NATIONAL CHAMPIONS 1958 • 2003 • 2007 2010 SEC CHAMPIONS 1935 • 1936 • 1958 • 1961 • 1970 LSU FOOTBALL 1986 • 1988 • 2001 • 2003 • 2007 MISSISSIPPI STATE 3 September 18, 2010 • 6 p.m. CDT • ESPNU Baton Rouge, La. • Tiger Stadium (92,400) #15/12 LSU (2-0, 1-0 SEC) NEXT UP SEPTEMBER 4 Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game (ABC) W, 30-24 LSU Hosts Mississippi State In 2010 Home Opener After two successful weeks on the road, LSU opens its 2010 home schedule on Saturday, hosting Mississippi State at 6:05 vs. #18 North Carolina (in Atlanta) 11 * at Vanderbilt (ESPNU) W, 27-3 p.m. CT in Tiger Stadium. The game will be televised nationally on ESPNU – the second straight week that the Tigers will 18 * Mississippi State (ESPNU) 6 p.m. CT appear on the network. The contest will also serve as LSU’s annual “Gold Game” as fans are asked to wear gold to the 25 West Virginia (ESPN2) 8 p.m. CT game. LSU goes into the game coming off a 27-3 win over Vanderbilt in Nashville last week. The Tigers, 2-0 overall and OCTOBER 1-0 in SEC action, climbed to No. 12 in the USA Today Coaches’ Poll and to No. 15 in the AP Top 25 this week. Through 2 * Tennessee TBA two games, LSU has played 17 freshmen (9 true, 8 redshirt) and the Tigers have had 11 players start for the first time in 9 * at Florida TBA their career (8 vs. North Carolina, 3 vs. Vanderbilt). Mississippi State brings a 1-1 overall mark and an 0-1 SEC record into 16 McNeese State TBA the game after dropping a 17-14 decision to Auburn last Thursday night. LSU has won 10 straight against Mississippi 23 * at Auburn TBA State, including last year’s 30-26 victory in Starkville. During the 10-game winning streak, LSU has outscored the Bulldogs NOVEMBER 404-131. LSU has won nine straight over Mississippi State in Tiger Stadium, a streak that dates back to 1992. Overall, 6 * Alabama TBA Mississippi State’s last win over LSU came in 1999 by a 17-16 count in Starkville and the last time they won in Tiger 13 UL-Monroe TBA Stadium came in 1991 by a 28-19 score. LSU goes into Saturday’s game with one of the top defenses in the SEC as the 20 * Ole Miss TBA Tigers are first in the league (and No. 4 in the nation) in rushing defense (44.5 ypg) and sacks (10 total), and No. 5 in 27 * at Arkansas TBA DECEMBER total defense (285.5 ypg). LSU’s average of 5.0 sacks per game ranks No. 2 nationally, while the 10.5 tackles for loss per 4 SEC Championship Game (CBS) 3 p.m. CT game is No. 4 in the nation. Defensively, senior LB Kelvin Sheppard led the Tigers with 19 total tackles. Senior DT Drake Atlanta, Ga. Nevis leads the SEC with 3.5 sacks thru two games, while freshman DE Sam Montgomery is second on team with 2.0 sacks. In all, seven different Tigers have registered a sack, while 13 have recorded a tackle for a loss. Offensively, junior RB Mississippi State (1-1, 0-1 SEC) Stevan Ridley is third in the SEC with 240 rushing yards (120.0 per game), while sophomore WR Russell Shepard is tied SEPTEMBER for second in the league in TDs with three. Ridley’s 159 rushing yards vs. Vanderbilt were the most by a Tiger in a league 4 Memphis W, 49-7 game since Alley Broussard ran for a school-record 250 yards vs. Ole Miss in 2004. 9 * #21/20 Auburn L, 17-14 18 * at #15/12 LSU 6 p.m. CT STORYLINES 25 * Georgia TBA OCTOBER • LSU goes after a 3-0 start for the • LSU hasn’t allowed any first quarter Mississippi State contest. 2 Alcorn State TBA fourth straight year. points so far this year, running its 9 at Houston 7 p.m. streak of regular-season games • The Sept. 18 home opener is the 16 * at Florida TBA • In two games, LSU has played 17 without yielding a first quarter TD latest scheduled home opener for LSU 23 UAB TBA freshmen (9 true, 8 redshirt). to 10. Mississippi State was the last since 1993 when the Tigers played 30 * Kentucky TBA team to score first quarter points on Auburn on Sept. 18 in Tiger Stadium. NOVEMBER • LSU has also used 11 first-time the LSU defense during the regular LSU did play its 2005 home opener 13 * at Alabama TBA starters during the first two weeks of season. on Monday, Sept. 26, but that was 20 * Arkansas TBA the season (8 vs. North Carolina, 3 vs. due to Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. 27 * at Ole Miss TBA Vanderbilt). • By keeping Vanderbilt out of the LSU was scheduled to open the 2005 endzone in the first quarter last week, season at home on Sept. 3 against • LSU’s 10 sacks are the most through LSU ran its streak of consecutive North Texas. On the Air the first two games of a season since SEC games without allowing a first Radio • LSU Sports Radio Network 1998 when the Tigers had 11 during quarter touchdown to seven straight • Les Miles is 24-1 in Saturday night Jim Hawthorne, play-by-play Doug Moreau, analyst their first two games. games dating back to last year’s games in Tiger Stadium. Jordy Hultberg, sideline BREAKDOWN Television • ESPNU Clay Matvik, play-by-play LSU Mississippi State Herm Edwards, analyst Record 2-0 (1-0 SEC) Record 1-1 (0-1 SEC) Jessica Mendoza, sideline Ranking No. 15 Associated Press Ranking NR Associated Press No. 12 USA Today/Coaches NR USA Today/Coaches Television • Cox Sports (delay) Last Game Sept. 11 in Nashville Last Game Sept. 9 in Starkville Lyn Rollins, play-by-play def. Vanderbilt, 27-3 lost to Auburn, 17-14 Greg Bowser, analyst Head Coach Les Miles Head Coach Dan Mullen Jordy Hultberg, sideline Career Record 81-36/10th year Career Record 6-8/second year LSU Record 53-15/sixth year MSU Record 6-8/second year vs. MSU 5-0 vs. LSU 0-1 West Virginia Week 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY Press Luncheon Practice SEC Teleconference Practice TBD Game Day TV Replay: 11:30 a.m. - Athletic 4 p.m. - McClendon 10 a.m. Miles on call 3:30 p.m. - McClendon Walk-Thur LSU vs. West Virginia LSU vs. West Virginia Building, 5th Floor Practice Facility (Closed) Practice Facility LSU Indoor Facility 8 p.m. CDT • ESPN2/ 7 p.m. Practice (closed to media) ESPN3.com Cox Sports Television (CST) 2 p.m. - Player Interviews 6:15 p.m. - Player 3:30 p.m. - McClendon (HD channel 737 and 37 in Interviews Practice Facility (Closed) Post Game Baton Rouge) Practice Coach Miles is available 4 p.m. - McClendon 6 p.m. - Miles interview following the game in the Practice Facility (Closed) (Indoor Facility) press conference room. 6:15 p.m. - Player Interviews Miles Radio Show Players will immediately 7 p.m. - TJ Ribs (Acadian) follow outside locker room WHO TO CONTACT LSU Media Services Sports Information Office (225) 578-8226 Assoc. 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