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@LSUFootball NATIONAL CHAMPIONS 1958 • 2003 • 2007 • 2019 2020 FOOTBALL SEC CHAMPIONS 1935 • 1936 • 1958 • 1961 GAME NOTES 1970 • 1986 • 1988 • 2001 2003 • 2007 • 2011 • 2019 GAME Ben Hill Griffin Stadium at Florida Gainesville, Fla. 9 December 12, 2020 6 p.m. CT • ESPN BREAKDOWN 2020 SCHEDULE DATE OPPONENT/TV TIME (CT) SERIES RECORD LSU Sept. 26 Mississippi State* [CBS] L, 44-34 LSU leads 75-36-3 Record 3-5 Oct. 3 at Vanderbilt* [SECN] W, 41-7 LSU leads 24-7-1 Ranking NR AP/NR Coaches Oct. 10 at Missouri* [SECN ALT] L, 45-41 Missouri leads 2-1-0 Last Game Dec. 5 vs. No. 1 Alabama Oct. 24 South Carolina* [ESPN] W, 52-24 LSU leads 19-2-1 L, 55-17 Oct. 31 at Auburn* [CBS] L, 48-11 LSU leads 31-23-1 Head Coach Ed Orgeron Nov. 21 at Arkansas* [SECN] W, 27-24 LSU leads 42-22-2 Career Record 59-41 Nov. 28 at Texas A&M* [ESPN] L, 20-7 LSU leads 34-22-3 LSU Record 43-14 Dec. 5 Alabama* [CBS] L, 55-17 Alabama leads 54-26-5 vs. Florida 2-3 Dec. 12 at Florida* [ESPN] 6 p.m. Florida leads 33-30-3 LSU vs. Florida Florida leads 33-30-3 Dec. 19 Ole Miss* TBA LSU leads 63-41-4 * - Denotes SEC Games | All dates & times are Central and Subject to Change Florida NEXT UP Record 8-1 Ranking No. 6 AP/No. 6 Coaches 4LSU (3-5) plays its sixth and final road game of the season 4Against Alabama, freshmen or sophomores accounted for Last Game Dec. 5 at Tennessee on Saturday when the Tigers travel to Gainesville to face No. 6 all of LSU’s rushing yards (98), all passing yards (254) and 191 Florida (8-1). of our 254 receiving yards. W, 31-19 4Kickoff is scheduled for 6 p.m. CT and will be televised on 4LSU’s two true freshmen quarterbacks TJ Finley and Max Head Coach Dan Mullen ESPN. Johnson have combined to complete 120-of-203 passes for Career Record 98-52 4LSU and Florida were scheduled to play on Oct. 17 when 1,336 yards and 7 TDs. Finley has started five straight games Record at Florida 29-6 (3rd Season) the SEC announced the new 10-game SEC-only format in and has connected on 80-of-140 passes for 941 yards, 5 TDs August. That was postponed due to Covid related issues and and 5 interceptions, while Johnson is 40-of-63 for 385 yards rescheduled for Dec. 12. and 2 scores. 4Saturday’s game will mark only the second time LSU 4RB Ty Davis-Price leads the Tigers in rushing with 391 yards and Florida have met during the month of December. The and 3 TDs. He has a pair of 100-yard games (104 vs. Arkansas, COACH LOCATIONS two teams played in Tiger Stadium on Dec. 5, 1964 with 135 vs. South Carolina) and LSU is 2-0 in those games. the Gators posting a 20-6 victory. The game in 1964 was 4RB John Emery led the Tigers in rushing against Alabama On The Field originally scheduled for Oct. 3 that year, however was moved with 79 yards and 1 TD on seven carries. His 54-yard TD run Ed Orgeron, Head Coach to December after Hurricane Hilda postponed the original against the Crimson Tide was a career long. For the season, contest. Emery has rushed for 371 yards and 3 TDs on 71 carries. Mickey Joseph, Wide Receivers/Asst. Head Coach 4LSU is 30-33-3 all-time against Florida, however the Tigers 4LSU’s top active receiver is true freshman WR/TE Arik Gilbert Bo Pelini, Defensive Coordinator have won seven of the last 10 against the Gators including a with 35 receptions for 368 yards and 2 TDs. He’s followed by James Cregg, Offensive Line 42-28 win a year ago in Tiger Stadium. Kayshon Boutte (26-319, 1 TD) and Jaray Jenkins (18-321, 1 TD). Bill Johnson, Defensive Line 4The teams have split the last 10 meetings in Gainesville. The 4Boutte, also a true freshman, is coming off his best Kevin Faulk, Running Backs average margin of victory in the last five games between the performance as a Tiger with 8 receptions for 111 yards against teams in Gainesville is 5. Alabama. Greg McMahon, Special Teams 4LSU is coming off a 55-17 setback to No. 1 Alabama last 415 different players have caught passes for LSU this year Corey Raymond, Defensive Backs week in Tiger Stadium. LSU plays its final home game on Dec. and six players have caught at least one TD pass. 19 against Ole Miss. 4Defensively, LSU ranks No. 3 in the SEC in third-down 4 Against Alabama, the Tigers started four true freshmen conversions, holding opponents to 37-of-101 opportunities for In The Press Box (QB TJ Finley, WR Kayshon Boutte, WR/TE Arik Gilbert and CB 36.6 percent. Steve Ensminger, Offensive Coordinator, QBs Eli Ricks). 4S Jacoby Stevens and LB Damone Clark lead the Tigers Scott Linehan, Passing Game Cooridnator 4Orgeron is 43-14 as head coach of the Tigers, which in tackles with 50 each. Clark had a career-best 13 tackles Bill Busch, Safeties includes a 2-2 record against Florida. against Alabama. 4Of Orgeron’s 43 wins with the Tigers, 33 have come by 4Other defensive leaders for LSU include LB Jabril Cox double-figures, 18 have come against teams ranked in the Top (45 tackles, 4.5 TFL, 1.0 sack, 2 interceptions) and LB Micah ON THE AIR 25 with 12 of those coming against Top 10 opponents. Orgeron Baskerville (44 tackles, 2.5 TFL). is 12-4 against Top 10 teams at LSU. 4DE Ali Gaye ranks No. 2 in the SEC in tackles for loss with 9.5. Chris Blair, Play-By-Play 4LSU is 26-1 overall under Orgeron and 3-0 in 2020 when Gaye had a sack and 2 tackles for loss against Alabama. Doug Moreau, Analyst having a 100-yard rusher. 4DEs BJ Ojulari and Andre Anthony rank No. 10 in the SEC in Gordy Rush, Reporter 4LSU has had either a 100-yard rusher or receiver in 7 games total sacks with 4.0 each. this year. 4CB Eli Ricks leads the Tigers and ranks No. 2 in the SEC in 4In 8 games, LSU has used 19 first-time starters (10 vs. interceptions with 3. Sean McDonough, Play-by-Play Mississippi State, 3 vs. Vanderbilt, 1 vs. Missouri, 3 vs. South 4PK Cade York is 11-of-14 on field goals and with seven of his Todd Blackledge, Analyst Carolina, 1 vs. Auburn, 1 vs. Texas A&M). field goals coming from 40-yards or longer. York is 7-of-9 on Todd McShay, Analyst 4LSU has played 19 true freshmen this year, which ties with field goals of 40+ yards this year (3-of-4 on 40-49 and 4-of-5 Allison Williams, Reporter South Carolina and Tennessee for most in the SEC in 2020. on 50+). 4LSU is 2-3 since true freshman TJ Finley took over at 4P Zach Von Rosenberg ranks No. 7 in the SEC in punting quarterback for an injured Myles Brennan. Finley led LSU to average (44.0) and he leads the league in punts downed inside LSU Media Central wins over South Carolina and Arkansas. the 20 with 20. He’s twice been named the Ray Guy Punter of Media can access the current media guide, 4Offensively, LSU ranks No. 5 in the SEC in passing offense the Week (vs. Mississippi State and Arkansas). updated statistics and game notes all in one (306.0), and No. 6 in both total offense (416.0) and scoring 4As a team, LSU ranks No. 2 in the SEC in net punting with a (28.8). 42.2 average. location at www.LSUsports.net/media. BY THE NUMBERS 33Of the 55 players that saw 5Number of true freshmen 19Number of true freshmen 27Straight games LSU has action against Alabama, 33 (WR/TE Gilbert 8 starts, CB that have seen action for had at least one passing were either freshmen or Ricks 5, QB Finley 5, WR LSU through the first 8 touchdown. sophomores. Boutte 3, and DE Ojulari 1) games of the season. that have started at least 1 game for LSU this year. Florida Week 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY Orgeron Press Player Interviews SEC Teleconference Coach Orgeron Post- Focus Friday Gameday Off Day Conference Noon -1 p.m.- Zoom 10 a.m. Orgeron on call Practice Interview No Media Availability LSU at Florida No Media Availability 12:30 p.m. - Zoom 5:45 p.m. - Zoom Travel to Gainesville 6 p.m. CT | ESPN Coach O Radio Show 7 p.m. - TJ Ribs at Acadian WHO TO CONTACT Communications Office • (225) 578-8226 LSU Media Services Michael Bonnette • Assoc. AD/Communications Coach Orgeron and Player Interview Requests | Ed Orgeron Interviews LSU Player Interviews E-mail: [email protected] Monday Press Conference: LSU players are available to the media during Chelsey Chamberlain • Asst. Communications Director LSU head coach Ed Orgeron meets with the a typical game week on Tuesday from noon-1 Player Interview Requests | E-mail: [email protected] media each Monday of game week over Zoom. p.m. over Zoom. Interview requests for the A transcript of Coach Orgeron’s opening Monday media opportunity should be made LSU Director of Creative Content statement as well as the question and answer at least 24 hours in advance and emailed to Emily Dixon - [email protected] session can be found on www.LSUsports.