeroftheWeek(atAlabama)

Spencer Ware - RB Second-TeamAll-SoutheasternConference(Coaches)

Brad Wing - P First-TeamAll-American(AssociatedPress,CBSSports.com,SI.com,SportingNews)FreshmanAll-American(CollegeFootballNews,SportingNews)First-TeamAll-SoutheasternConference(AssociatedPress)Second-TeamAll-SoutheasternConference(Coaches)SECAll-FreshmanTeam(Coaches)SECSpecialTeamsPlayeroftheWeek(atWestVirginia,vs.Auburn)

All-American Sam Montgomery

Tyrann Mathieu

1977Became LSU’s first Heisman Trophy finalist since 1977

11Forced fumbles in just 25 career games, a school and SEC record

9Career games vs. ranked teams that Mathieu has produced a forced fumble/recovery or interception

2Punt return touchdowns with both coming in back-to-back games

1994Became the first defensive player since 1994 to be named SEC Championship MVP

14turnovers he has created in 25 career games

4career touchdowns (2 punt returns, 2 fumble returns)

8career fumble recoveries, which ranks third in school history

16.2yards per punt return in 2011, which ranks second nationally

34first-place votes for the 2011 Heisman Trophy (327 total points)

Heisman Trophy Finalist • Bednarik Award Winner National Defensive Player of the Year • First-Team All-American

SEC Defensive Player of the Year (AP) • SEC Championship Game MVP


“The best player in college football in 2011. The most dynamic non-offensive player we’ve seen since Michigan’s Charles Woodson.” - Desmond Howard

ESPN analyst, 1991 Heisman Trophy winner


“Tyrann Mathieu comes as close to anybody I have seen or played with – in college or professional ball -- to being 100 percent prepared mentally and physically to deliver on any given play.”

- Billy Cannon LSU’s 1959 Heisman Trophy Winner

“Very few guys have a knack for making these kind of plays so often, and they don’t come around much. Charles Woodson has it. So does Ed Reed. Troy Polamalu too. Mathieu is like a combination of the three.”

- Bruce Feldman CBSSports.com

2011 Game-By-Game Defensive Statistics SOLO ASSIST TACKLES TFL-YDS FF FR-YDS INT-YDS PBU SACKS

vs. #3 Oregon 5 5 10* 0.5-1 1 1-3 (TD) 0 2 0Northwestern State 2 2 4 1.5-12 0 0 0 1 0.5-2at #25 Mississippi State 9 1 10* 1.0-4 0 0 0 0 0at #16 West Virginia 5 1 6 0 1 1 1-16 1 0Kentucky 4 1 5 1.0-8 2 1-23 (TD) 0 0 1.0-8#17 Florida 4 2 6 1.0-7 0 0 1-0 0 0at Tennessee 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0#19 Auburn --DNP--at #2 Alabama 4 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 0Western Kentucky 4 3 7 0.5-9 0 0 0 1 0at Ole Miss 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 1 0#3 Arkansas 8 0 8* 0 2 1-19 0 0 0vs. #12 Georgia (SECCG) 4 0 4 1.0-3 0 1 0 0 0TOTALS 53 17 70* 6.5-44 6 5-39 2-16 7 1.5-10* - leading tackler

Punt Return Statistics NO. YDS. AVG. LONG TDS-YDS

3 26 8.7 15 01 3 3.0 3 02 -8 -4.0 0 03 34 11.3 12 02 30 15.0 19 02 12 6.0 9 02 22 11.0 12 0--DNP--0 0 0 0 02 39 19.5 29 02 28 14.0 18 03 115 38.3 92 1 (92)4 119 29.8 62 1 (62)26 420 16.2* 92 2* - second in NCAA FBS

“Mathieu is a phenomenon – he makes more big plays per touch of the football than anyone I can remember … one of the most impactful defensive backs college football has ever seen.”

- Pat Forde

“A spark, tiny with tremendous power to create sudden combustion. Energy transforming all around him. Tyrann Mathieu is instant impact. Possession-changing, game-breaking. Instinct so pure, it’s a marvel to teammates and a mystery of Mathieu himself, a born baller, demanding focus, diminutive and dominant. Just like the fearless, furious honey badger himself.” - Chris Fowler

ESPN at the Heisman Trophy presentation

Yahoo Sports


Morris Claiborne

6interceptions this season, which ranks second in the SEC and ninth nationally

173nation-leading interception return yards this season

11career interceptions, which ranks sixth in LSU history

26.1yards per kickoff return, which ranks fourth in the SEC

99yard punt return for a touchdown at West Virginia, the longest return by an LSU player since 1981

274career interception return yards, which ranks second in LSU annals

45yard interception return for a touchdown against Georgia in the SEC Championship

89yard interception return at Tennessee, the third longest INT return in school history

2interceptions at Mississippi State in Week 3 to earn Walter Camp National Player of the Week

33yard interception return at Alabama that set up a game-tying field goal

Thorpe Award Winner First-Team All-American

SEC Coaches Defensive Player of the Year

Claiborne joined Tyrann Mathieu to form one of the best cornerback tandems in the history of college football as the two became the first cornerbacks from the same team to earn first-team All-America honors from the Associated Press.


“The elite cover corner in the SEC.” - CBSSports.com

2011 Game-By-Game Defensive Statistics SOLO ASSIST TACKLES TFL-YDS FF FR-YDS INT-YDS PBU SACKS

vs. #3 Oregon 5 1 6 0 0 0 0 0 0Northwestern State 4 2 6 1.0-1 0 0 0 0 0at #25 Mississippi State 0 1 1 0 0 0 2-6 1 0at #16 West Virginia 3 1 4 0 0 0 0 1 0Kentucky 2 3 5 0 0 0 0 0 0#17 Florida 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0at Tennessee 2 0 2 0 0 0 1-89 2 0#19 Auburn 1 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 0at #2 Alabama 1 2 3 0 0 0 1-33 1 0Western Kentucky 4 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 0at Ole Miss 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0#3 Arkansas 2 1 3 0 0 0 1-0 0 0vs. #12 Georgia (SECCG) 2 1 3 0 0 0 1-45 (TD) 1 0TOTALS 28 18 46 1.0-1 0 0 6-173 6 0

Kickoff Return Statistics NO. YDS. AVG. LONG TDS(YDS)

4 83 20.8 25 00 0 0 0 02 55 27.5 33 03 154 51.3 99 1 (99)1 24 24.0 24 02 33 16.5 19 01 34 34.0 34 00 0 0 0 00 0 0 0 00 0 0 0 01 15 15.0 15 01 15 15.0 15 02 30 15.0 15 017 443 26.1 99 1

“If LSU junior cornerback Morris Claiborne believes something is out of his reach, he simply goes and gets it.”

“Exceptional pure cover corner with impeccable instincts at the position. Amazing in his turns, he can look like a WR while defending them.” - Mel Kiper

ESPN

- New Orleans Times Picayune

For the second straight year, an LSU football cornerback won the Thorpe Award as the nation’s top defensive back when Claiborne claimed the honor at the ESPN College Football Awards in December. LSU became just the second school to win back-to-back Thorpe Awards since its inception.

Tiger


National Stadium Capacity SCHOOL STADIUM CAPACITY1. Michigan Michigan 109,9012. Penn State Beaver 107,282 3. Tennessee Neyland 102,4554. Ohio State Ohio 102,329 5. Alabama Bryant-Denny 101,821 6. Texas Texas Memorial 100,119 7. Georgia Sanford 92,746 8. LSU Tiger 92,542

Tiger Stadium Average Attendance YEAR AVG.PERGAME2005 91,580 2006 92,100 2007 92,619 2008 92,383 2009 92,418 2010 92,7182011 92,868

STADIUM

COLLEGE FOOTBALL’SULTIMATE SETTING

The Facts Year Built: 1924 Capacity: 92,542 Largest Crowd: 93,129 vs. #1 Florida, 10/10/09First Game: vs. Tulane, 11/25/24First Night Game: vs. Spring Hill, 10/3/31

The FutureIn August 2010, LSU Vice Chancellor and Director of Athletics Joe Alleva and the Tiger Athletic Foundation launched a campaign to preserve and restore the look of Tiger Stadium. Construction is well underway in refurbishing the 428 windows on the North End of Tiger Stadium. The fully funded window project is the initial phase of Alleva’s plan to overhaul the entire corridor of North Stadium Drive between Tiger Stadium and the Maravich Center. The improvements are geared to making Tiger Stadium and the surrounding area a modern showplace.

“Tiger Stadium is one of the most iconic venues in all of college sports. Tiger fans have grown up there, made friends there, cheered there and cried there. The memories are endless. That is why the preservation of the 87-year-old home of the Tigers is so important.”

– LSU Vice Chancellor and Director of Athletics Joe Alleva


“THE SCARIEST PLACETO PLAY IN AMERICA”

ESPN.COM, OCT. 2007ESPN COLLEGE FOOTBALL LIVE, MAY 2011

221-60-4 Night record since 1960

385-143-18 All-time record

43-6 Home record under Les Miles

30-1 Saturday night record under Les Miles

72 Times the crowd has exceeded 90,000

30 Consecutive wins over non-conference opponents dating back to 2002

21-0 Record in non-conference home games under Les Miles

17 Straight home victories dating back to 2009

8 Trips by the ESPN College Gameday crew

5 Times named the toughest place in the nation to play a road game by a national media outlet

1,500 Old dorm rooms below the east and west stands

93,129 Fans who witnessed LSU and #1 Florida on Oct. 10, 2009, the largest crowd in the history of Tiger Stadium and the largest to ever watch a football game in Louisiana

13 Undefeated home seasons, including three under Les Miles

19 Straight wins to set the school record from 2005-07

46 Years ranked in the top 10 in national attendance

70 “Tiger Den” skybox suites in the East Upper Deck

88th Year of LSU football in Tiger Stadium dating back to 1924

557,210 fans who passed through the gates in 2011

By the Numbers


LSU’s Football Operations Center is an all-in-one facility that includes football offices, locker room, training room, weight room, equipment room and video operations center. The $15 million facility is located on Skip Bertman Drive at the Charles McClendon Practice Facility. Built in 2006, the facility is one of the finest of its kind in college athletics, allowing more efficient time for dressing, training and practicing for the LSU football team. Football

OPERATIONS CENTER

The atrium of the Football Operations Center houses over 50 trophies displaying the great moments in LSU football history. Here the past and present of LSU football is celebrated with memorabilia that dates back to the 1930s.

Eleven individual players are honored for national awards in the atrium with the oldest trophy being the 1939 Knute Rockne Award presented to Ken Kavanaugh. Billy Cannon’s 1959 Heisman Trophy (above) serves as one of the atrium’s most popular displays.

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The facility features four 100-yard football practice fields as well as an indoor practice facility. On Sept. 9, 2002, LSU formally named its football practice facility for Charles McClendon, the winningest football coach in school history. McClendon, a member of the

National Football Foundation Hall of Fame, served as head coach at LSU for 18 seasons, a span that saw the Tigers play in 13 bowl games, compiling a 137-59-7 overall mark. He was named SEC Coach of the Year twice, in 1969 and 1970, and National Coach of the Year in 1970. In the spring of 2009, Momentum Field Turf by Sport Exe was installed on one of the four fields. The field, courtesy of the donation by Scott and Espe Moran, allows the Tigers to simulate outdoor conditions they will see in several stadiums across the country.


LSU’s 69 All-Americans are on display in the atrium. The atrium has 10 kiosks that honor LSU’s greatest teams. This one exhibits the accomplishments of the 2007 National Championship team, including the Coaches’ Trophy and the SEC Championship Trophy.

A mural outside the position meeting rooms honors LSU’s first round NFL Draft picks. Helmets of all 32 NFL teams and a listing of each LSU player who has played for that respective team is also on display.

LSU’s 213 first-team All-Southeastern Conference selections are honored on a wall outside the weight room. Images of each decade in LSU football history span along the top of the display.

100-Yard IndoorFOOTBALL FIELDThe Anderson-Feazel LSU Indoor Field is a 100-yard climate-controlled practice facility connected to the Operations Center. Built in 1991, the area is 8,250 square feet with Momentum Field Turf by SportExe similar to the Louisiana Superdome.

PRACTICE FACILITYCharles McClendon


HEAD COACH

NowsevenyearsintohisreignasheadcoachatLSU,LesMileshasguidedtheTigerfootballprogramtoitsmostsuccessfulstretch-bothonandoffthefield–inthehistoryofthesportattheschool.With75victories,twoSECtitlesandasecondappearanceintheBCSNationalChampionshipGame,LSU’ssuccesssincethestartofthe2005seasonisunmatchedincollegefootball.Intheclassroom,LSUrankssecondintheSECinthemostrecentreleaseofgraduationratesas139TigershaveearnedtheirdegreeunderMiles’watch.Onthefield,LSU’s75victoriesoverthepastsevenyearsarethemostintheSECduringthatspan. AsMilespreparestotaketheTigerstoNewOrleansforashotatclaimingasecondnationaltitleunderhiswatch,he’salreadyguidedLSUtoaseasonfulloffirstswitha13-0record,aschool-recordeightwinsoverTop25,aschool-record12winsbydouble-figuresand11straightweeksasthenation’sNo.1rankedteam.Throwinfivefirst-teamAll-Americas,twonationalawardwinners,andaHeismanTrophyfinalistandthe2011seasonranksasthe

mostsuccessfulinschoolhistory. Miles’accomplishmentshaven’tcomewithouthardworkandasteadfastapproachthatexpectsexcellenceanddedicationfromhisplayers,coachingstaffandallofthosewhocontributetothesuccessofLSUfootball.TheMilesMethod-asystemthatputsplayersinpositiontohavesuccessintheclassroom,contributeandgivebacktothecommunity,andcompeteforchampionships-isthefoundationforwhichhisprogramisbuilt. Theresultsinhissevenyearswiththeprogramhavebeenstaggeringas139playershavegraduated,104haveearnedSECAcademicHonorRolldistinctionandcountlesshourshavebeenspentinthecommunity.Sincethe2007season,LSUhasseen76ofits109seniorsgettheirdiplomas,including21of25seniorsfromthe2007nationalchampionshipteam,17of19fromthe2008squad,19of24fromthe2009teamand11of16fromlastyear’sclub.Elevenplayersduring

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75-17OverallRecordatLSU

44-4 Recordvs.UnrankedTeams

43-6 RecordinTigerStadium

41-15 RecordinSECRegularSeasonGames

31-13Recordvs.Top25Teams

26-9Recordvs.SECWesternDivision

22-6RecordinSECHomeGames

19-9RecordinSECRoadGames

18FourthQuarter/OvertimeComebackWinsForLSUSince2005

12-9Recordvs.Top10Teams

13Numberofwinsovercoacheswhohavewonanationaltitle*

5-1 RecordinBowlGames

2-0RecordinBCSBowlGames

2SECChampionships

1BCSNationalChampionship

*-CameagainstPhilipFulmer(twice),UrbanMeyer(threetimes),LarryCoker,SteveSpurrier(twice),NickSaban(three),GeneChizikandJimTressel.

2011 AP National Coach of the Year 2011 Home Depot National Coach of the Year


thatstretchwhohaven’tcompletedtheirrequirementsforgraduationarecurrentlyplayingintheNFL. Inthecommunity,theTigersplayedinstrumentalrolesduringtherecoveryeffortsfollowingHurricanesKatrinaandRitain2005,whichweretwooftheworstnaturaldisasterstohitLouisiana.Aweekdoesn’tgobywheremembersofthefootballteamarevisitinghospitals,readingatschoolsorservingasmotivationalspeakerstoareayouthgroups.It’sbecometheLSUwayandit’saspiritthathasspreadthroughtheteam. OnthefieldtheTigershavewonmoregames(75)thananyotherprogramintheSEC,finishedinthenation’stop10fivetimesanddeliveredaleague-best37NFLDraftpicks,includingeightfirstroundselections.LSU’salsoproduced16firstteamAll-Americansandhadplayerswin11nationalawards.In2007,seniordefensivetackleGlennDorseybecamethemostdecorateddefenderinschoolhistory,winningfournationalawards,whilePatrickPetersonfollowedthatin2010byclaimingtwonationalawards–theThorpeAwardasthenation’stopdefensivebackandtheBednarikAwardasthenation’stopdefender. UnderMiles,theTigershavepostedatleast11victoriesinaseasonfivetimesandfinishedrankedamongthetopfiveinthenationthreestraightyears(2005,‘06,and’07),afirstatLSU.MilesalsobecametheonlycoachinLSUhistorytobeatAuburn,FloridaandAlabamainsameseason-andhe’sdoneitnowthreetimes;he’stheonlyfirst-yearcoachinSEChistorytoleadateamtotheleague’stitlegame;andhe’sregistered14winsovercoacheswhohavewonnationaltitles. NowastheTigerswinddowntheirseasonseventh

underMiles,thefoundationforLSUfootballisstrongerthanever.After75wins,including31overrankedopponents,andwithsix-straightrecruitingclassesratedamongthetop10inthenation,includingthenation’sNo.1groupin2009,MilesandtheTigerscontinuetosolidifytheirstandingasoneofthepremierprogramsincollegefootball,settingastandardthathastherestofthenationchasing.

The LSU Years LesMileswasnamedLSU’s32ndheadfootballcoachonJan.3,2005,andhisimpactwiththeprogramwasimmediateashedirectedtheTigerstoan11-2markinhisfirstyear.The2005seasonservedasthestartingpointforwhathasbecomethebest7-yearstretchoffootballinschoolhistory,onethathasseentheTigerswinmoregamesthananyotherschoolintheSECduringthatspan.MilesholdsthedistinctionofbeingtheonlycoachinthehistoryoftheSECtowinatleast11gamesfivetimesduringhisfirstsevenyearsintheleague. Mileshascompileda75-17record,includingaremarkable41-15markinSECregularseasongames.MilesisthefastestcoachinLSUhistorytoreachmilestonevictoriesof10,20,30,40,50,60,and70games. He’salsowon31gamesagainsttop25teamsand12againstteamsinthetop10.On18differentoccasions,MileshasledtheTigerstoacomebackwinineitherthefourthquarterorovertime. The2011seasonwasahistoriconefortheTigers,going13-0forthefirsttimeinschoolhistoryandspendingarecord11straightweeksatNo.1inthenation.LSUhas

The Les Miles FileBIRTHDATE:......... Nov..10,.1953HOMETOWN:....... Elyria,.OhioWIFE:.................... Kathy.CHILDREN:........... .Kathryn.“Smacker”,.Leslie.

Matthew.“Manny”,.Benjamin.and.Macy.Grace

COLLEGE:..............Michigan,.‘76

EDUCATION:Graduated.from.the.University.of.Michigan.in.1976.with.a.degree.in.economics..

PLAYING EXPERIENCE:Two-year.letterman.at.Michigan.in.1974.and.1975...Played.on.two.Big.10.Championship.Teams.as.well.as.participated.in.the.1976.Orange.Bowl..Earned.all-state.honors.in.football.at.Elyria.High.School.in.Ohio.and.also.earned.letters.in.baseball.and.wrestling.

COACHING EXPERIENCE:Coached.on.six.Big.Ten.championship.teams.and.10.bowl.teams.at.Michigan...Coached.offensive.line.at.Colorado.from.1982.to.1986.and.on.two.Colorado.teams.that.went.to.bowl.games...Served.as.offensive.coordinator.at.Oklahoma.State.from.1995-97...Spent.three.seasons.coaching.tight.ends.for.the.Dallas.Cowboys.before.returning.to.OSU.as.head.coach.prior.to.the.2001.season.

2011 Home Depot and Associated Press National Coach of the YearMiles was named the Home Depot National Coach of the Year (shown with the trophy above) and the Associated Press National Coach of the Year after guiding LSU to a 13-0 record for the first time in school history, a school-record eight wins over Top 25 opponents, his second SEC title at LSU and a berth in the 2012 BCS National Championship Game.

OPPONENT RECORDAppalachianState 2-0Alabama 5-2Arizona 1-0ArizonaState 1-0Arkansas 4-3Auburn 5-2Baylor 4-0Colorado 1-1Florida 4-3FresnoState 1-0Georgia 2-2GeorgiaTech 1-0IowaState 1-1Kansas 2-0KansasState 1-1Kentucky 2-1Louisiana-Lafayette 3-0Louisiana-Monroe 1-0

OPPONENT RECORDLouisianaTech 3-1McNeeseState 1-0Miami(Fla.) 1-0MiddleTennessee 1-0Mississippi State 7-0Missouri 1-1Nebraska 1-1NorthCarolina 1-0NorthTexas 2-0NorthernIowa 1-0Northwestern State 2-0NotreDame 1-0OhioState 1-1Oklahoma 2-2Ole Miss 5-3Oregon 1-0PennState 0-1SMU 3-0SouthCarolina 2-0SouthernMiss 1-1MissouriState 1-0Tennessee 4-1Texas 0-4TexasA&M 3-2TexasTech 1-3Troy 1-0Tulane 4-0Tulsa 1-0UCLA 1-1Vanderbilt 3-0VirginiaTech 1-0Washington 1-0West Virginia 2-0Western Kentucky 1-0Wyoming 1-0TOTAL 103-38

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Assistant CoachYEAR TEAM RECORD BOWL NOTES1980 Michigan 10-2 Rose Big10Champions1981 Michigan 9-3 Bluebonnet RankedNo.121982 Colorado 2-8-11983 Colorado 4-71984 Colorado 1-101985 Colorado 7-5 Freedom1986 Colorado 6-6 Bluebonnet1987 Michigan 8-4 Outback RankedNo.191988 Michigan 9-2-1 Rose RoseBowlChampions1989 Michigan 10-2 Rose Big10Champions1990 Michigan 9-3 Gator GatorBowlChampions1991 Michigan 10-2 Rose Big10Champions1992 Michigan 9-0-3 Rose RoseBowlChampions1993 Michigan 8-4 Outback1994 Michigan 8-4 Holiday HolidayBowlChampions1995 OklahomaState 4-81996 OklahomaState 5-61997 OklahomaState 8-4 Alamo1998 DallasCowboys 10-6 DivisionalChampions1999 DallasCowboys 8-8 2000 DallasCowboys 5-11.

Head CoachYEAR TEAM RECORD BOWL NOTES2001 OklahomaState 4-72002 OklahomaState 8-5 Houston HoustonBowlChampions2003 OklahomaState 9-4 Cotton 2004 OklahomaState 7-5 Alamo 2005 LSU 11-2 Peach No.5;SECWestChampions2006 LSU 11-2 Sugar No.3;SugarBowlChampions2007 LSU 12-2 BCS NationalChampions,SECChampions2008 LSU 8-5 Chick-fil-A Chick-fil-ABowlChampions2009 LSU 9-4 CapitalOne No.17;CapitalOneBowl2010 LSU 11-2 Cotton No.8;CottonBowlChampions2011 LSU 13-0 BCS No.1;SECChampions

OklahomaStaterecord(4years) 28-21LSUrecord(6years) 75-17TOTAL (10 years) 103-38

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won12ofits13gamesbydouble-figureswitheightofits13winscomingagainstTop25opponents,bothschoolrecords. LSU,playingwithoutreturningstartingquarterbackJordanJeffersonforthefirstfourgames,openedtheyearwitha40-27winoverNo.3OregoninDallas.ThatwinservedasaspringboardforroadwinsoverNo.16WestVirginia(47-21)andTennessee(38-7)andlopsidedhomevictoriesagainstNo.17Florida(41-11)andNo.19Auburn(45-10).

LSUfollowedtheAuburngamewithathrilling9-6overtimewinoverNo.2AlabamaandthentheTigersclosedouttheregularseasonwitha41-17winoverNo.3Arkansasanda42-10victoryover12th-rankedGeorgiaintheSECtitlegamesettinguparematchwithAlabamafortheBCSNationalChampionship.MilesledLSUtowinsovertheSECopponentsbythelargestmarginofvictoryinthehistoryoftheseriesin2011–OleMiss(49),Auburn

(35),andTennessee(31). In2010,LSUhaditsfourthtop10finishandrecordeditsfourthseasonofatleast11victoriesunderMileswithan11-2mark,whichculminatedwithadominating41-24performanceagainstTexasA&MintheCottonBowl.MilesguidedtheTigerstofourfourthquartercomebacksin2010asheusedgutsyplaycallingtobeatFloridaontheroad,33-29,andlaterintheyear,heledLSUtoanoutstandingall-aroundeffortina24-21victoryoverAlabamainTigerStadium.LSUopened2010withsevenstraightwinsandjumpedashighasNo.6inthenationbeforefallingtoAuburninlateOctober.LSU’stwolossesin2010bothcametorankedopponentsbyacombinedmarginofjust15points. TheTigerscappedasub-par2008regularseasonbyLSUstandardswitha38-3winover14th-rankedGeorgiaTechintheChick-fil-ABowl,settingthestagefora9-winseasonin2009.TheTigersmanagedtowinninegames,highlightedbyitsfirstroadwinoverGeorgiasince1987anda31-10trouncingoverAuburn,intheruggedSECdespitelosingtheirtopthreerunningbacksatvariouspointsduringtheseasontoinjury.Withafirst-yearstarteratquarterback,LSUwonitsfirstfivegamesandclimbedashighasNo.4inthenationin2009.OfLSU’sfourlosses,twocameagainstteamsrankedNos.1(Alabama)and3(Florida)inthe

countryaswellastop10opponentPennStateintheCapitalOneBowl. Aftertwoofthemostsuccessfulseasonsinschoolhistoryin2005and2006,MilesagainledtheTigerstoaseasonoffirstsin2007.LSUbecamethefirstschoolintheBowlChampionshipSerieseratoclaimasecondBCSNationalTitlewithits38-24winoverOhioState.LSU’sfirstBCStitlecamein2003whentheTigersbeatOklahoma,21-14. Witha12-2finalrecordin2007,theTigersbecamethefirstteaminschoolhistorytowinatleast10gamesinthree-straightyears.The2007Tigersalsosettheschoolrecordforwinsovertop25teams(7),wontheSECChampionshipwithabackupquarterbackandwererankedNo.1intheBCSStandingsduringtheregularseasonforthefirsttimeinschoolhistory.LSUfinishedtheyearrankedNo.1inthenationinboththeUSATodayCoachesPollandtheAPPoll. Theroadtothe2007SECtitlewasanythingbuteasyfortheTigersasLSUfacedatotalofseventop25teams,winningsixofthosegames.Afterspendingmostoftheseasonrankedamongthetopthreeteamsinthenation,includingafour-weekstayatNo.1,theTigersquicklyfoundoutthattheyhadatargetontheirbackeachweek.Timeaftertime,LSUwasgettingthebestshotfromitsopponent. Itdidn’thelpmattersthatLSU

Les and Kathy Miles with their four children, Ben, Macy, Smacker and Manny.

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playedkeystretchesofitsseasonwithinjuriestostandoutplayers.StarwideoutEarlyDoucetmissedfivegames;quarterbackMattFlynnwasn’thealthyforclosetoamonth;andAll-AmericanGlennDorseyplayedhurtforthefinalfivegamesoftheregularseason.Still,LSU,withoutstandingdepthandawilltoovercomeadversity,foundawaytowin.Fourtimesin2007theTigershadtocomefrombehindinthefourthquartertowingames,includingits21-14victoryoverTennesseeintheSECChampionshipGame. LSUscoredatouchdownwithasecondlefttobeatAuburnathomeandthenfollowedthatbyscoringtwotouchdownsinthefinalthreeminutesoftheAlabamagametorecordacomebackwinovertheCrimsonTide. Againsttop10-rankedFlorida,LSUscoredwithjustoveraminuteleft,cappingadrivethatsawtheTigers

convertonapairoffourthdownattempts,tobeatthedefendingnationalchampions,28-24,inTigerStadium. LSUdidn’tloseagameinregulationduringthe2007regularseason,fallingtobothKentuckyandArkansasintripleovertime. Whenitmatteredmost,playingwithoutaninjuredFlynn,theTigersovercametheadversitythatfollowedinthewakeofweek-longmediaspeculationleadinguptotheSECChampionshipGameaboutMilesperhapsleavingLSUtotaketheheadcoachingpositionatMichigan.Intheend,Milesremainedtruetohisword,stayingatLSUandleadingtheTigerstoa21-14winoverTennesseeintheSECtitlegame,avictorythathelpedpropelLSUintotheBCSNationalChampionshipcontest.IntheBCSChampionshipGame,theTigersspottedtop-rankedOhioStateanearly10-0lead,but

LSUcameroaringbacktotakeaconvincingwinovertheBuckeyesbya38-24count.ThewingaveLSUitsthirdnationaltitleanditalsomarkedthefourthtimethatdecadetheTigerswerevictoriousinaBCSbowl,themostofanySECschool. AfterleadingLSUtoan11-2markandatopfivenationalrankinginhisfirstyearasLSU’sheadcoachin2005,manywonderedjustwhatMileswoulddoforanencore.HissecondyearwiththeTigersprovedtobeanotheryearfullofmilestonesandfirstsasheguidedtheTigerstoanother11-2overallrecord,culminatingwitha41-14dismantlingof11th-rankedNotreDameintheSugarBowl. TheTigersfinishedtheirsecondyearunderthedirectionofMilesrankedNo.3inthenation,markingthefirsttimesincethe1958-59seasonsthatLSUwas


Miles’ Career Head Coaching Record2001 - Oklahoma StateRECORD: 4-7 (2-6 BIG XII, 5TH SOUTH). Sept..1. at.Southern.Miss. L. 17-9. Sept..8. Louisiana.Tech. W. 30-23. Sept..22. at.Texas.A&M. L. 21-7. Sept..29. Northwestern.State. W. 24-0. Oct..6. Missouri. L. 48-31.3.(OT). Oct..13. #11.Texas. L. 45-17. Oct..20. at.Iowa.State. L. 28-14. Oct..27. #25.Colorado. L. 22-19. Nov..10. Texas.Tech. L. 49-30. Nov..17. at.Baylor. W. 38-22. Nov..24. at.#4.Oklahoma. W. 16-13

2002 - Oklahoma StateRECORD: 8-5 (5-3 BIG XII, 4TH SOUTH). Aug..31. at.Louisiana.Tech. L. 39-36. Sept..7. Northern.Iowa. W. 45-10. Sept..14. #23.UCLA. L. 38-24. Sept..21. SMU. W. 52-16. Oct..5. at.#2.Texas. L. 17-15. Oct..12. at.#19.Kansas.State. L. 44-9. Oct..19. Nebraska. W. 24-21. Nov..2. Texas.A&M. W. 28-23. Nov..9. at.Texas.Tech. L. 49-24. Nov..16. at.Kansas. W. 55-20. Nov..23. Baylor. W. 63-28. Nov..30. #3.Oklahoma. W. 38-28Houston Bowl • Houston, Texas • Reliant Stadium . Dec..27. Southern.Miss. W. 33-23

2003 - Oklahoma StateRECORD: 9-4 (5-3 BIG XII, 3RD SOUTH). Aug..30. at.Nebraska. L. 17-7. Sept..6. Wyoming. W. 48-24. Sept..13. SMS. W. 42-3. Sept..20. at.SMU. W. 52-6. Oct..9. UL-Lafayette. W. 56-3. Oct..11. #22.Kansas.State. W. 38-34#24. Oct..18. Texas.Tech. W. 51-49#19. Nov..1. at.Texas.A&M. W. 38-10#15. Nov..8. at.#1.Oklahoma. L. 52-9#22. Nov..16. #11.Texas. L. 55-16. Nov..23. Kansas. W. 44-21#24. Nov..30. at.Baylor. W. 38-21Cotton Bowl • Dallas, Texas • Cotton Bowl Stadium#22. Jan..2. Ole.Miss. L. 31-28

2004 - Oklahoma StateRECORD: 7-5 (4-4 BIG XII, 5TH SOUTH). Sept..4. at.UCLA. W. 31-20. Sept..11. Tulsa. W. 38-21#25. Sept..18. SMU. W. 59-7#24. Oct..2. Iowa.State. W. 36-7#21. Oct..4. at.Colorado. W. 42-14#15. Oct..16. Texas.A&M. L. 36-20#21. Oct..23. at.Missouri. W. 20-17#20. Oct..30. #2.Oklahoma. L. 38-35#19. Nov..6. at.#7.Texas. L. 56-35#24. Nov..13. Baylor. W. 49-21#23. Nov..23. at.Texas.Tech. W. 44-21Alamo Bowl • San Antonio, Texas • Alamo Dome. Dec..29. #19.Ohio.State. L. 33-7

2005 - LSU RECORD: 11-2 (7-1 SEC, 1ST WEST)#3. Sept..10. at.#15.Arizona.State. W. 35-31.#4. Sept..26.. #10.Tennessee.. L. 30-27.(OT).#4. Oct..1. at.Mississippi.State... W. 37-7.#11. Oct..8.. at.Vanderbilt.. W. 34-6..#8.. Oct..15. #11.Florida.. W. 21-17.#7. Oct..22. #15.Auburn. W. 20-17.(OT).#7. Oct..29. North.Texas.. W. 56-3#6. Nov..5. Appalachian.State.. W. 24-0#5.. Nov..12.. at.#3.Alabama.. W. 16-13.(OT).#4. Nov..19.. at.Ole.Miss.. W. 40-7#3. Nov..25. Arkansas.. W. 19-17SEC Championship Game • Atlanta • Georgia Dome#3. Dec..3. #13.Georgia.. L. 34-14.Peach Bowl • Atlanta • Georgia Dome #9.. Dec..30. #10.Miami.. W. 40-3

2006 - LSU RECORD: 11-2 (6-2 SEC, 2ND WEST)#8. Sept..2. Louisiana-Lafayette. W. 45-3#8. Sept..9. Arizona. W. 45-3#6. Sept..16. at.#3.Auburn. L. 7-3#10. Sept..23. Tulane. W. 49-7#9. Sept..30. Mississippi.State. W. 48-17#9. Oct..7. at.#5.Florida. L. 23-10#14. Oct..14. Kentucky. W. 49-0#14. Oct..21. Fresno.State. W. 38-6#13. Nov..14. at.#8.Tennessee. W. 28-24#12. Nov..11. Alabama. W. 28-14#9. Nov..18. Ole.Miss. W. 23-20.(OT)#9. Nov..24. at.#5.Arkansas. W. 31-26.(OT)Sugar Bowl • New Orleans • Superdome #10.. Jan..3. #11.Notre.Dame. W. 41-14

2007 - LSURECORD: 12-2 (6-2 SEC, SEC CHAMPIONS) ** NATIONAL CHAMPIONS**#2. Aug..30. at.Mississippi.State. W. 45-0#2. Sept..8. #9.Virginia.Tech. W. 48-7#2. Sept..15. Middle.Tennessee. W. 44-0#2. Sept..22. #12.South.Carolina. W. 28-16#2. Sept..29. at.Tulane. W. 34-9#1. Oct..6. #7.Florida. W. 28-24#1. Oct..13. at.#17.Kentucky. L. 43-37.3OT#5. Oct..20. #18.Auburn. W. 30-24#4. Nov..3. at.#17.Alabama. W. 41-34#2. Nov..10. Louisiana.Tech. W. 58-10#1. Nov..17. at.Ole.Miss. W. 41-24#1. Nov..23. Arkansas. L. 50-48.3OTSEC Championship Game • Atlanta • Georgia Dome #7. Dec..1. #14.Tennessee. W. 21-14.BCS National Championship Game • New Orleans • Superdome#2. Jan..7. #1.Ohio.State. W. 38-24

2008 - LSU RECORD: 8-5 (3-5 SEC) #6. Aug..30. Appalachian.State.. W. 41-13.#7. Sept..13. North.Texas. W. 41-3.#6. Sept..20. at.#9.Auburn. W. 26-21.#5. Sept..27. Mississippi.State.. W. 34-24.#3. Oct..11. at.#11.Florida. L. 51-21.#13. Oct.18. at.South.Carolina. W. 24-17.#11. Oct..25. #.9.Georgia. L. 52-38.#15. Nov..1. Tulane. W. 35-10.#15. Nov..8. #1.Alabama. L. 27-21.(OT).#19. Nov..15. Troy.(HC).^... W. 40-31.#18. Nov..22. *.Ole.Miss. L. 31-13.. Nov..28. *.at.Arkansas. L. 31-30Peach Bowl • Atlanta • Georgia Dome . Dec..31. #14...Georgia.Tech. W. 38-3

2009 – LSURECORD: 9-4 (5-3 SEC)#9. Sept..5. at.Washington. W. 31-23#9. Sept..12. Vanderbilt. W. 23-9#7. Sept..19. Louisiana-Lafayette. W. 41-0#7. Sept..26. at.Miss..State. W. 30-26#4. Oct..3. at.#14.Georgia. W. 20-13#4. Oct..10. #1.Florida. L. 13-3#10. Oct..24. Auburn. W. 31-10#9. Oct..31. Tulane. W. 42-0#9. Nov..7. at.#3.Alabama. L. 24-15#11. Nov..14. Louisiana.Tech.(HC). W. 24-16#10. Nov..21. at.Ole.Miss. L. 25-23#17. Nov..28. Arkansas. W. 33-30.(OT)Capital One Bowl • Orlando, Fla. • Citrus Bowl #13. Jan..1.. #11.Penn.State.. L. 19-17

2010 – LSURECORD: 11-2 (6-2 SEC)#21. Sept..4. vs..#18.North.Carolina. W. 30-24#19. Sept..11. at.Vanderbilt. W. 27-3#15.. Sept..18. Mississippi.State. W. 29-7#15. Sept..25. #21.West.Virginia. W. 20-14.#12. Oct..2. Tennessee. W. 16-14#12. Oct..9. at.#14.Florida. W. 33-20#9. Oct..16. McNeese.State. W. 32-10#6. Oct..23. at.#5.Auburn. L. 24-17#12. Nov..6. #5.Alabama. W. 24-21#5. Nov..13. Louisiana-Monroe. W. 51-0#5. Nov..20. Ole.Miss. W. 43-36#6. Nov..27. at.#12.Arkansas. L. 31-23Cotton Bowl • Arlington, Texas • Cowboys Stadium #11. Jan..7.. #18.Texas.A&M. W. 41-24

2011 – LSURECORD: 13-0 (8-0 SEC, SEC CHAMPIONS)#4. Sept..3. vs..#3.Oregon. W. 40-27#2. Sept..10. Northwestern.State. W. 49-3#3.. Sept..15. at.#25.Mississippi.State. W. 19-6#2. Sept..24. at.#16.West.Virginia. W. 47-21.#1. Oct..1. Kentucky. W. 35-7#1. Oct..8. #17/18.Florida. W. 41-11#1. Oct..15. at.Tennessee. W. 38-7#1. Oct..22. #19/23.Auburn. W. 45-10#1. Nov..5. at.#2.Alabama. W. 9-6.OT#1. Nov..12. Western.Kentucky. W. 42-9#1. Nov..19. at.Ole.Miss. W. 52-3#1. Nov..25. #3.Arkansas. W. 41-17SEC Championship Game • Atlanta • Georgia Dome #1. Dec..3.. #12/14.Georgia. W. 42-10BCS National Championship Game • New Orleans • Superdome#1. Jan..9. #2.Alabama. .


ESPN Commercials(Left) In the spring of 2008, Coach Miles participated in the filming of an ESPN SportsCenter commercial at their headquarters in Bristol, Conn. This past summer, Coach Miles took part in his second commercial, this time with the ESPN College Gameday crew of (l to r) Chris Fowler, Lee Corso, Kirk Herbstreit and Desmond Howard (not pictured).

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2007 National Championship(Above) Head coach Les Miles acknowledges the LSU fans who watched the Tigers’ 38-24 victory over top-ranked Ohio State in the 2008 Allstate BCS National Championship Game. (Top left) Postgame, Miles congratulates the team on a stellar performance and the program’s second national championship in five years. (Middle left) Jacob Hester (18) presents coach Miles the game ball after the Alabama game. (Bottom left) With an historic season in the books, Miles lets out a blissful cry of jubilation in the postgame news conference.


rankedinthetopfiveinthecountryinback-to-backyears. LSU’sat-largeberthinaBCSbowlwasafirstinschoolhistoryanditalsorepresentedthethirdtimeduringthedecadethattheTigersendedtheirseasonintheSugarBowl. In2006,MilesbecamethefirstcoachinLSUhistorytoleadtheTigerstoback-to-back10-winsseasons,somethingthatheaddedtowithanother10-pluswinseasonin2007. HebecamethefirstLSUcoachsinceJerryStovallin1982tobeattwotop10-rankedteamsontheroadinthesameseasonastheTigersposteda28-24winoverNo.8TennesseeinKnoxvillefollowedbya31-26victoryoverNo.5ArkansasinLittleRock.AllfourofLSU’sroadgameopponentswererankedinthetop10atthetimeofthegame,afirstinschoolhistory. EventhoughtheTigershadtogoontheroadtofacefourtop10-rankedteamsin2006,yeartwounderMilesseemedsomewhatordinarycomparedtowhattheTigershadtoendureduringhisfirstyearinBatonRouge. InMiles’inauguralseasonatLSUheledtheTigerstoonlythethird11-winseasoninschoolhistory,atopfivenationalrankingandaberthintheSECChampionshipGame,despitenumerousdistractionsthatcoveredmostofthemonthsofSeptemberandOctober. TheTigers,playingwithoutstartingquarterbackandfutureNo.1overallNFLDraftpickJaMarcusRussell,putanexclamationpointontheyearwitha40-3winoverNo.9MiamiinthePeach

Bowltofinishwithan11-2overallmarkandaNo.5nationalranking. ToappreciatejusthowadversetheconditionsthatMilesandtheTigershadtoovercomein2005,youhavetogobacktolateAugustandHurricaneKatrina,thefirstoftwostormstodevastateLouisianaduringthefall. DaysbeforeLSU’soriginallyscheduledseasonopeneragainstNorthTexasinTigerStadium,HurricaneKatrinablewashore,packingtremendouswinds,andturnedthestate,inparticularNewOrleansandsoutheasternLouisiana,upsidedown. Massivefloodingfollowedinthewakeofthestormasmorethan30LSUplayershadtheirfamiliesandtheirhomesaffectedbythehurricaneandMiles’firstgameinTigerStadiumagainstNorthTexaswaspostponed.WiththeLSUcampusservingastherecoverycenterforthosesick,homelessanddisplacedduetoHurricaneKatrina,footballseemedtobethefarthestthingfrommostpeople’sminds.However,Mileswasabletosuccessfullymanageadelicatesituation,onethatsawhisteamandcoachingstaffvolunteertimetothoseinneed,whilestillattemptingtofocusonfootballforatleasttwohoursaday. Afteraweekoftryingtominimizethedistractionsforafootballteamthathadtheirapartmentsanddormroomsfilledwithdisplacedfamilymembersandfriendsduetothestorm,itappearedthattheTigerswouldfinallygettoplayahomegame,thistimeagainst15th-rankedArizonaState.

However,justastheTigersbegantopreparefortheSunDevilsandtheseasonopenerinTigerStadium,itwaslearnedthatthedevastationtoNewOrleanswasmuchgreaterthanoriginallythought.WiththeMaravichCenterontheLSUcampusservingaswhatwouldbecomethelargestfieldtriageunitinUnitedStateshistory,itwasmutuallydecidedtomovetheLSU-ArizonaStategametoTempe. WithmanyinLouisianaunderthedistressofHurricaneKatrina,theTigersweregoingtohavetotaketothedeserttofaceapowerfuloffenseintheirfirstgameoftheseason. ThesewerecertainlytryingtimesforeveryoneinthestateofLouisiana,butevenmoresoforafootballcoachwhonowhadhisteamcarryingthebannerforastateinneedofadiversion.LSUfootballhadbecomeareleaseforthoseconsumedwiththehurricane.LSUevenre-stateditsteamgoals,puttingplayingforthestateofLouisianaatthetopofthelist. TheTigersdidn’tdisappointasMilesandhisLSUteamuseda28-pointfourth-quarterrallytocomebacktobeatArizonaState,35-31,inTempe. NowwiththeArizonaStategamebehindthem,itlookedasifthingsfortheLSUfootballteamwouldgraduallygetbacktonormalastheTigershadaweekoffbeforefacingTennesseeinTigerStadiumonSept.24. Then,theunthinkablehappened.Anotherstorm,thisonenamedRita,hitsouthwestLouisiana,causingseveredamagetomorehomes,leaving

thousandswithoutelectricityanddisplacingevenmoreLouisiananatives.ThecombinationofHurricanesKatrinaandRitaforcedLSUtoagainshuffleitsschedule.InsteadofplayingTennesseeonaSaturdaynightinTigerStadium,theTigerswouldnowbeforcedtofacetheVolunteersonaMondaynight.AnemotionallydrainedLSUteamsawa21-0halftimeleadevaporateintoa30-27overtimelosstotheVols. TherewasnocoachinghandbookforMilestorefertowhenitcametodealingwiththehurricanesandpreparingateamforcompetitionduringextremeadverseconditions.Mileswasonhisown,forcedtonavigatehisLSUteamthroughatreacherousstretchofgames,whilealsobeingsympathetictothosestillaffectedbythenaturaldisasters. WithjustfivedaysbetweentheTennesseelossandtheMississippiStategame,MilesandtheTigerswereobviouslydealtanunfairhand,however,heaskedhisteamtorespondandtheydid.TheMississippiStatecontestwasthestartingpointforastretchofgamesfortheTigersthatsawLSUwinninecontestsinninestraightweeksofplay.The37-7winovertheBulldogswasfollowedbya34-6roadvictoryoverVanderbiltastheTigershadre-establishedthemselvesasoneofthenation’seliteonthefootballfield. Duringwhatwouldbe11-consecutiveweeksofplay,theTigerspostedawinoverFlorida,alongwithovertimevictoriesagainstAuburnandAlabama.Inall,theTigersbeatfour

Miles Profiles(Right) Coach Les Miles was featured in an article by Austin Murphy for Sports Illustrated during the 2011 season. (Bottom left) Wright Thompson delved into the personality and charisma of Coach Miles for a story for ESPN.com this season. (Bottom right) @LSUCoachMiles was profiled in USA Today in 2009 for becoming one of the first prominent football coaches to use the social messaging platform Twitter.


teamsrankedamongthetop15inthenation,thenaschoolrecordforregularseasonvictoriesoverrankedopponents. After10-straightweeksofplayduringtheregularseason,theTigersfashioneda7-1conferencemarkandearnedaberthintheSECtitlegame. MilesbecametheonlycoachinhisfirstyearintheSECtoleadhissquadtotheleague’stitlegame.HealsobecamethefirstcoachinLSUhistorytobeatAlabama,AuburnandFloridainthesameseason. FollowingalosstoGeorgiaintheleague’stitlegame,MilesandtheTigersre-grouped,thistimetobeatNo.9Miami,40-3,intheChick-fil-APeachBowl.ThewingavetheTigers11victoriesfortheyear,makingMilesthewinningestfirst-yearcoachinschoolhistory.OklahomaStateYears Infourshortyears,MilesturnedtheOklahomaStatefootballprogramintoonethatwasnationallycompetitive,despitecompetingin-stateagainstone

ofthecountry’sdominantprograms. MileshonedhisheadcoachingskillsatOklahomaState.UnderMiles’direction,theCowboysweretheonlyteaminthenationtobeatOklahomatwiceinthefour-yearperiod,andhewasalsothefirstcoachinOklahomaStatehistorytopostwinsoverNebraskaandOklahomainthesameseason. MilesledtheCowboystothree-straightbowlappearances,anaccomplishmentOklahomaStatehadnotachievedsinceJimmyJohnsonstartedastringofthree-straightpost-seasongamesbeginningin1983.Inaddition,OklahomaState’sappearanceintheCottonBowltocapthe2003seasonmarkedthefirsttimein55yearsthattheCowboysappearedinaJanuarybowlgame. AsheadcoachatOklahomaState,hebuiltaconsistentwinneroutofaprogramthathadrecordedonlyonewinningseasonsince1988,andhadpostedarecordof13-20inthethreeyearspriortohisarrivalatOSU.After

going4-7inhisfirstyearasheadcoachin2001,hetooktheCowboystoconsecutivewinningmarksof8-5in2002,9-4in2003and7-5in2004. MilesledOklahomaStatetoafour-yearrecordof28-21forawinningpercentageof57.1,thebestcareerwinningpercentageforanOSUcoachsinceJimLookabaughendedhiscareerinStillwaterin1949. Mileswasthe2002Big12ConferenceCoachoftheYearafterdirectinghissecondOklahomaStateteamtoan8-5recordandtheschool’sfirstbowlappearancesince1997. TheCowboys,whoaveraged34.4pointspergame,closedthe2002seasonwithwinsinsixoftheirlastsevengames,includinga38-28victoryoverthen-No.3rankedOklahomaintheregular-seasonfinale.TheCowboyscappedthe2002seasonwitha33-23winoverSouthernMissintheHoustonBowl.

Assistant Coach Years PriortohistenureasheadcoachatOklahomaState,MileswasthetightendscoachfortheDallasCowboysforthreeseasonsfrom1998-2000.DuringhisthreeyearswiththeCowboys,Dallaswononedivisionaltitle,whileparticipatingintheplayoffstwice.InDallas,MileslearnedofLSUandthecharmoftheschoolfromtightendDavidLaFleur,whostarredfortheTigersinthe1990s.InthreeyearsofcoachingtightendsfortheCowboys,Miles’playerscombinedfor136receptionsfor1,287yardsand16touchdowns.LaFleur,aformerLSUAll-Americaselection,hadhisbestyearunderMilesin1999,starting16gamesandcatching35passesfor322yardsandseventouchdowns. BeforegoingtoDallas,MilesservedasOklahomaState’soffensivecoordinatorforthreeseasonsfrom1995-97,includingan8-3seasonandanAlamoBowlberthin1997.

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Men of HonorLes Miles and his 2007 LSU national championship team traveled to Washington, D.C. in April 2008. (Left) The Tigers’ head coach met with President George W. Bush at the White House and (Above) visited with soldiers assigned to guard the Tomb of the Unknowns at Arlington National Cemetery.

On the Air(Left) Les Miles is interviewed by CBS’s Tracy Wolfson prior to the 2011 SEC Championship Game vs. Georgia.(Above) Coach Miles shares a laugh with ESPN Gameday anchor Chris Fowler after the Tigers defeated Alabama 9-6 in overtime earlier this season in Tuscaloosa, Ala.


Miles’collegeplayingandcoachingcareerincludesexperienceundersomeofthemostnotedcoachesincollegefootball.AtMichigan,heplayedforlegendarycoachBoSchembechlerandlaterservedonSchembechler’sstaff.HealsoworkedwithGaryMoelleratMichiganandBillMcCartneyatColorado. SuccesshasfollowedMilesateverystopofbothhisplayingandprofessionalcareer.Hewasatwo-yearlettermanatMichigan(1974-75).Duringthosetwoseasons,Michiganwasacombined18-3-2,hadfinalAssociatedPressnationalrankingsinthetop10andparticipatedintheOrangeBowl. HejoinedSchembechler’sMichigancoachingstaffin1980forthefirstoftwostintsasacoachinAnnArbor.In1980and1981,Michigancombinedfor19winsandjustfivelosses,wontheBig10titlein1980andplayedintheRoseandBluebonnetBowls,respectively.MilesleftMichiganforColorado,whereheservedonMcCartney’sstafffrom1982through1986.InhisfinaltwoyearsatColorado,theBuffsearnedbidstotheFreedomBowlandBluebonnetBowl. In1987,hereturnedtoMichigan,wherehewouldspendthenexteightyearsaspartofoneofthemostsuccessfulerasinMichiganfootballhistory.From1987to1994,Michiganwon71games,madeeightstraightbowlappearances,includingfourtripstotheRoseBowl,andfinishednolowerthanNo.21infinalAssociatedPressnationalrankings. The1989Michigansquadfinished10-2,wontheBig10championshipandfinishedrankedNo.7inthecountry.ThatwouldbeCoachBoSchembechler’sfinalseasonasMichigan’sheadcoach. WhenMoellertookovertheMichiganprogrampriortothe1990season,Milesremainedonthestaff.The1990teamfinished9-3,winningtheBig10titleandtheGatorBowl.Thefollowingseason(1991),Michiganfinished10-2andwithaNo.6nationalranking.MilescoachedsomeofthebestplayerstoweartheMichiganuniform,includingeightfirst-teamAll-Americans,10totalAll-Americansand12playersfromWolverineoffensivelinesthatwereNFLdraftees.

Media Darling AnotherthingthattendstosetMilesapartfrommanyofhispeersisthatofhispersonalityandhisabilitytohavefun,whileatthesametimerunninganelitefootballprogram.MileshastwicebeeninvolvedincommercialsforESPN’sCollegeGameDay,mostrecentlyshootingaspotinLosAngelesforthe2011season.Hedeliversmemorablelinesduringhispressconferences,hasatendencyto“taste”grassfromthefieldduringgames,andhasbecomeaviralstarontheInternet.HisrunningdialoguewithESPNpersonalityScottVanPeltandtheexchangeof“gifts”betweenthetworesultedinMilesshootingabasketballvideodubbed“ItMustHaveBeenTheShoes”duringthesummerthatresultedinnearly100,000viewsontheInternet.He’soneofthemostpopularcoachesinsocialmediawithover53,000followersonTwitter,andhe’sbecomeoneofthemostquotablecoachesinthegame.

PhilanthropistAt Heart OneofLesMiles’mostimpressivequalitiesisthatofthetimehespendsgivingtoandhelpingcausesthatbenefitothers.Eachyear,MilesandhiswifeKathyhostaneventthatraisescloseto$100,000fortheChildren’sMiracleNetwork.Inaddition,heisactiveinothercommunityserviceeventssuchastheMaryBirdPerkinsCancerCenterannualfundraiser,theSpecialOlympicsandtheBatonRougeChildren’sAdvocacyCenterCelebrityWaiterEvent. MilesspentaweekinJuneof2006takingpartintheUSOTour,wheretheTigerheadcoachvisitedAmericanTroopsservinginKuwaitandIraq.Mileswasjoinedonthetour,whichservesasamoraleboosterforthetroopsservingabroad,byformerNotreDamecoachLouHoltzandTampaBayRaysownerVincentNaimoli. Theweek-longtriptookMilestoseveralU.S.basesinKuwaitandthenontoIraq,wherehevisitedwithhundredsofAmericantroopsandevenflewoverthecityofBaghdadinaBlackHawkhelicopter.

The Family Man WhenMilesisn’toverseeinghisLSUfootballfamily,hecanmostlikelybefoundinthebleacherssupportinghiswifeandkidsattheirsportingevents.HisoldestdaughterKathryn,whoiscommonlyreferredtoas“Smacker”,isoneofthetopjuniorswimmersinthenation,whilehistwosons–Mannyand

Ben–areavidathleteswhoparticipateineverythingfromfootballtobaseballtowrestling.CoachMilesalsogetshisshareoftimewiththeyoungestoftheMilesfamily,8-yearoldMacyGrace. CoachMiles’wifeKathy,whoplayedpointguardatCentralMichiganandlaterservedasanassistantcoachatMichigan,spendstimecoachingMacy’sbasketballteam.

2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 TOTALS

vs.Unrankedteams 6-0 8-0 5-1 6-2 8-1 6-0 5-0 44-4vs.Top25teams 5-2 3-2 7-1 2-3 1-3 5-2 8-0 31-13vs.Top10teams 2-1 2-2 3-0 1-2 0-3 1-1 3-0 12-9SECRegularSeason 7-1 6-2 6-2 3-5 5-3 6-2 8-0 41-15vs.SECWesternDivision 5-0 4-1 4-1 2-3 3-2 3-2 5-0 26-9vs.SECEasternDivision 2-1 2-1 2-1 1-2 2-1 3-0 3-0 15-6SEChomegames 3-1 4-0 3-1 1-3 3-1 4-0 4-0 22-6SECroadgames 4-0 2-2 3-1 2-2 2-2 2-2 4-0 19-9Allhomegames 5-1 8-0 6-1 5-3 6-1 7-0 6-0 43-6Allroadgames 5-0 2-2 4-1 2-2 3-2 2-1 5-0 23-9NeutralSitegames 1-1 1-0 2-0 1-0 0-1 2-0 2-0 9-2Bowlgames 1-0 1-0 1-0 1-0 0-1 1-0 0-0 5-1

Miles’ Record at LSU

Off the Field(Top) In 2006 Miles took part in the USO Tour, where he visited American Troops in Kuwait and Iraq. (Middle) LSU coach Les Miles and his youngest son Ben were among hundreds of family and friends who welcomed back 175 members of the Louisiana National Guard’s 769th Engineer Battalion at the Baton Rouge Airport. (Bottom) Miles took time out of his busy Sugar Bowl preparations schedule to spend time with the patients of New Orleans’ Children’s Hospital.


LSU Assistant Coaches

Therecipientofthe2011BroylesNationalAssistantCoachoftheYear,defensivecoordinatorJohnChaviscontinuedtoputhismarkontheTigerdefenseinhisthirdseasonatLSU.Withaphilosophythatfeaturesaggressiveplay(pressurethequarterback),acommitmenttobeingphysical(winthebattleupfront)andonethathastheTigersdisplayingacertainswagger(makeopponentsearneveryyard)theTigershavethrivedunderChavis. Featuringayoungandexplosivedefensivefrontalongwitharguablythenation’stopsecondarywithtwonationalawardwinnersinTyrannMathieuandMorrisClaiborne,Chavis’defenseisallowingjust10.5pointsand252totalyardspergame.LSUallowedonlysixfirsthalftouchdowns,includingjusttwointhefirstquarter,allseasonastheTigersrodetheirdominantdefense’sstyleofplaytoa13-0markandaNo.1nationalranking. Aveterandefensivecoordinatorwithover20yearsofexperienceinthenation’spremierconference,ChavisishavingperhapshisbestseasonasacoordinatorastheTigersheadintotheBCSNationalChampionshipGameratedinthetop3inthenationinfourcategories–totaldefense(No.2at252.08),scoringdefense(No.2at10.5),rushdefense(No.3at85.46),andpassefficiencydefense(No.3with93.05rating).LSUisalsoNo.9nationallyinpassdefense(166.6)andNo.10intacklesforloss(98.0). Inback-to-backyears,ChavisandtheTigerdefensehavefeaturedtheThorpeAwardwinner(nation’stopdefensiveback)inPatrickPetersonin2010andClaibornethisyearaswellastheBednarikAwardwinner(nation’stopdefender)inPetersonandMathieuin2011.LSUalsoishometothepasttwoSECDefensivePlayersoftheYearinPeterson(2010)andMathieu(2011). In2010,LSUledtheSECandranked10thinthenationinpassdefense(169.8yardspergame)andtheywereNo.11inscoringdefense(18.2pointspergame)andNo.12intotaldefense(307.2yardspergame). Chavis’2010defensefeaturedPeterson,whowaspickedwiththefifthoverallselectioninNFLDraft,alongwithlinebackerKelvinSheppardanddefensivetackleDrakeNevis,whowerebothfirst-teamAll-SECpicksinayearago. InhisfirstyearatLSUin2009,ChavisturnedaroundaTigerdefense,takingaunitthatrankednearthebottomoftheSECin2008toonethatwasamongthetopfourintheleaguethefollowingyear.LSUfinishedthe2009seasonrankedthirdintheleagueand11thinthenationinscoringdefenseandtheywerefourthintheSECinrushingdefense.LSUallowedonlysixrushingTDsin2009,thesecond-lowesttotalintheleague. With23yearsofexperienceintheruggedSoutheasternConference–17asadefensivecoordinator–Chavishasproducedadefensethathasrankedamongthetopfourintheleagueintotaldefense12times.Furthermore,Chavishasdeveloped38playersintofirst-teamAll-SECselectionssince1995withanother13earningfirst-teamAll-Americahonors.

Inadditiontohisdutiesasdefensivecoordinator,Chavisalsocoachesthelinebackers,apositionthatprovedtobethestrengthoftheLSUdefenseinhisfirsttwoyearswiththeTigers.LSU’stopfourtacklersin2009werealllinebackers,afirstfortheTigerssincethe1985season,andin2010,linebackersrepresentedthetoptwotacklersontheteam. LSU’shadlinebackersselectedintheNFLDraftinboth2010and2011withPerryRileygoinginthefourthroundin2010andSheppardbeingtakeninthethirdroundin2011.It’sthefirsttimesincethemid-80sthatLSUhashadlinebackerspickedinconsecutiveyearsintheNFLDraft. PriortohisarrivalinBatonRougein2009,Chavisspent14seasonsasthedefensivecoordinatoratTennessee,helpingtheVolstowinatleastninegamesinaseason11times.TheVolswonatleast10gamesinaseasoneighttimesduringhistimeasdefensivecoordinator,whichincludedaschool-record13victoriesduringtheirnationalchampionshipseasonin1998.TheVolshad11wins1995,1997,and2001andtheywon10gamesin1996,2003,2004,and2007. WithChavisasthedefensivecoordinator,TennesseemadefiveappearancesintheSECChampionshipGame,winningtheleaguetitlein1997and1998,andtheywereinvitedtothreeBCSbowlgames. OthercoachingaccomplishmentsforChavisatTennesseeincludecoachingfourlinebackerstofirst-teamAll-AmericahonorsinLeonardLittle(1997),AlWilson(1998),RaynochThompson(1999)andKevinBurnett(2004).AllfourofthoseplayerswereselectedintheNFLDraftwithWilsonbeingafirstroundselection.ChavisalsocoachedJerodMayo,whowasthe10thplayertakeninthe2008NFLDraftandwasnamedthe2008NFLDefensiveRookieoftheYear. Individually,ChaviswasnamedtherecipientofthecovetedAmericanFootballCoachesAssociationAssistantCoachoftheYearhonorin2006. ChavisreturnedtohisAlmaMaterin1989season,servingasthedefensivelineandlinebackerscoach.Heheldthatpositionuntil1995whenhewaspromotedtodefensivecoordinator. Chavis,whoisoriginallyfromDillon,S.C.,ismarriedtotheformerDianeCrisp.Theyaretheparentsofsons,JohnandJason.

YEAR AT LSU: Third (appointed Jan. 5, 2009)BIRTHDATE: Oct. 16, 1956 in Dillon, S.C.WIFE: Diane Crisp DavisCHILDREN: John, Jason HIGH SCHOOL: Dillon (S.C.) High SchoolCOLLEGE: Tennessee, ‘79

PLAYING EXPERIENCE1976-78 Tennessee(middleguard)

COACHING EXPERIENCE1979 Tennessee(graduateassistant)1980-83 AlabamaA&M(defensiveline)1984-85 AlabamaState(defensivecoordinator)1986-88 AlabamaA&M(defensivecoordinator)1989-2008 Tennessee(defensiveline/linebackers,1989-94; defensivecoordinator/linebackers,1995-2008)2009-11 LSU(defensivecoordinator/linebackers)

BOWL EXPERIENCEYear Bowl Team Opponent Results1979 Bluebonnet Tennessee Purdue L,27-221990 Cotton Tennessee Arkansas W,31-271991 Sugar Tennessee Virginia W,23-221992 Fiesta Tennessee PennState L,42-171993 HallofFame Tennessee BostonCollege W,38-231994 FloridaCitrus Tennessee PennState L,31-131994 Gator Tennessee VirginiaTech W,45-231996 FloridaCitrus Tennessee OhioState W,20-141997 FloridaCitrus Tennessee Northwestern W,48-281998 Orange Tennessee Nebraska L,42-171999 Fiesta Tennessee FloridaState W,23-162000 Fiesta Tennessee Nebraska L,31-212001 Cotton Tennessee KansasState L,35-212002 FloridaCitrus Tennessee Michigan W,45-172002 Peach Tennessee Maryland L,30-32004 Peach Tennessee Clemson L,27-142005 Cotton Tennessee TexasA&M W,38-72007 Outback Tennessee PennState L,20-102008 Outback Tennessee Wisconsin W,21-172010 CapitalOne LSU PennState L,19-172011 Cotton LSU TexasA&M W,41-24

JohnwithhiswifeDiane.

John ChavisDefensive Coordinator/Linebackers

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LSUAssistant Coaches


RonCooper,withnineyearsofheadcoachingexperienceatthecollegiatelevel,isinhisthirdseasonwiththeTigersasLSU’sdefensivebackscoach. Cooperhasbeenresponsibleforoverseeingperhapsthenation’stopsecondaryin2011astheTigersfeaturetwonationalawardwinnersinMorrisClaiborne(ThorpeAward)andTyrannMathieu(BednarikAward).Claiborne(SECCoaches)andMathieu(AP)eachpickedupSECDefensivePlayeroftheYearhonorsin2011.It’sthesecondstraightyearthatLSUhasfeaturedtheThorpeandBednarikAwardwinnersalongwiththeSECDefensivePlayeroftheYear.PatrickPetersonclaimedallthreehonorsin2010beforebeingtakenwiththefifthoverallpickintheNFLDraft. Asaunit,LSU’ssecondaryaccountedfor16interceptions,ninefumblerecoveriesand12forcedfumblesastheTigersledthenationinturnovermargin(+1.69)andrankedfifthintotalinterceptionswith18.LSUallowedjustsevenpassingtouchdownsallseason,thefewestbyaTigerteamsincelimitingopponentstoonlyfivein1989. InhisfirsttwoyearswiththeTigers,Cooper’sexpertisecoachingthesecondarywasevidentasLSUhadoneofthebestdefensivebackfieldsinthecountry.Lastyear,LSUledtheSECandranked10thinthenationinpassdefenseallowing169.8yardspergame. Cooper’sfirstyearatLSUsawPetersonearnsecondteamAll-Americahonors,whilesafetyChadJoneswaspickedinthethirdroundoftheNFLDraft. CooperjoinedtheLSUstafffromSouthCarolinawherehespentfiveyearscoachingonthedefensivesideofthefootball.AsSouthCarolina’ssafetiescoachin2008,CooperassistedwithadefensethatrankedNo.1intheSECandNo.2inthenationinpassdefenseallowingjust160yardspergame. Inadditiontohisroleassafetiescoachin2008,Cooper’sotherresponsibilitiesduringhisstayatSouthCarolinaincludedcoachingthedefensivebacksin2004,servingastheoutsidelinebackersandspecialteamscoordinatorin2005,andholdingthepositionofsecondarycoachandassistantheadcoachin2006and2007. PriortohisstayinSouthCarolina,Cooperspentthe2003seasonasthedefensivecoordinatoratMississippiStateand2002asthesecondarycoachatWisconsin. Cooperbrokeintotheheadcoachingranksin1993whenEasternMichiganhiredtheHuntsville,Ala.,native.CooperspenttwoseasonsatEasternMichigan,going4-7in1993and5-6in1994. FollowingtwoyearsatEasternMichigan,CooperwasappointedastheheadcoachatLouisville,apositionheheldforthreeyearsfrom1995-97.DuringhisthreeyearswiththeCardinals,Cooperposteda13-20record,whichincludedtwowinsoverKentuckyandavictoryoverMichiganState. Cooper’s1995LouisvilleteamledthenationinturnoversforcedandfinishedNo.9inthenationinscoringdefense.Ayearlater,LouisvillerankedNo.4inthecountryinbothtotaldefenseandrushingdefense. AlabamaA&MhiredCooperasitsheadcoachin1998,apositionheheldthrough

the2001season.CooperguidedAlabamaA&MtothechampionshipgameoftheSouthwesternAthleticConferencein2000.His2000squadledthenationinrushingdefenseandtheyrankedNo.8nationallyinscoringdefense.Cooperpostedacombinedrecordof22-23infouryearsatAlabamaA&M,whichincludeda6-5markin1999anda7-5recordin2000. PriortobecomingaheadcoachatEasternMichigan,CooperservedasanassistantcoachatNotreDame,helpingtheIrishtovictoriesinthe1992SugarBowloverNo.3FloridaandintheCottonBowlayearlateragainstNo.4TexasA&M. OthercoachingstopsforCooperincludeservingasthedefensivecoordinatoratUNLVin1990;assistantcoachatEastCarolinain1989;defensivecoordinatoratMurrayStatein1987-88;assistantcoachatAustinPeayfrom1985-86;graduateassistantatMinnesotain1984andagraduateassistantatAppalachianStatein1983. Cooperhascoachedineightbowlgamesduringhiscollegiatecareer,includingappearancesinthe2009OutbackBowl,the2006LibertyBowlandthe2005IndependenceBowlwithSouthCarolina. Onthefield,Cooperwasafour-yearletterwinneratJacksonville(Ala.)StatewherehewasapartoftwoGulfSouthConferencechampionshipsin1981and1982.CooperalsoplayedintheNCAADivisionIIplayoffsthreetimesduringhiscareer,reachingthesemifinalroundin1982. Cooperearnedhisbachelor’sdegreefromJacksonvilleStatein1983andlaterreceivedhismaster’sdegreefromAppalachianStatein1986. Cooperandhiswife,Djuna,haveadaughter,Tyler,andtwosons,TristanandRonald,Jr.

YEAR AT LSU: Third (appointed Jan. 6, 2009)BIRTHDATE: Feb. 11, 1962 in Huntsville, Ala. WIFE: DjunaCHILDREN: Tristan, Tyler, Ronald, Jr. COLLEGE: Jacksonville State, ’83

PLAYING EXPERIENCE1978-82 JacksonvilleState

COACHING EXPERIENCE1983 AppalachianState(graduateassistant)1984 Minnesota(graduateassistant)1985-86 AustinPeay(assistantcoach)1987-88 MurrayState(defensivecoordinator)1989 EastCarolina(assistantcoach)1990 UNLV(defensivecoordinator)1991-92 NotreDame(assistantcoach)1993-94 EasternMichigan(headcoach)1995-97 Louisville(headcoach)1998-2001 AlabamaA&M(headcoach)2002 Wisconsin(assistantcoach)2003 MississippiState(defensivecoordinator)2004-08 South Carolina (defensive backs, 2004; outside linebackers/special teams

coordinator,2005;secondary/assistantheadcoach,2006-07;safeties,2008)2009-11 LSU(secondary)

BOWL EXPERIENCEYear Bowl Team Opponent Results1992 Sugar NotreDame Florida W,39-281993 Cotton NotreDame TexasA&M W,28-32002 Alamo Wisconsin Colorado W,31-282005 Independence SouthCarolina Missouri L,38-312006 Liberty SouthCarolina Houston W,44-362009 Outback SouthCarolina Iowa L,31-102010 CapitalOne LSU PennState L,19-172011 Cotton LSU TexasA&M W,41-24

RonandDjunaCooperwithTristan,TylerandRonald,Jr.

Ron CooperDefensive Backs



SteveEnsminger,aformerstartingquarterbackforLSU,isinhissecondyearastheTigers’tightendscoach. Ensminger,a1982graduateofLSU,playedquarterbackfortheTigersunderheadcoachCharlieMcClendonfrom1976-79.EnsmingerplayedinthreebowlgamesatLSUandhasfollowedthatbycoachingin12bowlgamesasanassistantatthecollegiatelevel. TightendplaycontinuestobeamajorpartofLSU’soffensivesuccesswhetheritbeintherunningbackwithChaseClementandMitchJosephorinthepassinggamewithDeangeloPeterson.Petersonrankedthirdontheteaminreceptionsin2011with17for172yardsandatouchdown.Aferociousblocker,Clementhasalsobecomeareliablehandinthepassinggamewithsevenreceptionsfor96yardsandascore. Ayearago,Ensmingercoachedaversatilegroupoftightendswhocombinedfor24catchesfor301yardwithPetersonleadingthewaywith16receptionsfor198yardsdespitemissingthreegameswithaninjury. EnsmingerjoinedtheLSUstaffafterservingasanassistantcoachatAuburnfrom2003-08.Ensmingerspentthe2009seasonasthepassinggamecoordinatoratSmithsStationHighSchoolinAuburn,Ala. DuringhissixseasonsatAuburn,Ensmingercoachedthequarterbacksoneyear(2003),followedbyfiveyearsasthetightendscoachfrom2004-08.AsthequarterbackcoachatAuburn,EnsmingerhelpeddevelopJasonCampbell,whowentontobecomeanNFLfirstrounddraftpick. WhileatAuburn,theTigersledtheSECinscoringoffenseinboth2004(32.1)and2005(32.2)andtheywerefirstintheleagueintotaloffensein2005(409.8). EnsmingerhasalsohadmajorcollegecoachingstopsatGeorgia(1991-93),TexasA&M(1994-96)andClemson(1997-98). AtGeorgia,heservedasthequarterbackscoachaswellasthepassinggamecoordinator.In1992,Georgiaposteda10-2overallrecordandledtheSECinbothscoring(32.0)andtotaloffense(450.4). Ensmingerfollowedthatwithathree-yearstintatTexasA&MwherehewastheoffensivecoordinatorandquarterbackscoachfortheAggies.TheAggieswere25-9-1duringEnsminger’sthreeyearsinCollegeStation,whichincludeda10-0-1markin1994anda9-3recordin1995.

FollowinghisthreeyearsatTexasA&M,EnsmingercoachedfortwoseasonsatClemson,holdingthetitleofoffensivecoordinatorandquarterbackscoach. EnsmingerreturnedtoLouisianain2000,servingasheadcoachatathleticdirectoratCentralHighSchoolfornearlythreeyearsbeforetakingthewidereceiversjobatWestMonroeHighSchoolforthe2002season. AfterabriefcareerintheNFLandCFL,Ensmingergothisstartincoachingin1982atNichollsStateasthereceiverscoach.AftertwoyearsatNichollsState,hemovedtoMcNeeseStateastheoffensivecoordinatorandquarterbackscoachfrom1984-86followedbythreeyearsfrom1988-90atLouisianaTechinthesamecapacity. AsaplayeratLSU,Ensmingerthrewfor2,770yardsand16touchdownsduringhiscareerwiththeTigers.HewasnamedFreshmanAll-SECin1976. Ensminger,anativeofBatonRouge,ismarriedtotheformerAmyGonzalesandthecouplehasthreechildren–Krystalin,BrittanyRoseandSteven–andonegrandchild.

YEAR AT LSU: Second (appointed Feb. 25, 2010)BIRTHDATE: September 15, 1958 in Baton Rouge,

La. WIFE: former Amy GonzalesCHILDREN: Krystalin, Brittany Rose, and Steven COLLEGE: LSU, 1982

PLAYING EXPERIENCE1976-79 LSU(quarterback)

COACHING EXPERIENCE1982-83 NichollsState(receivers)1984-86 McNeeseState(offensivecoordinator/quarterbacks)1988-90 LouisianaTech(offensivecoordinator/quarterbacks)1991-93 Georgia(quarterbacks/passinggamecoordinator)1994-96 TexasA&M(offensivecoordinator/quarterbacks)1997-98 Clemson(offensivecoordinator/quarterbacks)2000-02 CentralHighSchool(headcoach/athleticsdirector)2002 WestMonroeHighSchool(widereceivers)2003-08 Auburn(quarterbacks,2003;tightends2004-08)2009 SmithsStationHighSchool(passinggamecoordinator)2010-11 LSU(tightends)

BOWL EXPERIENCEAs a playerYear Bowl Team Opponent Results1977 Sun LSU Stanford L,24-141978 Liberty LSU Missouri L,20-151979 Tangerine LSU WakeForest W,34-10

As a coachYear Bowl Team Opponent Results1990 Independence LouisianaTech Maryland T,34-341991 Independence Georgia Arkansas W,24-151992 Citrus Georgia OhioState W,21-141995 Alamo TexasA&M Michigan W,22-201997 Peach Clemson Auburn L,21-172003 MusicCity Auburn Wisconsin W,28-142005 Sugar Auburn VirginiaTech W,16-132006 CapitalOne Auburn Wisconsin L,24-102007 Cotton Auburn Nebraska W,17-142007 Chick-fil-A Auburn Clemson W,23-202011 Cotton LSU TexasA&M W,41-24

TheEnsmingers:son-in-lawDrewKnight,daughterKrystalin,Amy,Steve,daughterBrittanyRoseandsonSteven,Jr.

Steve EnsmingerTight Ends

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LSU’straditionofoutstandingdefensivelineplaycontinuedin2011underthedirectionofthird-yearcoachBrickHaley.Haley,whohascoachedintheNFLaswellashaving11yearsofexperienceonthesidelinesinaBCSconference,putaunitonthefieldthatfeaturedjustoneseniortogoalongwithtwojuniorsandacombinedfivefreshmenandsophomoresinitseight-manrotation. ItwastheLSUdefensivelinethatoftensetthetonefortheTigerdefenseastheyusedtheirquicknessandpassrushingabilitytocombinefor27.5sacksand60tacklesforloss.SophomoreSamMontgomeryledthegroupwith44tackles,13.0tacklesforlossand9.0sacksonhiswaytoearningfirst-teamAll-Americahonors. SophomoresBarkeviousMingo(41tackles,13.5TFL,8.0sacks)andMichaelBrockers(47tackles,9.5TFL,2.0sacks)bothearnedsecond-teamAll-SEChonors. Ayearago,theTigershadtwodefensivelinemenpickedintheNFLDraft–DrakeNevisandLazariusLevingston,whileAlWoodswastakeninthedraftayearearlier.LSU’shadadefensivelinemanpickedintheNFLDraftforeightstraightyearsdatingbacktothe2004draft. HaleyjoinedtheTigersinthespringof2009afteratwo-yearstintasthedefensivelinecoachwiththeChicagoBears. IntwoyearsintheNFLwiththeBears,HaleycoachedadefensivelinethathelpedChicagorankNo.5intheleagueinrushingyardsallowedpergamein2008.TheBearsfinishedsixthintheNFLinsacksin2007withdefensiveendTommieHarrisearningaspotintheProBowlthatyear. PriortohisstopintheNFL,HaleyspentthreeyearsasthedefensivelinecoachatMississippiStatefrom2004-06.AtMississippiState,HaleyhelpedimproveaBulldogsdefensethatfinished41stinthenationin2006afterfinishing113thayearbeforehisarrival.UnderHaley’swatch,BulldogsdefensiveendTitusBrowndevelopedintoasecond-teamall-SECselectionafterleadingtheteamandrankingfifthintheconferenceinsacksin2006. In2005,HaleycoachedtheSECleaderinsacks(thirdinNCAA)andtacklesforloss(fourthinNCAA)inWillieEvans,whospentfouryearsintheNFL. BeforearrivingatMississippiState,Haleycoachedlinebackersfortwoyears(2002-2003)atGeorgiaTech,wherehehelpedtheYellowJacketstoapairofpostseasonbowlgames.In2003,hecoachedafirst-teamall-ACCperformerafterTech’strioofstartinglinebackersfinishedthe2002seasonastheteam’stop-threetacklers. Previously,HaleywasthedefensivecoordinatorandlinebackerscoachatBaylor(1999-2001)aftercoachingoutsidelinebackersforone

seasoneachatClemson(1998)andHouston(1997).ThedefensivelinecoachatTroyStatefrom1994-96,hewaspromotedtodefensivecoordinatorfollowingthe1996campaignbeforeleavingforHouston.HaleycoachedthedefensivelineatAustinPeayfrom1991-93afterstartinghiscollegecoachingcareerasagraduateassistantatArkansasin1990.HisfirstcoachingjobwasatEnterprise(Ala.)HighSchoolin1989. TheGadsden,Ala.,nativeplayedlinebackeratAlabamaA&Mfrom1984-88andwasinductedintotheschool’sAthleticHallofFamein2005.HereceivedAlabamaA&M’sInspirationAwardin1987andwasnamedfootballMVPforthe1988season.Heandhiswife,Tina,havethreesons:Adrian,A.J.andJeremy.

BrickandTinaHaleywithsonsA.J.andJeremy.

YEAR AT LSU: Third (appointed Jan. 5, 2009)BIRTHDATE: May 16, 1966 in Gadsden, Ala. WIFE: Tina DeLaine HaleyCHILDREN: Adrian, A.J., JeremyHIGH SCHOOL: Emma Sansom, ‘84COLLEGE: Alabama A&M, ‘89

PLAYING EXPERIENCE1984-88 AlabamaA&M

COACHING EXPERIENCE1989 Enterprise(Ala.)HighSchool1990 Arkansas(graduateassistant)1991-93 AustinPeay(defensiveline)1994-96 TroyState(defensiveline)1997 Houston(outsidelinebackers)1998 Clemson(outsidelinebackers)1999-2001 Baylor(defensivecoordinator/linebackers)2002-03 GeorgiaTech(linebackers)2004-06 MississippiState(defensiveline)2007-08 ChicagoBears(defensiveline)2009-11 LSU(defensiveline)

BOWL EXPERIENCEYear Bowl Team Opponent Results2002 SiliconValley GeorgiaTech FresnoState L,30-212003 Humanitarian GeorgiaTech Tulsa W,52-202010 CapitalOne LSU PennState L,19-172011 Cotton LSU TexasA&M W,41-24

Brick HaleyDefensive Line



BillyGonzales,whohasbeenpartoftwonationalchampionships,isinhissecondyearasLSU’spassinggamecoordinatorandwidereceiverscoachin2011.PriortojoiningtheLSUstaff,GonzalesspentfiveyearscoachingthewidereceiversatFloridawherehehelpedtheGatorstonationaltitlesin2006and2008. AsLSU’spassinggamecoordinator,GonzalesassistsoffensivecoordinatorGregStudrawaandquarterbackscoachSteveKragthorpewithdevelopingstrategiesintheTigerpassingattack. Gonzales’impactonthepassinggamecanbeseenwiththecontinueddevelopmentofLSU’sleadingreceiverRuebenRandle(50rec.,904yards,8TDs)alongwiththeemergenceoftruefreshmanOdellBeckhamJr.,whorankedsecondontheteamwith36receptionsfor437yardsandapairoftouchdowns. GonzalesjoinedtheTigersinDecemberof2009,helpingLSUprepareforitsCapitalOneBowlcontestagainstPennState.GonzalesspenthisfirstfullseasonwiththeTigersin2010wherehecontinuedtocoachRussellShepardinhistransitionfromquarterbacktowidereceiverwhilealsogroomingRandletobecomeLSU’sprimarytargetin2011.ShepardandRandle,bothsophomoresin2010,eachcaught33passes,whileseniorTerrenceToliverledtheteaminreceptions(41),yards(579)andTDs(5). PriortohisarrivalinBatonRouge,GonzalescoachedunderUrbanMeyeratthreedifferentschools–BowlingGreen,Utah,andFlorida–since2001.GonzalescoachedfortwoyearsatBowlingGreenunderMeyer,andalongsidecurrentLSUoffensivelinecoachGregStudrawa,beforemovingonwithMeyertoUtahforthe2003and2004seasons. GonzalesarrivedatFloridain2005,andduringhisfiveyearswiththeGators,hesentsevenplayerstotheNFLDraft,including2009firstroundpickPercyHarvinandChadJackson,asecondroundselectionbytheNewEnglandPatriotsin2007. From2005to2008,Floridaproducedtwofirst-teamAll-SECwidereceiversandapairofsecond-teamall-conferencereceivers. IntwoyearsatUtah,GonzaleshelpedtheUtestoa22-2overallmarkandapairofbowlvictories,includinga35-7winoverPittsburghinthe2005FiestaBowl.Offensively,Utahaveraged499.8yardsand45.3pointspergamein2004,bothofwhichrankedNo.3inthenationthatyear. InadditiontohisroleasUtah’swidereceiverscoach,GonzalesalsoservedasthespecialteamscoordinatorfortheUtes.In2003,Utahledthenationinkickoffreturnswitha28.2averageandtheywerethirdinthenationinnetpunting(40.8yards)andfifthinthecountryinkickoffreturns(26.2)in2004. Gonzalesspent2001and2002atBowlingGreen,servingaswidereceiverscoachandco-recruitingcoordinator.TheFalconswere17-6inhistwoyearsattheschoolandin2002,BowlingGreenrankedNo.3inthenationwith48.0pointspergame.TheFalconsalso

averaged448.9yardspergamein2002,afigurethatrankedNo.9nationally. Gonzalesbrokeintofull-timecoachingattheDivisionIlevelin1997atKentState,wherehespentfouryearswiththeGoldenFlashescoachingrunningbacksin1997,beforemovingtowidereceiversforthenextthreeyears.GonzalescoachedfortwoyearsasagraduateassistantatKentStatefrom1995-96,wherehereceivedhisMaster’sDegreeinSportsAdministration. Gonzales’firstcoachingjobcamein1994atMacMurray(Ill.)asthewidereceiverscoach. Afour-yearletterwinneratColoradoStateandatwo-yearstarteratwidereceiver,GonzaleshelpedtheRamstoa9-4recordin1990andawinoverOregonintheFreedomBowlthatyear.Gonzalesisa1994graduateofColoradoStateUniversity.He’smarriedtotheformerJulieHallandthecouplehastwochildren,ColeandCaylynn.

YEAR AT LSU: Second (appointed Dec. 11, 2009)BIRTHDATE: July 18, 1971 WIFE: former Julie HallCHILDREN: Cole and CaylynnCOLLEGE: Colorado State, 1994

PLAYING EXPERIENCE1990-93 ColoradoState(widereceiver/returnspecialist)

COACHING EXPERIENCE1994 MacMurray(Ill.)(widereceivers)1995-96 KentState(graduateassistant–offense)1997-2000 KentState(runningbacks,1997;widereceivers/recruitingcoordinator, 1998-2000)2001-02 Bowling Green (wide receivers, 2001; wide receivers/co-recruiting coordinator,

2002)2003-04 Utah(widereceivers/specialteamscoordinator)2005-09 Florida(widereceivers,2005-07;widereceivers/recruitingcoordinator,2008-09)2010-11 LSU(passinggamecoordinator,widereceivers)

BOWL EXPERIENCEAs a playerYear Bowl Team Opponent Results1990 Freedom ColoradoState Oregon W,32-31

As a coachYear Bowl Team Opponent Results2003 Liberty Utah SouthernMiss W,17-02005 Fiesta Utah Pittsburgh W,35-72006 Outback Florida Iowa W,31-242007 BCSNatl.Champ. Florida OhioState W,41-142008 CapitalOne Florida Michigan L,41-342009 BCSNatl.Champ. Florida Oklahoma W,24-142010 CapitalOne LSU PennState L,19-172011 Cotton LSU TexasA&M W,41-24

BillyandJulieGonzaleswithsonColeanddaughterCaylynn.

Billy GonzalesWide Receivers/Passing Game Coordinator

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SteveKragthorpe,whospentsevenyearsastheheadcoachatTulsaandLouisville,isinhisfirstseasonasLSU’squarterbackscoach. KragthorpejoinedtheTigerslastJanuaryandwasoriginallytabbedasLSU’soffensivecoordinator.However,KragthorperelinquishedthatrolebeforethestartoffallpracticeafterbeingdiagnosedwithParkinson’sdisease.KragthorperemainsasLSU’squarterbackscoachandhehasstayedinvolvedwiththeday-to-dayoperationsoftheoffensewithappointedcoordinatorGregStudrawa. Kragthorpe’simpactoftheTigeroffensewasimmediateasunderhistutelageseniorJarrettLeethrivedduringthefirsttwomonthsoftheseason,leadingtheTigerstoa9-0markbythrowingfor14touchdownsandjustthreeinterceptions.Uponhisreturnfromanearlyseasonsuspension,seniorJordanJeffersonregainedhisstartingquarterbackdutiesandguidedtheTigerstoa4-0recordoverthefinalforgames.LSUquarterbackshavecombinedtothrowfor21touchdownsandonlyfourinterceptionsallyear. Kragthorpebrokeintotheheadcoachingranksin2003atTulsawhereheresurrectedtheGoldenHurricaneprogram.Priortohisarrivalin2003,Tulsahadsufferedthrough11straightseasonswithalosingrecord.Inhisfirstyear,KragthorpeguidedTulsatoan8-5recordandanappearanceintheHumanitarianBowl,whichwasthefirstpost-seasongamefortheGoldenHurricanesince1991. HewasnamedWACCoachoftheYearin2003,aseasonthatsawTulsapostthebiggestturnaroundincollegefootball,goingfrom1-11in2002to8-5in2003.KragthorpewasalsoafinalistfortheBearBryantandBobbyDoddCoachoftheYearAwardsin2003. Twoyearslaterin2005,KragthorpeledTulsatotheConferenceUSAtitlewitha9-4recordanda44-27winoverCentralFloridaintheC-USAChampionshipGame.Tulsacappedthe2005seasonwitha31-24victoryoverFresnoStateintheLibertyBowl,thefirstbowlvictoryfortheGoldenHurricanesincea28-17winoverSanDiegoStateinthe1991FreedomBowl. InhisfourthandfinalseasonatTulsain2006,theGoldenHurricanewent8-5andearnedaberthintheArmedForcesBowl.InfouryearsatTulsa,Kragthorpewent29-22andbecameonlythesecondcoachinschoolhistorytoleadtheGoldenHurricanetothreebowlgames. KragthorpetookoverasheadcoachatLouisvillein2007,coachingtheCardinalsforthreeyears,going15-21.Insevenyearsasacollegiateheadcoach,Kragthorpehasa44-43overallmark. PriortohisheadcoachingdutiesatTulsa,KragthorpecoachedquarterbacksfortwoyearsintheNFLwiththeBuffaloBills.InhissecondseasonwiththeBills,KragthorpehelpedDrewBledsoesetafranchiserecordwith4,359passingyardsonhiswaytoearningaspotintheProBowlthatyear. KragthorpespentfouryearsatTexasA&Mfrom1997-2000whereheservedastheoffensivecoordinatorandwidereceiverscoach.DuringhisfouryearswiththeAggies,TexasA&Mposteda35-15overallrecord,claimedtheBig12titlein1998andplayedinfourbowlgames,includingthe1999SugarBowl. Kragthorpe’sothercoachingstopsincludeoneyearasthequarterbackscoachatBostonCollegein1996wherehetutoredfutureNFLquarterbackMattHasselback;twoyears

astheoffensivecoordinatorandquarterbackscoachatNorthTexasin1994-95wherequarterbackMitchMahersetthesingle-seasonschoolrecordforpassingyardsandtotaloffense;andfouryearsatNorthernArizonawherehecoachedquarterbacksforthefirsttwoyearsandthenaddedoffensivecoordinatortohisdutiesforthefinaltwoseasons.AtNorthernArizona,hecoachedJeffLewis,whospentfiveyearsasabackupquarterbackintheNFL. Hegothisstartincoachingasagraduateassistantin1988-89whereheservedonhisfather’sstaffatOregonState.Kragthorpe’sdad,Dave,servedasaheadcoachatthecollegiatelevelfor10yearscoachingatSouthDakotaState,IdahoStateandOregonState.HeledIdahoStatetothe1981I-AAnationaltitle. Asaplayer,KragthorpespenttwoyearsatEasternNewMexicobeforetransferringtoWestTexasState.AsasenioratWestTexasStatein1987,hestarted11gamesandthrewfor1,980yardsandninetouchdowns.KragthorpegraduatedfromWestTexasState(nowWestTexasA&M)in1988andthenaddedaMaster’sdegreeinbusinessadministrationfromOregonStatein1989. Kragthorpe,anativeofMissoula,Mont.,andhiswifeCynthia,havethreesons–Chris,BradandNik.ChrisisasenioroffensivelinemanatWheatonCollegeinOklahoma,BradisafreshmanquarterbackatIdahoState,whileNikisaquarterbackatUniversityHighSchoolinBatonRouge.

YEAR AT LSU: First (appointed Jan. 20, 2011)BIRTHDATE: April 28, 1965 in Missoula, Mont. WIFE: CynthiaCHILDREN: Chris, Brad, and Nik COLLEGE: West Texas State, ’88; Oregon State, ’89 (Master’s in

business administration)

PLAYING EXPERIENCE1983-84 EasternNewMexico(quarterback)1986-87 WestTexasState(quarterback)

COACHING EXPERIENCE1988-89 OregonState(graduateassistant)1990-93 Northern Arizona (quarterbacks, 1990; offensive coordinator/quarterbacks,

1992-93)1994-95 NorthTexas(offensivecoordinator/quarterbacks)1996 BostonCollege(quarterbacks)1997-2000 TexasA&M(offensivecoordinator/widereceivers)2001-02 BuffaloBills(quarterbacks)2003-06 Tulsa(headcoach)2007-09 Louisville(headcoach)2011- LSU(quarterbacks)

BOWL EXPERIENCEYear Bowl Team Opponent Results1997 Cotton TexasA&M UCLA L,29-231998 Sugar TexasA&M OhioState L,24-141999 Alamo TexasA&M PennState L,24-02000 Independence TexasA&M MississippiState L,43-412003 Humanitarian TexasA&M GeorgiaTech L,52-102005 Liberty Tulsa FresnoState W,31-242006 ArmedForces Tulsa Utah L,25-13

SteveandCynthiaKragthorpeandsonsChris,Brad,andNik.

Steve KragthorpeQuarterbacks



ThomasMcGaughey,whospentthelastfourseasonsintheNFLwiththeNewYorkGiants,isinhisfirstseasonatLSUastheTigers’specialteamscoordinator. Itdidn’ttakelongforMcGaughey’simpacttobefeltastheTigersconsistentlyhadoneofthebestall-aroundperformancesinspecialteamsweekafterweek.RedshirtfreshmanpunterBradWingearnedseveralfirst-teamAll-Americahonorsafteraveraging44.1yardson50punts.WingandtheTigersallowedanation’sbestsixpuntreturnyardsallseasonasLSUrankedfirstintheSECandthirdinthenationinnetpuntingwitha43.82average. First-timestarterDrewAllemanconvertedon16-of-18fieldgoals,includingthegame-winnerinovertimeagainstAlabama.AtruefreshmanhandledLSU’skickoffsasJamesHairstonhelpedtheTigersallowjust19.8yardsakickoffreturn. LSUcombinedforthreetouchdownreturnsonspecialteamswithTyrannMathieuaccountingfortwoonpuntreturnsandMorrisClaibornegettingtheotheronakickoffreturn.Inall,LSUscoredatotaloffourspecialteamstouchdownsin2011. McGaugheyservedastheassistantspecialteamscoordinatorwiththeNewYorkGiantsfrom2007-10,duringwhichtimethefranchiserankedamongthemostproductiveintheNFL.Duringhiscareer,McGaugheyhascoachedforeightyearsintheNFL,twoyearsatthecollegiatelevelandhespentoneseasoninNFL-Europe. Mostrecently,McGaugheyspentfouryearswiththeNewYorkGiants,wherehehelpedthefranchisecapturetheSuperBowlin2007andwintheNFCEastcrownin2008. TheGiantsalsohadseveralindividualspecialteamsstandoutsduringMcGaughey’sfouryearswiththefranchise.In2009,kickerLawrenceTynesrankedfifthintheNFLwithacareer-best126points,whileDomenikHixonfinishedseventhintheleagueinpuntreturnswitha10.9average.HixonalsosettheGiantsrecordwith1,291kickoffreturnyards. DuringNewYork’sNFCEasttitleseasonin2008,theGiantshadthreespecialteamsplayers-kickerJohnCarney,punterJeffFeaglesandlongsnapperZakDeOssie–namedtotheNFCProBowlteam,whilecoverspecialistChaseBlackburnwasnamedaProBowlalternate. Carney,whowassignedjustpriortothe2008season,setafranchiserecordbyconnectingon35-of-38fieldgoalsfor.921percent.The35fieldgoalstiedtheteammark,whilethe.921percentstandsatthefranchiserecord. DuringtheGiants’SuperBowlseasonin2007,theclubexcelledinspecialteamswithTynesconnectingon23-of-27fieldgoals,includingthegame-winnerof47-yardsinanovertimevictoryoverGreenBayintheNFCChampionshipGame.TheGiantsalsorankedamongtheNFLleadersinkickoffreturnswitha23.9-yardaverageandtheyratedfourthintheleagueinpuntcoverage,allowingonly173yardsfortheentireseason. McGaugheyjoinedtheGiantsaftertwoseasonsastheDenverBroncos’assistantspecialteamscoach.In2006,theBroncosheldopposingpuntreturnerstoanaverageof6.9yardsareturn,thefifth-bestfigureintheNFL.Thepreviousyear,McGaugheyworkedwiththeBroncosspecial-teamsthathelpedtheclubgo13-3enroutetocapturingtheAFCWesttitleandadvancingtotheAFCChampionshipGame. McGaugheywastheKansasCityChiefs’assistantspecialteamscoachforthe2002season.HebrokeintotheNFLasaminorityinternwiththeChiefsduringtheir2001trainingcampbeforeworkingasaproscoutingassistantinaninternshipwiththeHoustonTexansthatyearasthefranchisepreparedforitsinauguralseason.

McGaugheyspenttwoyears(2003-04)workingathisalmamater,theUniversityofHouston,beforejoiningtheBroncos’staff.HeservedasHouston’sspecialteamscoordinatorin2003andasspecialteamscoordinator/cornerbackscoachin2004. Asafetyinhisplayingdays,McGaugheyenteredtheNFLasanundraftedfreeagentin1996.HecompetedinthetrainingcampsoftheCincinnatiBengalsandPhiladelphiaEaglesin1996-97,respectively.HewasontheEagles’practicesquadlateinthe1996seasonandwasamemberoftheBarcelonaDragons’teamthatwonNFLEurope’sWorldBowlin1997. McGaugheyplayedfortheHoustonCougarsfrom1991-95andwasspecialteamscaptainasasenior.Healsoletteredintrackfrom1991-93,competinginthe110-meterhurdles. McGaughey,37,wasborninChicagoandgrewupinHouston.Heandhiswife,Erika,havethreechildren.

YEAR AT LSU: First (appointed March 10, 2011)BIRTHDATE: May 8, 1973 at Chicago, Ill. WIFE: ErikaCHILDREN: Thomas III, Taylor, Trenton COLLEGE: University of Houston

PLAYING EXPERIENCE1991-95 UniversityofHouston(defensiveback)1996 PhiladelphiaEagles(safety)1997 BarcelonaDragons(NFLEurope)

COACHING EXPERIENCE1998 Houston(graduateassistant)1998-2001 Willowridge(Texas)HighSchool(defensivebacks,specialteams)2001 KansasCityChiefs(minorityintern)2001 HoustonTexans(proscoutingassistant)2002 ScottishClaymores(defensivebacks,specialteamscoordinator)2002 KansasCityChiefs(assistantspecialteamscoordinator)2003-04 Houston (special teams coordinator, 2003; special teams coordinator/

cornerbacks,2004)2005-06 DenverBroncos(assistantspecialteamscoordinator)2007-10 NewYorkGiants(assistantspecialteamscoordinator)2011 LSU(specialteamscoordinator/defensiveassistant)

BOWL EXPERIENCEYear Bowl Team Opponent Results2003 Hawaii Houston Hawaii L,54-48

ThomasandErikaMcGaugheywithchildrenThomasIII,TrentonandTaylor.

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Thelongest-tenuredassistantontheLSUstaff,GregStudrawaisinhisfifthyearwiththeTigers,butfirstasoffensivecoordinatorafterbeingelevatedtothatpositionpriortothestartoffallcampinAugust.Studrawa,whoalsocoachestheoffensiveline,tookoverforSteveKragthorpeafterhewasdiagnosedwithParkinson’sdiseaseoverthesummer.ThetransitionbetweenKragthorpeandStudrawaappearedtobeseamlessastheTigershaveusedapowerfulrunninggamecombinedwithanaccuratepassingattacktoaverageanSEC-best38.5pointsacontest. Studrawa’sfirstyearasLSU’soffensivecoordinatorhasbeenahugesuccessastheTigershavescoredaschool-record40ormorepointsninetimes.Offensively,theTigershaveuseditsrunninggametosetthetoneforeverythingtheydoasLSUisaveraging215yardspercontestontheground.FourrunningbackshaveaccountedforsevenormorerushingTDs–afirstinschoolhistory–whilefourdifferentplayershavetakentheirturnleadingtheteaminrushingingamesthisseason.Forthefirsttimesince1997,LSUhasthreerunningbackswithover500yardstotheircredit,ledbyMichaelFord’s755yards. LSUaddedtoitslegacyofproducingoutstandingoffensivelinemenin2011asseniorguardWillBlackwellearnedfirst-teamAll-Americahonors.Blackwellwasjoinedonthefirst-teamAll-SECunitbyjuniortackleAlexHurst. InfiveyearsunderStudrawa,LSUhasproducedsixAll-SECperformersaswellastwofirst-teamAll-Americans(HermanJohnsonin2008)andasecond-teamAll-America(CironBlackin2009)ontheoffensiveline.Black,whostartedaschool-record53straightgamesfortheTigers,wasawardedtheprestigiousJacobsBlockingTrophyin2009,whichgoestothetopoffensivelinemanintheSEC. In2010,JosephBarksdalebecamethelateststandoutoffensivelinemanfortheTigers,earningsecondteamAll-SEChonorsbeforebeingselectedinthethirdroundoftheNFLDraft.Barksdaleleda2010TigerlinethatsawsixdifferentplayersstartatrightguardandrighttackleduetoinjuriesastheTigersusedfourdifferentlineupsoverthelastfivegamesoftheseason.Withninedifferentplayersstartingatleastonegameonthelinein2010,LSUstillmanagedtorankfourthintheSECinrushingyards(185.7)andfifthintheleagueinsacksallowed(24). InhisfiveyearswiththeTigers,Studrawa’slinehaspavedthewayforthree1,000-yardbacks–JacobHesterin2007,CharlesScottin2008andStevanRidleyin2010.LSUisalso51-7inStudrawa’sfiveyearswhenrushingforatleast100yardsinagame. In2008,LSUusedthesamestartinglineforeachoftheTigers13gamesastheunithelpedcontributetoasquadthataveraged30.9pointsand368.1yardspergame. InhisfirstyearwiththeTigersin2007,StudrawahelpedmoldtheTigeroffensivelineintooneofthemostconsistentintheSECasLSUwentontocaptureboththenationalandleaguetitlesthatyearFeaturingapairoffirsttimestartersatrightguard(LyleHitt)andrighttackle(CarnellStewart),LSUaveragednearly440yardsofoffensepergame,including214.1yardsagameontheground.Asaunit,theTigeroffensesetatotalof10schoolrecordsin2007,includingtotalpointsandtotalyards. PriortojoiningLSU,StudrawaheldthepositionofoffensivecoordinatoratBowlingGreenfrom2003-06,overseeingsomeofthetopoffensesatboththenationalandMid-AmericaConferencelevelduringthattime.HewasalsotheassistantheadcoachfortheFalconsduringthe2006season. Inhisfouryearsastheoffensivecoordinator,BowlingGreenplayedintwobowlgames

–beatingNorthwestern,28-24,inthe2003MotorCityBowlanddefeatingMemphis,52-35,inthe2004GMACBowl-andpostedacombinedrecordof30-19.StudrawaalsohelpedleadtheFalconstotwoofthebiggestwinsinschoolhistoryastheybeat16th-rankedPurdue,27-26,in2003andfollowedthatwitha34-18victoryover12th-rankedNorthernIllinoislaterthatyear. In2005,StudrawaledaBowlingGreenoffensethatrankedsecondintheMACinbothpassing(283.9)andscoring(33.8)andwasthirdintheleagueinpassefficiency(142.4).In2004,BGSUfinishedsecondnationallyintotaloffensewithaMACrecord506.3yardspergame.TheFalconswerealsothirdinthenationinpassing(338.3)andturnovermargin(1.25)andfourthinscoringwithaMACrecord44.3pointspergame. In2004,theFalconshadfourgamesofscoringatleast50pointsastheyaveraged49.4pointsovertheirfinalninegamesoftheseason.The2004seasonsawtheFalconsgo9-3overall,whichincludedthe52-35victoryoverMemphisintheGMACBowlinMobile,Ala. Individually,quarterbackOmarJacobswasnamedthe2004MACOffensivePlayeroftheYearafterleadingthenationinTDpasseswithaleaguerecord41.Jacobswassecondinthenationinpassingyardspergameaswellastotaloffense.Inaddition,his41TD-to-4interceptionpassingratiosetanNCAArecord.JacobswentontobecomeafifthroundNFLDraftpickbythePittsburghSteelersin2006. Studrawaalsoguidedanoffensivelinethatallowedaleague-low11sacksin2004asthreemembersofthatinteriorlinewerenamedAll-MAC,includinglefttackleRobWarren,centerScottMruczkowskiandleftguardKoryLichtensteiger.Mruczkowskiwasselectedintheseventhroundofthe2005NFLDraftbytheSanDiegoChargerswhereheiscurrentlyastarterontheoffensiveline. InhisfirstyearasBowlingGreen’soffensivecoordinator,StudrawaguidedtheFalconoffensetoaNo.3nationalrankingintotaloffense.TheFalconswerealsoranked11thnationallyinpassing,14thinpassefficiencyandNo.18inrushing. The2003BowlingGreenoffensebrokeatotalof10schoolrecordsduringtheseason–sixteamandfourindividual–onitswaytoan11-3overallmark,whichwascappedwitha28-24winoverBigTenmemberNorthwesternintheMotorCityBowl. StudrawaservedastheoffensivelinecoachatBowlingGreenin2001and2002beforebeingelevatedtotheoffensivecoordinatorpositionin2003. PriortohisreturntoBowlingGreen,hespentthreeyearsastheoffensivelinecoachatArkansasState.OthercoachingstopsforStudrawaincludeservingasanoffensivelinecoachatCincinnatiin1989and1990aswellasholdingoffensivecoordinatordutiesatWilmington(Ohio)Collegefrom1991-96.HefollowedthatwithaoneyearstintasagraduateassistantatOhioStatein1997. Asaplayer,Studrawawasatwo-yearstarteratlefttackleforBowlingGreenin1986and1987.StudrawawasnamedtherecipientofBowlingGreen’sCoachesAwardfollowingthe1987seasonforhisoutstandingattitudetowardFalconfootball.Studrawaisa1987graduateofBowlingGreen. AnativeofFostoria,Ohio,heisagraduateofSt.WendelinHighSchoolwherehewasafirst-teamAll-Ohioselectionasasenior.BornonNov.3,1964,StudrawaandhiswifeCindyhavethreedaughters–Samantha,Katelin,andAllison.

YEAR AT LSU: Fifth (appointed Jan. 20, 2007)BIRTHDATE: Nov. 3, 1964, in Fostoria, OhioWIFE: CindyCHILDREN: Samantha, Katelin, Allison HIGH SCHOOL: Wendelin (Ohio) High SchoolCOLLEGE: Bowling Green, ‘87

PLAYING EXPERIENCE1984-87 BowlingGreen(offensivetackle)

COACHING EXPERIENCE1989-90 Cincinnati(assistantoffensiveline)1991-96 Wilmington(offensivecoordinator)1997 OhioState(graduateassistant–offense)1998-2000 ArkansasState(offensiveline)2001-06 Bowling Green (offensive line, 2001-02; offensive coordinator/offensive line,

2003-05;assistantheadcoach/offensivecoordinator,2006)2007-11 LSU(offensiveline)2011- LSU(offensivecoordinator/offensiveline)

BOWL EXPERIENCEYear Bowl Team Opponent Results1998 Sugar OhioState FloridaState L,31-142003 MotorCity BowlingGreen Northwestern W,28-242004 GMAC BowlingGreen Memphis W,52-352008 BCSNatl.Champ. LSU OhioState W,38-242008 Chick-fil-A LSU GeorgiaTech W,38-32010 CapitalOne LSU PennState L,19-172011 Cotton LSU TexasA&M W,41-24

Greg StudrawaOffensive Coordinator/Offensive Line

GregandCindyStudrawaanddaughtersSamantha,Katelin,andAllison.



FrankWilson,widelyconsideredoneofthetoprecruitersincollegefootball,isinhissecondseasonasLSU’srunningbackscoachandrecruitingcoordinatorin2011. IntwoyearsasLSU’srecruitingcoordinator,WilsonhasengineeredLSUsigningclassesthathaverankedamongthetop10inthenation,includingasixth-ratedclassin2011.WilsonwasnamedRecruiteroftheYearbyRivals.comforhiseffortsinhelpingLSUlandatop10classlastFebruary. Onthefield,Wilson,despitenothavingaseniorasaprimaryballcarrier,theTigerrunninggamehasthrivedbehindtheplayofyoungplayers.Thisyear,LSU’sbackfieldconsistsofthreesophomoresandatruefreshmanastheTigersareaveraging215rushingyardsandtiedaschoolrecordwith35rushingtouchdowns. MichaelFordleadsthegroupwith755yardsandsevenTDs,followedbySpencerWarewith700yardsandeightscores.Forthefirsttimeinschoolhistory,LSU’sbackfieldfeaturesfourrunningbackswhohaveeachaccountedforatleastsevenrushingTDs.Also,forthefirsttimesince1997,LSUhasthreerunningbacksgooverthe500-yardmarkinthesameseason.LSUhashadfourdifferentrunningbacksleadtheteaminrushingthisyear. In2010,juniorStevanRidley,inhisfirstseasonasastarter,rushedfor1,147yardsand15touchdownsonhiswaytoearningfirstteamAll-SEChonors.Ridley,whooptedtoforgohisseniorseason,wentontobedraftedinthethirdroundbytheNewEnglandPatriots. Ridleywasbackedupbyatriooffreshmen,includingFord(244yards,3TDs)andWare,whorushedfor102yardsintheCottonBowlwinoverTexasA&M. Wilson,anativeofNewOrleans,joinedtheLSUstaffafterspendingthe2009seasonatTennessee,wherehecoachedwidereceivers. PriortojoiningtheTennesseestaff,Wilsonspentthe2008seasonatSouthernMississippiasrunningbackcoachandrecruitingcoordinator.HealsoservedasrunningbackscoachandspecialteamsassistantatOleMissfrom2005-07. InhissecondyearwiththeRebels,Wilson’sprimarypupil,BenJarvusGreen-Ellis,finishedthirdintheSECinrushingat83.2yardspergame.Green-ElliswasnamedAll-SECfirstteambyAssociatedPress.UnderWilson’stutelage,Green-Ellisfinishedtheseasonwith1,000yards,fourthontheOleMissseasoncharts,andhassincebecomea1,000-yardrusherintheNFLwiththePatriots. WilsonjoinedtheOleMissstaffafterservingoneyearasDirectorofAthleticsfortheNewOrleansPublicSchoolSystem.Heserved3½seasonsasheadfootballcoachandoffensivecoordinatoratO.PerryWalkerHighSchoolinthatcitypriortohisstintasdirectorofathletics. WhileatO.PerryWalker,WilsonledtheChargerstothe2002Class4AstatefinalsandtoDistrict10-4Achampionshipsin2001and2002.HewashonoredbytheNFLasthe2002CoachoftheYearforthestateofLouisianaandwasvotedbyhispeersastheLouisianaClass4ACoachoftheYear.Wilsonalsowasa2002NikeNationalCoachoftheYearfinalist. WilsoncoachedtheOrleansParishAll-StarteamagainsttheJeffersonParrishAll-Starteamin2002,leadinghisgroupofplayerstothewinintheLouisianaSuperdome.Healsowashonoredas2001statemetroareaanddistrictcoachoftheyear. Duringhisthree-yearatO.PerryWalker,Wilsonhelpedguide22playerstoDivisionIscholarships,including11in2002torankasthenation’slargestclassofDivisionIsigneesbyanyonehighschool. WilsonspentthreeyearsasanassistantcoachatEdnaKarrHighSchool,alsoinNewOrleans,from1997-2000.HeservedasoffensivecoordinatoratEdnaKarrduringthe1999seasoninwhichtheteamreachedtheClass3Astatefinalsandtheoffenserecordedthebeststatisticalseasonintheprogram’shistory. Wilsongothisstartincoachingasastudentassistantathisalmamater,NichollsStateUniversity,workingwiththerunningbackswhilehefinishedhisdegree.WhileatNichollsState,Wilsonhelpedcoachthefirst1,000-yardrusherinschoolhistoryandwaspartofthe

biggestturnaroundinNCAAhistoryfortheColonels,whoimprovedfrom0-10in1995to8-2in1996. Athree-yearlettermanonthefootballteamatNichollsState,Wilsonearnedhonorablementionall-conferencehonorsasarunningbackhissophomoreyear.Hewasalsonamedpreseasonall-conferenceasadefensivebackhisjunioryearandasarunningbackhissenioryear.WilsonattendedGenevaUniversityinBeaverFalls,Pa.,hisfreshmanseason,earningconferenceFreshmanoftheYearhonorsasatailbackandkickreturner.Healsoearnedfirstteamall-conferencehonorsandwasanNAIADivisionIIAll-Americahonorablemention. WilsonreceivedhisBachelorofArtsdegreeingeneraleducationfromNichollsStatein1997.HethenwentontoearnacertificateofeducationinbiologyfromSouthernUniversityinNewOrleansin2002. Wilsonandhiswife,Tiffany,havethreechildren:Alaina,Sa’breeandFrankIV.

YEAR AT LSU: Second (appointed Dec. 7, 2009)BIRTHDATE: Nov. 5, 1973 in New OrleansWIFE: TiffanyCHILDREN: Alaina, Sa’bree, and Frank IVHIGH SCHOOL: St. Augustine High SchoolCOLLEGE: Nicholls State, ‘97 Southern University-New Orleans, ‘02

PLAYING EXPERIENCE1992 Geneva(Pa.)University(runningback)1993-95 NichollsState(runningback/defensiveback)

COACHING EXPERIENCE1996 NichollsState(studentassistant)1997-99 KarrHighSchool(assistantcoach)2000-03 O.P.WalkerHighSchool(headcoach)2005-07 OleMiss(runningbacks/specialteams)2008 SouthernMiss(runningbacks/recruitingcoordinator)2009 Tennessee(widereceivers)2010-11 LSU(runningbacks/recruitingcoordinator)

BOWL EXPERIENCEYear Bowl Team Opponent Results2008 NewOrleans SouthernMiss Troy W,30-272011 Cotton LSU TexasA&M W,41-24

FrankandTiffanyWilsonwithdaughtersAlainaandSa’breeandsonFrankIV.

Frank WilsonRunning Backs/Recruiting Coordinator

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Dr. Sam NaderAssistant AD/Football Operations

Along-timememberoftheLSUfootballstaff,SamNaderisinhis11thseasonasAssistantAthleticDirectorforFootballOperationsafterbeingpromotedtothepositionduringthesummerof2000.Naderisinhis37thseasonoverallwiththeLSUfootballprogram. Naderisresponsibleforoverseeingalloftheday-to-dayadministrativedutiesfortheLSUfootballteam. NaderjoinedtheLSUstaffasagraduateassistantin1975andwashiredbyheadcoachCharlesMcClendonas

afull-timeassistantcoachin1977.Hewasnamedrecruitingcoordinatorin1980andservedinthatrolethroughthe1993season. WhentheNCAAeliminatedtherecruitingcoordinator’sposition,Naderassumedthepositionofadministrativeassistantforfootballoperationsin1994andremainedinthatrole,handlingamyriadofresponsibilitiesfortheLSUfootballprogram,untilhispromotiontoassistantathleticdirectorin2000. NaderwasaquarterbackfortheAuburnTigersfrom1963-67.From1968-69,heservedasassistantcoachatJordanHighSchoolinColumbus,Ga.,andwaspromotedtoheadcoachandathleticsdirectorin1970.Heservedinthatcapacityuntil1974. Inhisroleasrecruitingcoordinator,Naderspearheadedtherecruitingeffortsof32playerswhodevelopedintofirst-teamAll-SECplayers,plussevenwhobecameAll-Americans. NaderismarriedtotheformerAnnGardnerofMontgomery,Ala.,andtheyhavethreechildren,Breaux,LaurenandJohnRyan,andfivegranddaughters,BrooksClaire,MaryHolland,GraceAnn,andSarahJane,whoarethedaughtersofBreauxandhiswifeHolland.

Sharon LewisAssistant AD/Football Recruiting and Alumni Relations SharonLewis,aformermemberofLSU’snationalchampionshipwomen’strackandfieldprogram,entersher10thyearwiththeLSUfootballprogramin2011.Lewiswaspromotedtoassistantathleticdirectorwithoversightoffootballrecruitingandalumnirelationsduringthespringof2007. Lewis’rolewithinthefootballdepartmentistoprovideadministrativesupportfortherecruitmentofpotentialstudent-athletes.Lewisalsocoordinatesofficialand

unofficialrecruitingvisitstocampusaswellasoverseeingallspecialeventsassociatedwithrecruiting. Lewistookonadditionalresponsibilitiesofalumnirelationsin2007. LewisbeganhercareerinathleticsworkingforCareerSportsInternationalwhereshecoordinatedclientrecruitingeffortsandhelptheclientsimplementpersonaldevelopmentplans.ShealsospentfouryearsattheAlamoBowlinSanAntonioTexasastheSponsorshipCoordinator,assistinginfulfillingthesponsorshipagreementsandalsohadeventmanagementduties.ShewasalsoadministrativeassistanttotheExecutiveDirector. PriortocomingonboardwiththeLSUfootballstaff,LewiswasdistrictcoachoftheyearasheadtrackandfieldcoachforIstroumaHighinBatonRouge. AnativeofSanAntonioTexas,SharonearnedherBachelordegreefromLSUin1991andthenfollowedthatwithaMaster’sdegreefromSouthernUniversityin2003.Shehasason,Sean.

Dr. Sam and Ann Nader with children Breaux, Holland, Lauren and John Ryan, and granddaughters, Brooks Claire,

Mary Holland, Grace Ann, Sarah Jane and Alyssa.

Sharon Lewis and her son, Sean.

Louis BourgeoisAssistant.Equipment.Manager

Tamara DavisCoordinator.of.

Offensive.Operations

Jeff GrigusAssistant.Equipment.Manager

Bo Hardegree Administrative.Intern

Ya’el LoftonCoordinator.of.Football.Operations

T. C. McCartney Administrative.Intern

Melissa MooreAssistant.Strength.Coach

Gordon Steele Administrative.Intern

Lois StuckeyAdministrative.Coordinator

Shawn Terlecky Administrative.Intern

Johanna TreesCoordinator.of.

Defensive.Operations

Lunda WellsAdministrative.Intern

Ben WilkersonAdministrative..Intern


LSU Support Staff

Doug AucoinVideography Director

. Doug.Aucoin.enters.his.15th.season.as.LSU’s.video.coordinator..During.that.time.he.has.developed.LSU’s.football.video.department.into..one.of.the.finest.in.the.nation... Aucoin.was.named.the.2010.Bob.Matey.National.Video.Coordinator.of.the.Year.by.the.Collegiate.Sports.Video.Association.in.June..The.award,.which.is.voted.on.by.other.video.coordinators.in.the.profession,.is.presented.to.the.individual.who.possesses.the.qualities.and.attributes.

of.the.late.Bob.Matey,.the.former.video.coordinator.at.Texas.A&M..Aucoin,.who.is.also.a.three-time.SEC.Video.Coordinator.of.the.year.in.2000,.2007.and.2010,.oversees.LSU’s.multi-million.dollar.video.department.that.rivals.that.of.most.NFL.teams... Aucoin,.who.joined.the.Tigers.in.1997.after.a.stint.with.Tulane,.is.responsible.for.analytical.support.of.computer.and.video.technologies.including.the.taping.of.games.and.practices,.opponent.video.exchange,.self-scout.and.opponent.breakdowns,.and.tape.cut-ups.used.as.a.teaching.tool.. Aucoin.also.manages.the.computer.network.that.the.football.coaches.use.for.statistical.analysis.as.well.as.self-scouting.and.the.scouting.of.opponents..Another.of.Aucoin’s.responsibilities.is.the.production.of.a.weekly.highlight.and.motivational.video.for.the.football.team... Aucoin.oversees.a.staff.of.eight.people,.which.includes.one.full-time.assistant,.one.graduate.assistant.and.six.student.assistants... Prior.to.working.for.Tulane,.Aucoin.was.employed.by.the.New.Orleans.Saints.as.an.assistant.to.his.brother,.Albert,.who.was.video.director.for.the.Saints..Their.father,.Erby,.is.a.member.of.the.Saints.Hall.of.Fame.for.his.pioneering.analytical.film.work.in.the.early.years.of.the.National.Football.League.. A.native.of.New.Orleans,.Aucoin.graduated.from.Riverdale.High.School.and.the.University.of.New.Orleans,.earning.his.degree.in.business.administration.in.1995..In.the.summer.of.1998,.Aucoin.married.the.former.Angela.Bordelon.and.the.couple.has.three.children,.Ryan,.Shane.and.Chanler.

Charles BaglioDirector of External Football Relations

. Charles.Baglio,.one.of.the.most.successful.high.school.football.coaches.in.Louisiana.over.the.last.20.years.of.his.coaching.career,.enters.his.ninth.season.with.the.LSU.athletics.department.as.the.director.of.external.relations.for.the.Tiger.football.team.. Baglio.came.to.LSU.in.2002.after.coaching.at.Independence.High.School.for.34.years,.22.of.which.as.head.coach..While.at.Independence,.Baglio.posted.a.head.coaching.record.of.205-69..He.won.nine.district.

titles.and.led.his.team.to.the.state.championship.game.twice... Baglio.also.had.numerous.players.go.on.to.play.collegiate.football,.including.former.Tiger.running.back.LaBrandon.Toefield,.who.spent.several.seasons.in.the.NFL.with.the.Jacksonville.Jaguars.and.the.Carolina.Panthers... Baglio,.who.goes.by.the.nickname.of.“Coach.Bags”,.graduated.from.Southeastern.Louisiana.University.in.1967.with.a.degree.in.health.and.physical.education.and.followed.that.with.a.master’s.degree.from.SLU.in.1973.in.supervision.and.administration.... Baglio,.an.avid.golfer.who.regularly.shoots.in.the.70s,.is.a.native.of.Independence,.La.

Andy BarkerSenior Associate Athletic Trainer

. Andy.Barker.enters.his.16th.season.as.senior.associate.athletic.trainer.at.LSU..Barker.came.to.Baton.Rouge.following.a.six-year.stint.at.Florida.State... Since.coming.to.LSU,.Barker.has.been.an.integral.part.of.designing.and.implementing.a.state-of-the-art.computer.tracking.program.that.assists.the.staff.in.following.the.progress.and.rehabilitation.of.injuries..The.program.produces.daily.injury.reports.for.a.variety.of.sports.and.it.also.tracks.and.monitors.purchasing.and.inventory.as.well.as.tracking.

insurance.and.medical.bill.payments.. In.April.2000,.Barker.received.the.Southeastern.Athletic.Trainers.Association.“Backbone”.Award,.which.recognizes.the.top.collegiate.assistant.athletic.trainer.from.the.seven.states.included.in.the.Southeastern.district.of.the.National.Athletic.Trainers.Association.. A.1988.graduate.of.Clemson.University,.Barker.became.a.graduate.assistant.trainer.at.Florida.State.in.1988..After.two.years.as.a.graduate.assistant,.Barker.was.named.an.assistant.athletic.trainer.at.FSU.in.1990.and.served.in.that.position.until.coming.to.LSU.in.August.1996.. While.at.Florida.State,.Barker.worked.seven.bowl.games.and.served.as.host.trainer.for.the.1995.NCAA.Regional.basketball.tournament,.seven.NCAA.regional.baseball.tournaments.and.the.Junior.Pan-American.Games.in.1990.. Barker,.a.native.of.Clemson,.S.C.,.enjoys.playing.golf.in.his.spare.time..He’s.married.to.the.former.Andrea.Conerly..

George BraniganAssistant Equipment Manager

. George.Branigan.begins.his.sixth.year.as.a.full-time.member.of.the.LSU.equipment.staff,.where.he.serves.as.the.head.manager.for.baseball,.softball,.gymnastics,.soccer,.cheerleading,.and.assists.with.the.nationally-ranked.football.team.. Prior.to.his.full-time.post,.Branigan.spent.six.months.helping.family.members.rebuild.their.personal.businesses.devastated.during.Hurricane.Katrina.

. While.attending.LSU,.Branigan.spent.five.years.as.a.student.equipment.manager,.working.with.the.baseball.team.during.his.entire.tenure.and.the.football.team.during.the.2002-03.season.. A.native.of.Kenner,.La.,.Branigan.prepped.at.Brother.Martin.High.School.before.earning.his.degree.in.general.studies.from.LSU.in.May.2005..He.is.a.member.of.the.American.Equipment.Managers.Association.and.the.SEC.Equipment.Managers.Association.

Derrick LeBlancAssistant Strength and Conditioning Coordinator

. Derrick.LeBlanc.returned.to.LSU.in.2008.and.is.now.in.his.fourth.year.as.the.assistant.and.strength.and.conditioning.coordinator.for.the.Tigers... LeBlanc.returned.to.Baton.Rouge.after.serving.a.two-year.stint.as.the.defensive.line.coach.at.Missouri.State..LeBlanc.spent.the.2000.season.as.a.graduate.assistant.in.the.LSU.weight.room.... LeBlanc.is.a.1997.graduate.of.Northwestern.(La.).State.and.received.his.master’s.degree.from.LSU.in.2002..A.four-year.football.player.at.

Northwestern.State.as.a.two-way.lineman,.he.spent.three.seasons.at.Breaux.Bridge.(La.).High.School.as.an.assistant.coach,.working.with.the.offensive.and.defensive.lines... After.his.year.as.a.graduate.assistant.at.LSU,.LeBlanc.moved.to.Henderson.(Ark.).State.University,.where.he.coached.the.defensive.line.from.2001.to.2004..LeBlanc.was.defensive.line.coach.in.2005.at.Arkansas.Tech.University... LeBlanc.and.his.wife,.Niema,.have.two.sons.-.Dayton,.and.Derrick.–.and.a.daughter.–.Kennedy..

Jack MarucciDirector of Athletic Training.. Jack.Marucci.enters.his.16th.season.as.director.of.athletic.training.at.LSU..Since.joining.the.Tigers,.Marucci’s.leadership.and.vision.has.moved.LSU.to.the.forefront.of.athletic.training.at.the.collegiate.level.. As.director.of.athletic.training,.Marucci.oversees.the.athletic.training.operation.for.all.20.varsity.sports,.which.includes.supervising.a.staff.of.six.full-time.trainers.and.10.graduate.assistants.. An.experienced.trainer.with.a.strong.background.in.collegiate.

athletics,.Marucci.helped.design.the.Broussard.Center.for.Athletic.Training.at.Tiger.Stadium.as.well.as.the.one.located.in.the.Football.Operations.Building,.which.the.football.team.operates.out.of.on.a.daily.basis.. Marucci.served.as.an.assistant.athletic.trainer.at.Florida.State.from.1988-96,.a.stint.that.included.eight.bowl.trips.with.the.Seminoles..While.in.Tallahassee,.he.also.served.as.the.host.trainer.for.two.NCAA.regional.baseball.tournaments.. Marucci.graduated.from.West.Virginia.in.1986.with.a.bachelor’s.degree.in.athletic.training.and.then.gained.his.master’s.from.Alabama.in.1988,.serving.as.a.graduate.assistant.trainer.for.the.Crimson.Tide.from.1986-88..He.also.worked.with.the.Tampa.Bay.Buccaneers.in.1987.and.the.Cleveland.Browns.in.1985.. Off.the.field,.Marucci.has.mastered.the.art.of.crafting.wooden.baseball.bats.and.founded.his.own.company,.the.Marucci.Bat.Company..The.bat.company,.which.originally.started.with.a.workshop.in.his.backyard,.now.has.hundreds.of.Major.Leaguers.swinging.its.bats,.including.Albert.Pujols,.David.Wright,.Chase.Utley,.Brad.Hawpe.and.the.2006.NL.MVP.and.home.run.champion.Ryan.Howard..Marucci’s.bats,.which.now.include.a.line.of.aluminum.bats,.are.the.fastest-growing.bat.in.baseball.... The.Marucci.Bat.Company.has.also.been.represented.in.both.the.Major.League.All-Star.Game.and.the.World.Series.in.recent.years.with.numerous.Major.Leaguers.swinging.the.Marucci.Bat... Marucci.is.married.to.the.former.Leah.Gaines.and.they.have.a.son,.Gino,.and.a.daughter,.Sarah..

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Brad MendowAssistant Video Coordinator

. Brad.Mendow.enters.his.seventh.year.as.LSU’s.assistant.video.coordinator..Prior.to.his.appointment.as.a.full-time.employee,.the.Covington,.La.,.native.spent.five.years.as.a.student.worker.with.the.LSU.video.staff... Mendow.assists.videographer.director.Doug.Aucoin.with.the.day-to-day.video.operations.and.the.maintenance.of.the.coaching.staff’s.computer.network.for.the.LSU’s.football.program..He.also.serves.as.the.

SEC’s.Instant.Replay.Technician.for.all.of.LSU’s.home.football.games... .A.2004.LSU.graduate.with.a.degree.in.business.administration,.Mendow.has.three.older.brothers.who.worked.as.equipment.managers.or.videographers.for.the.LSU.football.team,.and.has.a.younger.brother.that.currently.works.for.him.in.the.video.department.

Tommy MoffittStrength & Conditioning Coordinator

. Considered.by.many.in.college.football.to.be.one.of.the.nation’s.premier.strength.and.conditioning.coaches,.Tommy.Moffitt.enters.his.12th.season.at.LSU.after.coming.to.the.Tiger.staff.from.the.University.of.Miami.. In.11.years.with.the.Tigers.from.2000-10,.Moffitt.help.strength.train.and.condition.an.LSU.football.team.that.won.110.games.during.the.11-year.period..It.was.Moffitt’s.offseason.program.that.helped.pave.the.way.to.national.titles.in.2003.and.2007.for.the.Tigers..

. Moffitt.was.named.the.2003.College.Strength.and.Conditioning.Coach.of.the.Year.by.America.Football.Monthly..Moffitt.has.been.part.of.national.championship.football.teams.at.LSU.(twice),.Miami.and.Tennessee... Moffitt.was.appointed.LSU’s.Strength.and.Conditioning.Coordinator.on.Jan..10,.2000..In.February.2000,.Moffitt.was.named.the.1999.Collegiate.Football.Strength.and.Conditioning.Coach.of.the.Year.by.the.Professional.Football.Strength.and.Conditioning.Coaches.Society... In.11.years.with.the.Tigers,.Moffitt.has.developed.LSU.into.one.of.the.most.durable.teams.around.by.combining.a.program.that.focuses.on.both.strength.and.speed..Moffitt.has.also.incorporated.yoga.and.karate.routines.in.the.Tigers’.offseason.program,.which.increases.the.player’s.flexibility,.while.forcing.the.team.to.stay.focused.for.a.lengthy.period.of.time.. Moffitt.served.as.the.head.strength.and.conditioning.coach.at.Miami.for.two.years,.helping.head.coach.Butch.Davis.rebuild.the.Hurricane.program..While.at.Miami,.Moffitt.was.named.the.1998.Big.East.Strength.Coach.of.the.Year..Moffitt.went.to.Miami.after.four.seasons,.1994-97,.as.associate.head.strength.and.conditioning.coach.at.Tennessee.... A.1986.graduate.of.Tennessee.Tech,.Moffitt.started.his.career.as.an.assistant.football.coach.at.John.Curtis.High.School.in.River.Ridge,.La.,.from.1987-94,.earning.the.1992.National.High.School.Strength.Coach.of.the.Year.award.given.by.the.Professional.Football.Strength.and.Conditioning.Coaches.Society... Born.in.Springfield,.Tenn.,.Moffitt.is.married.to.the.former.Jill.Beron.and.they.have.three.children,.Clay,.Aaron.and.Brady.

Sherman MorrisDirector of Player Personnel

. Sherman.Morris.enters.his.fifth.season.at.LSU,.serving.as.the.director.of.player.personnel.for.the.Tigers... The.south.Florida.native.joined.LSU.in.2007.after.serving.as.the.assistant.athletic.director.and.assistant.head.football.coach.at.Glades.Central.High.School.. Morris.served.as.Glades.Central’s.run.game.and.special.teams.coordinator.and.he.helped.his.team.to.the.2006.Florida.3A.State.

Championship.as.well.as.a.regional.title.in.2005.. Morris.began.his.coaching.career.in.2000.as.the.offensive.line.coach.at.Deerfield.Beach.High.School..During.his.tenure.at.Deerfield.Beach,.the.team.won.three.district.titles,.one.regional.championship.and.reached.the.semifinals.in.the.6A.state.playoffs... He.is.a.former.member.of.LSU’s.men.track.and.field.program.and.winner.of.the.1991.SEC.Championship.in.the.55.meters.hurdles..Morris.was.a.member.of.the.1991.All-SEC.team.Morris.has.earned.a.bachelor’s.degree.in.Professional.Studies.and.a.master’s.degree.in.Business.Administration.... He.is.married.to.the.former.Erica.Streit.from.Saint.George’s,.Grenada.West.Indies..The.couple.has.four.children.-.Cree,.Kya,.Nailah.and.Romel...

Shelly MullenixSenior Associate Athletic Trainer

. Shelly.Mullenix.begins.her.15th.year.as.part.of.the.LSU.training.staff.in.2011..As.LSU’s.senior.associate.athletic.trainer,.Mullenix.plays.a.key.role.in.servicing.the.athletic.training.needs.of.the.football.team.on.a.day-to-day.basis.. In.addition.to.Mullenix’s.role.as.a.trainer.with.the.football.program,.she.plays.an.integral.role.in.the.education.and.development.of.nutritional.programs.for.all.LSU.sports..This.nutritional.information.is.given.in.a.

team.format.as.well.as.through.one-on-one.individualized.counseling.. With.the.use.of.state-of-the-art.computer.analysis,.Mullenix.is.able.to.perform.body.fat.analysis,.customize.dietary.intake.and.exercise.prescription.to.suit.the.specific.needs.of.the.athlete..Administratively,.she.is.responsible.for.the.recruitment.of.student.athletic.trainers.and.the.development.of.the.athletic.training.curriculum.. Mullenix.joined.the.LSU.training.staff.in.January.1997,.coming.to.Baton.Rouge.from.Florida.State.University,.where.she.worked.as.a.graduate.assistant.athletic.trainer.from.1992-93..She.was.promoted.to.assistant.athletic.trainer.at.FSU.in.1993.and.served.in.that.capacity.until.December.1996... She.is.married.to.Matthew.Mullenix.and.has.two.children,.Maggie.and.Briana.

Greg StringfellowEquipment Manager

. Greg.Stringfellow.enters.his.eighth.season.as.LSU’s.equipment.manager.after.being.elevated.to.the.position.in.the.spring.of.2004.... Stringfellow.served.as.the.interim.equipment.manager.during.LSU’s.National.Championship.season.in.2003,.stepping.in.for.longtime.equipment.manager.Jeff.Boss,.who.passed.away.in.the.fall.of.2003.after.a.lengthy.battle.with.cancer.. Stringfellow,.one.of.the.many.equipment.managers.who.learned.the.

trade.under.Boss,.enters.his.14th.season.overall.with.the.Tigers..He.previously.served.as.a.student.assistant.in.the.LSU.equipment.room.for.five.years.. As.a.member.of.the.equipment.staff,.Stringfellow.is.responsible.for.the.ordering.and.maintaining.of.equipment.and.facilities.for.the.LSU.football.team.as.well.as.LSU’s.19.other.sports.. Stringfellow.lettered.two.years.in.football.at.McGill-Toolen.High.School.in.Mobile,.Ala.,.before.coming.to.LSU,.where.he.earned.a.degree.in.construction.management.in.1997.. An.avid.golfer,.Stringfellow.is.a.member.of.the.Athletic.Equipment.Managers.Association.and.annually.works.the.Senior.Bowl.in.Mobile... He.is.married.to.the.former.Ashley.Mitnick,.a.former.LSU.soccer.standout..The.couple.has.two.children,.Sarah.Elizabeth.and.Lily.Grace.

Ferrell ShillingsAssistant Equipment Manager

. Ferrell.Shillings.is.now.in.his.20th.season.on.the.LSU.equipment.staff.after.joining.the.Tigers.in.1991.. A.native.of.St..Amant,.La.,.Shillings.oversees.the.LSU.athletics.central.receiving.department..He.is.also.responsible.for.the.daily.delivery.of.overnight.packages.within.the.athletics.department,.while.also.working.closely.with.the.Tiger.football.team... Shillings.lettered.four.years.in.football,.four.years.in.basketball.

and.once.in.baseball.at.St..Amant.High..He.worked.for.33.years.as.a.supervisor.at.South.Central.Bell.Telephone.in.Baton.Rouge.before.he.turned.his.attention.to.the.field.of.athletic.equipment.. Shillings.is.a.member.of.the.Athletic.Equipment.Managers.Association.and.the.SEC.Equipment.Managers.Association..He.is.also.a.lifetime.member.of.the.Telephone.Pioneers.


LSU Tigers

94Kendrick AdamsDefensive End6-5 • 255 • Sr. • 1L Enterprise, Ala. Copiah-Lincoln (Miss.) C.C.

SENIOR SEASON (2011)Continued his role as starting left defensive end after stepping in as the starter last season ... Played in 12 games with 11 starts in 2011 and has played in 24 career games and made 22 starts at LSU ... Accumulated 21 tackles this season, including 6.5 tackles for a loss and 2.5 sacks ... Had one of his best performances of the season against Georgia in the SEC Championship when he set a career high with 3.0 TFLs, including a sack, and tied his season best with three solo tackles ... Missed the game against Auburn with an injury ... Played well in a victory at Mississippi State with a seven-yard sack, 1.5 TFLs, one PBU and three tackles ... One of eight Tigers on defense to pick up at least a half tackle for loss as he finished with two total tackles including 0.5 TFLs against Oregon.

CAREER HIGHSTotal tackles: 5 vs. McNeese State, 2010Tackles for loss: 3.0 vs. Georgia, 2011Sacks: 1.5 at Arkansas, 2010 ADAMS’ CAREER DEFENSIVE STATSYEAR G-GS UT AT TT TFL SACKS PBU QBH INT FF FR

2010 12-11 15 12 27 2.5-8 1.5-7 1 2 0 1 02011 12-11 10 11 21 6.5-27 2.5-16 1 3 0 0 0Totals 24-22 25 23 48 9.0-35 4.0-23 2 5 0 1 0

87Chancey AghayereDefensive End6-4 • 279 • Jr. • 2LGarland, Texas (Garland)

JUNIOR SEASON (2011)One of the team’s most experienced defensive linemen, he has played in 31 career games with five starts ... Participated in eight games with no starts in 2011 ... Credited with three assisted tackles on the season with two against Northwestern State and one at Alabama.

CAREER HIGHS Total tackles: 5, twice (Last: vs. Tennessee, 2010)Tackles for loss: 1, twice (Last: vs. Tennessee, 2010) Sacks: 1 vs. Vanderbilt, 2009

AGHAYERE’S CAREER DEFENSIVE STATSYEAR G-GS UT AT TT TFL SACKS PBU QBH INT FF FR

2009 11-3 3 9 12 2.0-6 1-3 2 2 0 0 02010 12-2 9 12 21 1.5-2 0 1 0 0 0 02011 8-0 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Totals 31-5 12 24 36 3.5-8 1-3 3 2 0 0 0

30 Drew Alleman Placekicker/Punter5-11 • 183 • Jr. • SQ Lafayette, La. (Acadiana)

• 2011 SI.com Honorable Mention All-American• 2011 Second-Team All-Southeastern Conference (AP, Coaches) • 2011 Lou Groza Award Semifinalist • 2011 Lou Groza Star of the Week (at Mississippi State, at Alabama)

JUNIOR SEASON (2011)Ranks first in the SEC and tied for first nationally in field goal percentage at 88.9 ... Ranks fifth in the SEC in field goals at 1.23 a game and third in the league in scoring at 8.5 points per game ... Is 16-18 on field goals this season with a long of 44 and is 62-63 on point after touchdowns ... Has made 10 consecutive field goals dating back to the Florida game ... His last missed field goal was a 30-yard attempt on Sept. 24 at West Virginia ... Did not attempt a field goal against Kentucky, Western Kentucky and Georgia ... Only failed PAT came on LSU’s first touchdown of the season against Oregon on a bobbled snap ... Earned Lou Groza Star of the Week recognition after he nailed all three of his field goal attempts, including the game-winning 25-yarder in overtime, at Alabama ... Named one of three Lou Groza Stars of the Week nationally after an outstanding game against Mississippi State as he finished a perfect 4-for-4 on field goals (21, 42, 41, 29) and was 1-for-1 on PATs ... The four field goals at MSU tied him for second for most field goals in a game in school history and is tied with Florida’s Caleb Sturgis and Georgia’s Blair Walsh as the most made FGs in a game this season by an SEC kicker ... Took over the position as placekicker in 2011 after the departure of All-America Josh Jasper … Appeared in three career games entering 2011: Tulane (2009), McNeese State (2010) and UL-Monroe (2010).

CAREER HIGHSField Goals Attempted: 4 at Mississippi State, 2011Field Goals Made: 4 at Mississippi State, 2011Long FG: 44 vs. Oregon, 2011Kickoffs: 8 vs. Oregon, 2011Kickoff Yards: 481 vs. Oregon, 2011Kickoff Avg.: 65.0 vs. McNeese State, 2010 Punts: 2 vs. Tulane, 2009Punting Yards: 51 vs. Tulane, 2009Punting Avg.: 25.5 vs. Tulane, 2009

ALLEMAN’S CAREER FIELD GOAL TOTALS YEAR FGM-FGA 1-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 LG PAT POINTS

2011 16-18 2-2 6-6 5-6 3-3 0-1 44 62-63 110Totals 16-18 2-2 6-6 5-6 3-3 0-1 44 62-63 110

ALLEMAN’S CAREER KICKOFF STATSYEAR G-GS NO. YDS. AVG. TB OB

2009 1-0 0 0 0 0 02010 2-0 7 444 63.4 0 02011 13-0 13 725 55.8 0 0Totals 16-0 20 1,169 58.45 0 0

ALLEMAN’S CAREER PUNTING TOTALSYEAR NO. YDS. AVG. LG I20 TB

2009 2 51 25.5 33 1 02010 0 0 0 0 0 02011 0 0 0 0 0 0Totals 2 51 25.5 33 1 0

98Jordan AllenDefensive End6-6 • 252 • Fr. • RSWest Monroe, La. (West Monroe)

REDSHIRT FRESHMAN SEASON (2011)Saw his first career action against Northwestern State and also played versus Florida and Georgia ... Made his first tackle against Northwestern State ... Talented young player who will be counted on to contribute on the defensive line throughout his career ... Redshirted as a true freshman in 2010.

ALLEN’S CAREER DEFENSIVE STATSYEAR G-GS UT AT TT TFL SACKS PBU QBH INT FF FR

2011 3-0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Totals 3-0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

22Ryan BakerLinebacker6-0 • 236 • Sr. • 3L Grand Ridge, Fla. (Blountstown)

• 2011 Second-Team All-Southeastern Conference (Coaches)

Hard-hitting senior who has taken over for the departed Kelvin Sheppard as the leader of the LSU defense in 2011 … Tough player who played the first month of the 2010 season with his mouth wired shut due to broken jaw … The leading returning tackler for LSU in 2011 … Has played in 49 games with 24 starts … Career stats: 178 tackles, 15.5 tackles for loss, 9.5 sacks, 2 pass breakups and 1 forced fumble.

SENIOR SEASON (2011)Fourth on the team in tackles with 58 and added 3.5 tackles for a loss, 1.5 sacks and three quarterback hurries ... Played and started in 12 games this season at Will linebacker ... Posted a season high of nine tackles against Western Kentucky ... Led the team in tackles versus Alabama ... Finished with four tackles, including a sack and 1.5 TFLs, against Arkansas ... Picked up 1.5 TFLs and a half sack at Mississippi State ... Forced to sit out the game against Northwestern State for violation of team rules.

CAREER HIGHSTackles: 12 at Auburn, 2010Tackles for loss: 3 at Vanderbilt, 2010Sacks: 2 vs. McNeese State, 2010

BAKER’S CAREER DEFENSIVE STATSYEAR G-GS UT AT TT TFL SACKS PBU QBH INT FF FR

2008 13-0 7 9 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 02009 12-0 7 10 17 1.0-8 1.0-8 1 0 0 0 02010 12-12 37 50 87 11.0-83 7.0-60 1 1 0 1 02011 12-12 19 39 58 3.5-15 1.5-10 0 3 0 0 0Totals 49-24 70 108 178 15.5-106 9.5-78 2 4 0 1 0

57Lamin BarrowLinebacker6-2 • 229 • So. • 1LMarrero, La. (John Ehret)

SOPHOMORE SEASON (2011) Played in 24 games with two starts in his career … Has seen action in 12 games in 2011 with one start against Northwestern State ... Tied his career best with six stops versus Western Kentucky ... Also had six tackles against ULM on Nov. 13, 2010 ... Earned his first career tackle for a loss at Mississippi State ... Started at Will linebacker in place of Ryan Baker against Northwestern State and made three tackles ... First career start came in the 2010 season opener against North Carolina when Baker was sidelined with a jaw injury.

CAREER HIGHSTotal tackles: 6, twice (Last: vs. Western Kentucky, 2011)Tackles for loss: 1.0 at Mississippi State, 2011

BARROW’S CAREER DEFENSIVE STATSYEAR G-GS UT AT TT TFL SACKS PBU QBH INT FF FR

2010 12-1 8 10 18 0.5-0 0 0 0 0 0 1-02011 12-1 4 13 17 1.0-5 0 0 0 0 0 0Totals 24-2 12 23 35 1.5-5 0 0 0 0 0 1-0

33Odell Beckham, Jr.Wide Receiver 5-11 • 183 • Fr. • HSNew Orleans, La. (Isidore Newman School)

• 2011 SEC Coaches’ All-Freshman Team• 2011 SEC Freshman of the Week (vs. Miss. State)

TRUE FRESHMAN SEASON (2011)Ranks second on the team in receptions with 36 and receiving yards with 437 ... Played in all 13 games and made eight starts at receiver ... Also served as a reserve punt and kickoff returner ... Became the first Tiger since Bennie Brazell in 2005 to have back-to-back games with 50-plus yard receiving TDs (52-yarder at West Virginia, 51-yarder vs. Kentucky) ... Turned in one of the most electrifying plays of the season with a 51-yard TD reception that saw him break tackles and weave his way across the field to the endzone against Kentucky ... Finished with three catches for 75 yards and one TD against Kentucky ... Caught his first career receiving touchdown on a 52-yard catch and run at West Virginia and finished the game with two receptions for 82 yards and a TD ... Named the SEC Freshman of the Week after he hauled in eight receptions for 61 yards at Mississippi State and became the first LSU freshman wide receiver to record at least eight catches in a game since Michael Clayton had eight against Illinois in the Sugar Bowl on Jan. 1, 2002 ... Tied for the team lead in catches with five for 40 yards against Northwestern State in his first career start ... Made his LSU debut against Oregon and caught two passes for 10 yards.

CAREER HIGHS Receptions: 8 at Mississippi State, 2011Yards: 82 at West Virginia, 2011Long: 52 at West Virginia, 2011Touchdowns: 1, twice (Last: vs. Kentucky, 2011)

BECKHAM, JR.’S CAREER RECEIVING STATSYEAR G-GS REC. YDS. TD LG

2011 13-8 36 437 2 52Totals 13-8 36 437 2 52

BECKHAM, JR.’S CAREER PUNT RETURN STATS

YEAR NO. YDS. AVG. TD LG

2011 9 77 8.6 0 36 Totals 9 77 8.6 0 36

BECKHAM, JR.’S CAREER KICKOFF RETURN STATSYEAR NO. YDS. AVG. TD LG

2011 5 120 24.0 0 34Totals 5 120 24.0 0 34

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LSU Tigers

60Will BlackwellOffensive Guard 6-4 • 290 • Sr. • 3L West Monroe, La. (West Monroe)

• 2011 First-Team All-American (ESPN.com, FoxSportsNext.com, Rivals.com, Sporting News)• 2011 Second-Team All-American (Associated Press, CBSsports.com, SI.com)• 2011 First-Team All-Southeastern Conference (AP, Coaches) • 2011 SEC Offensive Lineman of the Week (vs. Florida; at Ole Miss)

SENIOR SEASON (2011)Has started 15 games in his career, including nine at left guard and four at right guard in 2011 ... 2011 Stats: 779 snaps played (leads team), 112.5 knockdowns (leads team) ... Anchored a line that rushed for 2,797 yards and a school-record tying 35 touchdowns ... Posted double-digit knockdowns in six games this season (West Virginia, Florida, Auburn, Alabama, Western Kentucky, Arkansas), including a career-high 14 knockdowns twice: at West Virginia and versus Arkansas ... Played every offensive snap in six games (Oregon, West Virginia, Florida, Tennessee, Alabama, Arkansas) ... Named SEC Offensive Lineman of the Week after he led the team with nine knockdowns and helped pace the offense to a season-high 353 rushing yards at Ole Miss ... Earned SEC Offensive Lineman of the Week after he played all 63 snaps at left guard, led the team with 10 knockdowns and paved the way for 238 rushing yards against Florida ... Took over for an injured T-Bob Hebert and started at left guard against Kentucky where he remained the rest of the season ... Went down to a major leg injury in the 2010 season-opener against North Carolina and missed nine games before returning late in the year … Competed in 86 total plays with 10 knockdowns in four games in 2010.

4Alfred BlueRunning Back6-2 • 215 • So. • 1LBoutte, La. (Hahnville)

SOPHOMORE SEASON (2011)Played in 12 games with one start against Auburn ... Is one of three LSU running backs with more than 500 yards rushing on the season ... Has rushed for 539 yards and seven touchdowns ... Led the team in rushing in four games this season: 72 yards vs. Kentucky, 119 yards vs. Western Kentucky, 74 yards at Ole Miss and 94 yards vs. Georgia ... Holds the longest run from scrimmage this season on a 57-yard scamper at Ole Miss ... Did not play against Arkansas with an injury ... Set career highs with 119 yards rushing and two touchdowns on nine carries against Western Kentucky ... An exceptional tackler on special teams coverage units ... A big back with surprising quickness and speed in the open field.

CAREER HIGHSAttempts: 16 vs. Kentucky, 2011Yards: 119 vs. Western Kentucky, 2011Touchdowns: 2 vs. Western Kentucky, 2011Long: 57 at Ole Miss, 2011

BLUE’S CAREER RUSHING STATS YEAR G-GS ATT. YDS. TD LG

2010 11-1 20 101 1 162011 12-1 78 539 7 57Totals 23-2 98 640 8 57

86Kadron BooneWide Receiver6-0 • 195 • So. • 1LOcala, Fla.(Trinity Catholic)

SOPHOMORE SEASON (2011)Played in 13 games with four starts in 2011 ... Made seven catches for 82 yards and two touchdowns this season ... Caught his second career touchdown on a five-yard slant from Jarrett Lee in the fourth quarter against Western Kentucky ... Hauled in his first career touchdown on a 19-yard strike from Zach Mettenberger and finished with two catches for 28 yards versus Northwestern State ... Made his first career start against Oregon.

CAREER HIGHS Receptions: 2, twice (Last: vs. Northwestern State, 2011)Yards: 40 at Arkansas, 2010Touchdowns: 1, twice (Last: vs. Western Kentucky, 2011)Long: 24 at Arkansas, 2010

BOONE’S CAREER RECEIVING STATSYEAR G-GS REC. YDS. TD LG

2010 13-0 4 52 0 242011 13-4 7 82 2 21Totals 26-4 11 134 2 24

79 Matt Branch Offensive Guard 6-6 • 287 • Jr. • 2LMonroe, La. (Sterlington)

JUNIOR SEASON (2011)Played in seven games with no starts ... Competed in 46 offensive plays with eight knockdowns on the year ... Played a season-high 27 snaps at guard against Northwestern State and tallied a career-best seven knockdowns ... Saw action in 14 snaps at Ole Miss and posted one knockdown.

90Michael BrockersDefensive Tackle 6-6 • 306 • So. • 1LHouston, Texas (Chavez)

• 2011 Second-Team All-Southeastern Conference (AP)

SOPHOMORE SEASON (2011)Started all 13 games at left defensive tackle ... Third on the team with 9.5 tackles for a loss ... Imposed his will on the interior of the line all season ... Set a career high with six total tackles, all solo, in the SEC Championship Game against Georgia and added two TFLs, one forced fumble and one pass breakup ... Registered his second sack of the season at Ole Miss and posted two solo stops ... Paced the defense at Mississippi State with four solo tackles, a career-high 3.0 tackles for a loss and his first career sack ... Recorded his first career interception on a stellar diving play against Northwestern State.

CAREER HIGHSTotal tackles: 6 vs. Georgia, 2011Tackles for loss: 3.0 at Mississippi State, 2011Sacks: 1.0, twice (Last: at Ole Miss, 2011)Interceptions: 1 vs. Northwestern State, 2011

BROCKERS’ CAREER DEFENSIVE STATSYEAR G-GS UT AT TT TFL SACKS PBU QBH INT FF FR

2010 13-1 8 17 25 1.0-4 0 0 1 0 1 02011 13-13 23 24 47 9.5-29 2.0-16 2 4 1-0 0 0Totals 26-14 31 41 72 10.5-33 2.0-16 2 5 1-0 1 0

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13Ron BrooksCornerback 6-0 • 177 • Sr. • 3L Irving, Texas (MacArthur)

• 2011 SEC Defensive Player of the Week (at Ole Miss)

SENIOR SEASON (2011)Played in 13 games and made three starts ... One of LSU’s most experienced players having played in every game since 2008 (52 games) ... A top reserve in the secondary who often played in LSU’s nickel and dime packages ... Made two interceptions this season and returned both for touchdowns ... Has three career INTs and has returned all three for TDs ... Set a career high with six tackles and also added one sack and a fumble recovery against Arkansas ... Named the SEC Defensive Player of the Week after a stellar game at Ole Miss where he returned an interception 46 yards for a touchdown, recorded a sack, forced a fumble that he recovered and finished with four tackles ... Tied his career high with 2.0 tackles for a loss, including one sack, and he added one PBU and one QB hurry as well against Western Kentucky ... Made his second career start at cornerback against Auburn and made a huge impact with a 28-yard interception for a touchdown as well as four tackles, 0.5 TFLs, one forced fumble, one PBU and one QB hurry ... Set a career high with three pass breakups versus Kentucky ... Started his first career game at West Virginia ... Serves as a gunner on punt coverage after downing several punts inside the 20 last year.

CAREER HIGHS Total tackles: 6 vs. Arkansas, 2011Tackles for loss: 2, twice (Last: vs. Western Kentucky, 2011; First: vs. Ole Miss, 2010)Sacks: 1, five times (Last: vs. Arkansas, 2011)Interceptions: 1, three times (Last: at Ole Miss, 2011)

BROOKS’ CAREER DEFENSIVE STATSYEAR G-GS UT AT TT TFL SACKS PBU QBH INT FF FR

2008 13-0 9 9 18 0 0 0 1 0 2 1-02009 13-0 3 6 9 0 0 1 0 0 0 02010 13-0 18 15 33 6.0-24 2.0-16 3 1 1-32 1 02011 13-3 19 10 29 6.5-40 3.5-31 6 3 2-74 2 3-0Totals 52-3 49 40 89 12.5-64 5.5-47 10 5 3-106 5 4-0

BROOKS’ CAREER KICKOFF RETURN STATSYEAR NO. YDS. AVG. TD LG

2009 13 252 19.4 0 412010 7 162 23.1 0 502011 4 65 16.2 0 18Totals 24 479 20.0 0 50

36Derrick BryantSafety 5-11 • 195 • Sr. • 2L Lawrenceville, Ga. (Peachtree Ridge)

SENIOR SEASON (2011)Played in 11 games with no starts ... Serves as a backup safety and consistently plays on special teams ... Filled in at safety for an injured Eric Reid early at Ole Miss and led the team with a career-high eight tackles, including five solo stops ... Posted five tackles and his first sack against Auburn.

CAREER HIGHS Total tackles: 8 at Ole Miss, 2011 Tackles for loss: 1.0, twice (Last: vs. Auburn, 2011)Sacks: 1.0 vs. Auburn, 2011

BRYANT’S CAREER DEFENSIVE STATSYEAR G-GS UT AT TT TFL SACKS PBU QBH INT FF FR

2008 9-0 2 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 02009 3-0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 02010 12-0 7 3 10 0 0 1 0 0 1 02011 11-0 14 14 28 2.0-8 1.0-7 2 0 0 0 0Totals 35-0 24 18 42 2.0-8 1.0-7 3 0 0 1 0

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Morris ClaiborneCornerback6-0 • 185 • Jr. • 2LShreveport, La. (Fair Park)

• 2011 Thorpe Award Recipient• 2011 Unanimous First-Team All-American (AFCA Coaches’, AP, FWAA,

Sporting News, Walter Camp, ESPN.com, Rivals.com, CBSsports.com, FoxSportsNext.com, SI.com)

• 2011 Southeastern Conference Defensive Player of the Year (Coaches)• 2011 First-Team All-Southeastern Conference (AP, Coaches)• 2011 Nagurski Award Finalist• 2011 Walter Camp National Defensive Player of the Week

(vs. Miss. State)• 2010 Second-Team All-SEC (AP, Coaches)

One of the nation’s elite cornerbacks called by many as the best cornerback in the SEC in 2011 … Tremendous speed with shutdown skills and size … Teamed with Patrick Peterson as a sophomore to form one of the nation’s best corner tandems and arguably the best tandem in school history … Recognized as a unanimous First-Team All-America selection, receiving first team honors from the AFCA Coaches’, Associated Press, Football Writers Association of America, The Sporting News and Walter Camp Foundation ... Captured the Jim Thorpe Award that goes to the nation’s top defensive back, marking the second-straight season LSU has won the award after Patrick Peterson won in 2010 ... Has started 25 games in his career at cornerback … Has handled kickoff return duties for the Tigers … In 32 career games, he has notched 90 tackles, 12 pass breakups and 11 interceptions ... Tied for seventh for most interceptions in a single season with six and ranks sixth in LSU history with 11 career INTs, tying Greg Jackson (1985-88), Tory James (1992-95) and Craig Steltz (2004-07) ... His 173 interception return yards this season ranks third in a single season at LSU, and the 274 career return yards is second most in school history, only trailing Craig Steltz’s 286.

JUNIOR SEASON (2011)Started all 13 games ... Leads the nation in interception return yards with 173 ... Ranks second in the SEC and ninth nationally with six INTs ... Ranks fourth in the SEC in kickoff return average at 26.1 yards a return ... Recorded an interception for the second-straight game against Georgia in the SEC Championship Game and returned the INT 45 yards for a touchdown ... Earned his fifth interception of the season and 10th of his career against Arkansas ... Picked off a pass, tallied a PBU and registered three total tackles at Alabama ... Recorded the third-longest INT return in school history and the longest non-scoring return with an 89-yard INT return at Tennessee, and he also added two PBUs ... His 89 interception return yards at Tennessee tie him for fifth place in LSU single-game INT return yards ... Returned a kickoff 99 yards for a touchdown at West Virginia and added four tackles and one PBU on defense ... Became the first Tiger to return a kickoff at least 99 yards since Eric Martin had a 100-yard return against Kentucky in 1981 ... Named the Walter Camp National Defensive Player of the Week after he locked down half the field at Mississippi State with two interceptions and one pass breakup ... Became the first LSU player to record two INTs in a game since he and Patrick Peterson both did it last year against MSU ... Led the team with his second-straight game of six tackles against Northwestern State and also tallied a tackle for loss and a QB hurry ... Recorded six tackles - five solo - in the opener against Oregon and also made his debut as a kickoff returner where he returned four kicks for 99 yards and a long of 39.

CAREER HIGHS Total tackles: 8 vs. Ole Miss, 2010Interceptions: 2, twice (Last: at Mississippi State, 2011)PBUs: 3 vs. McNeese State, 2010

CLAIBORNE’S CAREER KICKOFF RETURN STATSYEAR NO. YDS. AVG. TD LG

2011 17 443 26.1 1 99Totals 17 443 26.1 1 99

CLAIBORNE’S CAREER DEFENSIVE STATSYEAR G-GS UT AT TT TFL SACKS PBU QBH INT FF FR

2009 7-0 3 4 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 02010 12-12 19 18 37 1.0-4 0 6 1 5-101 0 12011 13-13 28 18 46 1.0-1 0 6 1 6-173 0 0Totals 32-25 50 40 90 2.0-5 0 12 2 11-274 01


LSU Tigers

88Chase ClementTight End6-5 • 251 • Jr. • 2LThibodaux, La. (E.D. White)

JUNIOR SEASON (2011)Played in 13 games with one start ... Posted seven catches for 96 yards and a touchdown this season ... Worked his way up the depth chart at tight end in 2010 after moving from defensive end and has become a solid receiving threat as a junior ... Made his first catch of the season for his first career touchdown on a 1-yard reception at West Virginia ... Made his first start of the season against Georgia in the SEC Championship Game ... Caught two passes for 40 yards with a career long of 27 against Auburn ... Matched his career high with two catches at Alabama. CAREER HIGHS Receptions: 2, twice (Last: at Alabama, 2011) Yards: 40 vs. Auburn, 2011 Touchdowns: 1 at West Virginia, 2011Long: 27 vs. Auburn, 2011

CLEMENT’S CAREER RECEIVING STATSYEAR G-GS REC. YDS. TD LG

2009 13-0 0 0 0 02010 13-8 2 42 0 212011 13-1 7 96 1 27Totals 39-9 9 138 1 27

78La’el Collins Offensive Tackle 6-5 • 285 • Fr. • HS Baton Rouge, La. (Redemptorist)

• 2011 CBSSports.com Freshman All-American

TRUE FRESHMAN SEASON (2011)Played in seven games with no starts this season ... Has played 46 snaps on the offensive line and posted five knockdown blocks ... Tallied two knockdowns in 14 plays on the offensive line at Ole Miss ... Saw his first action as a Tiger against Northwestern State and posted three knockdowns on 21 snaps ... Recruited as a left tackle, he has worked extensively at left guard in practice to add depth after Josh Dworaczyk suffered a season-ending injury ... One of the premiere offensive tackles in the nation out of high school.

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J.C. CopelandFullback 6-1 • 280 • So. • SQLaGrange, Ga. (Troup County)

SOPHOMORE SEASON (2011)Saw action in 13 games with four starts this season ... Made his first career start against Auburn ... Made his first career rushing attempt at Mississippi State but did not gain any yards ... Hard-hitting fullback who moved from the defensive line to the offensive backfield early in the 2010 season and has become a punishing blocker … Played in four games at fullback as a true freshman in 2010 and did not record any statistics in those games.

COPELAND’S CAREER RUSHING STATISTICS YEAR G-GS ATT. YDS. TD LG

2010 4-0 0 0 0 02011 13-4 1 0 0 0Totals 17-4 1 0 0 0

50Joey CrappellSnapper6-2 • 245 • Sr. • 2L Patterson, La. (Patterson)

• 2008 SEC Academic Honor Roll

SENIOR SEASON (2011) A three-year starter at snapper for the Tigers … One of the most consistent snappers in school history as he successfully completed every snap on punts and field goals in 2009 and 2010 … Has not missed a play on either punt coverage or field goal attempts since he took over the role in 2009 ... Handles all snaps on field goals, punts and point-after attempts.

73Chris Davenport Offensive Tackle 6-4 • 320 • So. • SQ.Mansfield, La. (Mansfield)

SOPHOMORE SEASON (2011) Played in 10 games with no starts ... Saw action at left tackle on the offensive line in six games (Northwestern State, Kentucky, Auburn, Western Kentucky, Ole Miss and Georgia) ... Posted three knockdowns in 30 snaps on the o-line ... All three knockdowns came against Ole Miss ... Saw action on the field goal unit in several games ... Made the move from defensive tackle to the offensive line in the spring.

41Travis DicksonTight End 6-3 • 230 • Fr. • RSOcean Springs, Miss. (Ocean Springs)

REDSHIRT FRESHMAN SEASON (2011) Played in six games with no starts … Reserve tight end who made his first career catch for 10 yards against Western Kentucky.

DICKSON’S CAREER RECEIVING STATSYEAR G-GS REC. YDS. TD LG

2011 6-0 1 10 0 10Totals 6-0 1 10 0 10

77Josh DownsDefensive Tackle6-1 • 287 • Jr. • 2LBastrop, La. (Bastrop)

JUNIOR SEASON (2011)One of LSU’s most experienced interior defensive linemen having played in 34 games ... Made his first career start at Mississippi State but did not record any stats ... Posted half a tackle for a loss against Northwestern State.

CAREER HIGHS Total tackles: 4 vs. Auburn, 2009 Tackles for loss: 1, four times (Last: at Vanderbilt, 2010)Sacks: 1 vs. North Carolina, 2010

DOWNS’ CAREER DEFENSIVE STATSYEAR G-GS UT AT TT TFL SACKS PBU QBH INT FF FR

2009 11-0 2 7 9 3.5-8 0 0 0 0 0 02010 12-0 2 8 10 2.0-12 1.0-9 0 0 0 0 02011 11-1 3 6 9 0.5-1 0 0 1 0 0 0Totals 34-1 7 21 28 6.0-21 1.0-9 0 1 0 0 0

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40Rockey DuplessisSafety6-1 • 209 • So. • 1L Belle Chasse, La. (Belle Chasse)

SOPHOMORE SEASON (2011) Played in 11 games with no starts ... A regular contributor on special teams who can line up at safety or linebacker for the Tigers … Recorded six tackles this season, posting two against Oregon and Ole Miss.

CAREER HIGHS Total tackles: 2, twice (Last: at Ole Miss, 2011)Tackles for loss: 0

DUPLESSIS’ CAREER DEFENSIVE STATSYEAR G-GS UT AT TT TFL SACKS PBU QBH INT FF FR

2010 5-0 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 02011 11-0 4 2 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Totals 16-0 5 4 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

68Josh DworaczykOffensive Guard 6-6 • 301 • Sr. • 3L New Iberia, La. (Catholic-New Iberia)

• 2010 SEC Academic Honor Roll • 2008 SEC Academic Honor Roll

LSU’s most experienced offensive lineman entering the 2011 season and was rated as one of the best in the SEC … Had season-ending surgery during fall camp ... Is a two-year starter at left guard for the Tigers … Brings leadership, quick feet and agility to the table … Has started 23 consecutive games at left guard dating back to his sophomore season while appearing in 38 career games … Saw action at both guard and tackle as well as tight end during his first season of action with the Tigers in 2008 … A bright student in the classroom who has twice been named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll … Has already earned his undergraduate degree having done so in May 2011. SENIOR SEASON (2011)Suffered a season-ending injury during fall camp ... Has served as a player-coach for the offensive line throughout the season ... Will petition the NCAA for a sixth year of eligibility after the season ... A team leader who has thrived as a player-coach and plans to pursue coaching after his playing days are finished.

89Lavar EdwardsDefensive End6-5 • 264 • Jr. • 2LGretna, La. (Desire Street Academy)

JUNIOR SEASON (2011)Played in all 13 games and made one start against Auburn ... Picked up his first sack of the season against Georgia in the SEC Championship Game ... Earned a season-high four tackles, including one TFL, at Ole Miss ... Recovered a fumble at West Virginia ... Spells Sam Montgomery at right defensive end and provides tremendous depth on the defensive line.

CAREER HIGHS Total tackles: 5 vs. Florida, 2009 Tackles for loss: 2 vs. Louisiana Tech, 2009Sacks: 1, five times (Last: vs. Georgia, 2011)Interceptions: 1 vs. Ole Miss, 2010

EDWARDS’ CAREER DEFENSIVE STATSYEAR G-GS UT AT TT TFL SACKS PBU QBH INT FF FR

2009 12-1 9 14 23 4.5-21 2.5-16 2 1 0 1 02010 13-7 9 12 21 4.0-23 2.5-18 1 0 1-17 1 1-292011 13-1 9 16 25 4.5-16 1.0-5 2 2 0 0 1-0Totals 38-9 27 42 69 13.0-60 6.0-39 5 3 1-17 2 2-29

47Tyler Edwards Tight End 6-4 • 235 • Jr. • 2LMonroe, La. (Ouachita Parish)

JUNIOR SEASON (2011)Reserve tight end who played in all 13 games with no starts ... Did not make any catches … An excellent blocker who contributed to goalline plays and short-yardage situations as a tight end or H-back.

CAREER HIGHS Receptions: 1 vs. Texas A&M, 2010Yards: 10 vs. Texas A&M, 2010Touchdowns: 0Long: 10 vs. Texas A&M, 2010

EDWARDS’ CAREER RECEIVING STATSYEAR G-GS REC. YDS. TD LG

2009 13-1 0 0 0 02010 13-0 1 10 0 102011 13-0 0 0 0 0Totals 39-1 1 10 0 10

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Chris FaulkOffensive Tackle6-6 • 325 • So. • 1LSlidell, La. (Northshore)

• 2011 Second-Team All-Southeastern Conference (AP) • 2011 SEC Offensive Lineman of the Week (at Tennessee) SOPHOMORE SEASON (2011)Has started 14 games in his career, including 12 at left tackle this season ... 2011 Stats: 724 snaps, 73.5 knockdowns ... Ranks third on the team with 73.5 knockdowns behind Will Blackwell (112.5) and T-Bob Hebert (80) ... Produced double-figure knockdowns once this season ... Named the SEC Offensive Lineman of the Week after he led the team with a career-high 12.5 knockdowns in 69 plays at Tennessee and helped the offense produce 237 rushing yards against the Vols ... Played every offensive snap in four games (Oregon, Florida, Tennessee, Alabama) ... Moved from right tackle to left tackle during the spring and won the starting job to replace Joseph Barksdale ... Played a season-high 74 snaps versus Oregon ... Second on the team with nine knockdowns in 58 snaps at Alabama ... Sidelined with an ankle injury after seven plays at Mississippi State but returned in limited action the next game at West Virginia ... Played a team-high 63 snaps against Northwestern State and finished with five knockdowns ... Started twice at right tackle in 2010.

9Ego FergusonDefensive Tackle6-3 • 283 • Fr. • RSFrederick, Md. (Hargrave (Va.) Military Academy)

REDSHIRT FRESHMAN SEASON (2011)Has played in 12 games with no starts ... Rotates at defensive tackle and gives LSU great depth inside ... Set a career high with four tackles against Florida ... Recorded three tackles including half a TFL versus Kentucky ... Saw extensive playing time at West Virginia and recorded two solo tackles and one pass breakup.

CAREER HIGHS Total tackles: 4 vs. Florida, 2011 Tackles for loss: 0.5 vs. Kentucky, 2011

FERGUSON’S CAREER DEFENSIVE STATSYEAR G-GS UT AT TT TFL SACKS INT PBU QBH FF FR

2011 12-0 3 10 13 0.5-0 0 0 1 0 0 0Totals 12-0 3 10 13 0.5-0 0 0 1 0 0 0


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42Michael Ford Running Back 5-10 • 215 • So. • 1L Leesville, La. (Leesville)

SOPHOMORE SEASON (2011)Played in all 13 games with starts against Northwestern State and Georgia ... Leads the team in rushing with 755 yards and is one of three Tigers along with Spencer Ware and Alfred Blue to rush for at least 500 yards this year ... Has tallied a career-high 96 yards rushing two times - against Oregon and Arkansas ... Posted a career-long 49-yard run versus Arkansas ... Led the team in rushing in three games this season: vs. Northwestern State (72 yards), vs. Auburn (82 yards) and at Alabama (72 yards) ... Scored two rushing touchdowns each against Oregon, Northwestern State and West Virginia ... Became the first LSU player with six TDs through four games since Charles Scott in 2008 ... Rolled to a career night against Oregon with career highs in rushing yards (96) and carries (14), and he tied his career best with two rushing touchdowns, matching the two he scored against McNeese State last season ... Received recognition in Bruce Feldman’s ESPN.com “Top Workout Warriors” in June 2010 and once again in the summer of 2011.

CAREER HIGHSAttempts: 14 vs. Oregon, 2011Yards: 96, twice (Last: vs. Arkansas, 2011; First: vs. Oregon, 2011)Touchdowns: 2, four times (Last: at West Virginia, 2011)Long: 49 vs. Arkansas, 2011

FORD’S CAREER RUSHING STATS YEAR G-GS ATT. YDS. TD LG

2010 10-2 45 244 3 36 (TD)2011 13-2 123 755 7 49Totals 23-4 168 999 10 49 FORD’S CAREER RECEIVING STATSYEAR G-GS REC. YDS. TD LG

2010 10-2 2 30 1 272011 13-2 4 10 0 6Totals 23-4 6 40 1 27

23Stefoin Francois Linebacker 6-1 • 223 • Sr. • 2LReserve, La. (East St. John)

SENIOR SEASON (2011) Made nine starts at outside linebacker in 12 games played ... Earned a half tackle for a loss against Northwestern State as well as Florida ... Had a season high of three tackles versus Western Kentucky ... Made the transition from safety to linebacker prior to the 2010 season and made an immediate impact by starting all 13 games at Sam linebacker.

CAREER HIGHS Total tackles: 9 vs. Mississippi State, 2010 Tackles for loss: 1.5 vs. Louisiana-Monroe, 2010Sacks: 1.0 vs. Louisiana-Monroe, 2010

FRANCOIS’ CAREER DEFENSIVE STATSYEAR G-GS UT AT TT TFL SACKS INT PBU QBH FF FR

2008 5-0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 02009 11-0 3 5 8 0 0 0 0 0 1 02010 13-13 14 23 37 2.0-14 1.0-10 0 2 1 0 02011 12-9 3 8 11 1.0-2 0 0 0 0 0 0Totals 41-22 20 38 58 3.0-16 1.0-10 0 2 1 1 0

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Seth Fruge Linebacker 5-11 • 200 • So. • 1LWelsh, La. (Notre Dame)


SOPHOMORE SEASON (2011)A walk-on who has worked his way into playing time on special teams … Played in 12 games with no starts ... Sees action on LSU’s coverage units for both punts and kickoffs … Tallied his first career tackle on kickoff coverage against West Virginia ... Posted an assisted tackle versus Kentucky ... Also serves as LSU’s backup holder for field goals and extra points … Member of the 2010 SEC Academic Honor Roll.

CAREER HIGHS Total tackles: 1, twice (Last: vs. Kentucky, 2011) Tackles for loss: 0Sacks: 0

FRUGE’S CAREER DEFENSIVE STATSYEAR G-GS UT AT TT TFL SACKS PBU QBH INT FF FR

2010 9-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 02011 12-0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Totals 21-0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

29Sam GibsonSafety6-1 • 203 • Fr. • RSPrattville, Ala. (Prattville)

REDSHIRT FRESHMAN SEASON (2011) Played in five games with no starts … Talented player who adds tremendous depth at safety ... Credited with three tackles against Kentucky ... Possesses a wide range of skills after playing on both sides of the ball in high school.

CAREER HIGHS Total tackles: 3 vs. Kentucky, 2011Tackles for loss: 0Sacks: 0

GIBSON’S CAREER DEFENSIVE STATSYEAR G-GS UT AT TT TFL SACKS PBU QBH INT FF FR

2011 5-0 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Totals 5-0 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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30James Hairston Placekicker6-0 • 200 • Fr. • HS Dallas, Texas (Jesuit College Prep School)

• 2011 SEC Coaches’ All-Freshman Team

TRUE FRESHMAN SEASON (2011)Has played in 10 games and handles the kickoff duties ... Has produced 16 touchbacks on 69 kickoffs this season with an average of 65.7 yards a kick (reaching the 5-yard line) ... His 16 touchbacks are the most in a single season for LSU since Chris Jackson had 24 in 2006, but kickoffs came from the 35-yard line ... Had one of his best games as a Tiger with a career-high five touchbacks on eight kickoffs against Arkansas ... His five touchbacks against Arkansas are the most in a game for an LSU kicker since Chris Jackson boomed five touchbacks on eight kickoffs against Arizona on Sept. 9, 2006 ... Earned the kickoff duties for the Tigers prior to the game at West Virginia.

CAREER HIGHSKickoffs: 9 at Ole Miss, 2011Kickoff Yards: 557 at Ole Miss, 2011Kickoff Avg.: 67.7 vs. Georgia, 2011Touchbacks: 5 vs. Arkansas, 2011

HAIRSTON’S CAREER KICKOFF STATSYEAR G-GS NO. YDS. AVG. TB OB

2011 10-0 69 4,531 65.7 16 0Totals 10-0 69 4,531 65.7 16 0

37Karnell HatcherLinebacker6-2 • 223 • Sr. • 3LDelray Beach, Fla. (Atlantic Community)

SENIOR SEASON (2011)Played in 11 games with three starts ... Shifted to linebacker during the spring after three seasons at safety and split time at Mike linebacker with Kevin Minter … Did not play against Ole Miss and Western Kentucky ... Set a season high with five solo tackles at West Virginia and added a PBU ... Has played in 46 games with 15 career starts and has accumulated 132 tackles, 3.5 tackles for losses, three pass breakups and two forced fumbles.

CAREER HIGHS Total tackles: 10, three times (Last: at Arkansas, 2010)Tackles for loss: 1.5 vs. Ole Miss, 2010

HATCHER’S CAREER DEFENSIVE STATSYEAR G-GS UT AT TT TFL SACKS PBU QBH INT FF FR

2008 10-0 8 5 13 1.0-1 0 0 0 0 1 02009 13-1 16 16 32 1.0-8 0 0 0 0 0 02010 12-11 36 28 64 1.5-6 0 2 0 0 1 02011 11-3 9 14 23 0 0 1 3 0 0 0Totals 46-15 69 63 132 3.5-15 0 3 3 0 2 0

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T-Bob Hebert Center/Offensive Guard 6-3 • 304 • Sr. • 3LNorcross, Ga. (Greater Atlanta Christian)


Arguably the Tigers’ most versatile offensive lineman who has started games at both guard and center during the past three seasons … Saw most of his action at right guard as a junior in 2010 when he filled in for an injured Will Blackwell … Also served as the backup to P.J. Lonergan at center after starting 11 games at that position as a sophomore in 2009 … His father, Bobby Hebert, was the starting quarterback for the New Orleans Saints in the 80’s and early 90’s before finishing his career with the Atlanta Falcons … For his career, has started 26 games (four at left guard, eight at right guard and 14 at center) … In his career, has logged more than 1,700 plays and 197.5 knockdown blocks. SENIOR SEASON (2011)2011 Stats: 561 plays, 80 knockdowns ... Played in 12 games this season with eight starts ... Ranks second on the team with 80 knockdowns ... Posted double-digit knockdowns in two games: 11 versus Oregon and 10.5 at West Virginia ... Displayed his versatility by lining up at both guard positions and center throughout the season ... Played both center and guard at Alabama and finished with seven knockdowns in 40 snaps ... Registered nine knockdowns in 56 snaps at center against Auburn ... Sat out the Kentucky game with an injury ... Opened the season as the starter at left guard against Oregon, played all 74 snaps and recorded 11 knockdowns against the Ducks ... Holds a career high of 12 knockdowns versus Tennessee in 2010 ... Led the team in knockdown blocks as a junior in 2010.


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27Kenny HilliardRunning Back 5-11 • 240 • Fr. • HS Patterson, La. (Patterson)

• 2011 SEC Coaches’ All-Freshman Team• 2011 SEC Freshman of the Week (vs. Arkansas)

TRUE FRESHMAN SEASON (2011)Played in 12 games with no starts ... Came on late in the season to give LSU a four-headed rushing attack ... Tied with Spencer Ware for the team lead in touchdowns scored with nine total (eight rushing, one receiving) ... Scored a career-high three touchdowns in the SEC Championship Game against Georgia when he rushed for two TDs and caught one in the third quarter ... Posted two rushing TDs against Auburn, Western Kentucky and Georgia ... Earned SEC Freshman of the Week distinction after he set career highs with 19 carries and 102 yards and also added one touchdown against Arkansas ... Produced two one-yard touchdowns on four carries and finished with zero rushing yards against Western Kentucky ... Has seen action at fullback and tailback this season ... Stepped in at running back against Auburn and rushed for 65 yards and two touchdowns on 10 carries ... Set Louisiana High School record with 8,603 rushing yards during his career at Patterson … Nephew of former LSU and New Orleans Saints standout running back Dalton Hilliard.

CAREER HIGHSAttempts: 19 vs. Arkansas, 2011Yards: 102 vs. Arkansas, 2011Touchdowns: 2, three times (Last: vs. Georgia, 2011; First: vs. Auburn, 2011)Long: 25 vs. Auburn, 2011

HILLIARD’S CAREER RUSHING STATS YEAR G-GS ATT. YDS. TD LG

2011 12-0 57 320 8 25Totals 12-0 57 320 8 25 HILLIARD’S CAREER RECEIVING STATSYEAR G-GS REC. YDS. TD LG

2011 12-0 3 13 1 8Totals 12-0 3 13 1 8

38D.J. HowardPunter6-2 • 191 • Sr. • SQBaton Rouge, La. (West Feliciana)

SENIOR SEASON (2011)Filled in for an injured Brad Wing and punted against Northwestern State and Mississippi State ... Punted four times for a 37.2-yard average with a long of 41, one inside the 20 and one touchback at Mississippi State ... Saw his first action as a Tiger against Northwestern State and punted three times for a 41.0-yard average with a long of 53 and two placed inside the 20 ... Also handled kickoff duties against the Demons and kicked off eight times for a 62.5-yard average ... Joined the team as a walk-on in 2009.

CAREER HIGHSKickoffs: 8 vs. Northwestern State, 2011Kickoff Yards: 500 vs. Northwestern State, 2011Kickoff Avg.: 62.5 vs. Northwestern State, 2011Punts: 4 at Mississippi State, 2011Punting Yards: 149 at Mississippi State, 2011Punting Avg.: 41.0 vs. Northwestern State, 2011

HOWARD’S CAREER KICKOFF STATSYEAR G-GS NO. YDS. AVG. TB OB

2009 0-0 0 0 0 0 02010 0-0 0 0 0 0 02011 2-0 11 675 61.4 0 0Totals 2-0 11 675 61.4 0 0

HOWARD’S CAREER PUNTING TOTALSYEAR NO. YDS. AVG. LG I20 TB

2011 7 272 38.9 53 3 1Totals 7 272 38.9 53 3 1

72Alex HurstOffensive Tackle6-6 • 340 • Jr. • 2LBartlett, Tenn. (Arlington)

• 2011 First-Team All-Southeastern Conference (Coaches)

JUNIOR SEASON (2011)A starter in 22 career games with appearances in 34 contests ... Starter at right tackle for the second-straight year ... 2011 Stats: 767 plays, 71.5 knockdowns ... The 767 snaps this season are second most on the team behind Will Blackwell’s 779 ... Played every offensive snap in six games (Oregon, Mississippi State, Florida, Tennessee, Alabama, Arkansas) ... Set a career high with 10.5 knockdowns in 75 plays versus Arkansas ... Saw action in all 58 offensive snaps and posted four knockdowns at Alabama ... Credited with seven knockdowns in consecutive games against Kentucky and Florida ... Previous career high of knockdowns was 10 against Tennessee in 2010.

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Nic Jacobs Tight End 6-5 • 253 • Fr. • RS Many, La. (Many)

REDSHIRT FRESHMAN SEASON (2011) Played in 10 games with no starts ... Reserve tight end who has seen action on special teams units ... Has not recorded any statistics yet.

JACOBS’ CAREER RECEIVING STATSYEAR G-GS REC. YDS. TD LG

2011 10-0 0 0 0 0Totals 10-0 0 0 0 0

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9Jordan JeffersonQuarterback 6-5 • 223 • Sr. • 3L St. Rose, La. (Destrehan)

• 2010 SEC Offensive Player of the Week (vs. Ole Miss)• 2008 Chick-fil-A Bowl Offensive MVP

Suspended for the first four games of the 2011 season and returned prior to the game against Kentucky ... Can make all of the throws or can tuck it under and run … Holds a 24-7 record as a starter … In 2009, was the youngest starting quarterback in the SEC and the youngest to start a season-opener for LSU since Y.A. Tittle in 1945 … In 41 career games, has thrown for 4,680 yards and completed 387-of-661 passes with 34 TDs and 19 interceptions … Ranks fifth for career wins by a starting quarterback at LSU with 24 and one more win would tie him for third with JaMarcus Russell (25-4) and Warren Rabb (25-7) ... Is tied for fifth in LSU history for career TD passes with 34, equaling Jamie Howard (1992-95) … Is sixth in LSU history in career passing yards (4,680), sixth in completion percentage (58.5), sixth in career completions (387) and fifth in attempts (661) … Has accounted for 46 TDs during his career – 34 passing, 12 rushing … Has rushed for 1,003 yards and 12 touchdowns during his LSU career … The 1,003 rushing yards ranks first among quarterbacks in school history and the 12 rushing TDs is fifth … Holds the LSU single-season rushing record for a quarterback with 450 yards during the 2010 season. SENIOR SEASON (2011)Played in nine games with four starts ... Is 50-of-83 for 684 yards and six touchdown passes with only one interception ... Rushed 61 times for 248 yards and three TDs this year ... Threw for a season-high 208 yards and one touchdown on 18-of-29 passing against Arkansas, and he also ran for 53 yards and a 48-yard TD ... Finished a perfect 7-for-7 for 88 yards and one touchdown at Ole Miss and added 26 rushing yards to break the school record for career rushing yards ... Made his first start since the Cotton Bowl against Western Kentucky ... His 59-yard TD pass to Rueben Randle against WKU is the longest offensive play of the year ... Played his most significant snaps of the season at Alabama as he completed 6-of-10 for 67 yards and rushed for 43 yards on 11 attempts ... Rushed for a season-high 73 yards and a touchdown on 14 carries at Tennessee and completed 1-of-3 passes for eight yards ... Threw his first passes of the season against Florida and finished 3-4 for 61 yards, including a two-yard jump pass for a touchdown ... Saw his first action of the season against Kentucky and rushed four times for 29 yards, including a 1-yard TD run on his first play of the season.

CAREER HIGHS PASSINGAttempts: 37 vs. Ole Miss, 2009Completions: 21 vs. Auburn, 2009Yards: 254 vs. Ole Miss, 2010Touchdowns: 3, twice (Last: vs. Texas A&M, 2010)

RUSHINGAttempts: 19 vs. Arkansas, 2008Yards: 100 vs. Tennessee, 2010Touchdowns: 2 at Florida, 2010Long: 83 vs. Tennessee, 2010

JEFFERSON’S CAREER PASSING TOTALSYEAR G-GS ATT.-COMP.-INT. YDS. TD LG

2008 7-2 73-36-1 419 4 412009 12-12 296-182-7 2,166 17 582010 13-13 209-119-10 1,411 7 752011 9-4 83-50-1 684 6 59Totals 41-31 661-387-19 4,680 34 75

JEFFERSON’S CAREER RUSHING TOTALSYEAR ATT. YDS. TD LG

2008 49 134 1 202009 112 171 1 262010 123 450 7 83 (TD)2011 61 248 3 48 (TD)Totals 345 1,003 12 83(TD)

39Josh JohnsLinebacker 6-2 • 206 • So. • SQ Baton Rouge, La. (Central)

SOPHOMORE SEASON (2011) Suspended for the first four games of the 2011 season and returned prior to the game against Kentucky ... Played in eight games with no starts ... Contributed on special teams this season and serves as a backup at Sam linebacker for the Tigers … Has not recorded any stats this season but has two career tackles, one each against Texas A&M and McNeese State last season.

CAREER HIGHSTotal tackles: 1, twice (Last: vs. Texas A&M, 2010)Tackles for loss: 0Sacks: 0

JOHNS’ CAREER DEFENSIVE STATSYEAR G-GS UT AT TT TFL SACKS PBU QBH INT FF FR

2010 3-0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 02011 8-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Totals 11-0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

56Anthony JohnsonDefensive Tackle 6-3 • 310 • Fr. • HS New Orleans, La. (O. Perry Walker)

• 2011 Freshman All-American (CBSSports.com, Sporting News)• 2011 SEC Coaches’ All-Freshman Team

TRUE FRESHMAN SEASON (2011) Played in all 13 games but did not start ... Made his collegiate debut against Oregon and picked up a tackle, including a half tackle for a loss, on his first play ... Tallied two tackles, both for losses, including his first career sack at Mississippi State ... Credited with 0.5 tackles for a loss against Arkansas ... The consensus No. 1 defensive tackle prospect by all major recruiting services in 2010 … Broke the Louisiana career sack record with 67.5 sacks during his four years at O.P. Walker.

CAREER HIGHS Total tackles: 2, four times (Last: vs. Georgia, 2011)Tackles for loss: 2.0 at Mississippi State, 2011Sacks: 1.0 at Mississippi State, 2011

JOHNSON’S CAREER DEFENSIVE STATSYEAR G-GS UT AT TT TFL SACKS PBU QBH INT FF FR

2011 13-0 6 6 12 3.0-10 1.0-5 0 0 0 0 0Totals 13-0 6 6 12 3.0-101.0-5 0 0 0 0 0


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Dennis JohnsonDefensive Tackle 6-2 • 285 • Sr. • 2L Amory, Miss. (Amory)

SENIOR SEASON (2011)Saw action in nine games but did not start ... Has played in 19 games in his career ... Talented and experienced lineman who provides depth along the interior of the defensive line … A walk-on who has gone from scout team to seeing playing time during his three years with the Tigers … Posted a season-high two tackles on three occasions: vs. Northwestern State, vs. Kentucky and vs. Western Kentucky ... Earned 0.5 tackles for a loss against Western Kentucky.

CAREER HIGHS Total tackles: 2, three times (Last: vs. Western Kentucky, 2011)Tackles for loss: 0.5 vs. Western Kentucky, 2011

JOHNSON’S CAREER DEFENSIVE STATSYEAR G-GS UT AT TT TFL SACKS PBU QBH INT FF FR

2009 5-0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 02010 5-0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 02011 9-0 0 7 7 0.5-8 0 0 0 0 0 0Totals 19-0 0 11 11 0.5-8 0 0 0 0 0 0

58Tahj JonesLinebacker6-2 • 205 • So. • 1LSulphur, La. (Sulphur)

SOPHOMORE SEASON (2011)Played in 13 games with one start ... Saw extensive playing time on special teams and as a reserve linebacker ... Posted one TFL at Ole Miss ... Tallied his first career interception against Western Kentucky ... Recorded a career-high four tackles against Auburn, including his first career sack, a fumble recovery and a PBU ... Made his first career start at Tennessee and finished with three tackles.

CAREER HIGHS Total tackles: 4 vs. Auburn, 2011Tackles for loss: 1.0, twice (Last: at Ole Miss, 2011)Sacks: 1.0 vs. Auburn, 2011

JONES’ CAREER DEFENSIVE STATSYEAR G-GS UT AT TT TFL SACKS PBU QBH INT FF FR

2010 13-0 0 6 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 02011 13-1 8 16 24 2.5-8 1.0-3 1 0 1-1 0 1-0Totals 26-1 8 22 30 2.5-8 1.0-3 1 0 1-1 0 1-0

83 Mitch Joseph Tight End 6-5 • 268 • Sr. • 3LNew Iberia, La. (Catholic-New Iberia)

SENIOR SEASON (2011)Has seen action in 49 career games with 12 starts … Hauled in the first touchdown pass of his career on a two-yard jump pass from Jordan Jefferson in the fourth quarter against Florida ... Outstanding blocking tight end who plays in tight set and short-yardage formations ... Caught his first pass of the season for seven yards at Mississippi State. CAREER HIGHS Receptions: 3 vs. North Carolina, 2010 Yards: 41 vs. North Carolina, 2010 Long: 21 vs. North Carolina, 2010Touchdowns: 1 vs. Florida, 2011 JOSEPH’S CAREER RECEIVING STATSYEAR G-GS REC. YDS. TD LG

2008 13-0 0 0 0 02009 13-1 2 18 0 142010 10-4 5 51 0 212011 13-7 2 9 1 7Totals 49-12 9 78 1 21

80Jarvis LandryWide Receiver6-0 • 190 • Fr. • HS Lutcher, La. (Lutcher)

TRUE FRESHMAN SEASON (2011)Played in 13 contests with one start against Kentucky ... One of the top performers on special teams, he has built a reputation for hard hits and strong tackles on kickoff coverage ... Continued his outstanding play on special teams with three tackles versus Georgia and two tackles against Arkansas ... Produced two bone-jarring hits on special teams against Auburn ... Hauled in two catches for 20 yards at Mississippi State ... Did not make a catch against Northwestern State but returned a punt 31 yards ... Saw his first snaps as a Tiger against Oregon and made a catch for three yards on his first play ... Suffered a setback prior to fall camp when he had a stress fracture in his foot.

CAREER HIGHS Receptions: 2 at Mississippi State, 2011 Yards: 20, twice (Last: vs. Western Kentucky, 2011) Long: 20 vs. Western Kentucky, 2011 LANDRY’S CAREER RECEIVING STATSYEAR G-GS REC. YDS. TD LG

2011 13-1 4 43 0 20Totals 13-1 4 43 0 20

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12 Jarrett Lee Quarterback6-2 • 206 • Sr. • 3L Brenham, Texas (Brenham)

• 2008 SEC Freshman of the Week (vs. Miss. State)

Strong-armed and experienced quarterback who stepped in as the starting quarterback for the Tigers for the first nine games of the season … Owns a 14-4 record as a starter at QB, including a 4-4 mark as a redshirt freshman in 2008, 1-0 in 2009 and 9-0 in 2011 … Has led the Tigers to four fourth-quarter comebacks during his career highlighted by a game-winning drive at No. 12 Florida in 2010 … Put together one of the best seasons for a freshman quarterback in LSU history, throwing for over 1,800 yards and 14 touchdowns in 2008 … Ranked second to Tommy Hodson for attempts, completions, yards and TDs by a freshman quarterback in LSU history … His 131 straight passes without an interception from 2010-11 ranks second in school history behind Alan Risher’s 137 in 1982 ... Ranks seventh in school history for career touchdown passes with 32 ... Ranks eighth in career completions in LSU history with 317, ninth in career passing attempts at 565 and 10th in career passing yards at 3,949 ... In 43 career games, has thrown for 3,949 yards and 32 TDs. SENIOR SEASON (2011)For the season is 104-of-167 for 1,306 yards, 14 touchdowns and three interceptions ... Became the first LSU quarterback since Herb Tyler in 1998 to throw at least one TD pass in each of the first eight games of the season ... Ranks first in the SEC in passing efficiency at 152.0 ... Played late in the games against Arkansas and Georgia ... Finished 3-of-7 passing for 24 yards and two INTs at Alabama ... Posted another productive outing with a 14-of-20 performance for 165 yards and two touchdowns against Auburn ... Tied his career high with three touchdown passes and finished 13-of-17 for 138 yards at Tennessee ... Tied his career high with three touchdowns on 16-of-28 passing for 180 yards and no interceptions at West Virginia ... Completed 78 percent of his passes as he went 21-of-27 for 213 yards, one TD and one INT at Mississippi State ... Saw his streak of 131 consecutive passes without an INT come to an end on his final pass attempt at MSU ... Nearly flawless against Northwestern State as he finished 9-of-10 passing for 133 yards and a TD in one half against the Demons ... Tossed a 10-yard TD to Rueben Randle late in the second quarter against Oregon that gave LSU the lead for good ... It marked his first passing TD since the game winner to Terrence Toliver at Florida in 2010.

CAREER HIGHS Attempts: 38 vs. Florida, 2008Completions: 23 vs. Florida, 2008Yards: 287 vs. Georgia, 2008Touchdowns: 3, three times (Last: at Tennessee, 2011; 2nd: at WVU, 2011; 1st: vs. Georgia, 2008)

LEE’S CAREER PASSING TOTALSYEAR G-GS ATT.-COMP.-INT. YDS. TD LG

2008 11-8 269-143-16 1,873 14 662009 7-1 40-16-1 197 2 382010 12-0 89-54-1 573 2 472011 13-9 167-104-3 1,306 14 57Totals 43-18 565-317-21 3,949 32 66

93Bennie LoganDefensive Tackle 6-3 • 287 • So. • 1LCoushatta, La. (Red River)

• 2011 SEC Defensive Lineman of the Week (vs. Miss. State)

SOPHOMORE SEASON (2011)Played in all 13 games and started 12 ... Shined in his first season as a starter on the defensive line ... Earned five solo tackles and a forced fumble against Georgia in the SEC Championship Game ... Set a career high with six tackles against Western Kentucky ... Tallied five tackles and also recorded a blocked field goal at Alabama ... Added a sack and 1.5 TFLs against Kentucky ... Picked up SEC Defensive Lineman of the Week honors after he paced the LSU defense at Mississippi State by tying his career high with five tackles and shattering his career mark for TFLs with 3.0 ... He also picked up his first career sack at MSU ... Made his first career start at right defensive tackle against Oregon and came up big with four tackles and a pass breakup.

CAREER HIGHS Total tackles: 6 vs. Western Kentucky, 2011Tackles for loss: 3.0 at Mississippi State, 2011Sacks: 1.0, twice (Last: vs. Kentucky, 2011)

LOGAN’S CAREER DEFENSIVE STATSYEAR G-GS UT AT TT TFL SACKS PBU QBH INT FF FR

2010 3-0 1 4 5 0.5-1 0 0 0 0 0 02011 13-12 21 30 51 5.0-14 2.0-11 1 1 0 1 0Totals 16-12 22 34 56 5.5-15 2.0-11 1 1 0 1 0

64P.J. LonerganCenter6-4 • 305 • Jr. • 2L New Orleans, La. (Rummel)


JUNIOR SEASON (2011)Has played in 28 games in his career with 24 starts at center ... Played in 11 games with 10 starts this season ... 2011 Stats: 623 snaps, 65.5 knockdowns ... Missed the Tennessee and Auburn games with a leg injury ... Played all 74 offensive snaps and set a career high with 14.5 knockdown blocks in the opener against Oregon ... Posted 6.5 knockdowns in 37 snaps at Alabama ... Played 23 snaps and earned 5.5 knockdowns before leaving the game against Florida with an injury ... Recorded seven knockdowns in 69 plays at West Virginia ... Produced eight knockdowns in 56 plays against Northwestern State ... Entering the season his career high in knockdowns was 12 versus Texas A&M in the Cotton Bowl ... Starter at center for the second-straight season after starting all 13 games at the position in 2010 … Led all Tigers in offensive snaps in 2010 with 863.


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6 Craig LostonSafety6-2 • 208 • So. • 1LAldine, Texas (Eisenhower)

SOPHOMORE SEASON (2011)Saw action in 10 games with no starts ... A top reserve at safety for LSU who also plays on special teams ... Did not play against Kentucky, Florida and Ole Miss ... Set a career high with seven tackles against Auburn ... Posted one tackle and one pass breakup versus Arkansas ... Made two tackles in the opener against Oregon and also forced a fumble on a kickoff that led to an LSU touchdown drive.

CAREER HIGHS Total tackles: 7 vs. Auburn, 2011Tackles for loss: 1 vs. Ole Miss, 2010Interceptions: 1 vs. ULM, 2010

LOSTON’S CAREER DEFENSIVE STATS YEAR G-GS UT AT TT TFL SACKS PBU QBH INT FF FR

2010 13-2 12 10 22 1.0-3 0 2 0 1-11 0 02011 10-0 8 6 14 0 0 1 0 0 1 0Totals 23-2 20 16 36 1.0-3 0 3 0 1-11 1 0

14Terrence MageeRunning Back 5-9 • 212 • Fr. • HS Franklinton, La. (Franklinton)

TRUE FRESHMAN SEASON (2011)Played in five games with no starts ... Did not play in the final two games of the regular season with an injury ... Provided great depth at running back ... Rushed seven times for 55 yards at Ole Miss ... Saw his first action as a Tiger against Kentucky and carried the ball 12 times for 38 yards and a touchdown ... A talented athlete who played quarterback in high school who was moved to running back in fall camp.

CAREER HIGHSAttempts: 12 vs. Kentucky, 2011Yards: 55 at Ole Miss, 2011Touchdowns: 1 vs. Kentucky, 2011Long: 35 at Ole Miss, 2011

MAGEE’S CAREER RUSHING STATS YEAR G-GS ATT. YDS. TD LG

2011 5-0 27 133 1 35Totals 5-0 27 133 1 35

26Ronald MartinDefensive Back 6-1 • 199 • Fr. • HS White Castle, La. (White Castle)

TRUE FRESHMAN SEASON (2011)Played in three games late in the season when Eric Reid and Craig Loston missed playing time with injuries ... Saw action against Ole Miss, Arkansas and Georgia ... Posted three tackles and two pass breakups in his limited playing time ... All three tackles came at Ole Miss ... Credited with a PBU versus Georgia and Ole Miss ... Talented athlete who played quarterback and safety in high school.

CAREER HIGHS Total tackles: 3 at Ole Miss, 2011Tackles for loss: 0PBUs: 1, twice (Last: vs. Georgia, 2011)

MARTIN’S CAREER DEFENSIVE STATSYEAR G-GS UT AT TT TFL SACKS PBU QBH INT FF FR

2011 3-0 2 1 3 0 0 2 0 0 0 0Totals 3-0 2 1 3 0 0 2 0 0 0 0

7Tyrann Mathieu Cornerback5-9 • 180 • So. • 1LNew Orleans, La. (St. Augustine)

• 2011 Bednarik Award Recipient• 2011 Heisman Memorial Trophy Finalist• 2011 Walter Camp National Player of the Year Finalist• 2011 First-Team All-American at Cornerback

(AP, FWAA, Sporting News, Walter Camp, CBSsports.com, ESPN.com, FoxSportsNext.com, Rivals.com, SI.com)

• 2011 First-Team All-American at Return Specialist (CBSSports.com, Rivals.com, SI.com)

• 2011 National Defensive Player of the Year (FoxSportsNext.com, Rivals.com)

• 2011 Southeastern Conference Defensive Player of the Year (AP)• 2011 First-Team All-Southeastern Conference (AP, Coaches)• 2011 SEC Championship Game Most Valuable Player• 2011 Walter Camp National Defensive Player of the Week

(at West Virginia, vs. Arkansas)• 2011 SEC Defensive Player of the Week (vs. Oregon, vs. Arkansas)• 2011 Rivals.com National and SEC Player of the Week (vs. Arkansas)• 2011 Jim Thorpe Defensive Back of the Week (vs. Oregon)• 2011 Rivals.com SEC Player of the Week (vs. Oregon)• 2011 Cotton Bowl Defensive Most Outstanding Player• 2010 First Team Freshman All-America (Football Writers, Rivals.com)• 2010 Freshman All-Southeastern Conference (Coaches)

An outstanding player who plays well beyond his size … A fan favorite with tremendous heart and talent … Has a knack for finding the football and coming up with big plays … Has some of the best pure football instincts of anyone on the team … In his 25 game career, he has created a total of 14 turnovers (eight fumble recoveries, four interceptions, 2 forced fumble recovered by a teammate) … Already owns the school record with 11 forced fumbles after he recorded two against Kentucky (previous record was seven held by Ali Highsmith) ... The 11 career forced fumbles ranks as the seventh-highest total in NCAA history and ties Guss Scott of Florida for the SEC record ... Took over at one of the cornerback positions in 2011 for the departed Patrick Peterson … Shifts to nickel back when the Tigers go to their other defensive packages … Received the Alvin Roy Fourth Quarter Award for Outstanding performance in LSU offseason program and the Toby Caston Performance Award for Outstanding Performance in Spring Drills … Became LSU’s first Heisman Memorial Trophy Finalist to travel to New York City since Charles Alexander in 1977 ... Captured the Chuck Bednarik Award that goes to the nation’s top defensive player, giving LSU the award in back-to-back seasons after Patrick Peterson won it in 2010 ... Career Stats: 127 tackles, 15.0 TFLs, 14 PBUs, 11 forced fumbles, 8 fumble recoveries, 6 sacks, 4 INTs and 4 TDs.

SOPHOMORE SEASON (2011)Leads the team in tackles with 70 ... Ranks first in the SEC in forced fumbles with six and fumbles recovered with five ... Ranks No. 1 nationally in fumble recoveries and is tied for third in forced fumbles ... Ranks second in the SEC and second nationally in punt return average at 16.2 a return ... Named the SEC Championship Game MVP against Georgia after he returned a punt 62 yards for a touchdown, finished with 119 return yards, posted four solo tackles and recovered a fumble ... Received Walter Camp National Defensive Player of the Week and SEC Defensive Player of the Week honors after he posted eight solo tackles, two forced fumbles and one fumble recovery against Arkansas in his first career start at safety ... Also returned a punt 92 yards for a

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touchdown against the Razorbacks, which equals the third-longest punt return in school history ... Missed the Auburn game for a violation of team rules ... Picked off his second pass of the season and added six tackles and one TFL against Florida ... Showed his game-changing abilities again versus Kentucky as he forced two fumbles, recovered and returned one for a 23-yard touchdown and posted an eight-yard sack ... Named the Walter Camp National Defensive Player of the Week after he came up big once again at West Virginia with a forced fumble that he recovered and an interception on a pass he tipped and returned to the WVU 1-yard line ... Leading tackler for LSU at Mississippi State with a career-high tying 10 stops, nine of which were solo, and one TFL ... All over the field against Northwestern State with four tackles, 1.5 TFLs, one PBU, one QB hurry and he combined with Sam Montgomery to record LSU’s first sack of the season ... Picked up where he left off in 2010 by recording a career-high and team-leading 10 tackles in the season opener against Oregon and also forced a fumble on a punt that returned for a touchdown ... Earned SEC Defensive Player of the Week, Rivals.com SEC Player of the Week and the Thorpe Award Defensive Back of the Week honors after his phenomenal performance against Oregon in which he also added a half tackle for a loss and two pass breakups.

CAREER HIGHS Total tackles: 10, twice (Last: at Mississippi State, 2011)Tackles for loss: 2 at Arkansas, 2010Sacks: 1, five times (Last: vs. Kentucky, 2011)Interceptions: 1, four times (Last: vs. Florida, 2011)

MATHIEU’S CAREER DEFENSIVE STATS YEAR G-GS UT AT TT TFL SACKS PBU QBH INT FF FR

2010 13-1 34 23 57 8.5-45 4.5-38 7 1 2-0 5 3-132011 12-12 53 17 70 6.5-44 1.5-10 7 3 2-16 6 5-39Totals 25-13 87 40 127 15.0-89 6.0-48 14 4 4-16 11 8-52

MATHIEU’S CAREER PUNT RETURN STATS

YEAR NO. YDS. AVG. TD LG

2011 26 420 16.2 2 92 (TD) TOTALS 26 420 16.2 2 92(TD)

8Zach MettenbergerQuarterback6-5 • 222 • So. • JC Watkinsville, Ga. (Butler (Kan.) Comm. College)

Spent one year at Georgia before transferring to Butler (Kan.) Community College for the 2010 season … Played one season at Butler Community College leading him team to an 11-1 record and a berth in the JUCO National Championship Game … Started all 12 games at Butler, throwing for 2,678 yards and 32 touchdowns with only four interceptions … Enrolled at LSU in January of 2011 and went through spring practice ... Completed 5-of-8 passes for 86 yards, including a 60-yard TD pass, in the LSU spring game.

SOPHOMORE SEASON (2011) Played in five games with no starts ... Ran 25 yards on a bootleg down to the one-yard line at Ole Miss but did not throw a pass ... Entered late against Auburn, WVU and Kentucky and did not attempt a pass as the team ran out the clock ... Completed 8-of-11 passes for 92 yards and his first career touchdown on a 19-yard strike to Kadron Boone against Northwestern State.

METTENBERGER’S CAREER PASSING TOTALSYEAR G-GS ATT.-COMP.-INT. YDS. TD LG

2011 5-0 11-8-0 92 1 24Totals 5-0 11-8-0 92 1 24

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Barkevious MingoDefensive End 6-5 • 240 • So. • 1L West Monroe, La. (West Monroe)

• 2011 Second-Team All-Southeastern Conference (AP)• 2011 SEC Defensive Lineman of the Week (vs. Auburn)• 2010 Freshman All-SEC (Coaches)

SOPHOMORE SEASON (2011)Leads the team and ranks fourth in the SEC in tackles for loss with 13.5 ... Is second on the team and ranks seventh in the SEC in sacks with 8.0 ... Started against Ole Miss, Arkansas and Georgia ... Outstanding speed rusher off the edge who can line up at either defensive end position ... Set a career high with five quarterback hurries in the SEC Championship Game against Georgia ... Posted a career-high three tackles for a loss and two sacks along with one QB hurry against Arkansas ... Posted three solo tackles, including one sack and 2.0 TFLs at Ole Miss ... Set a career high with eight tackles, one sack and a QB hurry versus Western Kentucky ... Named the SEC Defensive Lineman of the Week after tallying a career-high two sacks for a loss of 21 yards with four total tackles and a QB hurry against Auburn ... Posted four tackles, 1.5 tackles for a loss, one sack and one QB hurry against Kentucky ... Recorded one sack and a forced fumble at Mississippi State ... Productive game against Northwestern State as he recorded three tackles, one TFL, one PBU and one QB hurry.

CAREER HIGHS Total tackles: 8 vs. Western Kentucky, 2011Tackles for loss: 3.0 vs. Arkansas, 2011Sacks: 2.0, twice (Last: vs. Arkansas, 2011; First: vs. Auburn, 2011)

MINGO’S CAREER DEFENSIVE STATS YEAR G-GS UT AT TT TFL SACKS PBU QBH INT FF FR

2010 13-1 18 17 35 5.5-41 2.5-21 6 4 0 2 1-02011 13-3 19 22 41 13.5-91 8.0-60 2 11 0 1 0Totals 26-4 37 39 76 19.0-132 10.5-81 8 15 0 3 1-0

46Kevin MinterLinebacker6-2 • 242 • So. • 1LSuwanee, Ga. (Peachtree Ridge)

SOPHOMORE SEASON (2011)Played in 13 games and made 10 starts ... Serves as the starting Mike linebacker ... Ranks fifth on the team with 56 tackles ... Scored his first career touchdown on a fumble recovery in the endzone at Ole Miss ... Set a career high with 11 tackles versus Western Kentucky ... Earned his first PBU against Georgia ... Forced a fumble versus Florida and posted a tackle for a loss against Kentucky ... Made his first career start against Oregon and produced four tackles including a half tackle for a loss ... Served as the primary backup at Mike linebacker last season and played in 11 games.

CAREER HIGHS Total tackles: 11 vs. Western Kentucky, 2011Tackles for loss: 1.0, twice (Last: at Alabama, 2011)

MINTER’S CAREER DEFENSIVE STATS YEAR G-GS UT AT TT TFL SACKS PBU QBH INT FF FR

2010 11-0 5 10 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 02011 13-10 18 38 56 2.5-8 0 1 0 0 1 1-0 (TD)Totals 24-10 23 48 71 2.5-8 0 1 0 0 1 1-0(TD)


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99Sam MontgomeryDefensive End6-4 • 245 • So. • 1LGreenwood, S.C (Greenwood)

• 2011 Ted Hendricks Defensive End of the Year Finalist • 2011 First-Team All-American (FWAA, FoxSportsNext.com)• 2011 Second-Team All-American (SI.com)• 2011 Third-Team All-American (AP, Rivals.com)• 2011 First-Team All-Southeastern Conference (AP, Coaches)• 2011 SEC Co-Defensive Lineman of the Week (Alabama)• 2011 SEC Defensive Lineman of the Week (vs. Kentucky)• 2010 Freshman All-SEC (Coaches) SOPHOMORE SEASON (2011)Leads the team and ranks third in the SEC with 9.0 sacks ... Ranks seventh in the SEC with 13.0 TFLs ... Played in 13 games with 11 starts at right defensive end ... His nine sacks ranks fourth in school history for most sacks in a single season, tying Ron Sancho (1987), Gabe Northern (1995), Marcus Spears (2004) and Melvin Oliver (2005) ... Posted at least half a sack in eight of 13 games this season ... Earned his team-leading ninth sack in the SEC Championship Game against Georgia ... Tallied 2.0 tackles for loss and one sack versus Arkansas ... Credited with one sack against Western Kentucky ... Named SEC Co-Defensive Lineman of the Week with Arkansas’ Jake Bequette after he set a career high with two sacks and tied his career best with six total tackles at Alabama ... Tied his career high with six tackles against Auburn and added 1.5 TFLs and one sack ... Posted a sack against Florida ... Named the SEC Defensive Lineman of the Week after his performance against Kentucky when he tied his career high with six tackles and two TFLs and earned 1.5 sacks ... Combined with Tyrann Mathieu to record LSU’s first sack of the season against Northwestern State as he finished with five tackles, one TFL and half a sack ... Made the start at right defensive end and tallied four tackles with a team-high 1.5 tackles for loss and a forced fumble recovered by Eric Reid in the opener against Oregon ... Missed the final eight games of 2010 after suffering a season-ending knee injury but returned to full strength in the fall. CAREER HIGHS Total tackles: 6, five times (Last: at Alabama, 2011)Tackles for loss: 2.0, four times (Last: vs. Arkansas, 2011)Sacks: 2.0 at Alabama, 2011

MONTGOMERY’S CAREER DEFENSIVE STATS YEAR G-GS UT AT TT TFL SACKS PBU QBH INT FF FR

2010 5-5 6 12 18 6.0-25 2.0-16 0 0 0 0 02011 13-11 21 23 44 13.0-63 9.0-55 0 1 0 1 0Totals 18-16 27 35 62 19.0-88 11.0-71 0 1 0 1 0

52Luke MuncieLinebacker6-3 • 220 • So. • 1LKlein, Texas (Oak)

SOPHOMORE SEASON (2011)Played in all 13 games with no starts ... Talented reserve linebacker who also participates on special teams ... Registered three tackles against Northwestern State and Western Kentucky ... Posted half a tackle for a loss against Northwestern State ... Earned a pass breakup on a near interception at West Virginia.

CAREER HIGHS Total tackles: 3, twice (Last: vs. Western Kentucky, 2011)Tackles for loss: 0.5 vs. Northwestern State, 2011Sacks: 0

MUNCIE’S CAREER DEFENSIVE STATS YEAR G-GS UT AT TT TFL SACKS PBU QBH INT FF FR

2010 6-0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 02011 13-0 5 7 12 0.5-0 0 1 0 0 0 0Totals 19-0 5 9 14 0.5-0 0 1 0 0 0 0

19Deangelo PetersonTight End6-4 • 235 • Sr. • 3L New Orleans, La. (Desire Street Academy)

One of LSU’s most experienced players ... Holds nine career starts in 49 games played … Has good speed and can stretch the field vertically from the tight end spot … Originally signed with the Tigers as a wide receiver but converted to tight end prior to his sophomore season … Has totaled 452 yards receiving on 38 catches with three touchdowns in his career. SENIOR SEASON (2011)Holds four starts in 13 games played this season ... Third on the team with 17 receptions and fourth with 172 receiving yards ... Led all LSU receivers with two catches for 28 yards at Ole Miss as the Tigers only threw eight total passes ... Caught one pass for a nine-yard touchdown against Northwestern State, his first TD reception since 2009 ... Leading receiver for the Tigers against Oregon as he hauled in four catches for 62 yards with a long of 29 yards ... Showed his dynamic ability as a receiving tight end versus the Ducks.

CAREER HIGHS Receptions: 5 vs. Tennessee, 2010Yards: 76 vs. Ole Miss, 2010Touchdowns: 1, three times (Last: vs. Northwestern State, 2011)Long: 40 vs. Ole Miss, 2010

PETERSON’S CAREER RECEIVING STATSYEAR G-GS REC. YDS. TD LG

2008 13-0 0 0 0 02009 13-2 5 82 2 282010 10-3 16 198 0 402011 13-4 17 172 1 29Totals 49-9 38 452 3 40

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2Rueben RandleWide Receiver 6-4 • 208 • Jr. • 2L Bastrop, La. (Bastrop)

• 2011 First-Team All-Southeastern Conference (Coaches)• 2011 Second-Team All-Southeastern Conference (AP)

True junior who has played in 39 games with 24 starts during his career with the Tigers … Counted on for leadership on the field as a junior … Has hauled in at least one reception in 32 of 39 games … Has five 100-yard receiving games in his career ... His five 100-yard receiving games ties him for eighth in school history, equaling Tommy Morel (1966-68), Abram Booty (1997-99) and Terrence Toliver (2007-10) ... For his career he has 94 receptions for 1,621 yards and 13 touchdowns.

JUNIOR SEASON (2011)Played in 13 games with 11 starts ... Has produced four 100-yard receiving games this season, the most since Michael Clayton had four in 2003 ... Ranks third in the SEC in receiving yards per game at 69.5 and fifth in receptions per game at 3.8 ... One of the top deep threats in the SEC with an average of 18.1 yards a catch, second among all SEC receivers who are ranked in the top 10 in receiving yards a game ... Set career highs in receptions (9) and receiving yards (134) against Arkansas ... Caught three passes for 76 yards and a 59-yard touchdown catch against Western Kentucky ... The 59-yard TD ranks as the longest offensive play of the season for LSU ... Earned his third 100-yard receiving game of the season with five catches for 106 yards and a career-high tying two TDs against Auburn ... Produced another solid game with five catches for 86 yards and a TD at Tennessee ... Set a career high for receiving yards with 127 on four catches and a TD against Florida ... Led LSU’s receivers with six catches for 53 yards and one touchdown at West Virginia ... Had another productive game at Mississippi State as he caught six passes for 98 yards and the game’s only touchdown on a 19-yard pass from Jarrett Lee ... Led LSU’s receivers with five catches for 121 yards against Northwestern State, the second time in his career he eclipsed the 100-yard receiving mark ... Made one catch for 10 yards and a touchdown in the season opener against Oregon and caught the onside kick from the Ducks to seal the victory.

CAREER HIGHS Receptions: 9 vs. Arkansas, 2011Yards: 134 vs. Arkansas, 2011Touchdowns: 2, twice (Last: vs. Auburn, 2011; First: vs. Ole Miss, 2009)Long: 75 vs. Alabama, 2010

RANDLE’S CAREER RECEIVING STATSYEAR G-GS REC. YDS. TD LG

2009 13-4 11 173 2 312010 13-9 33 544 3 752011 13-11 50 904 8 59TOTALS 39-24 94 1,621 13 75

59Jermauria RascoDefensive Line 6-3 • 255 • Fr. • HS Shreveport, La. (Evangel Christian)

TRUE FRESHMAN SEASON (2011)Played in nine games but did not start ... Earned his way into the mix at defensive end with great athleticism and knack for getting to the quarterback ... Posted two sacks this season - against Auburn and in the SEC Championship Game against Georgia ... Tallied a career-high four tackles versus Florida ... Saw his first action as a Tiger at West Virginia and made an immediate impact with two solo tackles, including one for a two-yard loss ... An outstanding prep player regarded as one of the top prospects coming out of Louisiana for the class of 2011.

CAREER HIGHS Total tackles: 4 vs. Florida, 2011Tackles for loss: 1.0, three times (Last: vs. Georgia, 2011; Second: vs. Auburn, 2011; First: at West Virginia, 2011)Sacks: 1.0, twice (Last: vs. Georgia, 2011; First: vs. Auburn, 2011)

RASCO’S CAREER DEFENSIVE STATS YEAR G-GS UT AT TT TFL SACKS PBU QBH INT FF FR

2011 9-0 10 7 17 3.5-21 2.0-17 0 0 0 0 0Totals 9-0 10 7 17 3.5-21 2.0-17 0 0 0 0 0

1Eric ReidSafety6-2 • 208 • So. • 1LGeismar, La. (Dutchtown)

• 2011 Second-Team All-American (Rivals.com) • 2011 Second-Team All-Southeastern Conference (AP)• 2011 FWAA/Bronko Nagurski National Defensive Player of the Week (at Alabama)• 2011 Rivals.com National Defensive Player of the Week (at Alabama) • 2011 SEC Defensive Player of the Week (at Alabama)

SOPHOMORE SEASON (2011)Played in 12 games with 12 starts ... Ranks third on the team with 65 tackles ... Did not play against Arkansas with an injury but returned in the SEC Championship Game against Georgia one week later and led the team in tackles with seven, including five solo stops ... Left the game early at Ole Miss after suffering a thigh injury ... Set a career high with eight tackles versus Western Kentucky ... Earned SEC Defensive Player of the Week recognition and was named the Nagurski National Defensive Player of the Week after he had six tackles, including one for a six-yard loss, a forced fumble and a key interception in the fourth quarter at Alabama ... Posted seven solo tackles against Auburn and added his first career forced fumble ... Earned his third career interception and first of the season at Tennessee and finished with four tackles ... Recorded four tackles and his first career fumble recovery in the opener against Oregon ... Earned the starting spot at free safety during the fall and emerged as a team leader ... Saw action at safety and on special teams as a freshman.

CAREER HIGHS Total tackles: 8 vs. Western Kentucky, 2011Tackles for loss: 1.0, three times (Last: at Alabama, 2011)Interceptions: 1, four times (Last: at Alabama, 2011)

REID’S CAREER DEFENSIVE STATS YEAR G-GS UT AT TT TFL SACKS PBU QBH INT FF FR

2010 13-3 14 18 32 1.5-2 0 1 0 2-65 0 02011 12-12 44 21 65 2.0-10 0 2 0 2-10 2 1-3Totals 25-15 58 39 97 3.5-12 0 3 0 4-75 2 1-3


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Alex RussianDeep Snapper6-5 • 235 • Sr. • 1L Round Rock, Texas (Round Rock)

SENIOR SEASON (2011) Played in two games with no starts ... Saw action against Northwestern State and Western Kentucky ... Serves as the backup deep snapper and is also a reserve tight end ... Outstanding student who already has his bachelor’s degree and is currently seeking his master’s in business.

RUSSIAN’S CAREER RECEIVING STATSYEAR G-GS REC. YDS. TD LG

2008 13-0 0 0 0 0 2009 4-0 0 0 0 02010 0-0 0 0 0 02011 2-0 0 0 0 0Totals 19-0 0 0 0 0

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Greg ShawOffensive Tackle6-5 • 281 • Sr. • 1L Hialeah, Fla. (Monsignor Edward Pace)

SENIOR SEASON (2011)Has seen action in 22 games during his career with two starts ... Played in all 13 games with one start this season ... 2011 Stats: 181 snaps, 21.5 knockdowns ... Serves as the backup at both left and right tackle ... Provides tremendous depth ... Earned two knockdowns in 14 plays at Ole Miss ... Made his second career start (his first at LT) at West Virginia and played 28 snaps at left tackle and 39 at right tackle, finishing with a career-high 9.5 knockdowns ... Entered the game at Mississippi State early after Chris Faulk went down at left tackle and finished with six knockdowns in 62 plays ... Competed in 111 total plays with 12 knockdowns in 2010... His career high entering 2011 was eight knockdowns in 49 snaps as the starter at right tackle against ULM in 2010.

10Russell ShepardWide Receiver 6-1 • 185 • Jr. • 2L Houston, Texas (Cypress Ridge)

Multi-threat player who has settled in at wide receiver … Lined up at three positions – quarterback, running back, and wide receiver – during his first two years with the Tigers … Displays tremendous quickness with break-away speed … Came to LSU as the nation’s top dual-threat quarterback as a senior in high school in 2008 … Has flashed signs of brilliance during his first two years at LSU … Also has the ability to return kickoffs and punts … Has one of the best vertical leaps (41.5 inches) and broad jumps (11 feet, 2 inches) on the team.

JUNIOR SEASON (2011)Played in 10 games with four starts ... Ranks second on the team with four receiving touchdowns, third on the team with 190 receiving yards and fourth with 14 receptions ... Caught one touchdown pass in four games this season: Tennessee, Auburn, Ole Miss and Arkansas ... Made two catches for 13 yards and one TD versus Arkansas ... Caught one pass for a 22-yard touchdown at Ole Miss ... Caught a touchdown for the second-straight game on a 10-yard screen from Jarrett Lee against Auburn ... Hauled in his second career TD reception on a 14-yard screen pass from Jarrett Lee in the fourth quarter at Tennessee ... Caught a pass for a career-long 37 yards against Florida and finished with two grabs for 41 yards ... Saw his first action of the season and started at West Virginia, finishing with one catch for 16 yards and one carry for three yards ... Suspended by the NCAA for the first three games of the season.

CAREER RECEIVING HIGHS Receptions: 7 vs. McNeese State, 2010Yards: 53 vs. McNeese State, 2010Touchdowns: 1, five times (Last: vs. Arkansas, 2011)Long: 37 vs. Florida, 2011

CAREER RUSHING HIGHS Attempts: 7 at Vanderbilt, 2010Yards: 71 vs. Auburn, 2009Touchdowns: 1, five times (Last: at Tennessee, 2011) Long: 69 vs. Auburn, 2009

SHEPARD’S CAREER RECEIVING STATSYEAR G-GS REC. YDS. TD LG

2009 12-0 5 34 0 132010 13-9 33 249 1 222011 10-4 14 190 4 37Totals 35-13 52 473 5 37

SHEPARD’S CAREER RUSHING TOTALSYEAR G-GS ATT. YDS. TD LG

2009 12-0 45 294 2 692010 13-9 32 226 2 502011 10-4 7 52 0 18Totals 35-13 84 572 4 69

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24 Tharold SimonDefensive Back6-3 • 187 • So. • 1LEunice, La. (Eunice)

SOPHOMORE SEASON (2011)Played in 12 games with two starts ... An elite cover corner who leads the team and ranks third in the SEC with 10 pass breakups ... Ranks fifth in the SEC in passes defended with 12 ... Picked off his second pass of the season in the SEC Championship Game against Georgia and also posted a PBU ... Earned three tackles, one PBU and one forced fumble against Arkansas ... Missed the Auburn game for a violation of team rules ... Posted two PBUs at Tennessee ... Tallied two PBUs and half a tackle for a loss against Kentucky ... Recorded six solo stops, one TFL and one PBU at West Virginia ... Tied his career best with eight tackles at Mississippi State ... Had a stellar opener against Oregon as he racked up a career-high eight tackles, one TFL, one interception and three PBUs ... Is basically LSU’s No. 3 cornerback as he will be pressed into action when the Tigers go to their nickel and dime packages.

CAREER HIGHS Total tackles: 8, twice (Last: at Mississippi State, 2011)Tackles for loss: 1.0, twice (Last: at West Virginia, 2011)PBUs: 3 vs. Oregon, 2011Interceptions: 1, three times (Last: vs. Georgia, 2011)

SIMON’S CAREER DEFENSIVE STATS YEAR G-GS UT AT TT TFL SACKS PBU QBH INT FF FR

2010 8-0 3 6 9 0 0 3 0 1-0 0 02011 12-2 28 12 40 2.5-5 0 10 1 2-(-2) 1 0Totals 20-2 31 18 49 2.5-5 0 13 1 3-(-2) 1 0

35 James Stampley Fullback 5-10 • 239 • Sr. • 2L Baker, La. (Baker)

SENIOR SEASON (2011)Has played in 11 games with seven starts this season ... Scored his first career touchdown on a one-yard plunge at Ole Miss ... Carried the ball three times this season for two yards and one TD (all at Ole Miss) ... Walk-on fullback who not only earned a spot on the team in 2009 but has since seen significant action at this position for the Tigers the past two seasons … Thought to be among the hardest hitters on the team as he has broken 25 of his own face masks and one helmet in collisions in practice or games … Exceptional blocker … Seen action mainly in short yardage situations ... Has helped pave the way for LSU’s dominant rushing attack this season as well as for Stevan Ridley to rush for more than 1,100 yards and 15 touchdowns in 2010.

STAMPLEY’S CAREER RUSHING STATSYEAR G-GS ATT. YDS. TD LG

2009 9-1 0 0 0 02010 13-6 0 0 0 02011 11-7 3 2 1 1Totals 33-14 3 2 1 1

18 Brandon TaylorSafety 6-0 • 194 • Sr. • 3L Franklinton, La. (Franklinton)

A three-year starter at strong safety who is counted upon as one of the team leaders in 2011 … One of the newest traditions at LSU is for the player that best represents what it means to be a Tiger – on and off the field – to wear No. 18 … He was selected by Coach Miles and former No. 18s – Matt Mauck, Jacob Hester, Richard Dickson and Richard Murphy – to inherit that number this season … Has played in 48 games with 32 career starts … In his career he has 156 tackles, 15 pass breakups and four interceptions.

SENIOR SEASON (2011)Played and started in all 13 games ... Second on the team in tackles with 67 ... A hard-hitting safety who has developed into one of the team’s top leaders ... Recorded two interceptions this season - at West Virginia and vs. Florida ... Earned four tackles, his first career sack and a career high tying two tackles for a loss at Ole Miss ... Posted five tackles, one TFL and one PBU at Alabama ... Led the team with a career-high 10 tackles and one tackle for a loss at Tennessee ... Had one of the best games of his career as he led the team with seven tackles, posted two PBUs and picked off a pass against Florida ... Recorded his third career interception and finished with five tackles and one PBU at West Virginia ... Tallied a then career-high nine tackles against Oregon in the season opener.

CAREER HIGHS Total tackles: 10 at Tennessee, 2011 Tackles for loss: 2, twice (Last: at Ole Miss, 2011; First: vs. Tennessee, 2010)Interceptions: 1, four times (Last: vs. Florida, 2011)PBUs: 2, three times (Last: vs. Florida, 2011)

TAYLOR’S CAREER DEFENSIVE STATSYEAR G-GS UT AT TT TFL SACKS PBU QBH INT FF FR

2008 13-0 4 0 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 02009 13-10 27 14 41 1.0-6 0 4 0 2-0 0 02010 9-9 23 21 44 4.0-10 0 5 0 0 0 1-02011 13-13 35 32 67 6.5-24 1.0-3 5 0 2-26 0 0Totals 48-32 89 67 156 11.5-40 1.0-3 15 0 4-26 0 1-0

28Ronnie Vinson Defensive Back 5-11 • 185 • Fr. • RSNew Orleans, La. (Newman)

REDSHIRT FRESHMAN SEASON (2011)Played in seven games with no starts ... Saw action on special teams and served as a reserve defensive back ... Made his first tackle of the season against Georgia in the SEC Championship Game ... Can line up at safety or cornerback for the Tigers ... Made one tackle each against Florida and Tennessee in 2010 before redshirting after an injury.

CAREER HIGHS Total tackles: 1, three times (Last: vs. Georgia, 2011)Interceptions: 0

VINSON’S CAREER DEFENSIVE STATSYEAR G-GS UT AT TT TFL SACKS PBU QBH INT FF FR

2010 3-0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 02011 7-0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Totals 10-0 2 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0


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11Spencer WareRunning Back 5-11 • 223 • So. • 1L Cincinnati, Ohio (Princeton)

• 2011 Second-Team All-Southeastern Conference (Coaches)

SOPHOMORE SEASON (2011)Played in 12 games with 10 starts ... Second on the team with 700 rushing yards ... Tied with Kenny Hilliard for the team lead in touchdowns scored with nine total - eight rushing and one receiving ... Has shown solid hands as a receiver out of the backfield with 10 catches for 75 yards and a TD this season ... Holds two 100-yard rushing games this season: 107 yards at Mississippi State and 109 yards vs. Florida ... Narrowly missed 100 yards rushing twice: 99 yards vs. Oregon and 92 at West Virginia ... Posted a career-long 35-yard touchdown at Ole Miss ... Missed the Auburn game for a violation of team rules ... Rushed for 80 yards and a touchdown on 23 carries and also caught one pass for a 13-yard TD at Tennessee ... He became the first LSU player to record one rushing and one receiving TD in the same game since Early Doucet did it against Tulane on Sept. 23, 2006 ... He became the first LSU player to do it in an SEC game since Joseph Addai did it against Alabama on Nov. 13, 2004 ... Finished with 92 yards on 23 carries, and he also added three receptions for 18 yards at West Virginia ... Recorded the third 100-yard rushing game of his career with a career-best 109 yards and two touchdowns on 24 carries against Florida ... Earned the first multi-touchdown game of his career versus Northwestern State with six carries for 20 yards and two touchdowns ... Made his first career start against Oregon and churned out 99 yards and one rushing touchdown on 26 carries with a long of 16 yards ... Opened the season as the starting running back after a breakout game with 102 yards rushing as a freshman against Texas A&M in the 2011 Cotton Bowl.

CAREER RUSHING HIGHS Attempts: 26 vs. Oregon, 2011Yards: 109 vs. Florida, 2011 Touchdowns: 2, twice (Last: vs. Florida, 2011)Long: 35 at Ole Miss, 2011

CAREER RECEIVING HIGHSReceptions: 3, twice (Last: at West Virginia, 2011)Yards: 29 at Arkansas, 2010Touchdowns: 1 at Tennessee, 2011Long: 29 at Arkansas, 2010 WARE’S CAREER RUSHING STATSYEAR G-GS ATT. YDS. TD LG

2010 11-0 24 175 1 262011 12-10 174 700 8 35Totals 23-10 198 875 9 35

WARE’S CAREER RECEIVING STATSYEAR G-GS REC. YDS. TD LG

2010 11-0 10 101 0 292011 12-10 10 75 1 13Totals 23-10 20 176 1 29

31D.J. WelterLinebacker6-0 • 226 • Fr. • RSCrowley, La. (Notre Dame)

REDSHIRT FRESHMAN SEASON (2011)Played in seven games with no starts … Has seen time on special teams and as a reserve linebacker ... Credited with three tackles at Ole Miss and two stops against Northwestern State.

WELTER’S CAREER DEFENSIVE STATSYEAR G-GS UT AT TT TFL SACKS PBU QBH INT FF FR

2011 7-0 1 4 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Totals 7-0 1 4 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

81Armand Williams Wide Receiver 6-3 • 200 • Fr. • RSSlidell, La. (Slidell)

REDSHIRT FRESHMAN SEASON (2011) Played in two games with no starts ... Has not recorded any statistics in 2011 ... Talented receiver who figures to play a bigger role in the offense as a sophomore ... Overcame obstacles presented after Hurricane Katrina and earned his way to LSU by way of Slidell High School.

WILLIAMS’ CAREER RECEIVING STATSYEAR G-GS REC. YDS. TD LG

2011 2-0 0 0 0 0Totals 2-0 0 0 0 0

74Josh WillifordGuard6-7 • 324 • So. • 1L Dothan, Ala. (Houston Academy)

SOPHOMORE SEASON (2011)Has played in 11 games with eight starts at right guard this season ... 2011 Stats: 467 snaps, 42 knockdowns ... Missed the first two games of the season with an injury ... Played every snap against Florida and Tennessee ... Has split time at right guard with T-Bob Hebert ... Holds a career high of 8.5 knockdowns in 62 snaps versus Florida ... Had an outstanding three-game stretch where he posted 8.5 knockdowns against Florida and seven knockdowns against both Tennessee and Auburn ... Made his first start of the season at right guard against Kentucky and finished with one knockdown in 66 snaps ... Saw his first action of the season at Mississippi State and played 25 snaps with two knockdowns ... Played in all 13 games with four starts at right guard last season ... Tallied 23 knockdowns in 249 offensive snaps in 2010.

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Brad Wing Punter 6-3 • 184 • Fr. • RS Melbourne, Australia (Parkview Baptist)

• 2011 First-Team All-American (AP, CBSsports.com, FoxSportsNext.com, SI.com)• 2011 Freshman All-American (CBSsports.com, Sporting News)• 2011 First-Team All-Southeastern Conference (AP)• 2011 Second-Team All-Southeastern Conference (Coaches)• 2011 SEC Coaches’ All-Freshman Team• 2011 Ray Guy Award Semifinalist• 2011 SEC Special Teams Player of the Week (vs. West Virginia, vs.

Auburn)

REDSHIRT FRESHMAN SEASON (2011)Played in 11 games, missing the Northwestern State and Mississippi State games with an injury ... Season stats: 50 punts, 44.1 average, 23 inside the 20, 11 inside the 10, 18 of 50-plus yards, five touchbacks, 73-yard long ... Leads the SEC in percentage punts downed inside the 20-yard line as he has placed 23-of-50 punts inside the 20 (46 percent) ... Ranks third in the SEC in punting with a 44.1-yard average ... Has only allowed six punt return yards on 17 returned punts all season ... Tied his career high with eight punts for an outstanding 50.4-yard average with two punts inside the 20, a long of 67 and six punts of 50 or more yards against Georgia in the SEC Championship Game ... Dropped another punt inside the 10-yard line against Western Kentucky ... Boomed a career-high 73-yard punt that ranks as the third-longest punt in school history at Alabama ... Finished with four punts inside the 20 and two inside the 10-yard line at Alabama ... Averaged 51.2 yards a punt with three of four downed inside the 20 (and one inside the 10) against Auburn ... Became the first player in college football to have a touchdown negated because of an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty when he was called for taunting during a 44-yard run on a fake punt against Florida ... Named the SEC Special Teams Player of the Week after an extremely effective performance at West Virginia where he boomed all six of his punts inside the 20, averaging 48.7 yards per punt with a long of 60 ... Made his LSU debut against Oregon and punted six times for 248 yards with a 41.3-yard average, a long of 58 and two punts inside the 20-yard line ... Won the punting duties after a fall camp battle with senior walk-on DJ Howard … Came to LSU after spending one season at Parkview Baptist in Baton Rouge … Prior to that, lived in Melbourne, Australia, where he played Australian Rules Football for 15 years.

WING’S CAREER HIGHSPunts: 8, twice (Last: vs. Georgia, 2011; First: vs. Kentucky, 2011)Punting Yards: 403 vs. Georgia, 2011Punting Avg.: 51.2 vs. Auburn, 2011Long: 73 at Alabama, 2011

WING’S CAREER PUNTING TOTALSYEAR NO. YDS. AVG. LG I20 TB 50+

2011 50 2,207 44.1 73 23 5 18Totals 50 2,207 44.1 73 23 5 18

82 James Wright Wide Receiver 6-2 • 201 • So. • 1LBelle Chasse, La. (Belle Chasse)

SOPHOMORE SEASON (2011)Played in all 13 games and made one start ... Earned his first career start at Alabama but did not record any stats ... Caught two passes for 20 yards with a long of 13 against Northwestern State ... One of the best blocking receivers on the team ... Followed up a great spring with a tremendous fall camp ... Came on strong in spring practice and was one of the recipient’s of the “Most Improved” award.

CAREER HIGHS Receptions: 2 vs. Northwestern State, 2011Yards: 20 vs. Northwestern State, 2011Touchdowns: 0Long: 13, twice (Last: vs. Northwestern State, 2011)

WRIGHT’S CAREER RECEIVING STATS YEAR G-GS REC. YDS. TD LG

2010 12-0 2 21 0 132011 13-1 5 41 0 13Totals 25-1 7 62 0 13


LSU Season Statistics

2011 LSU Football ScheduleOverall Record: 13-0 • SEC Record: 8-0DATE OPPONENT W-L ATTENDANCE

Sept. 3 vs. Oregon (ABC) % W, 40-27 87,711Sept.10 NorthwesternState W,49-3 92,405Sept. 15 at Mississippi State* (ESPN) W, 19-6 56,924 Sept. 24 at West Virginia (ABC) W, 47-21 62,056Oct.1 Kentucky*(SECNetwork) W,35-7 92,660Oct.8 Florida*(CBS)(GoldGame) W,41-11 93,022Oct. 15 at Tennessee* (CBS) W, 38-7 101,822Oct.22 Auburn*(CBS) W,45-10 93,098Nov. 5 at Alabama* (CBS) W, 9-6 OT 101,821Nov.12 WesternKentucky(ESPNU) W,42-9 92,917Nov. 19 at Ole Miss* (ESPN) W, 52-3 59,877Nov.25 Arkansas*(CBS) W,41-17 93,108#Dec. 3 vs. Georgia (CBS) ^ W, 42-10 74,515Jan. 9 vs. Alabama (ESPN) @ 7:30 p.m. CT Mercedes-Benz Superdome

@ - 2012 BCS National Championship Game in New Orleans, La.^ - 2011 SEC Championship Game in Atlanta, Ga.% - Cowboys Classic in Arlington, Texas# - Second largest in Tiger Stadium history

Team Statistics LSU OPPSCORING 500 137 Points Per Game 38.5 10.5 FIRST DOWNS 264 191 Rushing 142 69 Passing 96 101 Penalty 26 21 RUSHING YARDAGE 2797 1111 Yards gained rushing 2991 1572 Yards lost rushing 194 461 Rushing Attempts 564 425 Average Per Rush 5.0 2.6 Average Per Game 215.2 85.5 TDs Rushing 35 6 PASSING YARDAGE 2082 2166 Comp-Att-Int 162-262-4 206-403-18 Average Per Pass 7.9 5.4 Average Per Catch 12.9 10.5 Average Per Game 160.2 166.6 TDs Passing 21 7 TOTAL OFFENSE 4879 3277 Total Plays 826 828 Average Per Play 5.9 4.0 Average Per Game 375.3 252.1 KICK RETURNS: #-Yards 32-703 76-1508 PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards 38-523 17-6 INT RETURNS: #-Yards 18-298 4-13 KICK RETURN AVERAGE 22.0 19.8 PUNT RETURN AVERAGE 13.8 0.4 INT RETURN AVERAGE 16.6 3.2 FUMBLES-LOST 16-4 29-12 PENALTIES-Yards 81-651 94-761 Average Per Game 50.1 58.5 PUNTS-Yards 57-2498 77-3173 Average Per Punt 43.8 41.2 Net punt average 41.6 34.2 TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 32:01 27:59 3RD-DOWN Conversions 74/158 68/195 3rd-Down Pct 47% 35% 4TH-DOWN Conversions 4/5 8/18 4th-Down Pct 80% 44% SACKS BY-Yards 36-246 14-89 MISC YARDS 26 0 TOUCHDOWNS SCORED 65 14 FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS 16-18 12-18 ON-SIDE KICKS 0-0 1-2 RED-ZONE SCORES (57-61) 93% (20-23) 87% RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS (44-61) 72% (12-23) 52% PAT-ATTEMPTS (62-64) 97% (13-13) 100% ATTENDANCE 557210 382500 Games/Avg Per Game 6/92868 5/76500 Neutral Site Games 2/81113

Score by Quarters 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT TotalLSU 82 151 135 129 3 500 Opponents 29 47 33 28 0 137

Individual Statistics RUSHING GP-GS ATT GAIN LOSS NET AVG TD LONG AVG/GMichael Ford 13-2 123 767 12 755 6.1 7 49 58.1 Spencer Ware 12-10 174 720 20 700 4.0 8 35 58.3 Alfred Blue 12-1 78 543 4 539 6.9 7 57 44.9 Kenny Hilliard 12-0 57 324 4 320 5.6 8 25 26.7 Jordan Jefferson 9-3 61 309 61 248 4.1 3 48 27.6 Terrence Magee 5-0 27 136 3 133 4.9 1 35 26.6 Russell Shepard 10-4 7 55 3 52 7.4 0 18 5.2 Brad Wing 11-0 1 44 0 44 44.0 0 44 4.0 Zach Mettenberger 5-0 2 28 0 28 14.0 0 25 5.6 Jakhari Gore 2-0 8 27 2 25 3.1 0 7 12.5 Odell Beckham, Jr. 13-8 2 19 0 19 9.5 0 15 1.5 James Stampley 11-7 3 2 0 2 0.7 1 1 0.2 J.C. Copeland 13-4 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 Deangelo Peterson 13-4 1 0 8 -8 -8.0 0 0 -0.6 Jarrett Lee 13-10 6 17 32 -15 -2.5 0 15 -1.2 TEAM 9-0 13 0 45 -45 -3.5 0 0 -5.0 Total 13 564 2991 194 2797 5.0 35 57 215.2 Opponents 13 425 1572 461 1111 2.6 6 47 85.5

PASSING GP-GS EFFIC CMP-ATT-INT PCT YARDS TD LONG AVG/GJarrett Lee 13-9 152.0 104-167-3 62.3 1306 14 57 100.5 Jordan Jefferson 9-4 150.9 50-83-1 60.2 684 6 59 76.0 Zach Mettenberger 5-0 173.0 8-11-0 72.7 92 1 24 18.4 TEAM 9-0 0.0 0-1-0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 Total 13 152.0 162-262-4 61.8 2082 21 59 160.2 Opponents 13 93.1 206-403-18 51.1 2166 7 72 166.6

RECEIVING GP-GS NO. YARDS AVG TD LONG AVG/GRueben Randle 13-11 50 904 18.1 8 59 69.5 Odell Beckham, Jr. 13-8 36 437 12.1 2 52 33.6 Deangelo Peterson 13-4 17 172 10.1 1 29 13.2 Russell Shepard 10-4 14 190 13.6 4 37 19.0 Spencer Ware 12-10 10 75 7.5 1 13 6.2 Chase Clement 13-1 7 96 13.7 1 27 7.4 Kadron Boone 13-4 7 82 11.7 2 21 6.3 James Wright 13-1 5 41 8.2 0 13 3.2 Jarvis Landry 13-1 4 43 10.8 0 20 3.3 Michael Ford 13-2 4 10 2.5 0 6 0.8 Kenny Hilliard 12-0 3 13 4.3 1 8 1.1 Mitch Joseph 13-7 2 9 4.5 1 7 0.7 Alfred Blue 12-1 2 0 0.0 0 2 0.0 Travis Dickson 6-0 1 10 10.0 0 10 1.7 Total 13 162 2082 12.9 21 59 160.2 Opponents 13 206 2166 10.5 7 72 166.6

PUNTRETURNS NO. YARDS AVG TD LONGTyrann Mathieu 26 420 16.2 2 92 Odell Beckham, Jr. 9 77 8.6 0 36 Rueben Randle 2 -5 -2.5 0 3 Jarvis Landry 1 31 31.0 0 31 Total 38 523 13.8 2 92 Opponents 17 6 0.4 0 8

INTERCEPTIONS NO. YARDS AVG TD LONGMorris Claiborne 6 173 28.8 1 89 Brandon Taylor 2 26 13.0 0 17 Tyrann Mathieu 2 16 8.0 0 16 Tharold Simon 2 -2 -1.0 0 0 Eric Reid 2 10 5.0 0 10 Ron Brooks 2 74 37.0 2 46 Michael Brockers 1 0 0.0 0 0 Tahj Jones 1 1 1.0 0 1 Total 18 298 16.6 3 89 Opponents 4 13 3.2 0 14

KICKRETURNS NO. YARDS AVG TD LONGMorris Claiborne 17 443 26.1 1 99 Odell Beckham, Jr. 5 120 24.0 0 34 Ron Brooks 4 65 16.2 0 18 Russell Shepard 2 48 24.0 0 27 Mitch Joseph 1 2 2.0 0 2 Jarvis Landry 1 11 11.0 0 11 Deangelo Peterson 1 5 5.0 0 5 Chase Clement 1 9 9.0 0 9 Total 32 703 22.0 1 99 Opponents 76 1508 19.8 0 73

FUMBLERETURNS NO. YARDS AVG TD LONGTyrann Mathieu 4 39 9.8 2 23 Eric Reid 1 3 3.0 0 3 Kevin Minter 0 0 0.0 1 0 Total 5 42 8.4 3 23 Opponents 1 47 47.0 1 47

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|-------------------PATS------------------|SCORING TD FGS KICK RUSH RCV PASS DXP SAF POINTSDrew Alleman 0 16-18 62-63 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 110 Kenny Hilliard 9 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 54 Spencer Ware 9 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 54 Rueben Randle 8 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 48 Michael Ford 7 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 42 Alfred Blue 7 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 42 Tyrann Mathieu 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 24 Russell Shepard 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 24 Jordan Jefferson 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 18 Kadron Boone 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 12 Ron Brooks 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 12 Odell Beckham, Jr. 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 12 Morris Claiborne 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 12 Chase Clement 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 Mitch Joseph 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 Terrence Magee 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 James Stampley 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 Deangelo Peterson 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 Kevin Minter 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 TEAM 0 0-0 0-1 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 0 Jarrett Lee 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-1 0 0 0 Total 65 16-18 62-64 0-0 0 0-1 0 0 500 Opponents 14 12-18 13-13 1-1 0 0-0 0 1 137

TOTALOFFENSE GP PLAYS RUSH PASS TOTAL AVG/GJarrett Lee 13 173 -15 1306 1291 99.3 Jordan Jefferson 9 144 248 684 932 103.6 Michael Ford 13 123 755 0 755 58.1 Spencer Ware 12 174 700 0 700 58.3 Alfred Blue 12 78 539 0 539 44.9 Kenny Hilliard 12 57 320 0 320 26.7 Terrence Magee 5 27 133 0 133 26.6 Zach Mettenberger 5 13 28 92 120 24.0 Russell Shepard 10 7 52 0 52 5.2 Brad Wing 11 1 44 0 44 4.0 Jakhari Gore 2 8 25 0 25 12.5 Odell Beckham, Jr. 13 2 19 0 19 1.5 James Stampley 11 3 2 0 2 0.2 Deangelo Peterson 13 1 -8 0 -8 -0.6 TEAM 9 14 -45 0 -45 -5.0 Total 13 826 2797 2082 4879 375.3 Opponents 13 828 1111 2166 3277 252.1

FIELDGOALS MADE-ATT PCT 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 LONG BLKDDrew Alleman 16-18 88.9 2-2 6-6 5-6 3-3 0-1 44 0

FGSEQUENCE LSU OPPONENTSOregon (44),(32) (29),(30) Northwestern St. 50 (44) Mississippi State (21),(42),(41),(29) (26),(42) West Virginia 30 - Kentucky - - Florida (35),(23) (34) Tennessee (18) - Auburn (36) (42) Alabama (19),(30),(25) 44,50,49,(34),(46),52 Western Kentucky - 49 Ole Miss (29) (39) Arkansas (21),(37) (29) Georgia - (40),45 Numbers in (parentheses) indicate field goal was made.

PUNTING NO. YARDS AVG LONG TB FC I20 50+ BLKDBrad Wing 50 2207 44.1 73 5 12 23 18 1 DJ Howard 7 272 38.9 53 1 2 3 1 0 TEAM 0 19 0.0 19 0 0 0 0 0 Total 57 2498 43.8 73 6 14 26 19 1 Opponents 77 3173 41.2 70 1 12 21 16 0

KICKOFFS NO. YARDS AVG TB OB RETN NET YDLNJames Hairston 69 4531 65.7 16 0 Drew Alleman 13 725 55.8 0 0 DJ Howard 11 675 61.4 0 0 Total 93 5931 63.8 16 0 19.8 44.1 25 Opponents 37 2355 63.6 5 0 22.0 41.9 28

ALLPURPOSE GP RUSH RCV PR KR IR TOTAL AVG/GRueben Randle 13 0 904 -5 0 0 899 69.2 Spencer Ware 12 700 75 0 0 0 775 64.6 Michael Ford 13 755 10 0 0 0 765 58.8 Odell Beckham, Jr. 13 19 437 77 120 0 653 50.2 Morris Claiborne 13 0 0 0 443 173 616 47.4 Alfred Blue 12 539 0 0 0 0 539 44.9 Tyrann Mathieu 12 0 0 420 0 16 436 36.3 Kenny Hilliard 12 320 13 0 0 0 333 27.8 Russell Shepard 10 52 190 0 48 0 290 29.0 Jordan Jefferson 9 248 0 0 0 0 248 27.6 Deangelo Peterson 13 -8 172 0 5 0 169 13.0 Ron Brooks 13 0 0 0 65 74 139 10.7 Terrence Magee 5 133 0 0 0 0 133 26.6 Chase Clement 13 0 96 0 9 0 105 8.1 Jarvis Landry 13 0 43 31 11 0 85 6.5 Kadron Boone 13 0 82 0 0 0 82 6.3 Brad Wing 11 44 0 0 0 0 44 4.0 James Wright 13 0 41 0 0 0 41 3.2 Zach Mettenberger 5 28 0 0 0 0 28 5.6 Brandon Taylor 13 0 0 0 0 26 26 2.0 Jakhari Gore 2 25 0 0 0 0 25 12.5 Mitch Joseph 13 0 9 0 2 0 11 0.8 Eric Reid 12 0 0 0 0 10 10 0.8 Travis Dickson 6 0 10 0 0 0 10 1.7 James Stampley 11 2 0 0 0 0 2 0.2 Tahj Jones 13 0 0 0 0 1 1 0.1 Tharold Simon 12 0 0 0 0 -2 -2 -0.2 Jarrett Lee 13 -15 0 0 0 0 -15 -1.2 TEAM 9 -45 0 0 0 0 -45 -5.0 Total 13 2797 2082 523 703 298 6403 492.5 Opponents 13 1111 2166 6 1508 13 4804 369.5

WideReceiverOdellBeckhamJr.RunningBackMichaelFord


LSU Defensive Statistics

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GP-GS SOLO AST TOTAL TFL-YDS NO-YDS INT-YDS BU PD QBH RCV-YDS FF KICK SAF

7 Tyrann Mathieu 12-12 53 17 70 6.5 - 44 1.5 - 10 2 - 16 7 9 3 5 - 39 6 . . 18 Brandon Taylor 13-13 35 32 67 6.5 - 24 1.0 - 3 2 - 26 5 7 . . . . . 1 Eric Reid 12-12 44 21 65 2.0 - 10 . 2 - 10 2 4 . 1 - 3 2 . . 22 Ryan Baker 12-12 19 39 58 3.5 - 15 1.5 - 10 . . . 3 . . . . 46 Kevin Minter 13-10 18 38 56 2.5 - 8 . . 1 1 . 1 - 0 1 . . 93 Bennie Logan 13-12 21 30 51 5.0 - 14 2.0 - 11 . 1 1 1 . 1 1 . 90 Michael Brockers 13-13 23 24 47 9.5 - 29 2.0 - 16 1 - 0 2 3 4 . 1 . . 17 Morris Claiborne 13-13 28 18 46 1.0 - 1 . 6 - 173 6 12 1 . . . . 99 Sam Montgomery 13-11 21 23 44 13.0 - 63 9.0 - 55 . . . 1 . 1 . . 49 Barkevious Mingo 13-3 19 22 41 13.5 - 91 7.0 - 57 . 2 2 11 . 1 . . 24 Tharold Simon 12-2 28 12 40 2.5 - 5 . 2 - (-2) 10 12 1 . 1 . . 13 Ron Brooks 13-3 19 10 29 6.5 - 40 3.5 - 31 2 - 74 6 8 3 3 - 0 2 . . 36 Derrick Bryant 11-0 14 14 28 2.0 - 8 1.0 - 7 . 2 2 . . . . . 89 Lavar Edwards 13-1 9 16 25 4.5 - 16 1.0 - 5 . 2 2 2 1 - 0 . . . 58 Tahj Jones 13-1 8 16 24 2.5 - 8 1.0 - 3 1 - 1 1 2 . 1 - 0 . . . 37 Karnell Hatcher 11-3 9 14 23 . . . 1 1 3 . . . . 94 Kendrick Adams 11-10 10 11 21 6.5 - 27 2.5 - 16 . 1 1 3 . . . . 59 Jermauria Rasco 9-0 10 7 17 3.5 - 21 2.0 - 17 . . . . . . . . 57 Lamin Barrow 12-1 4 13 17 1.0 - 5 . . . . . . . . . 4 Alfred Blue 12-1 7 7 14 . . . . . . . . . . 6 Craig Loston 10-0 8 6 14 . . . 1 1 . . 1 . . 9 Ego Ferguson 12-0 3 10 13 0.5 - 0 . . 1 1 . . . . . 52 Luke Muncie 13-0 5 7 12 0.5 - 0 . . 1 1 . . . . . 56 Anthony Johnson 13-0 6 6 12 3.0 - 10 1.0 - 5 . . . . . . . . 23 Stefoin Francois 12-9 3 8 11 1.0 - 2 . . . . . . . . . 80 Jarvis Landry 13-0 5 6 11 . . . . . . . . . . 77 Josh Downs 11-1 3 6 9 0.5 - 1 . . . . 1 . . . . 97 Dennis Johnson 9-0 . 7 7 0.5 - 8 . . . . . . . . . 40 Rockey Duplessis 11-0 4 2 6 . . . . . . . . . . 31 D.J. Welter 7-0 1 4 5 . . . . . . . . . . 29 Sam Gibson 5-0 1 2 3 . . . . . . . . . . 26 Ronald Martin 3-0 2 1 3 . . . 2 2 . . . . . 87 Chancey Aghayere 8-0 . 3 3 . . . . . . . . . . 48 Seth Fruge 12-0 1 1 2 . . . . . . . . . . 10 Russell Shepard 10-4 1 1 2 . . . . . . . . . . 44 J.C. Copeland 13-4 . 1 1 . . . . . . . . . . 28 Ronnie Vinson 7-0 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . . . 27 Kenny Hilliard 12-0 . 1 1 . . . . . . . . . . 30 Drew Alleman 13-0 . 1 1 . . . . . . . . . . 47 Tyler Edwards 13-0 . 1 1 . . . . . . . . . . 98 Jordan Allen 3-0 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . . . 30 James Hairston 10-0 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . . . Total 13-0 445 458 903 98 - 450 36 - 246 18 - 298 54 72 37 12 - 42 17 1 . Opponents 13-0 386 664 1050 52 - 158 14 - 89 4 - 13 28 32 16 4 - 47 7 1 1

LinebackerKevinMinterLinebackerRyanBaker

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TACKLES (UT-AT-TOT) VS. UO NW AT MSU AT WVU UK UF AT UT AU AT BAMA WKU AT UM ARK. VS. UGA TOTALSKen Adams 0-2-2 0-2-2 3-0-3 1-0-1 0-1-1 0-2-2 3-0-3 DNP 0-0-0 DNP 1-2-3 0-1-1 3-0-3 10-11-21Chancey Aghayere 0-0-0 0-2-2 DNP 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 DNP DNP 0-1-1 0-0-0 DNP DNP 0-3-3Ryan Baker 1-3-4 DNP 2-1-3 3-2-5 0-6-6 2-3-5 2-2-4 1-5-6 4-4-8 0-9-9 1-2-3 2-2-4 1-0-1 19-39-58Lamin Barrow 1-1-2 1-2-3 1-0-0 0-0-0 0-2-2 0-1-1 DNP 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-6-6 1-1-2 0-0-0 0-0-0 4-13-17Michael Brockers 3-2-5 1-1-2 4-0-4 0-3-3 0-4-4 1-2-3 0-2-2 2-2-4 1-3-4 1-2-3 2-0-2 2-3-5 6-0-6 23-24-47Derrick Bryant 0-0-0 0-2-2 0-0-0 2-1-3 0-2-2 0-3-3 1-0-1 4-1-5 DNP 0-0-0 5-3-8 0-0-0 1-2-3 14-14-28Ron Brooks 3-0-3 1-0-1 1-0-1 1-0-1 0-3-3 0-0-0 1-0-1 1-3-4 1-0-1 3-0-3 3-1-4 3-3-6 1-0-1 19-10-29Morris Claiborne 5-1-6 4-2-6 0-1-1 3-1-4 2-3-5 0-2-2 2-0-2 1-3-4 1-2-3 4-1-5 2-0-2 2-1-3 2-1-3 28-18-46Josh Downs 0-1-1 0-2-2 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-1-1 0-0-0 1-0-1 DNP 1-0-1 DNP 1-1-2 0-1-1 0-0-0 3-6-9Lavar Edwards 2-2-4 0-1-1 2-0-2 0-0-0 0-2-2 0-1-1 1-0-1 0-3-3 1-2-3 0-0-0 2-2-4 0-1-1 0-0-0 9-16-25Ego Ferguson 0-1-1 0-0-0 0-0-0 2-0-2 0-3-3 0-4-4 1-0-1 0-1-1 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-1-1 0-0-0 1-2-3 3-10-13Stefoin Francois 0-0-0 1-1-2 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-1-1 0-2-2 DNP 0-0-0 0-1-1 1-2-3 1-0-1 0-0-0 0-1-1 3-8-11Sam Gibson DNP DNP DNP DNP 1-2-3 DNP DNP 0-0-0 DNP 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 DNP 1-2-3Karnell Hatcher 0-0-0 0-1-1 1-0-1 5-0-5 0-1-1 0-3-3 1-2-3 1-3-4 0-3-3 DNP DNP 0-0-0 1-1-2 9-14-23Anthony Johnson 0-1-1 0-0-0 2-0-2 0-1-1 0-0-0 0-1-1 0-0-0 2-0-2 0-0-0 0-2-2 0-0-0 0-1-1 2-0-2 6-6-12Dennis Johnson DNP 0-2-2 0-0-0 DNP 0-2-2 0-1-1 0-0-0 DNP DNP 0-2-2 0-0-0 DNP 0-0-0 0-7-7Tahj Jones 0-0-0 1-1-2 0-0-0 1-0-1 0-2-2 0-3-3 1-2-3 2-2-4 1-2-3 0-2-2 1-0-1 0-1-1 0-0-0 8-16-24Bennie Logan 1-3-4 1-2-3 4-1-5 1-1-2 3-2-5 0-3-3 1-1-2 1-2-3 1-4-5 2-4-6 1-2-3 1-4-5 5-0-5 21-30-51Craig Loston 1-1-2 1-1-2 0-0-0 1-0-1 DNP DNP 0-0-0 3-4-7 0-0-0 0-0-0 DNP 1-0-1 1-0-1 8-6-14Ronald Martin DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP 2-1-3 DNP 0-0-0 2-1-3Tyrann Mathieu 5-5-10 2-2-4 9-1-10 5-1-6 4-1-5 4-2-6 0-1-1 DNP 4-1-5 4-3-7 4-0-4 8-0-8 4-0-4 53-17-70Barkevious Mingo 1-0-1 2-1-3 1-0-1 1-2-3 0-4-4 0-1-1 1-0-1 2-2-4 2-0-2 1-7-8 3-0-3 3-3-6 1-2-3 19-22-41Kevin Minter 0-4-4 0-3-3 0-3-3 2-2-4 1-5-6 1-5-6 1-0-1 1-2-3 2-1-3 3-8-11 3-2-5 0-1-1 4-2-6 18-38-56Sam Montgomery 2-2-4 1-4-5 2-0-2 1-0-1 2-4-6 1-2-3 0-0-0 4-2-6 3-3-6 1-2-3 0-1-1 1-3-4 3-0-3 21-23-44Luke Muncie 1-0-1 1-2-3 1-0-1 0-0-0 0-2-2 0-1-1 0-0-0 0-0-0 DNP 1-2-3 1-0-1 0-0-0 0-0-0 5-7-12Jermauria Rasco DNP DNP DNP 2-0-2 1-2-3 1-3-4 1-0-1 1-0-1 DNP 0-1-1 2-1-3 0-0-0 2-0-2 10-7-17Eric Reid 2-2-4 5-0-5 4-2-6 6-1-7 1-4-5 3-2-5 2-2-4 7-0-7 4-2-6 4-4-8 1-0-1 DNP 5-2-7 44-21-65Tharold Simon 6-2-8 2-0-2 6-2-8 6-0-6 0-3-3 0-0-0 1-1-2 DNP 1-1-2 1-2-3 1-1-2 3-0-3 1-0-1 28-12-40Brandon Taylor 4-5-9 1-3-4 3-1-4 4-1-5 1-4-5 4-3-7 7-3-10 1-3-4 3-2-5 2-2-4 3-1-4 2-2-4 0-2-2 35-32-67D.J. Welter DNP 0-2-2 DNP 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 DNP DNP DNP DNP 1-2-3 0-0-0 0-0-0 1-4-5

TFL-YARDS VS. UO NW AT MSU AT WVU UK UF AT UT AU AT BAMA WKU AT UM ARK. VS. UGA TOTALSKen Adams 0.5-1 0.5-0 2.0-15 0-0 2.0-7 0-0 1.0-7 DNP 0-0 DNP 0-0 0-0 3.0-12 6.5-27Ryan Baker 0-0 0-0 1.5-7 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0.5-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 1.5-7 0-0 3.5-15Michael Brockers 0-0 0.5-1 3.0-7 0-0 0-0 1.0-3 0-0 2.0-2 0-0 0-0 1.0-12 0-0 2.0-4 9.5-29Ron Brooks 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1.0-3 0-0 0-0 0.5-0 1.0-3 2.0-9 1.0-11 1.0-14 0-0 6.5-40Derrick Bryant 0-0 0-0 0-0 1.0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 1.0-7 DNP 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 2.0-8Morris Claiborne 0-0 1.0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1.0-1Josh Downs 0-0 0.5-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 DNP 0-0 DNP 1.0-4 0-0 0-0 1.5-5Lavar Edwards 0.5-1 0-0 1.0-5 0-0 0.5-1 0.5-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 2.0-8 0-0 1.0-5 4.5-16Ego Ferguson 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0.5-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0.5-0Stefoin Francois 0-0 0.5-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0.5-1 DNP 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1.0-2Anthony Johnson 0-0 0-0 2.0-9 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0.5-1 0-0 3.0-10Dennis Johnson 0-0 0-0 0-0 DNP 0-0 0-0 0-0 DNP DNP 0.5-8 0-0 0-0 0-0 0.5-8Tahj Jones 0-0 0.5-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1.0-3 0-0 0-0 1.0-5 0-0 0-0 2.5-8Bennie Logan 0-0 0-0 3.5-10 0-0 1.5-4 0-0 0-0 0.5-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 5.0-14Tyrann Mathieu 0.5-1 1.5-12 1.0-4 1.0-1 1.0-8 1.0-7 0-0 DNP 0-0 0.5-9 0-0 0-0 1.0-3 6.5-44Barkevious Mingo 1.0-1 1.0-5 1-9 0-0 1.5-5 0-0 1.0-7 2.0-21 0-0 1.0-10 2.0-14 3.0-19 0-0 13.5-91Kevin Minter 0.5-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 1.0-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 1.0-5 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 2.5-8Sam Montgomery 1.5-3 1.0-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 1.0-5 0-0 1.5-15 2.0-6 1.0-3 0-0 2.0-11 1.0-11 13.0-63Luke Muncie 0-0 0.5-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 DNP 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0.5-0Jermauria Rasco DNP DNP DNP 1.0-2 0.5-2 0-0 0-0 1.0-10 DNP 0-0 0-0 0-0 1.0-7 3.5-21Eric Reid 0-0 1.0-4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1.0-6 0-0 0-0 DNP 0-0 2.0-10Tharold Simon 1.0-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0.5-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 2.5-5Brandon Taylor 0-0 0.5-1 1.0-3 0-0 0-0 0-0 1.0-3 0-0 1.0-6 0-0 0-0 1.0-3 0-0 6.5-24 SACKS-YARDS VS. UO NW AT MSU AT WVU UK UF AT UT AU AT BAMA WKU AT UM ARK. VS. UGA TOTALSKen Adams 0-0 0-0 1.5-7 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 DNP 0-0 DNP 0-0 0-0 1.0-9 1.5-7Ryan Baker 0-0 0-0 0.5-5 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1.0-5 0-0 1.5-10Michael Brockers 0-0 0-0 1.0-4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 2.0-16Ron Brooks 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0.5-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1.0-4 1.0-11 1.0-4 0-0 3.5-31Derrick Bryant 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1.0-7 DNP 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1.0-7Anthony Johnson 0-0 0-0 1.0-5 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1.0-5Tahj Jones 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1.0-3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1.0-3Bennie Logan 0-0 0-0 1.0-7 0-0 1.0-4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 2.0-11Tyrann Mathieu 0-0 0.5-1 0-0 0-0 1.0-8 0-0 0-0 DNP 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1.5-10Sam Montgomery 0-0 0.5-1 0-0 0-0 1.5-6 1.0-5 0-0 1.0-15 2.0-6 1.0-3 0-0 1.0-8 1.0-11 9.0-55Barkevious Mingo 0-0 0-0 1.0-9 0-0 1.0-4 0-0 0-0 2.0-21 0-0 1.0-10 0-0 2.0-13 0-0 8.0-60Jermauria Rasco DNP DNP DNP 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1.0-10 DNP 0-0 0-0 0-0 1.0-7 2.0-17Brandon Taylor 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1.0-3 0-0 0-0 1.0-3

LSUGame-by-Game Defensive Statistics



LSU Game-by-Game Offensive Statistics

PassingJarrett Lee ATT COMP INT YARDS TD LONGvs. Oregon 22 10 0 98 1 29Northwestern State 10 9 0 133 1 43at Mississippi State 27 21 1 213 1 31at West Virginia 28 16 0 180 3 52Kentucky 21 8 0 169 1 51Florida 10 7 0 154 1 57 at Tennessee 17 13 0 138 3 45Auburn 20 14 0 165 2 46at Alabama 7 3 2 24 0 13Western Kentucky 4 2 0 15 1 10at Ole Miss 1 1 0 17 0 17Arkansas 0 0 0 0 0 0vs. Georgia (SECCG) 0 0 0 0 0 0

Jordan Jefferson ATT COMP INT YARDS TD LONGvs. Oregon -- DNP -- Northwestern State -- DNP --at Mississippi State -- DNP --at West Virginia -- DNP --Kentucky 0 0 0 0 0 0Florida 4 3 0 61 1 37at Tennessee 3 1 0 8 0 8Auburn 3 2 0 54 1 42at Alabama 10 6 0 67 0 34Western Kentucky 14 8 0 168 1 59at Ole Miss 7 7 0 88 1 22 Arkansas 29 18 1 208 1 38vs. Georgia (SECCG) 13 5 0 30 1 9 Zach Mettenberger ATT COMP INT YARDS TD LONGvs. Oregon -- DNP -- Northwestern State 11 8 0 92 1 24at Mississippi State -- DNP -- at West Virginia 0 0 0 0 0 0Kentucky 0 0 0 0 0 0Florida -- DNP --at Tennessee -- DNP -- Auburn -- DNP -- at Alabama -- DNP -- Western Kentucky -- DNP --at Ole Miss 0 0 0 0 0 0 Arkansas -- DNP -- vs. Georgia (SECCG) -- DNP --

RushingSpencer Ware ATT GAIN LOSS NET TD LONGvs. Oregon 26 101 2 99 1 16Northwestern State 6 20 0 20 2 8at Mississippi State 22 109 2 107 0 23at West Virginia 23 97 5 92 0 16Kentucky 4 6 1 5 0 3Florida 24 113 4 109 2 18at Tennessee 23 84 4 80 1 16Auburn -- DNP -- at Alabama 16 31 2 29 0 6Western Kentucky 6 39 0 39 0 21at Ole Miss 10 70 0 70 1 35Arkansas 8 37 0 37 1 8vs. Georgia (SECCG) 6 13 0 13 0 4

Michael Ford ATT GAIN LOSS NET TD LONGvs. Oregon 14 98 2 96 2 20Northwestern State 13 73 1 72 2 26at Mississippi State 13 50 0 50 0 11at West Virginia 12 83 1 82 2 22Kentucky 9 28 6 22 0 9Florida 1 2 0 2 0 2at Tennessee 5 35 0 35 0 13Auburn 12 82 0 82 0 23at Alabama 11 73 1 72 0 15Western Kentucky 11 63 1 62 0 13at Ole Miss 5 50 0 50 1 19Arkansas 11 96 0 96 0 49vs. Georgia (SECCG) 6 34 0 34 0 11

Alfred Blue ATT GAIN LOSS NET TD LONGvs. Oregon 1 2 0 2 0 2Northwestern State 15 53 0 53 1 9at Mississippi State 0 0 0 0 0 0at West Virginia 2 21 0 21 1 18Kentucky 16 72 0 72 1 14Florida 14 73 3 70 1 20at Tennessee 4 17 0 17 0 8Auburn 5 18 1 17 0 5at Alabama 0 0 0 0 0 0Western Kentucky 9 119 0 119 2 45at Ole Miss 4 74 0 74 0 57Arkansas 0 0 0 0 0 0vs. Georgia (SECCG) 8 94 0 94 1 48 Kenny Hilliard ATT GAIN LOSS NET TD LONGvs. Oregon 2 3 0 3 0 3Northwestern State 1 0 1 -1 0 0at Mississippi State 0 0 0 0 0 0at West Virginia -- DNP -- Kentucky 0 0 0 0 0 0Florida 1 5 0 5 0 5at Tennessee 1 13 0 13 0 13Auburn 10 65 0 65 2 25at Alabama 2 2 0 2 0 2Western Kentucky 4 3 3 0 2 1at Ole Miss 9 59 0 59 1 20Arkansas 19 102 0 102 1 16vs. Georgia (SECCG) 8 72 0 72 2 17

Terrence Magee ATT GAIN LOSS NET TD LONGvs. Oregon -- DNP -- Northwestern State -- DNP -- at Mississippi State -- DNP -- at West Virginia -- DNP -- Kentucky 12 38 0 38 1 8Florida 3 9 0 9 0 6at Tennessee -- DNP -- Auburn 3 14 0 14 0 7at Alabama -- DNP -- Western Kentucky 2 17 0 17 0 9at Ole Miss 7 58 3 55 0 35Arkansas -- DNP -- vs. Georgia (SECCG) -- DNP -- Jordan Jefferson ATT GAIN LOSS NET TD LONGvs. Oregon -- DNP -- Northwestern State -- DNP -- at Mississippi State -- DNP -- at West Virginia -- DNP --Kentucky 4 29 0 29 1 12Florida 4 7 0 7 0 3at Tennessee 14 77 4 73 1 18Auburn 4 8 6 2 0 8at Alabama 11 46 3 43 0 18Western Kentucky 5 31 11 20 0 26at Ole Miss 6 29 3 26 0 19Arkansas 7 64 11 53 1 48vs. Georgia (SECCG) 6 18 23 -5 0 7

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ReceivingRueben Randle REC. YARDS TD LONG vs. Oregon 1 10 1 10Northwestern State 5 121 0 43at Mississippi State 6 98 1 31at West Virginia 6 53 1 16Kentucky 1 37 0 37Florida 4 127 1 57at Tennessee 5 86 1 45Auburn 5 106 2 46at Alabama 2 19 0 13Western Kentucky 3 76 1 59at Ole Miss 1 22 0 22Arkansas 9 134 0 38vs. Georgia (SECCG) 2 15 0 9 Russell Shepard REC. YARDS TD LONGvs. Oregon -- DNP -- Northwestern State -- DNP -- at Mississippi State -- DNP -- at West Virginia 1 16 0 16Kentucky 2 35 0 22Florida 2 41 0 37at Tennessee 1 14 1 14Auburn 3 10 1 10at Alabama 2 39 0 34Western Kentucky 0 0 0 0at Ole Miss 1 22 1 22Arkansas 2 13 1 9vs. Georgia (SECCG) 0 0 0 0

James Wright REC. YARDS TD LONG vs. Oregon 0 0 0 0Northwestern State 2 20 0 13at Mississippi State 1 11 0 11at West Virginia 1 3 0 3Kentucky 0 0 0 0Florida 0 0 0 0at Tennessee 0 0 0 0 Auburn 1 7 0 7at Alabama 0 0 0 0Western Kentucky 0 0 0 0at Ole Miss 0 0 0 0Arkansas 0 0 0 0vs. Georgia (SECCG) 0 0 0 0

Kadron Boone REC. YARDS TD LONGvs. Oregon 0 0 0 0Northwestern State 2 28 1 19at Mississippi State 1 6 0 6at West Virginia 1 5 0 5Kentucky 0 0 0 0Florida 1 21 0 21at Tennessee 0 0 0 0Auburn 0 0 0 0at Alabama 0 0 0 0Western Kentucky 1 5 1 5at Ole Miss 0 0 0 0Arkansas 1 17 0 17vs. Georgia (SECCG) 0 0 0 0

Odell Beckham, Jr. REC. YARDS TD LONG vs. Oregon 2 10 0 6Northwestern State 5 40 0 11at Mississippi State 8 61 0 13at West Virginia 2 82 1 52Kentucky 3 75 1 51Florida 0 0 0 0at Tennessee 4 24 0 8Auburn 3 42 0 23at Alabama 2 16 0 13Western Kentucky 2 42 0 29at Ole Miss 2 18 0 13Arkansas 3 27 0 12vs. Georgia (SECCG) 0 0 0 0

Deangelo Peterson REC. YARDS TD LONGvs. Oregon 4 62 0 29Northwestern State 1 9 1 9at Mississippi State 0 0 0 0at West Virginia 1 2 0 2Kentucky 2 22 0 11Florida 1 22 0 22at Tennessee 2 8 0 7Auburn 1 12 0 12at Alabama 1 -2 0 0Western Kentucky 0 0 0 0at Ole Miss 2 28 0 17Arkansas 2 9 0 6vs. Georgia (SECCG) 0 0 0 0

Chase Clement REC. YARDS TD LONGvs. Oregon 0 0 0 0Northwestern State 0 0 0 0at Mississippi State 0 0 0 0at West Virginia 1 1 1 1Kentucky 0 0 0 0Florida 0 0 0 0at Tennessee 0 0 0 0Auburn 2 40 0 27at Alabama 2 19 0 14Western Kentucky 1 24 0 24at Ole Miss 1 12 0 12Arkansas 0 0 0 0vs. Georgia (SECCG) 0 0 0 0

Jarvis Landry REC. YARDS TD LONGvs. Oregon 1 3 0 3Northwestern State 0 0 0 0at Mississippi State 2 20 0 18at West Virginia 0 0 0 0Kentucky 0 0 0 0Florida 0 0 0 0at Tennessee 0 0 0 0Auburn 0 0 0 0at Alabama 0 0 0 0Western Kentucky 1 20 0 20at Ole Miss 0 0 0 0Arkansas 0 0 0 0vs. Georgia (SECCG) 0 0 0 0 Spencer Ware REC. YARDS TD LONGvs. Oregon 1 9 0 9Northwestern State 1 10 0 10at Mississippi State 0 0 0 0at West Virginia 3 18 0 11Kentucky 0 0 0 0Florida 1 2 0 2at Tennessee 1 13 1 13Auburn -- DNP --at Alabama 0 0 0 0Western Kentucky 1 6 0 6at Ole Miss 0 0 0 0Arkansas 1 8 0 8vs. Georgia (SECCG) 1 9 0 9

Special Team TacklesTACKLES (UT-AT-TOT) VS. UO NW AT MSU AT WVU UK UF AT UT AU AT BAMA WKU AT UM ARK. VS. UGA TOTALSDrew Alleman 0-1-1 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-1-1Alfred Blue 0-1-1 2-1-3* 2-0-2 1-0-1 1-0-1 1-2-3* 0-0-0 0-2-2 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 7-6-13Ron Brooks 0-1-1 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-1-1 0-0-0 1-0-1 1-0-1 0-0-0 0-0-0 2-0-2 0-0-0 1-0-1 5-2-7Derrick Bryant 0-1-1 1-1-2 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-1-1 0-0-0 1-0-1 0-0-0 DNP 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 2-3-5Morris Claiborne 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 1-0-1 0-1-1 0-0-0 0-0-0 1-1-2 1-0-1 2-0-2 0-0-0 0-0-0 5-2-7Rocky Duplessis 1-1-2 0-0-0 0-0-0 1-0-1 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 DNP 0-0-0 1-1-2 0-0-0 1-1-2 3-2-5Seth Fruge 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 1-0-1 0-1-1 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 DNP 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 2-1-3Lavar Edwards 0-1-1 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 1-0-1 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 1-1-2 0-0-0 0-1-1 2-2-4Tahj Jones 1-0-1 0-0-0 0-0-0 1-0-1 0-0-0 2-1-3 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 4-1-5Jarvis Landry 0-0-0 1-0-1 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 1-2-3 0-1-1 1-0-1 0-0-0 2-0-2 2-1-3 5-4-9Craig Loston 1-1-2 0-0-0 0-1-1 1-0-1 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 2-2-4 0-1-1 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 2-3-5Tyrann Mathieu 1-1-2* 0-0-0 1-2-3 1-0-1 1-0-1 0-0-0 0-0-0 DNP 0-0-0 2-0-2* 2-0-2* 1-0-1* 0-0-0 9-3-12Barkevious Mingo 0-0-0 2-0-2 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 1-0-1 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 3-0-3Luke Muncie 0-1-1 0-0-0 0-1-0 0-0-0 0-1-1 1-0-1 0-0-0 0-0-0 DNP 1-1-2 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 2-4-6Jermauria Rasco 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 1-2-3 0-0-0 0-0-0 DNP 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-1-1 2-5-7Eric Reid 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-1-1 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-3-3 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 DNP 0-0-0 0-4-4Tharold Simon 0-0-0 1-0-1 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 DNP 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 1-0-1* - Hester Award of the Week

Offensive Line - Snaps PlayedPLAYER VS. UO NW AT MSU AT WVU UK UF AT UT AU AT BAMA WKU AT UM ARK. VS. UGA TOTALSWill Blackwell 74 47 44 73 66 62 70 58 61 57 45 75 49 779Matt Branch DNP 21 DNP DNP 3 DNP DNP 3 DNP 3 14 DNP 1 46La’el Collins DNP 21 DNP DNP 3 DNP DNP 3 DNP 4 14 DNP 1 46Chris Davenport DNP 5 DNP DNP 3 DNP DNP 3 DNP 3 14 DNP 1 30Ben Domingue DNP 12 DNP DNP 3 DNP DNP 3 DNP 3 8 DNP 1 30Chris Faulk 74 63 7 45 66 62 70 58 61 56 45 70 49 724T-Bob Hebert 74 47 69 52 DNP 39 70 58 40 57 18 27 11 561Alex Hurst 74 47 69 34 66 62 70 58 61 57 45 75 49 767P.J. Lonergan 74 56 69 73 66 23 DNP DNP 37 57 45 75 49 623Greg Shaw DNP 21 64 66 3 DNP DNP 3 DNP 4 14 5 1 181Josh Williford DNP DNP 25 21 66 62 70 58 42 DNP 32 52 38 467

Offensive Line - KnockdownsPLAYER VS. UO NW AT MSU AT WVU UK UF AT UT AU AT BAMA WKU AT UM ARK. VS. UGA TOTALSWill Blackwell 3 7.5 3.5 14 7 10 8 12 10 11.5 9 14 3 112.5Matt Branch DNP 7 DNP DNP 0 DNP DNP 0 DNP 0 1 DNP 0 8L’ael Collins DNP 3 DNP DNP 0 DNP DNP 0 DNP 0 2 DNP 0 5Chris Davenport DNP 0 DNP DNP 0 DNP DNP 0 DNP 0 3 DNP 0 3Ben Domingue DNP 1 DNP DNP 0 DNP DNP 0 DNP 2 2 DNP 0 5Chris Faulk 6 5 0 8 1 6 12.5 5 9 7 5 7 2 73.5T-Bob Hebert 11 9 6.5 10.5 DNP 6 5 9 7 9 2 2 3 80Alex Hurst 5.5 3 6 4 7 7 3 6.5 4 7.5 3.5 10.5 4 71.5P.J. Lonergan 14.5 8 4.5 7 3 5.5 DNP DNP 6.5 5.5 4 5 2 65.5Greg Shaw DNP 2 6 9.5 1 DNP DNP 0 DNP 1 2 0 0 21.5Josh Williford DNP DNP 2 1 1 8.5 7 7 3 DNP 4 5.5 3 41.5


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LSU2011 Superlatives


LSU SuperlativesHighsPoints Scored 52 vs. Ole Miss (11/19)Total Yards 494 vs. Arkansas (11/25)Rushing Yards 353 vs. Ole Miss (11/19)Rushing Attempts 52 vs. Tennessee (10/15)Rushing TDs 5 Northwestern State (9/10)Passing Yards 225 vs. Northwestern State (9/10)Passes Completed 21 vs. Mississippi State (9/15)Passes Attempted 29 vs. Arkansas (11/25)Passing TDs 3 vs. West Virginia (9/24) and Auburn (10/22)Passes Intercepted 2 vs. Alabama (11/5)First Downs 26 vs. Arkansas (11/25)Penalties 9 vs. Mississippi State (9/15) and Florida (10/8)Penalty Yards 83 vs. Mississippi State (9/15)Sacks 6 vs. Auburn (10/22)

LowsPoints Scored 9 vs. Alabama (11/5)Total Yards 237 vs. Georgia (12/3)Rushing Yards 148 vs. Mississippi State (9/15) and Alabama (11/6)Rushing Attempts 35 vs. Georgia (12/3)Rushing TDs 0 vs. Mississippi State (9/15) and Alabama (11/6)Passing Yards 30 vs. Georgia (12/3)Passes Completed 5 vs. Georgia (12/3)Passes Attempted 8 vs. Ole Miss (11/19)Passing TDs 0 vs. Alabama (11/5)Passes Intercepted 0 vs. severalFirst Downs 13 vs. Georgia (12/3)Penalties 3 vs. Ole Miss (11/19)Penalty Yards 32 vs. Kentucky (10/1)Sacks 0 vs. several

IndividualAll-Purpose Yds 154 by Morris Claiborne vs. West Virginia (9/24)Rushing Yards 119 by Alfred Blue vs. Western Kentucky (11/12)Rushing Carries 26 by Spencer Ware vs. Oregon (9/3)Rushing TDs 2 by Ford & Ware & Hilliard vs. several; & Blue vs. WKU (11/12)Longest Rush 57 by Alfred Blue vs. Ole Miss (11/19)Passing Yards 213 by Jarrett Lee vs. vs. Mississippi State (9/15)Pass Completions 21 by Jarrett Lee vs. Mississippi State (9/15)Passing Attempts 29 by Jordan Jefferson vs. Arkansas (11/25)Passes Intercepted 2 by Jarrett Lee vs. Alabama (11/5)Passing TDs 3 by Jarrett Lee vs. West Virginia (9/24)Longest Pass 59 by Jordan Jefferson vs. Western Kentucky (11/12)Receiving Yards 134 by Rueben Randle vs. Arkansas (11/25)Receptions 9 by Rueben Randle vs. Arkansas (11/25)Receiving TDs 2 by Rueben Randle vs, Auburn (10/22)Longest Reception 59 by Rueben Randle vs. Western Kentucky (11/12)FG’s Made 4 by Drew Alleman vs. Mississippi State (9/15)FG’s Attempted 4 by Drew Alleman vs. Mississippi State (9/15)Longest FG Made 44 yd by Drew Alleman vs. Oregon (9/3)PAT’s 7 by Drew Alleman vs. Ole Miss (11/19)Punts 8 by Brad Wing vs. Kentucky (10/1) and Georgia (12/3)Punts Average 51.2 by Brad Wing vs. Auburn (10/22)Longest Punt 73 by Brad Wing vs. Alabama (11/50)Punt Return Yds 119 by Tyrann Mathieu vs. Georgia (12/3)Longest Punt Ret. 92 by Tyrann Mathieu vs. Arkansas (11/25)KO Return Yards 154 by Morris Claiborne vs. West Virginia (9/24)Longest KO Ret. 99 by Morris Claiborne vs. West Virginia (9/24)Total Tackles 11 by Kevin Minter vs, Western Kentucky (11/12)Tackles for Loss 3.5 by Bennie Logan vs. Mississippi State (9/15)Sacks 2 by Mingo vs. AU (10/22) & UA (11/25); & Montgomery vs. UA (11/5)

Interceptions 2 by Morris Claiborne vs. Mississippi State (9/15)Int. Return Yards 89 by Morris Claiborne vs. Tennessee (10/15)

Opponent SuperlativesHighsPoints Scored 27 by Oregon (9/3)Total Yards 553 by West Virginia (9/24) Rushing Yards 148 by Ole Miss (11/19)Rushing Attempts 45 by Western Kentucky (11/12)Rushing TDs 2 by Oregon (9/3)Passing Yards 463 by West Virginia (9/24) Passes Completed 38 by West Virginia (9/24)Passes Attempted 65 by West Virginia (9/24)Passing TDs 2 by West VirginiaPasses Intercepted 2 by severalFirst Downs 28 by West Virginia (9/24)Penalties 12 by Oregon (9/3) and Florida (10/8)Penalty Yards 95 by Oregon (9/3)Sacks 2 by several

LowsPoints Scored 3 by Northwestern State (9/10) and Ole Miss (11/19)Total Yards 95 by Northwestern State (9/10)Rushing Yards -4 by Northwestern State (9/10)Rushing Attempts 22 by West Virginia (9/24)Rushing TDs 0 by severalPassing Yards 47 by Ole Miss (11/19)Passes Completed 6 by Tennessee (10/15)Passes Attempted 16 by Florida (10/8)Passing TDs 0 by severalPasses Intercepted 0 by Kentucky (10/1) First Downs 9 by Florida (10/8)Penalties 4 by Ole Miss (11/19)Penalty Yards 23 by Kentucky (10/1)Sacks 0 by WVU (9/24) & UK (10/1) & Ole Miss (11/19)

IndividualAll-Purpose Yds 287 by Tavon Austin for West Virginia (9/24)Rushing Yards 89 by Trent Richardson for Alabama (11/5)Rushing Carries 28 by Bobby Rainey for Western Kentucky (11/12)Rushing TDs 1 by severalLongest Rush 47 by Barry Brunetti for Ole Miss (11/19)Passing Yards 463 by Geno Smith for West Virginia (9/24)Pass Completions 38 by Geno Smith for West Virginia (9/24)Passing Attempts 65 by Geno Smith for West Virginia (9/24)Passes Intercepted 2 by severalPassing TDs 2 by Geno Smith for West Virginia (9/24)Longest Pass 72 by Geno Smith for West Virginia (9/24)Receiving Yards 187 by Tavon Austin for West Virginia (9/24)Receptions 11 by Tavon Austin for West Virginia (9/24)Receiving TDs 1 by severalLongest Reception 72 by Tavon Austin for West Virginia (9/24)FG’s Made 2 by severalFG’s Attempted 4 by Cade Foster for Alabama (11/5)Longest FG Made 46 by Cade Foster for Alabama (11/5)PAT’s 3 by severalPunts 10 by Ryan Tydlacka for Kentucky (10/1)Punts Average 51.6 by Drew Butler for Georgia (12/3)Longest Punt 70 by Dylan Breeding for Arkansas (11/25)Punt Return Yds 9 by Randall Burden for Kentucky (10/1)Longest Punt Ret. 8 by Kenjon Barner for Oregon (9/3)KO Return Yards 136 by Antonio Andrews for Western Kentucky (11/12)Longest KO Ret. 73 by Antonio Andrews for Western Kentucky (11/12)Total Tackles 16 by Charles Mitchell for Mississippi State (9/15)Tackles for Loss 2 by severalSacks 1 by severalInterceptions 1 by severalInt. Return Yards 14 by Mark Barron for Alabama (11/25)


LSU Miscellaneous StatisticsTurnovers FORCED BY LSU FORCED BY OPPONENTOPPONENT FUM INT TOT PTS OFF MARGIN FUM INT TOT PTS OFF vs. Oregon 3 1 4 21 3 1 0 1 3Northwestern State 0 1 1 7 0 1 0 1 0at Mississippi State 0 2 2 3 1 0 1 1 0at West Virginia 2 2 4 21 4 0 0 0 0Kentucky 1 0 1 7 1 0 0 0 0Florida 0 2 2 0 2 0 0 0 0at Tennessee 0 2 2 7 2 0 0 0 0Auburn 1 1 2 14 2 0 0 0 0at Alabama 0 2 2 3 0 0 2 2 3Western Kentucky 0 1 1 7 0 1 0 1 0at Ole Miss 2 1 3 21 3 0 0 0 0Arkansas 2 1 3 14 1 1 1 2 10vs. Georgia (SECCG) 0 3 3 21 3 0 0 0 0TOTALS 11 19 30 136 22 4 4 8 16

LSU Big Plays Rushing Passing Special TeamsOpponent 15+ 20+ 30+ 40+ 20+ 30+ 40+ 50+ Block Ret. TD vs. Oregon 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Northwestern State 2 1 0 0 3 1 1 0 0 0at Mississippi State 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0at West Virginia 4 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 1Kentucky 0 0 0 0 4 2 1 1 0 0Florida 3 2 1 1 5 3 2 1 0 0 at Tennessee 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0Auburn 2 2 0 0 4 2 2 0 0 0at Alabama 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0Western Kentucky 7 4 1 1 3 1 1 1 0 0at Ole Miss 8 5 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 0Arkansas 3 2 2 2 2 1 0 0 0 1vs. Georgia (SECCG) 6 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1TOTALS 42 21 8 6 30 15 7 3 1 3

Opponent Big Plays Rushing Passing Special TeamsOPPONENT 15+ 20+ 30+ 40+ 20+ 30+ 40+ 50+ Block Ret. TDvs. Oregon 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Northwestern State 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0at Mississippi State 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0at West Virginia 0 0 0 0 5 2 1 1 0 0Kentucky 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Florida 2 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0at Tennessee 2 0 0 0 3 2 1 0 0 0Auburn 3 2 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0at Alabama 3 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0Western Kentucky 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0at Ole Miss 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0Arkansas 0 0 0 0 3 1 1 1 0 0vs. Georgia (SECCG) 1 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0TOTALS 15 5 1 1 21 9 5 3 1 0

LSU Scoring DrivesOPPONENT No. Plays Yards Time For TD Plays Yards Timevs. Oregon 6 7 37.7 3:04 4 7 45.3 3:07Northwestern State 7 7.4 54.4 3:15 7 7 54.4 3:15at Mississippi State 5 9.2 56.6 4:47 1 7 80 3:04at West Virginia 6 6.2 56.4 2:49 6 6.2 56.4 2:49Kentucky 4 8 61.8 3:25 4 8 61.8 3:25Florida 7 6.7 55.6 3:23 5 5.8 61.8 3:10at Tennessee 6 8.8 56 4:42 5 9.4 54.2 5:23Auburn 6 6.7 61.3 3:03 5 5.8 63.6 2:37at Alabama* 2 7.5 38 2:53 0 0 0 0Western Kentucky 6 6.3 61.5 2:32 6 6.3 61.5 2:32at Ole Miss 6 7.6 67.5 3:58 5 7.8 72.2 4:03Arkansas 6 8 59.2 3:05 4 7.5 58 3:08vs. Georiga (SECCG) 4 5 51.5 2:24 4 5 51.5 2:24TOTALS 77 6.7 51.7 3:23 56 6.9 55.7 3:11

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LSUMiscellaneous Statistics


LSU No. of Avg. Inside Past Opponent Drives Start 20 50 vs. Oregon 15 Own 40 2 7 Northwestern State 12 Own 43 1 4at Mississippi State 11 Own 25 4 1at West Virginia 15 Own 48 0 3Kentucky 12 Own 29 2 1Florida 12 Own 35 3 2at Tennessee 10 Own 40 2 2Auburn 11 Own 30 3 1at Alabama 11 Own 26 4 2Western Kentucky 12 Own 29 3 2at Ole Miss 9 Own 31 2 2 Arkansas 11 Own 28 3 1vs. Georgia (SEC CG) 13 Own 27 6 2TOTALS 154 Own 31 35 30

Opponents No. of Avg. Inside Past Opponent Drives Start 20 50 vs. Oregon 15 Own 28 5 1 Northwestern State 13 Own 26 2 1 at Mississippi State 11 Own 31 2 0at West Virginia 15 Own 15 9 0 Kentucky 14 Own 25 1 0Florida 12 Own 27 3 0at Tennessee 11 Own 24 3 1Auburn 12 Own 20 4 0at Alabama 11 Own 27 4 1Western Kentucky 11 Own 33 1 2at Ole Miss 11 Own 25 3 0Arkansas 11 Own 23 3 1vs. Georgia (SECCG) 16 Own 25 6 1TOTALS 163 Own 26 42 8

Field Position

LSU 3 & Opponent No. Out Pct. Score Pct. TD Pct.vs. Oregon 15 3 20.0 6 40.0 4 26.7Northwestern State 12 3 25.0 7 58.3 7 58.2at Mississippi State 11 1 9.0 5 45.5 1 9.0at West Virginia 15 4 26.7 6 40.0 6 40.0Kentucky 12 5 38.5 4 30.7 4 30.7Florida 12 1 8.3 7 58.3 5 38.5at Tennessee 10 1 10.0 6 60.0 5 50.0Auburn 11 2 18.2 6 54.5 5 45.5at Alabama 11 1 9.0 3 27.2 0 0Western Kentucky 12 0 0 6 50.0 6 50.0at Ole Miss 9 1 11.1 6 66.7 5 55.6Arkansas 11 1 9.0 6 54.5 4 36.3vs. Georgia (SECCG) 13 7 53.8 4 30.8 4 30.8TOTALS 154 30 19.4 72 46.8 56 36.4

Opponents 3 & Opponent No. Out Pct. Score Pct. TD Pct.vs. Oregon 15 3 20.0 5 33.3 3 20.0Northwestern State 13 4 30.7 1 7.7 0 0at Mississippi State 11 5 45.5 2 18.2 0 0at West Virginia 15 1 6.7 3 20.0 3 20.0Kentucky 14 8 57.2 1 7.1 1 7.1Florida 12 6 50.0 2 16.6 1 8.3at Tennessee 12 3 25.0 1 8.3 1 8.3Auburn 12 1 8.3 2 16.7 1 8.3at Alabama 11 1 9.0 2 18.2 0 0Western Kentucky 11 2 18.2 1 9.0 1 9.0at Ole Miss 11 2 18.2 1 9.0 0 0Arkansas 11 4 36.3 2 18.2 1 9.0vs. Georgia (SECCG) 16 2 12.5 2 12.5 1 6.3TOTALS 163 42 25.8 25 15.3 13 8.0

Drive Statistics

LSU Inside Run/ ScoreOpponent 20 TD Pass TD Pct. FG Pct.vs. Oregon 5 4 3/1 80.0 1 100Northwestern State 7 7 5/2 100 0 100at Mississippi State 3 1 0/1 33.3 2 100at West Virginia 5 4 2/2 80.0 0 80Kentucky 3 3 2/1 100 0 100Florida 6 4 3/1 66.7 2 100at Tennessee 6 5 3/2 83.3 1 100Auburn 4 3 2/1 75.0 1 100at Alabama 3 0 0 0 3 100Western Kentucky 4 4 3/1 100 0 100at Ole Miss 5 3 3/0 60.0 1 80.0Arkansas 7 3 2/1 42.9 2 71.4vs. Georgia (SEC CG) 3 3 2/1 100 0 100TOTALS 61 44 30/14 72.1 13 93.4

Opponents Inside Run/ ScoreOpponent 20 TD Pass TD Pct. FG Pct.vs. Oregon 5 3 2/1 60.0 2 100Northwestern State 0 0 0 0 0 0at Mississippi State 3 0 0 0 2 66.7at West Virginia 3 3 1/2 100 0 100Kentucky 1 1 0/1 100 0 100Florida 1 0 0 0 1 100at Tennessee 1 1 1/0 100 0 100Auburn 2 1 1/0 50.0 1 100at Alabama 1 0 0 0 1 100Western Kentucky 2 1 1/0 50,0 0 50,0at Ole Miss 0 0 0 0 0 0Arkansas 2 1 0/1 50.0 1 100vs. Georgia (SECCG) 2 1 0/1 50.0 0 50.0TOTALS 23 12 6/6 52.2 8 87.0

In the Red Zone

LSUYards UO NW MSU WVU UK UF UT AU UA WKU UM Ark. UGA Total1-3 2/2 5/5 4/4 3/5 1/5 4/7 2/4 1/1 3/4 5/5 2/4 5/5 1/3 38/544-6 2/2 3/5 0/5 2/4 1/2 1/3 2/2 0/2 0/0 3/4 2/2 2/4 0/1 18/367-9 1/4 1/1 0/1 2/5 3/6 1/1 1/4 1/2 0/4 0/1 0/2 1/3 0/2 11/3610-14 1/7 0/1 0/1 0/1 0/2 0/2 1/2 1/2 0/3 0/0 1/1 1/2 0/2 5/2615+ 0/0 1/2 0/1 1/1 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/1 0/0 0/1 0/0 0/0 0/1 2/74+ 4/13 5/9 0/8 5/11 5/10 1/6 4/8 2/7 0/7 3/6 3/5 4/9 0/6 36/1057+ 2/11 2/4 0/3 3/7 4/7 1/3 2/6 2/5 0/7 0/2 1/3 2/5 0/5 19/6810+ 1/7 1/3 0/2 1/2 1/2 0/2 1/2 1/3 0/3 0/1 1/1 1/2 0/3 8/33TOT 6/15 9/14 4/12 8/16 5/15 6/13 6/12 3/8 3/11 8/11 5/9 9/14 1/9 74/158

OpponentsYards UO NW MSU WVU UK UF UT AU UA WKU UM Ark. UGA Total1-3 5/6 1/1 1/2 2/3 0/2 0/2 1/2 1/2 1/1 3/5 1/2 1/2 3/4 20/334-6 2/5 1/4 1/2 1/3 0/2 0/2 1/2 0/1 2/2 4/8 2/4 2/4 1/2 17/407-9 0/1 0/3 2/3 1/1 3/8 2/4 1/2 1/3 1/5 0/0 1/4 1/1 2/5 15/4110-14 2/5 0/6 1/3 3/8 0/2 0/3 1/1 2/3 1/2 0/3 1/3 1/5 1/8 11/4515+ 0/2 0/2 1/4 0/2 0/1 0/0 0/3 0/3 0/3 0/2 1/3 1/1 0/2 3/264+ 4/13 1/15 4/12 5/14 3/13 2/9 3/8 3/10 4/12 4/13 4/14 5/11 4/17 40/1307+ 2/8 0/1 14/10 4/11 3/12 2/7 2/6 3/9 2/10 0/5 3/10 3/7 3/15 24/9510+ 2/7 0/7 2/7 3/11 0/3 0/3 1/4 2/6 1/5 0/5 2/6 2/6 1/10 12/69TOT 9/19 2/16 6/14 7/17 3/15 2/11 4/10 4/12 5/13 7/18 6/16 6/13 7/21 68/195

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Opponent Drive Chartsvs. Oregon Qtr. Time Start Pl-Yds TOP Result 1st 15:00 ORE 13 5-(7) 1:11 Punt1st 11:08 ORE 35 3-1 0:45 Punt1st 8:09 ORE 50 12-39 4:14 FIELD GOAL1st 1:12 LSU 20 4-7 0:30 FIELD GOAL2nd 14:43 ORE 12 2-(1) 0:49 Interception2nd 12:57 ORE 21 19-79 7:41 TOUCHDOWN2nd 0:40 ORE 26 2-7 0:40 End of Half3rd 12:04 ORE 23 3-(3) 1:23 Punt3rd 9:00 ORE 06 3-18 0:50 Fumble3rd 2:57 ORE 10 3-0 0:25 Punt4th 14:01 ORE 32 13-68 4:47 TOUCHDOWN4th 6:28 ORE 36 4-5 0:40 Downs4th 2:46 ORE 30 11-70 2:33 TOUCHDOWN

Northwestern State Qtr. Time Start Pl-Yds TOP Result 1st 15:00 NWLA 24 6-11 4:03 Punt 1st 7:56 NWLA 37 6-23 4:15 Punt1st 1:25 LSU 39 6-12 2:25 FIELD GOAL2nd 9:45 NWLA 20 3-(1) 0:42 Interception2nd 8:27 NWLA 24 3-(5) 2:33 Punt2nd 4:06 NWLA 32 8-20 3:16 Downs2nd 0:15 NWLA 18 1-0 0:15 End of Half3rd 12:32 NWLA 24 7-24 3:58 Downs3rd 7:47 NWLA 11 5-11 1:14 Punt3rd 2:29 NWLA 21 3-(2) 1:40 Punt4th 7:29 NWLA 14 3-5 1:16 Punt4th 5:17 NWLA 39 3-(3) 1:04 Punt4th 1:42 NWLA 16 3-1 1:42 End of Half

at Mississippi State Qtr. Time Start Pl-Yds TOP Result 1st 15:00 MSU 36 3-(7) 1:50 Punt1st 5:37 MSU 34 14-57 5:33 FIELD GOAL2nd 11:15 MSU 8 13-54 5:22 Punt2nd 1:13 MSU 32 3-8 1:06 Punt3rd 11:42 MSU 40 1-0 0:07 Interception3rd 8:20 MSU 50 7-25 2:54 FIELD GOAL3rd 1:46 MSU 39 3-12 1:46 Punt4th 11:49 MSU 30 3-4 0:46 Punt4th 10:08 MSU 43 3-(5) 0:43 Punt4th 5:41 MSU 20 2-(10) 0:39 Interception4th 2:48 MSU 26 9-59 2:48 End of Half

at West VirginiaQtr. Time Start Pl-Yds TOP Result 1st 15:00 WVU 29 4-15 1:33 Punt1st 10:05 WVU 20 5-24 1:04 Fumble1st 7:12 WVU 03 8-37 2:41 Interception1st 1:44 WVU 27 12-73 4:14 TOUCHDOWN2nd 9:58 WVU 04 4-18 1:32 Punt2nd 6:53 WVU 16 5-18 1:25 Punt2nd 4:28 WVU 05 3-4 0:52 Punt2nd 1:34 WVU 11 5-14 0:56 Interception2nd 0:23 WVU 27 3-23 0:23 End of Half3rd 10:53 WVU 20 6-80 2:13 TOUCHDOWN3rd 7:05 WVU 08 7-41 2:03 Punt3rd 2:39 WVU 10 5-90 1:23 TOUCHDOWN3rd 0:54 WVU 25 8-32 1:42 Downs4th 9:55 WVU 20 6-35 1:56 Fumble4th 2:58 WVU 02 6-14 2:17 Punt


LSU Drive Charts

Longest Drive LSU OpponentsNo. of Plays 16 (several) last vs. Tennessee; results in TD 19 by Oregon (79 yds, 7:41); results in TDBy No. of Yards 99 (16p, 8:44) vs. Tennessee; results in TD 90 by West Virginia (5p, 1:23); results in TDBy Time of Possession 8:44 (16p, 99 yds) vs. Tennessee; results in TD 7:41 by Oregon (19p, 79 yards); results in TD

Shortest Drive LSU OpponentsBy No. of Plays 1 (several) last vs. Western Kentucky; results in TD 1 (several) last by Arkansas; results in InterceptionBy No. of Yards 0 (several) last vs. Georgia: results in punt 0 (several) last by Arkansas.; results in InterceptionBy Time of Possession 0:08 (1p, 59 yd) vs. Western Kentucky; results in TD 0:07 (several) last by Arkansas.; results in Interception

LSU Drive Chartsvs. Oregon Qtr. Time Start Pl-Yds TOP Result 1st 13:49 ORE 29 6-12 2:35 FIELD GOAL1st 10:23 LSU 16 3-4 2:14 Punt 1st 3:39 LSU 29 6-(9) 2:27 Fumble1st 0:42 LSU 20 4-11 0:59 Punt 2nd 14:43 LSU 45 3-3 0:57 Punt2nd 5:10 LSU 10 12-75 4:26 TOUCHDOWN 3rd 14:51 LSU 20 7-30 2:47 Punt 3rd 10:41 LSU 36 3-(1) 1:41 Punt3rd 8:10 ORE 24 5-24 1:55 TOUCHDOWN3rd 6:15 ORE 41 6-41 3:12 TOUCHDOWN3rd 2:32 ORE 48 8-33 3:25 FIELD GOAL4th 9:06 LSU 13 3-6 2:38 PUNT4th 5:48 ORE 41 5-41 2:56 TOUCHDOWN4th 0:12 ORE 40 1-(2) 0:12 End of Half

Northwestern State Qtr. Time Start Pl-Yds TOP Result 1st 10:57 LSU 33 6-67 2:54 TOUCHDOWN1st 3:41 LSU 14 3-(10) 2:16 Punt2nd 13:56 LSU 37 8-63 4:06 TOUCHDOWN2nd 9:03 NWLA 15 2-15 0:30 TOUCHDOWN2nd 5:54 NWLA 40 4-8 1:48 Missed FG2nd 0:50 LSU 48 5-52 0:30 TOUCHDOWN3rd 14:57 LSU 41 6-59 2:18 TOUCHDOWN3rd 8:34 NWLA 49 3-4 0:47 Punt3rd 6:33 LSU 43 10-57 3:57 TOUCHDOWN3rd 0:49 LSU 32 15-68 8:13 TOUCHDOWN4th 6:13 NWLA 45 2-7 0:56 Fumble4th 4:13 LSU 25 3-5 2:31 Punt

at Mississippi State Qtr. Time Start Pl-Yds TOP Result 1st 13:10 LSU 19 16-77 7:28 FIELD GOAL1st 00:00 LSU 28 6-29 3:45 Punt2nd 5:53 LSU 5 10-70 4:35 FIELD GOAL2nd 0:07 LSU 24 1-(2) 0:07 End of Half3rd 14:52 LSU 10 6-18 3:10 Punt3rd 11:35 LSU 22 3-(13) 3:15 Punt3rd 5:20 LSU 27 9-49 5:20 FIELD GOAL4th 15:00 LSU 20 7-80 3:04 TOUCHDOWN4th 11:03 LSU 28 2-3 0:55 Interception4th 9:25 LSU 21 5-38 3:44 Punt4th 5:02 MSU 19 4-7 2:09 FIELD GOAL

at West VirginiaQtr. Time Start Pl-Yds TOP Result 1st 13:27 LSU 42 8-58 3:22 TOUCHDOWN1st 9:01 LSU 50 3-6 1:49 Punt1st 4:31 LSU 50 7-50 2:42 TOUCHDOWN2nd 12:24 LSU 30 6-14 2:26 Punt2nd 8:26 LSU 39 3-61 1:29 TOUCHDOWN2nd 5:28 LSU 34 3-1 1:00 Punt2nd 3:36 LSU 44 3-8 2:02 Punt2nd 0:38 WVU 01 2-1 0:11 TOUCHDOWN3rd 15:00 LSU 38 9-49 4:07 Missed FG3rd 8:36 LSU 40 3-1 1:31 Punt3rd 5:02 LSU 24 5-16 2:23 Punt4th 14:12 LSU 43 9-57 4:17 TOUCHDOWN4th 7:59 LSU 45 8-55 4:56 TOUCHDOWN4th 0:41 LSU 45 1-1 0:41 End of Half

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KentuckyQtr. Time Start Pl-Yds TOP Result 1st 15:00 LSU 30 3-3 0:59 Punt1st 12:43 LSU 32 12-68 5:37 TOUCHDOWN1st 5:30 LSU 37 5-10 1:32 Punt1st 2:57 LSU 22 3-9 2:21 Punt2nd 14:49 LSU 36 3-3 1:01 Punt2nd 11:57 LSU 36 4-64 0:43 TOUCHDOWN2nd 8:56 LSU 14 8-40 3:42 Punt2nd 2:30 LSU 21 3-9 1:37 Punt3rd 13:19 LSU 32 10-68 5:12 TOUCHDOWN3rd 2:37 LSU 28 7-30 3:37 Punt4th 12:55 UK 47 6-47 2:16 TOUCHDOWN4th 4:14 LSU 15 3-8 2:28 Punt

FloridaQtr. Time Start Pl-Yds TOP Result 1st 12:39 LSU 50 2-50 0:44 TOUCHDOWN1st 10:06 LSU 43 8-57 3:26 TOUCHDOWN1st 2:10 UF 47 8-29 3:48 FIELD GOAL2nd 12:02 LSU 47 5-15 2:50 Punt2nd 7:33 UF 45 2-45 0:43 TOUCHDOWN3rd 14:54 LSU 19 6-21 3:42 Punt3rd 9:46 LSU 44 10-51 5:06 FIELD GOAL3rd 3:13 LSU 18 3-9 2:24 Punt3rd 0:36 LSU 19 6-81 3:16 TOUCHDOWN4th 12:05 LSU 20 4-19 2:44 Punt4th 8:06 LSU 24 11-76 6:39 TOUCHDOWN

at TennesseeQtr. Time Start Pl-Yds TOP Result 1st 13:29 LSU 16 4-17 2:14 Punt1st 8:18 LSU 34 5-16 2:06 Punt1st 4:37 LSU 50 5-10 3:49 Punt1st 0:09 UT 05 2-5 0:13 TOUCHDOWN2nd 14:07 UT 36 7-36 4:06 TOUCHDOWN2nd 8:37 LSU 45 3-2 1:43 Punt2nd 2:16 LSU 34 6-65 2:01 FIELD GOAL3rd 14:54 LSU 34 12-66 7:01 TOUCHDOWN3rd 2:39 LSU 01 16-99 8:44 TOUCHDOWN4th 7:43 LSU 35 10-65 6:08 TOUCHDOWN

Auburn Qtr. Time Start Pl-Yds TOP Result 1st 15:00 LSU 24 8-76 3:47 TOUCHDOWN1st 8:08 LSU 15 6-15 3:07 Punt1st 1:26 LSU 20 3-9 2:13 Punt2nd 12:23 LSU 40 3-3 1:58 Punt2nd 6:57 LSU 40 3-60 1:57 TOUCHDOWN2nd 3:06 LSU 14 8-86 2:26 TOUCHDOWN3rd 13:01 LSU 26 6-74 3:19 TOUCHDOWN3rd 9:42 AU 22 4-22 1:30 TOUCHDOWN3rd 3:53 LSU 32 11-50 4:57 FIELD GOAL4th 11:12 LSU 10 5-15 2:59 Punt4th 2:12 LSU 33 3-9 2:13 End of Half

at AlabamaQtr. Time Start Pl-Yds TOP Result 1st 12:09 LSU 27 8-31 3:52 Punt1st 2:17 LSU 33 3-2 1:39 Interception2nd 12:46 LSU 26 6-35 3:53 Punt2nd 3:53 LSU 24 11-74 3:53 FIELD GOAL3rd 15:00 LSU 18 6-12 4:02 Punt3rd 10:00 LSU 17 1-0 0:13 Interception3rd 7:56 LSU 31 8-31 4:41 Punt3rd 1:06 UA 15 4-2 1:53 FIELD GOAL4th 11:07 LSU 01 3-8 2:07 Punt4th 4:33 LSU 05 6-40 3:41 PuntOT 15:00 UA 25 5-17 0:00 FIELD GOAL

KentuckyQtr. Time Start Pl-Yds TOP Result 1st 14:01 UK 31 3-7 1:18 Punt1st 7:06 UK 20 3-5 1:36 Punt1st 3:58 UK 12 3-2 1:01 Punt1st 0:36 UK 27 3-(7) 0:47 Punt2nd 13:48 UK 22 3-1 1:51 Punt2nd 11:01 UK 41 4-10 2:05 Punt2nd 5:14 UK 20 5-29 2:44 Punt2nd 0:53 UK 25 4-8 0:53 End of Half3rd 14:53 UK 30 3-2 1:34 Punt3rd 8:07 UK 20 8-3 3:37 Fumble3rd 4:24 UK 23 3-9 1:47 Punt4th 14:00 UK 20 3-(9) 1:05 Punt4th 10:31 UK 30 12-70 6:09 TOUCHDOWN4th 1:46 UK 42 7-30 1:46 End of Half

FloridaQtr. Time Start Pl-Yds TOP Result 1st 15:00 UF 19 3-8 2:21 Punt1st 11:55 UF 20 3-4 1:49 Punt1st 6:33 UF 19 10-29 4:23 Downs2nd 13:16 UF 37 2-(12) 1:14 Interception2nd 9:12 UF 02 3-8 1:39 Punt2nd 6:50 UF 25 14-59 6:42 FIELD GOAL3rd 11:12 UF 24 3-3 1:26 Punt3rd 4:34 UF 43 3-3 1:21 Punt3rd 0:49 UF 35 1-65 0:09 TOUCHDOWN4th 12:13 UF 38 1-15 0:08 Interception4th 9:21 UF 42 3-(3) 1:15 Punt4th 1:21 UF 26 3-20 1:21 End of Half

at TennesseeQtr. Time Start Pl-Yds TOP Result 1st 15:00 UT 37 3-6 1:31 Punt1st 11:15 UT 19 5-30 2:57 Punt1st 6:12 UT 11 3-8 1:35 Punt1st 0:48 UT 20 2-38 0:39 Interception2nd 14:51 UT 11 3-(7) 0:44 Punt2nd 9:52 UT 20 3-11 1:15 Interception2nd 6:54 UT 20 10-80 4:30 TOUCHDOWN2nd 0:15 UT 20 1-(2) 0:15 End of Half3rd 7:46 UT 23 11-40 5:07 Punt4th 8:44 LSU 37 4-2 1:01 Downs4th 1:35 UT 20 4-24 1:35 End of Half

Auburn Qtr. Time Start Pl-Yds TOP Result 1st 11:06 AU 18 6-27 2:58 Punt1st 5:01 AU 33 9-41 3:35 FIELD GOAL2nd 14:13 AU 19 3-8 1:50 Punt2nd 10:25 AU 04 7-26 3:28 Punt2nd 4:53 AU 23 5-39 1:47 Punt2nd 0:33 AU 29 1-(3) 0:33 End of Half3rd 15:00 AU 20 5-30 1:59 Punt3rd 8:05 AU 23 2-(1) 0:38 Interception3rd 7:20 AU 20 6-10 3:27 Punt4th 13:51 AU 27 5-20 2:39 Punt4th 8:13 AU 14 10-86 5:51 TOUCHDOWN

at AlabamaQtr. Time Start Pl-Yds TOP Result 1st 15:00 UA 30 6-43 2:51 Missed FG1st 8:17 UA 05 12-62 6:00 Missed FG1st 0:38 UA 47 7-22 2:52 Missed FG2nd 8:53 UA 04 10-79 5:00 FIELD GOAL3rd 10:58 UA 48 3-(3) 0:58 Punt3rd 9:47 LSU 35 4-6 1:51 FIELD GOAL3rd 3:15 UA 11 5-30 2:09 Interception4th 14:13 UA 23 6-49 3:06 Interception4th 9:00 UA 19 7-30 4:27 Punt4th 0:52 UA 20 2-2 0:52 PossessionOT 15:00 LSU 25 4-40 0:00 Missed FG

LSU Drive Charts Opponent Drive Charts

Western KentuckyQtr. Time Start Pl-Yds TOP Result 1st 15:00 LSU 25 6-34 3:45 Punt1st 6:26 LSU 41 1-59 0:08 TOUCHDOWN1st 0:10 LSU 11 5-18 1:38 Punt2nd 7:36 LSU 32 8-86 4:04 TOUCHDOWN2nd 0:24 LSU 20 4-38 0:24 End of Half3rd 11:44 WKU 46 7-46 2:46 TOUCHDOWN3rd 6:46 LSU 01 3-(1) 1:24 SAFETY3rd 3:40 WKU 42 2-42 0:47 TOUCHDOWN3rd 0:05 LSU 28 6-72 1:13 TOUCHDOWN4th 12:00 LSU 18 14-82 6:15 TOUCHDOWN4th 1:41 LSU 36 3-18 1:41 End of Half

at Ole MissQtr. Time Start Pl-Yds TOP Result 1st 11:19 LSU 14 9-86 4:34 TOUCHDOWN1st 5:50 UM 26 2-26 0:39 TOUCHDOWN2nd 14:40 LSU 30 3-9 1:15 Punt2nd 8:33 LSU 05 11-95 5:32 TOUCHDOWN2nd 0:58 LSU 15 2-6 0:58 End of Half3rd 15:00 LSU 20 5-80 2:25 TOUCHDOWN3rd 7:53 LSU 26 12-74 6:59 TOUCHDOWN4th 13:05 LSU 44 7-44 3:35 FIELD GOAL4th 7:45 UL 46 8-33 4:45 Downs

ArkansasQtr. Time Start Pl-Yds TOP Result 1st 13:16 LSU 08 3-9 2:08 Punt1st 8:15 LSU 03 5-17 2:57 Punt2nd 14:54 LSU 20 6-27 2:43 Fumble2nd 12:04 LSU 23 14-77 6:49 TOUCHDOWN2nd 1:59 LSU 34 5-66 1:00 TOUCHDOWN3rd 14:54 LSU 15 10-68 4:01 Interception3rd 7:42 LSU 20 10-76 5:28 FIELD GOAL4th 15:00 UA 45 9-45 3:56 TOUCHDOWN4th 10:57 LSU 50 2-50 0:48 TOUCHDOWN4th 8:40 LSU 39 8-41 3:32 FIELD GOAL4th 3:34 LSU 48 5-32 3:34 End of Half

vs. GeorgiaQtr. Time Start Pl-Yds TOP Result 1st 15:00 LSU 15 3-(3) 1:07 Punt1st 7:34 LSU 28 3-8 1:32 Punt1st 4:30 LSU 08 3-(2) 1:18 Punt1st 0:42 LSU 08 3-9 2:13 Punt2nd 9:40 LSU 20 3-0 1:25 Punt2nd 3:46 LSU 11 3-9 2:04 Punt2nd 0:47 LSU 33 3-(13) 0:28 Punt3rd 13:31 UGA 26 2-26 0:40 TOUCHDOWN3rd 11:53 UGA 17 4-17 1:16 TOUCHDOWN3rd 8:08 LSU 30 10-70 4:23 TOUCHDOWN3rd 1:08 LSU 25 6-36 4:36 Punt4th 8:08 LSU 07 4-93 1:51 TOUCHDOWN4th 0:31 LSU 10 1-(1) 0:31 End of Half

Western KentuckyQtr. Time Start Pl-Yds TOP Result 1st 11:15 WKU 06 8-31 4:49 Punt1st 6:10 WKU 35 10-65 4:44 TOUCHDOWN1st 1:17 LSU 44 3-(1) 1:07 Punt2nd 13:32 WKU 38 11-30 5:56 Missed FG2nd 3:27 WKU 22 9-15 3:03 Punt3rd 15:00 WKU 20 6-14 3:16 Punt3rd 8:47 LSU 26 5-25 2:01 Downs3rd 5:14 WKU 31 3-6 1:34 Interception3rd 2:46 WKU 25 4-11 2:41 Punt4th 0:05 WKU 28 3-4 1:48 Punt4th 5:35 WKU 33 8-31 3:54 Downs

at Ole Miss Qtr. Time Start Pl-Yds TOP Result 1st 15:00 UM 38 3-0 0:28 Interception1st 14:27 UM 14 7-36 3:08 Punt1st 6:39 UM 42 3-(16) 0:49 Fumble1st 5:04 UM 22 8-18 5:24 Punt2nd 13:25 UM 14 2-(14) 0:43 Fumble2nd 12:35 UM 36 6-22 4:02 Punt2nd 2:56 UM 22 8-56 1:53 FIELD GOAL3rd 12:28 UM 23 10-20 4:35 Punt3rd 0:47 UM 23 6-33 2:42 Downs4th 9:24 UM 28 3-(1) 1:39 Punt4th 3:00 UM 13 6-27 3:00 End of Half

ArkansasQtr. Time Start Pl-Yds TOP Result 1st 15:00 UA 20 3-9 1:44 Punt1st 11:08 UA 41 6-15 2:53 Punt1st 5:18 UA 38 11-62 5:24 TOUCHDOWN2nd 5:09 UA 44 3-6 1:45 Punt2nd 3:24 UA 20 4-46 1:25 Fumble2nd 0:55 UA 09 4-17 0:55 End of Half3rd 10:53 UA 12 9-76 3:11 FIELD GOAL3rd 2:14 UA 20 3-(8) 2:14 Punt4th 11:04 UA 20 1-0 0:07 Interception4th 10:09 UA 20 3-(9) 1:29 Punt4th 5:01 UA 19 4-33 1:27 Fumble

vs. GeorgiaQtr. Time Start Pl-Yds TOP Result 1st 13:53 UGA 38 6-40 2:08 FIELD GOAL1st 11:45 UGA 49 9-24 4:11 Missed FG1st 6:02 UGA 20 4-10 1:32 Punt1st 3:12 LSU 44 6-44 2:30 TOUCHDOWN2nd 13:29 UGA 27 6-8 3:49 Punt2nd 8:15 UGA 13 3-(10) 2:27 Punt2nd 5:48 UGA 18 5-23 2:02 Punt2nd 1:42 UGA 30 3-(4) 0:55 Punt2nd 0:19 UGA 26 1-(1) 0:19 End of Half3rd 15:00 UGA 17 3-10 1:29 Fumble3rd 12:51 UGA 14 3-7 0:58 Punt3rd 10:37 UGA 20 4-10 2:29 Interception3rd 3:45 UGA 23 6-8 2:37 Punt4th 11:32 UGA 15 8-25 3:24 Punt4th 6:17 UGA 15 6-24 1:56 Interception4th 4:21 UGA 20 14-70 3:50 Downs


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LSUThe Last Time LSU...


ScoringScored 30 or more points ....................... ............................................................. 42 vs. Georgia (12/3/11 SECCG) Scored 40 or more points ...................... .............................................................. 42 vs. Georgia (12/3/11 SECCG) Scored 50 or more points ...................................... .............................................. 52 at Ole Miss (11/19/11) Scored 60 or more points ...................................... .............................................. 63 vs. Kentucky (11/1/97)Scored 70 or more points ...................................... .............................................. 70 vs. Arkansas State (10/12/90)

Total OffenseHad more than 400 total yards .............. ............................................................ 494 vs. Arkansas (11/25/11) Had more than 450 total yards .............. ............................................................ 494 vs. Arkansas (11/25/11) Had more than 500 total yards .............. ............................................................ 595 vs. Louisiana Tech (11/10/07)Had more than 550 total yards ........................... ................................................ 595 vs. Louisiana Tech (11/10/07)Had more than 600 total yards............................ ............................................... 653 vs. Louisiana Tech (11/1/03)Had more than 650 total yards ........................... ............................................... 653 vs. Louisiana Tech (11/1/03)Had more than 700 total yards ............................ .............................................. 746 vs. Rice (9/24/77)

Rushing OffenseRushed for 150 or more yards ............... .............................................................. 207 vs. Georgia (12/3/11 SECCG) Rushed for 200 or more yards ................ ............................................................ 207 vs. Georgia (12/3/11 SECCG) Rushed for 250 or more yards ................ ............................................................ 286 vs. Arkansas (11/25/11) Rushed for 300 or more yards.............................. ............................................... 353 at Ole Miss (11/19/11) Rushed for 350 or more yards .............................. .............................................. 353 at Ole Miss (11/19/11) Rushed for 400 or more yards ............................ ................................................ 400 vs. Kentucky (11/1/97)Rushed for 425 or more yards .............................. .............................................. 433 vs. Houston (9/7/96)Rushed for 500 or more yards ............................ ................................................ 503 vs. Oregon (10/22/77)

Passing OffensePassed for 250 or more yards ................ ............................................................. 258 vs. Ole Miss (11/20/10) Passed for 300 or more yards ................ ............................................................. 309 vs. Georgia (10/25/08) Passed for 350 or more yards .............................. ............................................... 388 at Alabama (11/3/07)Passed for 400 or more yards.............................. ................................................ 444 vs. Illinois (1/1/02 - Sugar Bowl)Passed for 450 or more yards .............................. ............................................... 528 at Alabama (11/3/01)Passed for 500 or more yards .............................. ............................................... 528 at Alabama (11/3/01)

Scoring DefenseAllowed 0 points ................................................................................................... 0 vs. UL-Monroe (11/13/10) Allowed 3 or fewer points........................ ............................................................. 3 at Ole Miss (11/19/11) Allowed 7 or fewer points........................ ............................................................. 3 at Ole Miss (11/19/11) Allowed 10 or fewer points...................... ............................................................. 10 vs. Georgia (12/3/11 SECCG) Allowed 14 or fewer points ...................... ............................................................ 10 vs. Georgia (12/3/11 SECCG)

Total DefenseAllowed fewer than 75 total yards ...................... ................................................ 70 vs. UL-Lafayette (10/5/02)Allowed fewer than 100 total yards.................... ................................................. 95 vs. Northwestern State (9/10/11) Allowed fewer than 125 total yards .................... ................................................ 95 vs. Northwestern State (9/10/11) Allowed fewer than 150 total yards .................... ................................................ 95 vs. Northwestern State (9/10/11) Allowed fewer than 175 total yards ........ ............................................................ 155 vs. Kentucky (10/1/11) Allowed fewer than 200 total yards ...... ............................................................. 195 at Ole Miss (11/19/11) Allowed fewer than 225 total yards ........ ............................................................ 195 at Ole Miss (11/19/11) Allowed fewer than 250 total yards........ ............................................................ 237 vs. Georgia (12/3/11 SECCG) Allowed fewer than 275 total yards ........ ............................................................ 237 vs. Georgia (12/3/11 SECCG)Allowed fewer than 300 total yards........ ............................................................ 237 vs. Georgia (12/3/11 SECCG)

Rushing DefenseAllowed 0 or fewer yards ...................................... ............................................... -4 vs. Northwestern State (9/10/11) Allowed 10 or fewer yards .................................... ................................................ -4 vs. Northwestern State (9/10/11) Allowed 20 or fewer yards ...................... ............................................................. -4 vs. Northwestern State (9/10/11) Allowed 30 or fewer yards ...................... ............................................................. -4 vs. Northwestern State (9/10/11) Allowed 40 or fewer yards ...................... ............................................................. -4 vs. Northwestern State (9/10/11) Allowed 50 or fewer yards ...................... ............................................................. 47 vs. Arkansas (11/25/11) Allowed 60 or fewer yards ...................... ............................................................. 47 vs. Arkansas (11/25/11) Allowed 70 or fewer yards ..................... .............................................................. 47 vs. Arkansas (11/25/11) Allowed 80 or fewer yards ...................... ............................................................. 78 vs. Georgia (12/3/11 SECCG) Allowed 90 or fewer yards ...................... ............................................................. 78 vs. Georgia (12/3/11 SECCG) Allowed 100 or fewer yards .................... ............................................................. 78 vs. Georgia (12/3/11 SECCG)


LSU The Last Time LSU...Passing DefenseAllowed 0 passing yards ....................................... ............................................... 0 vs. Alabama (11/6/71)Allowed 50 or fewer yards .................................... ............................................... 47 at Ole Miss (11/19/11) Allowed 100 or fewer yards ................... .............................................................. 47 at Ole Miss (11/19/11) Allowed 150 or fewer yards .................... ............................................................. 47 at Ole Miss (11/19/11) Allowed 175 or fewer yards...................... ............................................................. 47 at Ole Miss (11/19/11) Allowed 200 or fewer yards .................... ............................................................. 47 at Ole Miss (11/19/11)

Individual RushingHad a player rush for 100 or more yards ............................................................ 102 by Kenny Hilliard vs. Arkansas (11/25/11) Had a player rush for 150 or more yards ................... ......................................... 159 by Stevan Ridley vs. Vanderbilt (9/11/10) Had a player rush for 200 or more yards.......................... .................................. 250 by Alley Broussard vs. Ole Miss (11/20/04)Had a player rush for 225 or more yards ....................... ..................................... 250 by Alley Broussard vs. Ole Miss (11/20/04)Had a player rush for 2 or more TDs ................................... ................................ 2 by Kenny Hilliard vs. Georgia (12/3/11 SECCG) Had a player rush for 3 or more TDs ................................. .................................. 3 by Stevan Ridley vs. Ole Miss (11/20/10)Had a player rush for 4 or more TDs ................................................................... 4 by Domanick Davis vs. Illinois (1/1/02 - Sugar Bowl)Had a player rush for 5 or more TDs ............................ ....................................... 5 by Kevin Faulk at Kentucky (11/1/97)

Individual PassingHad a player pass for 200 or more yards............................ ................................ 208 by Jordan Jefferson vs. Arkansas (11/25/11) Had a player pass for 250 or more yards ............................ ............................... 254 by Jordan Jefferson vs. Ole Miss (11/20/10)Had a player pass for 300 or more yards............................ ................................ 353 by Matt Flynn at Alabama (11/3/07)Had a player pass for 350 or more yards...................... ...................................... 353 by Matt Flynn at Alabama (11/3/07)Had a player pass for 400 or more yards .................... ...................................... 444 by Rohan Davey vs. Illinois (1/1/02 - Sugar Bowl)Had a player pass for 450 or more yards......................... ................................... 528 by Rohan Davey at Alabama (11/3/01)Had a player pass for 500 or more yards ........................................................... 528 by Rohan Davey at Alabama (11/3/01)Had a player pass for 2 or more TDs .................................. ............................... 2 by Jarrett Lee vs. Auburn (10/22/11) Had a player pass for 3 or more TDs ................................ .................................. 3 by Jarrett Lee at Tennessee (10/15/11) Had a player pass for 4 or more TDs................................ ................................... 4 by Matt Flynn vs. Ohio State (1/7/08 - BCS Championship) Had a player complete 20 passes........................................ ................................ 21 by Jarrett Lee at Mississippi State (9/15/11) Had a player complete 25 passes .................................. ..................................... 31 by Rohan Davey vs. Illinois (1/1/02 - Sugar Bowl)Had a player complete 30 passes.................................... .................................... 31 by Rohan Davey vs. Illinois (1/1/02 - Sugar Bowl)Had a player complete 35 passes ..................................... .................................. 35 by Rohan Davey at Alabama (11/3/02)Had a player complete 15 straight passes .......................................................... 17 by Rohan Davey vs. Arkansas-6 (11/26/99), vs. Western Carolina-11 (9/2/00)................................................................................................................................. 17 by Matt Mauck vs. Arizona-11(9/6/03), vs. Western Illinois-6 (9/13/03)Had a player throw 30 passes............................................ .................................. 37 by Jordan Jefferson at Ole Miss (11/21/09) Had a player throw 35 passes.......................................... .................................... 37 by Jordan Jefferson at Ole Miss (11/21/09) Had a player throw 40 passes ............................................................................. 47 by Matt Flynn vs. Arkansas (11/23/07)Had a player throw 45 passes ....................................... ...................................... 47 by Matt Flynn vs. Arkansas (11/23/07)Had a player throw 50 passes ........................................ ..................................... 53 by Rohan Davey vs. Illinois (1/1/02 - Sugar Bowl)

Individual ReceivingHad a player with 10 or more receptions in a game........ .................................. 12 by Brandon LaFell vs. Troy (11/15/08) Had a player with 11 or more receptions in a game ..... ..................................... 12 by Brandon LaFell vs. Troy (11/15/08) Had a player with 12 or more receptions in a game ......... ................................. 12 by Brandon LaFell vs. Troy (11/15/08) Had a player with 13 or more receptions in a game ........... ............................... 14 by Josh Reed vs. Illinois (1/1/02 - Sugar Bowl)Had a player with 14 or more receptions in a game ........ ................................. 14 by Josh Reed vs. Illinois (1/1/02 - Sugar Bowl)Had a player with 15 or more receptions in a game .......... ................................ 19 by Josh Reed at Alabama (11/3/01)Had a player receive 100 or more yards.................. ............................................ 134 by Rueben Randle vs. Arkansas (11/25/11) Had a player receive 150 or more yards .............................................................. 162 by Michael Clayton vs. Western Illinois (9/13/03)Had a player receive 200 or more yards ..................... ........................................ 201 by Devery Henderson at Kentucky (11/9/02)Had a player receive 250 or more yards...................... ........................................ 293 by Josh Reed at Alabama (11/3/01)Had a player receive for 2 or more TDs ............................................................... 2 by Rueben Randle vs. Auburn (10/22/11) Had a player receive for 3 or more TDs ............................................................... 3 by Terrence Toliver vs. Texas A&M (1/7/11 - Cotton Bowl) Had a player receive for 4 or more TDs .......................... .................................... 4 by Tony Moss vs. Ohio University (9/30/89)Had a player receive for 5 or more TDs ......................... ..................................... 5 by Carlos Carson vs. Rice (9/24/77)

Games against Ranked TeamsBeat a top 25 team .................................................. ............................................ #12 Georgia, 42-10, in SEC Championship Game in Atlanta (12/3/11) Beat a top 10 team ............................................................... ................................ #3 Arkansas, 41-17, in Baton Rouge (11/25/11) Beat a top 5 team ................................................................. ............................... #3 Arkansas, 41-17, in Baton Rouge (11/25/11) Beat an FBS No. 1 team (AP or Coaches Poll) ................... ................................ #1 Ohio State, 38-24 (1/7/08 - BCS Championship Game) Beat an FBS No. 1 team (AP or Coaches Poll) at home .................................... #1 Florida, 28-21 (10/11/97) Beat a ranked opponent at home ........... ............................................................ #3 Arkansas, 41-17 (11/25/11) Beat a ranked opponent on the road .................................. ............................... #2 Alabama, 9-6, in Tuscaloosa (11/5/11) Beat a ranked opponent at a neutral site ................. ......................................... #12 Georgia, 42-10, in SEC Championship Game in Atlanta (12/3/11) Beat back-to-back ranked opponents ........................ ........................................ #3 Arkansas, 41-17 in Baton Rouge (11/25/11) and #12 Georgia, 42-10, in SEC Championship Game (12/3/11) Beat a ranked team in three straight games ................. .................................... 11/23 - 1/1/02 vs. #22 Arkansas, #24 Auburn, #2 Tennessee (SEC CG), #7 Illinois (Sugar Bowl)Beat a ranked team in four straight games ............... ........................................ 11/23 - 1/1/02 vs. #22 Arkansas, #24 Auburn, #2 Tennessee (SEC CG), #7 Illinois (Sugar Bowl)Lost to a ranked opponent at home.............................. ...................................... #1 Florida, 13-13 (10/10/09)

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Lost to a ranked opponent on the road ................................ ............................. #12 Arkansas, 31-23 (11/27/10)Lost to a ranked opponent at a neutral site..................... .................................. #11/9 Penn State, 19-17 (1/1/10) Lost to an unranked opponent at home ......................... ................................... Ole Miss, 31-13 (11/22/08) Lost to an unranked opponent on the road ............... ....................................... at Ole Miss, 25-23 (11/21/09)

Special SituationsWon on the last play of the game................................. ...................................... at #2 Alabama (9-6, 11/5/11); Drew Alleman 25-yard field goal in overtime Lost on the last play of the game ................................ ....................................... #1 Alabama, 27-21 OT (11/8/08); 1-yard run by QB John Parker Wilson in overtimeCame back and won from 10 or more down in 4th quarter . ............................ Troy, 40-31 (11/15/08); down 31-10 entering 4th quarter Lost when leading by 10 or more in 4th quarter ................. .............................. Tennessee, 30-27 OT (9/26/05); led 24-7 entering fourth quarterLost when leading by 20 points of more .......................... ................................. Tennessee, 30-27 OT (9/26/05); led 21-0 at halftimeScored on the first play from scrimmage .......................... ................................. Jordan Jefferson, 83-yard run vs. Tennessee (10/2/10) A QB caught a pass on a designed play .............................................................. Matt Flynn (35-yards from WR Early Doucet) at Alabama (11/3/07)A RB threw a TD pass on a designated play ....................................................... Spencer Ware (39 yards to Rueben Randle for a TD) at Auburn (10/23/10) Had two RB rush for at least 100 yards each .................................................... Stevan Ridley (105 yds) and Spencer Ware (102 yds) vs. Texas A&M (1/7/11 - Cotton Bowl)

Returns/Special Teams/DefenseReturned a KO for a TD................................................... ...................................... Morris Claiborne, 99 yards at West Virginia (9/24/11) Returned a Punt for a TD .............................................. ....................................... Tyrann Mathieu, 62 yards vs. Georgia (12/3/11 SEC Championship Game) Returned an INT for a TD ............................................. ........................................ Morris Claiborne, 45 yards vs. Georgia (12/3/11 SEC Championship Game) Returned 2 INTs for TDs................................................. ....................................... 3 vs. Arkansas State (C. Raymond, D. Walkup, C. Buckels) (10/12/91)Returned 3 INTs for TDs..................................................... ................................... 3 vs. Arkansas State (C. Raymond, D. Walkup, C. Buckels) (10/12/91)Recovered a fumble in endzone for a TD ......................... .................................. Kevin Minter at Ole Miss (11/19/11) Returned a fumble for a TD .................................... ............................................. Tyrann Mathieu, 23-yard fumble return and recovery vs. Kentucky (10/1/11) Scored two defensive TDs in a game ................................................................... 2 vs. UL-Monroe (R. Brooks, INT; L. Edwards, FUM) (11/13/10)Faked a field goal for a touchdown ............................. ....................................... Colt David (kicker), 15 yard run (9/22/07 vs. South Carolina)Faked a punt for a first down .............................................................................. Brad Wing, 44-yard run in first quarter vs. Florida (10/8/11)Faked a field goal for a first down ...................................................................... Josh Jasper, 5-yard run in 4th quarter (10/9/10 at Florida) A player kicked the PAT after scoring the TD ...................................................... Colt David vs. South Carolina (9/22/07)Blocked a FG .......................................................................................................... Bennie Logan (49-yard attempt by Jeremy Shelly in second quarter) at #2 Alabama (11/5/11) Returned a blocked FG for a TD .......................... ................................................ Patrick Peterson, 53 yards on the block of Ole Miss’ 47-yard FG attempt (11/21/09)Blocked a PAT (kick) ............................................................................................. Mark Roman, attempt by Seth Hanson (10/17/98 vs. Kentucky)Returned a PAT for a Defensive Extra Point ................. ..................................... Mark Roman, kick attempt by Seth Hanson (10/17/98 vs. Kentucky)Blocked a punt.................................................................. ..................................... Daniel Graff vs. Tulane (10/31/09)Blocked a punt for a safety ............................................. .................................... Jarvis Green, on an Andy Smith punt (10/16/99 at Kentucky)Returned a blocked punt for TD ................................. ......................................... Craig Steltz, 29 yard, off Jacob Hester’s block at Arizona State (9/10/05)Recovered an onside kick ................................................ ..................................... at Ole Miss (11/21/09); recovered by Brandon LaFell with 1:16 left in fourth quarterRecovered an onside kick to start the game .................... .................................. vs. Auburn (12/1/01)Recorded a Safety (Team)............................................. ....................................... vs. North Carolina (9/4/10); ball rolled out of endzone on punt attemptRecorded a Safety (Individual tackle) .................. ............................................... Drake Nevis at Alabama (11/7/09) Recorded six interceptions .................................................................................... 6 at Mississippi State (8/30/07)Had a player record three interceptions .............................................................. 3 by Craig Steltz at Mississippi State (8/30/07)Had a player record 15 tackles .............................................................................. 19 by Ali Highsmith vs. Arkansas (11/23/07)Had six sacks as a team ....................................................................................... 6 vs. Auburn (10/22/11)

Opponent Returns/Special TeamsReturned a KO for a TD ............................................... ......................................... Andre Debose, 88 yards (10/9/10 at Florida) Returned a Punt for a TD................................................ ...................................... Marshay Green, 44 yards (11/17/07 at Ole Miss)Returned an INT for a TD ................................................... .................................. Terence Moore, 22 yards (11/15/08 by Troy)Returned 3 INTs for TDs...................................................... .................................. 3, by Alvis, Smith, Robinson (9/17/94 at Auburn)Recovered a fumble in endzone for a TD ............................ ............................... Chris Shelling (9/17/94 at Auburn)Returned a fumble for a TD ................................................ ................................. Alonzo Highmith, 47 yards in first quarter (11/25/11 in Baton Rouge) Blocked a FG .......................................................................................................... at Alabama (11/3/07)Blocked a punt.............................................................. ......................................... Florida (10/8/11) in fourth quarter Blocked two punts .............................................................. .................................. 2 at Virginia Tech (9/1/02)Blocked a punt for a safety....................................... ........................................... blocked Donnie Jones (9/1/02 at Virginia Tech)Recorded a Safety (Team)............................................ ........................................ vs. Western Kentucky (11/12/11) Blocked a PAT (kick) ............................................................................................. Ole Miss (11/18/06)Returned a PAT for a Defensive Extra Point ..................... ................................. Eric Kelly, off bad snap (10/17/98 vs. Kentucky)Faked a field goal for a TD................................................ .................................... Damon Duval, 1 yard run (9/18/99 vs. Auburn)Recovered an onside kick ............................................. ........................................ Georgia (12/3/11 SEC Championship Game in first quarter)


LSU Game 1 vs. Oregon

No. 4 LSU Shuts Down No. 3 Oregon in Cowboys Classic LSU’s defense contained one of the most potent offensive attacks in college football limiting Oregon to just 335 total yards as the fourth-ranked Tigers opened 2011 with an impressive 40-27 victory over the third-ranked Ducks in Cowboys Stadium. While the defense was doing its job, the LSU offense was methodical in its approach, wearing down the Ducks with a steady pounding of sophomore running backs Spencer Ware (99 yards, 1 TD) and Michael Ford (96 yards, 2 TDs). The duo combined for 195 yards and 3 TDs as the Tigers broke open a tight game at halftime with 17 unanswered points during a 7-minute stretch in the second half. Trailing 6-3 early in the second quarter, LSU DB Tyrann Mathieu stripped Oregon’s punt returner Kenyon Barner of the ball and then scooped up the fumble and raced three-yards for the score, giving the Tigers a 9-6 advantage. LSU QB Jarrett Lee hit Rueben Randle with a 10-yard TD pass just before halftime to give the Tigers the lead for good at 16-13. Touchdown runs by Ford and Ware in the third quarter stretched the lead to 30-13 at the 3:03 mark. Oregon pulled to within 33-20 early in the fourth quarter, but a 16-yard TD run by Ford put the game out of reach at 40-20 with just over two minutes left in the contest. LSU held Oregon All-America RB LaMichael James to just 54 yards on 18 carries. Lee finished 10-of-22 for 98 yards and 1 TD.

ScoringOREGON 6 7 0 14 - 27LSU 3 13 14 10 - 40

LSU 11:14 1Q Alleman 44 FG ORE 3:55 1Q Beard 29 FG ORE 0:42 1Q Beard 30 FGLSU 14:43 2Q Mathieu 3 fumble recovery (Alleman kick failed)ORE 5:16 2Q L. James 3 run (Beard kick)LSU 0:44 2Q Randle 10 pass from Lee (Alleman Kick) LSU 6:23 3Q Ford 5 run (Alleman Kick) LSU 3:03 3Q Ware 1 run (Alleman Kick) LSU 14:07 4Q Alleman 32 FGORE 9:14 4Q Huff 8 pass from Da. Thomas (Beard Kick)LSU 2:52 4Q Ford 16 run (Alleman Kick)ORE 0:13 4Q De. Thomas 4 run (Beard Kick)

Team Stats UO LSUFIRST DOWNS 18 18 RUSHING 5 11 PASSING 12 5 PENALTY 1 2RUSHING ATTEMPTS 28 48YARDS GAINED RUSHING 103 206YARDS LOST RUSHING 8 31NET YARDS RUSHING 95 175NET YARDS PASSING 240 98 PASSES ATTEMPTED 54 22 PASSES COMPLETED 31 10 HAD INTERCEPTED 1 0TOTAL OFFENSIVE PLAYS 82 70TOTAL NET YARDS 335 273 AVERAGE GAIN PER PLAY 4.1 3.9FUMBLES/LOST 3/3 3/1PENALTIES/YARDS 12/95 5/31INTERCEPTIONS/YARDS 0/0 1/-2PUNTS/YARDS 4/189 6/248 AVERAGE PER PUNT 47.2 41.3PUNT RETURNS/YARDS 4/-10 3/26KICKOFF RETURNS/YARDS 8/150 5/98POSSESSION TIME 26:56 33:04THIRD-DOWN CONVERSIONS 9/19 6/15FOURTH-DOWN CONVERSIONS 1/2 0/0SACKS BY 1/6 0/0

LSURUSHING ATT. GAIN LOST NET TD LONG

Spencer Ware 26 101 2 99 1 16Michael Ford 14 98 2 96 2 20Kenny Hilliard 2 3 0 3 0 3Alfred Blue 1 2 0 2 0 2Jarrett Lee 2 2 6 -4 0 2

PASSING ATT. COMP INT YDS TD LONG SACKS

Jarrett Lee 22 10 0 98 1 29 1

RECEIVING NO. YDS. TD LONG

Deangelo Peterson 4 62 0 29Odell Beckham, Jr. 2 10 0 6Rueben Randle 1 10 1 10Spencer Ware 1 9 0 9Michael Ford 1 4 0 4Jarvis Landry 1 3 0 3

PUNTING NO. YDS. AVG. LONG I20

Brad Wing 6 248 41.3 58 2

FIELD GOALS ATT. MADE LONG KICKS

Drew Alleman 2 2 44 Made 44, 32

PUNTS KICKOFFS INTERCEPTEDALL RETURNS NO. YDS. LG. NO. YDS. LG. NO. YDS. LG.

Tyrann Mathieu 3 26 15 0 0 0 0 0 0Morris Claiborne 0 0 0 4 83 25 0 0 0Tharold Simon 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 -2 0

OregonRUSHING ATT. GAIN LOST NET TD LONG

LaMichael James 18 57 3 54 1 13DeAnthony Thomas 4 22 0 22 1 5Darron Thomas 2 12 0 12 0 8 Kenjon Barner 4 12 5 7 0 8

PASSING ATT. COMP INT. YDS. TD LONG SACKS

Darron Thomas 54 31 1 240 1 18 0


Lavasier Tuinei 7 47 0 12LaMichael James 6 61 0 16DeAnthony Thomas 6 47 0 18Josh Huff 5 28 1 14David Paulson 3 21 0 8Justin Hoffman 2 22 0 14Kenjon Barner 1 9 0 9Will Murphy 1 5 0 5


Jackson Rice 4 189 47.2 53 1


Rob Beard 2 2 30 made 29, 30


Kenjon Barner 3 -6 8 4 65 26 0 0 0LaMichael James 1 -4 0 1 21 21 0 0 0Josh Huff 0 0 0 1 11 11 0 0 0DeAnthony Thomas 0 0 0 2 53 25 0 0 0

Sept. 3, 2011Cowboys StadiumArlington, Texas87,711

#4/4 LSU 40

#3/3 Oregon 27

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Quotable “Our defense played a spectacular game. They played with an intensity and a speed to the ball. We challenged them. We started at the spring of the year with what we called the tempo drill. We ran two offenses at the defense in rapid fire to get them used to a fast pace. We continued right through two-a-days and virtually every day. We challenged them to be ready, and “ready” is a big deal when you line up against a team that will fast-pace you and try to get your helmet turned and run a play. They were ready. That defense was pretty special today.”- Les Miles, Head Coach

“I liked our defense the way they swarmed the ball. The speed on the edges. We controlled LaMichael James who is a great running back. I thought he might get through here and there but they held him in check.”- Spencer Ware, RB

“Those guys (on offense) started out slow, but Michael Ford, Jarrett Lee and Spencer Ware picked it up. With the situation, he (Lee) had to be captain tonight. He had to step up and be the leader of the offense tonight. It was a big time win. Those guys are ranked third in the country, they were in the national championship last year. It was just us going out there and playing our game and seeing where we rank at the end of the game. It was a different game and a different feeling tonight. It was a big time game.”- Tyrann Mathieu, CB

Taking NoteTigers Make History in Opener LSU’s win over No. 4 Oregon marked the first regular season victory against a top five non-conference ranked team in school history. It also was a win over the highest-ranked opponent in the regular season since upsetting No. 1 Florida in 1997 and the highest ranked win since beating No. 1 Ohio State in the 2008 BCS National Championship Game.

Defense Puts Clamps Down on James The Tigers held Oregon running back LaMichael James to 54 net rushing yards on 18 carries. The 3.0 yards per carry was a season-low for James, who finished the regular season with 1,646 rushing yards and 17 touchdowns in his 12 appearances.

LSU Continues Pac-12 Dominance With the win, the Tigers moved to 21-4 all-time against Pac-12 opponents. Les Miles has won all four decisions versus the Pac-12 highlighted by a trio of season openers over Arizona State (35-31, 2005), Washington (31-23, 2009) and Oregon (40-27, 2011)


LSU Game 2 vs. Northwestern State

Tiger Defense Stifles Northwestern State in 49-3 Rout LSU put together another outstanding defensive outing - limiting Northwestern State to just 95 total yards – and the Tiger offense scored touchdowns on seven of 12 possessions in a 49-3 win over the Demons in Tiger Stadium. The win was the 35th straight non-conference regular-season victory for the Tigers. LSU never trailed in the contest, scoring on its first possession when Jarrett Lee connected with Deangelo Peterson on a 9-yard TD pass. The Demons cut the margin to 7-3 early in the second quarter, but the Tigers responded with TDs on three of their next four pos-sessions to take a 28-3 lead at halftime. Zach Mettenberger started the second half for LSU and completed 8-of-11 passes for 92 yards and 1 TD in his first action as a Tiger. Michael Ford led the Tigers in rushing with 72 yards and a pair of scores, while Alfred Blue added 53 yards and 1 TD as the Tigers grounded out 175 rushing yards. Mettenberger and Lee combined to complete 17 of 21 passes for 225 yards and a pair of TDs as LSU’s offense accounted for 400 total yards. Defensively, the Tigers held the Demons to minus-4 rushing yards on 27 attempts. It’s the first time since 1982 that an LSU defense held an opponent to negative rushing yards (Ole Miss, minus-50 yards, 1982). Morris Claiborne led the LSU defense with 6 tackles as the Tigers had 12 players account for a tackle for loss in the game.

ScoringNSU 0 3 0 0 - 3LSU 7 21 14 7 - 49

LSU 8:03 1Q De. Peterson 9 pass from Lee (Alleman Kick) NSU 14:00 2Q Shaughnessy 44 FGLSU 9:50 2Q Ware 1 run (Alleman Kick)LSU 8:33 2Q Ware 6 run (Alleman Kick)LSU 0:20 2Q Ford 3 run (Alleman Kick)LSU 12:39 3Q Ford 7 run (Alleman Kick)LSU 2:36 3Q Blue 4 run (Alleman Kick)LSU 7:36 4Q Boone 19 pass from Mettenberger (Alleman Kick)

Team Stats NSU LSUFIRST DOWNS 6 23 RUSHING 2 11 PASSING 3 11 PENALTY 1 1RUSHING ATTEMPTS 27 45YARDS GAINED RUSHING 34 190YARDS LOST RUSHING 38 15NET YARDS RUSHING -4 175NET YARDS PASSING 99 225 PASSES ATTEMPTED 29 21 PASSES COMPLETED 17 17 HAD INTERCEPTED 1 0TOTAL OFFENSIVE PLAYS 56 66TOTAL NET YARDS 95 400 AVERAGE GAIN PER PLAY 1.7 6.1FUMBLES/LOST 4/0 3/1PENALTIES/YARDS 5/40 7/51INTERCEPTIONS/YARDS 0/0 1/0PUNTS/YARDS 7/239 3/123 AVERAGE PER PUNT 34.1 41.0PUNT RETURNS/YARDS 1/-1 4/26KICKOFF RETURNS/YARDS 8/132 2/7POSSESSION TIME 29:07 30:53THIRD-DOWN CONVERSIONS 2/16 9/13FOURTH-DOWN CONVERSIONS 1/3 0/0SACKS BY 1/11 1/3


Michael Ford 13 73 1 72 2 26Alfred Blue 15 53 0 53 1 9Jakhari Gore 7 26 2 24 0 7Spencer Ware 6 20 0 20 2 8Odell Beckham, Jr. 1 15 0 15 0 15


Jarrett Lee 10 9 0 133 1 43 1 Zach Mettenberger 11 8 0 92 1 24 0


Rueben Randle 5 121 0 43Odell Beckham, Jr. 5 40 0 11Kadron Boone 2 28 1 19James Wright 2 20 0 13Spencer Ware 1 10 0 10Deangelo Peterson 1 9 1 9


D.J. Howard 3 123 41.0 53 2


Drew Alleman 1 0 0 Missed: 50 PUNTS KICKOFFS INTERCEPTEDALL RETURNS NO. YDS. LG. NO. YDS. LG. NO. YDS. LG.

Rueben Randle 1 -8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Tyrann Matheiu 1 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0Odell Beckham, Jr. 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Jarvis Landry 1 31 31 0 0 0 0 0 0Deangelo Peterson 0 0 0 1 5 5 0 0 0Michael Brockers 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0Mitch Joseph 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 0 0

Northwestern StateRUSHING ATT. GAIN LOST NET TD LONG

Sterling Endsley 4 9 1 8 0 5Rumeall Morris 9 11 5 6 0 5D.J Palmer 3 6 0 6 0 6Justin Aldredge 1 1 0 1 0 1


Brad Henderson 26 16 1 74 0 17 1Don Canyon 3 1 0 25 0 25 0


Justin Aldredge 7 58 0 25T.C. Henry 2 22 0 17Sidney Riley 2 6 0 4Trevor Eikman 1 9 0 9 Louis Hollier 1 5 0 5D.J Palmer 1 3 0 3Phillip Harvey 1 1 0 1


Nic Russo 7 239 34.1 41 1


John Shaughnessy 1 1 44 Made: 44


Kevin Shief 1 -1 0 2 33 17 0 0 0Phillip Harvey 0 0 0 6 99 28 0 0 0

Sept. 10, 2011Tiger StadiumBaton Rouge, La.92,405

#2/3 LSU 49

Northwestern State 3

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Quotable “I liked the way our team played this game. I felt that we came out and played with intensity in all three phases. I thought the defense played like they’re supposed to. No matter who came into the game, they played the same way. Offensively, I felt that we were more efficient than in the past at times. We threw the ball efficiently and caught it well. We had control of the situations and were able to run the clock out. We were able to do what we needed to do. I like how it went.”- Les Miles, Head Coach

“We just wanted to dominate. We didn’t want to take a day off. We played well last week and we wanted to come out and play even better and that was our mindset.”- Michael Brockers, DT

“Coach Miles stressed throughout the week that we have to play well on man-to-man coverage. I think we did a great job getting open and catching the ball.”- Rueben Randle, WR

Taking Note LSU Extend Pair of Impressive Streaks LSU pushed its non-conference regular season win streak to 35 games, which is the longest in nation. The Tigers also won their 28th straight decision over a Louisiana school and are 133-25-8 all-time versus Louisiana opponents.

Defense Suffocates Demons LSU held Northwestern State to -4 yards rushing on 27 carries. It is the first time LSU has forced an opponent into negative rushing yards since Oct. 30, 1982 when Ole Miss was held to -50 yards rushing on 31 attempts. The Tigers also limited the Demons to 95 total yards. The last time an opponent was held under 100 total yards was Sept. 15, 2007 when Middle Tennessee only had 90.

Ground Attack Fuels Tigers LSU racked up five rushing touchdowns against Northwestern State, the most in a game by the Tigers since tallying five rushing scores versus Tulane on Sept. 23, 2006. Michael Ford and Spencer Ware each ran for two touchdowns, the first time two players scored multiple rushing TDs since the McNeese State game on Oct. 16, 2010 when Ford and Stevan Ridley both had two TDs.


LSU Game 3 vs. Mississippi State

Tigers Score 13 Unanswered To Put Away No. 25 Mississippi State on Thursday LSU’s defense held Mississippi State to nearly 400 yards below its season average as the third-ranked Tigers used a methodical offensive effort to post a 19-6 Thursday night win over the Bulldogs in Starkville. LSU never trailed in the contest, taking a 3-0 lead midway through the first quarter on a 21-yard Drew Alleman field goal. Mississippi State tied the game at 3-3 on its next possession before another Alleman field goal just before halftime gave the Tigers a 6-3 lead at the break. The Bulldogs tied the game at 6-6 late in the third quarter, before the Tigers closed the game with 13 unanswered points for the victory. First, Alleman broke the tie with a 41-yard field goal with 1:46 left in the third quarter and then Jarrett Lee connected with Rueben Randle on a 19-yard TD pass at the 11:56 mark in the fourth quarter to put the Tigers up by 10 at 16-6. Alleman closed the scoring with another field goal at the 2:53 mark. For the game, LSU’s defense recorded 15 tackles for losses and five sacks in holding the Bulldogs to just 52 rushing yards and 193 total yards. On 11 possessions, LSU’s defense forced a 3-and-out or a turnover seven times. Offensively, Lee completed 21-of-27 passes for 213 yards and one score, while Spencer Ware rushed for 107 yards to lead the Tigers rushing attack. LSU finished with 361 yards of total offense (148 rushing, 213 passing) as the Tigers had nearly 38 minutes of possession time.

ScoringLSU 3 3 3 10 - 19MSU 3 0 3 0 - 6

LSU 5:42 1Q Alleman 21 FGMSU 0:04 1Q DePasquale 26 FGLSU 1:18 2Q Alleman 42 FGMSU 5:26 3Q DePasquale 42 FGLSU 1:46 3Q Alleman 41 FGLSU 11:56 4Q Randle 19 pass from Lee (Alleman Kick)LSU 2:53 4Q Alleman 29 FG

Team Stats LSU MSUFIRST DOWNS 21 13 RUSHING 8 4 PASSING 11 7 PENALTY 2 2RUSHING ATTEMPTS 38 34YARDS GAINED RUSHING 159 114YARDS LOST RUSHING 11 62NET YARDS RUSHING 148 52NET YARDS PASSING 213 141 PASSES ATTEMPTED 27 25 PASSES COMPLETED 21 15 HAD INTERCEPTED 1 2TOTAL OFFENSIVE PLAYS 65 59TOTAL NET YARDS 361 193 AVERAGE GAIN PER PLAY 5.6 3.3FUMBLES/LOST 0/0 2/0PENALTIES/YARDS 9/83 6/46INTERCEPTIONS/YARDS 2/6 1/-1PUNTS/YARDS 4/149 6/221 AVERAGE PER PUNT 37.2 36.8PUNT RETURNS/YARDS 2/-8 0/0KICKOFF RETURNS/YARDS 3/71 6/99POSSESSION TIME 37:50 22:10THIRD-DOWN CONVERSIONS 4/12 6/14FOURTH-DOWN CONVERSIONS 0/0 0/0SACKS BY 6/37 1/7


Spencer Ware 22 109 2 107 0 23 Michael Ford 13 50 0 50 0 11J.C. Copeland 1 0 0 0 0 0


Jarrett Lee 27 21 1 213 1 31 1


Odell Beckham, Jr. 8 61 0 13Rueben Randle 6 98 1 31Jarvis Landry 2 20 0 18James Wright 1 11 0 11Mitch Joseph 1 7 0 7Kadron Boone 1 6 0 6Michael Ford 1 6 0 6Kenny Hilliard 1 4 0 4


D.J. Howard 4 149 37.2 41 1


Drew Alleman 4 4 42 Made: 21, 42, 41, 29


Tyrann Mathieu 2 -8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Morris Claiborne 0 0 0 2 55 33 2 6 6Ron Brooks 0 0 0 1 16 16 0 0 0

Mississippi StateRUSHING ATT. GAIN LOST NET TD LONG

Vick Ballard 10 44 6 38 0 12Chris Relf 16 38 28 10 0 14Robert Elliott 1 9 0 9 0 9LaDarius Perkins 4 15 8 7 0 15Tyler Russell 3 3 20 -17 0 3


Chris Relf 17 11 1 96 0 19 4Tyler Russell 8 4 1 45 0 23 2


Marcus Green 3 46 0 23Vick Ballard 3 32 0 14LaDarius Perkins 3 2 0 3Chris Smith 2 21 0 18Chad Bumphis 2 7 0 5Malcolm Johnson 1 22 0 22Arceto Clark 1 11 0 11


Baker Swedenburg 6 221 36.8 47 1


Derek DePasquale 2 2 42 Made: 26, 42

PUNTS KICKOFFS INTERCEPTED

ALL RETURNS NO. YDS. LG. NO. YDS. LG. NO. YDS. LG.

LaDarius Perkins 0 0 0 3 53 20 0 0 0Johnathan Banks 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 -1 1Jameon Lewis 0 0 0 2 46 25 0 0 0Adrian Marcus 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0

Sept. 15, 2011Davis Wade StadiumStarkville, Miss.56,924

#25 Mississippi State 6

#3 LSU 19

F

9797

LSUGame 3 vs. Mississippi State


Quotable “I told the team the defense needed to come in and play the way they did to have the success that we came to have and they did. I felt like the intensity of the defense was strong and that really ended up being the tale of the day. I felt like the offense did the things that they needed to do. I thought we threw and caught, minus one pass, very well. We had over 200 yards throwing and I felt like we were very accurate. All being said, it’s a win on the road in the SEC against a quality opponent.”- Les Miles, Head Coach

“We knew they had a power running offense. We knew they wanted to come out and pound the ball and grind it out and wear us down. “It was a dogfight. We knew it was going to be a dogfight. This was their first home game, so we knew their fans would come in excited and loud.”- Eric Reid, S

“Last year in this game [Josh] Jasper had five or six field goals that really helped our offense and allowed our defense to play how they want to. In these games it’s important to be able to come away with points so you can play your style of football.”- Drew Alleman, PK

Taking Notes LSU Makes it a Dozen Straight over StateLSU and Mississippi State squared off as Top 25 teams for the first time in 105 series meetings. The Tigers picked up their 12th straight victory over MSU dating back to the 2000 season. During that run, LSU has outscored the Bulldogs by a 452-144 margin.

Stingy Tigers Strike Again Neither Northwestern State (3) nor Mississippi State (6) scored a touchdown. It’s the first time LSU has held back-to-back opponents without a touchdown since 2006 (0 by Kentucky, 6 by Fresno State). The Tigers also limited a ranked opponent without a TD on the road for the first time since beating No. 15 Texas A&M, 17-3, in College Station on Sept. 5, 1987.

Backing the Bulldogs UpLSU’s defense recorded 16 tackles for loss at Mississippi State. It was the most in game for the Tigers since 17 versus Auburn on Sept. 18, 1999. Five different players notched multiple stops for a loss highlighted by Michael Brockers and Bennie Logan with three tackles for loss apiece.


LSU Game 4 vs. West Virginia

Jarrett Lee Throws For Three Touchdowns As LSU Rolls Over West Virginia Jarrett Lee threw for three TD passes as the Tigers rode a balanced offensive attack to post their third win over a top 25 team with a 47-21 victory over 16th-ranked West Virginia in Morgantown. LSU won despite a record-setting passing night by the Mountaineers as they set school records for completions (38) and passing yards (463). LSU wasted little time in jump-ing on the Mountaineers, scoring on an 11-yard TD pass from Lee to Rueben Randle on its first possession. LSU stretched the lead to 13-0 following a 22-yard TD run by Michael Ford. WVU countered with a score, but the Tigers closed the half with 14 straight points to take a 27-7 lead at halftime. Odell Beckham Jr. caught a 52-yard TD pass from Lee for a 20-7 lead and then a defensive highlight reel play from Tyrann Mathieu – on a corner blitz he intercepted a pass that he batted backwards into the air – putting the Tigers at the 1-yard line with less than a minute to go before halftime. LSU scored two plays later for a 27-7 advantage. The Tigers appeared to be on their way to putting the game away on their first possession of the second half, however, a dropped TD pass and then a missed field goal gave WVU new life. The Mountaineers respond-ed with two quick TDs to cut the deficit to 27-21 late in the third quarter. LSU regained the moment on the ensuing kickoff as Morris Claiborne raced 99 yards for a TD giving the Tigers a 33-21 cushion. From there it was all LSU as the Tigers tacked on two fourth quarter TDs for the 47-21 victory. The Tigers forced four turnovers, converting TDs on three of those. Spencer Ware led the Tigers with 92 yards on a23 carries, while Ford added 82 yards and 2 TDs on 12 attempts. Lee connected on 16-of-28 passes for 180 yards and a season-best three scores.

ScoringLSU 13 14 7 13 - 47WVU 0 7 14 0 - 21

LSU 10:05 1Q Randle 11 pass from Lee (Alleman kick)LSU 1:49 1Q Ford 22 run (TEAM rush fumbled)WVU 12:30 2Q Bailey 20 pass from Geno Smith (Bitancurt kick)LSU 6:57 2Q Beckham 52 pass from Lee (Alleman kck)LSU 0:27 2Q Clement 1 pass from Lee (Alleman kick)WVU 8:40 3Q Urban 12 pass from Geno Smith (Bitancurt kick)WVU 1:16 3Q D. Garrison 1 run (Bitancurt kick)LSU 1:00 3Q Claiborne 99 return (Alleman kick)LSU 9:55 4Q Ford 15 run (Lee pass failed)LSU 3:03 4Q Blue 18 run (Alleman kick)

Team Stats LSU WVUFIRST DOWNS 19 28 RUSHING 9 3 PASSING 8 23 PENALTY 2 2RUSHING ATTEMPTS 41 22YARDS GAINED RUSHING 204 78YARDS LOST RUSHING 18 8NET YARDS RUSHING 186 70NET YARDS PASSING 180 463 PASSES ATTEMPTED 28 65 PASSES COMPLETED 16 38 HAD INTERCEPTED 0 2TOTAL OFFENSIVE PLAYS 69 87TOTAL NET YARDS 366 533 AVERAGE GAIN PER PLAY 5.3 6.1FUMBLES/LOST 1/0 3/2PENALTIES/YARDS 5/45 10/73 INTERCEPTIONS/YARDS 2/25 0/0PUNTS/YARDS 6/292 6/232 AVERAGE PER PUNT 48.7 38.7PUNT RETURNS/YARDS 3/34 0/0 KICKOFF RETURNS/YARDS 4/165 6/100POSSESSION TIME 33:22 26:38THIRD-DOWN CONVERSIONS 8/16 7/17FOURTH-DOWN CONVERSIONS 0/0 1/2SACKS BY 0/0 0/0


Spencer Ware 23 97 5 92 0 16Michael Ford 12 83 1 82 2 22Alfred Blue 2 21 0 21 1 18Russell Sheppard 1 3 0 3 0 3


Jarrett Lee 28 16 0 180 3 52 0


Rueben Randle 6 53 1 16Spencer Ware 3 18 0 11Odell Beckham 2 82 1 52Russell Sheppard 1 16 0 16Kadron Boone 1 5 0 5James Wright 1 3 0 3Chase Clement 1 1 1 1Deangelo Peterson 1 2 0 2


Brad Wing 6 292 48.7 60 6 0


Drew Alleman 1 0 NA Missed: 30


Morris Claiborne 0 0 0 3 154 99 0 0 0Tyrann Mathieu 3 34 12 0 0 0 1 16 16Brandon Taylor 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 9 9Jarvis Landry 0 0 0 1 11 11 0 0 0

West VirginiaRUSHING ATT. GAIN LOST NET TD LONG

Dustin Garrison 10 48 2 46 1 17Shawne Alston 4 14 0 14 0 7Vernard Roberts 5 9 0 9 0 4Geno Smith 2 7 2 5 0 7


Geno Smith 65 38 2 463 2 72 0


Tavon Austin 11 187 0 72Stedman Bailey 8 115 1 20Ivan McCartney 6 59 0 20Dustin Garrison 4 26 0 19Tyler Urban 3 33 1 16Brad Starks 3 24 0 10Devon Brown 1 10 0 10Willie Milhouse 1 8 0 8Vernard Roberts 1 1 0 1


Corey Smith 6 232 38.7 58 0


No Attempts


Tavon Austin 0 0 0 6 100 26 0 0 0

Sept. 24, 2011Milan Puskar StadiumMorgantown, W. Va.62,056

#16 West Virginia 21

#2/3 LSU 47

F

99

LSUGame 4 vs. West Virginia


Quotable “We showed up tonight in a very hostile environment, and you have to play. West Virginia did a very good job, but our defense showed up to play and we got off to a nice start. They threw the ball well in the second half, and they have good players. It took our full team to win. Morris Claiborne’s return was right on time, and we were able to finish it off. We made some mistakes, but we overcame that adversity. We have a real strong road personality, but no matter the environment we are capable of playing.”- Les Miles, Head Coach

“The first half I was stinking up the place, but somehow I got a few blocks and scored a big touchdown. We knew we had to do something. It just so happened we broke the kickoff.”- Morris Claiborne, CB

“Overall, our defense is upset. We’re very upset. We don’t like giving up yards. We don’t like missing tackles, but when you get a victory, you celebrate victory.”- Sam Montgomery, DE

Taking NoteA Rare Trip to the Northeast The Tigers visit to Milan Puskar Stadium and the West Virginia campus was LSU’s farthest trip to the Northeast since facing off with Boston College in 1947. LSU also played its third ranked opponent in its first four games for the fourth time in program history. The previous times came during the 1975, 1983 and 1988 seasons.

Tigers Explode for 47 Points in West Virginia Win LSU rolled to 47 points on the road against No. 16 West Virginia. The 47 points were the most against a ranked opponent on the road in school history, besting the 41 scored at No. 17 Alabama in 2007. The Tigers garnered 27 first half points, its most on the road since scoring 27 at Arkansas on Nov. 26, 2004.

Claiborne Provides the Spark LSU pulled out to a 27-7 halftime advantage before the Mountaineers pulled back to within six points late in the third quarter. Morris Claiborne raced 99-yards on the ensuing kickoff for a touchdown, the longest return by a Tiger since Eric Martin’s 100-yarder against Kentucky in 1981. West Virginia wouldn’t score again as LSU strung together 20-unanswered point to emerge with the 47-21 win.


LSU Game 5 vs. Kentucky

No. 1 LSU Rolls By Kentucky In SEC Home Opener, 35-7 Behind another strong defensive outing and a balanced offensive attack, LSU remained unde-feated with a 35-7 victory over Kentucky in Tiger Stadium. LSU limited Kentucky to just 155 total yards, 45 in the first half, as the Tigers led from start to finish. LSU finished the game with 348 total yards (179 rushing, 169 passing). LSU punted on six of its eight first half possessions, but the Tigers did manage to take a 14-0 lead at halftime. Jordan Jefferson, in his first action this year, scored on a 1-yard run at the 7:06 mark in the first quarter to give the Tigers a 7-0 lead. LSU extended the lead to 14-0 on a 51-yard TD pass from Jarrett Lee to Odell Beckham Jr. After holding Kentucky to a 3-and-out to start the second half, LSU went 68 yards on 10 plays, capped by a 1-yard run by Alfred Blue to stretch the lead to 21-0. The Tigers increased the lead to 28-0 when Tyrann Mathieu recovered a fumble that he forced and raced 23-yards for a TD. Terrence Magee capped the scoring for the Tigers with his first career TD early in the fourth quarter. The Wildcats scored their only points of the game with less than five minutes to go. Blue led the Tigers with 72 yards and one TD on 16 carries, while Lee connected on 8-of-21 passes for 169 yards and a score. LSU held Kentucky to 89 rushing yards and just 66 passing yards.

ScoringUK 0 0 0 7 - 7LSU 7 7 14 7 - 35

LSU 7:06 1Q Jefferson 1 run (Alleman kick)LSU 11:14 2Q Beckham 51 pass from Lee (Alleman kick)LSU 8:07 3Q Blue 1 run (Alleman kick)LSU 4:30 3Q Mathieu 23 fumble recovery (Alleman kick)LSU 10:39 4Q Magee 1 run (Alleman kick)UK 4:22 4Q Roark 4 pass from Newton (McIntosh kick)

Team Stats UK LSUFIRST DOWNS 13 18 RUSHING 6 10 PASSING 5 7 PENALTY 2 1RUSHING ATTEMPTS 39 46YARDS GAINED RUSHING 135 186YARDS LOST RUSHING 46 7NET YARDS RUSHING 89 179NET YARDS PASSING 66 169 PASSES ATTEMPTED 25 21 PASSES COMPLETED 7 8 HAD INTERCEPTED 0 0TOTAL OFFENSIVE PLAYS 64 67TOTAL NET YARDS 155 348 AVERAGE GAIN PER PLAY 2.4 5.2FUMBLES/LOST 2/1 1/0PENALTIES/YARDS 6/23 4/32INTERCEPTIONS/YARDS 0/0 0/0PUNTS/YARDS 10/424 8/335 AVERAGE PER PUNT 42.4 41.9PUNT RETURNS/YARDS 2/9 2/30KICKOFF RETURNS/YARDS 4/99 2/39POSSESSION TIME 28:47 31:13THIRD-DOWN CONVERSIONS 3/15 6/15FOURTH-DOWN CONVERSIONS 1/1 1/1SACKS BY 0/0 5/24


Alfred Blue 16 72 0 72 1 14Terrence Magee 12 38 0 38 1 8Jordan Jefferson 4 29 0 29 1 12Michael Ford 9 28 6 22 0 9Russell Sheppard 1 13 0 13 0 13Spencer Ware 4 6 1 5 0 3


Jarrett Lee 21 8 0 169 1 51 0


Odell Beckham, Jr. 3 75 1 51Russell Shepard 2 35 0 22Deangelo Peterson 2 22 0 11Rueben Randle 1 37 0 37


Brad Wing 8 335 41.9 50 1


No Attempts


Tyrann Mathieu 2 30 19 0 0 0 0 0 0Morris Claiborne 0 0 0 1 24 24 0 0 0Odell Beckham, Jr. 0 0 0 1 15 15 0 0 0

KentuckyRUSHING ATT. GAIN LOST NET TD LONG

Josh Clemons 21 73 4 69 0 17Morgan Newton 9 45 12 33 0 14Jonathan George 6 16 6 10 0 8Maxwell Smith 3 1 24 -23 0 1


Morgan Newton 20 6 0 57 1 19 3Maxwell Smith 5 1 0 9 0 9 2


Matt Roark 4 19 1 9La’Rod King 2 31 0 19E.J. Fields 1 16 0 16


Ryan Tydlacka 10 424 42.4 64 1


No Attempts


Randall Burden 2 9 5 0 0 0 0 0 0Mychal Bailey 0 0 0 3 66 23 0 0 0Winston Guy 0 0 0 1 33 33 0 0 0

Oct. 1, 2011Tiger StadiumBaton Rouge, La92,660

#1/2 LSU 35

Kentucky 7

F

101

LSUGame 5 vs. Kentucky


Quotable “I told this team to repay a debt to the 2007 team. We were ranked number one, then we went to Kentucky and finished second in the ballgame. I think that they took that to heart. They did that for Glenn Dorsey, Matt Flynn, Jacob Hester and the rest of that 2007 team that was checking the score today.”- Les Miles, Head Coach

“With Russell [Shepard] being out for the first couple games, the opportunity presented itself, and coach trusted me to take up Russell’s role for the first couple weeks. I definitely felt the need to step up in Russell’s absence. I felt like there was a missing spot.”- Odell Beckham, Jr., WR

“One of the most beautiful things I saw today was when Jordan [Jefferson] scored a touchdown, Jarrett Lee jumped up and yelled and screamed. That’s when I knew right there that we’re going to make a run for the big goal.”- Sam Montgomery, DE

Taking NoteDefense Shuts Down Wildcat PassingThe LSU defense only allowed 66 passing yards by Kentucky quarterbacks. The 66 passing yards by Kentucky were the fewest by an SEC opponent against LSU since Arkansas had 62 on Nov. 24, 2006. Beckham, Jr. From Long Distance Again Odell Beckham, Jr. turned in a spectacular play in the open field and raced 51 yards for a touchdown from Jarrett Lee during the second quarter. It marked the second straight week Beckham contributed a scoring play of more than 50 yards. The last time an LSU player accomplished that impressive feat was Bennie Brazell in 2005. Mathieu Strips, Scoops and Scores One More TimeTyrann Mathieu again wowed the Tigers faithful with a spectacular sack, strip, scoop and score in the third quarter. Mathieu gave LSU a 28-0 lead with a leaping blitz and strip of Kentucky backup quarterback Maxwell Smith, followed by a scoop at the 23-yard line and a waltz into the endzone.


LSU Game 6 vs. Florida

Ware Leads LSU Rushing Attack Past No. 17 Florida, 41-11 Spencer Ware rushed for a career-high 109 yards and 2 TDs and the Tiger defense limited Florida to just 213 yards as LSU rolled to 41-11 win over the 17th-ranked Gators in Tiger Stadium. LSU scored on four of its first five possessions – including a 46-yard TD pass from Jarrett Lee to Rueben Randle on the Tigers’ second offensive play of the game. LSU quickly built a 14-0 lead on a 2-yard run by Ware at the 6:40 mark in the first quarter. Drew Alleman added a 35-yard field goal and Ware an 8-yard TD run as the Tigers built a 24-0 first half lead. Florida kicked a field goal just before halftime as the Tigers led 24-3 at intermission. Florida scored its only TD of the game late in the third quarter to cut the deficit to 27-11, but the Tigers responded with a TD on its next possession to put the game out of reach at 34-11. Alfred Blue closed out the scoring with a 2-yard run with just over a minute left in the game. LSU’s defense held Florida to nine first downs as the Gators completed just 9 passes for a total of 113 yards passing. LSU had its best offensive showing of the season, totaling 453 total yards (238 rush-ing, 253 passing). Lee connected on 7-of-10 passes for 154 yards and one score, while Jordan Jefferson connected on 3-of-4 attempts for 61 yards and a score. Blue added 70 rushing yards and 1 TD for the Tigers. Defensively, Tyrann Mathieu had 6 tackles, including one for a 7-yard loss, and an interception.

ScoringUF 0 3 8 0 - 11LSU 14 10 3 14 - 41

LSU 11:55 1Q Randle 46 pass from Lee (Alleman kick)LSU 6:40 1Q Ware 2 run (Alleman kick)LSU 13:22 2Q Alleman 35 FGLSU 6:50 2Q Ware 8 run (Alleman kick)UF 0:08 2Q Sturgis 34 FGLSU 4:40 3Q Alleman 23 FGUF 0:40 3Q Debose 65 pass from Brissett (Rainey rush)LSU 12:20 4Q Joseph 2 pass from Jefferson (Alleman kick)LSU 1:27 4Q Blue 2 run (Alleman kick)

Team Stats UF LSUFIRST DOWNS 9 20 RUSHING 5 10 PASSING 3 7 PENALTY 1 3RUSHING ATTEMPTS 32 49YARDS GAINED RUSHING 124 253YARDS LOST RUSHING 11 15NET YARDS RUSHING 113 238NET YARDS PASSING 100 215 PASSES ATTEMPTED 16 14 PASSES COMPLETED 9 10 HAD INTERCEPTED 2 0TOTAL OFFENSIVE PLAYS 48 63TOTAL NET YARDS 213 453 AVERAGE GAIN PER PLAY 4.4 7.2FUMBLES/LOST 2-0 0-0PENALTIES/YARDS 12/90 9/65INTERCEPTIONS/YARDS 0/0 2/17PUNTS/YARDS 6/224 3/136 AVERAGE PER PUNT 37.3 45.3PUNT RETURNS/YARDS 2/7 3/15KICKOFF RETURNS/YARDS 6/139 3/42POSSESSION TIME 24:20 35:40THIRD-DOWN CONVERSIONS 2/11 6/13 FOURTH-DOWN CONVERSIONS 1/2 1/1SACKS BY 1/8 1/5


Spencer Ware 24 113 4 109 2 18Alfred Blue 14 73 3 70 1 20Jordan Jefferson 4 7 0 7 0 3Terrence Magee 3 9 0 9 0 6Brad Wing 1 44 0 44 0 44Kenny Hilliard 1 5 0 5 0 5Michael Ford 1 2 0 2 0 2


Jarrett Lee 10 7 0 154 1 57 1Jordan Jefferson 4 3 0 61 1 37 0


Rueben Randle 4 127 1 57Russell Shepard 2 41 0 37Deangelo Peterson 1 22 0 22Kadron Boone 1 21 0 21Mitch Joseph 1 2 1 2Spencer Ware 1 2 0 2


Brad Wing 3 117 39 45 1


Drew Alleman 2 2 35 made: 35, 23


Tyrann Mathieu 2 12 9 0 0 0 1 0 0Rueben Randle 1 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0Morris Claiborne 0 0 0 2 33 19 0 0 0Chase Clement 0 0 0 1 9 9 0 0 0Brandon Taylor 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 17 17

FloridaRUSHING ATT. GAIN LOST NET TD LONG

Chris Rainey 13 53 1 52 0 25Mike Gillislee 9 56 0 56 0 15Trey Burton 5 9 2 7 0 4Jeff Demps 2 3 3 0 0 3Hunter Joyer 1 0 0 0 0 0 Jacoby Brissett 2 3 5 -2 0 3


Jacoby Brissett 14 8 2 94 1 65 1Trey Burton 2 1 0 6 0 6 0


Trey Burton 3 14 0 10Jordan Reed 2 8 0 7Chris Rainey 2 -1 0 6Andre Debose 1 65 1 65Frankie Hammond 1 14 0 14


David Lerner 6 224 37.3 42 1


Caleb Sturgis 1 1 34 made: 34


Chris Rainey 2 7 7 1 37 37 0 0 0Andre Debose 0 0 0 4 83 25 0 0 0Mike Gillislee 0 0 0 1 19 19 0 0 0Eain Smith 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 38 38 Eddie Davis 0 0 0 2 30 22 0 0 0

Oct. 8, 2011Tiger StadiumBaton Rouge, La.93,022

#1/2 LSU 41

#17/18 Florida 11

F

103

LSUGame 6 vs. Florida


Quotable “I felt there was a real energy and electricity in the air. Our guys felt it and enjoyed playing to it. We experienced a great start to the game. Our defense goes on to the field and makes it very difficult for our opponents to drive the football. That gave us a short field at about midfield to drive for scores. We immediately go up 14. I felt our quarterback played sharp at the start of the game and really throughout the game. We rushed the football at the back end of the game when we had to so that we could take our opponent out of the game.”Les Miles, Head Coach

“We just go in and play great football. Our coaches have a great plan, and we just go out and execute it. We have a great team and great talent around here. We just go out and do our job and come out with a victory.”- Reuben Randle, WR

“You have to try and make those big plays for your team. I just try to live in that mindset. You are not going to be able to make every big play, and that is why it is a team sport. There are a lot of great players on our team that keeps the pressure off me to be the only player to make the big play. Morris (Claiborne), Brandon (Taylor) and all those guys help to keep that pressure off me. It is really just about me going out there and realizing when I need to help my team out and make the big play.”Tyrann Mathieu, CB

Taking Note Double Digit Dominance for LSU LSU started the season with double-figure victories in its first six games of the season for the first time in school history. The previous best was five double-digit wins to open a season, achieved by the 1958, 1969 and 2007 teams. Later Gators The 30-point win was LSU’s largest margin of victory against Florida since a 48-7 romp in Baton Rouge on Oct. 9, 1971, 40 years ago. Conversely, the 30-point loss was the worst suffered by the Gators since a 62-24 defeat to Nebraska in the 1996 Fiesta Bowl. Randle Dazzles in Career DayReuben Randle racked up a career-high 127 receiving yards on four receptions. He hauled in a 46-yard scoring strike from Jarrett Lee to open the scoring at the 11:55 mark of the first quarter. His previous career mark was 125 yards against No. 5 Alabama on Nov. 6, 2010.


LSU Game 7 vs. Tennessee

Dominant Second Half Lifts No. 1 LSU Past Tennessee, 38-7Jarrett Lee tossed three touchdown passes and Spencer Ware rushed for a score and caught a pass for a TD as top-ranked LSU used a dominating second half to post a 38-7 win over Tennessee in Knoxville. The 31-point win marked the largest margin of victory by the Tigers over the Vols. LSU never trailed in the contest as the Tigers accounted for 38 minutes of possession time, including 22 of a possible 30 minutes in the second half. After a scoreless first quarter, LSU took a 7-0 lead on a 5-yard TD pass from Lee to Rueben Randle. Morris Claiborne setup LSU’s first score after returning an interception 89-yards to the Tennessee 5-yard line. LSU increased the lead to 14-0 five minutes later when Ware scampered 13 yards on a screen pass for a TD. Tennessee responded with a TD to cut the lead to 14-7, but a Drew Alleman 18-yard field goal just before half gave the Tigers a 17-7 lead at intermission. The second half was all LSU as the Tigers scored TDs on all three of their possessions. LSU had TD scoring drives of 12 plays, 66yards, 7:01; 16 plays, 99 yards, 8:44; and 10 plays, 65 yards, 6:08 in the second half. LSU ran 38 plays in the second half compared to just 19 for the Vols. LSU also outgained Tennessee 222-66 in the second half as the Tigers outscored the Vols 21-0 in the final 30 minutes of the contest. Ware led the Tigers with 80 rushing yards and a score. Lee connected on 13-of-17 passes for 138 yards and a career-high tying three scores. Brandon Taylor led LSU with 10 tackles.

ScoringLSU 0 17 7 14 -38UT 0 7 0 0 -7

LSU 14:56 2Q Randle 5 pass from Lee (Alleman kick)LSU 10:01 2Q Ware 13 pass from Lee (Alleman kick)UT 2:24 2Q Poole 2 run (Palardy kick)LSU 0:15 2Q Alleman 18 FGLSU 7:53 3Q Ware 1 run (Alleman kick)LSU 8:55 4Q Jefferson 3 run (Alleman kick)LSU 1:35 4Q Shepard 14 pass from Lee (Alleman kick)

Team Stats LSU UTFIRST DOWNS 24 11 RUSHING 14 5 PASSING 6 5 PENALTY 4 1RUSHING ATTEMPTS 49 29YARDS GAINED RUSHING 245 130YARDS LOST RUSHING 8 19NET YARDS RUSHING 237 111NET YARDS PASSING 146 128 PASSES ATTEMPTED 20 20 PASSES COMPLETED 14 6 HAD INTERCEPTED 0 2TOTAL OFFENSIVE PLAYS 69 49TOTAL NET YARDS 383 239 AVERAGE GAIN PER PLAY 5.6 4.9FUMBLES/LOST 0/0 0/0PENALTIES/YARDS 8/61 6/68INTERCEPTIONS/YARDS 2/99 0/0PUNTS/YARDS 4/180 5/189 AVERAGE PER PUNT 45.0 37.8PUNT RETURNS/YARDS 3/32 0/0KICKOFF RETURNS/YARDS 2/68 5/135POSSESSION TIME 38:19 21:41THIRD-DOWN CONVERSIONS 6/12 4/10FOURTH-DOWN CONVERSIONS 1/1 0/1SACKS BY 0/0 1/3


Spencer Ware 23 84 4 80 1 16Jordan Jefferson 14 77 4 73 1 18Michael Ford 5 35 0 35 0 13Russell Shepard 2 19 0 19 0 10Alfred Blue 4 17 0 17 0 8Kenny Hilliard 1 13 0 13 0 13




Rueben Randle 5 86 1 45Odell Beckham Jr. 4 24 0 8Deangelo Peterson 2 8 0 7Russell Shepard 1 14 1 14Spencer Ware 1 13 1 13Kenny Hilliard 1 1 0 1


Brad Wing 4 180 45.0 53 2


Drew Alleman 1 1 18 made: 18


Tyrann Mathieu 2 22 12 0 0 0 0 0 0Odell Beckham Jr. 1 10 10 1 34 34 0 0 0Morris Claiborne 0 0 0 1 34 34 1 89 89Eric Reid 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 10 10

TennesseeRUSHING ATT. GAIN LOST NET TD LONG

Tauren Poole 19 80 10 70 1 22Marlin Lane 6 43 0 43 0 18Rajion Neal 1 5 0 5 0 5


Matt Simms 20 6 2 128 0 44 0


Da’Rick Rogers 3 63 0 44Rajion Neal 1 38 0 38Devrin Young 1 21 0 21Ben Bartholomew 1 6 0 6


Matt Darr 4 147 36.8 41 2 0Michael Palardy 1 42 42.0 42 0 0


No Attempts


Devrin Young 0 0 0 5 135 60 0 0 0

Oct. 15, 2011Neyland StadiumKnoxville, Tenn.101,822

Tennessee 7

#1/2 LSU 38

F

105

LSUGame 7 vs. Tennessee


Quotable “We came into a big time venue, and we took the field with the enthusiasm that depicts the environment. I felt like our guys did what they needed to do. That wasn’t our best game, certainly, but we did what we needed to do to secure a victory. I liked using both quarterbacks. I think that’s what’s best, what we need to do. And I think both guys do different things, and we like to do that. We will continue to do that. There is a want for both guys to have success and have team success.”- Les Miles, Head Coach

“Jordan and I have been in this system for a long time now, and we both understand how it needs to be done. If our numbers are called, we just know we need to come in with that opportunity, and that’s what we’re doing right now. We’re winning ball games, and we need to keep working hard.”Jarrett Lee, QB

“We have a lot of confidence in each other. To play in the secondary you’ve got to have confidence, and you’ve got to feel like you’re the best player on the field. It all boils down to winning a championship. We’re going out each and every week and we’re playing hard. We see it in how we practice, and we go out and put it all on the field. We know what we are trying to do at the end of the season.”Morris Claiborne, CB

Taking Note LSU Moves to 7-0 for Second Straight Season A 38-7 rout of Tennessee allowed LSU to start its season 7-0 for the second straight year. Prior to the 2010 campaign, LSU had not opened a season at 7-0 since 1973. The Tigers also posted the largest margin of victory for either team in the 32-game history of this series. The previous best was 28 in a 28-0 win by Tennessee in 1940. LSU’s previous best was a 25-point win in a 34-9 triumph in Knoxville in 1988. Ware Rushes for One, Receives OneSpencer Ware accounted for a 13-yard receiving touchdown in the second quarter and added a rushing score from 1-yard out during the third quarter. He became the first Tiger to rush for a touchdown and catch a TD in the same game since Early Doucet did so against Tulane on Sept. 23, 2006. A Rare 99-Yard March The Tigers completed a 16-play, 99-yard drive on a Jordan Jefferson 3-yard rushing touchdown with 8:55 remaining in the fourth quarter to extend their lead to 31-7. The only other time LSU went 99 yards for a score under Les Miles was against North Texas on Oct. 29, 2005. That drive lasted six plays, capped by a Justin Vincent 1-yard TD run.


LSU Game 8 vs. Auburn

No. 1 LSU Dominates Defending National Champion Auburn, 45-10 Jarrett Lee threw for 165 yards and a pair of TDs and true freshman Kenny Hilliard had his breakout game, rushing for 65 yards and two scores, as LSU rolled to a 45-10 win over 19th-ranked Auburn in Tiger Stadium. Playing without five starters for various reasons, LSU wasted little time in taking control of the game as the Tigers drove 76 yards on their first possession to take a 7-0 lead on a 9-yard run by Hilliard. After Auburn pulled to within 7-3 on a field goal late in the first quarter, LSU scored 38 unanswered points. Rueben Randle caught a 42-yard TD pass from Jordan Jefferson with five minutes left in the first half and then hauled in a 46-yard scoring pass from Lee with 40 seconds left in the second quarter as the Tigers led 21-3 at halftime. LSU blew the game open early in the third quarter, scoring three TDs in a two-minute span, extending a 21-3 lead to 42-3 at the 7:27 mark in the third quarter following a 28-yard interception return for a TD by Ron Brooks. LSU’s other scores during that 21-point burst came on a 10-yard pass from Lee to Russell Shepard and a 1-yard run by Hilliard. Drew Alleman kicked a 36-yard field goal early in the fourth quarter for the Tigers. Auburn got its only TD of the game on LSU’s second team defense with just over two minutes left in the game. For the game, LSU racked up 393 total yards (174 rushing, 219 passing), while holding Auburn to only 248 total yards. Michael Ford led the Tigers with 82 rushing yards, while Randle caught five passes for 106 yards and a pair of scores. LSU went without an offensive turnover for the fifth straight game.

ScoringAU 3 0 0 7 - 10LSU 7 14 21 3 - 45

LSU 11:13 1Q Hilliard 9 run (Alleman kick)AU 1:26 1Q Parkey 42 FGLSU 5:00 2Q Randle 42 pass from Jefferson (Alleman kick)LSU 0:40 2Q Randle 46 pass from Lee (Alleman kick)LSU 9:51 3Q Shepard 10 pass from Lee (Alleman kick)LSU 8:12 3Q Hilliard 1 run (Alleman kick)LSU 7:27 3Q Brooks 28 INT return (Alleman kick)LSU 13:56 4Q Alleman 36 FGAU 2:22 4Q McCalebb 2 run (Parkey kick)

Team Stats AU LSUFIRST DOWNS 18 23 RUSHING 6 10 PASSING 9 9 PENALTY 3 4RUSHING ATTEMPTS 34 36YARDS GAINED RUSHING 146 187YARDS LOST RUSHING 59 13NET YARDS RUSHING 87 174NET YARDS PASSING 161 219 PASSES ATTEMPTED 24 23 PASSES COMPLETED 14 16 HAD INTERCEPTED 1 0TOTAL OFFENSIVE PLAYS 58 59TOTAL NET YARDS 248 393 AVERAGE GAIN PER PLAY 4.3 6.7FUMBLES/LOST 2/1 0/0PENALTIES/YARDS 7/51 5/60INTERCEPTIONS/YARDS 0/0 1/28PUNTS/YARDS 7/246 4/205 AVERAGE PER PUNT 35.1 51.2PUNT RETURNS/YARDS 2/2 1/14KICKOFF RETURNS/YARDS 7/135 2/48POSSESSION TIME 29:25 30:35THIRD-DOWN CONVERSIONS 4/12 3/8FOURTH-DOWN CONVERSIONS 0/0 0/0 SACKS BY 2/6 6/56


Michael Ford 12 82 0 82 0 23 Kenny Hilliard 10 65 0 65 2 25 Alfred Blue 5 18 1 17 0 5 Terrence Magee 3 14 0 14 0 7 Jordan Jefferson 4 8 6 2 0 8 Russell Shepard 1 0 3 -3 0 0




Rueben Randle 5 106 2 46Odell Beckham Jr. 3 42 0 23Russell Shepard 3 10 1 10Chase Clement 2 40 0 27Deangelo Peterson 1 12 0 12James Wright 1 7 0 7Alfred Blue 1 2 0 2


Brad Wing 4 205 51.2 56 3 0




Odell Beckham Jr. 1 14 14 0 0 0 0 0 0Russell Shepard 0 0 0 2 48 27 0 0 0Ron Brooks 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 28 28

AuburnRUSHING ATT. GAIN LOST NET TD LONG

Michael Dyer 12 62 2 60 0 29 Onterio McCalebb 3 32 0 32 1 20 Kiehl Frazier 9 32 1 31 0 13 Quan Bray 1 8 0 8 0 8 Clint Moseley 9 12 56 -44 0 6


Clint Moseley 20 12 1 145 0 30 6Kiehl Frazier 4 2 0 16 0 14 0


Onterio McCalebb 3 38 0 25Philip Lutzenkirchen 3 23 0 16DeAngelo Benton 2 42 0 30Trovon Reed 2 26 0 25Quan Bray 2 22 0 14Travante Stallworth 2 10 0 10


Steven Clark 7 246 35.1 52 3


Cody Parkey 1 1 42 made: 42


Quan Bray 2 2 7 0 0 0 0 0 0Robenson Therezie 0 0 0 3 54 23 0 0 0Tre Mason 0 0 0 3 61 25 0 0 0Onterio McCalebb 0 0 0 1 20 20 0 0 0

Oct. 22, 2011Tiger StadiumBaton Rouge, La.93,098

#1/2 LSU 45

#19/23 Auburn 10

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LSUGame 8 vs. Auburn


Quotable“I told my team at the end of the game. This is a momentum that was started at the beginning of the year. It was done with the specific goal of learning to play on the road. We’ve put ourselves in position at this point to play a very significant game. We have the opportunity to take the lead in the West. That is really where we are at now. It was a nice job and a game well played.”- Les Miles, Head Coach

“It seems like no matter who goes down or who’s out we have guys that are ready to step in and fill that role not just to fill a spot but to go in and dominate. I think that just speaks to the talent that the coaches have recruited here.”- T-Bob Hebert, OL

“We’re very physical, we practice hard and we do what we have to do to win. Coach (Miles) asked us to be the most dominant people on the field, and that’s what we did. We have one goal, and that’s to get to a national championship. I feel like we did what we had to do.”- Michael Brockers, DT

Taking Note Jefferson and Lee Reach 30 Touchdown Club Jordan Jefferson and Jarrett Lee collected their 30th career touchdown passes 4:20 apart from each other during the second quarter of a 45-10 blitzing of No. 19 Auburn. Jefferson fired a 42-yard throw to Reuben Randle, while Lee hooked up with Randle from 46 yards out. The duo became the eighth and ninth players in program history to join the exclusive club. LSU Sets Series Scoring Record vs. AuburnThe 45 points by LSU are the most for either team in the 46-game series, and the 35-point win is the largest margin of victory for either team in the series history, besting Auburn’s 34-point win in 1999 (41-7). Brooks Takes it to the House Ron Brooks, who started in place of Tyrann Mathieu, picked off his second career pass and returned it 28 yards for his second career touchdown with 7:27 left in the third quarter. Both of Brooks’ interceptions have resulted in touchdowns. He had a 32-yard INT return for a TD against Louisiana-Monroe last season. Milestone for MilesThe win was the 70th of Coach Miles’ career at LSU. He is now the quickest to 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60 and 70 wins in school history. It only took him 87 games to reach 70 wins.


LSU Game 9 vs. Alabama

Alleman Boots No. 1 LSU Past No. 2 Alabama, 9-6, in “Game of the Century”Drew Alleman kicked three field goals, including the game-winner in overtime, as top-ranked LSU topped second-ranked Alabama, 9-6, in what was the first regular season meeting between teams ranked Nos. 1-2 in SEC history. Billed as the “Game of the Century” by many, the contest didn’t disappoint as the top two defenses in the SEC engaged in a classic defensive battle. Playing perhaps its best game of the season, the LSU defense allowed just six points to Alabama even though the Crimson Tide penetrated inside the Tiger 35-yard line seven times during the contest. After a scoreless first quarter that saw the Crimson Tide miss three field goals, Alabama scratched first on a 34-yard field goal with less than four minutes left in the first half. Alleman tied the game at 3-3 at halftime when he banged home a 19-yard field goal as time expired in the second quarter. Alabama regained the lead at 6-3 following a 46-yard field goal midway through the third quarter. Alleman tied the contest at 6-6 with a 30-yard field goal at the 14:13 mark in the fourth quarter. Eric Reid’s unlikely interception in the endzone at the 11:03 mark in the fourth quarter stopped another Alabama drive and then a 73-yard punt by Brad Wing on LSU’s ensuing possession flipped the field position back to LSU’s favor. The teams traded scoreless possessions in the final nine minutes of the contest before going to overtime. Tied at 6-6. In overtime, LSU’s defense again came up big, holding the Crimson Tide to negative yards and forcing Alabama to try a 52-yard field goal – which they missed. LSU needed just four offensive plays to setup Alleman’s game-winning kick – a 25-yard that split the uprights giv-ing the Tigers a 9-6 victory. For the game, LSU limited Alabama to 295 total yards and just 96 on the ground. LSU managed 148 rushing yards and 239 total yards with Michael Ford leading the way with 72 yards on 11 carries.

ScoringLSU 0 3 0 3 3 - 9UA 0 3 3 0 0 - 6

UA 3:53 2Q Shelley 34 FGLSU 0:00 2Q Alleman 19 FGUA 7:56 3Q Foster 46 FGLSU 14:13 4Q Alleman 30 FGLSU 15:00 OT Alleman 25 FG

Team Stats LSU UAFIRST DOWNS 15 17 RUSHING 9 8 PASSING 4 7 PENALTY 2 2RUSHING ATTEMPTS 41 31YARDS GAINED RUSHING 154 128YARDS LOST RUSHING 6 32NET YARDS RUSHING 148 96NET YARDS PASSING 91 199 PASSES ATTEMPTED 17 29 PASSES COMPLETED 9 16 HAD INTERCEPTED 2 2TOTAL OFFENSIVE PLAYS 58 60TOTAL NET YARDS 239 295AVERAGE GAIN PER PLAY 4.1 4.9FUMBLES/LOST 0/0 1/0PENALTIES/YARDS 7/56 6/73INTERCEPTIONS/YARDS 2/33 2/14PUNTS/YARDS 6/229 2/79 AVERAGE PER PUNT 38.2 39.5PUNT RETURNS/YARDS 1/0 0/0KICKOFF RETURNS/YARDS 3/49 2/49POSSESSION TIME 29:54 30:06THIRD-DOWN CONVERSIONS 3/11 5/13FOURTH-DOWN CONVERSIONS 0/0 0/0SACKS BY 2/6 1/3


Michael Ford 11 73 1 72 0 15Jordan Jefferson 11 46 3 43 0 18Spencer Ware 16 31 2 29 0 6 Russell Shepard 1 2 0 2 0 2 Kenny Hilliard 2 2 0 2 0 2


Jordan Jefferson 10 6 0 67 0 34 1Jarrett Lee 7 3 2 24 0 13 0


Russell Shepard 2 39 0 34Rueben Randle 2 19 0 13Chase Clement 2 19 0 14Odell Beckham Jr. 2 16 0 13Deangelo Peterson 1 -2 0 0


Brad Wing 6 229 38.2 73 4


Drew Alleman 3 3 30 made: 19, 30, 25


Odell Beckham Jr. 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Ron Brooks 0 0 0 3 49 18 0 0 0Morris Claiborne 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 33 33Eric Reid 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0

AlabamaRUSHING ATT. GAIN LOST NET TD LONG

Trent Richardson 23 103 14 89 0 24 Eddie Lacy 5 25 6 19 0 20AJ McCarron 2 0 6 -6 0 0 Marquis Maze 1 0 6 -6 0 0


AJ McCarron 28 16 1 199 0 39 2Marquis Maze 1 0 1 0 0 0 0


Marquis Maze 6 61 0 19Trent Richardson 5 80 0 39Darius Hanks 2 38 0 19Eddie Lacy 1 11 0 11Brad Smelley 1 8 0 8Michael Williams 1 1 0 1


Cody Mandell 2 79 39.5 41 2


Cade Foster 4 1 46 made: 46; missed: 44, 50, 52Jeremy Shelley 2 1 34 made: 34; missed: 49


Trent Richardson 0 0 0 1 23 23 0 0 0Mark Barron 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 14 14Robert Lester 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0Marquis Maze 0 0 0 1 26 26 0 0 0

Nov. 5, 2011Bryant-Denny StadiumTuscaloosa, Ala.101,821

#2 Alabama 6

#1 LSU 9

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LSUGame 9 vs. Alabama


Quotable “Two very physical football teams played tonight. It definitely didn’t go by script. The most interesting thing is that you just have to keep fighting and finding a way to win. There are the two interceptions by [Eric] Reid and [Morris] Claiborne. There’s the punt by [Brad] Wing. There’s some six yard runs. Just a lot of great tackles made the difference. In overtime, Drew Alleman comes in and kicks it for the win. Congratulations to Alabama though for having a great football team. This was a great night. Tough football. Not necessarily a pretty game, but it had a nice ending.”- Les Miles, Head Coach

“Coach [Miles] has a bunch of confidence in me. In the beginning of the season he had confidence in me, and he still has confidence in me. Just building that confidence throughout the year is what I’ve been doing.” - Drew Alleman, PK

“This is the biggest one for me being that last year I broke my foot in this game and the year before that I gave up a touchdown to Julio Jones. It’s just nice to come back here and get a win. I can just stop thinking about the past and move forward from now on.”- Brandon Taylor, S

Taking NoteOvertime Decides ‘Game of the Century’ LSU and Alabama went to overtime for the third time in series history. The Tigers have won two of the three meetings, including both in Tuscaloosa. This game marked the first time that LSU won a game in which neither team scored a touchdown since Dec. 2, 1972 when the Tigers defeated Tulane 9-3 in New Orleans. Logan Notches Blocked Field Goal Bennie Logan blocked a 49-yard field goal attempt by UA’s Jeremy Shelley early in the second quarter. It was the first blocked field goal by LSU in an SEC game since Patrick Peterson blocked one in the first quarter at Ole Miss on Nov. 21, 2009. It would be one of four field goals missed by the Crimson Tide. Reid Soars for Critical Interception With the score tied at 6-6 and Alabama driving in the fourth quarter, Eric Reid came away with his fourth career interception on a pass from the Crimson Tide’s Marquis Maize. The critical pick was made on a 1-and-10 pass at LSU’s 1-yard line. A New Low for Saban’s TideLSU held Alabama to 6 points, the fewest point total for the Tide in the Saban era. It’s also the fewest points for Alabama since a 6-3 win over Tennessee in 2005.


LSU Game 10 vs. Western Kentucky

Blue Paces No. 1 LSU to Big Win Against Western Kentucky Alfred Blue rushed for a career-high 119 yards and two touchdowns as LSU overcame a sluggish first half to beat Western Kentucky, 42-9, for Homecoming in Tiger Stadium. Jordan Jefferson started at quarterback for the first time this year and he responded with 168 yards passing and one score. The Tigers took a 7-0 lead midway through the first quarter when Jefferson connect-ed with Rueben Randle on a 59-yard TD pass. The Hilltoppers responded with a 10-play drive to tie the game at 7-7 at the 1:26 mark in the first quarter. LSU regained the lead at 14-7 just before halftime when Kenny Hilliard scored the first of his two TDs on a 1-yard run. The Tigers opened the second half by scoring TDs on four of their first five possessions. Hilliard stretched the lead to 21-7 with another 1-yard run at the 8:58 mark in the third quarter. Following a Western Kentucky safety that got the Hilltoppers to within 21-9, LSU put the game out of reach at 35-9 on a pair of rushing scores by Blue – one going for 45 yards and the other from 4-yards out. Jarrett Lee hit Kadron Boone with a 5-yard TD pass to close out the scoring for the Tigers. Despite allowing a TD in the first quarter for the first time all season, LSU’s defense still man-aged to hold Western Kentucky to 248 total yards (129 rushing, 97 passing). Kevin Minter led the Tigers on defense with a career-high 11 tackles, while Ryan Baker added nine stops. Barkevious Mingo, Sam Montgomery and Ron Brooks all had sacks for LSU, while Tahj Jones picked off the first pass of his career.

ScoringWKU 7 0 2 0 -9LSU 7 7 14 14 - 42

LSU 6:18 1Q Randle 59 pass from Jefferson (Alleman kick)WKU 1:26 1Q Simpson 2 run (Tinius kick)LSU 3:32 2Q Hilliard 1 run (Alleman kick)LSU 8:58 3Q Hilliard 1 run (Alleman kick)WKU 5:22 3Q Team SafetyLSU 2:53 3Q Blue 45 run (Alleman kick)LSU 13:52 4Q Blue 4 run (Alleman kick)LSU 5:45 4Q Boone 5 pass from Lee (Alleman kick)

Team Stats WKU LSUFIRST DOWNS 15 23 RUSHING 7 12 PASSING 7 9 PENALTY 1 2RUSHING ATTEMPTS 45 40YARDS GAINED RUSHING 168 306YARDS LOST RUSHING 39 15NET YARDS RUSHING 129 291NET YARDS PASSING 97 183 PASSES ATTEMPTED 24 19 PASSES COMPLETED 11 10 HAD INTERCEPTED 1 0TOTAL OFFENSIVE PLAYS 69 59TOTAL NET YARDS 226 474AVERAGE GAIN PER PLAY 3.3 8.0FUMBLES/LOST 0/0 4/1PENALTIES/YARDS 6/50 5/44INTERCEPTIONS/YARDS 0/0 1/1PUNTS/YARDS 6/248 2/68 AVERAGE PER PUNT 41.3 34.0PUNT RETURNS/YARDS 1/0 4/48KICKOFF RETURNS/YARDS 7/190 2/48POSSESSION TIME 35:55 24;05THIRD-DOWN CONVERSIONS 7/18 8/11FOURTH-DOWN CONVERSIONS 1/3 0/0SACKS BY 2/11 3/17


Alfred Blue 9 119 0 119 2 45 Michael Ford 11 63 1 62 0 13 Spencer Ware 6 39 0 39 0 21 Jordan Jefferson 5 31 11 20 0 26Russell Shepard 1 18 0 18 0 18 Terrence Magee 2 17 0 17 0 9 Jarrett Lee 1 15 0 15 0 15 Jakhari Gore 1 1 0 1 0 1Kenny Hilliard 4 3 3 0 2 1




Rueben Randle 3 76 1 59Odell Beckham Jr. 2 42 0 29Chase Clement 1 24 0 24Jarvis Landry 1 20 0 20Travis Dickson 1 10 0 10Spencer Ware 1 6 0 6Kadron Boone 1 5 1 5

PUNTING NO. YDS. AVG. LONG I20 TB

Brad Wing 2 68 34.0 35 1 0


No Attempts


Tyrann Mathieu 2 39 29 0 0 0 0 0 0Odell Beckham Jr. 2 9 12 2 48 27 0 0 0Tahj Jones 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1

Western KentuckyRUSHING ATT. GAIN LOST NET TD LONG

Bobby Rainey 28 107 22 85 0 14 Keshawn Simpson 6 19 0 19 1 6 Boe Brand 1 17 0 17 0 17 Kadeem Jones 5 11 0 11 0 7 Kawaun Jakes 5 14 17 -3 0 13


Kawaun Jakes 24 11 1 97 0 14 3


Jack Doyle 5 44 0 14Bobby Rainey 2 15 0 10Antonio Andrews 1 11 0 11Mitchell Henry 1 10 0 10Rico Brown 1 9 0 9Kadeem Jones 1 8 0 8


Hendrix Brakefield 6 248 41.3 50 2 0


Casey Tinius 1 0 NA Missed: 49


Antonio Andrews 1 0 0 5 136 73 0 0 0Derrius Brooks 0 0 0 1 32 32 0 0 0Tyree Robinson 0 0 0 1 22 22 0 0 0

Nov. 12, 2011Tiger StadiumBaton Rouge, La.92,917

#1 LSU 42

Western Kentucky 9

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LSUGame 10 vs. Western Kentucky


Quotable “I think that we did the things that we needed to do to insure victory. I don’t think in any way that this was a passionate effort by our guys. They did the things they needed to do to insure victory. I liked how we managed the game in the end. We controlled the game on the ground. I think our team is pretty healthy and looking forward to our next opponent.”- Les Miles, Head Coach

“Faith is key to being a successful wide receiver. You have to know that your quarterbacks have faith in you as a wide receiver. It’s special chemistry that you develop throughout years practicing with those quarterbacks that allows you to go out there and make plays for them.”- Reuben Randle, WR

“We just came out flat and not ready. As a defense, we didn’t want that to continue to happen. We came out in the second half and told ourselves that we weren’t going to do that anymore. We put an emphasis on tackling and hustling to the ball. This game woke us up and showed that we were not playing our best. We need to stay focused, take every game day‐by‐day and play to the best of our ability.”- Barkevious Mingo, DE

Taking NoteMiles Reaches Century Mark in Homecoming Game Les Miles won his 100th career game during LSU’s 42-9 Homecoming triumph over Western Kentucky. Miles has recorded 72 of his victory with the Tigers. LSU also improved to 59-25-3 in Homecoming games, including 11 consecutive wins dating back to the 2000 season. All Good Things Come to an End With Western Kentucky’s touchdown at the 1:26 mark in the first quarter, it represented the first touchdown allowed by LSU’s defense in any first quarter this season. The previous first quarter scores given up by the Tigers were all field goals (two by Oregon, one by Mississippi State and one by Auburn). Nation’s Longest Non-Conference Streak ContinuesLSU extended the nation’s longest non-conference regular season win streak to 37 games. LSU is now in sole possession of second place for the longest non-conference regular season win streak in NCAA history. The Tigers are two wins shy of tying Kansas State’s record of 39 wins from 1993-2003. Historic ‘W’The win made LSU 10-0 for the first time since 1958 and for only the third time in school history (1908, ‘58).


LSU Game 11 vs. Ole Miss

No. 1 LSU Records Biggest Win In Ole Miss Series, 52-3 LSU scored two defensive touchdowns and five players rushed for 50 yards or more as the top-ranked Tigers demolished Ole Miss, 52-3, in Oxford for their 12th straight win dating back to 2010. The game was never in doubt as LSU’s Ron Brooks intercepted an Ole Miss pass on the third play of the game and returned it 46 yards for a TD and a 7-0 lead. LSU, which only punted one time, scored on its next two possessions, taking a 21-0 lead at the 5:11 mark in the first quarter on a 22-yard pass from Jordan Jefferson to Russell Shepard. Kevin Minter made it 28-0 early in the second quarter when he recovered an Ole Miss fumble in the endzone. Spencer Ware added a 35-yard TD run as the Tigers led 35-3 at halftime. Michael Ford raced 19 yards for a score and then James Stampley added his first career TD in the third quarter as LSU led 49-3 at the end of three quarters. LSU tacked on a 29-yard field goal by Drew Alleman to close out the scoring. For the game, LSU didn’t throw an incomplete pass, going 8-for-8 for 105 yards and one TD. The Tigers rushed for a season-high 353 yards with Alfred Blue leading the way with 74 yards on four carries. Ware added 70 yards and one TD as the Tigers racked up 458 total yards, while limiting the Rebels to just 195 total yards. Safety Derrick Bryant had his best game as a Tiger with eight tackles, while Brooks had four tackles, one sack for an 11-yard loss, a forced fumble and fumble recovery and the interception return for a touchdown.

ScoringLSU 21 14 14 3 - 52UM 0 3 0 0 - 3

LSU 14:32 1Q Brooks 46 INT return (Alleman kick)LSU 6:45 1Q Hilliard 1 run (Alleman kick)LSU 5:11 1Q Shepard 22 pass from Jefferson (Alleman kick)LSU 12:42 2Q Minter 0 fumble recovery (Alleman kick)LSU 3:01 2Q Ware 35 run (Alleman kick)UM 1:03 2Q Rose 39 FGLSU 12:35 3Q Ford 19 run (Alleman kick)LSU 0:54 3Q Stampley 1 run (Alleman kick)LSU 9:30 4Q Alleman 29 FG

Team Stats LSU UMFIRST DOWNS 21 13 RUSHING 13 10 PASSING 8 2 PENALTY 0 1RUSHING ATTEMPTS 50 42YARDS GAINED RUSHING 371 200YARDS LOST RUSHING 18 52NET YARDS RUSHING 353 148NET YARDS PASSING 105 47 PASSES ATTEMPTED 8 19 PASSES COMPLETED 8 8 HAD INTERCEPTED 0 1TOTAL OFFENSIVE PLAYS 58 61TOTAL NET YARDS 458 195AVERAGE GAIN PER PLAY 7.9 3.2FUMBLES/LOST 1/0 2/2PENALTIES/YARDS 3/35 4/29INTERCEPTIONS/YARDS 1/46 0/0PUNTS/YARDS 1/46 5/217 AVERAGE PER PUNT 46.0 43.4PUNT RETURNS/YARDS 3/64 1/-1KICKOFF RETURNS/YARDS 1/15 9/160POSSESSION TIME 30:47 29:13THIRD-DOWN CONVERSIONS 5/9 6/16FOURTH-DOWN CONVERSIONS 1/2 1/2SACKS BY 4/29 0/0


Alfred Blue 4 74 0 74 0 57 Spencer Ware 10 70 0 70 1 35 Kenny Hilliard 9 59 0 59 1 20 Terrence Magee 7 58 3 55 0 35 Michael Ford 5 50 0 50 1 19 Jordan Jefferson 6 29 3 26 0 19Zach Mettenberger 1 25 0 25 0 25Odell Beckham Jr. 1 4 0 4 0 4James Stampley 3 2 0 2 1 1




Deangelo Peterson 2 28 0 17Odell Beckham Jr. 2 18 0 13Russell Shepard 1 22 1 22Rueben Randle 1 22 0 22Chase Clement 1 12 0 12Michael Ford 1 3 0 3


Brad Wing 1 46 46.0 46 1 0




Tyrann Mathieu 2 28 18 0 0 0 0 0 0Odell Beckham Jr. 1 36 36 0 0 0 0 0 0Ron Brooks 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 46 46Morris Claiborne 0 0 0 1 15 15 0 0 0

Ole MissRUSHING ATT. GAIN LOST NET TD LONG

Barry Brunetti 15 97 23 74 0 47Brandon Bolden 13 62 4 58 0 14Enrique Davis 11 41 0 41 0 9Nickolas Brassell 1 0 11 -11 0 0Zack Stoudt 2 0 14 -14 0 0


Barry Brunetti 10 5 0 30 0 16 1Zack Stoudt 8 3 1 17 0 18 2Brandon Bolden 1 0 0 0 0 0 0


Vincent Sanders 3 39 0 18Jamal Mosley 2 14 0 9Ferbia Allen 1 4 0 4Donte Moncrief 1 -5 0 0Nickolas Brassell 1 -5 0 0


Tyler Campbell 5 217 43.4 55 2


Bryson Rose 1 1 39 made: 39


Philander Moore 1 -1 0 5 93 27 0 0 0Nickolas Brassell 0 0 0 4 67 31 0 0 0

Nov. 19, 2011Vaught-Hemingway StadiumOxford, Miss.59,877

Ole Miss 3

#1 LSU 52

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LSUGame 11 vs. Ole Miss


Quotable “Our football team came here today to get another conference victory, and they came here and played well. Our defense played extremely sharp to start. The opportunity to score early in the game was kind of an indication of how the game went. We look forward to our future. It’s something that we’re really pointing to. It’s a short week, but we look forward to playing a very talented Arkansas team.”- Les Miles, Head Coach

“That is determination [taking an early lead]. We have one goal in mind, and that is to get to the National Championship. We have to play very hard to keep doing that.”- Michael Ford, RB

“We had a very good practice this week. We really got everybody focused and really came out and played how we needed to play. In the first half last week we came out kind of slow, but we did not want to do that this week.”- Barkevious Mingo, DE

Taking Note Tigers Eclipse 50 to Make History LSU posted a 52-3 victory over Ole Miss to improve to 11-0 for just the second time in program history. The 1958 national championship squad is the only other Tiger team to hold an 11-0 mark. The 52 points are the most since LSU scored 58 versus Louisiana Tech on Nov. 10, 2007. Largest Win Against the RebelsThe 49-point win is the largest margin of victory for LSU against Ole Miss. The previous best was 46 points in a 46-0 win on Nov. 7, 1901 in Baton Rouge. Ground and Pound The Tigers rushed for 353 yards on 50 carries against the Rebels. It is the most since LSU earned 360 rushing yards, also versus Ole Miss on Nov. 20, 2004. Secondary Bottles Up Rebels LSU limited Ole Miss to 47 passing yards, the fewest by an SEC opponent since the Tigers held Alabama to 41 yards through the air on Nov. 10, 1990.


LSU Game 12 vs. Arkansas

No. 1 LSU Completes Perfect Regular Season, Defeats No. 3 Arkansas, 41-17Top-ranked LSU overcame its largest deficit of the season at 14-0 in the second quarter and stormed back for a 41-17 victory over No. 3 Arkansas in Tiger Stadium. After a scoreless first quarter, Arkansas went up 7-0 on a Tyler Wilson TD pass just seconds into the second quarter. The Hogs pushed the margin to 14-0 just two minutes later when a Michael Ford fumble was returned 47 yards for a TD by Alonzo Highsmith. LSU responded by reeling off 21 points over the final five minutes of the quarter to take a 21-14 lead at halftime. Kenny Hilliard started the rally with a 6-yard TD run to pull the Tigers to within, 14-7. Then after a 3-and-out by Arkansas, Tyrann Mathieu returned a punt 92 yards for a TD to tie the score at 14-14 with 3:24 left in the half. Mathieu struck again just before halftime, forcing a fumble at the LSU 34-yard line to halt an Arkansas drive. LSU then marched 66 yards in just five plays, capped with a Jordan Jefferson 9-yard TD pass to Russell Shepard, giving the Tigers their first lead of the game, 21-14, with 59 seconds left in the half. Arkansas cut the Tiger lead to 21-17 on a field goal midway through the third quarter. LSU’s Drew Alleman extended the lead to 24-17 with a 21-yard field goal on LSU’s next possession. LSU increased the lead to 31-17 on a 7-yard TD run by Spencer Ware at the 11:04 mark in the fourth quarter. The Tigers put the game out of reach at 38-17 when Jefferson raced 48 yards for a TD following a Morris Claiborne interception with 10:09 left in the game. Alleman tacked on a 37-yard field goal with 5:08 left in the game for the final margin. Hilliard led LSU with 102 rushing yards and 1 TD, while Jefferson threw for 208 yards and a score and rushed for 53 yards and a TD.

ScoringARK 0 14 3 0 - 17LSU 0 21 3 17 - 41

ARK 14:54 2Q Wright 13 pass from Wilson (Hocker kick)ARK 12:11 2Q Highsmith 47 fumble recovery (Hocker kick)LSU 5:15 2Q Hilliard 6 run (Alleman kick)LSU 3:24 2Q Mathieu 92 punt return (Alleman kick)LSU 0:59 2Q Shepard 9 pass from Jefferson (Alleman kick)ARK 7:42 3Q Hocker 29 FG LSU 2:14 3Q Alleman 21 FGLSU 11:04 4Q Ware 7 run (Alleman kick)LSU 10:09 4Q Jefferson 48 run (Alleman kick)LSU 5:08 4Q Alleman 37 FG

Team Stats ARK LSUFIRST DOWNS 11 26 RUSHING 3 14 PASSING 7 10 PENALTY 1 2RUSHING ATTEMPTS 28 46YARDS GAINED RUSHING 97 299YARDS LOST RUSHING 50 13NET YARDS RUSHING 47 286NET YARDS PASSING 207 208 PASSES ATTEMPTED 22 29 PASSES COMPLETED 14 18 HAD INTERCEPTED 1 1TOTAL OFFENSIVE PLAYS 50 75TOTAL NET YARDS 254 494AVERAGE GAIN PER PLAY 5.1 6.6FUMBLES/LOST 4/2 3/1PENALTIES/YARDS 5/36 6/34INTERCEPTIONS/YARDS 1/0 1/0PUNTS/YARDS 5/252 2/84 AVERAGE PER PUNT 50.4 42.0PUNT RETURNS/YARDS 0/0 3/115KICKOFF RETURNS/YARDS 3/29 2/38POSSESSION TIME 22:51 37:09THIRD-DOWN CONVERSIONS 6/13 9/14 FOURTH-DOWN CONVERSIONS 0/0 0/0SACKS BY 2/11 5/40


Kenny Hilliard 19 102 0 102 1 16Michael Ford 11 96 0 96 0 49Jordan Jefferson 7 64 11 53 1 48 Spencer Ware 8 37 0 37 1 8


Jordan Jefferson 29 18 1 208 1 38 2


Rueben Randle 9 134 0 38Odell Beckham Jr. 3 27 0 12Russell Shepard 2 13 1 9Deangelo Peterson 2 9 0 6Kadron Boone 1 17 0 17Spencer Ware 1 8 0 8


Brad Wing 2 84 42.0 42 0 0


Drew Alleman 2 2 37 made: 21, 37


Tyrann Mathieu 3 115 92 0 0 0 0 0 0Odell Beckham Jr. 0 0 0 1 23 23 0 0 0Morris Claiborne 0 0 0 1 15 15 1 0 0

ArkansasRUSHING ATT. GAIN LOST NET TD LONG

Dennis Johnson 10 34 3 31 0 8Broderick Green 5 23 0 23 0 11Ronnie Wingo Jr. 4 17 1 16 0 10Brandon Mitchell 1 0 6 -6 0 0 Tyler Wilson 8 23 40 -17 0 14


Tyler Wilson 22 14 1 207 1 60 5


Greg Childs 3 40 0 16Joe Adams 3 35 0 20Cobi Hamilton 2 75 0 60Chris Gragg 2 35 0 20Jarius Wright 2 27 1 14Dennis Johnson 2 -5 0 3


Dylan Breeding 5 252 50.4 70 2 0


Zach Hocker 1 1 29 made: 29


Tramain Thomas 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0Terrell Williams 0 0 0 1 7 7 0 0 0Marquel Wade 0 0 0 2 22 13 0 0 0

Nov. 25, 2011Tiger StadiumBaton Rouge, La93,108

#1 LSU 41

#3 Arkansas 17

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115115

LSUGame 12 vs. Arkansas


Quotable “This football team down 14 points did not flinch. There was never a question in anyone’s minds on that sideline that we were going to respond. Some uncharacteristic mistakes cost us seven. A couple of five-yard penalties slowed our production. But it really was just a matter of time. Of course, Tyrann Mathieu’s return for touchdown certainly was a fast answer. I think we’ve played a lot of good teams this season, and we took on all comers. I think this team is a very special team. They have quality leadership. They are a team that plays from behind, from ahead and in big games. I think the bigger the game, the better this team plays. I am proud of them.” - Les Miles, Head Coach

“We had to keep our focus. We put ourselves behind like that. It was a big game, and I wanted to make plays. I did it for my team today. Whatever they needed me to do, I wanted to do it. Whether it was catching or blocking, I wanted to go out and execute.”- Reuben Randle, WR

“I love the guys and to be 12-0 right now, it feels amazing. This team has worked so hard to get where we are now, and there’s no reason to stop.”- Morris Claiborne, CB

Taking Note Tigers Erase Season’s Biggest Deficit In-Style Facing its largest deficit of the season (14-0), LSU reeled off 21 unanswered points during a span of 4:16 during the second quarter. The last time the Tigers trailed by 14 points and came back to win was a 40-31 decision over Troy on Nov. 15, 2008. LSU Sets a School Record vs. the HogsThe 24-point margin of victory is the largest against a foe ranked in the AP Top 5 in school history. The previous best was a 21-point win against No. 5 Georgia in the 2003 SEC Championship (34-13). Mathieu Punt Return Sparks Comeback Tyrann Mathieu provided his first career punt return for a touchdown at the most-opportune time with LSU down 14-7 in the second quarter. His 92-yard game-changing touchdown tied him for the third-longest punt return in school history with Kenny Konz who went 92 yards during the Tulane game on Nov. 26, 1949. Randle Hangs Another 100-Yard Game Rueben Randle caught nine passes for 134 yards, both were career highs. It was his fourth 100-yard receiving effort of the season. He tied six different Tigers, including Michael Clayton the last to reach the feat in 2003. Offense Kicks into High GearThe 494 total yards of offense was the most in a game since amassing 497 vs. Georgia on Oct. 25, 2008.


LSU Game 13 SEC Championship vs. Georgia

LSU 14-Point Comeback Leads to SEC ChampionshipFor the second straight week, LSU had to overcome a double-digit first half deficit as the Tigers used a punt return for a touchdown by Tyrann Mathieu to ignite a rally en route to a 42-10 win over Georgia in the SEC Championship Game. Trailing 10-0 after a listless first quarter, Mathieu got the Tigers going with a 62-yard punt return for a score that shifted the momentum head-ing into halftime. LSU went the entire first half without a first down as the Tigers managed only 12 total yards at halftime. While the LSU offense was struggling, the Tiger defense kept the game close, holding Georgia to one yard in the second quarter. The second half belonged to LSU as the Tigers forced a turnover on Georgia’s opening possession and then scored two plays later on a 15-yard run by Kenny Hilliard for their first lead of the game at 14-10. Georgia was forced to punt on its next possession and Mathieu struck again, returning the punt 47 yards to the Bulldog 17-yard line. The Tigers needed just four players to score, this time on a 4-yard run by Hilliard, stretching the lead to 21-10. Hilliard added an 8-yard receiving TD from Jordan Jefferson to close out the third quarter scoring for LSU with the Tigers leading 28-10. LSU tacked on two more TDs in the fourth quarter – one coming on a 48-yard run Alfred Blue and the other on a 45-yard interception return by Morris Claiborne as the Tigers outscored the Bulldogs, 35-0, in the second half. After falling behind 10-0, LSU’s defense forced Georgia to either punt or into a turnover on 10 of its final 11 possessions of the game. Mathieu earned game MVP honors with four tackles, one tackle for loss, one fumble recovery and a punt return TD. LSU rushed for 207 yards and limited Georgia to just 296 total yards.

ScoringUGA 10 0 0 0 - 10LSU 0 7 21 14 - 42

UGA 11:45 1Q Walsh 40 FGUGA 00:42 1Q White 12 pass from Murray (Walsh kick)LSU 5:48 2Q Mathieu 62 punt return (Alleman kick)LSU 12:51 3Q Hilliard 15 run (Alleman kick)LSU 10:37 3Q Hilliard 4 run (Alleman kick)LSU 3:45 3Q Hilliard 8 pass from Jefferson (Alleman kick)LSU 6:17 4Q Blue 48 run (Alleman kick)LSU 4:21 4Q Claiborne 45 INT return (Alleman kick)

Team Stats UGA LSUFIRST DOWNS 19 13 RUSHING 5 11 PASSING 11 1 PENALTY 3 1RUSHING ATTEMPTS 34 35YARDS GAINED RUSHING 115 231YARDS LOST RUSHING 37 24NET YARDS RUSHING 78 207NET YARDS PASSING 218 30 PASSES ATTEMPTED 51 13 PASSES COMPLETED 20 5 HAD INTERCEPTED 2 0TOTAL OFFENSIVE PLAYS 85 48TOTAL NET YARDS 296 237 AVERAGE GAIN PER PLAY 3.5 4.9FUMBLES/LOST 4/1 0/0PENALTIES/YARDS 9/87 8/54INTERCEPTIONS/YARDS 0/0 2/45PUNTS/YARDS 8/413 8/403 AVERAGE PER PUNT 51.6 50.4PUNT RETURNS/YARDS 4/0 6/127KICKOFF RETURNS/YARDS 5/91 2/30POSSESSION TIME 36:36 23:24THIRD-DOWN CONVERSIONS 7/21 1/9FOURTH-DOWN CONVERSIONS 1/2 0/0SACKS BY 2/23 4/32


Alfred Blue 8 94 0 94 1 48Kenny Hilliard 8 72 0 72 2 17Michael Ford 6 34 0 34 0 11Spencer Ware 6 13 0 13 0 4Jordan Jefferson 6 18 23 -5 0 7


Jordan Jefferson 13 5 0 30 1 9 2


Rueben Randle 2 15 0 9Spencer Ware 1 9 0 9Kenny Hilliard 1 8 1 8Alfred Blue 1 -2 0 0


Brad Wing 8 403 50.4 67 2


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Tyrann Mathieu 4 119 62 0 0 0 0 0 0Odell Beckham Jr. 2 8 7 0 0 0 0 0 0Morris Claiborne 0 0 0 2 30 15 1 45 45Tharold Simon 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0

GeorgiaRUSHING ATT. GAIN LOST NET TD LONG

Ken Malcome 5 37 0 37 0 9 Carlton Thomas 7 28 0 28 0 16 Isaiah Crowell 10 18 3 15 0 11 Alexander Ogletree 1 3 0 3 0 3 Hutson Mason 1 2 0 2 0 2 Malcolm Mitchell 1 0 1 -1 0 0 Aaron Murray 8 27 32 -5 0 9


Aaron Murray 40 16 2 163 1 44 4Hutson Mason 11 4 0 55 0 21 0


Orson Charles 4 42 0 19Malcolm Mitchell 4 32 0 13Tavarres King 3 59 0 44Chris Conley 3 40 0 21Rhett McGowan 2 22 0 12Ken Malcome 1 17 0 17Aron White 1 12 1 12Carlton Thomas 1 -3 0 0Isaiah Crowell 1 -3 0 0


Drew Butler 8 413 51.6 62 3


Blair Walsh 2 1 40 made: 40, missed: 45



Brandon Boykin 4 0 0 3 49 23 0 0 0Branden Smith 0 0 0 2 42 25 0 0 0

Dec. 3, 2011Georgia DomeAtlanta, Ga.74,515

#1 LSU 42

#12 Georgia 10

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117117

LSUGame 13 SEC Championship vs. Georgia


Quotable “First of all, I’d like to congratulate the Georgia team. I thought that they played extremely hard. It was a tremendously competitive game. I thought the defensive game plan that they had was just really excellent. It took our team to rebound from a deficit to play. I’m very proud of this team. This team down 14 and the target’s on, down 10 to a very quality Georgia team comes back and rebounds. Never are they out of it. They’re a team that there’s never any question that they were going to get their feet, get their bearings, and compete. Great quality group of young people. Great team.”- Les Miles, Head Coach

“Georgia ran a lot of looks that they haven’t been showing all season. They did a great job of stopping us in the first half. They kind of wore down in the second half. We were able to take the momentum away and win the game.”- Will Blackwell, OL

“We never gave up on each other. As everything was going on, I definitely think we grew closer. We started to believe in our coaches more. We started to definitely come closer within the locker room. So I think the leaders definitely started to stand up, and hat’s off to our leaders.”- Tyrann Mathieu, CB

Taking NoteSEC Coronation Day for Tigers LSU claimed a 42-10 victory over No. 12 Georgia en route to its 11th SEC title. The Tigers also improved to 4-1 in SEC Championship games. The four victories are second in the league only behind Florida’s seven. It marked the Tigers eighth win over a Top 25 team, a program record. LSU also reached 13 wins for the second time in program history, joining the 2003 squad that went 13-1 and won the BCS National Championship. Mathieu’s Electrifying Punt Return Does It Again For the second straight week Tyrann Mathieu swung the momentum as he ripped off a 62-yard punt return for a TD late in the second quarter. For his efforts, Mathieu was named the SEC Championship game Most Valuable Player. He is the fourth MVP of the game for LSU, joining Matt Mauck in 2001, Justin Vincent in 2003 and Ryan Perrilloux in 2007. Rushing Attack Equals a Mark Set by 1997 SquadFor the first time since 1997 LSU has three running backs with 500 or more rushing yards in one season. Alfred Blue became the third when he rushed for 94 yards against Georgia. Michael Ford (755), Spencer Ware (700) and Alfred Blue (539) hit the mark.

Hilliard Triples His Pleasure Kenny Hilliard found the endzone three times to match an SEC Championship Game record. All three scores came during the third quarter where the Tigers turned a 10-7 deficit into a commanding 28-10 lead. He is tied for the team lead with eight rushing TDs on the season.


Significant Games

1958Fourth-year LSU coach Paul Dietzel led his team to Mobile to face an Alabama squad guided by Bear Bryant, coaching his first game at the helm of the Crimson Tide program. Early in the game, Alabama returned a fumble by halfback Billy Cannon to the LSU three-yard line. The Tide was in great position to score, but LSU’s Chinese Bandits forced Bama to kick a field goal. The Tigers drove 67 yards in 11 plays at the beginning of third quarter to score their first touchdown of the night. The series was culminated with a nine-yard TD pass from Warren Rabb to Johnny Robinson. LSU struck again at the start of the fourth quarter. Cannon carried the load on a 44-yard, six-play drive, completing it with an 11-yard TD run. LSU finished with 182 yards rushing to Alabama’s 100, and the Tigers gained 73 yards in the air while the Tide threw three passes without a completion. After the game, Bryant was quoted as saying, “I’ve never seen a team with such raw speed. They just knocked our butts off!” LSU, which improved to 2-0 with the victory, went on to win its next nine games, earning the 1958 National Championship with an unblemished 11-0 record.

#15 LSU 13, Alabama 3September 27 • Ladd Stadium 1982

Quarterback Alan Risher befuddled Alabama with 20 pass completions in 26 attempts, and a zealous horde of Bandits did not allow a first down before halftime as LSU stunned the Crimson Tide, 20-10, in Birmingham. The convincing triumph propelled the Tigers to No. 6 in the Associated Press poll at 7-0-1 and knocked Alabama out of the Top 10. The LSU victory ended Alabama’s 11-game win streak over the Tigers. Alabama’s famed Wishbone netted only 45 yards rushing – the fewest yards in the dozen years since Coach Bear Bryant installed that offense. LSU freshman sensation Dalton Hilliard sparked an 11-play, 90-yard touchdown drive in the second quarter. First he broke tackles for 33 yards with a short pass, then he weaved the final 16 yards to the end zone with a pitchout from Risher. A fumble recovery at the Alabama 27 put the Tigers in business again. Risher converted a third-and-9 by keeping around end for 11 yards, and the nine-play series was capped by Risher’s three-yard TD strike to tight end Malcom Scott. Risher later escaped for 13 yards to get in position for a 23-yard field goal by Juan Betanzos and a 17-0 halftime bulge. The Tigers’ ball-control offense held the football for 23 of the last 29 minutes.

#11 LSU 20, #8 Alabama 10November 6 • Legion Field

1986The determined LSU defenders stopped Alabama twice in first-down situations inside their own 14 and came away with three fourth-quarter turnovers to post a 14-10 victory. The win was LSU’s third straight in Birmingham and allowed the Tigers to move into a first-place tie with Alabama for the SEC lead. LSU would go on to win its first SEC title since 1970. LSU scored all of its points in the second quarter to build a 14-7 lead at intermission. The Crimson Tide was in scoring position throughout the fourth quarter, but the Tigers wouldn’t relent. Linebacker Eric Hill stripped the ball from halfback Bobby Humphrey just outside the goal line and cornerback Kevin Guidry recovered in the end zone to halt Alabama’s best chance. In addition to causing a fumble, Hill intercepted a Mike Shula pass late in the fourth quarter to seal the outcome. Strong safety Greg Jackson accounted for the Tigers’ other two takeaways with an interception in the third quarter and a fumble recovery in the fourth period. The Tigers had scoring drives of 80 and 62 yards in the second quarter to rally from a 7-0 deficit. Reserve quarterback Mickey Guidry scrambled four yards for the first touchdown. Later, starter Tommy Hodson threw a six-yard TD pass to Wendell Davis.

#18 LSU 14, #6 Alabama 10November 8 • Legion Field 2000

Josh Booty threw four touchdown passes, and the Tigers – directed by first-year head coach Nick Saban – came up with a big fourth quarter to end a 31-year drought against Alabama in Baton Rouge. The win marked LSU’s first victory over Alabama in Tiger Stadium since November 8, 1969, when the Tigers posted a 20-15 victory over the Crimson Tide. Trailing 21-14 with just over 12 minutes left in the contest, the Tigers scored 16 points over a five-minute span to take control of the game. Booty connected with tight end Robert Royal for a pair of fourth-quarter touchdowns, and John Corbello added a 28-yard field goal to give LSU a 30-21 lead. The Tigers guaranteed their first winning season since 1997 by outgaining the Tide by a sizable 408-314 margin in front of 91,778 fans, a Tiger Stadium record crowd. Josh Reed caught eight passes for 129 yards with a pair of TD receptions. Royal’s two TD catches gave him five for the year, an LSU record for tight ends. LaBrandon Toefield paced the Tigers with 85 yards on the ground, as LSU rushed for 133 yards as a team. Linebacker Trev Faulk led LSU’s defensive effort and recovered a fumble for the fourth time on the year.

LSU 30, Alabama 28November 4 • Tiger Stadium


Significant Games

2005An 11-yard pass from JaMarcus Russell to Dwayne Bowe secured the fifth-ranked LSU Tigers 16-13 overtime victory over No. 4 Alabama at Bryant-Denny Stadium. Individually, Russell finished the day with 229 yards and a touchdown on 16-of-30 passing. He hit Bowe for seven receptions and a season high 98 yards. Alabama raced out to a 10-0 halftime advantage highlighted by a Brodie Croyle 8-yard TD pass to D. J. Hall. The Tigers responded with 10 third-quarter points to even the tally sparked by a Justin Vincent 1-yard TD plunge. After a scoreless fourth quarter, the Crimson Tide settled for a successful Jamie Christensen 34-yard field goal on their overtime possession. LSU completed a 10-yard screen past o Vincent, gained four yards on a reverse to Xavier Carter, before the 12-yard pass to Bowe in the middle of the end zone to secure the victory. The win allowed first-year LSU coach Les Miles to become the first Tiger coach to defeat Alabama, Auburn and Florida in the same season.

#5 LSU 16, #4 Alabama 13 (OT)November 12 • Bryant-Denny Stadium 2007

Trailing by seven points with less than three minutes to play after a 61-yard punt return for a touchdown by Alabama’s Javier Arenas, No. 3 LSU responded with two touchdowns in 93 seconds to emerge with a 41-34 comeback victory over the 17th-ranked Crimson Tide at Bryant-Denny Stadium. The Tigers capped an 84-yard, 10-play march on a nifty 32-yard touchdown reception and run by Early Doucet. On 3rd-and-12, LSU’s defense received a Chad Jones sack which forced Alabama’s John Parker Wilson to fumble. Curtis Taylor pounced on the ball at the 3-yard line. Two plays later, Jacob Hester powered into the end zone on a 1-yard scoring run to vault LSU into the lead. The Crimson Tide advanced to midfield but no further before LSU took over on downs. Matt Flynn finished with career highs of 24-of-44 passing for 353 yards and three touchdowns. The win kept the third-ranked Tigers in contention for a berth in the BCS Championship Game. LSU went on to earn a berth in the title contest and defeated Ohio State to win its third national championship.

#3 LSU 41, #17 Alabama 34November 3 • Bryant-Denny Stadium

2008After Alabama’s Rashad Johnson notched his third interception of the game to open overtime, John Parker Wilson completed a 24-yard pass to Julio Jones followed by a 1-yard touchdown run to allow the top-ranked Crimson Tide to escape with a 27-21 win over No. 15 LSU at Tiger Stadium. The Tigers raced out to a 14-7 first-quarter advantage on a pair of 30-yard touchdowns from Demetrius Byrd and Charles Scott. Alabama fired back with two unanswered touchdowns of its own, including a Johnson 54-yard INT return to grab a 21-14 lead at the end of three quarters. With 6:12 left in the final stanza, LSU used a Scott 1-yard touchdown run to finish off a 14-play, 74-yard drive to deadlock the tally at 21. The Crimson Tide was poised to win the contest in regulation, but Leigh Tiffin’s 29-yard field goal attempt was blocked by Ricky Jean-Francois as time expired. Scott and Keiland Williams combined for 180 rushing yards on 37 carries for LSU, while Alabama’s Glen Coffee countered for 132 yards and a score.

#3 Alabama 27, #15 LSU 21 (OT)November 8 • Tiger Stadium 2010

This time it was No. 12 LSU’s turn to pile up 14 fourth quarter points fueled by numerous big plays to down fifth-ranked Alabama 24-21 at Tiger Stadium. The Tigers needed a special drive, and they made it happen. Faced with a 4th-and-1 from the Crimson Tide 30-yard line, LSU called a two-toss reverse which was first pitched to Stevan Ridley and then to Deangelo Peterson who took off to the left. With Jordan Jefferson blocking ahead, the 23-yard run to the 3-yard line stunned Alabama and led to a 1-yard Ridley touchdown. LSU extended its lead to 24-14 on a Josh Jasper field goal, but Alabama cut the deficit to 24-21 with 3:17 remaining in the game. Faced with a third-and-13 at the LSU 20-yard line, quarterback Jarrett Lee connected with Rueben Randle on a 47-yard pass to help seal the outcome. The Tiger defense held Alabama to just 102 rushing yards on the day. Ridley led LSU with 88 yards rushing, while Jefferson threw for 141.

#12 LSU 24, #5 Alabama 21 November 6 • Tiger Stadium


LSU LSU Bowl History

1936

1936 Sugar BowlTulane Stadium • New Orleans, La.

January 1, 1936 (35,000)

FourdaysofrainturnedanexpectedpassingbattleintoapuntingduelbetweenquarterbacksSammyBaughofTCUandLSU’sAbeMickal.TheTigersthreatenedoften,oncegettingtothesix-inchline,butTCU’sTaldonMantonkickedawinning26-yardfieldgoal.LSUscoredwhenAll-AmericaendGaynellTinsleyharassedBaughintothrowinganincompletionintheTCUendzoneforanautomaticsafety.

1936 SUGAR BOWL

TCU 0 3 0 0 --3LSU 0 2 0 0 --2

SCORING SUMMARY

LSU 2Q SafetyTCU 2Q Manton26FG

TCU 3, LSU 2

1937


January 1, 1937 (38,483)

MiketheTiger’sfirstyearatLSUendedinanupsetbythelittle-knownBroncos.CoachBernieMoore’spreviouslyundefeatedBengalswereneverintheballgame,trailing14-0afterthefirstperiod.TheTigersscoredtheirlasttouchdownlateinthegame,longafterSantaClaracoachBuckShawhadclearedhisbench.

1937 SUGAR BOWL

SantaClara 14 0 7 0 --21LSU 0 7 0 7 --14

SCORING SUMMARY

SC 1Q Falaschi27passtoGomez (Pellegrinikick)SC 1Q Pellegrini28passtoFinney (Pellegrinikick)LSU 2Q Crass50passtoLinsley (Crasskick)SC 3Q Falaschi5run(Falaschikick)LSU 4Q Crass17passtoReed(Milnerkick)

Santa Clara 21, LSU 14

Bowl GamesBOWL RECORD: 23-19-1 43 BOWL APPEARANCES

BCS National Championship Game (2-0)OPPONENT SCORE W/L DATE LSUGAMEMVPvs.Oklahoma* 21-14 W Jan.4,2004 JustinVincent,RBvs.OhioState 38-24 W Jan.7,2008 MattFlynn,QB RickyJean-Francois,DT*AlsolistedunderSugarBowl

Sugar (6-7-0)vs.TCU 2-3 L Jan.1,1936vs.SantaClara 14-21 L Jan.1,1937vs.SantaClara 0-6 L Jan.1,1938vs.Oklahoma 0-35 L Jan.1,1950vs.Clemson 7-0 W Jan.1,1959 BillyCannon,RBvs.OleMiss 0-21 L Jan.1,1960vs.Syracuse 13-10 W Jan.1,1965 DougMoreau,FLvs.Wyoming 20-13 W Jan.1,1968 GlennSmith,HBvs.Nebraska 10-28 L Jan.1,1985vs.Nebraska 15-30 L Jan.1,1987vs.Illinois 47-34 W Jan.1,2002 RohanDavey,QBvs.Oklahoma 21-14 W Jan.4,2004 JustinVincent,RBvs.NotreDame 41-14 W Jan.3,2007 JaMarcusRussell,QB

Peach (5-0-0)vs.FloridaState 31-27 W Dec.30,1968 MikeHillman,QB; BuddyMillican,DEvs.Clemson 10-7 W Dec.28,1996 HerbTyler,QB; AnthonyMcFarland,DTvs.GeorgiaTech 28-14 W Dec.29,2000 RohanDavey,QB; BradieJames,LBvs.Miami(Fla.) 40-3 W Dec.30,2005 MattFlynn,QB; MelvinOliver,DEvs.GeorgiaTech 38-3 W Dec.31,2008 JordanJefferson,QB PerryRiley,LB

Independence (2-0-0)vs.MichiganState45-26 W Dec.29,1995 KevinFaulk,RB; GabeNorthern,DEvs.NotreDame 27-9 W Dec.28,1997 RondellMealey,RB; ArnoldMiller,DE

Cotton (3-1-1)vs.Arkansas 0-0 T Jan.1,1947 Y.A.Tittle,QBvs.Texas 13-0 W Jan.1,1963 LynnAmedee,QBvs.Arkansas 14-7 W Jan.1,1966 JoeLaBruzzo,RB; DavidMcCormick,Tvs.Texas 20-35 L Jan.1,2003vs.TexasA&M 41-24 W Jan.7,2011 TerrenceToliver,WR TyrannMathieu,DB

Orange (2-3-0)vs.TexasA&M 19-14 W Jan.1,1944vs.Colorado 25-7 W Jan.1,1962vs.Nebraska 12-17 L Jan.1,1971vs.PennState 9-16 L Jan.1,1974vs.Nebraska 20-21 L Jan.1,1983

Sun (1-1-0)vs.IowaState 33-15 W Dec.18,1971 BertJones,QBvs.Stanford 14-24 L Dec.31,1977 CharlesAlexander,RB

Gator (1-0-0)vs.SouthCarolina 30-13 W Dec.31,1987 WendellDavis,WR

Capital One (1-2) (Formerly Tangerine)

vs.WakeForest 34-10 W Dec.22,1979 DavidWoodley,QBvs.Iowa 25-30 L Jan.1,2005vs.PennState 19-17 L Jan.1,2010

Outback (Formerly Hall of Fame) (0-1-0)vs.Syracuse 10-23 L Jan.2,1989

Liberty (0-2-0)vs.Missouri 15-20 L Dec.23,1978vs.Baylor 7-21 L Dec.27,1985

Bluebonnet (0-2-0) (Formerly Astro Bluebonnet)

vs.Baylor 7-14 L Dec.21,1963vs.Tennessee 17-24 L Dec.30,1972

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LSULSU Bowl History


1944

1944 Orange BowlOrange Bowl Stadium • Miami, Fla.

January 1, 1944 (32,191)

Thewar-timeTigerswenttoMiamidespitea5-3season,thankslargelytothepresenceofSteveVanBuren.Thered-hairedsensationranandpassedfortwofirstquartertouchdownsandsewedupthevictorywitha62-yardscoringruninthethirdperiod.ItwasVanBuren’s16thtouchdownoftheseason,amarkthatstooduntilCharlesAlexanderranfor17in1977.

1944 ORANGE BOWL

TexasA&M 7 0 7 0 --14LSU 12 0 7 0 --19

SCORING SUMMARY

LSU 1Q VanBuren12run(kickfailed)LSU 1Q VanBuren22run(kickfailed)A&M 2Q Hallmark21passtoBiuditt (Luinerkick)LSU 3Q VanBuren62run (VanBurenkick)A&M 3Q Hallmark17passtoSettegast (Luinerkick)

LSU LEADERS

Rushing Att. Yards TD Lg.

SteveVanBuren 24 160 2 62JoeNagata 8 25 0

LSU 19, Texas A&M 14

1947

1947 Cotton BowlCotton Bowl Stadium • Dallas, Texas

January 1, 1947 (38,000)

ShunnedbytheSugarBowl,the9-1TigersmarchedintotheCottonBowlbehindquarterbackY.A.Tittle.ButDallaswaspeltedwithrain,sleetandsnowandthescorelessstandoffbecameknownastheIceBowl.LSUhelda15-1edgeovertheRazorbacksinfirstdownsanda271-54advantageintotalyardage.Buttheafternoonbelongedtotheweatherman.

1947 COTTON BOWL

LSU 0 0 0 0 --0Arkansas 0 0 0 0 --0

LSU 0, Arkansas 0

1938


January 1, 1938 (40,000)

Arematchofthe1937SugarclassicsawtheunbeatenBroncosscoreearlyandthenholdofftheTigerswithtwogoallinestands.Itmarkedthefirsttimein50gamesthatanLSUteamhadbeenheldscoreless.PinkyRohmwasthesparkplugfortheTigers,butLSUcouldnotmoveonthewestcoastclub.

1938 SUGAR BOWL

SantaClara 0 6 0 0 --6LSU 0 0 0 0 --0

SCORING SUMMARY

SC 2Q Pellegini9passtoCoughlan (kickfailed)

LSU LEADERS

Rushing Att. Yards TD CottonMilner 13 34 0

Passing Att. Comp. Int. Yards TD

PinkyRohm 15 5 1 63 0

Receiving No. Yards TD KenKavanaugh 4 46 0

Santa Clara 6, LSU 0



PaulDietzel’sgreatnationalchampionsclosedLSU’sfirstundefeated,untiedseasonin50yearswithathrillingvictoryoverClemson.ItwastheBayouBengals’firstSugarBowlvictoryandcouldn’thavecomeinasweeteryear.BillyCannonthrewanine-yardscoringpasstoMickeyManghaminthethirdquarter,andtheChineseBanditsheldClemsonincheckforthevictory.

1959 SUGAR BOWL

LSU 0 0 7 0 --7Clemson 0 0 0 0 --0

SCORING SUMMARY

LSU 3Q Mangham9passfromCannon(CannonKick)

LSU LEADERS

Rushing Att. Yards TD

BillyCannon 13 51 0TommyDavis 2 17 0


WarrenRabb 7 2 0 33 0BillyCannon 1 1 0 9 1

Receiving No. Yards TD

MickeyMangham 2 33 1

LSU 7, Clemson 0

1960


January 1, 1960 (81,141)

TheregularseasonthrillerwonbyBillyCannon’s89-yardpuntreturnprovedtobeanightmarishrematchforLSU.JakeGibbshitCowboyWoodruffwitha43-yardtouchdownpassjustbeforehalftimeandtheRebelscoastedafterthat.TheTigersandHeismanTrophywinnerCannonnevergotinsidetheOleMiss38theentiregame.

1960 SUGAR BOWL

LSU 0 0 0 0 --0OleMiss 0 7 7 7 --21

SCORING SUMMARY

OleMiss 2Q Woodruff43passfromGibbs (FranklinKick)OleMiss 3Q Grantham18passfrom Franklin(KhayatKick)OleMiss 4Q Blair9passfromFranklin (KhayatKick)

LSU LEADERS


BillyCannon 6 8 0


WarrenRabb 15 4 0 36 0


BillyCannon 3 39 0ScottyMcClain 3 31 0

Ole Miss 21, LSU 0

1959


January 1, 1959 (80,331)

1950


January 1, 1950 (82,000)

TheCinderellaTigersbroughtan8-1recordtoNewOrleansonlytoseetheclockstrikemidnightatthehandsofapowerfulBudWilkinson-coachedSoonerteam.DarrellRoyalquarterbackedunbeatenOklahomatotwosecondperiodtouchdowns,andtheTigerscouldneverrecover.CharleyPeveyquarterbackedLSU,buttheBengalscouldmanageonly38rushingyardstoOU’s286.

1950 SUGAR BOWL

LSU 0 0 0 0 --0Oklahoma 0 14 7 14 --35

SCORING SUMMARY

OU 2Q Heath86run(TippsKick)OU 2Q Heath34run(TippsKick)OU 3Q Thomas34passfromPearson (TippsKick)OU 4Q Thomas5run(TippsKick)OU 4Q Royal5run(TippsKick)

LSU LEADERS


BillyWest 5 26 0


CharlesPevey 11 5 0 82 0


BillyBaggett 4 50 0

Oklahoma 35, LSU 0

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1963


January 1, 1963 (75,500)

Thedefensive-mindedTigersgaveCharlieMcClendonavictoryoverthepreviouslyundefeatedLonghornsinMac’sfirstbowlappearanceasheadcoach.LynnAmedeekickedfieldgoalsof23and37yards,andJimmyFieldran22yardsforthegame’sonlytouchdown.All-AmericansFredMillerandJerryStovalljoinedAmedeeasthestarsofthegame.

1963 COTTON BOWL

LSU 0 3 7 3 --13Texas 0 0 0 0 --0

SCORING SUMMARY

LSU 2Q Amedee23FGLSU 3Q Field22run(AmedeeKick)LSU 4Q Amedee37FG

LSU LEADERS


JerryStovall 12 36 0DannyLeBlanc 6 23 0


LynnAmedee 13 9 0 94 0


BillyTruax 3 49 0CharleyCranford 2 16 0

LSU 13, Texas 0

1963

1963 Bluebonnet BowlRice Stadium • Houston, Texas

December 21, 1963 (50,000)

DonTrullpassedtheinjury-riddenTigersdizzy,hittingon26-of-37passesandrollingup430yardsintotaloffense.Still,ittooktwofourthperiodtouchdownsfortheBearstopullthevictoryoutbefore50,000frozenfansinHouston.JoeLabruzzoranakickoffbackfor72yardslateinthegame,butBaylorheldandTrullendedthegamestillfiringawayattheTigersecondary.

1963 BLUEBONNET BOWL

LSU 7 0 0 0 --7Baylor 0 0 0 14 --14

SCORING SUMMARY

LSU 1Q Soefker8run(MoreauKick)BU 4Q Ingram7passfromTrull (DaviesKick)BU 4Q Ingram13passfromTrull (DaviesKick)

LSU LEADERS


BillyEzell 9 30 0


BillyEzell 5 1 0 13 0


BillyTruax 1 13 0

Baylor 14, LSU 7

1962


January 1, 1962 (68,150)

AmidstrumorsthatPaulDietzelwasleavingLSU,theTigersrompedbehindEarlGros,WendellHarrisandJerryStovall.All-AmericanguardRoyWinstonwasoutstandingastheGoTeam,WhiteTeamandChineseBanditsdominatedtheBuffalos.CharleyWhiteCranford,JimmyFieldandGeneSykesscoredtouchdownsfortheTigersasHarriskickeda30-yardfieldgoal.

1962 ORANGE BOWL

LSU 5 6 14 0 --25Colorado 0 7 0 0 --7

SCORING SUMMARY

LSU 1Q Harris30FGLSU 1Q TeamSafetyCU 2Q Schweninger59interception returnLSU 2Q Cranford6run(Failed Conversion)LSU 3Q Field9run(HarrisKick)LSU 3Q Sykesrecoveredblockedpunt (HarrisKick)

LSU LEADERSRushing Att. Yards TD

EarlGros 10 55 0


LynnAmedee 12 6 0 88 1


RayWilkins 3 58 1

LSU 25, Colorado 7



1966


January 1, 1966 (76,200)

PatScreentookoverforinjuredNelsonStokleyanddirectedtheTigerstoagreatupsetoversecond-rankedandunbeatenArkansas.JoeLabruzzoranthreeyardsforonescoreandwentoverfromayardoutfortheother.TheRazorbacksscoredonJonBrittenum’s16-yardpasstoBobbyCrockett,butaJerryJosephinterceptionstoppedtheHogs’lastchanceinthegameandendeda22-gameArkansaswinstreak.

1966 COTTON BOWL

LSU 0 14 0 0 --14Arkansas 7 0 0 0 --7

SCORING SUMMARY

ARK 3:35 1Q Crockett16pass(Southkick)LSU 4:25 2Q Labruzzo3run(Moreaukick)LSU 0:18 2Q Labruzzo1run(Moreaukick)

LSU LEADERS


JoeLabruzzo 21 69 2 11JimDousay 14 38 0 7

Passing Att. Comp. Int. Yards TD Lg.

PatScreen 10 7 0 82 0 19NelsonStokley 1 1 0 18 0 18

Receiving No. Yards TD Lg.

BillyMasters 4 45 0 14JoeLabruzzo 1 19 0 19

LSU 14, Arkansas 7

1968


January 1, 1968 (72,858)

Atopsy-turvyyearfortheTigersendedinacome-backwinoverthepreviouslyunbeatenCowboys.GlennSmithcameoffthebenchtosparkthevictoryandbecamethefirstsophomoreinSugarBowlhistorytowintheMVPaward.NelsonStokleythrewtouchdownpassesof35and14yardstoTommyMorel,andSmithranoneyardfortheotherscoreonachillyandrainyNewOrleansafternoon.

1968 SUGAR BOWL

LSU 0 0 7 13 --20Wyoming 0 13 0 0 --13

SCORING SUMMARY

UW 2Q Kick1run(DePoysterkick)UW 2Q DePoyster24FGUW 2Q DePoyster49FGLSU 3Q Smith1run(Hurdkick)LSU 4Q Morel8pass(kickfailed)LSU 4Q Morel14pass(Hurdkick)

LSU LEADERS


TommyAllen 16 41 0 11NelsonStokley 11 32 0 20


NelsonStokley 20 6 0 91 2 39


TommyMorel 4 38 2 14GlennSmith 1 39 0 39

LSU 20, Wyoming 13

1965


January 1, 1965 (60,322)

BillyEzellandPatScreenquarterbackedtheTigerstoacomefrombehindvictoryovertheOrangemen.Ezellthrewa57-yardtouchdownpasstoDougMoreauandthenhitJoeLabruzzoonatwo-pointconversion.Moreau,thegame’sMVP,kickeda28-yardfieldgoalforthedecidingpoints.TheTigerdefenseheldtheSyracuserunningduoofFloydLittleandJimNanceincheck,asLSUdefensivetackleGeorgeRicedumpedLittleforafirsthalfsafety.

1965 SUGAR BOWL

LSU 2 0 8 3 --13Syracuse 10 0 0 0 --10

SCORING SUMMARY

LSU 1Q SafetySU 1Q Smith23FGSU 1Q Brown32returnofblockedpunt (Smithkick)LSU 3Q Moreau57passfromEzell (LabruzzopassfromEzell)LSU 4Q Moreau28FG

LSU LEADERS


DonSchwab 17 81 0JoeLabruzzo 10 25 0


PatScreen 10 4 1 47 0BillyEzell 5 2 0 67 1


DougMoreau 2 54 1 57JoeLabruzzo 2 45 0

LSU 13, Syracuse 10

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1971


January 1, 1971 (80,699)

Withthenationaltitleatstake,theCornhuskers’JerryTaggeleapedoverfromoneyardoutforthewinningtouchdown.BuddyLee’s31-yardpasstoAlCoffeehadgiventheTigersa12-10leadgoingintothefinalperiod.MarkLumpkinkickedfieldgoalsof36and25yardsfortheBengals,whocouldnotstopNebraska’swinning67-yardtouchdowndrive.

1971 ORANGE BOWL

LSU 0 3 9 0 --12Nebraska 10 0 0 7 --17

SCORING SUMMARY

NU 2:40 1Q Rogers26FGNU 2:06 1Q Orduna3run (Rogerskick)LSU 0:49 2Q Lumpkin36FGLSU 11:49 3Q Lumpkin25FGLSU 0:00 3Q Coffee31pass (kickfailed)NU 8:50 4Q Tagge1run(Rogerskick)

LSU LEADERS


ChrisDantin 20 79 0 25DelWalker 5 30 0 14

Passing Att. Comp. Int. Yards TD Lg. BuddyLee 23 12 0 182 1 31BertJones 9 5 1 45 0 31


AndyHamilton 9 146 0 31AlCoffee 2 39 1 31

Nebraska 17, LSU 12

1971

1971 Sun BowlSun Bowl Stadium • El Paso, Texas

December 18, 1971 (35,530)

BertJonescompleted12of18passesfor227yardsandthreetouchdownsastheTigersroutedtheBigEightCyclones.JoneshitcousinAndyHamiltonsixtimeswithpasses,onceforatouchdown,andscoredtheclincherhimselfonarunfromsixyardsout.JayMichaelsonkickedtwofieldgoalsandcaughtatouchdownpassfortheBengals.

1971 SUN BOWL

LSU 6 0 13 14 --33IowaState 0 3 6 6 --15

SCORING SUMMARY

LSU 9:25 1Q Michaelson39FGLSU 6:01 1Q Michaelson39FGISU 14:56 2Q Shoemaker32FGLSU 12:27 3Q Hamilton37pass (Michaelsonkick)LSU 3:20 3Q Keigley21pass(kickfailed)ISU 1:49 3Q Marquardt30pass (passfailed)ISU 14:08 4Q Krepfle1pass(passfailed)LSU 8:58 4Q Michaelson6pass (Michaelsonkick)LSU 3:05 4Q Jones6run(Michaelsonkick)

LSU LEADERS


AllenShorey 12 68 0 17DelWalker 9 37 0 9BertJones 6 18 1 6

Passing Att. Comp. Int. Yards TD Lg. BertJones 18 12 0 227 3 77


AndyHamilton 6 165 1 77GeraldKeigley 1 21 1 21JayMichaelson 1 6 1 6

LSU 33, Iowa State 15

1968

1968 Peach BowlGrant Field • Atlanta, Ga.

December 30, 1968 (35,545)

Thesee-sawcontestlefttheAtlantacrowdlimpwithenthusiasmastheTigersmoved61yardsinnineplaysbehindMikeHillmanforthewinningtouchdown.FloridaState’sBillCappelman,whothrewforthreetouchdowns,puttheballintheair41times.SuperpasscatcherRonSellerscaughttwoscoringpassesforFSU,butLSU’sTommyMorelmadeagreatclutchreceptionontheBengals’winningdrivetosetupMauriceLeBlanc’stwo-yardTDrun.

1968 PEACH BOWL

LSU 0 10 14 7 --31FloridaState 7 6 0 14 --27

SCORING SUMMARY

FSU 1Q Bailey36run(Guthriekick)FSU 2Q Gunter21pass(kickfailed)LSU 2Q Burns39puntreturn(Lumpkinkick)LSU 2Q Lumpkin32FG LSU 3Q Hamlett11pass(Lumpkinkick)LSU 3Q Stober11pass(Lumpkinkick)FSU 4Q Sellers2pass(passfailed)FSU 4Q Sellers4pass(2-point conversiongood)LSU 4Q LeBlanc2run(Lumpkinkick)

LSU LEADERS


MauriceLeBlanc 14 97 1 20FrankMatte 5 20 0 12

Passing Att. Comp. Int. Yards TD Lg. MikeHillman 29 16 1 229 2 28


TommyMorel 6 103 0 28BillStober 4 62 1 20

LSU 31, Florida State 27



1974


January 1, 1974 (60,477)

TheTigers,inspiteofscoringonthefirstseriesofthegame,wereneverabletogetpossessiononthePennStateendofthefield.BradDaviswastheleadingrusherwith70yardswhilethevauntedLSUdefenseheldHeismanTrophywinnerJohnCappellettitoonly50yardsduringtheencounter.

1974 ORANGE BOWL

LSU 7 0 2 0 --9PennState 3 13 0 0 --16

SCORING SUMMARY

LSU 11:13 1Q Rogers3run(Jacksonkick)PSU 1:25 1Q Bahr44FGPSU 8:19 2Q Herd72pass(Bahrkick)PSU 2:19 2Q Cappelletti1run(kickfailed)LSU 13:07 3Q Safety,badsnapfromcenter frompuntformation

LSU LEADERS


BradDavis 19 70 0 16MikeMiley 13 44 0 18TerryRobiskie 10 58 0 17


MikeMiley 18 8 1 73 0 21


BradDavis 6 20 0 8BradBoyd 1 21 0 21

Penn State 16, LSU 9

1977

1977 Sun BowlSun Bowl Stadium • El Paso, Texas

December 31, 1977 (31,318)

CharlesAlexanderwonOffensivePlayeroftheGamehonorsashesetapairofSunBowlrushingrecords,carrying31timesfor197yards,butLSUmistakesandasuperbpassingattackbythePac-8teamenabledthewesternerstotakethevictory.LSUscoredthesecondtimeithadtheball,butStanfordrackedupatouchdownandafieldgoalforabriefleadwhichLSUtoppedwithafinalminute,firsthalfsix-pointertotakea14-10leadintointermission.ThesecondhalfwasallStanfordasquarterbackGuyBenjaminaddedtwomoreTDpassestohissecondperiodstrikeforthetriumph.

1977 SUN BOWL

LSU 7 7 0 0 --14Stanford 0 10 7 7 --24

SCORING SUMMARY

LSU 3:56 1Q Quintela3pass(Conwaykick)STAN 14:03 2Q Lofton49pass(Naberkick)STAN 8:18 2Q Naber36FGLSU 0:56 2Q Alexander7run(Conwaykick)STAN 10:19 3Q Lofton2pass(Naberkick)STAN 1:27 4Q Nelson36pass(Naberkick)

LSU LEADERS


CharlesAlexander 31 197 1 53


SteveEnsminger 23 7 3 55 1 16DavidWoodley 2 1 0 13 0 13


KellySimmons 2 26 0 16MikeQuintela 2 11 1 8

Stanford 24, LSU 14

1972

1972 Bluebonnet BowlAstrodome • Houston, TexasDecember 30, 1972 (52,961)

TennesseestruckforthreefirsthalftouchdownsandthenheldoffanLSUcomebackinthesecondhalf,endingwhenaBertJonespasswasdeflectedattheVolunteer10withlessthantwominutesleft.UTquarterbackCondredgeHollowayranfortwoscoresandpassedforanother,whileJonesandBradDavisranforthetwoBengaltouchdowns.TheVolsled24-3atthehalfbeforetheTigersclawedtheirwaybackintheAstrodome.

1972 BLUEBONNET BOWL

LSU 3 0 7 7 --17Tennessee 14 10 0 0 --24

SCORING SUMMARY

LSU 9:56 1Q Jackson29FGUT 5:03 1Q Young6pass(Townsendkick)UT 2:51 1Q Holloway15run(Townsendkick)UT 13:47 2Q Townsend33FGUT 6:10 2Q Holloway10run(Townsendkick)LSU 7:12 3Q B.Jones2run(Jacksonkick)LSU 7:26 4Q Davis1run(Jacksonkick)

LSU LEADERS


BradDavis 16 88 1 29ChrisDantin 9 41 0 16


BertJones 20 7 0 90 0 22


BradBoyd 2 33 0 20ChrisDantin 2 11 0 7

Tennessee 24, LSU 17

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1979

1979 Tangerine BowlTangerine Bowl Stadium • Orlando, Fla.

December 22, 1979 (38,666)

ItwastheendoftheChollyMaceraanditwasagloriousend!TheTigerswere10feetoffthegroundastheydashedoutoftheirdressingroomandimmediatelygavenoticeitwasgoingtobetheirnight.Thefirstthreetimestheyhadtheballtheydrovedownfield,scoringtwotouchdownsandmissingthethirdwhentheylostafumbleatthegoalline.Fromthenon,itwasjustamatterofwhatthefinalscorewouldbe.

1979 TANGERINE BOWL

LSU 14 10 0 10 --34WakeForest 0 3 7 0 --10

SCORING SUMMARY

LSU 9:08 1Q Woodley13run(Barthelkick)LSU 4:14 1Q Woodley3run(Barthelkick)LSU 3:28 2Q Murphree19pass(Barthelkick)LSU 2:53 2Q Barthel31FGWF 0:00 2Q Denfeld43FGWF 11:45 3Q Baumgardner34pass (Harnischkick)LSU 12:17 4Q Barthel41FGLSU 8:32 4Q Ensminger4run(Barthelkick)

LSU LEADERS


DavidWoodley 10 68 2 21JudeHernandez 14 58 0 9SteveEnsminger 10 43 1 12


DavidWoodley 19 11 1 199 1 50SteveEnsminger 7 5 0 74 0 23


JerryMurphree 5 60 1 19CarlosCarson 3 76 0 50TracyPorter 3 73 0 48

LSU 34, Wake Forest 10

1983


January 1, 1983 (54,407)

InoneofthemostexcitinggamesinLSUhistory,theTigerscamewithinaneyelashofupsettingpowerfulNebraska.Leading17-7lateinthethirdperiodbyvirtueoftwoDaltonHilliardtouchdownrunsanda28-yardJuanCarlosBetanzosfieldgoal,itappearedtheBayouBengalswereonthevergeoftheupsetoftheyear.ButtwolatetouchdownsbytheCornhuskersoffseta49-yardBetanzosfieldgoal,andtheTigers’nobleeffortsresultedinaone-pointheartbreaker.

1983 ORANGE BOWL

LSU 7 7 3 3 --20Nebraska 7 0 7 7 --21

SCORING SUMMARY

NU 10:57 1Q Schellen5run(Seibelkick)LSU 4:24 1Q Hilliard1run(Betanzoskick)LSU 9:32 2Q Hilliard1run(Betanzoskick)LSU 6:40 3Q Betanzos28FGNU 1:25 3Q Rozier11run(Seibelkick)NU 11:14 4Q Gill1run(Seibelkick)LSU 5:05 4Q Betanzos49FG

LSU LEADERS


DaltonHilliard 18 29 2 8MikeMontz 4 9 0 3AlanRisher 8 -12 0 7


AlanRisher 30 14 2 173 0 25

Receiving Att. Comp. Int. Yards

DaltonHilliard 8 82 0 24MalcolmScott 4 67 0 25

Nebraska 21, LSU 20

1978

1978 Liberty BowlLiberty Bowl Stadium • Memphis, Tenn.

December 23, 1978 (53,064)

Itwasacaseoftwoseparategames:thefirsthalfwasallMissouriandthesecondhalfallLSU.TheonlytroublewasthattheBig8teamputmorepointsontheboardinitshalfthantheSECentrydidinits.Missouripiledupaseeminglycommanding20-3halftimeadvantage,butCoachCharlesMcClendon’schargescameoutfiring.Althoughtheywerenotabletoovercomethescore,theydidpileup247yardsto84,and15firstdownstofourforMissouri.All-AmericatailbackCharlesAlexanderplayedhislastgameasaTigerandmadeitmemorableashegained133yardson24carries.

1978 LIBERTY BOWL

LSU 3 0 6 6 --15Missouri 7 13 0 0 --20

SCORING SUMMARY

MU 8:43 1Q Gant13run(Brockhauskick)LSU 4:41 1Q Conway37FGMU 11:13 2Q Winslow16pass(Brockhauskick)MU 1:21 2Q Wilder3run(kickfailed)LSU 9:37 3Q Alexander1run(kickblocked)LSU 1:33 4Q Woodley1run(passfailed)

LSU LEADERS


CharlesAlexander 24 133 1 23DavidWoodley 11 27 1 15


DavidWoodley 22 9 2 123 0 26SteveEnsminger 9 5 2 47 0 18


MikeQuintela 6 81 0 26CarlosCarson 6 77 0 18

Missouri 20, LSU 15



1985

1985 Liberty BowlLiberty Bowl Stadium • Memphis, Tenn.

December 27, 1985 (40,186)

TheTigersgotonthescoreboardfirst,butthatwouldbeallthescoringLSUcouldmuster,astheBaylordefensestoppedtheTigers,21-7,before40,186atLibertyBowlMemorialStadiuminMemphis.NormanJeffersonprovidedtheLSUheroicswitha79-yardpuntreturnwith5:17leftinthefirstquarterthatwouldgivetheTigersa7-0lead.ThereturnwouldbeaLibertyBowlrecordandJefferson’ssecondscoringreturninanLSUuniform.Baylor’shigh-poweredoffensewasabletogain489yardsagainstLSU’sdefensewhiletheTigerssettledfor192yards.JeffWickershamcompleted11-of-24passesfor95yardswhileDaltonHilliardcarried20timesfor66yards.

1985 LIBERTY BOWL

LSU 7 0 0 0 --7Baylor 7 3 3 8 --21

SCORING SUMMARY

LSU 5:17 1Q Jefferson79puntreturn (Lewiskick)BU 2:30 1Q Clark5passfromCarlson (Sylerkick)BU 5:36 2Q Syler23FGBU 4:29 3Q Syler35FGBU 10:42 4Q Simpson15passfromCarlson (ClarkpassfromCarlson)

LSU LEADERS


DaltonHilliard 20 66 0 7


JeffWickersham 24 11 1 95 0 18


GaryJames 4 25 0 8

Baylor 21, LSU 7

1987

1987 Sugar BowlSuperdome • New Orleans, La.

January 1, 1987 (76,234)

InBillArnsparger’sfinalgameasLSUheadcoach,No.6Nebraskarippedoff30unansweredpointstobeattheTigers30-15.TheCornhuskersswarmedalloverstandoutLSUfreshmenquarterbackTommyHodsongivinghimlittletimetothrowthefootball.Meanwhile,theNebraskaoffenseflourishedenroutetodefeatingNo.5LSU.ThelosswasLSU’sfourthstraightinabowlanddroppedLSU’sSugarBowlmarkto3-7,inwhatwouldbetheTigers’finalappearanceintheNewOrleansclassicuntil2002.LSUscoredfirstonaone-yardrunbyHarveyWilliams,cappinga66-yarddriveonthefirstseriesofthegame.Nebraska’sscoringstartedwithafieldgoalbyDaleKlein.QuarterbackSteveTaylorpolishedoffa72-yarddrivewitha2-yardtouchdownrunwith39secondsbeforehalftimetogivetheCornhuskersa10-7lead.Nebraskacameoutinthesecondhalfandmarched78yardsforanotherscoreona1-yardrunbyrunningbackTyreeseKnox,buildingitsleadto17-7.Completingarunof30unansweredpoints,Nebraskaaddedtwofourthquartertouchdownsonathree-yardpassfromTaylortotightendToddMillikanandanother1-yardplungebyKnox.With2:01leftinthegame,Hodsoncompleteda24-yardtouchdownpasstoreceiverTonyMoss.Asuccessfultwo-pointconversionpasstoAlvinLeemadethescore30-15.

1987 SUGAR BOWL

LSU 7 0 0 8 --15Nebraska 0 10 7 13 --30

SCORING SUMMARY

LSU 12:06 1Q Williams1run(Browndykekick)NU 10:01 2Q Klein42FGNU 0:39 2Q Taylor2run(Kleinkick)NU 10:35 3Q Knox1run(Kleinkick)NU 6:02 4Q Millikan3passfromTaylor

(Kleinkick)NU 3:26 4Q Knox1run(Kleinkickfailed)LSU 2:01 4Q Moss24passfromHodson (LeepassfromHodson)

LSU LEADERS


HarryWilliams 12 48 1 19SammyMartin 7 4 0 7


TommyHodson 30 14 2 159 1 43


WendellDavis 3 63 0 43TonyMoss 1 24 1 24

Nebraska 30, LSU 15

1985


January 1, 1985 (75,608)

The1985SugarBowlfeaturedLSUagainstBig8ConferencechampionNebraska.IthadbeenaremarkableturnaroundseasonforLSU.TheTigersfinished8-2-1aftergoing4-7(0-6inSECplay)theyearbeforein1983.BillArnsparger,inhisfirstyearastheLSUheadcoach,madebelieversoutofeveryoneinthestateofLouisianawiththeTigerssurprisingascensionin1984.Aheavyunderdog,LSUjumpedouttoaquick10-0leadoverTomOsborne’sCornhuskers.FreshmenkickerRonnieLewisputLSUontheboardwith4:40leftinthefirstperioddrillinga37-yardfieldgoal.DaltonHilliard,LSU’soutstandingrunningback,whosawlimitedplayingtimeduetoacaseoftheflu,scoredwith13:11leftinthesecondperiodona2-yardrunputtingtheTigersahead10-0.Nebraskawokeupafterthatandscoredonitsnextpossession.QuarterbackCraigSunberghitreceiverDougDuboseona31-yardTDpasswith10:31leftinthesecondquarter,cuttingtheleadto10-7.ThesecondhalfwasallNebraska.TheHuskersscoredonetouchdowninthethirdquarterwhenSunbergscoredfromnine-yardsouttotakethelead14-10.TwofourthquartertouchdownpassesbySunbergtoToddFrainsealedthedealandNebraskapulledawayfora28-10win.

1985 SUGAR BOWL

LSU 3 7 0 0 --10Nebraska 0 7 7 14 --28

SCORING SUMMARY

LSU 4:40 1Q Lewis37FGLSU 13:11 2Q Hilliard2run(Lewiskick)NU 10:31 2Q Dubose31passfromSundberg (Kleinkick)NU 8:14 3Q Sundberg9run(Kleinkick)NU 10:54 4Q Frain24passfromSundberg(Kleinkick)NU 8:40 4Q Frain17passformSundberg(Kleinkick)

LSU LEADERS


DaltonHilliard 16 86 1 44SammyMartin 5 50 0 35


JeffWickersham 37 20 4 221 0 23


HermanFontenot 4 56 0 23

Nebraska 28, LSU 10

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1989

1989 Hall of Fame BowlTampa Stadium • Tampa, Fla.

January 2, 1989 (51,112)

TheTigerswenttoTampa,Fla.,asco-championsoftheSoutheasternConference,butcameupshortinthisgameasasolidSyracuseoffensewasspurredbytherunninghalfbackRobertDrummond.AstingyOrangemandefenseheldtheTigersatbay.Drummondwastheoffensivestarofthegame,runningfor122yardson23carrieswhileTigerquarterbackTommyHodsonwaspickedoffthreetimesbytheaggressiveSyracusedefenders.Acrowdof51,112wasonhandinTampaStadiumforthisJanuary2gamethatsawSyracusejumpouttoa10-0leadbeforetheTigersgotatouchdownontheboardtomakeit10-7atthehalf.ButthelasttwoquartersbelongedtoSyracuseasLSUfinisheditsseasonat8-4.

1989 HALL OF FAME BOWL

LSU 0 7 3 0 --10Syracuse 7 3 7 6 --23

SCORING SUMMARY

SU 9:15 1Q Drummond2run(GreeneKick)SU 8:22 2Q K.J.Greene38FGLSU 1:52 2Q C.Windom19run (Browndykekick)LSU 8:22 3Q D.Browndyke35FGSU 5:53 3Q Drummond1run(Greenekick)SU 14:13 4Q Glover4passfromPhilcox (Greenekickfailed)

LSU LEADERS


CalvinWindom 7 32 1 19VictorJones 4 25 0 10


TommyHodson 33 16 3 192 0 43


TonyMoss 5 96 0 43EddieFuller 5 53 0 26

Syracuse 23, LSU 10

1995

1995 Independence BowlIndependence Stadium • Shreveport, La.

December 29, 1995 (48,835)

TheTigerswrappedupthefirstyearoftheGerryDiNardoerawitha45-26winoverMichiganStatebeforeaselloutcrowdof48,835.Theteamsbattledevenlyinafirsthalfofbigplaysthatincludeda78-yardTDpassbyMichiganStateonthesecondplayofthegame,anEddieKennisonkickoffreturnforatouchdownforLSU,aMichiganStatekickoffreturnforatouchdownanda51-yardTDrunbyKevinFaulkthatcontributedtoa24-21MSUhalftimelead.ButtheTigersbrokeitopeninthesecondhalfwith24unansweredpoints,includingafumblereturnforatouchdownbydefensiveendGabeNorthern.Inall,LSUsetortied11IndependenceBowlrecordsintheromp.

1995 INDEPENDENCE BOWL

LSU 7 14 21 3 --45MichiganSt. 7 17 0 2 --26

SCORING SUMMARY

MSU 14:13 1Q Muhammed78passfromBanks(Gardnerkick)

LSU 12:07 1Q Cleveland6run(Lafleurkick)MSU 14:44 2Q Greene3run(Gardnerkickblocked)LSU 14:30 2Q Kennison92kickoffreturn (Lafleurkick)MSU 14:17 2Q Mason100kickoffreturn (Greenerun)LSU 13:11 2Q Faulk51run(Lafleurkick)MSU 0:01 2Q Gardner37FGLSU 14:29 3Q Faulk5run(Lafleurkick)LSU 9:20 3Q Northern37fumblereturn (Lafleurkick)LSU 7:13 3Q Kennison27passfromTyler (Lafleurkick)LSU 8:45 4Q Richey48ydFGMSU 5:57 4Q Safety

LSU LEADERS


KevinFaulk 25 234 2 68KendallCleveland 13 23 1 8


HerbTyler 20 10 1 164 1 49


EddieKennison 5 124 1 49DavidLafleur 2 31 0 24

LSU 45, Michigan State 26

1987

1987 Gator BowlGator Bowl Stadium • Jacksonville, Fla.

December 31, 1987 (82,119)

TheTigersclosedoutMikeArcher’sfirstyearasheadcoachingrandfashionwitharesounding30-13winoverSouthCarolina.TheLSUdefenserantheSouthCarolinaoffenseintoconfusion,butitwastheoffensethatownedtheshowasthepitch-and-catchcombinationofTommyHodsonandWendellDavisthrilledthecrowdof82,119.LSUjumpedouttoa14-0leadbeforetheGamecockscouldputafieldgoalontheboard.TheTigersled20-6atthehalfandrolledfromthereinthesecondhalf.Davis--thegame’sMVP--caughtninepassesfor132yardsandthreetouchdowns.

1987 GATOR BOWL

So.Carolina 3 3 0 7 --13LSU 14 6 7 3 --30

SCORING SUMMARY

LSU 13:31 1Q Davis39passfromHodson (Browndykekick)LSU 9:59 1Q Davis12passfromHodson (Browndykekick)USC 3:04 1Q Mackie44FGLSU 14:13 2Q Browndyke27FGUSC 7:59 2Q Mackie39FGLSU 0:01 2Q Browndyke18FGLSU 12:34 3Q Davis25passfromHodson (Browndykekick)USC 14:47 4Q Green10run(Mackiekick)LSU 8:17 4Q Browndyke23FG

LSU LEADERS


EddieFuller 14 48 0 13SammyMartin 8 38 0 20


TommyHodson 32 20 0 224 3 39


WendellDavis 9 132 3 39SammyMartin 3 43 0 16

LSU 30, South Carolina 13



2000

2000 Peach BowlGeorgia Dome • Atlanta, Ga.

December 29, 2000 (73,614)

RohanDaveycameoffthebenchinthesecondhalftoleadtheTigerstoa28-14come-from-behindwinoverGeorgiaTechinthePeachBowl.Trailing14-3athalftime,DaveystartedthesecondhalfandledtheTigerstoaTDonthefirstpossession.Inall,DaveythrewthreesecondhalfTDpasses,andhefinishedthecontestwith17completionsin25attemptsfor174yards.DaveyhitwideoutJoshReedona9-yardscoringpassearlyinthefourthquartertogivetheTigerstheleadforgoodat17-14.Reedfinishedthegamewithninereceptionsfor96yards,whilefullbackTommyBankscappedhisseniorseasonwithtwoTDreceptionsandacareer-bestsevencatchesfor71yards.

2000 PEACH BOWL

LSU 3 0 6 19 --28GeorgiaTech 7 7 0 0 --14

SCORING SUMMARY

LSU 8:26 1Q Corbello32FGGT 5:32 1Q Burns32run(Mangetkick)GT 8:17 2Q Hatch9run(Mangetkick)LSU 10:59 3Q Banks3passfromR.Davey (Corbellokickfailed)LSU 14:47 4Q Reed9passfromDavey (ReedpassfromDavey)LSU 13:30 4Q Corbello49FGLSU 3:12 4Q Banks3passfromDavey (RobinsonpassfromDavey)

LSU LEADERS


LaBrandonToefield 22 78 0 17DomanickDavis 8 25 0 10


RohanDavey 25 17 0 174 3 25JoshBooty 19 8 0 110 0 24


JoshReed 9 96 1 17TommyBanks 7 71 2 25

LSU 28, Georgia Tech 14

1997

1997 Independence BowlIndependence Stadium • Shereveport, La.

December 28, 1997 (50,459)

RondellMealeyelectrifiedafrigidIndependenceBowlcrowdwitha222-yardrushingperformancetopaceLSUtoaconvincing27-9winoverNotreDame,avengingalosstotheIrishduringtheregularseason.MealeysubbedforstarterKevinFaulkwhowasinjuredearlyinthegame,anddidn’tmissabeat.TheteamsexchangedfieldgoalsearlybeforetheLSUtouchdownsurgebegan.ScottCengiahitfieldgoalsof33and21yardsfortheIrishinthefirsthalfwhileWadeRicheybooteda37-yarderfora6-3NotreDameleadatthehalf.Richeyaddeda42-yarderearlyinthesecondhalfbeforeLSU’sHerbTylerhitAbramBootywitha12-yardscoringstrikefora13-6Tigerlead.Cengiahitonemorefieldgoal,a33-yarderearlyinthefourthquarter,buttheIrishwouldscorenomore.MealeyscoredtwiceinthefinalperiodonrunsoftwoandoneyardtosendLSUtovictory.

1997 INDEPENDENCE BOWL

NotreDame 3 3 0 3 --9LSU 0 3 10 14 --27

SCORING SUMMARY

ND 7:13 1Q Cengia33FGLSU 7:12 2Q Richey37FGND 0:20 2Q Cengia21FGLSU 9:17 3Q Richey42FGLSU 4:05 3Q Booty12passfromTyler (Richeykick)ND 13:10 4Q Cengia33ydFGLSU 12:47 4Q Mealey2run(Richeykick)LSU 2:22 4Q Mealey1run(Richeykick)

LSU LEADERS


RondellMealey 34 222 2 78TommyBanks 6 23 0 9

Passing Att. Comp. Int. Yards TD Lg

HerbTyler 12 5 0 61 1 14


AbramBooty 5 61 1 14

LSU 27, Notre Dame 9

1996

1996 Peach BowlGeorgia Dome • Atlanta, Ga.December 28, 1996 (63,622)

QuarterbackHerbTylerledabalancedLSUattackagainstastubbornClemsonsquadtosendtheLSUTigerstoa10-7wininthePeachBowlattheGeorgiaDome.ThewingavetheTigerstheirsecondstraightbowlwinandtheirfirst10-winseasoninnineyears.Clemsonstruckfirst,takinga7-0leadwhenquarterbackNealonGreenetooktheballinfromfiveyardsoutafterLSUhadturnedtheballoverdeepinClemsonterritory.ButitwouldbeClemson’sonlypointsofthenight.Inthesecondquarter,KevinFaulkcappedaseven-play,80-yardLSUdrivewithathree-yardtouchdownrunandWadeRicheyaddeda22-yardfieldgoalbeforeintermissionfora10-7LSUleadatthehalfthatwouldstandthetestofthesecondhalf.ThegamewassealedwhenLSU’sAaronAdamsbattedawaya52-yardClemsonfieldgoaltrywithlessthantwominutestoplay.

1996 PEACH BOWL

Clemson 7 0 0 0 --7LSU 0 10 0 0 --10

SCORING SUMMARY

CU 0:04 1Q Greene5run(Padgettkick)LSU 12:43 2Q Faulk3run(Richeykick)LSU 4:34 2Q Richey22FG

LSU LEADERS


HerbTyler 12 38 0 22KevinFaulk 23 64 1 14


HerbTyler 21 14 0 163 0 31


DavidLafleur 4 63 0 19NickySavoie 2 40 0 31

LSU 10, Clemson 7

131131

LSULSU Bowl History


2002


January 1, 2002 (77,688)

LSU’shigh-poweredoffenseledbyquarterbackRohanDaveyandJoshReedprovedtobetoomuchforseventh-rankedIllinoisastheTigersrolledtoa47-34winovertheFightingIllini.ThewinmarkedLSU’sfirstNewYear’sDaybowlvictorysinceawinoverWyominginthe1968SugarBowl.LSU,behindthearmofDaveyandtherunningoftailbackDomanickDavis,jumpedontheIlliniearlyastheTigershitpaydirtona4-yardDavisrunatthe7:22markofthefirstquarter.Davisfollowedwithsecond-quartertouchdownrunsof25and16yardstogivetheTigersa20-0leadjust20minutesintothecontest.DaveyhitReedwitha5-yardTDpasswith4:42leftinthefirsthalfandthenfoundRobertRoyalfora7-yardscoringstrikejustbeforehalftimetogivetheTigersa34-7cushionatthebreak.Illinoispulledtowithin41-28midwaythroughthefourthquarter,butDavis’fourthtouchdownrun,aSugarBowlrecord,putthegameawayfortheTigersat47-28.

2002 SUGAR BOWL

Illinois 0 7 14 13 --34LSU 7 27 7 6 --47

SCORING SUMMARYLSU 7:22 1Q Davis4run(Corbellokick)LSU 13:29 2Q Davis25run(Corbellokickblocked)LSU 10:23 2Q Davis16run(Corbellokick)LSU 4:42 2Q Reed5passfromDavey(Corbello)ILL 3:47 2Q Hodges2passfromKittner (Christofilakoskick)LSU 0:18 2Q RobertRoyal7passfromDavey(Corbellokick)ILL 10:35 3Q B.Lloyd17passfromKittner (Christofilakoskick)LSU 9:29 3Q Reed32passfromDavey(Corbellokick)ILL 7:20 3Q Lloyd10passfromKittner (Christofilakoskick)ILL 11:33 4Q Young17passfromKittner (Christofilakoskick)LSU 8:39 4Q Davis4run(Daveypassfailed)ILL 5:41 4Q Young40passfromLloyd (Kittnerpassfailed)

LSU LEADERSRushing Att. Yards TD Lg.DomanickDavis 28 122 4 25DeveryHenderson 13 54 0 17

Passing Att. Comp. Int. Yards TD Lg.RohanDavey 53 31 0 444 3 42

Receiving No. Yards TD Lg.JoshReed 14 239 2 42MichaelClayton 8 120 0 26

LSU 47, Illinois 34

2003


January 1, 2003 (70,817)

LSUandTexasmetonthegridironforthefirsttimesincethe1963CottonBowlandthetwoteamsputonquiteashowbeforeaselloutcrowdofover70,000fansinDallas.Despiteholdingonlya10-7leadafterthefirstquarter,theTigersdominatedthefirst15minutesofthecontest.Inthefirstquarteralone,LSUrackedup187yardsofoffensecomparedtozerofortheLonghorns.Inthatfirstquarter,LSUran30playsfor187yards,comparedtoonlythreeplaysforzeronetyardsfortheLonghorns.Inall,LSUheldtheballforjustover13minutesinthefirstquarter,whileTexashaditforlessthantwominutes.Afteradominatingfirstquarter,theTigersstretchedtheirleadto17-7earlyinthesecondquarterona10-yardrunbyDomanickDavis.TexasrespondedwithapairofTDstotakea21-17leadathalftime.LSU’soffensenevergotbackontrackinthesecondhalfastheTigersmanagedjustafourthquarterfieldgoalinfallingtotheLonghorns,35-20.

2003 COTTON BOWL

LSU 10 7 0 3 --20Texas 7 14 7 7 --35

SCORING SUMMARY

LSU 10:44 1Q Corbello26FGUT 3:49 1Q Jackson46fumblerecovery (Magnumkick)LSU 0:04 1Q Toefield20passfromRandall (Corbellokick)LSU 12:04 2Q Davis10run(Corbellokick)UT 11:24 2Q Williams51passfromSimms (Magnumkick)UT 3:11 2Q Benson1run(Magnumkick)UT 4:08 3Q Williams39run(Magnumkick)UT 9:58 4Q Williams8passfromSimms (Magnumkick)LSU 7:41 4Q Corbello39FG

LSU LEADERSRushing Att. Yards TD Lg.DomanickDavis 13 85 1 44MarcusRandall 11 78 0 76

Passing Att. Comp. Int. Yards TD Lg.MarcusRandall 45 19 1 193 1 27

Receiving No. Yards TD Lg.MichaelClayton 6 88 0 24JerelMyers 4 16 0 8

Texas 35, LSU 20

2004


January 4, 2004 (79,342)

BehindasuffocatingdefensetheTigersclaimedtheirsecondnationaltitleinfootballwitha21-14winoverOklahomaintheSugarBowl.ThevictoryintheBCSNationalChampionshipcontestmarkedLSU’sfirstnationaltitlesince1958andalsosenttheTigers,championsoftheSoutheasternConference,toafinaloverallrecordof13-1.RunningbackJustinVincentearnedMVPhonorsforthegame,rushingfor117yardsandonetouchdowninleadingtheTigerstothevictory.Defensively,linebackerLionelTurnerledLSUwithninetackles,includingapairofsacks,oneofwhichcameonthelastoffensiveplayofthegamefortheSooners.Inall,LSUrecordedfivesacksinthecontestandheldtheSoonerstoonly54yardsrushing.

2004 SUGAR BOWL

LSU 7 7 7 0 --21Oklahoma 0 7 0 7 --14

SCORING SUMMARY

LSU 11:38 1Q Green24run(Gaudetkick)OU 7:31 2Q K.Jones1run(Dicarlokick)LSU 4:21 2Q Vincent18run(Gaudetkick)LSU 14:13 3Q Spears20interceptionreturn (Gaudetkick)OU 11:01 4Q K.Jones1run(Dicarlokick)

LSU LEADERS


JustinVincent 16 117 1 64MattMauck 14 27 0 11


MattMauck 22 13 2 124 0 23


MichaelClayton 4 38 0 18DavidJones 3 54 0 29

LSU 21, Oklahoma 14



2005

2005 Capital One BowlFlorida Citrus Bowl Stadium • Orlando, Fla.

January 1, 2005 (70,229)

TheNickSabaneraatLSUcametoanendindramaticfashionas11th-rankedIowascoredona56-yardpassastimeexpiredtobeatthe12th-rankedTigers,30-25.Thelast-secondplayerasedwhatwouldhavebeenatremendousfourth-quartercomebackwinfortheTigersasLSUeraseda12-pointdeficitoverthefinaleightminutesofthecontesttotakea25-24leadwithjust46secondsremaining.Insertedintothegameearlyinthefinalquarter,JaMarcusRussellledtheTigersonapairofTDdrives,thesecondcomingona3-yardpasstoSkylerGreenthatputtheTigersupfortheonlytimeinthegame,25-24.However,theHawkeyesrespondedwitha3-play,71-yarddrive,cappedona56-yardpassfromDrewTatetoWarrenHollowaytorecordthedramaticfin-ish.Playinginonlythefourthquarter,Russellconnectedon12-of-15passesfor128yardsandapairoftouchdowns.

2005 CAPITAL ONE BOWL

LSU 0 12 0 13 --25Iowa 7 7 3 7 --30

SCORING SUMMARYIOWA 12:42 1Q Solomon57passfromTate(Schlicherkick)LSU 14:51 2Q Jackson29FGLSU 9:26 2Q Jackson47FGIOWA 1:04 2Q Considine7blockedpuntreturn(Schlicherkick)LSU 0:38 2Q Broussard74run(Jacksonkickfailed)IOWA 9:59 3Q Schlicher19FGIOWA 12:48 4Q Simmons4run(Schlicherkick)LSU 8:21 4Q Green22passfromRussell(Jacksonkick)LSU 0:46 4Q Green3passfromRussell(Russellpassfailed)IOWA 0:00 4Q Holloway56passfromTate

LSU LEADERS

Rushing Att. Yards TD Lg.AlleyBroussard 13 109 1 74

Passing Att. Comp. Int. Yards TD Lg.JaMarcusRussell 15 12 0 128 2 24MarcusRandall 15 10 1 89 0 18

Receiving No. Yards TD Lg.DwayneBowe 8 122 0 24SkylerGreen 6 59 2 22

Iowa 30, LSU 25

2005

2005 Peach BowlGeorgia Dome • Atlanta, Ga.

December 30, 2005 (65,620)

MattFlynn,subbingforaninjuredJaMarcusRussell,threwfor196yardsandapairoftouchdownsinleading10th-rankedLSUtoitsmostlopsidedbowlvictoryeverina40-3winoverninth-rankedMiamiintheChick-fil-APeachBowl.JosephAddairushedfor130yardsandascoreastheTigersdominatedthefinalthreequartersofthecontest.Withthescoredtiedat3-3attheendofthefirstquarter,theTigerdefensetookoverasLSUlimitedtheHurricanestojusttwofirstdownsandonly38yardsofoffenseoverthefinalthreequartersofthegame.Inall,Miamimanagedonlysixfirstdownsand153yardsofoffenseinthecontestasLSUputtogetheritsmostcompletegameoftheseason.WiththeTigerdefenseholdingtheHurricaneoffenseatbay,theLSUoffensecamealiveinthesecondquarter,firstwitha51-yardTDpassfromFlynntoCraigDavis.Aftera47-yardfieldgoalbyChrisJacksonthatputLSUup13-3,theTigerswentona9-playdrivejustbeforethebreak,cappedwitha4-yardpassfromFlynntoAddaitostretchtheleadto20-3athalftime.2005 CHICK-FIL-A PEACH BOWL

Miami(Fla.) 3 0 0 0 --3LSU 3 17 14 6 --40

SCORING SUMMARYMIAMI 8:45 1Q Peattie21FGLSU 0:58 1Q Jackson37FGLSU 11:47 2Q Davis51passfromFlynn(Davidkick)LSU 4:57 2Q Jackson47FGLSU 0:18 2Q Addai4passfromFlynn (Davidkick) LSU 11:54 3Q Addai6run(Davidkick)LSU 5:27 3Q Hester1run(Davidkick)LSU 13:59 4Q David35FGLSU 8:20 4Q Jackson50FG

LSU LEADERS

Rushing Att. Yards TD Lg.JosephAddai 24 130 1 25JacobHester 13 70 1 21 Passing Att. Comp. Int. Yards TD LgMattFlynn 22 13 0 196 2 51Receiving No. Yards TD Lg.CraigDavis 5 99 1 51DwayneBowe 3 51 0 32DavidJones 2 26 0 17JosephAddai 2 5 1 4

LSU 40, Miami 3

2007


January 3, 2007 (77,781)

LSU 41, Notre Dame 14

JaMarcusRussellthrewfor332yardsandapairoftouchdownsandtheTigerdefenseshutdownNotreDame’spotentoffensiveattackina41-14winovertheIrishinthe2007AllstateSugarBowlinNewOrleans.InoneofhisbestoverallperformancesasaTiger,Russellaccountedfornearly350yardsofoffenseandthreeLSUscores,includingtwointhefirsthalfastheTigersled21-14athalftime.LSUwastedlittletimeintakingcontrolofthegameastheTigersneededonlytwoplaystotakea7-0lead.LSU’sfirstpointsofthegamecamefollowingaNotreDamepossessionthatsawtheIrishunsuccessfullyfakeapuntfromdeepintheirownterritory.AfteranotherdefensivestopbytheTigers,LSUwent80yardsoneightplays,cappedwithaRussell-to-DwayneBowe11-yardTDpassfora14-0advantage.TheIrishscoredonitsnextpossessiontocutthemarginto14-7attheendofthefirstquarter.TheIrishthenknottedupthecontestat14-14lateinthesecondquarteronaQuinnTDpass.TheTigerscamerightback,though,takinga21-14advantagejustbeforehalftimeona5-yardrunbyRussell.Russell’sTDrunwassetupwhenthequarterbackconnectedwithEarlyDoucetona58-yardpassdowntotheIrish5-yardline.LSUbuiltonthemomentuminthesecondhalfastheTigersscored13straightpointstoopenthethirdquartertoextendtheleadto34-14.NotreDamenevercouldrecoverastheTigertackedonanotherTDinthefourthquarterforthefinalmargin.

2007 SUGAR BOWL

NotreDame 7 7 0 0 --14LSU 14 7 13 7 --41

SCORING SUMMARYLSU 11:16 1Q Williams3run(Davidkick)LSU 6:03 1Q Bowe11passfromRussell(Davidkick)ND 1:26 1Q Grimes24passfromQuinn(Gioiakick)ND 2:25 2Q Samardzija10passfromQuinn(Gioiakick)LSU 1:15 2Q Russell5run(Davidkick)LSU 9:34 3Q David25FGLSU 3:48 3Q David37FGLSU 0:18 3Q LaFell58passfromRussell(Davidkick)LSU 7:27 4Q Williams20run(Gaudetkick)

LSU LEADERSRushing Att. Yards TD Lg.KeilandWilliams 14 107 2 20JustinVincent 12 71 0 19

Passing Att. Comp. Int. Yards TD Lg.JaMarcusRussell 34 21 1 332 2 58

Receiving No. Yards TD Lg.EarlyDoucet 8 115 0 58DwayneBowe 5 78 1 29

133133

LSULSU Bowl History


2008

2008 BCS Title GameSuperdome • New Orleans, La.

Jan. 7, 2008 (79,651)

MattFlynntiedaschoolrecordwithfourTDpassesasLSUovercameanearly10-0deficittoposta38-24winovertop-rankedOhioStateintheBCSNationalChampionshipGame.Thevictorycappeda12-2seasonfortheTigersasLSUwonitssecondBCStitleinfiveyearsandtheschool’sthirdoverallnationalchampionshipinfootball.AfterspottingtheBuckeyesa10-0first-quarteradvantage,theTigersdominatedtherestoftheway.LSUoutscoredOhioState31-0overaspanthatstretchedfromlateinthefirstquartertomidwaythroughthethirdquarter.TheTigersdominatedthesecondquarter,scoringonthree-straightpossessionstotakea24-10lead.LSUtiedthescoreona10-yardTDpassfromFlynntoRichardDickson.RickyJean-Francoisblockeda28-yardfieldgoalattemptbytheBuckeyesminuteslatertoputthemomentumbackinfavoroftheTigers.LSUscored10playslaterwhenFlynnconnectedwithBrandonLaFellona10-yardstriketogivetheTigerstheleadforgoodat17-10atthe7:25markTheTigersled24-10athalftimewhenJacobHesterscoredona1-yardplungethatwassetupbyaChevisJacksoninterception.LSU’sleadwentto31-10ona4-yardTDreceptionbyEarlyDoucetatthe9:04markinthethirdquarter.OhioStatepulledtowithin31-17lateinthethirdquarterbeforetheTigersputthegameawaywitha5-yardTDpassfromFlynntoDicksonwith1:50leftinthegame.

2008 BCS NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP GAME

LSU 3 21 7 7 -38OhioState 10 0 7 7 -24

SCORING SUMMARYOSU 13:34 1Q Wells65run(Pretoriuskick)OSU 9:12 1Q Pretorius25FGLSU 2:21 1Q David32FGLSU 13:00 2Q Dickson13passfromFlynn(Davidkick)LSU 7:25 2Q LaFell10passfromFlynn(Davidkick)LSU 4:16 2Q Hester1run(Davidkick)LSU 9:04 3Q Doucet4passfromFlynn(Davidkick)OSU 1:38 3Q Robiskie5passfromBoeckman(Pretoriuskick)LSU 1:50 4Q Dickson5passfromFlynn(Davidkick)OSU 1:13 4Q Hartline15passfromBoeckman(Pretoriuskick)LSU LEADERSRushing Att. Yards TD Lg.JacobHester 21 86 1 20RichardMurphy 2 33 0 24

Passing Att. Comp. Int. Yards TD Lg.MattFlynn 27 19 1 174 4 20

Receiving No. Yards TD Lg.EarlyDoucet 7 51 1 16RichardDickson 4 44 2 15

LSU’sdefenseshutdownGeorgiaTech’striple-optionattack,andtheTigeroffensewasnearlyflawlessina38-3winoverthe14th-rankedYellowJacketsintheChick-fil-ABowl.JordanJefferson,whowasmakingjusthissecondcareerstart,threwfor142yardsandascore,whileCharlesScottrushedfor65yardsand3TDsastheTigersledfromstarttofinish.TheTigerssetthetoneearly,driving60yardsonsevenplaysontheopeningpossessionofthegametotakea7-0lead.GeorgiaTechwouldscoreitsonlypointsona24-yardfieldgoallateinthefirstquarter.ThesecondquarterbelongedtoLSUastheTigersscored28unansweredpointsduringthatframetotakea35-3leadathalftime.LSU’ssecondquarteroutburstwasaidedbyoutstandingspecialteamsplaybytheTigers.Aftera3-and-outbytheTigers,LSUforcedafumbleonaTechpuntreturn,re-gainingpossessionattheYellowJacket19-yardline.LSUscoredsixplayslaterona1-yardrunbyScotttotakea21-3lead.OnTech’snextpossession,theTigersstuffedafakepuntattemptbytheYellowJackets,givingLSUtheballontheGeorgiaTech24-yardline.TheTigersneededjusttwoplaystoscoreasJeffersonconnectedwithRichardDicksonfora25-yardTD,stretchingtheleadto28-3.LSUaddedafinalTDjustbeforehalftimewhenKeilandWilliamsraced17yardsforascore.LSUtackedonafieldgoalinthethirdquarterforthefinalpointsofthegame.LSU’sdefenseplayeditsbestgameoftheseason,holdingtheYellowJacketsto314yards,whichincludedjust164rushingyards,some120yardsbelowtheirseasonaverage.JeffersonwasnamedtheoffensiveMVPofthegame,whileLBPerryRileywasthegame’sdefensiveMVPafterregistering11tackles,includingonetackleforaloss.

2009 CHICK-FIL-A BOWL

LSU 7 28 3 0 -38GeorgiaTech 3 0 0 0 -3

SCORING SUMMARYLSU 11:58 1Q C.Scott2run(Davidkick)GT 1:03 1Q S.Blair24FGLSU 12:08 2Q C.Scott4run(Davidkick)LSU 8:27 2Q C.Scott1run(Davidkick)LSU 5:21 2Q R.Dickson25passfromJefferson(Davidkick)LSU 1:27 2Q K.Williams17run(Davidkick)LSU 1:56 3Q C.David53FG

LSU LEADERSRushing Att. Yards TD Lg.CharlesScott 15 65 3 18KeilandWilliams 5 42 1 17

Passing Att. Comp. Int. Yards TD Lg.JordanJefferson 25 16 0 142 1 25

Receiving No. Yards TD Lg.RichardDickson 4 50 1 25BrandonLaFell 2 26 0 20

LSU 38, Ohio State 24

2008

2008 Chick-fil-A Bowl Georgia Dome • Atlanta, Ga.December 31, 2008 (71,423)

LSU 38, Georgia Tech 3

2010

2010 Capital One BowlCitrus Bowl Stadium • Orlando, Fla.

January 1, 2010 (63,025)

No.11PennStatehitagame-winning21-yardfieldgoalwith57secondstoplayandtimeranoutonNo.13LSUastheNittanyLionshandedheadcoachLesMileshisfirstbowllossatLSU,19-17.TheTigersscoredtwotouchdownsin3:02toovercomea13-pointdeficitandtakea17-16fourth-quarterlead.With6:54toplay,PennStateansweredwitha12-play,65-yarddrivethattook5:57offtheclockandregainedthelead.Aftersputteringthroughthefirsthalf,LSU’soffensefoundlifeinthesecondhalfwithapairofscoresagainsttheNo.4-rankedscoringdefenseintheNCAA.A24-yardtouchdownpassfromJordanJeffersontowidereceiverBrandonLaFell,a1-yardtouchdownrunbyrunningbackStevanRidleyandapairofPAT’sbyJoshJaspergavetheTigerstheirfirstleadwith12:49lefttoplay.LSUwasoutgained,340-243.Jeffersonwassackedtwicewhilecompleting13-of-24passesfor202yardsandatouchdown.WidereceiverTerrenceToliverhad81yardsonsixcatches,whileLaFelladdedfivereceptionsfor87yards.theTigershad41yardsrushingon25attemptsincluding17sackyards.Thelongestrunofthegamewasfor11yardsbyTrindonHolliday.ChadJonesledthewaydefensivelywitheighttackles

2010 CAPITAL ONE BOWL

PennState 7 6 3 3 -19LSU 0 3 7 7 -17

SCORING SUMMARYPSU 1:54 1Q D.Moye37passfromD.Clark(Wagnerkick)LSU 14:15 2Q J.Jasper25FGPSU 5:29 2Q C.Wagner26FGPSU 0:04 2Q C.Wagner18FGPSU 2:27 3Q C.Wagner20FGLSU 0:13 3Q LaFell24passfromJefferson(Jasperkick)LSU 12:49 4Q S.Ridley1run(Jasperkick)PSU 0:57 4Q C.Wagner21FG

LSU LEADERSRUSHING Att. Yards TD Lg.StevanRidley 12 13 1 6JordanJefferson 8 11 0 10

PASSING Att. Comp Int Yds TD Lg.JordanJefferson 24 13 1 202 1 39

Receiving No. Yards TD Lg.TerrenceToliver 6 81 0 39BrandonLaFell 5 87 1 36

Penn State 19, LSU 17


LSU LSU Bowl History/LSU Bowl Team Records

2011

2011 Cotton BowlCowboys Stadium • Arlington, Texas

January 7, 2011 (83,514)

LSUrushedforaseason-high288yardsandquarterbackJordanJeffersonaccountedforfourtouchdownsasthe11th-rankedTigersovercameaslowstarttoposta41-24winover18th-rankedTexasA&MintheCottonBowlinCowboysStadium.LSUspottedtheAggiesanearly10-0leadbeforegettingontrackoffensively.OncetheTigersgotgoing,theywerehardtostopasLSUscored28firsthalfpointsintakinga28-17leadathalftime.Jeffersonaccountedforthreefirsthalftouchdowns,includinga42-yardTDpasstoTerrenceToliverthatpulledtheTigerstowith10-7andthena2-yardTDstriketoToliveratthe1:27markinthesecondquarterthatgavetheTigersa28-17leadatintermission.LSUstretcheditsleadto35-17justthreeminutesintothesecondhalfwhenJeffersonconnectedwithToliverforathirdtouch-down,thisonecovering41-yards.LSU’sdefenseforcedfourTexasA&Mturnovers–threeinterceptionsandonefumble–andheldtheAggiestoonly114totalyardsinthesecondhalf.FreshmandefensivebackTyrannMathieuwasnamedthedefensiveMVPofthegameafterleadingtheTigerswithseventackles,onesackforan8-yardlossaswellasforcingthreeturnovers–1interceptionand2fumbles.ToliverearnedoffensiveMVPhonorswithfivereceptionsfor112yardsandacareer-bestthreetouchdowns.

2011 COTTON BOWLLSU 7 21 7 6 -41A&M 10 7 0 7 -24

SCORING SUMMARYA&M 13:01 1Q Nwachukwu6passfromTannehill(Bullockkick)A&M 5:03 1Q Bullock39FGLSU 1:48 1Q Toliver42passfromJefferson(Jasperkick)LSU 10:13 2Q Jefferson1run(Jasperkick)A&M 7:44 2Q Nwachukwu14passfromGray(Bullockkick)LSU 4:43 2Q Ridley17run(Jasperkick)LSU 1:27 2Q Toliver2passfromJefferson(Jasperkick)LSU 12:06 3Q Toliver41passfromJefferson(Jasperkick)A&M 10:04 4Q McNeal4passfromTannehill(Bullockkick)LSU 6:12 4Q Jasper50FGLSU 3:04 4Q Jasper26FG

LSU LEADERSRushing Att. Yards TD Lg.StevanRidley 24 110 1 22SpencerWare 10 102 0 26

Passing Att. Comp. Int. Yards TD Lg.JordanJefferson 19 10 1 158 3 42

Receiving No. Yards TD Lg.TerrenceToliver 5 112 3 42

LSU 41, Texas A&M 24

LSU Bowl Team RecordsLSUFirstDowns 32 vs.Illinois,‘02SugarRushingAttempts 63 vs.Stanford(332yards),‘77SunRushingYards 332 vs.Stanford(63att.),‘77SunPassesAttempted 53 vs.Illinois(31comp.),‘02SugarPassesCompleted 31 vs.Illinois(53att.),‘02SugarCompletionPercentage .727 vs.Arkansas(8-of-11),‘66CottonPassingYards 444 vs.Illinois(31-of-53),‘02SugarPassesHadIntercepted 5 vs.Nebraska,‘85SugarTouchdownPasses 4 vs.OhioState,‘08BCSTitleGameTotalOffenseAttempts 97 vs.Illinois(595yards),‘02SugarTotalOffenseYards 595 vs.Illinois(97att.),‘02SugarFumblesLost 4 vs.Oklahoma,‘50Sugar vs.FloridaState,‘68PeachTotalTurnovers 8 vs.Oklahoma(4fumbles,4int.),‘50SugarPointsinaQuarter 28 vs.GeorgiaTech(secondquarter),‘08Chick-fil-ABowlPointsinaHalf 35 vs.GeorgiaTech(firsthalf),‘08Chick-fil-AFewestRushingYards -15 vs.OleMiss(32att.),‘60SugarFewestPassingYards 13 vs.Baylor(1-of-5),‘63BluebonnetFewestPassAttempts 5 vs.Baylor(1comp.),‘63BluebonnetFewestPassesCompleted 1 vs.Baylor(5att.),‘63BluebonnetFewestTotalYards 74 vs.OleMiss(-15rush,74pass),‘60SugarMostPoints 47 vs.Illinois,‘02SugarFewestPoints 0 vs.SantaClara,‘38Sugar vs.Arkansas,‘47Cotton vs.Oklahoma,‘50Sugar vs.OleMiss,‘60Sugar

OpponentFirstDowns 27 byBaylor,‘63BluebonnetRushingAttempts 64 byClemson(168yards),‘59SugarRushingYards 286 byOklahoma,‘50SugarPassesAttempted 47 bySouthCarolina(28comp.),‘87GatorMostPassesCompleted 28 bySouthCarolina(47att.),‘87GatorCompletionPercentage .703 byBaylor(26-of-37),‘63BluebonnetPassingYards 348 byMichiganState(22-of-44),‘95IndependencePassesHadIntercepted 5 byTexasA&M,‘44OrangeTouchdownPasses 3 Fivetimes,Last:byTexasA&M,‘11CottonBowlTotalOffenseAttempts 91 byBaylor(489yards),‘85LibertyTotalOffenseYards 489 byBaylor(91att.),‘85LibertyFumblesLost 4 byOklahoma,‘50Sugar byIowaState,‘71Sun byNebraska,‘83Orange byGeorgiaTech,‘00PeachTotalTurnovers 8 byTexasA&M(5int.,3fumbles),‘44OrangeFewestRushingYards -15 byTexasA&M(25att.),‘44OrangeFewestPassingYards 0 byArkansas(0-of-4),‘47CottonFewestPassingAttempts 4 byArkansas(0comp.),‘47Cotton byClemson(2comp.),‘59SugarFewestPassesCompleted 0 byArkansas(4att.),‘47CottonFewestTotalYards 54 byArkansas(54rush,0pass),‘47CottonFewestTotalYardsinaHalf 3 byMiami(-6rush,9passin2ndhalf),‘05PeachMostPoints 35 byOklahoma,‘50Sugar byTexas,‘03CottonFewestPoints 0 byArkansas,‘47Cotton byClemson,‘59Sugar byTexas,‘63Cotton

Combined (LSU AND OPPONENT)

MostPoints 81 vs.Illinois(LSU47,Illinois34),‘02SugarFewestPoints 0 vs.Arkansas(LSU0,Ark.0),‘47CottonMostTotalYards 958 vs.Illinois(LSU595,Illinois363),‘02SugarFewestTotalYards 248 vs.SantaClara(LSU158,S.C.90),‘38Sugar

MiscellaneousLargestMarginofVictory 37 vs.Miami(LSU40,Miami3),‘05Peach

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LSURUSHINGRushingAttempts 34 RondellMealey(222yds)vs.NotreDame,‘97IndependenceRushingYards 234 KevinFaulk(25att.)vs.MichiganState,‘95IndependenceYardsPerAttempt 10.2 SpencerWare(10-for-102)vs.TexasA&M,‘11CottonBowlRushingTouchdowns 4 DomanickDavisvs.Illinois,‘02SugarLongestRush 78 RondellMealeyvs.NotreDame,‘97Independence

PASSINGPassAttempts 53 RohanDavey(31comp.)vs.Illinois,‘02SugarPassCompletions 31 RohanDavey(53att.)vs.Illinois,‘02SugarCompletionPercentage .703 MattFlynn(19-of-27)vs.OhioState,‘08BCSTitleGamePassingYards 444 RohanDavey(31-of-53)vs.Illinois,‘02SugarPassesHadIntercepted 4 JeffWickershamvs.Nebraska,‘85SugarTouchdownPasses 4 MattFlynnvs.OhioState,‘08BCSTitleGame

RECEIVINGPassReceptions 14 JoshReed(239yards)vs.Illinois,‘02SugarReceivingYards 239 JoshReed(14rec.),vs.Illinois,‘02SugarTouchdownReceptions 3 WendellDavisvs.SouthCarolina,‘87Gator 3 TerrenceTolivervs.TexasA&M,‘11CottonBowlLongestPass 77 BertJonestoAndyHamiltonvs.IowaState,‘71Sun

TOTAL OFFENSEAttempts 56 MarcusRandall(271yards)vs.Texas,‘03CottonYards 427 RohanDavey(54att.),vs.Illinois,‘02SugarAllPurposeYards 271 KevinFaulk(234rush,4rec.,33ret.)vs.MichiganState,‘95Independence

SCORINGPoints 24 DomanickDavis(4TDs)vs.Illinois,‘02SugarTouchdowns 4 DomanickDavis(4rush)vs.Illinois,‘02SugarKickingPoints 12 DavidBrowndyke(3FGs,3PATs)vs.SouthCarolina,‘87GatorExtraPoints 6 Andre’Lafleurvs.MichiganState,‘95IndependenceFieldGoals 3 ChrisJacksonvs.Miami,‘05Peach 3 DavidBrowndykevs.SouthCarolina,‘87GatorLongestFieldGoal 53 ColtDavidvs.GeorgiaTech,‘08Chick-fil-ABowl

INTERCEPTIONSInterceptions 2 BennyGriffin(26yards)vs.Wyoming,‘68Sugar AlCoffee(22yards)vs.Nebraska,‘71Orange LiffortHobley(15yards)vs.Nebraska,‘85Sugar GregJackson(91yards)vs.SouthCarolina,‘87GatorInterceptionYards 91 GregJackson(2returns)vs.SouthCarolina,‘87GatorLongestInterception 48 GregJacksonvs.SouthCarolina,‘87Gator

PUNT RETURNSPuntReturns 4 SammyGrezaffi(61yards)vs.Wyoming,‘68Sugar CraigBurns(40yards)vs.FloridaState,‘68PeachPuntReturnYards 90 DomanickDavis(4returns)vs.Texas,‘03CottonLongestPuntReturn 79 NormanJeffersonvs.Baylor,‘85Liberty

KICKOFF RETURNSKickoffReturns 5 HarveyWilliams(138yards)vs.Nebraska,‘87SugarKickoffReturnYards 138 HarveyWilliams(5returns)vs.Nebraska,‘87SugarLongestKickoffReturn 92 EddieKennisonvs.MichiganState,‘95Independence

PUNTINGPunts 9 JerryStovall(376yards)vs.Texas,‘63Cotton GeraldBrown(326yards)vs.Syracuse,‘65Sugar MitchWorley(280yards)vs.Wyoming,‘68SugarPuntingAverage 56.7 PatrickFishervs.OhioState,‘08BCSTitleGameLongestPunt 65 DonnieJonesvs.Texas,‘03Cotton

OpponentRUSHINGRushingAttempts 29 LeonHeath(170yards),Oklahoma,‘50SugarRushingYards 170 LeonHeath(29att.),Oklahoma,‘50SugarYardsPerCarry 7.9 HarryJones(10for79),Arkansas,‘66CottonRushingTouchdowns 2 FourplayersLongestRush 86 LeonHeath,Oklahoma,‘50Sugar

PASSINGPassesAttempted 47 ToddEllis(28comp.),SouthCarolina,‘87GatorPassesCompleted 28 ToddEllis(47att.),SouthCarolina,‘87GatorCompletionPercentage .750 CodyCarlson(9-of-12),Baylor,‘85LibertyPassingYards 348 TonyBanks(22-of-44),MichiganState,‘95IndependencePassesHadIntercepted 4 ToddEllis,SouthCarolina,‘87GatorTouchdownPasses 4 KurtKittner,Illinois,‘02Sugar

RECEIVINGPassReceptions 11 JamesIngram(163yards),Baylor,‘63BluebonnetReceivingYards 178 WalterYoung(6rec.),Illinois,‘02SugarTouchdownReceptions 2 SevenPlayers,Last:UzomaNwachukwu,TexasA&M,‘11CottonBowlLongestPass 78 TonyBankstoMushinMuhammed,MichiganState,‘95Independence

TOTAL OFFENSEPlays 58 ToddEllis,SouthCarolina,‘87GatorYards 320 TonyBanks,MichiganState,‘95IndependenceAllPurposeYards 320 TonyBanks(348pass,-28rush),MichiganState,‘95Independence

SCORINGPoints 12 ThirteenPlayersTouchdowns 2 MultiplePlayersKickingPoints 7 ThreeplayersExtraPoints 5 KenTipps,Oklahoma,‘50SugarFieldGoals 3 ScottCengia,NotreDame,‘97IndependenceLongestFieldGoal 49 JerryDePoyster,Wyoming,‘68Sugar

INTERCEPTIONSInterceptions 2 ChadDaffer,Nebraska,‘85Sugar DavidHolmes,Syracuse,‘89HallofFameInterceptionYards 59 LorenSchweninger(1ret.),Colorado,‘62OrangeLongestInterception 59 LorenSchweninger,Colorado,‘62Orange

PUNT RETURNSPuntReturns 5 KellyRhino(81yards),GeorgiaTech,‘00PeachPuntReturnYards 81 KellyRhino(5ret.),GeorgiaTech,‘00PeachLongestPuntReturn 42 IrvingFryar,Nebraska,‘83Orange

KICKOFF RETURNSKickoffReturns 7 CornellJudie,TexasA&M,‘11CottonBowlKickoffReturnYards 132 DerrickMason(4ret.),MichiganState,‘95IndependenceLongestKickoffReturn 100 DerrickMason,MichiganState,‘95Independence

PUNTINGPunts 14 SammyBaugh(672yards),TexasChristian,‘36SugarPuntingAverage 50.0 A.J.Trapasso(3-for-150),OhioState,‘08BCSTitleGameLongestPunt 75 StanleyTurner,TexasA&M,‘44Cotton

In the 1997 Independence Bowl, Rondell Mealey ran for 222yards on 34 carries against Notre Dame in the 27-9 victory.

In the 2002 Sugar Bowl, Rohan Davey led a Tiger squad that broke or tied eight Sugar Bowl records and broke or tied 13 LSU bowl records in the 47-34 win over No. 7 Illinois.

Domanick Davis set LSU and Sugar Bowl records with four rushing touchdowns in the 2002 win against Illinois.


1958

1958 SquadWHITE TEAM

LE 85BillyHendrix 6-0 185 Rayville,La.LT 70LynnLeBlanc 6-2 201 Crowley,La.LG 64LarryKahlden 6-1 210 Weimar,TexasC 51MaxFugler 6-1 203 Ferriday,La.RG 67EdMcCreedy 6-1 195 Biloxi,Miss.RT 72Charles“Bo”Strange 6-1 202 BatonRouge,La.RE 86MickeyMangham 6-1 192 Kensington,Md.QB 12WarrenRabb 6-0 190 BatonRouge,La.LH 20BillyCannon 6-1 204 BatonRouge,La.RH 34JohnnyRobinson 6-0 185 BatonRouge,La.FB 40J.W.Brodnax 6-0 202 Bastrop,La.

GO TEAM

LE 83ScottMcClain 6-2 180 Smackover,Ark.LT 74DaveMcCarty 6-2 200 Rayville,La.LG 63AlDampier 6-1 201 Clayton,La.C 50BobbyGreenwood 5-10 195 LakeCharles,La.RG 66MikeStupka 6-0 205 Bogalusa,La.RT 73JackFrayer 6-2 210 Toledo,OhioRE 82DonNorwood 6-3 202 BatonRouge,La.QB 16DurelMatherne 5-11 188 Lutcher,La.LH 23DonPurvis 5-7 160 CrystalSprings,Miss.RH 33DonnieDaye 5-10 184 Ferriday,La.FB 44TommyDavis 6-0 204 Shreveport,La.

CHINESE BANDITS

CB 80AndyBourgeois 5-10 174 NewOrleans,La.LE 75MelBranch 6-1 210 DeRidder,La.LT 65EmileFournet 5-11 195 Bogalusa,La.LB 53JohnLangan 6-3 183 Carbondale,Ill.RG 61TommyLott 5-9 188 Texarkana,Ark.RT 71DuaneLeopard 6-2 205 BatonRouge,La.RE 81GaynellKinchen 6-3 196 BatonRouge,La.S 10DarrylJenkins 6-1 163 Franklinton,La.S 32LeeRoberts 6-0 172 N.LittleRock,Ark.CB 22HartBourque 5-8 165 Gonzales,La.LB 43MerleSchexnaildre 5-9 182 Houma,La.

1958 SeasonOverall Record: 11-0; SEC Record 6-0Sept.20 atRice W,26-6Sept.27 atAlabama W,13-3Oct.4 Hardin-Simmons W,20-6Oct.10 atMiami(Fla.) W,41-0Oct.18 Kentucky W,32-7Oct.25 Florida W,10-7Nov.1 OleMiss W,14-0Nov.8 Duke W,50-18Nov.15 atMississippiState W,7-6Nov.22 atTulane W,62-0SUGAR BOWL • NEW ORLEANS, LA.

Jan.1 Clemson W,7-0

1958 Coaching Staff Head Coach:PaulDietzelChief Assistant/Defensive Line:CharlesMcClendonOffensive Backfield:CarlMaddoxOffensive Line:William(Bill)PetersonOffensive Backfield:GeorgeJ.TerryEnds:AbnerWimberlyFreshmen:ClarenceM.(Pop)StrangeLine Assistant and Scouting:RaymondDidier

Statistical LeadersRUSHINGPLAYER ATT. YDS. TD

BillyCannon 115 686 11JohnnyRobinson 86 480 7

PASSINGPLAYER ATT. COMP. YDS. INT. TD

WarrenRabb 90 45 591 5 8DurelMatherne 38 9 160 4 3

RECEIVING PLAYER REC. YDS. TD

JohnnyRobinson 16 235 3BillyCannon 9 162 1

NATIONAL CHAMPIONS

Thelegendary1958teamcompiledLSU’sfirstperfectseasonsince1908andbecamethefirstsquadinschoolhistorytowinthenationaltitle.LedbyAll-AmericanBillyCannonandcoachPaulDietzel’sthree-platoonsystem,theTigerscompletedtheunblemishedseasonwitha7-0shutoutofClemsonintheSugarBowl.


2003

2003 SquadOFFENSE

WR 9DeveryHenderson 6-0 190 Opelousas,La.LT 76AndrewWhitworth 6-7 325 WestMonroe,La.LG 71NateLivings 6-5 313 LakeCharles,La.C 55BenWilkerson 6-4 296 Hemphill,TexasRG 72StephenPeterman 6-4 321 Waveland,Miss.RT 60RodneyReed 6-4 287 WestMonroe,La.TE 82DavidJones 6-4 259 SilverSprings,Md.TE 47EricEdwards 6-5 244 Monroe,La.WR 14MichaelClayton 6-4 200 BatonRouge,La.WR 5SkylerGreen 5-9 190 Westwego,La.QB 18MattMauck 6-2 213 Jasper,Ind.RB 25JustinVincent 5-10 208 LakeCharles,La.FB 44KevinSteltz 5-9 243 NewOrleans,La.

DEFENSE

LE 84MarcusSpears 6-4 297 BatonRouge,La.LT 95KyleWilliams 6-3 288 Ruston,La.RT 93ChadLavalais 6-3 292 Marksville,La.RE 94MarquiseHill 6-7 295 NewOrleans,La.LB 27EricAlexander 6-3 223 PortArthur,Tx.LB 58LionelTurner 6-2 257 Walker,La.LB 46CameronVaughn 6-4 220 Terrytown,La.LCB 13CoreyWebster 6-0 201 Vacherie,La.SS 8JackHunt 6-1 197 Ruston,La.FS 30LaRonLandry 6-2 180 Ama,La.RCB 29TravisDaniels 6-1 187 Hollywood,Fla.

SPECIAL TEAMS

P 80DonnieJones 6-3 217 BatonRouge,La.PK 41ChrisJackson 5-11 179 NewOrleans,La.PK 39RyanGaudet 5-6 155 NewOrleans,La.HOLD 87BlainBech 6-1 179 Slidell,La.SNAP 70GantPetty 6-0 205 BatonRouge,La.PR 5SkylerGreen 5-9 190 Westwego,La.KR 9DeveryHenderson 6-0 190 Opelousas,La.

2003 SeasonOverall Record: 13-1; SEC Record 7-1Aug.30 Louisiana-Monroe W,49-7Sept.6 atArizona W,59-13Sept.13 WesternIllinois W,35-7Sept.20 Georgia W,17-10Sept.27 atMiss.State W,41-6Oct.11 Florida L,7-19Oct.18 atSouthCarolina W,33-7Oct.25 Auburn W,31-7Nov.1 LouisianaTech W,49-10Nov.15 atAlabama W,27-3Nov.22 atOleMiss W,17-14Nov.28 Arkansas W,55-24SEC CHAMPIONSHIP GAME • ATLANTA, GA.

Dec.6 Georgia W,34-13SUGAR BOWL • NEW ORLEANS, LA.

Jan.4 Oklahoma W,21-14

2003 Coaching Staff Head Coach: NickSabanAssistant Head Coach/Linebackers: KirkDoll Special Teams Coordinator/Running Backs: DerekDooleyOffensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks: Jimbo FisherAssociate Head Coach/Wide Receivers: StanHixonDefensive Line: TravisJonesDefensive Coordinator: WillMuschampOffensive Line: StacySearelsAssistant Head Coach/Tight Ends/Recruiting Coordinator:LanceThompsonDefensive Backs: TimWaltonAdministrative Assistant: SamNader

Statistical LeadersRUSHING

PLAYER ATT. YDS. TD

JustinVincent 154 1,001 10JosephAddai 114 520 2

PASSINGPLAYER ATT. COMP. YDS. INT. TD

MattMauck 358 229 2,825 14 28MarcusRandall 40 25 403 1 2

RECEIVING PLAYER REC. YDS. TD

MichaelClayton 78 1,079 10DeveryHenderson 53 861 11

NATIONAL CHAMPIONS

In2003,LSUsettheschoolrecordforsingle-seasonvictorieswith13enroutetodefeatingOklahomaintheBCSChampionshipGamefortheprogram’ssecondnationaltitle.FourTigersearnedfirst-teamAll-AmericahonorsandLSUboastedthenation’sNo.1defense,allowingonly11.0pointsand252yardspergame.


2007

2007 SquadOFFENSEWR 1BrandonLaFell 6-3 205 Houston,TexasLT 70CironBlack 6-5 320 Tyler,TexasLG 79HermanJohnson 6-7 356 Olla,La.C 74BrettHelms 6-2 270 Stuttgart,Ark.RG 65LyleHitt 6-2 299 BatonRouge,La.RT 71CarnellStewart 6-5 320 RiverRidge,La.TE 82RichardDickson 6-3 235 OceanSprings,Miss.WR 9EarlyDoucet 6-0 207 St.Martinville,La.WR 2DemetriusByrd 6-2 195 Miami,Fla.QB 15MattFlynn 6-3 227 Tyler,TexasRB 18JacobHester 6-0 228 Shreveport,La.RB 5KeilandWilliams 6-0 226 Lafayette,La.RB 8TrindonHolliday 5-5 160 Zachary,La.FB 45QuinnJohnson 6-2 238 Edgard,La.FB 40ShawnJordan 5-11 254 ElPaso,Texas

DEFENSE LE 93TysonJackson 6-5 291 Edgard,La.LT 72GlennDorsey 6-2 303 Gonzales,La.RT 99MarlonFavorite 6-1 302 Harvey,La.RE 49KirstonPittman 6-4 252 Garyville,La.LB 35LukeSanders 6-5 242 WestMonroe,La.LB 48DarryBeckwith 6-1 230 BatonRouge,La.LB 7AliHighsmith 6-1 223 Miami,Fla.LCB 19JonathanZenon 6-0 180 BreauxBridge,La.SS 16CraigSteltz 6-2 209 NewOrleans,La.FS 27CurtisTaylor 6-3 204 Franklinton,La.RCB 21ChevisJackson 6-0 184 Mobile,Ala.

SPECIAL TEAMS PK 6ColtDavid 5-9 173 Grapevine,TexasP 36PatrickFisher 6-5 253 Hyattsville,Md.SNAP 51JacobO’Hair 6-2 237 RanchoCucamonga,Calif.HOLD 15MattFlynn 6-3 227 Tyler,TexasKR 8TrindonHolliday 5-5 159 Zachary,La.PR 3ChadJones 6-3 218 BatonRouge,La.

2007 SeasonOverall Record: 12-2; SEC Record: 6-2 Aug.30 atMississippiState W,45-0Sept.8 #9/9VirginiaTech W,48-7Sept.15 MiddleTennessee W,44-0Sept.22 #12/14SouthCarolina W,28-16Sept.29 atTulane W,34-9Oct.6 #7/9Florida W,28-24Oct.13 at#17/18Kentucky L,43-37(3OT)Oct.20 #18/19Auburn W,30-24Nov.3 at#17/18Alabama W,41-34Nov.10 LouisianaTech W,58-10Nov.17 atOleMiss W,41-24Nov.23 Arkansas L,50-48(3OT)SEC CHAMPIONSHIP GAME • ATLANTA, GA.

Dec.1 #14/15Tennessee W,21-14BCS NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP GAME • NEW ORLEANS, LA.

Jan.7 #1/1OhioState W,38-24

2007 Coaching StaffHead Coach:LesMilesOffensive Coordinator:GaryCrowtonTight Ends/Recruiting Coordinator:JoshHensonDefensive Line: EarlLaneDefensive Backs:DougMalloryWide Receivers:D.J.McCarthyDefensive Coordinator: BoPeliniSpecial Teams Coordinator/Linebackers: BradleyDalePevetoRunning Backs: LarryPorterOffensive Line: GregStudrawaCoordinator High School Relations:CharlesBaglioAssistant AD/Football Administration: MackButlerAssistant AD/Football Operations:SamNader

Statistical LeadersRUSHING

PLAYER ATT. YDS. TD

JacobHester 225 1,103 12KeilandWilliams 70 478 6

PASSING

PLAYER ATT. COMP. YDS. INT. TD

MattFlynn 359 202 2,407 11 21RyanPerrilloux 75 51 694 2 8

RECEIVING

PLAYER REC. YDS. TD

BrandonLaFell 50 656 4DemetriusByrd 35 621 7EarlyDoucet 57 525 5

NATIONAL CHAMPIONS

Third-yearLSUheadcoachLesMilesguidedtheTigerstotheirthirdnationaltitlethatculminatedwitha38-24winoverOhioStateintheBCSChampionshipGameinNewOrleans.DefensivetackleGlennDorseybecamethemostdecorateddefenderinschoolhistoryastheconsensusnationaldefensiveplayeroftheyear.

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LSULSU President


LSU Board of Supervisors

Dr. John V. LombardiPresident, Louisiana State University System

Dr.JohnV.LombardiisthefifthindividualtoserveasthePresidentoftheLouisianaStateUniversitySystem.AsitsChiefExecutiveOfficer,Dr.Lombardioversees11institutions,includingfiveacademiccampuses,aswellas10publichospitalslocatedthroughoutthestate.HeisalsoaProfessorofHistoryatLouisianaStateUniversityandAgriculturalandMechanicalCollege. Dr.LombardiwasborninLosAngeles,CaliforniaandattendedPomonaCollegewhereheearnedhisbachelor’sdegree.HereceivedhisM.A.andPh.D.degreesinhistoryfromColumbiaUniversity.HejoinedthefacultyintheDepartmentofHistoryatIndianaUniversity,wherehelaterservedasDeanofInternationalProgramsandDeanoftheCollegeofArtsandSciences.In1987,hebecameProvostandVicePresidentforAcademicAffairsattheJohnsHopkinsUniversity.From1990-1999,Dr.LombardiwasPresidentoftheUniversityofFlorida.PriortohisappointmentasPresidentoftheLSUSystem,heservedasChancelloroftheUniversityofMassachusettsAmherst. HeisaLatinAmericanhistorian,withaspecialinterestinVenezuela.Dr.Lombardiisalsooneofthecountry’sforemostauthoritiesinhighereducation,servingasCo-EditorofTheTopAmericanResearchUniversities.Heistheauthorofnumerousprofessionalpublications,andalongwithhiswife,Cathryn,co-authoredateachingatlasonLatinAmericanHistory.Hehastaughtcoursesinhistory,intercollegiatesports,anduniversitymanagement.

Dr. John Lombardi with Mike the Tiger at the 2009 LSU Athletics Hall of Fame ceremony.

Ronald AndersonBatonRouge,La.

District6

Dr. Jack A. AndonieMetairie,La.

District1

R. Blake ChatelainAlexandria,La.

District5

Garret “Hank” DanosLarose,La.District3Chairman

Tony FaltermanNapoleonville,La.

District3

Dr. John GeorgeShreveport,La.

District4

Stanley J. JacobsNewOrleans,La.

District1

Alvin KimbleBatonRouge,La.

District6

Raymond LasseigneBossierCity,La.

District4

Laura A. LeachLakeCharles,La.

District7

James MooreMonroe,La.

District5

Ben W. MountLakeCharles,La.

District7

J. Stephen PerryNewOrleans,La.

District2

Rod WestNewOrleans,La.

District2

Robert YarboroughBatonRouge,La.Member-at-large

Ryan PerkinsShreveport,La.

StudentRepresentative

In MemoriamBenjamin Mount, an LSU law school alumnus who served on the board since 2006 and became its chairman this year, passed away December 3, 2011 at his home in Lake Charles. He was 62.


LSU LSU Chancellor

Bill DeMastesFaculty Athletics Representative

BeforearrivingatNMSUin2004,Dr.MartinservedforsixyearsasvicepresidentforagricultureandnaturalresourcesattheUniversityofFlorida,leadingtheuniversity’sInstituteofFoodandAgriculturalSciences.HewaselevatedtoseniorvicepresidentoftheUniversityofFloridashortlybeforebeingselectedasNMSU’spresident.Previously,hewasvicepresidentforagriculturalpolicyandthedeanoftheCollegeofAgricultural,FoodandEnvironmentalSciencesattheUniversityofMinnesota.HebeganhisacademiccareeratOregonStateUniversityasafacultymemberintheDepartmentofAgriculturalandResourceEconomics. Anacademicleaderdedicatedtotheland-grantmission,Dr.Martinisrecognizedasastrongvoiceforhighereducation.In2007,hereceivedtheJustinSmithMorrillMemorialAward,namedaftertheauthorofthebillcreatingland-grantuniversities,whichhonorsoutstandingserviceonbehalfoftheland-grantmission.Onlysixindividualshavebeendesignatedtoreceivethisawardsinceitwasfirstgivenin1980.ForhisleadershipinimprovingthequalityoflifeforNewMexicocitizensandfuturegenerations,hewasawardedthe2008DistinguishedLeadershipAwardbyLeadershipNewMexico. OtherrecentawardsincludehisrecognitionasapowerbrokerbyTheNewMexicoBusinessWeeklyin2006,beingnamedOutstandingAlumnusofMinnesotaStateUniversityMankatoin2006,andreceivingtheNMSUSocialJusticeAwardin2005. Dr.Martinisinvolvedinawidearrayofprofessionalandcommunityorganizationsandactivities. Anactivescholar,Dr.Martinhasauthorednumerousbookchaptersandarticlesforacademicjournals,tradepublications,andthepopularpressandrecentlypublishedpiecesforTheChronicleofHigherEducationandUniversityBusiness. Someofhisphilosophyissummedupinthefollowingquote:“Itisthetraditionofland-grantuniversitiestobenon-traditional,”writtenaspartofa2001articletitled“TheLand-GrantUniversityinthe21stCentury,”publishedintheJournalofAgriculturalandAppliedEconomics.Hetracedthehistoryoftheland-grantmovementfromthemid-1800sandconcludedthat“thefundamentalland-grantprinciplesofaccessibility,practicalaswellasclassicaleducation,researchanddiscoveryinthepublicinterest,andconnectednesstoallthepeopleremainpowerfulandprofound.” AnativeofCrosby,Minn.,Dr.Martinearnedabachelor’sdegreeinbusinessandeconomicsandamaster’sdegreeineconomicsatMankato

StateCollege(MinnesotaStateUniversity)inMinnesota.HereceivedhisPh.D.inappliedeconomicsfromtheUniversityofMinnesotain1977. Dr.Martinandhiswife,Jan,havetwochildren,bothadoptedfromSouthKorea.Amanda,agraduateoftheUniversityofWisconsin-EauClaire,isagraphicartistinSaintPaul,Minn.Sam,whoholdsabachelor’sdegreefromtheUniversityofMinnesotaandamaster’sfromSarahLawrenceCollege,isageneticscounseloratBethIsraelHospitalinNewYorkCity.

Dr. Michael V. MartinChancellor, LSU

Dr.MichaelV.MartinassumedthechancellorshipofLouisianaStateUniversityandA&MCollegeonAugust1,2008.PriortohisappointmentasLSU’seighthchancellor,Dr.Martinestablishedadistinguishedcareerinhighereducation,servingmostrecentlyaspresidentofNewMexicoStateUniversity.

Dr. Michael V. Martin speaks with LSU Baseballhead coach Paul Mainieri prior to a game last spring.

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LSUVice Chancellor and Director of Athletics


Joe AllevaLSU Vice Chancellor/Director of Athletics

AllevajoinedtheLSUfamilyonApril4,2008afterahighlysuccessfultenureasdirectorofathleticsatDukeUniversityfor10years.Alleva’sroleatLSUwasfurtherexpandedinAugustof2009whenvicechancellorwasaddedtohistitlebytheLSUBoardofSupervisors.Itisthefirsttimeinschoolhistorythatthedirectorofathleticshasalsoheldavicechancellorposition. Allevawasrecentlyappointedtoafive-yeartermontheprestigiousNCAAMen’sBasketballCommittee,reinforcinghispositionasoneofthemostrespectedathleticadministratorsinthecountry. UponhisarrivalatLSU,AllevaunveiledastrategicmasterplanfortheLSUathleticsprogram--“LSU:ThruandTrue”--toensuretheadvancementandfutureofLSUAthleticsasanexemplaryprogram.Thecentralmissionoftheplanistocreateanenvironmentforstudent-athletestoreachtheirultimatepotential,preparethemtobechampionsinlifeandtosetoutgoalsandvaluesfortheentireathleticsprogram. Alleva’svisionforLSUathleticsfacilitiesincludesplanstoenhancetheappearanceofTigerStadiumandtransformtheNorthStadiumDrivecorridorintoashowplacefortheuniversity.Underhisdirection,LSU’sworld-renownedtrackandfieldprogramreceivedastate-ofthe-artrunningsurfacelastyearwhenanewtrackwasinstalledinBernieMooreStadium.ExtensiverenovationstotheTigersoccerfacilitywillbecompletedthisfall,andfutureplansincludeanewgymnasticspracticefacility,atenniscomplex,andrenovationstotheMaravichCenterandfieldhouse. AllevadirectedamajorrenovationtotheUniversityClubgolfcoursethatwascompletedinSeptember2010andallowstheLSUmen’sandwomen’sgolfteamstocompeteononeofthemostchallengingcoursesinthecountry.TherenovatedcoursehelpedprepareTigergolfersJohnPetersonandAustinErnst,respectively,towin2011NCAAmen’sandwomen’sindividualchampionships,markingthefirsttimebothtitleswereclaimedbyplayersfromthesameschool.TheLadyTigergolferswerethirdinthefinalteamstandings,markingthehighestfinishinLSUhistory. LSUAthleticscompletedanotherhighlysuccessfulyearin2010-11,highlightedbyaFightingTigerfootballsquadthatpostedan11-2mark–includingaCottonBowlvictory–andfinishedtheseasonrankedNo.8inthenation.The2010-11athleticyearalsofeaturedTop5nationalfinishesbothindoorsandoutdoorsbythemen’sandwomen’strackandfieldteams. In2008-09,all20LSUsportscompetedinNCAApostseasonplayforthefirsttimeinschoolhistoryandtheTigerbaseballteamwon

thenationalchampionship.ThispastyearLSUrankedsecondamongSoutheasternConferenceteamsintheLearfieldDirector’sCupAll-SportsstandingsandfinishedintheTop20forthesixthyearinarow. AllevaensuresthattheCoxCommunicationsAcademicCenterforStudent-Athletesisafirst-classfacilitythatprovidesstudent-athletestheresourcesnecessaryforsuccessintheclassroomandpersonaldevelopment.Thefacilitywasrecentlyenhancedbytheadditionofamediatrainingcenterthatgivesstudent-athletesvaluableassistanceinimprovingtheircommunicationsskills.Andwithastrongemphasisoncommunityserviceandoutreachprograms,theimplementationunderAlleva’sdirectionofthe“GeauxGivers”programfostersarelationshipbetweenthelocalcommunityandLSUstudent-athletes,whoregularlyparticipateinphilanthropicevents. Inaddition,Allevahasbolsteredthedepartment’sL-Clubprogramtoreachoutandconnectwithformerstudent-athletes. AllevaoverseesastaffofoutstandingcoachesandhemadetwocriticaladditionstoLSU’scoachingstaffintheoff-season.HeluredthedynamicNikkiCaldwelltoLSUtocoachtheLadyTigerbasketballteamandthenhiredBethTorinatodirecttheTigersoftballprogram,bringinganewwealthofknowledgeandpassiontotheLSUwomen’ssportsprogram. AllevaisaninnovatorwithboldideasthatbenefitnotonlyLSUbutallofGreaterBatonRouge.HehasbeeninstrumentalintheplanningoftheBayouCountrySuperfest,atwo-daycountrymusicconcertandfestivalheldinTigerStadiumeachspring.Theeventattracts

nearly100,000visitorstotheLSUcampusandmakesatremendouseconomicimpactuponthelocalcommunity. AllevahasservedonnumerousnationalcommitteesthroughouthiscareerincludingtheFootballBowlCertificationCommittee,theNCAADivisionIChampionships/CompetitionCabinetandseveralSoutheasternConferenceandAtlanticCoastConferencecommittees. HebecamedirectorofathleticsatDukein1998andhisimpressivetenuretherepropelledtheuniversityintotheranksofAmerica’stopall-aroundcollegiateprograms.Amonghisoutstandinglistofaccomplishmentsincludesthegreatest10-yearperiodinDukeAthletics,winningmoreACCandNCAAchampionshipsthaninanyotherdecadeinschoolhistory. Alleva,whosehometownisSuffern,N.Y.,majoredinFinanceatLehighUniversityandreceivedhisbachelor’sdegreein1975.WhileatLehigh,Allevawasthequarterbackofthefootballteamandteamcaptainin1974.AllevaalsoplayedontheLehighbaseballteam.HeservedasagraduateassistantfootballcoachandearnedanMBAin1976. WhileatDuke,AllevaplayedakeyroleinDurham’scommunitysportsscene.HestartedLittleLeagueBaseballinDurhamover20yearsago,andalsobegantheAmericanLegionbaseballprogram. HeisamemberoftheNorthCarolinaAmericanLegionHallofFame,SuffernHighSchoolHallofFameandtheRocklandCountyHallofFame. Allevaandhiswife,Annie,havethreechildren,J.D.,Jeff,andJenny.

JoeAllevacontinuestobringunprecedentednationalrecognitiontoLSUasViceChancellorandDirectorofAthletics.UnderAlleva’sleadership,LSUenjoysoneofthecountry’spremierathleticsprogramswithsuccessonandoffthefieldofcompetition.NowinhisfourthseasonatLSU,Allevaisdedicatedtoathleticandacademicexcellence,andiscommittedtoprovidingtheopportunitiesandtheresourcesnecessaryforstudent-athletestoexcelincompetition,intheclassroomandinthecommunity.

Verge AusberrySenior Associate AD/Operations

AformerLSUfootballstandout,VergeAusberryjoinedtheathleticsadministrativestaffinAugust2001astheAssociateAthleticsDirectorforOperations.HewasappointedtothepositionofSeniorAssociateAthleticsDirectorinMay2006. Ausberrysupervisesandisresponsibleforfootballoperations,footballschedulingandnewprojects.HealsooverseestheLSUmen’sandwomen’strackandfieldprograms,

theequipmentstaff,thestrengthandconditioningstaff,theDr.MartinBroussardtrainingroom,thevideodepartmentandfootballgamemanagement. Ausberry,fromNewIberia,La.,playedinsidelinebackerfortheTigers,letteringin1986-89.HewaspartoftwoSECchampionshipteams,playingonteamsthatwenttofourbowlgames. BeforejoiningtheLSUathleticadministration,hewasverycloselyinvolvedintheathleticprogram,firstservingforalmostsevenyearsasamemberofLSU’shighlyregardedAcademicCenterforAthletes. AfterleavingtheAcademicCenter,hemovedinJuly1999totheTigerAthleticFoundationstaffaspartofLSU’sfundraisingarm. AusberryreceivedhisBachelorofSciencedegreeineducationinMayof1990,hisMasterofEducationdegreeinadministration,supervisionandcertificationinchildwelfareinMayof1992andhisspecialistinhighereducationadministrationin2004.HeispresentlyadoctoralcandidateinhighereducationadministrationatLSU.HeismarriedtotheformerCheriMorialofNewOrleansandtheyhavetwoboys,AustinandJaiden.

Miriam SegarSenior Associate AD/Senior Woman Administrator

FormerLSUwomen’sbasketballplayerMiriamSegarhasbeenapartoftheathleticsadministrationsinceJuneof1995andwasmostrecentlynamedSeniorAssociateADandthedepartment’sSeniorWomanAdministratorafterhavingservedasAssociateAthleticsDirectorforStudentServicessinceApril2007.ShehadservedasAssistantAthleticsDirectorsince2004. AsLSU’sSeniorWomanAdministrator,Segar’sresponsibilitiesincludeoversightofthehighlysuccessful

TigerOlympicSportsprogramincluding17men’sandwomen’ssports.SegarbeganheradministrativecareeratLSUasthecompliancecoordinatorwheresheservedforthreeyears.Followingthat,in1998,SegarwasnamedthedirectoroftheCHAMPS/LifeSkillsProgramwheresheworkeduntil2001whenshebecametheDirectorofStudentServices. WhileworkingwithCHAMPS/LifeSkills,SegarguidedtheprogramtotheDivisionIAthleticDirectorsProgramofExcellenceAwardin2001. Priortoreturningtoheralmamater,SegarspentoneyearattheSECofficeasthechampionshipsassistantandtheofficiatingassistant,assistinginthemanagementofallSECchampionshipsandtournamentsandthecoordinationofwomen’sbasketballofficials. Segar,the2006AthleticDepartmentFemaleAlumnusoftheYear,wasathree-yearcaptainfortheLadyTigersbasketballteamandreceivedfourlettersfrom1990to1994.Sheearnedthe1994NCAAPost-graduateScholarshipandwasamemberofthe1994NCAAAll-Academicteam. SegarandherhusbandJamiehavefourchildren--Grant,Reid,MaggieandHayes.

Mark EwingSenior Associate AD/Business

MarkEwing,a27-yearemployeeofLouisianaStateUniversity,joinedtheAthleticsDepartmentinJanuary2001,andservesasthedepartment’sSeniorAssociateAthleticsDirectorforBusiness. Ewingisresponsiblefortheathleticbusinessoperationsincludingbudget,travel,personnelandpurchasingaswellasresponsibilityforconcessionoperations.Healsohandlesfinancialforecastingandmanagementoffacilitymaintenance

operations. EwingcametoathleticsfromLSU’sOfficeofBudgetandPlanning.HeservedasLSU’sBudgetDirectoroverseeingthedevelopmentandmanagementoftheuniversity’s$360millionoperatingbudget. PriortohisserviceatLSU,hewasemployedbyCajunElectricPowerCooperativewherehemanagedaccountingforthecompany’s$2billionplusconstructiondivision. Ewing,whoisanativeofPointeCoupeeParish,receivedabachelor’sdegreeinfinancefromLSUin1978andamaster’sdegreeinpublicadministrationfromLSUin1995.

Ewingandhiswife,Gail,havethreedaughters,Andrea,ArleenandMollySue.

Herb VincentAssociate Vice-Chancellor for University RelationsSenior Associate AD/External Affairs

HerbVincentservesinthedualpositionofSeniorAssociateAthleticDirectorforExternalAffairsintheathleticdepartmentandAssociateViceChancellorforUniversityRelations.HewasappointedSeniorAssociateADinMayof2006andassumedtheadditionaldutiesofoversightofUniversityRelationsinAugustof2009. Vincentmanagescommunicationsandservesastheprimary

publicrelationsofficerfortheUniversityandallitsentities.Inhisroleinathletics,hesupervisesthesportsinformationofficeandmarketingandpromotionsoffice,servesastheprimaryliaisonwithLSUSportsProperties,andisthedepartmentadministratorforthesportofbaseball. VincentwastheLSUsportsinformationdirectorfromJuly1988toJuly2000.DuringthattimehewasnamedAssistantADinNovemberof1989,andthenwaselevatedtoAssociateADforCommunicationsin1992. InAugustof2000VincentbecameVicePresidentforCommunicationsfortheCollegeSportsSoutheastregionalcablenetwork,headquarteredinBirmingham,Ala.,beforereturningtoLSUin2002. Heearnedabachelor’sdegreeinjournalismfromLSUin1983andworkedasastudentassistantinthesportsinformationofficedirectedbyCoSIDAHallofFamerPaulManassehduringhisundergraduateyears. AftergraduatingfromLSU,Vincentspentthe1984seasonasassistantpublicrelationsdirectorfortheUnitedStatesFootballLeague’sNewOrleansBreakers.In1985,hewasassistantPRdirectorfortheUSFL’sLosAngelesExpressandwaspromotedduringtheseasontothepublicrelationsstaff’stopposition. VincentalsoservedoneyearasassistantSIDandpublicationsdirectoratLouisiana-LafayetteandtwoyearsasassistantdirectorofpublicrelationsfortheSoutheasternConferencepriortojoiningLSUin1988. VincentistheauthorofabookonthehistoryofLSUfootball,“TheLSUFootballVault.”HeismarriedtotheformerJameyCavaciniofVersailles,Ky.,andtheyhaveonedaughter,Kennedy.

Bo BahnsenSenior Associate AD/Compliance and Planning

Returningin2009toservethedepartmentintheComplianceOffice,Bahnsenisonceagainprovingtobeaveryversatilememberoftheathleticdepartment. BeforemovingbacktoCompliance,Bahnsenservedthepreviousfiveyears,inavaluableroleasAssociateAthleticsDirectorforInternalRelations,overseeingtheticketofficeandallcustomerserviceoperations.

BahnsenoverseesthePeteMaravichAssemblyCenterandgamemanagementforallsportsexceptfootball. PriortoDecemberof2003,Bahnsen’sprimaryresponsibilityfortheprevious14yearswastoserveasLSU’sNCAAcomplianceofficer. BahnsenservedasmanageroftheLSUbasketballteamasanundergraduateatLSU.In1982,hebecametheadministrativeassistantforthemen’sbasketballteam,whereheworkedforfiveyearsbeforemovingintoathleticsadministrationasdirectorofpurchasingandtravelfortwoyears. InJuly1987,hebecameadministrativeassistanttoAthleticsDirectorJoeDean,overseeingthepurchasingofficeanddepartmentaltraveloperationsuntilhispromotionin1989.In1989,hewasassignedhisprimaryresponsibilityasNCAAcomplianceofficerasassistantathleticsdirector,andthenwaspromotedtoassociateADin1996. BahnsenhasbeenresponsibleforoverseeingthesuccessfulimplementationofLSU’sTraditionFundProgram,afootball-seatingplanthatrequirescontributionsfortherighttopurchaseapproximately45,000seatsinTigerStadium.In2009,hehelpedorganizethehighlysuccessfulLSUcelebrationofthe100thanniversaryoftheMen’sBasketballProgram. AnativeofWharton,Texas,BahnsenattendedWhartonCountyJuniorCollegefortwoyearsbeforetransferringtoLSUin1979.HeearnedhisBachelorofSciencedegreeinphysicaleducation. Bahnsen,51,ismarriedtotheformerKarenMayson,aformerLSUgolferandcurrentheadcoachoftheLadyTigersgolfprogram.Thecouplehastwochildren,DarrenandDevin.


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Eddie NunezSenior Associate AD/Internal Operations

EddieNuñezjoinedtheAthleticsDepartmentinOctober2003astheDirectorofGameandEventManagementandwaspromotedtoAssociateAthleticsDirectorforOperationsandProjectDevelopmentinJuneof2007andSeniorAssociateAthleticDirectorin2009. Nuñez’sresponsibilitiesincludesupervisionofthemen’sbasketballprogram,men’stennisprogramandthewomen’stennisprogram.HealsosupervisestheEventManagement

departmentaswellasdirectsallcapitalprojectsfortheathleticdepartment.Underhisguidance,theathleticdepartmenthasexperiencedover$200milliondollarsinrenovationsandconstructionofathleticfacilityprojects.MostrecentlythisincludedtherenovationsofBernieMooreTrack,theconstructionofthenewbaseballandsoftballstadiums,theLSUSportShopandthenewBasketballPracticeFacility.Hewasresponsibleforthenegotiationsofa$9.0milliondollarcontractwithDaktronicstoreplaceandenhanceallVideoboardsthroughoutallLSUAthleticFacilitiesaswellastheimplementationoftheseatbackleasingprograminTigerStadium.NuñezwastheAthleticDepartment’sliaisonwiththeTigerAthleticFoundationandoverseesallprojectdevelopmentaswellasassistinfundraising/development.AstheLiaisonforTAF,heoversawtheconstructionoftheadditionoftheStadiumClubinTigerStadiumandthenewfootballoperationscenterandalsorepresentstheathleticsdepartmentonvariousUniversityandcommunitycommittees.NuñezcametoLSUaftertwoyearsastheDirectorofGameandEventManagementatVanderbiltUniversity.AtVanderbilt,alongwithdirectingtheGameandEventManagementdepartment,healsoassistedinconstructionofaNewSoccer/LacrosseStadium,aNewBasketballPracticeFacilityandaNewBaseballstadiumaswellastherenovationofseveralotherfacilitiesincludingrenovationoftheirtrackfacility.Priortothat,Nuñezservedasmen’sbasketballadministrativeassistantatMarquetteUniversityforoneyearandtwoyearsasmen’sbasketballgraduateassistantandheadequipmentmanagerforcoachBillyDonovanattheUniversityofFlorida.HealsoplayedtwoseasonsontheFloridabasketballteamin1997and1998.ThenativeofMiami,Fla.,receivedhisassociatedegreeinartsandarchitecturefromMiami-DadeCommunityCollegein1995,hisbachelor’sinsportsmanagementfromtheUniversityofFloridain1998andhismastersinsportsadministrationfromFloridain2000.HeismarriedtotheformerJaneHessandthecouplehastwodaughters,ElizabethKendallNuñez(2)andAnnaCaldwellNuñez.

Ronnie HaliburtonSenior Associate AD/Athletic Facility Management

RonnieHaliburton,whoservedasdirectoroffacilityservicesintheLSUAthleticsDepartmentforthreeyears,waspromotedtoAssociateAthleticsDirectorforAthleticFacilityManagementinMarch2007. HaliburtoncametotheathleticsdepartmentinDecemberof2003fromLSU’sfacilitymaintenancedepartment,whereheservedasmanagerforfiveyears.Hewasresponsibleforthe

overallmanagementofcustodialoperations,specialeventscrews,stockroominventoryandequipmentrepair. HaliburtonplayedasatightendfortheLSUfootballteamfrom1986-89,andwasamemberoftwoSoutheasternConferencechampionshipteams.HelaterplayedfortheDenverBroncosforthreeyears. HefirstjoinedLSUinanadministrativecapacityin1994asresidentassistantofBroussardHall,thentheschool’sathleticdormitory,beforemovingtotheweightroomasastudentassistantstrengthcoach. Haliburtonbecamearesidentmanagerin1996beforebeingnamedcoordinatorofresidencelifelaterthatyear.In1998,hebecameManagerofFacilityMaintenanceatLSU.

Michael BonnetteAssociate AD/Sports Information

MichaelBonnetteentershis12thyearasLSU’sSportsInformationDirectorandfifthasanAssociateAthleticDirectorafterbeingpromotedtohiscurrentpositioninAprilof2007.BonnettewasoriginallyelevatedtoSportsInformationDirectorinAugustof2000andthenpromotedtoAssistantAthleticDirectorinJulyof2004. AsSportsInformationDirector,BonnetteservesasthechiefcontactforLSU’snationally-rankedfootballteamaswellas

overseeingallpublicityactivitiesforthe20sportssponsoredbytheAthleticDepartment. The41-year-oldBonnette,whoservedasanAssociateSportsInformationDirectorforsevenyears,isinhis18thyearwiththeLSUAthleticDepartment. TheLakeCharles,La.,nativehasbeenaroundthesportsmediarelationsprofessionhisentirelifeasheisthesonoflongtimeMcNeeseStateSportsInformationDirectorLouisBonnette,whowasinductedintotheCoSIDAHallofFameinJuneof2009.HisbrotherMatthewBonnetteistheAssistantSportsInformationDirectoratNorthwesternStateUniversityinNatchitoches. Bonnette,whoisa1993graduateofLSU,ispastpresidentofSIDSfortheSoutheasternConferenceandiscurrentlythevice-presidentforSIDsfortheLouisianaSportsWritersAssociation.HeismarriedtotheformerRobinArnaudofOpelousas,La.,andthecouplehasthreesons,Peyton(13),Grant(12)andMax(6).

Brian BroussardAssistant AD/Director of Ticket Operations

A14-yearveteranoftheAthleticsDepartment,including10yearsasticketmanager,BrianBroussardwaspromotedtoAssistantAthleticsDirectorforTicketOperationsinJuly2007. Broussardisresponsibleforrevenueinexcessof$40million,whichincludesthemanagementofticketandparkingsalesandrenewalsforallsports,aswellasTraditionFunddonationsforfootballandbaseball.Additionally,heassistsMarkEwingwiththeLSUSportShopandTigerConcessions.

BroussardbeganatLSUinAugust1996asanassistantticketmanagerresponsibleformen’sbasketballsalesandtheday-to-dayoperationsofticketoffice.InMarch2000,hewaspromotedtoticketmanager,becomingresponsiblefortheticketinginallsports. PriortojoiningtheLSUstaff,BroussardwastheticketmanageratNorthwesternStatein1996.HeworkedasapromotionsassistantattheUniversityofMiamiin1995andwasthegamedayclubmanagerfortheNewOrleansSaintsin1994. TheGretnanativeearnedhisbachelor’sdegreeinpoliticalsciencefromLSUin1993.HeismarriedtotheformerAimeeHodgesofAlexandria.

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