2005 CAPITAL ONE Contents BOWL 2 Quick Facts 2004 LSU Football Results Overall Record: 9-2 SEC Record: 6-2 3 Bowl Itinerary DATE OPPONENT RESULT ATTENDANCE Sept. 4 Oregon State (ESPN) W, 22-21 (OT) 91,828 4 LSU Rosters Sept. 11 Arkansas State W, 53-3 91,611

6 Depth Charts Sept. 18 * at #15 Auburn (CBS) L, 10-9 87,451 Sept. 25 * Mississippi State (JP) W, 51-0 91,431 Š INTRO 7 2003 Season Notebook Oct. 2 * at #3 Georgia (CBS) L, 45-16 92,746 NOTEBOOK 17 Eye on the Tigers Oct. 9 * at #12 Florida (ESPN) W, 24-21 90,377 COACHES Oct. 23 Troy (HC) (TigerVision) W, 24-20 89,493 18 The LSU Offense Oct. 30 * Vanderbilt (TigerVision) W, 24-7 90,825 TIGERS 19 The LSU Defense Nov. 13 * Alabama (ESPN) W, 26-10 91,861 REVIEW Nov. 20 * Ole Miss (TigerVision) W, 27-24 91,413 THE SEASON 20 Special Teams Nov. 26 * at Arkansas (CBS) W, 43-14 55,829 HISTORY 21 Marcus Spears LSU Football Capital One Bowl Media Relations Information 22 Tiger Stadium LSU Coach Nick Saban Practice Policies LSU coach Nick Saban will meet the media at a LSU will practice at the Florida Citrus Bowl 23 Starters Breakdown press conference on Wednesday, Dec. 29 at the Stadium Complex each day. LSU will have the Orlando Marriott Downtown at approximately 2 same practice policy during the Capital One CAPIT p.m. EST. He will lthen meet with the media again Bowl week that it had during the regular sea- 24 Head Coach Nick Saban on Friday, Dec. 31 at approximately 11 a.m. EST at son in that the individual portion of practice the Renaissance Orlando. Coach Saban will also will be open to the media on Dec. 26, 27, 28 and 28 Assistant Coaches be available following LSU's practice on Dec. 26. 29. LSU’s practices on Dec. 30 and 31 will be Player Interviews closed to the media. 31 Support Staff One offensive and one defensive player will par- LSU Team Hotel ticipate in the press conference on Wednesday, Renaissance Orlando Resort 32 Player Profiles Dec. 29 at the Orlando Marriott Downtown at approximately 2 p.m. EST. Players will then be 6677 Sea Harbor Drive 52 2003 Statistics available after practice at the Varisty Club in the Orlando, FL 32821 Florida Citrus Bowl Stadium Complex on Dec. 26, Tel: (407) 351-5555 Dec. 27 and Dec. 29. 54 Career Highs

58 2003 Miscellaneous Statistics AL ONE BOWL 63 2003 Superlatives

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PHOTOGRAPHY ON THE COVER Steve Franz, Dennis Hodges, Rob Mushemeche, Jason Feirman, Brad Messina LSU’s three first-team All-Americans. AFCA • selection center Ben Wilkerson, Walter Camp and PRINTING AFCA selection DE Marcus Spears and AFCA EBSCO Media - Birmingham, Ala. selection CB Corey Webster.

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2005 LSU FOOTBALL CAPITAL ONE BOWL MEDIA GUIDE 1 2005 CAPITAL ONE BOWL LSU Football Under Nick Saban

INTRO Š

NOTEBOOK

COACHES

TIGERS

REVIEW

THE SEASON

HISTORY

1 National Title 9FIRST-TEAM ALL-AMERICA SELECTIONS

Josh Reed Bradie James Chad Lavalais Stephen Peterman Corey Webster Skyler Green Marcus Spears Ben Wilkerson 2001 2002 2003 2003 2003 -2004 2003 2004 2004

Bradie James Rodney Reed Rodney Reed Matt Mauck Rudy Niswanger 2002 2003 First Team - 2002, 2003 Second Team - 2003 First Team - 2004

AL ONE BOWL National Academic 2 SCHOLAR-ATHLETES 3 ALL-AMERICAS

SEC CAPIT 2 CHAMPIONSHIPS

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LSU Football Under Nick Saban BOWL Š INTRO 2000 Peach Bowl 2002 Sugar Bowl 2003 Cotton Bowl 2004 Sugar Bowl 2005 Capital One Bowl NOTEBOOK LSU 28, Georgia Tech 14 LSU 47, Illinois 34 LSU 20, Texas 35 LSU 21, Oklahoma 14 LSU vs. Iowa COACHES

TIGERS

REVIEW

THE SEASON

HISTORY Tiger Stadium 24 CROWDS OF 90,000 OR MORE CAPIT

5 Bowl Games National TV 37 APPEARANCES

NFL AL ONE BOWL 19 DRAFT PICKS

Football National 53 Graduates 2Award Winners Josh Reed - Biletnkoff Award winner in 2001 Ben Wilkerson - Rimington Trophy winner in 2004

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2005 CAPITAL ONE BOWL Numerical/Alphabetical Rosters

NO. NAME POS. HT. WT. CL. EXP. HOMETOWN HS/COLLEGE 1 Amp Hill WR 6-3 198 Fr. RS Jacksonville, Fla. First Coast ALPHABETICAL ROSTER 2 Shyrone Carey RB 5-6 203 Jr. 2L New Orleans, La. Shaw NO. NAME POS. 3 Craig Davis WR 6-2 195 So. 1L New Orleans, La. O.P.Walker 4 JaMarcus Russell QB 6-5 248 Fr. RS Mobile, Ala. Williamson 40 Dustin Adams LB 5 Skyler Green WR 5-10 195 Jr. 2L Westwego, La. Higgins 10 Joseph Addai RB 6 Mario Stevenson CB 6-2 193 Jr. JC Memphis, Tenn. NE Mississippi CC 91 Charles Alexander DE 73 Will Arnold OG INTRO Š 6 Colt David PK 5-10 170 Fr. HS Grapevine, Texas Grapevine 6 Carlos Rachel WR 5-9 176 Fr. RS New Orleans, La. Shaw 44 Patrick Babinecz DB NOTEBOOK 7 Ali Highsmith LB 6-1 225 Fr. HS Miami, Fla. Central 38 Jeremy Benton LB 7 Michael Schultz DB 6-0 183 Fr. RS Baton Rouge, La. Tara 62 Harold Bicknell OL COACHES 7 James Welker QB 6-4 215 Fr. HS Tarzana, Calif. Notre Dame 35 Andre Boagni PK 8 Ronnie Prude CB 5-11 182 Jr. 2L Shreveport, La. Fair Park TIGERS 17 Daniel Bobo DB 8 Terrell Clayton WR 5-9 170 So. Sqd. Shreveport, La. Byrd 80 Dwayne Bowe WR REVIEW 9 Early Doucet WR 6-0 213 Fr. HS St. Martinville, La. St. Martinville 17 Bennie Brazell WR 10 Joseph Addai RB 6-0 210 Jr. 2L Houston, Texas Sharpstown 22 Alley Broussard RB THE SEASON 11 Dominic Cooper LB 6-4 220 Fr. RS Metairie, La. O.P.Walker 34 Dorsett Buckels LB 12 Marcus Randall QB 6-2 224 Sr. 2L Baton Rouge, La. Glen Oaks 2 Shyrone Carey RB HISTORY 13 Corey Webster CB 6-0 204 Sr. 3L Vacherie, La. St. James 50 Jarrod Carter DT 13 Steve Mares WR 5-7 177 Sr. Sqd. Santa Rosa, Calif. Santa Rosa JC 23 Xavier Carter WR 14 Jordan Reever QB 6-1 207 Fr. HS Garland, Texas South Garland 15 Matt Flynn QB 6-2 230 Fr. RS Tyler, Texas Lee 21 Donnie Chaucer RB 15 Robby Rhodes DB 5-8 192 Fr. RS New Orleans, La. Shaw 26 Nick Child DB 16 Brian Farrar QB 5-11 185 Fr. RS Tioga, La. Tioga 8 Terrell Clayton WR 16 Craig Steltz DB 6-2 205 Fr. HS Kenner, La. Rummel 81 Mit Cole TE 17 Bennie Brazell WR 6-1 166 Jr. 2L Houston, Texas Westbury 11 Dominic Cooper LB 17 Daniel Bobo DB 6-0 192 Fr. RS Pineville, La. Pineville 28 Paul Coryell WR 18 Jacob Hester FB 6-0 225 Fr. HS Shreveport, La. Evangel 85 Brady Dalfrey P 19 Jonathan Zenon DB 6-0 174 Fr. RS Breaux Bridge, La. Breaux Bridge 31 Jessie Daniels DB 19 Sammy Joseph DB 5-11 179 So. Trf. New Orleans, La. Shaw (Colorado) 29 Travis Daniels CB 19 Hagen Hearn WR 5-9 168 Fr. HS Cordele, Ga. Crisp Academy 6 Colt David PK 21 Chevis Jackson DB 6-0 185 Fr. HS Mobile, Ala. St. Paul's Episcopal 3 Craig Davis WR 21 Donnie Chaucer RB 5-11 192 Fr. HS Hammond, La. St. Thomas Aquinas 70 Dave Davis OL 22 Alley Broussard RB 6-0 233 So. 1L Lafayette, La. Acadiana 45 Willie Demps LB 23 Xavier Carter WR 6-2 199 Fr. HS Palm Bay, Fla. Palm Bay 59 Leo Deselle DL 24 Keron Gordon CB 6-1 199 So. 1L Tampa, Fla. Plant 61 Josh Dicharry OL 25 Justin Vincent RB 5-10 213 So. 1L Lake Charles, La. Barbe 26 Nick Child DB 6-0 165 Fr. RS Metairie, La. Rummel 72 Glen Dorsey DT 27 Curtis Taylor DB 6-3 196 Fr. HS Franklinton, La. Franklinton 9 Early Doucet WR 27 Brandon Ledgister RB 6-0 214 Fr. RS Houston, Texas Cy-Fair 77 Peter Dyakowski OT 28 Greg Hercules DB 6-1 195 Sr. Sqd. Paltine, Ill. Palatine 16 Brian Farrar QB 28 Paul Coryell WR 6-0 189 Fr RS Baton Rouge, La. Broadmoor 93 Marlon Favorite DT 29 Travis Daniels CB 6-1 194 Sr. 1L Hollywood, Fla. South Broward 87 Schirra Fields WR 29 Andy Harrison WR 6-0 180 Fr. RS Houston, Texas Houston-Episcopal 15 Matt Flynn QB 30 LaRon Landry FS 6-2 187 So. 1L Ama, La. Hanhville 36 Patrick Fisher P 31 Jessie Daniels DB 5-11 200 So. 1L Breaux Bridge, La. Breaux Bridge 37 Daniel Francis DB 32 Jeffrey Jack DB 5-10 177 Fr. HS Houston, Texas James Madison 39 Ryan Gaudet PK 33 Jason Spadoni RB 6-0 218 Jr. 1L Kenner, La. John Curtis 38 Gino Giambelluca WR 34 Dorsett Buckels LB 5-11 222 Sr. 2L Amite, La. Amite 42 Andre Gill WR 35 Luke Sanders LB 6-4 222 Fr. HS West Monroe, La. West Monroe 24 Keron Gordon CB 35 Andre Boagni PK 5-9 166 So. Sqd. Zachary, La. Zachary 5 Skyler Green WR 36 Patrick Fisher P 6-5 235 Fr. RS Hyattsville, Md. DeMatha 97 Donald Hains DL 37 Daniel Francis DB 5-11 181 So. 1L Port Barre, La. Port Barre 38 Gino Giambelluca WR 5-9 169 Jr. 1L New Orleans, La. Holy Cross 29 Andy Harrison WR 38 Jeremy Benton LB 6-1 212 Fr. HS Monroe, La. Ouachita 19 Hagen Hearn WR 39 Ryan Gaudet PK 5-6 156 So. 1L New Orleans, La. Jesuit 83 Kory Hebert TE AL ONE BOWL 40 Shawn Jordan FB 5-11 232 Fr. RS El Paso,Texas Riverside 74 Brett Helms OL 40 Anthony Zehyoue LB 6-1 259 Fr. RS Baton Rouge, La. McKinley 28 Greg Hercules DB 40 Dustin Adams LB 5-10 224 So. Sqd. Portland, Texas Portland 18 Jacob Hester FB 41 Chris Jackson PK 5-11 165 So. 1L River Ridge, La. John Curtis 7 Ali Highsmith LB 41 Marcques Lewis DB 5-9 179 So. Sqd. New Iberia, La. Westgate 1 Amp Hill WR 42 Philip Maxwell LB 6-1 217 Jr. Sqd. Shreveport, La. Evangel Christian 78 Paris Hodges OT 42 Andre Gill WR 6-1 210 Jr. Sqd. Beverly Hills, Calif. Beverly Hills 56 Kenneth Hollis LB 43 Joe Lawrence DB 6-0 196 Fr. HS Lake Charles, La. Barbe 89 Gus Horne TE 44 Kevin Steltz FB 5-9 244 Jr. 1L New Orleans, La. Rummel 32 Jeffrey Jack DB 44 Patrick Babinecz DB 6-0 185 So. Sqd. McKees Rock, Pa. Montour 21 Chevis Jackson DB 45 Willie Demps LB 6-2 240 So. Sqd. Pensacola, Fla. B. T. Washington 41 Chris Jackson PK 46 Cameron Vaughn LB 6-4 237 Jr. 2L Terrytown, La. Shaw 67 Tyson Jackson DE 47 Tremaine Johnson DE 6-2 263 Fr. HS Houston, Texas Galena Park 75 Brian Johnson OT 48 Jarvus Ryes DE 6-3 257 Sr. Sqd. Loreauville, La. Loreauville 49 Kirston Pittman DE 6-3 242 So. 1L Reserve, La. East St. John 79 Herman Johnson OL 50 Jarrod Carter DT 6-1 276 Fr. RS DesAllemands, La. John Curtis 53 Quinn Johnson LB CAPIT 51 E.J. Kuale LB 6-2 225 Jr. JC Daytona Beach, Fla. Dodge City CC

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NO. NAME POS. HT. WT. CL. EXP. HOMETOWN HS/COLLEGE 51 Matt Stoltz LB 6-2 236 Fr. HS Little Rock, Ark. Pulaski Academy ALPHABETICAL ROSTER 52 Ryan Willis DE 6-3 276 So. Sqd. New Orleans, La. Holy Cross 53 Quinn Johnson LB 6-2 230 Fr. HS Edgard, La. West St. John 47 Tremaine Johnson DE 54 Brian West DE 6-3 261 So. 1L West Monroe, La. West Monroe 82 David Jones TE 55 Ben Wilkerson C 6-4 297 Sr. 3L Hemphill, Texas Hemphill 40 Shawn Jordan FB

55 Michael Ricks LB 5-11 224 So Sqd. Amite, La. Oak Forest 19 Sammy Joseph DB 56 Kenneth Hollis LB 6-0 235 Jr. RS Adamsville, Ala. East Mississippi JC 51 E.J. Kuale LB Š INTRO 57 Alonzo Manuel DE 6-3 240 So. Sqd. Jennings, La. Jennings 30 LaRon Landry FS 58 Lionel Turner LB 6-2 260 Sr. 2L Walker, La. Walker 43 Joe Lawrence DB NOTEBOOK 59 Doug Planchard C 6-3 291 So. 1L Baton Rouge, La. Catholic 27 Brandon Ledgister RB 59 Leo Deselle DL 6-0 266 So. Sqd. New Orleans, La. Shaw COACHES 41 Marcques Lewis DB 60 Michael Murphy OL 6-2 276 Fr. HS LaPlace, La. St. Charles 71 Nate Livings OT TIGERS 60 Matthew Travis DE 6-2 226 Fr. HS Selma, Ala. Dallas County 67 Cole Louviere OL 61 Josh Dicharry OL 6-2 308 So. Sqd. Gonzales, La. East Ascension REVIEW 62 Harold Bicknell OL 6-6 284 Sr. Sqd. Shreveport, La. Loyola 57 Alonzo Manuel DE 62 Robert Smith OL 6-2 259 Fr. HS Bossier City, La. Airline 13 Steve Mares WR THE SEASON 63 Ryan Miller OL 6-6 305 Fr. HS Lake Charles, La. Barbe 42 Philip Maxwell LB 64 Rudy Niswanger OL 6-5 293 Jr. 2L Monroe, La. Ouachita Christian 68 Terrell McGill OG HISTORY 65 P.J. Zimmerman DS 6-3 245 Fr. HS New Orleans, La. Jesuit 99 Sean Merrill DE 67 Tyson Jackson DE 6-5 289 Fr. HS Edgard, La. West. St. John 63 Ryan Miller OL 67 Cole Louviere OL 6-5 262 Fr. HS Metairie, La. Rummel 60 Michael Murphy OL 68 Terrell McGill OG 6-4 325 Jr. 1L Miami, Fla. Miami-Norland 64 Rudy Niswanger OL 69 Garett Wibel OG 6-3 295 So. Sqd. Metairie, La. Rummel 90 Melvin Oliver DE 70 Gant Petty SNP 6-0 208 So. 1L Baton Rouge, La. Redemptorist 70 Gant Petty SNP CAPIT 70 Dave Davis OL 6-1 273 Fr. RS Shreveport, La. Byrd 94 Chase Pittman DL 71 Nate Livings OT 6-5 295 Jr. 1L. Lake Charles, La. Washington-Marion 49 Kirston Pittman DE 72 Glen Dorsey DT 6-2 300 Fr. HS Gonzales, La. East Ascension 59 Doug Planchard C 73 Will Arnold OG 6-4 320 Fr. RS Gloster, Miss. Centreville Academy 8 Ronnie Prude CB 74 Brett Helms OL 6-2 275 Fr. HS Stuttgart, Ark. Stuttgart 75 Brian Johnson OT 6-4 310 So. 1L Tallahassee, Fla. Godby 6 Carlos Rachel WR 76 Andrew Whitworth OT 6-7 325 Jr. 2L West Monroe, La. West Monroe 12 Marcus Randall QB 77 Peter Dyakowski OT 6-4 294 So. Sqd. Vancouver, B.C. Vancouver College 14 Jordan Reever QB 78 Paris Hodges OT 6-5 316 So. Sqd. Vacaville, Calif. Vanden 15 Robby Rhodes DB 79 Herman Johnson OL 6-7 371 Fr. HS Denton, Texas Denton 55 Michael Ricks LB 80 Dwayne Bowe WR 6-3 213 So. 1L Miami, Fla. Norland 4 JaMarcus Russell QB 81 Mit Cole TE 6-4 260 Fr. HS Picayune, Miss. Picayune Memorial 48 Jarvus Ryes DE 82 David Jones TE 6-4 260 Jr. 2L Silver Springs, Md. Springbrook 35 Luke Sanders LB 83 Kory Hebert TE 6-5 254 Jr. Sqd. Lafayette, La. Teurlings Catholic 7 Michael Schultz DB 84 Marcus Spears DE 6-4 298 Sr. 3L Baton Rouge Southern Lab

62 Robert Smith OL AL ONE BOWL 84 Andrew Wright TE 6-7 248 Fr. RS Lake Charles, La. Barbe 33 Jason Spadoni RB 85 Brady Dalfrey P 6-0 198 Fr. HS Carencro, La. Carencro 84 Marcus Spears DE 87 Schirra Fields WR 5-9 177 Jr. Sqd. Haynesville, La. Haynesville 16 Craig Steltz DB 89 Keith Zinger TE 6-4 247 So. 1L Leesville, La. Leesville 44 Kevin Steltz FB 89 Gus Horne TE 6-4 178 Fr. HS Giddings, Texas Giddings 6 Mario Stevenson CB 90 Melvin Oliver DE 6-3 274 Jr. 2L Opelika, Ala. Opelika 96 Carnell Stewart DE 91 Charles Alexander DE 6-3 295 Fr. HS Breaux Bridge, La. Breaux Bridge 92 Tim Washington DE 6-3 261 Fr. HS Stafford, Texas Dulles HS 51 Matt Stoltz LB 93 Marlon Favorite DT 6-1 310 Fr. HS Harvey, La. West Jefferson 27 Curtis Taylor DB 94 Chase Pittman DL 6-4 258 So. Trf. Shreveport, La. Evangel (Texas) 60 Matthew Travis DE 95 Kyle Williams DT 6-2 295 Jr. 1L Ruston, La. Ruston 58 Lionel Turner LB 96 Carnell Stewart DE 6-4 299 Fr. RS River Ridge, La. John Curtis 46 Cameron Vaughn LB 97 Brandon Washington DT 6-4 305 Jr. 2L Tuscaloosa, Ala. Central 25 Justin Vincent RB 97 Donald Hains DL 5-11 254 Fr. HS Diamondhead, Miss. Hancock 97 Brandon Washington DT 98 Claude Wroten DT 6-3 293 Jr. JC Bastrop, La. Miss. Delta CC 92 Tim Washington DE 99 Sean Merrill DE 6-3 278 Fr. RS D'Iberville, Miss. D'Iberville 7 James Welker QB Pronunciation Guide 13 Corey Webster CB 54 Brian West DE 10 Joseph Addai uh-Dye 83 Kory Hebert A-bear 76 Andrew Whitworth OT 44 Patrick Babinecz Bab-i-neck 42 Cade Hollier Oh-yay 69 Garett Wibel OG 35 Andre Boagni Bo-ayn-ee 2 E.J. Kuale Kwah-ley 55 Ben Wilkerson C 80 Dwayne Bowe Bo 30 LaRon Landry Luh-ron 95 Kyle Williams DT 17 Bennie Brazell Bra-zil 71 Nate Livings Liv-ings 52 Ryan Willis DE 22 Alley Broussard Al-ee Brew-sard 57 Alonzo Manuel Man-you-ul 84 Andrew Wright TE 50 Jarrod Carter Jared 13 Steve Mares Mar-ez 98 Claude Wroten DT 23 Xavier Carter Zay-vee-er 68 Terrell McGill Tuh-rell 40 Anthony Zehyoue LB 59 Leo Deselle Dis-ell 64 Rudy Niswanger Nice-wonger 19 Jonathan Zenon DB 74 Josh Dicharry Dish-ar-ee 49 Kirston Pittman Ker-ston 65 P.J. Zimmerman DS 9 Early Doucet Doo-sett 48 Jarvus Ryes Rise 89 Keith Zinger TE 77 Peter Dyakowski Dye-uk-cow-ski 51 Matt Stoltz Stohlts 93 Marlon Favorite Fave-uh-right 69 Garett Wibel Why-bul 39 Ryan Gaudet Go-day 98 Claude Wroten Roe-ten 38 Gino Giambelluca Gam-buh-lou-kuh 40 Anthony Zehyoue Zaa-you 24 Keron Gordon Kuh-ron 33 Jonathan Zenon Zee-non

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GAMEDAY MATCHUP

Date/Time Saturday, Jan. 1, 2005 at Noon CT Location Orlando, Fla. (Florida Citrus Bowl Stadium - 65,438) INTRO Š Television LSU Offense Iowa Offense ABC (live) NOTEBOOK X 5 Skyler Green 5-10 195 Jr. SE 86 Warren Holloway 5-10 188 Sr. The Series 3 Craig Davis 6-2 195 So. 88 Clinton Solomon 6-3 200 Jr. First Meeting 23 Xavier Carter 6-2 199 Fr. LT 70 Lee Gray 6-6 310 Jr. COACHES Last Meeting LT 76 Andrew Whitworth 6-7 325 Jr. 75 Ben Gates 6-6 280 Jr. First Meeting TIGERS 77 Peter Dyakowski 6-4 294 So. LG 76 Mike Jones 6-5 299 So. LG 73 Will Arnold 6-4 320 Fr.-RS 63 Todd Plagman 6-5 288 #Fr. 68 Terrell McGill 6-4 325 Jr. C 54 Mike Elgin 6-4 270 So. LSU REVIEW 74 Brett Helms 6-2 275 Fr. 59 Ben Cronin 6-5 285 Jr. Record 9-2 (6-2 SEC) C 64 Rudy Niswanger 6-5 293 Jr. RG 61 Brian Ferentz 6-2 282 Jr. THE SEASON Ranking No. 11 ESPN/USA Today 59 Doug Planchard 6-3 299 So. 63 Todd Plagman 6-5 288 #Fr. No. 12 in Associated Press -or- 63 Ryan Miller 6-6 305 Fr. RT 69 Pete McMahon 6-7 320 Sr. No. 11 in BCS RG 71 Nate Livings 6-5 295 Jr. 73 C.J. Barkema 6-8 290 Jr. HISTORY Last Game Nov. 26 at Little Rock, Ark. 68 Terrell McGill 6-4 325 Jr. TE 81 Tony Jackson 6-3 265 Sr. Def. Arkansas, 43-14 RT 75 Brian Johnson 6-4 310 So. 87 Scott Chandler 6-7 231 So. Coach Nick Saban 79 Herman Johnson 6-7 371 Fr. QB 5 Drew Tate 6-0 185 So. Career Record 91-40-1 (11th year) Y 82 David Jones 6-4 260 Jr. 16 Jason Manson 6-1 195 So. LSU Record 48-15 (5th year) 89 Keith Zinger 6-4 247 So. WR 11 Ed Hinkel 6-1 190 Jr. vs. Iowa 1-2 Z 80 Dwayne Bowe 6-3 213 So. 84 Matt Melloy 6-3 203 Jr. 9 Early Doucet 6-0 213 Fr. RB 48 Sam Brownlee 5-10 200 So. 38 Gino Giambelluca 5-9 169 Jr. or 33 Marques Simmons 5-8 202 Jr. Iowa QB 12 Marcus Randall 6-2 224 Sr. 28 Damian Sims 5-9 185 Fr. Record 9-2 (6-2 Big 12) 4 JaMarcus Russell 6-5 248 Fr.-RS FB 43 Aaron Mickens 5-10 235 Sr. Ranking No. 13 ESPN/USA Today 15 Matt Flynn 6-2 230 Fr-RS 35 Tom Busch 5-11 231 #Fr. No. 11 Associated Press RB 22 Alley Brousard 6-0 233 So. PK 1 Kyle Schlicher 5-9 179 So. No. 12 BCS 10 Joseph Addai 6-0 210 Jr. Last Game Nov. 20 at Iowa City, Iowa. -or- 25 Justin Vincent 5-10 213 So. Won Wisconsin, 30-7 FB 18 Jacob Hester 6-0 225 Fr. Coach Kirk Ferentz 44 Kevin Steltz 5-9 244 Jr. Career Record 53-52 (9th year) Iowa Record 41-31 (6th year) LSU Defense Iowa Defense vs. LSU First Meeting LE 84 Marcus Spears 6-4 298 Sr. DE 98 Derreck Robinson 6-5 287 Sr. 54 Brian West 6-3 261 So. 92 Ken Iwebema 6-4 242 #Fr. LT 98 Claude Wroten 6-3 293 Jr. DT 60 Tyler Luebke 6-1 278 Sr. #11/12 LSU #13/11 Iowa 72 Glen Dorsey 6-2 300 Fr. 65 Alex Willcox 6-2 280 #Fr. Conference Southeastern Big Ten RT 95 Kyle Williams 6-2 295 Jr. DT 45 Jonathan Babineaux 6-2 280 Sr. Location Baton Rouge, La. Iowa City, Iowa 97 Brandon Washington 6-4 306 Jr.. 72 George Eshareturi 6-3 290 #Fr. Founded 1860 1847 RE 90 Melvin Oliver 6-3 274 Jr.. DE 31 Matt Roth 6-4 270 Sr. Enrollment 31,582 29,697 49 Kirston Pittman 6-3 242 So. 99 Bryan Mattison 6-3 250 #Fr. Colors Purple & Gold Black & Gold Sam 56 Kenneth Hollis 6-0 235 Jr. OLB 50 George Lewis 6-2 234 Sr. 35 Luke Sanders 6-4 225 Fr. 27 Edmond Miles 6-1 222 So. Nickname Tigers Hawkeyes Mike 58 Lionel Turner 6-2 260 Sr. MLB 52 Abdul Hodge 6-2 232 Jr. Stadium (Capacity) Tiger (91,600) Kinnick (70,397) 51 E.J. Kuale 6-2 225 Jr. 40 Mike Klinkenborg 6-2 230 #Fr. Head Coach Nick Saban Kirk Ferentz Will 46 Cameron Vaughn 6-4 237 Jr. WLB 18 Chad Greenway 6-4 239 Jr. Alma Mater Kent State, 1971 Connecticut, 1978 51 E.J. Kuale 6-2 225 Jr. 44 Mike Humpal 6-2 230 #Fr. -or- 7 Ali Highsmith 6-1 225 Fr. LC 26 Jovon Johnson 5-9 177 Jr. LCB 13 Corey Webster 6-0 204 Sr. 19 Adam Shada 6-1 180 Fr. Team Comparisons 8 Ronnie Prude 5-11 182 Sr. SS 25 Marcus Paschal 6-0 196 So. LSU (Rank) Iowa (Rank) 21 Chevis Jackson 6-0 185 Fr. 15 Miguel Merrick 6-0 201 So. Offense SS 31 Jessie Daniels 5-11 200 So. FS 37 Sean Considine 6-0 206 Sr. Points 29.0 (40) 23.8 (73) 28 Greg Hercules 6-1 195 Sr. 13 Charles Godfrey 6-1 200 Fr. -or- 16 Craig Steltz 6-2 205 Fr. RC 20 Antwan Allen 5-10 180 Jr. Total Offense 400.1 (33) 310.7 (103) FS 30 LaRon Landry 6-2 187 So 10 Walner Belleus 5-10 180 Jr. Rushing Offense 200.7 (20) 74.9 (117) 28 Greg Hercules 6-1 195 Sr. PT 28 David Bradley 6-2 198 Sr. Passing Offense 199.4 (75) 235.8 (41) -or- 26 Nick Child 6-0 165 So. 91 John Gallery 6-2 238 Jr. Defense RCB 29 Travis Daniels 6-1 194 Sr. # - - Indicates redshirt freshman Points 15.9 (11) 16.9 (17) 37 Daniel Francis 5-11 181 So. Total Defense 249.9 (3) 289.1 (10) Sub-Packages: Rushing Defense 104.5 (15) 90.2 (6)

AL ONE BOWL Nickel 8 Ronnie Prude 5-11 182 Sr. Pass Defense 145.4 (3) 198.9 (34) Dime 24 Keron Gordon 6-1 199 So. Special Teams Net Punting 37.6 (27) 35.3 (66) LSU Specialists Punt Returns 7.4 (85) 14.4 (13) Iowa Specialists Kickoff Returns 19.0 (78) 19.0 (78) PR 5 Skyler Green 5-10 150 Jr. PR 11 Ed Hinkel Field Goals 15-23 20-25 13 Corey Webster 6-0 204 Sr. 10 Walner Belleus KOR 23 Xavier Carter 6-2 199 Fr. PATs 32-39 26-29 KR 11 Ed Hinkel 10 Joseph Addai 6-0 210 Jr. Miscellaneous or 86 Warren Holloway 5 Skyler Green 5-10 150 Jr. Turnover Margin -0.27 (77) 1.27 (4) 28 Damian Sims PK 41 Chris Jackson (FG) 5-11 165 So. DS 66 Kody Asmus Fumbles Lost 15 (108) 5 (7) 39 Ryan Gaudet (PAT) 5-6 156 So. 18 Chad Greenway Interceptions Thrown 9 (35) 12 (64) P 41 Chris Jackson 5-11 165 So. H 28 David Bradley Penalties 67-505 82-625 85 Brady Dalfrey 6-0 198 Fr. 11 Ed Hinkel SNP 70 Gant Petty 6-0 205 Fr-RS 3rd Down Conversions 43% (64-150) 38% (66-175) HOLD15 Matt Flynn 6-2 230 Fr.-RS 4th Down Conversions 60% (3-5) 36% (4-11) 43 Joe Lawrence 6-0 190 Fr. Time of Possession 31:09 32:04 Winning Streak W6 W7 CAPIT

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