Game 2A Notes Vs North Texas
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Sept. 13, 2008 • 7 p.m. CDT • TigerVision GAME 2 North Texas Baton Rouge, La. • Tiger Stadium (92,400) #7 LSU (1-0, 0-0 SEC) LSU Gets Final Test Against North Texas Before Starting League Play LSU will get its final test before opening Southeastern Conference play in two weeks when the seventh-ranked Tigers host AUGUST North Texas tonight at 7 o’clock in Tiger Stadium. LSU was forced to take a bye week last Saturday when Hurricane Gustav 30 Appalachian State (ESPN Classic) W, 41-13 devastated Baton Rouge and surrounding communities postponing the Tigers' game against Troy, which was scheduled for SEPTEMBER Sept. 6, until Nov. 15. As a result, LSU goes into tonight’s game with the Mean Green with a 1-0 record and having not 13 North Texas 7 p.m. played a contest since the season-opener on Aug. 30. LSU opened its season with a 41-13 win over Appalachian State. 20 * at Auburn (ESPN) 6:45 p.m. North Texas is 0-2 following losses to Kansas State and Tulsa. LSU brings a 15-game winning streak against non-confer- 27 * Mississippi State TBA ence foes into the North Texas game. LSU hasn't lost a non-conference game since a 30-28 setback to Iowa in the 2005 OCTOBER Capital One Bowl. LSU coach Les Miles is 15-0 against non-conference teams during his four years with the Tigers. LSU 11 * at Florida TBA is 3-0 all-time against North Texas with the most recent game between the teams coming in 2005 when the Tigers posted 18 * at South Carolina TBA a 56-3 win over the Mean Green in Tiger Stadium. LSU goes into the North Texas game with an offense that is averaging 25 * Georgia TBA 459 yards per game (266 rushing, 193 passing) and 41 points per contest. Defensively, LSU is allowing 239 yards (52 rush- NOVEMBER ing, 187 passing) and 13 points per game. RB Charles Scott currently leads the SEC in both rushing yards per game 1 Tulane 7 p.m. (160.0) and total offense (174.0). Scott opened the season by rushing for 160 yards and a pair of TDs in the 41-13 win over 8 * Alabama TBA Appalachian State. LSU QBs Andrew Hatch and Jarrett Lee combined to complete 13 of 24 passes for 193 yards and 3 15 Troy 7 p.m. scores in the season-opener with WR Brandon LaFell leading the team in receptions with 4 for 87 yards and a pair of 22 * Ole Miss TBA scores. WR Demetrius Byrd caught the other TD pass for the Tigers. Defensively, S Danny McCray recorded a team-best 7 tackles in the opener, while DE Rahim Alem led the Tigers with a pair of tackles for losses and one sack. 28 * at Arkansas (CBS) 1:30 p.m. DECEMBER 6 SEC Championship Game 3 p.m. LSU Has Little Trouble In 41-13 Win Over Appalachian State To Open 2008 Charles Scott rushed for 160 yards and a pair of TDs and LSU QBs Andrew Hatch and Jarrett Lee combined to com- plete 13 of 24 passes for 193 yards and 3 scores as the Tigers rolled to a 41-13 win over Appalachian State to open the North Texas (0-2, 0-0 Sun Belt) 2008 season. The game, which was originally scheduled for a 4 p.m. start, was moved to a 10 a.m. kickoff due to Hurricane Gustav. The move had little effect on the Tigers as LSU's first play from scrimmage in 2008 had Scott rushing for a 56-yard AUGUST gain. A play later, Scott scored from eight yards out giving the Tigers a 7-0 lead. The Tigers scored on their next two pos- 30 at Kansas State L, 6-45 sessions, stretching the lead to 17-0 early in the second quarter. LSU extended the lead to 31-0 at halftime after scores by SEPTEMBER Brandon LaFell - a 31- yard pass from Lee - and Scott - a 29-yard run. Appalachian State scored its only TD on a 44-yard 6 Tulsa L, 26-56 TD pass midway through the third quarter with the game's outcome already decided. For the game, the Tigers rolled up 459 13 at #7 LSU 7 p.m. yards of total offense, compared to just 239 yards for Appalachian State. The Tiger defense held Appalachian State QB 27 at Rice 4 p.m. Armanti Edwards, a possible Heisman Trophy candidate, to just 23 rushing yards and only 13 of 31 on passing attempts. OCTOBER Danny McCray led the Tigers with 7 tackles, while DE Rahim Alem added two tackles for losses and a sack in the 4 * Florida International 6 p.m. victory. 11 * UL-Lafayette 6 p.m. 18 * at UL-Monroe 6 p.m. LSU vs. North Texas: The Facts 25 * Troy 6 p.m. Date/Time: Saturday, Sept. 13 at 7 p.m. CDT NOVEMBER Location: Baton Rouge, La. (Tiger Stadium - 92,400) 1 at Western Kentucky 3:30 p.m. Television: TigerVision (live -pay per view) 8 at Florida Atlantic 3 p.m. Cox Sports Television (delay) - cable ch. 37 in Baton Rouge 22 at Middle Tennessee 2:30 p.m. Radio: LSU Sports Radio Network - 98.1 FM in Baton Rouge The Series: LSU leads 3-0 29 * Arkansas State 1 p.m. Series Notes: Teams will play for the fourth time when the Mean Green comes to Baton Rouge on Sept. 13 … Teams were scheduled to open the 2005 season in Baton Rouge but game was postponed due to Hurricane Katrina … Teams played later in the 2005 season with the Tigers winning 56-3 … LSU is 31-0 overall mark against current members of the Radio • LSU Sports Radio Network Sun Belt Conference … LSU is 21-0 vs. Louisiana-Lafayette, 3-0 vs. Arkansas State and North Texas, 2-0 vs. Middle Jim Hawthorne, play-by-play Tennessee and 1-0 vs. Troy and Louisiana-Monroe … UNT cornerbacks coach Carlton Buckels played in the defensive backfield for LSU from 1989-92 … UNT strength coach Chris Seroka was a member of the LSU football staff under Doug Moreau, analyst Curley Hallman in the early 1990s … Current UNT AD Rick Villareal coached tight ends at LSU in 1994. Jordy Hultberg, sideline Television • TigerVision LSU North Texas Record 1-0 (0-0 SEC) Record 0-2 (0-0 Sun Belt) Doug Greengard, play-by-play Ranking No. 7 Associated Press Ranking NR Associated Press Rene Nadeau, analyst No. 7 USA Today/Coaches NR USA Today/Coaches Kevin Guidry, sideline Last Game Aug. 30 in Baton Rouge Last Game Sept. 6 in Denton, Texas def. Appalachian State, 41-13 lost to Tulsa, 56-26 Television • Cox Sports (delay) Coach Les Miles Coach Todd Dodge Career Record 2-12/second year Lyn Rollins, play-by-play Career Record 63-27/eighth year UNT Record 2-12/second year Greg Bowser, analyst LSU Record 35-6/fourth year vs. UNT 1-0 vs. LSU 0-0 Jordy Hultberg, sideline LSU Sports Information Phone - 225.578.8226 P.O. Box 25095, Baton Rouge, LA 70894 Fax - 225.578.1861 1958, 2003 & 2007 National Champions • 1935, 1936, 1958, 1961, 1970, 1986, 1988, 2001, 2003 & 2007 SEC Champions Who to Contact LSU Media Services Sports Information Office (225) 578-8226 Assoc. 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