Week 5 Game Notes
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WEEK 5 • LSU FOOTBALL GAME NOTES LSU Tigers at Georgia Oct. 2, 2004 • 2:30 p.m. CDT Athens, Ga. • Sanford Stadium (92,746) 1958 2003 THE SABAN ERA | 4 YEARS, 4 BOWLS, 2 SEC TITLES, 1 NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP NATIONAL CHAMPIONS #13 LSU (3-1, 1-1 SEC) Tigers Set To Battle Georgia in Rematch of 2003 SEC Title Game LSU travels to Athens for the first time since 1999 as the 13th-ranked Tigers face third-ranked Georgia in a rematch SEPTEMBER of last year's Southeastern Conference Championship Game. Today’s contest carries a 2:30 p.m. CT start and will be 4 Oregon State (ESPN) W, 22-21 (OT) televised to a national audience by CBS. LSU enters the contest with a 3-1 overall mark and a 1-1 league record fol- 11 Arkansas State W, 53-3 lowing last week's 51-0 win over Mississippi State. Georgia, who had an open date on last Saturday, is 3-0 overall and 18 * at #14/15 Auburn (CBS) L, 10-9 1-0 in league play. Last year, LSU swept a pair of games from the Bulldogs, winning 17-10 in Baton Rouge in 25 * Mississippi State (JP) W, 51-0 September and then 34-13 in the SEC title game in December in Atlanta. LSU enters the Georgia game ranked first OCTOBER in the SEC and No. 5 in the nation in total defense, allowing 236 yards per game, while the Tigers are tops in the league and 10th in the nation in rushing defense allowing only 77.6 yards per contest. LSU has scored two defensive TDs this 2 * at Georgia (CBS) 2:30 p.m. year, and dating back to last season, the Tiger defense has scored in nine of their last 18 games. Offensively, the Tigers 9 * at Florida (ESPN) 6:45 p.m. erupted for 51 points and 599 yards of total offense last week against Mississippi State. Through four games, LSU has 23 Troy (HC) 7 p.m. surpassed the 50-point mark twice and they've done it with a balanced attack as the Tigers are averaging 417.5 yards 30 * Vanderbilt TBA per game (188.5 rushing, 229.0 passing). In addition, LSU has had 10 different players score offensive TDs this year, NOVEMBER led by WR Dwayne Bowe, who has 4 receiving scores and RB Alley Broussard, who has 3 rushing scores. 13 * Alabama TBA 20 * Ole Miss TBA Tigers Score Early And Often In 51-0 Rout Of Mississippi State 26 * at Arkansas (at Little Rock) (CBS) 1:30 p.m. Alley Broussard scored a career-best 3 TDs, all in the first 17 minutes of the game, as the Tigers racked up 599 yards DECEMBER of offense in rolling to a 51-0 win over Mississippi State in Tiger Stadium. LSU set the tone early in the contest going 4 SEC Championship (CBS) 5 p.m. 74 yards on 7 plays, five of which were runs, for a 7-0 lead just three minutes into the game. Following a MSU fumble on its first possession, the Tigers need only 6 plays to go 18 yards for a 14-0 lead midway through the first quarter. From there, the route was on as the Tigers built a 27-0 lead early in the second quarter following a 35-yard intercep- tion return for a TD by Marcus Spears. LSU led 34-0 at halftime. In the second half, the Tigers stretched the margin #3 Georgia (3-0, 1-0 SEC) to 41-0 on an 8-yard run by QB JaMarcus Russell and then 48-0 on a 67-yard TD reception by Xavier Carter. For the contest, LSU picked up 31 first downs, while limiting MSU to just 7. LSU also held MSU to only 130 yards of SEPTEMBER offense, while intercepting a season-high 4 passes. The 51-point margin of victory was the biggest by LSU in an SEC 4 Georgia Southern (FSN) W, 48-28 game since a 61-6 win over Mississippi State in 1969. It was also LSU's first shutout since a 42-0 win over Mississippi 11 * at South Carolina (ESPN) W, 20-16 State in 2001. 18 Marshall W, 13-3 OCTOBER LSU at Georgia: The Facts 2 * LSU (CBS) 2:30 p.m. Date/Time: Saturday, Oct. 2, 2004 at 2:30 p.m. CDT 9 * Tennessee (CBS) 2:30 p.m. Location: Athens, Ga. (Sanford Stadium - 92,746) 16 * Vanderbilt TBA Television: CBS (live) - cable ch. 7 in Baton Rouge 23 * at Arkansas TBA Cox Sports (delay) - cable ch. 37 in Baton Rouge The Series: LSU leads 14-9-1 30 * at Florida (CBS)(at Jacksonville) 2:30 p.m. Last Meeting: Dec. 6, 2003 - LSU won 34-13 in SEC Championship Game at Atlanta NOVEMBER 6 * at Kentucky TBA The Series 13 * at Auburn TBA LSU and Georgia meet for the 25th time overall and the third time in the last 13 months … LSU holds a 14-9-1 advan- 27 * Georgia Tech TBA tage in the series that dates back to a 13-12 Tiger win in Athens in 1928 … Last year, LSU beat Georgia, 17-10, in Baton Rouge in September and then followed that with a 34-13 victory in December in the SEC title game … Prior to last year's 17-10 LSU win, Georgia had posted three consecutive wins over the Tigers, including a 23-22 victory in Radio • LSU Sports Network Athens in 1999, the last time the teams played in Athens … LSU holds a 6-5 advantage in games played in Athens … LSU's last win in Athens came by a 26-23 count in 1987 … At least one team has been ranked in the top 10 in the last Jim Hawthorne, play-by-play four LSU-Georgia meetings … Five of the last seven games between the teams have been decided by a combined 17 Doug Moreau, analyst points, the exceptions are the 31-10 Georgia win in 1991 and the 34-13 LSU win in last year's SEC title game … LSU Jordy Hultberg, sideline coach Nick Saban is 2-0 vs. Georgia. Television • CBS (live) LSU Georgia Verne Lundquist, play-by-play Record 3-1 (1-1 SEC) Record 3-0 (1-0 SEC) Todd Blackledge, analyst Ranking No. 13 Associated Press Ranking No. 3 Associated Press Tracy Wolfson, sideline No. 13 ESPN/USA Today No. 3 ESPN/USA Today Last Game Sept. 25 at Baton Rouge Last Game Sept. 18 at Athens, Ga. def. Mississippi State, 51-0 def. Marshall, 13-3 Television • Cox Sports (delay) Coach Nick Saban Coach Mark Richt Lyn Rollins, play-by-play Career Record 85-40-1/11th year Career Record 35-8/fourth year Rene Nadeau, analyst LSU Record 42-14/fifth year UGA Record 35-8/fourth year Jordy Hultberg, sideline vs. UGA 2-0 vs. LSU 0-2 LSU Sports Information Phone - 225.578.8226 P.O. Box 25095, Baton Rouge, LA 70894 Fax - 225.578.1861 Who to Contact Media Services Sports Information Office (225) 578-8226 Asst. AD/Sports Information Director Nick Saban Interview Opportunities 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 floor of the LSU Brian Miller - bmiller @lsu.edu Athletic Administration Building, Coach Saban meets with the media. Luncheons are weekly beginning Monday, August 30 through Monday, November 22 with the exception of the open date weeks (Oct. 11 and LSU Television Nov. 1) A transcript of coach Saban's opening statement and as well as a portion of the question and (225) 578-1797 answer session can be found on the internet at www.LSUsports.net. There is also a listen-only number for Asst. AD/Television media only as part of Coach Saban's Weekly Press Luncheon. Please contact LSU Sports Information for Kevin Wagner - [email protected] this number and passcode. Coach Saban's Press Luncheon is catered each week by Mike Anderson's Manager/Television Seafood Restaurant. John Schiebe - [email protected] SEC Teleconference LSU Radio The 12 SEC coaches are featured on a weekly teleconference each Wednesday at 10 a.m. (CT) during the (225) 578-1882 regular season, beginning September 1. Coach Saban speaks for seven minutes starting at 10:07 a.m. To Asst. AD/Radio access the teleconference dial (706) 645-9713. Jim Hawthorne - [email protected] Wednesday Post Practice On the Internet Coach Saban meets with the media immediately after practice on Wednesday's during the regular-season www.LSUsports.net in the Lawton Room, which is located adjacent to Gate 5 of Tiger Stadium. The Official Website of LSU Athletics is home to all the football information you need. Schedules, By Appointment results, rosters, bios, statistics and game notes Coach Saban is available by appointment each weekday from 11:30 a.m to 12:15 p.m. Contact Michael can be found and are always up to date. The Bonnette ([email protected]) in the LSU SID Office to schedule an interview with Coach Saban. GAMEDAY section, updated daily, has all rele- vant info for the upcoming game. LSU Player Interview Opportunities Following the Press Luncheon http://media.lsusports.net LSU players will be made available immediately following head coach Nick Saban's Press Luncheon each Media can now access images for all LSU athlet- Monday afternoon. Requests must be made on (or prior to) the Sunday following the game.