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Oct. 31, 2009 • 7 p.m. CDT • TigerVision GAME 8 Tulane Baton Rouge, La. • Tiger Stadium (92,400) #9 LSU (6-1, 4-1 SEC) LSU Steps Out of Conference Play To Host Tulane LSU will face the second of its three opponents from the state of Louisiana on Saturday when the ninth-ranked Tigers SEPTEMBER host Tulane at 7 p.m. in Tiger Stadium. The game will be televised on LSU's pay-per-view network - TigerVision. 5 at Washington (ESPN) W, 31-23 Saturday's game will mark the 50th anniversary of Billy Cannon's infamous 89-yard punt return for a touchdown on Halloween Night that led the Tigers to a 7-3 win over Ole Miss. LSU improved to 6-1 overall on Saturday after its 31-10 12 * Vanderbilt (ESPNU) W, 23-9 Southeastern Conference win over Auburn. The Tigers are 6-1 for the third time in five years under Les Miles (LSU won 19 UL-Lafayette (ESPNU) W, 31-3 6 of its first 7 games in 2005 and 2007). Tulane dropped its third straight contest on Saturday, falling to Southern Miss, 26 * at Mississippi State (SECN) W, 30-26 43-6. The Green Wave comes to Tiger Stadium with a 2-5 overall mark and a 0-4 record in Conference USA. LSU brings OCTOBER the nation's longest non-conference winning streak into the Tulane game as the Tigers have won 21 straight games 3 * at #18/14 Georgia (CBS) W, 20-13 against non-SEC opponents. LSU hasn't dropped a non-conference contest since falling to Iowa, 30-25, in the Capital 10 * #1 Florida (CBS) L, 13-3 One bowl during the 2004 season. In addition, LSU has won 26 consecutive non-conference games in Tiger Stadium, 24 * Auburn (ESPN2) W, 31-10 a stretch that goes back to the 2002 season when the Tigers dropped a 13-10 decision to UAB. LSU has also won 23 31 Tulane (TigerVision) 7 p.m. consecutive games over teams from Louisiana. The last time LSU lost to a team from Louisiana came in 1982 when the NOVEMBER Green Wave beat the Tigers, 31-28, in Tiger Stadium. LSU goes into the Tulane game averaging 24.1 points and 306.6 7 * at Alabama TBA total yards (123.6 rushing, 183.0 passing). Defensively, the Tigers are allowing 13.9 points and 304.0 total yards (127.0 rushing, 177.0 passing). LSU is paced on offense by RB Charles Scott (85 att., 347 yards, 2 TDs), QB Jordan 14 Louisiana Tech 7 p.m. Jefferson (112 of 176, 1,258 yards, 9 TDs, 3 Ints) and WRs Terrance Toliver (34 rec., 442 yards, 3 TDs) and Brandon 21 * at Ole Miss TBA LaFell (33 rec., 393 yards, 6 TDs). Toliver and LaFell have combined for more catches (67) than any other tandem in 28 * Arkansas TBA the SEC. Defensively, LSU's trio of linebackers pace the Tigers in tackles - Kelvin Sheppard (57), Harry Coleman (47) DECEMBER and Perry Riley (47). 5 SEC Championship (CBS) 3 p.m. (Atlanta, Ga.) LSU Puts It All Together In 31-10 Win Over Auburn All Times Central The offense clicked and the defense shut down one of the most potent attacks in the SEC as LSU rolled to a 31-10 win over Auburn. LSU had its most productive offensive outing of the season with 376 total yards (122 rushing, 254 pass- ing). Defensively, the Tigers limited Auburn to just 193 total yards (112 rushing, 81 passing), which included only 42 total Tulane (2-5, 0-4 C-USA) yards in the first half as LSU built a 17-0 lead at halftime. Jordan Jefferson had perhaps his best outing, connecting on 21 of 31 passes for 242 yards and a pair of TDs (he also rushed for a score). LSU never trailed in the contest, tak- SEPTEMBER ing a 7-0 lead on its first possession when Jefferson hit Terrance Toliver with a 14-yard TD pass. Jefferson added a 4 * Tulsa (ESPN) L, 37-13 15-yard run later in the first quarter for a 14-0 LSU advantage. LSU extended its lead to 24-0 on its first possession of 12 #9/12 BYU (ESPN2) L, 54-3 the second half when Jefferson connected with Brandon LaFell on a 17-yard TD pass. Russell Shepard scored his 26 McNeese State W, 42-32 first TD as a Tiger with a 69-yard TD run late in the third quarter to extend the lead to 31-3. Shepard led the Tigers in OCTOBER rushing with 71 yards on six carries, while Toliver caught nine passes for 86 yards and a score. Kelvin Sheppard (13 3 * at Army W, 17-16 tackles) and Harry Coleman (9 tackles, 2 sacks, 2 FF) paced the LSU defense. 10 * Marshall L, 31-10 LSU vs. Tulane: The Facts 17 * #22/23 Houston (CBS Coll.) L, 44-16 24 at Southern Miss (CST) L, 43-6 Date/Time: Saturday, Oct. 31 at 7 p.m. CT 31 at #9 LSU 7 p.m. Location: Baton Rouge, La. (Tiger Stadium - 92,400) Television: TigerVision (pay-per-view) NOVEMBER Cox Sports Television (delay) - cable ch. 37 or 737 in Baton Rouge 7 * UTEP 2:30 p.m. Radio: LSU Sports Radio Network - 98.1 FM in Baton Rouge 14 * at Rice 2:30 p.m. Sirius Satellite Radio - ch. 216; XM Satellite Radio - ch. 201 21 * at UCF 1 p.m. The Series: LSU leads 68-22-7 28 * at SMU 2 p.m. Series Notes: LSU faces Tulane for the 98th time and for the fourth straight year … LSU and Tulane mutually agreed to cancel the remainder of what was a scheduled 10-game series in September with six years left on a All Times Central deal that was signed in May 2005 ... The teams will play this year in Tiger Stadium and one more game in the future, but the date of that game has yet to be determined … LSU has more wins over Tulane (68) than any other team its faced ... LSU’s only faced Mississippi State (103) more times than Tulane ... In 2008, LSU beat Radio • LSU Sports Radio Network Tulane, 35-10, in Tiger Stadium … LSU has won 17 straight in the series … LSU is 37-10-1 vs. Tulane in Baton Jim Hawthorne, play-by-play Rouge … LSU has won 10 straight over Tulane in Tiger Stadium … Tulane's last win over LSU came in 1982 Doug Moreau, analyst when the Green Wave posted a 31-28 victory in Tiger Stadium ... LSU coach Les Miles is 3-0 vs. Tulane. Jordy Hultberg, sideline LSU Tulane Television • TigerVision (pay-per-view) Record 6-1 (4-1 SEC) Record 2-5 (0-4 C-USA) Ranking No. 9 Assoc. Press; No. 9 Harris Ranking NR Assoc. Press; NR Harris Doug Greengard, play-by-play No. 9 USA Today/Coaches NR USA Today/Coaches Rene Nadeau, analyst No. 9 Bowl Championship Series NR Bowl Championship Series Kevin Guidry, sideline Last Game Oct. 24 in Baton Rouge Last Game Oct. 24 in Hattiesburg, Miss. def. 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