LSU TIGERS FOOTBALL NEWS LSU Tigers (2-2) vs. #11 Tennessee Vols (2-1) TIGERS SET TO HOST NO. 11 TENNESSEE IN NATI O N A L L Y-TELEVISED SHOWDOWN A sell-out crowd in Death Valley will serve as the back drop as the LSU Fighting Tigers and the 11th-ranked Tennessee Volunteers battle for the first time since 1993 this Saturday in a nationally-televised tilt on ESPN. It marks LSU's second appearance in three weeks on ESPN. The Tigers enter the contest with a 2-2 mark after dropping a last-second 13-10 decision to UAB last Saturday. Tennessee is 2-1 after posting a 70-3 win over Louisiana-Monroe. Both teams are 0-1 in league play as the Tigers fell to Auburn, 34-17, two weeks ago, while the Vols fell to Florida, 27-23. Saturday’s game will mark the first between the teams since a 42- 20 win by Vols in Knoxville in 1993. Tennessee owns an 18-3-3 record all-time vs. the Tigers. TIGERS FALL TO UAB ON LAST SECOND FIELD GOAL, 13-10 UAB’s Rhett Gallego kicked a 32-yard field goal as time expired to lift the Blazers to an unlikey 13-10 win over LSU in Tiger Stadium on Saturday night. Gallego’s field goal came just seconds after UAB’s Chris Brown intercepted a pass and returned it 25 yards to the LSU 17-yard line. with 25 seconds left in the contest. UAB defeated the Tigers despite picking up just 178 yards of total offense, which included only 57 yards of offense in the second half. UAB led 10-0 at halftime before the Tigers managed to tie the game at 10-10 on a 35-yard field goal by John Corbello with 10:33 left in the contest. The two teams traded possessions before UAB kicked the game winner as time expired. Domanick Davis led the Tigers with 226 all-purpose yards and their only touch- down of the evening, a one-yard run at the 3:04 mark in the third quarter. Trev Faulk led the LSU defense with 13 tackles. LSU VS. TENNESSEE UAB 13, LSU 10 Opponents: LSU (2-2, 0-1) vs. #11 Tennessee (2-1, 0-1) Notes On The Game: Date: September 30, 2000 * Josh Booty moved past Y.A. Tittle into ninth place on the all- Time: 6:35 p.m. CT time LSU passing list during the second quarter on a three-yard Site: Baton Rouge, La. (Tiger Stadium - 91,600) pass to LaBrandon Toefield. Television: ESPN * The loss was LSU's first homecoming loss to a non-conference The Series: Tennessee leads 18-3-3 opponent since dropping a 38-14 decision to Florida State in 1981. THE LSU-TENNESSEE SERIES * Domanick Davis' 226 all-purpose yard were the most by a Tennessee owns a decisive 18-3-3 lead in the series as the Vols Tiger since Kevin Faulk amassed 249 against Alabama in 1998. have won three straight over LSU. The two teams last met in * Davis' 153 return yards (98 on punts, 55 on kickoffs) was a Knoxville in 1993 when the Vols won 42-20. The teams last met career high and the most since Kevin Faulk had 195 yards in Baton Rouge in 1992 with Tennessee coming away with a 20- against Alabama in 1996. 0 victory. LSU's last victory in the series came in 1988 when the * After stopping UAB on the opening drive of the game, the Tigers marched into Knoxville and posted a convincing 34-9 vic- tory. A year later the Vols avenged the loss, winning a 45-39 Tigers have not allowed an opening possession score in nine shootout in Baton Rouge in which passed for an games, dating back to their loss at Kentucky a year ago. LSU record 438 yards. Statistical Leaders THE COACHES Rushing is in his first year as LSU coach. LaBrandon Toefield 19 att., 76 yards, Previous position: head coach, Michigan State (1995-99) Dominack Davis 10 att., 32 yards, 1 TD Career record: 45-28-1 (7th year) LSU record: 2-2 (1st year) Passing vs. Tennessee: First Meeting Josh Booty 15 comp., 39 att., 156 yards, 4 INT

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2000 LSU HONORS LSU VS. TENNESSEE The LSU Tigers will look to bounce back from Saturday’s loss to UAB when OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE GAME they host 11th-ranked Tennessee at 6:35 p.m. in Tiger Stadium. The game will be tele- Western Carolina Josh Booty vised to a national audience by ESPN, the second time in three weeks in which the Houston Robert Royal Tigers are on the all sports cable network. Two weeks ago, LSU dropped a 34-17 deci- Auburn Josh Reed sion at Auburn on ESPN. The Tennessee contest will also mark the second time this UAB L. Toefield year in which the Tigers have faced a team ranked in the top 25 - the other came against Auburn. LSU has lost six straight games against teams ranked in the AP Top 25. Tennessee LSU’s last win over a team ranked in the top 25 came in 1998 when the Tigers blasted Florida then-No. 24 Mississippi State, 41-6, in Baton Rouge. LSU and Tennessee are playing Kentucky for the first time since 1993 when the Vols beat the Tigers, 42-20, in Knoxville. A year Mississippi State earlier, Tennessee shutout LSU, 20-0, in Baton Rouge. In the 1989 meeting between Alabama the teams in Baton Rouge, LSU’s Tommy Hodson completed 31 of 49 passes for a school-record 438 yards. Tennessee won the game, 45-39. Ole Miss Arkansas ABOUT TENNESSEE The Vols are coming off a 70-3 win over Louisiana-Monroe last Saturday in DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE GAME Knoxville. In that game, Tennessee’s freshman A.J. Suggs and Casey Western Carolina Trev Faulk Clausen combined to complete 20 of 31 passes for 274 yards and 4 TDs. UT’s ranks second in the SEC in rushing with 118.3 yards per contest, while Cedrick Houston Damien James Wilson is tied for the league lead with six receptions a contest. Defensively, the Vols are Auburn Kenderick Allen allowing only 47.7 yards rushing per contest (fifth in the nation) and they have already UAB Ryan Clark recorded 16 sacks in just three games. Tennessee Florida THE SABAN RECORD LSU coach Nick Saban enters Saturday’s contest against Tennessee with a Kentucky 45-28-1 overall mark after the Tigers’ lost to UAB last week. Saban, who is in his sev- Mississippi State enth season as a collegiate head coach, guided Michigan State to four bowl games in Alabama five years. Saban opened his head coaching career at Toledo in 1990, where he guided Ole Miss the Rockets to a 9-2 mark and a share of the Mid-American Conference title. Arkansas Saban’s string of serving six seasons as a head coach without suffering a los- ing record ranks as the nation’s fourth-longest current streak. The following is a look at Saban’s year-by-year coaching record: SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE GAME Western Carolina Elice Parker Year School Oveall Record Conference Record Houston Donnie Jones 1990 Toledo 9-2 7-1 Auburn Tommy Banks 1995 Michigan State 6-5-1 4-3-1 1996 Michigan State 6-6 5-3 UAB D. Davis/L. Johnson 1997 Michigan State 7-5 4-4 Tennessee 1998 Michigan State 6-6 4-4 Florida 1999 Michigan State 9-2 6-2 Kentucky 2000 LSU 2-2 0-1 Mississippi State LSU ON ESPN Alabama LSU enters the Tennessee game with a 16-18 all-time mark on ESPN. The Ole Miss record includes an 0-1 record this season as the Tigers dropped a 34-17 decision to Arkansas Auburn two weeks ago. LSU is 7-11 in ESPN games in Baton Rouge. LSU is the only team in the SEC to have appeared on ESPN every year since the all-sports cable net- 2000 LOUISIANA HONORS work began televising games. DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE GAME DAVIS BREAKS OUT Sept. 9 (Houston) Damien James Domanick Davis had a breakout performance despite last weekend’s loss against UAB. The sophomore amassed a career-high 226 all-purpose yards (32 rushing, 41 receiving, 98 on punts, 55 on kickoffs). The total was the highest by a Tiger since Kevin Faulk’s 249 all-purpose yards against Alabama in 1998, while the 153 combined return yards surpassed his previous high of 144 and was the most since Faulk had 195 combined return yards against Alabama in 1996. Davis is currently ranked fourth in the SEC with 131 all-purpose yards a contest. He’s second in the league with 25.8 yards a kickoff return.

TIGERS DEFENSE TOUGH ON OPENING DRIVES Last Saturday vs. UAB, the LSU defense held the opposition without points on the opening drive for the ninth consecutive game. Kentucky was the last team to score against the Tigers on their opening offensive possession, doing so in their match up in the sixth week of the 1999 season.

LSU DEFENSE FINALLY YIELDS FIRST QUARTER POINTS UAB’s field goal at the 5:00 mark in the first quarter marked the first points scored against the Tigers in the first quarter this season. That streak dated back to last year’s season-finale against Arkansas when the Tigers blanked the Razorbacks in the opening quarter. LSU’s streak of not allowing a in the first quarter remained intact as the Tigers have not allowed a first quarter touchdown since Houston scored in LSU RECORD BOOK the opening period in the 10th week of the 1999 season. LSU DEFENSE CONTINUES TO BE TOUGH AGAINST THE RUN TIGER STADIUM ATTENDANCE The LSU defense continues to be tough against the run as the Tigers are # Attend. Opponent Result Date allowing just 122.5 yards rushing a contest. In addition, the Tigers, along with 1 87,188 W. Carolina W, 58-0 9/2/00 Tennessee, have allowed an SEC -best one rushing touchdown this season. Rudy 2 85,339 UAB L, 13-10 9/23/00 Johnson’s 2-yard run with just three seconds left in the Auburn game is the only rushing 3 82,469 Houston W, 28-13 9/9/00 TD that the Tiger defense has yielded this season. Last year, the Tigers allowed 18 4 82,390 WashingtonW, 40-14 9/24/83 rushing, TDs, a number that ranked 11th in the league. 5 80,792 Georgia L, 28-27 10/3/98 6 80,677 Florida W, 28-21 10/11/97 REED CONTINUES TO BE LSU’S TOP RECEIVING THREAT When Josh Reed lined up at receiver for the first time against Alabama last 7 80,583 Florida L, 28-10 10/7/95 season, the Tigers couldn’t have possibly imagined what they discovered. Seven games later, Reed has developed into LSU’s top receiving threat. Over the last seven games, LOUISIANA COLLEGIATE FOOTBALL Reed has surpassed the 100-yard barrier three times. Two weeks ago, Reed hauled in a No. Attend. results career-best eight balls for a career-high 167 yards and a pair of TDs. One of Reed’s 1. 87,188 LSU 58, Western Carolina TDs was a 75-yard reception in the first quarter. The 167 yards receiving was the most 0 for a Tiger since Sheddrick Wilson had 201 yards receiving against Rice in 1995. September 2, 2000 at Tiger Stadium Against UAB, Reed hauled in four passes for a team-best 53 yards. Through four games 2. 86,598 Tulane 14, LSU 0 this season, Reed has led LSU in receptions twice and receiving yardage in all four con- December 1, 1973 at Tulane Stadium tests. 3. 85,372 LSU 9, Tulane 3 Reed served notice in the Tigers second-to-last game in 1999, catching five December 2, 1972 at Tulane Stadium balls for 100 yards against Houston. He opened the 2000 season with a 137-yard per- 4. 85,339 UAB 13, LSU 10 formance against Western Carolina. Over the last seven games dating back to 1999, September 23, 2000 at Tiger Stadium Reed is averaging four catches and 81 yards per game. 5. 85,161 N.Dame 24, Bama 23 The following is a game-by-game look at Reed’s numbers since being convert- January 1, 1973 at Tulane Stadium ed to receiver from tailback last season:

LSU CAREER RECEPTIONS Game Receptions Yards TDs Long No. Name Years Rec. 1999 1. Wendell Davis 1984-87 183 at Alabama 2 33 0 22 Houston 5 100 0 33 2. Eric Martin 1981-84 152 Arkansas 1 1 0 1 3. Tony Moss 1986-89 132 2000 4. Larry Foster 1996-99 125 Western Carolina 5 137 1 47 5. Garry James 1982-85 122 Houston 3 76 0 30 6. Sheddrick Wilson 1992-95 121 at uburn 8 167 2 75 UAB 4 53 0 17 7. Abram Booty Active 117 TOTALS 28 567 3 75 8. Todd Kinchen 1988-91 112 9. Andy Hamilton 1969-71 100 BOOTY PASSES TITTLE ON LSU’S ALL-TIME PASSING YARDAGE LIST 10. Eddie Kennison 1993-95 98 LSU junior Josh Booty moved pass Y.A. Tittle into ninth place on the school’s all-time passing yardage list on Saturday vs. UAB. Since joining the Tigers a little over a season ago, Booty has passed for 2,666 yards. Booty currently LSU CAREER RECEIVING YARDS stands 105 yards shy of moving past into eighth place. No. Name Years Yds. 1. Wendell Davis 1984-87 2,708 REED RANKS SECOND IN SEC AND SIXTH IN NATION IN RECEIVING 2. Eric Martin 1981-84 2,625 YARDS/GAME 3. Tony Moss 1986-89 2,196 Despite just having 53 yards receiving vs. UAB, LSU sophomore wide out Josh Reed continues to rank second in the SEC with 108.2 yards receiving a contest. 4. Andy Hamilton 1969-71 1,995 Reed’s average also ranks sixth nationally. In four games, Reed has hauled in 20 pass- 5. Todd Kinchen 1988-91 1,911 es for 433 yards and 3 TDs. He’s averaging 21.6 yards per catch. 6. Abram Booty Active 1,768 7. Larry Foster 1996-99 1,747 ROBINSON AND MYERS EXTEND RECEPTION STREAKS 8. Carlos Carson 1977-79 1,728 With receptions against UAB, LSU’s Reggie Robinson and Jerel Myers kept their streak of games with at least one catch alive. Robinson has caught at least one 9. Eddie Kennison 1993-95 1,554 pass in his last 21 games, while Myers has caught a pass in 15 straight game, which 10. Sheddrick Wilson 1992-95 1,536 also represents every game of his career. Robinson’s streak of 21 straight games with a receptions is the longest active streak on the team. LSU CAREER SACK LEADERS No. Name Years Scks BIG PLAY RETURNS TO LSU PASSING ATTACK While the big play may have been absent from LSU’s offense against UAB on 1. Rydell Malancon 1980-83 25 Saturday, it played a key role in each of the Tigers’ first three games. In LSU’s first three 2. Ron Sancho 1985-88 23 games of the season, LSU had seven scoring passing plays of 30 yards or longer. 3. Gabe Northern 1992-95 21 Included in that was Josh Booty’s 75-yard strike to Josh Reed against Auburn, which 4. Chuck Wiley 1994-97 19 gave the Tigers two passing plays of over 75 yards in one season for the first time since 5. James Gillyard 1992-95 18 1994 ( to Brett Bech, 76 and 81 yard passes). Booty hit Reggie Robinson with an 80-yard TD pass in the season opener against Western Carolina. 6. Anthony McFarland 1995-98 17 So far this season, seven of LSU’s nine scoring plays through the air have t7. Active 15 been 30 yards or longer. Last year, the Tigers had just four TD passes of 30 yards or t7. Ramsey Dardar 1980-82 15 longer, three of which came in the season-finale vs. Arkansas. The following is a look at LSU’s scoring plays through the air this season: LSU CAREER PASSING YARDS Length Play Opponent No. Name Years Yds 80 yards Josh Booty to Reggie Robinson Western Carolina (1Q) 1 Tommy Hodson 1986-89 9,115 75 yards Josh Booty to Josh Reed Auburn (1Q) 2 1982-85 6,921 47 yards to Josh Reed Western Carolina (2Q) 3 Jamie Howard 1992-95 6,158 45 yards Josh Booty to Jerel Myers Western Carolina (1Q) .... 45 yards Josh Booty to Josh Reed Auburn (3Q) 36 yards Rohan Davey to Jerey Myers Western Carolina (3Q) 8 Steve Ensminger 1976-79 2,770 30 yards Josh Booty to Robert Royal Houston (2Q) 9 Josh Booty Active 2,666 ...... 11 yards Josh Booty to Joe Domingeaux Houston (2Q) 9 yards Rohan Davey to Elice Parker Western Carolina (3Q) 2000 SEC STANDINGS Eastern Division LSU’S O-LINE IN BANGED UP TEAM SEC PCT. OVERALL LSU’s offensive line received another blow on Saturday night when starting South Carolina 2-0 1.000 4-0 center John Compton had to leave the game at halftime after suffering a concussion in Florida 2-0 1.000 4-0 the first half. The injury to Compton forced Louis Williams to move from his starting Kentucky 0-1 .000 2-2 position of left guard to center for the second half vs. UAB. Rodney Reed, a seldom- used redshirt freshman, played the entire second half of the UAB game at left guard. Tennessee 0-1 .000 2-1 Compton’s injury is the third of significance to an LSU starting offensive line- Georgia 0-1 .000 2-1 man this season. LSU lost starting offensive Trey Langley for the season when Vanderbilt 0-2 .000 1-3 he tore the ACL and MCL in his right knee in the fourth quarter vs. Houston. Starting Western Division offensive guard Bob Wynne suffered a neck injury against Houston and has missed LSU’s last two games. TEAM SEC PCT. OVERALL Auburn 2-0 1.000 4-0 FIRST-TIME STARTERS HAVE DOTTED LSU’S LINEUP THIS YEAR Arkansas 1-0 1.000 3-0 For the first time this season, the Tigers didn’t have a first-time starter in the Alabama 1-1 .500 1-3 lineup against UAB last Saturday. In the first three games of the year, the Tigers used Ole Miss 1-1 .500 2-1 nine first-time starters, including six in the season-opener vs. Western Carolina. Mississippi State 0-1 .000 2-1 In addition to those nine first time starters, Kyle Kipps started at defensive end vs. Western Carolina, making him both an offensive and defensive starter during his LSU 0-1 .000 2-2 LSU career. Prior to this season, Kipps had started 13 games at tight end, but he had never seen any time on the defensive side of the ball. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS POLL The following is a list of first-time starters for LSU this season: NO. TEAM RECORD POINTS 1. Nebraska (39) 3-0 1,743 Western Carolina: 2. Florida State (30)4-0 1,732 Bob Wynne (OG), Brad Smalling (OT), LaBrandon Toefield (TB), (DT), 3. Florida (1) 4-0 1,603 Bradie James (LB), Demetrius Hookfin (CB) 4. Virginia Tech 3-0 1,491 Houston: Damien James (DB), Travis Moses (DB) 5. Kansas State (1) 4-0 1,484 Auburn: 6. Washington 3-0 1,426 Jack Hunt (WR) 7. Clemson 4-0 1,223 8. USC 3-0 1,181 GREEN ON PACE TO BREAK SACK RECORD 9. Michigan 3-1 1,160 With 15 sacks in his first two years with the Tigers, junior defensive end Jarvis 10. Miami (Fla.) 2-1 1,079 Green is on pace to break the school record for sacks. Rydell Malancon holds the 11. Tennessee 2-1 1,043 school record with 25 sacks from 1980-83 with Ron Sancho next with 23. 12. Ohio State 4-0 995 13. Texas 2-1 747 WILLIAMS EXTENDS STARTING STREAK 14. Oklahoma 3-0 740 LSU senior offensive guard Louis Williams made his 26th straight start on 15. UCLA 3-1 727 Saturday night. Williams, who has been in the Tiger starting lineup since the 1998 16. TCU 3-0 640 seson-opener against Arkansas State, has the longest current starting string of any LSU 17. Wisconsin 3-1 594 18. Michigan State 3-0 583 player. Other starting streaks of significance are senior Fred Booker (21 19. Auburn 4-0 545 straight), and sophomore split end Jerel Myers and junior free safety Ryan Clark each 20. Oregon 3-1 457 with 15 consecutive starts. Sophomore linebacker Trev Faulk has started 12 straight 21. So. Mississippi 2-1 418 games. 22. Purdue 3-1 414 23. South Carolina 4-0 291 RELATIVELY SPEAKING 24. Illinois 3-1 268 Quarterback Josh Booty and split end Abram Booty are brothers ... 25. Georgia 2-1 199 Defensive end Jarvis Green and linebacker Jason Green are brothers and defensive tackle Howard Green is Jarvis and Jason's cousin ... Offensive guard Trey Langley is ES P N / U S A Today Coaches’ Po l l the son of former LSU tackle Willis Langley, who lettered at LSU in 1962 and 1963 ... NO. TEAM RECORD POINTS Linebacker Trev Faulk is the first cousin of all-time LSU leading rusher Kevin Faulk ... 1. Nebraska (44) 3-0 1,455 Center John Compton is the son of former LSU assistant volleyball coach Francis 2. Florida State (14)4-0 1,424 Compton ... Placekicker Kris Kessler is the brother of former LSU punter Chad 3. Florida 4-0 1,346 Kessler, who holds the NCAA record by averaging 50.3 a punt for LSU in 1997 ... Split 4. Virginia Tech 3-0 1,274 end Blain Bech is the brother of former Tiger split end Brett Bech and his sister 5. Kansas State (1) 4-0 1,233 Brenna was the first-ever signee for the LSU women's soccer team ... Freshman wide 6. Washington 3-0 1,135 receiver Drew Hixon is the son of LSU associate head coach/wide receivers coach 7. USC 3-0 989 Stan Hixon. 8. Clemson 4-0 973 9. Michigan 3-1 964 TIGERS IN THE NFL 10. Ohio State 4-0 939 The following is a listing of former LSU players on opening day NFL rosters: 11. Tennessee 2-1 818 Harold Bishop ...... Ben Bordelon...... San Diego Chargers 12. Miami (Fla.) 2-1 774 Marc Boutte ...... Washington Redskins Cedric Donaldson...... 13. Texas 2-1 639 Alan Faneca ...... Pittsburgh Steelers Kevin Faulk...... 14. Wisconsin 3-1 610 Eric Hill ...... San Diego Chargers Raion Hills...... 15. Michigan State 3-0 609 Al Jackson ...... Tory James...... Oakland Raiders 16. Oklahoma 3-0 552 Reggie Jones ...... San Diego Chargers Eddie Kennison...... Chicago Bears 17. UCLA 3-1 541 Brian Kinchen ...... David LaFleur...... Dallas Cowboys 18. TCU 3-0 509 Anthony Marshall ...... Anth. McFarland...... Tampa Bay 19. Purdue 3-1 424 Kevin Mawae ...... Todd McClure...... 20. Auburn 4-0 387 Rondell Mealey ...... Arnold Miller...... 21. So. Mississippi 2-1 356 Kenny Mixon ...... Gabe Northern...... Minnesota Vikings 22. Illinois 3-1 229 Mark Roman...... Cincinnatil Bengals Henry Thomas . . New England Patriots 23. South Carolina 4-0 218 Denard Walker...... Joe Wesley ...... San Francisco 49ers 24. Georgia 2-1 217 Chuck Wiley ...... Atlanta Falcons 25. Oregon 3-1 183 STATISTICAL COMPARISON THE LAST MEETING CATEGORY LSU UT TENNESSEE 42, LSU 20 * SEPTEMBER 25, 1993 Record: 2-2 2-1 NEYLAND STADIUM * KNOXVILLE, TENN. Conference: 0-1 0-1 For the second straight week of the LSU 11:48 1Q Andre Lafleur 33 FG Scoring Offense: 28.3 37.3 1993 season, the LSU Tigers started off UT 8:59 1Q James Stewart 1 run Total Offense: 383.8 373.7 strong but couldn't maintain the early (John Becksvoort) Rushing Offense: 126.2 194.0 momentum in a 42-20 loss to the LSU 12:31 2Q Lafleur 47 FG Passing Offense: 257.5 179.7 Tennessee Volunteers. UT 8:57 2Q Hayden 8 run (Becksvoort) After a 36-yard opening kickoff return Scoring Defense: 15.0 15.3 UT 0:42 2Q Corey Fleming 8 pass from by Eddie Kennison, LSU drove 44 yards Shuler (Becksvoort) Total Defense: 301.2 270.3 in 10 plays capped by a 33-yard field goal Rushing Defense: 122.5 47.7 by Andre Lafleur to give the Tigers a UT 13:19 3Q Billy Williams 11 pass from Passing Defense: 178.8 222.7 quick 3-0 lead. The Vols would answer Shuler (Becksvoort) Kickoff Returns: 23.7 21.9 on the ensuing drive which ended with a UT 9:32 3Q Craig Faulkner 24 pass form Shuler (Becksvoort) Punt Returns: 16.2 10.7 1-yard plunge by James Stewart to give Tennessee a 7-3 advantage. UT 12:10 4Q Brian Shuler 9 pass from Time of Poss.: 29:51 30:09 LSU again added a Lafleur field Colquitt (Becksvoort) 3rd Down Conv.: 22/58 19/45 goal,this time of 47 yards to cut the UT LSU 9:33 4Q Brett Bech 9 pass form 4th Down Conv.: 3/4 1/1 lead to 7-6. UT struck quick on a 3-play, Jamie Howard (Lafleur) Turnover Margin: Even Even 44-yard drive that saw Aaron Hayden on LSU 6:02 4Q Bech 16 pass from Howard an 8-yard touchdown run to give the Vols (Lafleur) a 14-6 advantage. STATISTICAL LEADERS Tennessee led 21-6 at halftime and LSU STATISTICAL LEADERS RUSHING (YARDS/GM) the Vols broke the game open in the third LSU UT quarter scoring on two Shuler touchdown Rushing: Jay Johnson, LSU 14 att., 70 yards, 0 TD L. Toefield . . . .64.0 T. Henry . . .118.3 passes giving the Vols a 35-6 lead head- Passing: D. Davis . . . . .29.5 T. Stephens .34.3 ing into the fourth. Scoring Summary Jamie Howard, LSU16 of 29 att., 184 yards, LSU 3 3 0 14 20 2 TD PASSING (YARDS/GM) Tennessee 7 14 14 7 42 Receiving: LSU UT Chris Hill, LSU 5 rec., 47 yards, 0 TD J. Booty . . . . .209.0 A.J. Suggs .118.7 LSU-UT: THE SERIES CAREER STATS VS. UT RECEIVING (YARDS/GM) UT LEADS 18-3-3 RUSHING ATT. NET TD Yds/Gm LSU UT None J. Reed . . . . .108.2 C. Wilson . . .54.7 J. Myers . . . . .45.2 D. Stallworth 45.0 DATE SCORE SITE PASSING Comp-Att-Int YDS. TD Oct. 24, 1925 Tie, 0-0 at Knoxville None RECEIVING (CATCHES/GM) Oct. 9, 1926 UT, 14-7 at Baton Rouge Dec. 2 1933 LSU, 7-0 at Baton Rouge RECEIVING NO. YDS. TD Yds/Gm LSU UT None J. Reed ...... 5.0 C. Wilson . . . .6.0 Dec. 8, 1934 UT, 19-13 at Knoxville Oct. 29, 1938 UT, 14-6 at Knoxville J. Myers ...... 3.3 D. Stallworth .3.3 Nov. 4, 1939 UT, 20-0 at Baton Rouge DEFENSE TCK SCK INT Nov. 2, 1940 UT, 28-0 at Knoxville None LSU SCHEDULE/RESULTS (2-2, 0-1) Nov. 1, 1941 UT, 13-6 at Baton Rouge Sept. 2 Western Carolina W, 58-0 Oct. 31, 1942 UT, 26-0 at Knoxville Sept. 9 Houston W, 28-13 Nov. 4, 1944 UT, 13-0 at Baton Rouge Sept. 16 * at Auburn L, 34-17 Nov. 8, 1952 UT, 22-3 at Baton Rouge Sept. 23 UAB L, 13-10 Nov. 7, 1953 UT, 32-14 at Knoxville Sept. 30 * Tennessee (ESPN) 6:30 p.m. Nov. 7, 1959 UT, 14-13 at Knoxville Nov. 24, 1964 Tie, 3-3 at Baton Rouge Oct. 7 * at Florida Noon Nov. 28, 1967 UT, 17-14 at Knoxville Oct. 14 * Kentucky 7 p.m. *Dec. 20, 1972 UT, 24-17 at Houston Oct. 21 * Mississippi State 7 p.m. Oct. 12, 1974 LSU, 20-10 at Baton Rouge Nov. 4 Alabama 7 p.m. Oct. 4, 1975 UT, 24-10 at Knoxville Nov. 11 * at Ole Miss 1 p.m. Oct. 9, 1982 Tie, 24-24 at Baton Rouge Nov. 24 * at Arkansas (CBS) 1:30 p.m. Oct. 8, 1983U UT, 20-6 at Knoxville Sept. 17, 1988 LSU, 34-9 at Knoxville TENNESSEE SCHED./RESULTS (2-1, 0- Oct. 28, 1989 UT, 45-39 at Baton Rouge Oct. 3, 1992 UT, 20-0 at Baton Rouge 1) Sept. 25, 1993: UT, 42-20 at Knoxville Sept. 2 Southern Miss W, 19-16 Sept. 16 * Florida L, 27-23 * Astro-Blubonnet Bowl Sept. 23 UL-Monroe W, 70-3 Sept. 30 * at LSU (ESPN) At Baton Rouge: UT leads, 7-2-2 Oct. 7 * at Georgia (ESPN) At Knoxville: UT leads, 10-1-1 Oct. 21 * Alabama At Houston, Texas: UT leads, 1-0 Oct. 28 * at South Carolina Nov. 4 at Memphis Nov. 11 * Arkansas Nov. 18 * Kentucky Nov. 25 * at Vanderbilt 2000 REDZONE STATISTICS LSU IN THE RED ZONE OPPONENTS IN THE RED ZONE INSIDE RUN/ TD SCORE INSIDE RUN/ TD SCORE OPPONENT 20 TD PASS TD PCT. FG PCT. OPPONENT 20 TD PASS TD PCT. FG PCT. Western Carolina 4 3 2/1 75% 1 100% Western Carolina 0 0 0/0 0% 0 0% Houston 5 2 1/1 40% 0 40% Houston 4 2 0/2 50% 0 50% Auburn 1 0 0/0 0% 1 100% Auburn 6 3 1/2 50% 1 66.6% UAB 3 1 1/0 33.3% 1 67% UAB 2 0 0/0 0.0 2 100.0% Tennessee Tennessee Florida Florida Kentucky Kentucky Miss. St. Miss. St. Alabama Alabama Ole Miss Ole Miss Arkansas Arkansas TOTALS 13 6 4/2 46% 3 69% TOTALS 12 5 1/4 42% 3 67% LSU INDIVIDUAL SUPERLATIVES OPPONENT INDIVIDUAL SUPERLATIVES Rushing Yards ...... 80 by LaBrandon Toefield vs. Houston Rushing Yards . . . . .139 by Rudi Johnson of Auburn Rushing Carries . . . . .23 by LaBrandon Toefield vs. Houston Rushing Carries . . . . .36 by Rudi Johnson of Auburn Rushing . . . Three tied with one Rushing Touchdowns . .1 by Rudi Johnson of Auburn Longest Rush ...... 32 by Devery Henderson vs. W. Carolina Longest Rush ...... 25 by Tim Carter of Auburn Passing Yards . . . . .291 by Josh Booty vs. W. Carolina Passing Yards . . . . .354 by Jason McKinley of Houston Passing Completions .15 by Josh Booty vs. UAB Passing Completions .29 by Jason McKinley of Houston Passing Attempts . . . .38 by Josh Booty vs. UAB Passing Attempts . . . .54 by Jason McKinley of Houston Passes Intercepted . . . .4 by Josh Booty vs. UAB Passes Intercepted . . . .2 by Jason McKinley of Houston Passing Touchdowns . .3 by Rohan Davey vs. W. Carolina Passing Touchdowns . .2 by Jason McKinley of Houston, Longest Pass ...... 80 by Josh Booty vs. W. Carolina ...... 2 by Ben Leard of Auburn Receiving Yards . . . .167 by Josh Reed vs. Auburn Longest Pass ...... 44 by Jason McKinley of Houston Receptions ...... 8 by Josh Reed vs. Auburn Receiving Yards . . . .175 by Brandon Middleton of Houston Receiving Touchdowns .2 by Jerel Myers vs. W. Carolina Receptions ...... 10 by Brian Robinson of Houston ...... 2 by Josh Reed vs. Auburn Receiving Touchdowns .2 by Brandon Middleton of Houston Longest Reception . . .80 by Reggie Robinson vs. W. Carolina Longest Reception . . .44 by Brandon Middleton of Houston FG's Made ...... 1 by John Corbello vs. three teams FG's Made ...... 2 by D. Duval of Auburn/R. Gallego of FG's Attempted ...... 2 by John Corbello vs. three teams UAB Longest FG Made . . . .36 by John Corbello vs. W. Carolina FG's Attempted ...... 2 by Damon Duval of Auburn PAT's ...... 7 by John Corbello vs. W. Carolina Longest FG Made . . . .42 by Damon Duval of Auburn Punts ...... 7 by Donnie Jones vs. Houston, UAB PAT's ...... 4 by Damon Duval of Auburn Punt Average ...... 47 by Donnie Jones vs. UAB Punts ...... 10 by Ross Stewart of UAB Longest Punt ...... 69 by Donnie Jones vs. UAB Punt Average ...... 41.0 by Mike Clark of Houston Punt Return Yards . . .98 by Domanick Davis vs. UAB Longest Punt ...... 61 by Mike Clark of Houston Longest Punt Return . .28 by Domanick Davis vs. UAB Punt Return Yards . . .17 by Cliff Robinson of Auburn Punt Returns ...... 6 by Domanick Davis vs. UAB Longest Punt Return . .15 by Percy Coleman of UAB Kickoff Return Yards . .55 by Domanick Davis vs. UAB Punt Returns ...... 3 by Cliff Robinson of Auburn Longest Kickoff Return 48 by Domanick Davis vs. Houston Kickoff Return Yards .140 by Jawan Clark of W. Carolina Kickoff Returns ...... 2 by two players Longest Kickoff Return100 by Tim Carter of Auburn Total Tackles ...... 18 by Trev Faulk vs. Houston Kickoff Returns ...... 7 by Jawan Clark of W. Carolina Sacks ...... 1 by Bradie James vs. Houston. Total Tackles ...... 12 by Wayne Rogers of Houston ...... 2 by Damien James vs. Houston Sacks ...... 1 by four players Int. Return Yards . . . .56 by Damien James vs. Houston Interceptions ...... 2 by Adrian Singleton of UAB Int. Return Yards . . . .19 by Heard Robinson of Houston LSU SUPERLATIVES CATEGORY HIGH LOW OPPONENT SUPERLATIVES Points Scored 58 vs. W. Carolina 10 vs. UAB CATEGORY HIGH LOW Total Yards 680 vs. W. Carolina 263 vs. UAB Points Scored 34 by Auburn 0 by W. Carolina Rushing Yards 195 vs. W. Carolina 83 vs. Auburn Total Yards 438 by UH 168 by W. Carolina Rushing Attempts 43 vs. W. Carolina 26 vs. Auburn Rushing Yards 196 by Auburn 84 by UH Rushing TD’s 3 vs. W. Carolinha 0 vs. Auburn Rushing Attempts 48 by Auburn 27 by UH Passing Yards 485 vs. W. Carolina 156 vs. UAB Rushing TD’s 1 by Auburn 0 by WCU, UH, UAB Passes Completed 23 vs. W. Carolina 12 vs. UH Passing Yards 354 by UH 65 by UAB Passes Attempted 38 vs. UAB 26 vs. UH Passes Completed 29 by UH 8 by UAB Passing TD’s 5 vs. W. Carolina 0 vs. UAB Passes Attempted 54 by UH 22 by WCU, UAB Passes Intercepted 4 vs. UAB 0 vs. W. Carolina Passing TD’s 2 by UH, Auburn 0 by W. Carolina First Downs 25 vs. W. Carolina 12 vs. Auburn Passes Intercepted 2 by Houston 0 by Auburn Penalties 13 vs. UAB 4 vs. Auburn First Downs 22 by UH, Auburn 10 by UAB Penalty Yards 113 vs. UAB 34 vs. Auburn Penalties 7 by UH 1 by W. Carolina Sacks 1 vs. UH 0 vs. three teams Penalty Yards 63 by UH 5 by W. Carolina Sacks 1 by four teams 0 LSU MISCELLANEOUS STATS THE LAST TIME LSU ... THE LAST TIME AN OPPONENT... LSU’S RECORD IN Returned a Kickoff for a Touchdown: Returned a Kickoff for a Touchdown: September...... 2-2 Kevin Faulk, 88 yards, at Notre Dame Tim Carter of Auburn, 100 yards October...... 0-0 November 21, 1998 September 16, 2000 November...... 0-0 December...... 0-0 Returned a Punt for a Touchdown: Returned a Punt for a Touchdown: LSU’S CONFERENCE RECORD Larry Foster, 50 yards, vs. Idaho Kendrick Shanklin of Kentucky at home ...... 0-0 September 26, 1998 56 yards, October 16, 1999 on the road...... 0-1 LSU’S NON-CONFERENCE RECORD Returned an for a Returned an Interception for a at home ...... 2-1 Touchdown: Touchdown: on the road...... 0-0 Damien James, 56 yards, vs. Houston, Ronnie Heard of Ole Miss 28 yards LSU VS. RANKED OPPONENTS September 9, 2000 October 30, 1999 at home ...... 0-0 on the road...... 0-1 Recovered a in the endzone for Recovered a Fumble in the Endzone LSU’S RECORD IN Games decided by 7 pts or less ...... 0-1 a Touchdown: for a Touchdown: Games decided by 3 pts or less ...... 0-0 Chuck Wiley at Alabama Chris Shelling of Auburn Away games played during the day...... 0-0 November 8, 1997 September 17, 1994 Away games played at night...... 0-1 Fumble by Lance Tucker of Alabama Fumble by Jamie Howard Home games played during the day...... 0-0 Home games played at night...... 2-1 Returned a Fumble for a Touchdown: Returned a Fumble for a Touchdown: LSU’S RECORD WHEN Gabe Northern, 37 yards Bryant Lamont of Notre Dame, 13 Leading after the 1st quarter...... 2-1 vs. Michigan State (Independence yards Leading after the 2nd quarter...... 2-0 Bowl) November 21, 1998 Leading after the 3rd quarter ...... 2-0 December 29,1995 Leading after the 4th quarter...... 2-0 Trailing after the 1st quarter...... 0-1 Blocked a Punt for a Touchdown: Blocked a Punt and for a Touchdown: Trailing after the 2nd quarter...... 0-2 Clarence LeBlanc vs. Mississippi State Roman Colburn of Alabama, 33 yards Trailing after the 3rd quarter...... 0-2 October 23, 1999 November 5, 1994 Trailing after the 4th quarter...... 0-2 Ryan Clark recovered it in the endzone LSU’S RECORD WITH less than 300 yards total offense...... 1-2 Blocked a Punt for a Safety: Recorded a Safety: 300+ yards total offense...... 1-0 Jarvis Green at Kentucky Keith Mitchell of Texas A&M 400+ yards total offense...... 1-0 October 16, 1999 September 2, 1995 500+ yards total offense...... 1-0 Sacked Jamie Howard 600+ yards total offense...... 1-0 Recorded a Safety: less than 100 yards rushing...... 0-1 Team at Notre Dame Blocked a Field Goal: 100+ yards rushing...... 2-1 November 21, 1998 Houston, September 9, 2000 150+ yards rushing...... 1-0 Sacked Jarius Jackson blocked an attempt by John Corbello 200+ yards rushing...... 0-0 250+ yards rushing...... 0-0 Blocked a Field Goal: Blocked an Extra Point Attempt: less than 100 yards passing ...... 0-0 Arnold Miller at Notre Dame Notre Dame 100+ yards passing...... 2-2 November 21, 1998 November 21, 1998 150+ yards passing...... 2-2 200+ yards passing...... 1-1 blocked Christian Chauvin’s attempt 250+ yards passing...... 1-1 300+ yards passing...... 1-0 Blocked an Extra Point Attempt: Scored a Defensive Extra Point: 350+ yards passing...... 1-0 Mark Roman vs. Kentucky Eric Kelly of Kentucky 400+ yards passing...... 1-0 October 17, 1998 October 17, 1998 450+ yards passing...... 1-0 Returned for Defensive PAT Returned for Defensive PAT LSU’S RECORD WHEN ALLOWING less than 200 yards total offense...... 1-1 Intercepted Two Passes in One Game: Intercepted Two Passes in One Game: less than 300 yards total offense...... 1-1 Damien James vs. Houston, Adrian Singleton of UAB less than 400 yards total offense...... 1-1 September. 9, 2000 September. 9, 2000 less than 500 yards total offense...... 1-2 500+ yards total offense...... 0-0 less than 100 yards rushing...... 2-0 less than 150 yards rushing...... 2-1 less than 200 yards rushing...... 2-2 less than 250 yards rushing...... 2-2 250+ yards rushing...... 0-0 less than 100 yards passing ...... 1-1 less than 150 yards passing ...... 1-1 less than 200 yards passing ...... 1-2 less than 250 yards passing ...... 1-2 less than 300 yards passing ...... 1-2 less than 350 yards passing ...... 1-2 less than 400 yards passing ...... 2-2 400+ yards passing...... 0-0 LSU vs. Tennessee LSU Depth Chart

Date: September 30, 2000 Site: Baton Rouge, La. Time: 6:30 p.m. Central OFFENSE DEFENSE SE 3 Jerel Myers 5-11 175 So. LE 85 Kyle Kipps 6-4 256 Jr. 25 Josh Reed 5-11 200 So. 54 Kenderick Allen 6-6 300 So. 10 LaVar Johnson 6-1 181 Jr. -or- 97 Kareem Mitchell 6-4 251 Sr.

LT 68 Brandon Winey 6-7 288 Sr. LT 91 Muskingum Barnes 6-2 265 Jr. 72 Kade Comeaux 6-5 326 Fr. 96 Byron Dawson 6-2 304 So.

LG 70 Louis Williams 6-5 279 Sr. RT 95 Howard Green 6-2 319 Jr. 76 Bob Wynne 6-4 283 So. 93 Chad Lavalais 6-3 291 Fr. 60 Rodney Reed 6-4 284 Fr. 94 Melvin Richey 6-4 317 Fr. -or- 98 Shaun Wynn 6-2 290 So. C 64 John Compton 6-3 280 Sr. 70 Louis Williams 6-5 279 Sr. RE 59 Jarvis Green 6-3 265 Jr. 79 Jason Underwood 6-4 257 Sr. 54 Kenderick Allen 6-6 300 So.

RG 78 Dwayne Pierce 6-3 316 Jr. SLB 56 Jeremy Lawrence 6-3 222 So. 70 Louis Williams 6-5 279 Sr. 58 Lionel Turner 6-2 235 Fr. -or- 46 Wardell Sykes 6-1 225 Sr. RT 74 Brad Smalling 6-7 305 So. 69 Jason Baggett 6-6 289 Jr. MLB 7 Treverance Faulk 6-3 225 So. 15 Walter Moreham 6-0 220 Jr. TE 86 Robert Royal 6-5 231 Sr. 50 Marcus Yanez 6-0 239 Fr. 87 Joe Domingeaux 6-5 256 Jr. 47 Eric Edwards 6-5 244 Fr. WLB 11 Bradie James 6-3 228 So. 42 Chris Cooper 5-11 226 So. FL 4 Reggie Robinson 6-2 196 Jr. 29 Terrence O'Bryant 6-3 210 Jr. 88 Abram Booty 6-2 189 Sr. 83 Jack Hunt 6-0 188 Fr. LCB 1 Fred Booker 5-10 192 Sr. 5 Damien James 5-11 183 So. QB (1) 14 Josh Booty 6-3 218 Jr. 32 Erin Damond 5-10 176 Fr. (1a) 6 Rohan Davey 6-3 239 Jr. 16 6-4 229 Jr. RCB 33 Demetrius Hookfin 5-11 172 So. 9 Robert Davis 5-10 180 Jr. FB 43 Tommy Banks 6-0 275 Sr. 21 Randall Gay 6-0 184 Fr.

TB 22 LaBrandon Toefield 6-0 224 Fr. SS 28 Lionel Thomas 6-0 195 Jr. 31 Domanick Davis 5-10 206 So. 37 Travis Moses 6-2 196 Fr. 26 Devery Henderson 6-0 187 Fr. 27 Eric Alexander 6-2 206 Fr.

RETURN SPECIALISTS FS 2 Ryan Clark 5-11 185 Jr. PR 31 Domanick Davis 5-10 206 So. 36 Norman LeJeune 6-0 188 So. 2 Ryan Clark 5-11 185 Jr. 23 Adrian Mayes 6-1 209 Fr. 25 Josh Reed 5-11 200 So. 33 Demetrius Hookfin 5-11 172 So. KICKING SPECIALIST PK 40 John Corbello 5-11 222 So. KOR 31 Domanick Davis 5-10 206 So. 12 Kris Kessler 6-1 188 Jr. 3 Jerel Myers 5-11 175 So. 26 Devery Henderson 6-0 187 Fr. P 80 Donnie Jones 6-3 211 Fr. 25 Josh Reed 5-11 200 So. 22 Ryan Miles 5-8 174 Jr.

SNP 53 Brian Pare 6-1 228 Fr. 57 Wendell York 5-11 192 So.

HOLD 14 Josh Booty 6-3 218 Jr. 6 Rohan Davey 6-3 239 Jr. LSU vs. Tennessee Tennessee Depth Chart

Date: September 30, 2000 Site: Baton Rouge, La. Time: 6:30 p.m. Central

OFFENSE DEFENSE

WR 80 Eric Parker 6-0 172 Jr. LE 99 DeAngelo Lloyd 6-5 265 Sr. 4 Donte' Stallworth 6-1 190 So. 56 Bernard Jackson 6-4 255 Jr. 11 Bobby Graham 6-0 185 Jr. 1 Jason Witten 6-5 250 Fr. 2 Eric Locke 5-9 180 So. LT 98 John Henderson 6-7 290 Jr. LT 71 Reggie Coleman 6-5 315 Jr. 58 6-4 290 So. 53 Toby Champion 6-4 310 Sr. 54 Lynn McGruder 6-1 291 Fr.

LG 75 Anthony Herrera 6-4 310 So. RT 93 Edward Kendrick 6-4 265 So. 74 Bernard Gooden 6-3 315 Sr. 92 Albert Haynesworth 6-6 310 So. 95 Chavis Smith 6-3 285 Fr. C 64 6-2 287 Fr. 70 Fred Weary 6-4 301 Jr. RE 90 6-4 255 Jr. 97 Kevin Young 6-4 255 Fr. RG 73 Will Ofenheusle 6-8 315 So. 6 Constantin Ritzmann 6-4 252 So. 63 Jason Respert 6-3 295 Fr. SLB 42 6-0 230 Sr. RT 77 Michael Munoz 6-6 310 Fr. 37 Eddie Moore 6-0 210 So. 66 Sean Young 6-7 291 Fr. 39 Andre James 6-2 218 Jr.

TE 96 John Finlayson 6-4 275 Jr. MLB 28 6-0 220 Sr. 94 Ed Butler 6-3 260 Jr. 50 6-2 230 So. 41 Robert Peace 6-3 230 Fr. WR 14 Cedrick Wilson 5-10 175 Sr. 87 David Martin 6-4 215 Sr. WLB 22 Anthony Sessions 6-1 215 Sr. 5 Burney Veazey 6-2 195 Jr. 91 Omari Hand 6-0 255 So. 10 Mark Jones 5-9 171 Fr. 46 Karlton Neal 6-4 237 Fr.

QB 15 A.J. Suggs 6-4 220 Fr. LCB 3 Willie Miles 6-0 175 Jr. 7 Casey Clausen 6-4 210 Fr. 33 Jabari Greer 5-10 165 Fr. 8 Joey Mathews 6-3 215 So. 24 Charles Small 6-0 185 Jr.

FB 45 6-0 232 Jr. SS 30 5-11 185 Sr. 27 Troy Fleming 6-2 217 Fr. 9 Steven Marsh 6-0 180 So. 48 Travis Colston 6-3 245 So. 36 Buck Fitzgerald 5-9 180 Jr.

TB 20 Travis Henry 5-11 220 Sr. FS 16 Rashad Baker 5-11 180 Fr. 34 5-9 180 Jr. 13 Tad Golden 6-1 190 Jr. 26 5-11 170 So. 21 Kevin Burnett 6-3 213 Fr.

RCB 12 Teddy Gaines 6-0 165 Jr. 16 Rashad Baker 5-11 180 Fr. Return Specialists PR 80 Eric Parker 6-0 172 Jr. Kicking Specialists 14 Cedrick Wilson 5-10 175 Sr. P 43 David Leaverton 6-4 210 Sr. 38 Seth Reagan 6-2 185 So. KR 26 Leonard Scott 5-11 170 So. 2 Eric Locke 5-9 180 So. PK 19 Alex Walls 6-1 175 So. 18 Christian Chauvin 5-10 195 Jr.

H 38 Seth Reagan 6-2 185 So.

DS(FG) 65 Dan Stacey 6-3 245 Jr. (P) 68 Robert Stolarick 6-5 250 Fr. 2000 Starting Lineups

WESTERN CAROLINA(SEPT. 2) HOUSTON (SEPT. 9) AT AUBURN (SEPT. 16) UAB (SEPT. 23) SE 3 Jerel Myers SE 3 Jerel Myers SE 3 Jerel Myers SE 3 Jerel Myers TE 87 Joe Domingeaux TE 86 Robert Royal WR 83 Jack Hunt TE 86 Robert Royal LT 75 Trey Langley LT 75 Trey Langley LT 68 Brandon Winey LT 68 Brandon Winey LG 76 Bob Wynne LG 76 Bob Wynne LG 70 Louis Williams LG 70 Louis Williams C 64 John Compton C 64 John Compton C 64 John Compton C 64 John Compton RG 70 Louis Williams RG 70 Louis Williams RG 78 Dwayne Pierce RG 78 Dwayne Pierce RT 74 Brad Smalling RT 74 Brad Smalling RT 74 Brad Smalling RT 74 Brad Smalling TE 86 Robert Royal FL 4 Reggie Robinson FL 4 Reggie Robinson FL 4 Reggie Robinson FL 4 Reggie Robinson TB 22 LaBrandon Toefield TB 22 LaBrandon Toefield TB 22 LaBrandon Toefield TB 22 LaBrandon Toefield FB 43 Tommy Banks WR 25 Josh Reed WR 25 Josh Reed QB 14 Josh Booty QB 14 Josh Booty QB 14 Josh Booty QB 14 Josh Booty

LE 85 Kyle Kipps LE 85 Kyle Kipps LE 85 Kyle Kipps LE 85 Kyle Kipps DT 91 Muskingum Barnes DT 91 Muskingum Barnes DT 91 Muskingum Barnes DT 96 Byron Dawson DT 95 Howard Green DT 95 Howard Green DT 95 Howard Green DT 95 Howard Green RE 59 Jarvis Green RE 59 Jarvis Green RE 59 Jarvis Green RE 59 Jarvis Green SLB 56 Jeremy Lawrence MLB 7 Trev Faulk SLB 56 Jeremy Lawrence SLB 56 Jeremy Lawrence MLB 7 Trev Faulk LCB 1 Fred Booker MLB 7 Trev Faulk MLB 7 Trev Faulk WLB 11 Bradie James FS 2 Ryan Clark WLB 11 Bradie James WLB 11 Bradie James LCB 1 Fred Booker SS 28 Lionel Thomas LCB 1 Fred Booker LCB 1 Fred Booker FS 2 Ryan Clark RCB 33 Demetrius Hookfin FS 2 Ryan Clark FS 2 Ryan Clark SS 28 Lionel Thomas NICKEL 5 Damien James SS 28 Lionel Thomas SS 28 Lionel Thomas RCB 33 Demetrius Hookfin DIME 37 Travis Moses RCB 33 Demetrius Hookfin RCB 33 Demetrius Hookfin

TENNESSEE (SEPT. 30) AT FLORIDA (OCT. 7) KENTUCKY (OCT. 14) MISSISSIPPI STATE (OCT. 21)

ALABAMA(NOV. 4) OLE MISS (NOV. 11) ARKANSAS (NOV. 24) GAME 1: LSU 58, WESTERN CAROLINA 0 * LSU set a school record by completing 82.1% of its passes on September 2, 2000 - Tiger Stadium - Baton Rouge, La. 23-for-28 passing. That percentage ties LSU for 4th in SEC his- tory. LSU RIPS W. CARLOLINA, 58-0, IN SABAN ERA OPENER The Tiger offense sizzled, amassing 507 yards of offense in the opening 30 minutes while building a 37-0 lead before ultimately defeating Western Carolina 58-0 before an LSU LSU record 87,188 fans last Saturday. Josh Booty threw for a career RUSHING ATT. GAIN LOST NET TD LONG high 291 yards and a pair of touchdown passed, while Rohan L. Toefield 11 51 0 51 1 9 Davey was a perfect 11-for-11 for 194 yards and three TD strikes Derron Parquet 11 49 0 49 1 13 as LSU wracked up a school record 485 yards passing. The D. Henderson 5 42 3 39 1 32 Tigers wound up with 680 yards of total offense, the second Elice Parker 3 24 0 24 0 17 highest total in LSU history and the most since 1977. Booty hit Domanick Davis 5 26 5 21 0 11 Reggie Robinson over the middle for an 80-yard strike on the Tommy Banks 4 17 5 12 0 8 third play of the game and the Tigers never looked back. Jerel Josh Booty 2 3 2 1 0 3 Myers caught six balls for 117 yards and a pair of touchdowns, R. Angelette 1 0 0 0 0 0 while Josh Reed hauled in five balls for 137 yards. Josh Reed 1 0 -2 -2 0 0 PASSING ATT. COMP INT. YDS. TD LONG SACKS WCU 0 0 0 0 - 0 Josh Booty 15 12 0 291 2 80 1 LSU 20 17 14 7 - 58 Rohan Davey 11 11 0 194 3 47 0 Craig Nall 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 LSU 14:02 1Q Reggie Robinson 80 pass from Josh Booty RECEIVING NO. YDS. TD LONG (John Corbello kick) Jerel Myers 6 117 2 45 LSU 4:24 1Q L. Toefield 8 run (Corbello kick failed) Josh Reed 5 137 1 47 LSU 2:43 1Q Jerel Myers 45 pass from Booty Reggie Robinson 2 85 1 80 (Corbello kick) Abram Booty 2 65 0 45 LSU 11:03 2Q J. Reed 47 pass from R. Davey Robert Royal 2 32 0 21 (Corbello kick) Jack Hunt 2 20 0 10 LSU 7:12 2Q Devery Henderson 32 run (Corbello kick) Eric Edwards 1 19 0 19 LSU 0:00 2Q Corbello 36 field goal Elice Parker 1 9 1 9 LSU 12:50 3Q Myers 36 pass from Davey (Corbello kick) D. Henderson 1 4 0 4 LSU 4:24 3Q E. Parker 9 pass from Davey (Corbello L. Toefield 1 -3 0 0 kick) LSU 4:48 4Q Derron Parquet 3 run (Kris Kessler kick) PUNTING NO. YDS. AVG. LONG Donnie Jones 1 44 44.0 44 LSU WCU FIRST DOWNS 25 11 FIELD GOALS ATT. MADE LONG KICKS RUSHING 11 5 John Corbello 2 1 36 36 G, 47 NG PASSING 14 3 PENALTY 0 3 PUNTS KICKOFFS INTERCEPTED RUSHING ATTEMPTS 43 32 ALL RETURNS NO. YDS LP NO. YDS LP NO. YDS LP YARDS GAINED RUSHING 212 110 Marcus Yanez 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 YARDS LOST RUSHING 17 14 Domanick Davis 3 55 28 1 18 18 0 0 0 NET YARDS RUSHING 195 96 NET YARDS PASSING 485 71 WESTERN CAROLINA PASSES ATTEMPTED 28 22 RUSHING ATT. GAIN LOST NET TD LONG PASSES COMPLETED 23 11 Donnie Bryant 3 28 1 27 0 24 HAD INTERCEPTED 0 1 Fred Boating 8 25 0 25 0 7 TOTAL OFFENSIVE PLAYS 71 54 Tracy Biggs 6 23 2 21 0 8 TOTAL NET YARDS 680 167 David Rivers 5 16 0 16 0 5 AVERAGE GAIN PER PLAY 9.6 3.1 Lee Williams 5 12 0 12 0 6 /LOST 0-0 1-1 PENALTIES/YARDS 12-107 1-5 PASSING ATT. COMP INT. YDS. TD LONG SACKS INTERCEPTIONS/YARDS 1-0 0-0 David Rivers 21 10 1 75 0 22 0 PUNTS/YARDS 1-44 9-344 AVERAGE PER PUNT 44.0 38.2 RECEIVING NO. YDS. TD LONG PUNT RETURNS/YARDS 3-55 1-0 Michael Banks 4 49 0 22 KICKOFF RETURNS/YARDS 1-18 8-156 Tracy Biggs 3 16 0 9 POSSESSION TIME 30:40 29:20 Caesar Campana 2 8 0 5 THIRD-DOWN CONVERSIONS 9 of 12 3 of 13 Walter Gary 1 2 0 2 SACKS BY 0-0 1-2 Donnie Bryant 1 -4 0 0 PUNTING NO. YDS. AVG. LONG Notes on the game: Tim Morgan 9 344 38.2 52 * The 485 yards passing LSU had set a new school record, breaking the old one of 456 set in the Tigers 52-7 win over Rice FIELD GOALS ATT. MADE LONG on Sept. 23, 1995. It is also tied for the 10th most passing yards None ever by a Southeastern Conference team. PUNTS KICKOFFS INTERCEPTED * LSU's 680 total yards is the second highest total in school his- ALL RETURNS NO. YDS LP NO. YDS LP NO. YDS LP tory behind the 746 put up by LSU in a 77-0 win over Rice on Michael Banks 1 0 0 1 16 16 0 0 0 Sept. 24, 1977. It is also the 11th highest total in Southeastern Jawan Clark 0 0 0 7 140 30 0 0 0 Conference history. GAME 2: LSU 28, HOUSTON 13 Tigers gained 230 total net yards. September 9, 2000 - Tiger Stadium - Baton Rouge, La. LSU RUSHING ATT. GAIN LOST NET TD LONG JAMES’ INTERCEPTIONS HELP TIGERS GET PAST HOUS- L. Toefield 23 91 11 80 1 22 TON Domanick Davis 10 40 5 35 0 10 Damien James came up with a pair of interceptions late in the Tommy Banks 2 12 0 12 0 9 fourth quarter to help the Tigers to a 28-13 victory over Houston Josh Booty 2 0 4 -4 0 0 Team 2 0 3 -3 0 0 last Saturday at Tiger Stadium. James interecepted a pass in the endzone with just over three minutes left in the contest and he PASSING ATT. COMP INT. YDS. TD LONG SACKS picked off another pass and returned it 56 yards for a touchdown Josh Booty 26 12 2 177 2 30 1 with just under a minute left to seal the LSU win. After a score- less first quarter the Tigers struck for 21 points in the second RECEIVING NO. YDS. TD LONG quarter as Josh Booty fired TD passes to Joe Domingeaux and Robert Royal 4 44 1 30 Josh Reed 3 76 0 30 Robert Royal, followed by a short TD run by LaBrandon Toefield. Jerel Myers 2 31 0 19 The Tigers appeared to have the game under control before a Joe Domingeaux 1 11 1 11 late charge by the Cougars. LSU won for the first time since L. Toefield 1 9 0 9 1997 when being out-gained by the opposition. Houston had 438 Reggie Robinson 1 6 0 6 yards of total offense compared to 297 for the Tigers. PUNTING NO. YDS. AVG. LONG I20 UH 0 0 0 13 -0 Donnie Jones 7 280 40.0 59 5 LSU 0 21 0 7 -28 FIELD GOALS ATT. MADE LONG KICKS LSU 11:28 2Q Joe Domingeaux 11 pass from Josh Booty John Corbello 1 0 0 22 blocked (John Corbello kick) LSU 7:47 2Q Roberty Royal 30 pass from J. Booty PUNTS KICKOFFS INTERCEPTED (Corbello kick) ALL RETURNS NO. YDS LP NO. YDS LP NO. YDS LP LSU 5:47 2Q L. Toefield 3 run (Corbello kick) Domanick Davis 4 57 25 3 87 48 0 0 0 UH 12:52 4Q Middleton 17 pass from Jason McKinley Jerel Myers 0 0 0 2 39 30 0 0 0 (Clark kick) Damien James 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 56 56 UH 9:55 4Q Middleton 18 pass from McKinley (kick failed) HOUSTON LSU 0:25 4Q Damien James 56 interception return RUSHING ATT. GAIN LOST NET TD LONG (Corbello kick) Joffrey Reynolds18 70 2 68 0 10 Leif Penn 6 20 0 20 0 7 LSU UH Jason McKinley 3 5 -9 -4 0 5 FIRST DOWNS 15 22 RUSHING 5 2 PASSING ATT. COMP INT. YDS. TD LONG SACKS PASSING 8 18 Jason McKinley 53 29 2 354 2 44 1 PENALTY 2 2 Team 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 RUSHING ATTEMPTS 39 27 YARDS GAINED RUSHING 143 95 RECEIVING NO. YDS. TD LONG YARDS LOST RUSHING 23 11 Brian Robinson 10 98 0 24 NET YARDS RUSHING 120 84 B. Middleton 8 175 2 44 NET YARDS PASSING 177 354 KeyKowa Bell 4 50 0 24 PASSES ATTEMPTED 26 54 Joffrey Reynolds3 7 0 7 PASSES COMPLETED 12 29 Thompson 1 12 0 12 HAD INTERCEPTED 2 2 Mark Hopkins 1 7 0 7 TOTAL OFFENSIVE PLAYS 65 81 J. McCardell 1 5 0 5 TOTAL NET YARDS 297 438 Stephen Cucci 1 5 0 5 AVERAGE GAIN PER PLAY 4.6 5.4 FUMBLES/LOST 3-2 1-1 PUNTING NO. YDS. AVG. LONG I20 Mike Clark 7 287 41.0 61 1 PENALTIES/YARDS 6-53 7-63 INTERCEPTIONS/YARDS 2-56 2-19 FIELD GOALS ATT. MADE LONG PUNTS/YARDS 7-280 7-287 None AVERAGE PER PUNT 40.0 41.0 PUNT RETURNS/YARDS 4-57 2-6 PUNTS KICKOFFS INTERCEPTED KICKOFF RETURNS/YARDS 3-87 5-93 ALL RETURNS NO. YDS LP NO. YDS LP NO. YDS LP POSSESSION TIME 30:56 29:04 B. Middleton 0 0 0 2 48 30 0 0 0 THIRD-DOWN CONVERSIONS 5 of 14 6 of 19 Tommie Baldwin 0 0 0 1 11 11 0 0 0 SACKS BY 1-7 1-4 Leif Penn 0 0 0 2 34 24 0 0 0 H. Robinson 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 19 19 Notes on the game: McGruder 2 6 5 0 0 1 1 0 0 * The Houston touchdown reception in the fourth quarter snapped an LSU streak of eight consecutive quarters without a point that began with last year vs. Arkansas. That matches a streak of eight consecutive quarters dating back to 1985 with back-to-back shutouts of Kentucky and Ole Miss. * This is the first time since the Vanderbilt game in 1997 that LSU totaled less yards than their opponent and still won the game. In '97, the Commodores gathered 248 total net yards, while the GAME 3: #24 AUBURN 34, LSU 17 in an LSU uniform. September 16, 2000 - Jordan-Hare Stadium - Auburn, Ala. LSU RUSHING ATT. GAIN LOST NET TD LONG LSU DROPS BATTLE OF TIGERS, 34-17 L. Toefield 15 52 3 49 0 16 LSU gave 24th-ranked Auburn all it could handle for three quar- Domanick Davis 7 33 3 30 0 14 ters before eventually wearing down and falling, 34-17. LSU Rohan Davey 1 3 0 3 0 3 jumped out to a 10-0 first quarter lead after Josh Booty hit Josh Josh Booty 3 7 6 1 0 7 Reed with a 75-yard scoring strike, followed by a 22-yard field PASSING ATT. COMP INT. YDS. TD LONG SACKS goal from John Corbello. Auburn rallied behind the physical run- Josh Booty 29 13 1 214 2 75 1 ning of Rudi Johnson, who carried the ball 36 times for 139 Rohan Davey 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 yards, and the pin-point passing of Ben Leard who finished 21- for-30 for 225 yards and a pair of TD passes. With a 13-point RECEIVING NO. YDS. TD LONG second quarter, Auburn carried a 13-10 lead at the half. After Josh Reed 8 167 2 75 Reggie Robinson 2 21 0 12 Auburn increased the lead to 20-10, LSU rallied with a 45-yard Robert Royal 1 10 0 10 strike from Booty to Reed to cut the lead to three, but a 100-yard D. Henderson 1 8 0 8 kick off return from Tim Carter on the ensuing kick was the back- Jerel Myers 1 8 0 8 breaker for LSU. Johnson closed out the scoring with a two-yard run with three seconds remaining. PUNTING NO. YDS. AVG. LONG I20 Donnie Jones 6 220 36.7 48 0 LSU 10 0 7 0 -17 AUBURN 0 13 14 7 -34 FIELD GOALS ATT. MADE LONG KICKS John Corbello 2 1 22 made 22, missed 51 LSU 5:35 1Q Josh Reed 75 pass from J. Booty (John Corbello kick) PUNTS KICKOFFS INTERCEPTED LSU 1:15 1Q John Corbello 22 field goal ALL RETURNS NO. YDS LP NO. YDS LP NO. YDS LP AU 13:09 2Q Damon Duval 42 field goal Domanick Davis 0 0 0 2 34 19 0 0 0 AU 3:18 2Q Robert Johnson 20 pass from Ben Leard (Duval kick) AUBURN AU 0:32 2Q Duval 32 field goal RUSHING ATT. GAIN LOST NET TD LONG AU 10:03 3Q C. Robinson 19 pass from Leard Rudi Johnson 36 150 11 139 1 23 (Duval kick) Tim Carter 3 37 0 37 0 25 LSU 6:45 3Q Reed 45 pass from J. Booty (Corbello kick) Casinious Moore 3 10 1 9 0 5 AU 6:23 3Q Tim Carter 100 kickoff return (Duval kick) C. Robinson 1 8 0 8 0 8 AU 0:03 4Q Rudi Johnson 2 run (Duval kick) 2 7 0 7 0 6 Ben Leard 3 2 6 -4 0 2 LSU AU FIRST DOWNS 12 22 PASSING ATT. COMP INT. YDS. TD LONG SACKS RUSHING 5 12 Ben Leard 30 21 0 225 2 26 0 PASSING 5 9 PENALTY 2 1 RECEIVING NO. YDS. TD LONG RUSHING ATTEMPTS 26 48 Ronney Daniels 6 62 0 24 YARDS GAINED RUSHING 95 214 C. Robinson 3 46 1 26 YARDS LOST RUSHING 12 18 Reggie Worthy 3 39 0 20 NET YARDS RUSHING 83 196 Marcel Willis 3 26 0 14 NET YARDS PASSING 214 225 Tim Carter 2 5 0 9 PASSES ATTEMPTED 30 30 Robert Johnson 1 20 1 20 PASSES COMPLETED 13 21 Deandre Green 1 20 0 20 HAD INTERCEPTED 1 0 Heath Evans 1 4 0 4 TOTAL OFFENSIVE PLAYS 56 78 Jeris McIntrye 1 3 0 3 TOTAL NET YARDS 297 421 AVERAGE GAIN PER PLAY 5.3 5.4 PUNTING NO. YDS. AVG. LONG I20 Damon Duval 4 156 39.0 48 1 FUMBLES/LOST 1-0 2-1 PENALTIES/YARDS 4-34 5-45 FIELD GOALS ATT. MADE LONG INTERCEPTIONS/YARDS 0-0 1-0 Damon Duval 2 2 42 PUNTS/YARDS 6-220 4-156 AVERAGE PER PUNT 36.7 39.0 PUNTS KICKOFFS INTERCEPTED PUNT RETURNS/YARDS 0-0 3-17 ALL RETURNS NO. YDS LP NO. YDS LP NO. YDS LP KICKOFF RETURNS/YARDS 2-34 3-139 C. Robinson 3 17 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 POSSESSION TIME 26:09 33:51 Tim Carter 0 0 0 3 139 100 0 0 0 THIRD-DOWN CONVERSIONS 4 of 14 6 of 16 Rodney Crayton 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 SACKS BY 0-0 1-6

Notes on the game: * Josh Reed hauled in a career-best eight balls for a career-high 167, the most yards by a Tiger receiver since Sheddrick Wilson's 201-yards receiving vs. Rice on Sept. 23, 1995. * Reggie Robinson's nine-yard reception in the first quarter extended his streak of consecutive games with a catch to 20, the longest current streak of any LSU player. Jerel Myers extended his streak to 14 games, covering every game of his young career