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LSU TIGERS V S MISSISSIPPI ST. SEPTEMBER 28, 2002 • 11:30 A.M. (CDT) BATON ROUGE, LA. • TIGER STADIUM (91,600) #22/20 LSU (2-1, 0-0) LSU STARTS DEFENSE OF SEC TITLE AGAINST MISSISSIPPI STATE LSU begins its SEC title defense on Saturday when it hosts Mississippi State at 11:30 a.m. Date Opponent Time in Tiger Stadium in a game televised by Jefferson Pilot. LSU enters the contest riding a SEPTEMBER two-game winning streak and a five game home win streak. In addition, the Tigers have 1 at # 16/16 Va. Tech L, 26-8 a four-game SEC winning streak into the contest. LSU (2-1) is ranked No. 20 in the 7 The Citadel W, 35-10 ESPN/USA Today Coaches Poll and No. 22 by the Associated Press. Mississippi State 14 Miami (Ohio) W, 33-7 enters Saturday's game with a 1-2 mark and is coming off a 42-14 loss to Auburn last 28 * Mississippi State 11:30 a.m. Thursday. Saturday's contest will mark the first time Jefferson Pilot has televised a game OCTOBER from Tiger Stadium since 1997. It will mark also be the SEC opener for the Tigers and 5 UL-Lafayette (HC) 7 p.m. LSU is 5-0 against the Bulldogs in conference openers since the 1992 season. 12 * at Florida TBA 19 * South Carolina 7 p.m. TIGERS DOMINATE MIAMI (OHIO) IN 33-7 VICTORY 26 * at Auburn 1 p.m. From the opening kickoff to the final horn, LSU dominated Miami (Ohio) in every phase NOVEMBER of the game, posting a 33-7 victory over the RedHawks. Led by the running of 9 * at Kentucky 12:30 p.m. LaBrandon Toefield and passing of Matt Mauck, LSU’s balanced offensive attack com- 16 * Alabama 7 p.m. piled 422 yards (207 rushing, 215 passing). John Corbello tied a school-record with four 23 * Ole Miss 7 p.m. field goals, including two in the first seven minutes that gave the Tigers a 6-0 lead. 29 * at Arkansas (CBS) 1:30 p.m. Mauck connected with Michael Clayton on an 8-yard scoring pass late in the first quar- DECEMBER ter to push the lead to 13-0. Miami pulled to within 16-7 with 50 seconds left in the half, 7 SEC Championship 7 p.m. but the Tigers responded with a 5-play, 71-yard drive, capped off by a Mauck-to-Clayton MISSISSIPPI STATE (1-2, 0-1) TD pass that covered 24 yards, giving LSU a 23-7 halftime lead. LSU added a field goal and a TD in the third quarter for the final margin of 33-7. Toefield led LSU with 111 Date Opponent Time yards rushing, while Mauck passed for career-highs of 215 yards and 3 TDs. AUGUST 31 at Oregon L, 13-36 LSU VS. MISSISSIPPI STATE: THE FACTS SEPTEMBER Date/Time Saturday, Sept. 28 at 11:30 a.m. (CDT) 14 Jacksonville State W, 51-13 Location Baton Rouge, La. (Tiger Stadium - 91,600) 19 * Auburn L, 42-14 Television Jefferson Pilot (live) 28 * at LSU 11:30 a.m. The Series LSU leads 59-33-3 OCTOBER Last Meeting Oct. 20, 2001 at Starkville, Miss. (LSU 42, Miss. St. 0) 5 * at South Carolina TBA 12 Troy State 1:30 p.m. THE SERIES 19 at Memphis 7:00 p.m. NOVEMBER LSU and Mississippi State meet for the 96th with the Tigers holding a 59-33-3 advan- 2 * Kentucky TBA tage in a series that dates back to 1896 … LSU has won nine of the last 10 and 14 of the 9 * at Alabama TBA last 17 meetings, including last year's 42-0 victory in Starkville … LSU leads the series 16 * Tennesssee TBA 42-18-1 in games played in Baton Rouge and the Tigers have won five straight over 23 * Arkansas TBA MSU in Tiger Stadium … LSU has scored 40 or more points against the Bulldogs in 28 * at Mississippi 6:45 p.m. three of the last four meetings, which includes a 45-38 overtime win in Baton Rouge in DECEMBER 2000 … Since 1992, LSU has played its SEC opener against MSU five times and the 7 SEC Championship 7 p.m. Tigers are 5-0 in those games … LSU coach Nick Saban is 2-0 vs. Miss. State. RADIO • LSU NETWORK LSU MISSISSIPPI STATE Record 2-1 (0-0 SEC) Record 1-2 (0-1 SEC) Jim Hawthorne, play-by-play Ranking No. 22 Associated Press Ranking NR in Associated Press Doug Moreau, analyst No. 20 ESPN/USA Today NR in ESPN/USA Today Jordy Hultberg, sideline Last Game Sept. 14 at Baton Rouge Last Game Sept. 19 at Starkville, Miss. def. Miami (Ohio), 33-7 lost to Auburn, 42-14 TELEVISION • JP Coach Nick Saban Coach Jackie Sherrill Dave Neal, play-by-play Career Record 63-34-1/ninth year Career Record 176-103-4/25th year Dave Rowe, analyst LSU Record 20-8/third year MSU Record 71-58-2/12th year Dave Baker, sideline vs. MSU 2-0 (2-0 at LSU) vs. LSU 2-12 (2-9 at MSU) 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 Electronic Media Director 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. 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Michael Bonnette Brian Miller [email protected] MISSISSIPPI STATE WEEK [email protected] SUNDAY 22 MONDAY 23 TUESDAY 24 WEDNESDAY 25 THURSDAY 26 FRIDAY 27 SATURDAY 28 player interview Press Luncheon Practice - 3 p.m. SEC Teleconference closed practice closed practice vs. Mississippi St. requests for 11:30 a.m. - Athletic McClendon Saban - 10:07 a.m. Tiger Stadium Monday afternoon Building, 5th Floor Practice Facility (706) 645-9713 no interviews no interviews 11:30 a.m. CDT are due to Brian Miller Player Interviews Post Practice Post Practice Post Game 12:45 p.m.