Lsu Tigers V S Kentucky November 9, 2002 • 11:30 A.M
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LSU TIGERS V S KENTUCKY NOVEMBER 9, 2002 • 11:30 A.M. LEXINGTON, KY. • COMMONWEALTH STADIUM (67,530) #16/14 LSU (6-2, 3-1) LSU LOOKS TO MAINTAIN SEC WEST LEAD AGAINST KENTUCKY LSU, ranked 16th by the AP and 14th by the coaches, returns to action today in SEPTEMBER Lexington as it faces Kentucky in an 11:30 a.m. CT kickoff. The contest will be televised 1 at # 16/16 Va. Tech (ABC) L, 26-8 to a by Jefferson Pilot. LSU had an open date last week after falling to Auburn 31-7 two 7 The Citadel W, 35-10 weeks ago. Kentucky beat Mississippi State last week, 45-24. LSU's "JAMES GANG" 14 Miami (Ohio) W, 33-7 defense enters the Kentucky contest ranked No.1 in the nation in total defense by allow- 28 * Mississippi State (JP) W, 31-13 ing only 230.4 yards per contest. LSU also ranks in the top 10 nationally in scoring OCTOBER defense (5th at 13.5 ppg), pass defense (2nd at 121.6 ypg) and pass efficiency defense (1st 5 UL-Lafayette (HC) W, 48-0 at 76.0 pct.). Offensively, the Tigers continue to be lead by multi-purpose threat 12 * at #16/16 Florida (ESPN) W, 36-7 Domanick Davis, who has rushed for 569 yards and 6 TDs. Davis also ranks first in the 19 * South Carolina (ESPN2) W, 38-14 SEC in a fourth nationally with 168.1 all-purpose yards per contest. 26 * at Auburn (JP) L, 31-7 NOVEMBER TURNOVERS DOOM TIGERS IN 31-7 LOSS TO AUBURN 9 * at Kentucky (JP) 11:30 p.m. A combination of turnovers and poor field position did LSU in as the Tigers dropped a 16 * Alabama 7 p.m. 31-7 decision at Auburn. LSU fumbled on its first play from scrimmage to set the tone 23 * Ole Miss 7 p.m. for a game that saw the Tigers commit five turnovers . Despite four first half turnovers, 29 * at Arkansas (CBS) 1:30 p.m. the defense kept LSU in the game as Auburn managed only a 17-0 advantage at half- DECEMBER time. Auburn put the game out of reach early in the third quarter when Jason Campbell 7 SEC Championship 5 p.m. found Robert Johnson in the endzone for a 3-yard TD pass to make the score 24-0. Auburn tacked on another score early in the fourth quarter before the Tigers scored their only points of the game on an 8-yard run by Joseph Addai midway through the final KENTUCKY (6-3, 2-3) quarter. Marcus Randall led LSU with 74 yards rushing, while Addai added 44 yards and 1 TD on 10 carries. Randall connected on 9 of 20 passes for 79 yards and 4 intercep- SEPTEMBER tions. Bradie James led the defense with 14 tackles. 01 at Louisville (ESPN2) W, 22-17 07 UTEP W, 77-17 LSU VS. KENTUCKY: THE FACTS 14 Indiana W, 27-17 Date/Time Saturday, Nov. 9 at 11:30 a.m. CT 21 M. Tennessee W, 44-22 Location Lexington, Ky. (Commonwealth Stadium - 67,530) 28 * at Florida (CBS) L, 41-34 Television Jefferson Pilot (live) OCTOBER The Series LSU leads 36-15-1 12 * South Carolina (ESPN2) L, 16-12 Last Meeting Oct. 13, 2001 at Lexington, Ky. (LSU def. Kentucky, 29-25) 19 * at Arkansas W, 29-17 26 * Georgia (CBS) L, 52-24 THE SERIES NOVEMBER LSU and Kentucky meet for the 53rd time on Saturday in Lexington with the Tigers 2 * at Mississippi State W, 45-24 holding a 36-15-1 advantage in the series … LSU is 15-10 all-time in Lexington, includ- 9 * LSU (JP) 12:30 p.m. ing last year's 29-25 last-minute victory … LSU has won two straight and four of the 16 * Vanderbilt 1:30 p.m. last six against the Wildcats … The team that has scored first has won the last seven 30 * at Tennessee TBA meetings … Nov. 9 marks the latest meeting between the teams, which traditionally DECEMBER meet in October every year … The teams have meet every year since 1952 and this will 7 SEC Championship 6 p.m. mark the first time LSU has faced Kentucky in Lexington in back-to-back seasons since 1959-60 … Nick Saban is 2-0 all-time vs. Kentucky. RADIO • LSU NETWORK LSU KENTUCKY Record 6-2 (3-1 SEC) Record 6-3 (2-3 SEC) Jim Hawthorne, play-by-play Ranking No. 16 Associated Press Ranking NR Associated Press Doug Moreau, analyst No. 14 ESPN/USA Today NR ESPN/USA Today Jordy Hultberg, sideline Last Game Oct. 26 at Auburn, Ala. Last Game Nov. 2 at Starkville, Miss. lost to Auburn, 31-7 def. Mississippi St., 45-24 TELEVISION • JP Coach Nick Saban Coach Guy Morriss Dave Neal, play-by-play Career Record 67-35-1/ninth year Career Record 8-12/second year Dave Archer, analyst LSU Record 24-9/third year UK Record same Dave Baker, sideline reporter vs. UK 2-0 vs. LSU 0-1 LSU Sports Information Phone - 225.578.8226 PO Box 25095, Baton Rouge, LA 70894 Fax - 225.578.1861 WHO TO CONTACT SPORTS INFORMATION OFFICE MEDIA SERVICES (225) 578-8226 NICK SABAN INTERVIEW OPPORTUNITIES Sports Information Director Michael Bonnette - [email protected] MONDAY PRESS LUNCHEON Associate Sports Information Director Each Monday at 11:30 a.m. in the Press Conference Room, which is located on the fifth Brian Miller - bmiller @lsu.edu floor of the LSU Athletic Administration Building, Coach Saban meets with the media. Luncheons are weekly beginning Monday, August 26 through Monday, November 25 ELECTRONIC MEDIA • TELEVISION with the exception of the open date weeks (Sept. 19 and Oct. 28). Nick Saban's Press (225) 578-1797 Luncheon prior to the Citadel game will be held on Tuesday, Sept. 3. A transcript of Assistant Athletic Director • TV coach Saban’s opening statement and the first few questions can be found on the inter- Kevin Wagner - [email protected] net at www.LSUsports.net Asst. Electronic Media Director John Schiebe - [email protected] SEC TELECONFERENCE The 12 SEC coaches are featured on a weekly teleconference each Wednesday at 10 a.m. ELECTRONIC MEDIA • RADIO (CT) during the regular season, beginning August 28. Coach Saban speaks for seven (225) 578-1882 minutes starting at 10:07 a.m.. To access the teleconference dial (706) 645-9713. Assistant Athletic Director • Radio Jim Hawthorne - [email protected] WEDNESDAY POST PRACTICE Coach Saban meets with the media immediately after practice on Wednesday's during ON THE INTERNET the regular-season in the Lawton Room, which is located adjacent to Gate 5 of Tiger WWW.LSUSPORTS.NET Stadium. 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The coordinates are Telstar 5, Transponder 19 (C-Band feed). The uplink fre- address and fax number for or contact quency is 6.305 Horizontal and the downlink frequency is 4.080 Vertical. If there is any Pivotal Communications at (770) 399- trouble with the feed, call (225) 336-2268 or (225) 336-2269. 0096 for this FREE service. Michael Bonnette Brian Miller [email protected] KENTUCKY WEEK [email protected] SUNDAY 3 MONDAY 4 TUESDAY 5 WEDNESDAY 6 THURSDAY 7 FRIDAY 8 SATURDAY 9 player interview Press Luncheon Practice - 3 p.m. SEC Teleconference closed practice closed practice vs. Kentucky requests for 11:30 a.m. - Athletic McClendon Saban - 10:07 a.m. Commonwealth Monday afternoon Building, 5th Floor Practice Facility (706) 645-9713 no interviews no interviewsno Stadium - 11:30 a.m. are due to practice Brian Miller Player Interviews Post Practice Post Practice Post Game 12:45 p.m. (approx.