INTRO Charles McClendon LSU Football Practice Facility CHAMPIONS THE THIS IS LSU YERS A PL CHES A CO PREVIEW REVIEW

he LSU football practice facility, with four lighted full-length fields and one-full length RECORDS T indoor field, rivals that of any major college or professional football practice complex. The LSU

HONORS football complex is also equipped with a satellite medical facility, which can service injured players

Y UNDER COVER

OR as well as rehab recovering players on site. The Tigers conduct their entire winter conditioning

HIST program in the Indoor Practice Facility. The facility is also a short walk from the main practice fields, giving the Tigers a quick turnaround to continue practice when inclement weather hits. LSU MEDIA

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INDOOR PRACTICE FACILITY THE INDOOR FACILITY CHAMPIONS

LSU is one of only a handful THIS IS LSU of schools in with a full 100-yard indoor, climate-controlled football practice facility. A new state-of-the-art turf, the

same turf on which the PL A

Indianapolis Colts play their YERS games, was installed in the spring of 1998. To simulate game conditions, the surface is crowned in the middle and

all lighting is on the sides of CO A

the field. The Indoor Football CHES Facility is located adjacent to the outdoor practice field so a practice session can resume indoors within 10

minutes if an outdoor PREVIEW practice is interrupted by rain or lightning. REVIEW RECORDS HONORS

McClendon is the winningest football coach in LSU history.

CHARLES MCCLENDON HIST

LSU FOOTBALL OPERATIONS BUILDING MCCLENDON OR Y THE FUTURE On September 9, 2002, LSU formally named its football practice facility for Charles McClendon, the winningest football coach in school history. The facility, which features four full-length football practice fields as well as an indoor LSU practice facility, is now known as the Charles McClendon LSU's Football Operations will be an all-in-one facility that Practice Facility. includes football offices, a locker room, a training room, an McClendon served as head coach at LSU from 1962 to equipment room, and a video operations center. The $15 million 1979, a span that saw the Tigers play in 13 bowl games.

McClendon compiled a 137-59-7 overall mark in 18 seasons MEDIA facility will be located at the current site of football practice complex. and was named SEC Coach of the Year twice, in 1969 and The facility, which will be the finest of its kind in college athletics, 1970, and National Coach of the Year in 1970. In all, McClendon coached LSU to 16-winning seasons will allow for more efficient time for dressing, training and practicing and the Tigers had six 9-win seasons under his direction. for the national champion Tigers. LSU's Football Operations Center McClendon is a member of the National Football Foundation Hall of Fame, the Sports Hall of Fame and the will be completed in the fall of 2005. Cotton Bowl Hall of Fame.

FACILITY BUILT BY THE TIGER ATHLETIC FOUNDATION 2004 LSU FOOTBALL MEDIA GUIDE 45 INTRO Jeff Boss Locker Room CHAMPIONS THE THIS IS LSU YERS A PL CHES A CO PREVIEW REVIEW

he LSU locker room is located on the north end of Tiger AMENITIES 115 lockers complete with a

RECORDS 4 Stadium and adjoins the recently remodeled equipment storage bins and a sitting area T 4Two large fully functional room with all the necessary features to serve a college shower rooms

A surround sound stereo HONORS football team. The LSU locker room was remodeled prior to the 4 system

1996 season and houses all of the football players in one room. 4Seven televisions placed so Y every locker can view at least

OR one With locker space for 115 athletes, the LSU football locker room HIST

is superior to that of many NFL franchises. Among the features

of the LSU football locker room are wide dressing areas for each LSU

player, including a locker, sitting area, storage bin, a sauna and a

steam room. The locker room is also equipped with seven

MEDIA televisions as well as a surround sound stereo system.

FACILITY RENOVATED BY THE TIGER ATHLETIC FOUNDATION

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CAPTAIN’S LOUNGE THE CAPTAIN’S LOUNGE CHAMPIONS THIS IS LSU PL A YERS CO A CHES

Just off the locker room is the new Captains Lounge built during the 2002 season. The lounge is a place for current players to relax between their classes and before and after practice. The room features a 72 inch big screen TV with a DVD player and PREVIEW an X-box game console, pool, fooseball and ping-pong tables, a computer work station and six laptop computer hook-ups for players to work and check email. REVIEW RECORDS

CROSSBAR The crossbar is a section of a goal post that stood in Tiger Stadium from 1955 to 1984.

Tradition calls for the Tigers to touch this bar before they go into “Death Valley”. HONORS The 2003 LSU football team dedicated the season to Jeff Boss. GOALS PYRAMID Each Spring the seniors meet with Coach Saban JEFF BOSS HIST to set the team goals for

the upcoming season. OR

JEFF BOSS Y The goal board proudly stands outside the LSU The 2003 LSU football season was dedicated to the Football locker room as a memory of Jeff Boss, who served as the Tigers’ supervisor of daily reminder. athletic equipment for 24 seasons. Boss was diagnosed with brain cancer shortly after the Tigers returned from the Cotton LSU Bowl in 2003, and he passed away on October 27 later that year. A native of Lake Charles, La., and a graduate of McNeese State University, Boss continued to work at LSU until June while undergoing treatment for his illness.

Boss wasn't on the sidelines for the Tigers’ 2003 season MEDIA opener against Louisiana-Monroe, marking the first time he had missed an LSU game in 24 years. Two weeks later, coach and a dozen football players presented Boss with the game ball from the UL-Monroe contest. LSU honored Boss on Sept. 29, 2003 as the school named the football locker room for him at a ceremony that saw dozens of former Tiger football players and managers return to campus for the event.

2004 LSU FOOTBALL MEDIA GUIDE 47 INTRO Lawton Room CHAMPIONS THE THIS IS LSU YERS A PL CHES A CO PREVIEW REVIEW

ith seating for 140 athletes, the Bill Lawton AMENITIES Theatre style seating for 140

RECORDS 4 Squad Room is one of the finest meeting individuals

W State of the art audio/visual rooms in the country. Built adjacent to 4 components

Tiger Stadium in 1998, the Lawton Squad Room is Nine break-out rooms for HONORS 4 individual meetings the one of the newest additions to the LSU football

Y program and features plush individual seating in a OR

HIST theatre-like atmosphere. The main auditorium has state-of-the-art audio and visual components necessary for meetings, lectures and reviewing of LSU game tapes. Nine additional rooms are used for individual position meetings.

MEDIA The room was made possible largely in part by Mr. The Tigers have nine meeting rooms inside the Lawton Room William Lawton of Lake Charles, La. to review tape and go over game plans for the upcoming week’s opponent. FACILITY BUILT BY THE TIGER ATHLETIC FOUNDATION

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HALL OF CHAMPIONS THE HALL OF CHAMPIONS CHAMPIONS THIS IS LSU

SU Tiger football honors its All-Americans with a Lpainting by Jack Jaubert that is displayed in The Hall of Champions. PL

Situated behind the Bill Lawton Auditorium is the A YERS LSU Hall of Champions, an area that embodies the rich tradition of LSU Tiger football. The hall contains an area

to sit, relax and and enjoy the LSU football tradition.The CO A CHES hall contains artifacts that span from the early days like ’s 1959 Heisman to the recent past like Josh Reed’s 2001 Biletnikoff Award as well as LSU’s 2003 PREVIEW ADT National Championship trophy and both the 2001 and 2003 SEC Championship Trophies. Each All-American in the storied tradition of the

LSU Tiger football program is on the wall including both REVIEW LSU’s first All-American Gus Tinsley in 1935 to the most recent All-americans of 2003.

The Hall of Champions also honors those former RECORDS LSU student-athletes that have made it to the . Helmets from the 32 NFL teams are displayed on the wall with a small name plaque for each HONORS LSU alumnus that has played in the league. A further stroll down the hall and the rich history of LSU’s 35 bowl games is apparent with a list of all the

games and trophies, including both the 2002 and 2004 ADT TROPHY HIST Trophies. LSU’s 2003 ADT National Championship trophy is housed in OR the Hall of Champions along with the 1958 National Y Championship trophy, Billy Cannon’s 1959 Heisman Trophy and Josh Reed’s 2001 Biletnikoff Award. LSU MEDIA

2004 LSU FOOTBALL MEDIA GUIDE 49 INTRO Strength & Conditioning CHAMPIONS THE THIS IS LSU YERS A PL CHES A CO PREVIEW REVIEW

n just four years, strength and conditioning coach Tommy AMENITIES 28 multi-purpose power stations RECORDS IMoffitt, who was named the 2003 College Football Strength 4 and Conditioning Coach of the Year by the America Football 436 assorted selectorized machines Monthly, has proven to be a perfect fit in purple and gold. Since 410 dumbbell stations with 2 sets of Moffitt joined the Tigers for the 2000 season, they have become 5-180 pound free weights HONORS one of the most fit programs in the nation as witnessed by their 4Custom made equipment by Body Masters and Eleiko success in the fourth quarter each of the past four seasons. Prior

Y to coming to LSU, Moffitt earned the 1999 College Football OR Strength and Conditioning Coach of the Year honor by the HIST Professional Football Strength and Conditioning Coaches Society as a Miami Hurricane. The LSU strength and conditioning facility, located in Tiger LSU Stadium, was built in 1997 and features the latest in both strength training and cardiovascular training equipment. Taking advantage of the best facilities in the nation, not surprisingly, LSU has had its share of Strength and Conditioning MEDIA All-America recipients. LSU has had at least one Strength and Conditioning All-American five of the last seven years.

FACILITY BUILT BY THE TIGER ATHLETIC FOUNDATION

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4TH QUARTER PROGRAM THE 4TH QUARTER PROGRAM CHAMPIONS

Making a difference down the stretch is important in every college

football game. The Tigers follow the most strenuous off-season THIS IS LSU conditioning programs that give them what they need when the clock is winding down in the fourth quarter.

The Tigers have recorded eight fourth-quarter comebacks in four years under LSU coach Nick Saban. LSU is 27-1 over the last four years when taking a lead into the fourth quarter. PL A YERS LSU’s 4th Quarter Comebacks Under Nick Saban: GAME RESULTS 4TH QUARTER DEFICIT 2000 Mississippi St. W, 45-38 down 31-17 entering fourth quarter "The 4th Quarter Program is designed to take our CO

Alabama W, 30-28 down 21-14 with 11 minutes to play A Georgia Tech W, 28-14 down 14-9 entering fourth quarter players to the next level. Our focus with the 4th CHES 2001 Quarter Program is in five areas – discipline, Kentucky W, 29-25 down 25-22 with less than a minute commitment, toughness, effort and pride. Our players Tennessee W, 31-20 down 17-16 entering fourth quarter have devoted themselves to these values and as a 2002

result, they are having a great deal of success on the PREVIEW Kentucky W, 33-30 down 30-27 with 11 seconds to play field, in particular the fourth quarter.” Ole Miss W, 14-13 down 13-7 entering the fourth quarter 2003 Georgia W, 17-10 tied 10-10 with 4:25 to play Tommy Moffitt LSU Strength & Conditioning Coordinator REVIEW

STRENGTH COACH OF THE YEAR Tommy Moffitt was named the 2003 College Football Strength and Conditioning Coach of the

Year by the Monthly. RECORDS HONORS

KARATE

Joel Nealy leads the Tigers in various karate technigues to help improve agility and flexibility. HIST OR Y

EYE OF LSU THE TIGER Coach Tommy Moffitt and his staff prepare

the Tigers with MEDIA an intense strength and conditioning program during the off-season and in-season.

2004 LSU FOOTBALL MEDIA GUIDE 51 INTRO Dr. Martin J. Broussard Center for Athletic Training CHAMPIONS THE THIS IS LSU YERS A PL CHES A CO PREVIEW REVIEW

SU boasts the largest and most complete athletic training AMENITIES RECORDS 423,000 square foot athletic facility in all of collegiate athletics. Focused on aggressive training facility

L On-site x-ray room rehabilitation, the Broussard Center for Athletic Training is 4

In-house full-service

HONORS furnished with the latest in technology and equipment. Some of 4 pharmacy the features of the 23,000-square foot facility include an on-site x- 4In-house dental and vision Y ray room, an in-house pharmacy, as well as state of the art centers OR A Hydrotherapy pool HIST hydrotherapy pools. The Broussard Center for Athletic Training is 4 equipped with the largest hydrotherapy pools in both collegiate and professional sports and is one of the few collegiate training LSU centers with a full-service pharmacy, as well as on-site x-ray room. LSU is also the only school in college athletics with a training

room equipped with a full-service vision center. The facility is MEDIA named in honor of legendary trainer Dr. Martin J. Broussard, who served as LSU’s athletic trainer for several decades.

FACILITY BUILT BY THE TIGER ATHLETIC FOUNDATION

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VISION THE

CENTER CHAMPIONS Dr. Don Peavy conducts eye exams for LSU’s student-athletes

in a convenient THIS IS LSU location in the Broussard Center for Athletic Training. PL A YERS

GAMEDAY PREPARATIONS The outstanding LSU training staff prepares the Tigers on gameday. CO A CHES

PHARMACY PREVIEW The LSU Athletic Training Pharmacy is the only one of its kind in college athletics. Staffed by pharmacist Kevin Denoux, the LSU Athletic Training Pharmacy provides the Tigers with first- class service in a convenient location. REVIEW RECORDS

DENTAL CENTER HONORS A fully functional dental center is located inside the Broussard Center for Athletic Training Dr. Martin J. Broussard with running back Billy Cannon in 1959

DR. MARTIN BROUSSARD HIST OR

BROUSSARD Y

LSU’s multi-million dollar athletic training facility is named in honor of Dr. Martin J. Broussard, the legendary trainer whose career spanned over 40 years at LSU, having been appointed to the position of head athletic trainer in 1948. LSU Following his semi-retirement from the day-to-day work as trainer in 1993, he continued to serve the LSU as an Assistant to the Athletic Director through 2001 giving him well over 50 years of service to the Athletic Department.

Among his many accomplishments was the formulation MEDIA of "Quick Kick", an isotonic drink used to replace liquids, vitamins and the electrolytes lost through sweating. He was a trainer for the Pan American Games in 1955 and the U.S. Olympic team in 1960. In 1963, the Rockne Foundation named him Trainer of the Year. In 1978, Broussard was named to the REHABILITATION NATA Hall of Fame followed by the Louisiana Athletic Trainer's LSU’s Broussard Center for Athletic Training boasts some of the most Hall of Fame in 1982. technologically advanced equipment to aid the recuperation and rehabilitation of LSU’s student-athletes. 2004 LSU FOOTBALL MEDIA GUIDE 53 INTRO Jack and Priscilla Andonie Museum CHAMPIONS THE THIS IS LSU YERS A PL CHES A CO PREVIEW REVIEW

he Jack and Priscilla Andonie Museum is home to LSU’s AMENITIES 451 separate displays Athletics history. The museum, located at the Lod Cook RECORDS T 412 large wall-mounted Alumni Center on LSU’s campus, is full of artifacts and television screens

memorabilia from the Andonie’s personal collection gathered by 413,000 LSU artifacts and memorabilia the couple over the past three decades that total about 13,000 HONORS 4Numerous kiosk displays pieces. The museum features 51 separate displays that include at least one area in the room for each of LSU’s sports. There are also Y OR displays featuring LSU’s five retired jerseys, the “Early Years”of LSU HIST athletics, the Tiger Band and Golden Girls, cheerleaders and Mike the Tiger. The center piece of the museum, that will change at least

LSU once a year, features “The Road to the National Championship.”A game-by-game recap of the 2003 LSU football team’s national championship season. Included in the display is a replica of the MUSEUM HOURS: 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. • Monday - Friday ADT National Championship trophy, coach Nick Saban’s sideline 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. • Saturday’s * MEDIA 8 a.m - 12 p.m. • Sunday’s * headset, and an official game ball signed by the team. * Only the weekend of home football games

$3 - Adults $2 - Seniors $1 - LSU employees and high school or college students

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Each of LSU’s athletic programs are featured in their own area with a large photo gallery spanning the history of the sport. There are also six large wall-mounted television sets placed throughout the room that air RECORDS footage of past and present LSU events and a history of the formation of the museum. Large banners are hung around the museum for each of LSU's championships, including the combined 30 national titles won by the Tigers' track and field programs. HONORS HIST OR Y

Once fans enter the museum, they are greeted by LSU a photo opportunity in front of a larger than life photo of Nick Saban and the Tigers celebrating the national championship. Kids and MEDIA adults can put on various past and present LSU football helmets for the photo and even don the head of Mike The Tiger mascot costume.

2004 LSU FOOTBALL MEDIA GUIDE 55 INTRO Bowl Games CHAMPIONS THE THIS IS LSU YERS A PL CHES A CO PREVIEW REVIEW

BOWL GAMES IN THE NICK SABAN ERA

RECORDS FOUR BOWLS, FOUR YEARS

BCS NATIONAL ver the past four years, Nick CHAMPIONSHIP GAME Saban and the LSU Tigers HONORS O LSU 21 have appeared in four bowl Oklahoma 14 Y games, including two New Years OR

HIST Day bowls and the BCS National 2003 COTTON BOWL LSU 20 Championship game. Saban has led Texas 35

LSU the Tigers to three bowl victories in

2002 SUGAR BOWL four seaons, including a 2-0 record LSU 47 Illinois 34 in the Nokia Sugar Bowl. Overall,

MEDIA the Tigers have appeared in 35 bowl 2000 LSU 28 games, ranking ninth in the nation. Georgia Tech 14

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35 BOWL APPEARANCES THE LSU BOWL APPEARANCES CHAMPIONS

SUGAR ORANGE BOWL COTTON BOWL PEACH BOWL LIBERTY BOWL HALL OF FAME BOWL 1936 • 1937 • 1938 1944 • 1962 • 1971 1947 • 1963 1968 • 1996 • 2000 1978 • 1985 1989 1950 • 1959 • 1960 1974 • 1983 1966 • 2003 1965 • 1968 • 1985 THIS IS LSU 1987 • 2002 • 2004 CITRUS BOWL GATOR BOWL SUN BOWL INDEPENDENCE BOWL BLUEBONNET BOWL 1979 1987 1971 • 1977 1995 • 1997 1963 • 1972

SWEET PERFORMANCES PL A

Rohan Davey (right) passed for YERS a Sugar Bowl record 444 yards to earn MVP honors in 2002.

Justin Vincent (below) earned CO

MVP of the 2004 Nokia Sugar A CHES Bowl National Championship game by scampering for 117 yards and one to CANNON TO MANGHAM lead the Tigers to a 21-14 PREVIEW Mickey Mangham hauls in the Billy Cannon toss for the only score in victory over Oklahoma. the 1959 Sugar Bowl against Clemson.

LAYING THE FOUNDATION

Charlie McClendon, seen here riding the shoulders of his players after guiding REVIEW the Tigers to a 13-0 victory over Texas in the 1963 Cotton Bowl, led LSU to 13 bowl games in 18 years from 1962-79. RECORDS HONORS HIST OR Y

2004 BOWL SCHEDULE LSU DATE BOWL CONFERENCE LOCATION TIME (CST) NETWORK Dec. 28 Independence Bowl SEC vs. Big 12 Shreveport, La. 5:30 p.m. ESPN Dec. 30 EV1.net Houston Bowl SEC vs. Big 12 Houston, Texas 2:30 p.m. ESPN Dec. 31 Gaylord Hotels Music City Bowl SEC vs. Big Ten Nashville, Tenn. 11 a.m. ESPN Dec. 31 Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl ACC vs. SEC Atlanta, Ga. 6:30 p.m. ESPN Jan. 1 Outback Bowl Big Ten vs. SEC Tampa, Fla. 10 a.m. ESPN MEDIA Jan. 1 SBC Cotton Bowl Big 12 vs. SEC Dallas, Texas 10 a.m. FOX Jan. 1 Capital One Bowl SEC vs. Big Ten Orlando, Fla. Noon ABC Jan. 1 Rose Bowl BCS (Big Ten) vs. BCS (Pac-10) Pasadena, Calif. 4 p.m. ABC Jan. 1 Tostitos Fiesta Bowl BCS (Big 12) vs. BCS (At-Large) Tempe, Ariz. 7:30 p.m. ABC Jan. 3 Nokia Sugar Bowl BCS (SEC) vs. BCS (At-Large) , La. 7 p.m. ABC Jan. 4 FedEx Orange Bowl BCS National Championship Game Miami, Fla. 7 p.m. ABC

2004 LSU FOOTBALL MEDIA GUIDE 57 INTRO Great Moments CHAMPIONS THE THIS IS LSU YERS A PL

BILLY CANNON’S HALLOWEEN RUN THE 1966 COTTON BOWL CHES A

CO 1959 1966

Tiger Stadium - Oct. 31, 1959 Cotton Bowl - Jan. 1, 1966

Billy Cannon’s 89-yard punt return for a touchdown against third-ranked LSU entered the 1966 Cotton Bowl as a heavy underdog to the second- Ole Miss is not only one of the most memorable plays in LSU football ranked Arkansas Razorbacks, but the Tigers knew they had nothing to history, but is also ranks among the most memorable in college football. lose and lot of respect to gain. Arkansas, which entered the game riding PREVIEW Cannon, the 1959 Heisman Trophy winner, fielded the punt, trailing 3-0 late a 22-game win streak and a victory over LSU meant a possible national in the game, at the Tiger 11-yard line and began his run into immortality. He title, struck first, but LSU’s Joe Labruzzo reached the endzone twice in eluded seven would-be tacklers down the east sideline and crossed the the second quarter to give the Tigers a 14-7 lead that would stand and goal line of Tiger Stadium to give the top-ranked LSU Tigers the 7-3 victory. foil the Razorbacks’ hopes of a title. REVIEW RECORDS HONORS Y OR HIST

JONES TO DAVIS THE EARTHQUAKE

LSU 1972 1988

Tiger Stadium - Nov. 4, 1972 Tiger Stadium - Oct. 8, 1988

In one of the most exciting endings to a game in LSU football history, QB connected with TB Eddie Fuller in the back of the connected with RB Brad Davis in the corner of the endzone endzone for the touchdown that vaulted LSU to a 7-6 victory over Auburn

MEDIA as time expired and PK Rusty Jackson nailed the extra-point to give the on Oct. 8, 1988 to help lead the LSU Tigers to its seventh SEC crown. The Tigers a 17-16 victory over Ole Miss and kept the win streak alive at 11 moment will forever be known as the “Night the Tigers Moved the Earth”. straight games. The play caused such a thunderous explosion from the 79,341 fans in Tiger Stadium, the LSU Geology Department registered vibrations on a seismograph machine at the exact moment the touchdown was scored.

58 2004 LSU FOOTBALL MEDIA GUIDE INTRO THE CHAMPIONS THIS IS LSU PL A YERS

NO. 1 FALLS! THE BLUEGRASS MIRACLE CO A 1997 2002 CHES

Tiger Stadium - Oct. 11, 1997 Commonwealth Stadium - Nov. 9, 2002 PREVIEW Oct. 11, 1997 marked the first time LSU defeated the No. 1 ranked team in the Trailing 30-27 to Kentucky with 11 seconds to play in the game, LSU nation when the Tigers upended top-ranked Florida 28-21 in Tiger Stadium. mounted a two-play 87-yard drive that will forever be known as “The LSU jumped out to an early lead, but the Gators would score a touchdown Bluegrass Miracle.” QB connected with WR Devery with 6:44 remaining in the fourth quarter to cut the lead to single digits. Henderson on the game-winning 75-yard pass as time expired to give LSU’s defense sealed the victory when Raion Hill intercepted a Florida pass the Tigers a 33-30 victory. with less than three minutes to play and the Tigers ran out the clock to set off one of the greatest celebrations in Tiger Stadium history. REVIEW RECORDS HONORS 2003 NATIONAL2003 CHAMPIONS HIST

New Orleans Superdome - Jan. 4, 2004 OR Y LSU, the No. 2 team in the rankings, beat No. 1 BCS ranked Oklahoma to win the 2003 National Championship, the Tigers’ first LSU since the 1958 season, in the Nokia Sugar Bowl. Freshman RB , named the game’s MVP after totaling 117 yards, scampered 64 yards on the first play of the game to set the

tone as LSU never trailed in the game, MEDIA winning 21-14. The LSU defense, ranked No. 1 in the nation, stifled the Sooner’s top-ranked offense, holding Oklahoma to 154 yards and sacking Heisman winning QB Jason White five times.

2004 LSU FOOTBALL MEDIA GUIDE 59 INTRO NFL Scout Day CHAMPIONS THE THIS IS LSU YERS A PL CHES A CO PREVIEW REVIEW

early 100 NFL representatives, including scouts, coaches and

general managers, converge on the LSU campus each spring

RECORDS N for Scout Day. Scout Day gives NFL scouts and executives an

opportunity to view potential LSU pro prospects first hand through

a series of drills. The LSU Indoor Facility is the ideal setting, giving HONORS both prospects and scouts all the necessary resources to conduct a

Y productive session. OR Over his last seven years as a head coach, Nick Saban has seen HIST 38 of his players selected in the NFL draft. Currently, the Tigers have

at least one representative on 23 of the 32 NFL teams. Throughout LSU its illustrious history, LSU has produced a total of 24 first-round draft

choices and had one each year from 1996-99. The Tigers had seven

players drafted in the 2004 NFL draft, including Michael Clayton MEDIA who was selected 15th overall by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

60 2004 LSU FOOTBALL MEDIA GUIDE Tigers in the NFL INTRO THE CHAMPIONS THIS IS LSU PL A YERS CO A CHES

Four former Tigers helped guide the to PREVIEW FORMER TIGERS WIN THE XXXVIII TITLE! victory in Super Bowl XXXVIII. RB collected 61 total yards, DL recorded a pass deflection, while served as the deep snapper and SUPER BOWL was a back-up . REVIEW RECORDS

Rohan Davey Jarvis Green Brian Kinchen HONORS NFLGATEWAY TO THEDRAFT NFL HIST

Michael Clayton, Tampa Bay’s first round OR

selection (15th pick overall) in 2004 and Devery Y Henderson, New Orleans’ second round pick, marked the first time two or more LSU receivers were selected in the same draft since 1988 when Wendell Davis, Sam Martin and Rogie Magee were all drafted. Five LSU other Tigers were drafted in the 2004 NFL Draft, including fellow second-rounder by New England. MEDIA

Michael Clayton

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INTRO Tigers in the NFL

TIGERS CURRENTLY IN THE NFL PLAYER TEAM POS. Kenderick Allen DT Ryan Clark DB

CHAMPIONS Rohan Davey New England Patriots QB Domanick Davis RB THE Alan Faneca Pittsburgh Steelers OL Kevin Faulk New England Patriots RB Trev Faulk St. Louis Rams LB Larry Foster WR New Orleans Saints DT KENDERICK ALLEN ALAN FANECA BRADIE JAMES THIS IS LSU Jarvis Green New England Patriots DE Kenderick Allen made the Became one of the NFL’s most Drafted in the fourth round by Bradie James Dallas Cowboys LB Saints roster as an undrafted dominating lineman. He earned the Cowboys in 2003, he was Tory James DB free agent and played in 10 his third straight trip to the Pro one of the most productive Eddie Kennison Kansas City Chiefs WR games. Bowl and made his second special teams players with 16 YERS

A Clarence LeBlanc New York Giants S straight start for the AFC. tackles as a rookie last season.

PL Norman LeJeune Philadelphia Eagles S Kevin Mawae New York Jets C Todd McClure C Anthony McFarland Tampa Bay Buccaneers DL Kenny Mixon DE CHES

A Jerel Myers WR

CO Marcus Price Buffalo Bills OT Josh Reed Buffalo Bills WR Wade Richey Ravens PK Mark Roman DB Robert Royal Washington Redskins TE LaBrandon Toefield Jacksonville Jaguars RB

PREVIEW Denard Walker Oakland Raiders DB RYAN CLARK KEVIN FAULK TORY JAMES Chuck Wiley Minnesota Vikings DT Ryan Clark played in all 16 Enters sixth season with the Started every game at Brandon Winey Washington Redskins T games for the Giants last Patriots as the franchises all- cornerback for the Bengals in season after earning a spot on time leader in kick return 2003 and collected a team the roster in the off season. yards. high in and pass breakups. REVIEW RECORDS

HONORS ROHAN DAVEY LARRY FOSTER EDDIE KENNISON Rohan Davey served as back- Larry Foster, who finished his NFL veteran Eddie Kennison up quarterback for the Super LSU career ranked among the was second on the Chiefs in Y Bowl Champion New England all-time leaders in receiving, is receptions, receiving yards and OR Patriots. now a member of the Carolina touchdown catches in 2003.

HIST Panthers.

Atlanta Falcon’s fifth round pick . LSU TIGERS IN THE 2004 NFL DRAFT PLAYER TEAM ROUND Michael Clayton Tampa Bay Buccaneers 1st Devery Henderson New Orleans Saints 2nd Marquise Hill New England Patriots 2nd

MEDIA Dallas Cowboys 3rd Chad Lavalais Atlanta Falcons 5th DOMANICK DAVIS JARVIS GREEN NORMAN LEJEUNE Donny Jones Seattle Seahawks 7th 7th Domanick Davis recorded over Jarvis Green helped the Drafted by the Eagles in 2003, 1,000 rushing yards and eight Patriots to a Super Bowl title Norman LeJeune spent the as a rookie for the his second season, recording season on the team’s squad Texans in 2003, earning the 21 tackles. list. NFL’s Rookie of th Year Award.

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DAVIS NAMED NFL ROOKIE OF THE YEAR THE NFL ROOKIE CHAMPIONS THIS IS LSU

KEVIN MAWAE MARCUS PRICE A 12-year veteran of the NFL, Played in all 16 games on the he is one of the best centers in offensive line in his second

the league. He has made five season with the Bills. PL A

straight starts in the Pro Bowl. Domanick Davis, YERS the fourth-round draft pick of the Houston Texans in 2003, turned in CO A one of best rookie CHES seasons in NFL history, recording

over 1,000 rushing PREVIEW yards and eight TODD MCCLURE JOSH REED touchdowns to Todd McClure has become a Josh Reed, in his second earn the NFL’s mainstay in the Falcons’ O-line, season in the NFL, started all Rookie of the Year starting 47 games over the past 16 games for the Bills in 2003 honors. REVIEW three seasons and 54 overall. and was second on the team in receptions. RECORDS HONORS

ANTHONY MCFARLAND WADE RICHEY ROBERT ROYAL DENARD WALKER BRANDON WINEY Anthony McFarland, a first- Used primarily with the Ravens Robert Royal started six games Denard Walker, acquired by the Brandon Winey played in 11 round pick in 1999, recorded 61 for kickoffs. He recorded 14 for the Redskins and averaged Raiders in the off-season, has games for the Redskins in his HIST tackles and three sacks for the touchbacks in 2003. Over his 9.6 yards per reception in his recorded 417 tackles in 109 first season with the

Buccaneers in 2003. career, he has made 76 field second season in the league career games. organization in 2003. OR goals in 91 games played. Y

LSU is the

only school LSU in the nation to have three drafted since 2001 MEDIA 4Josh Booty 2001 - 6TH ROUND KENNY MIXON MARK ROMAN LABRANDON TOEFIELD CHUCK WILEY 4Rohan Davey NFL veteran Kenny Mixon has Mark Roman, an off-season As a rookie in 2003, LaBrandon Chuck Wiley had played in 64 2002 - 4TH ROUND recorded 256 tackles and 16 acquisition of the Packers, Toefield gained 484 total yards straight games in his NFL sacks in his career, including spent the past four seasons for the Jaguars. career before some injuries 4Matt Mauck 52 stops and five sacks for the with the Bengals, recording 170 sidelined him for much of the 2004 - 7TH ROUND Vikings last season. tackles in 50 games. 2003 season with the Vikings.

2004 LSU FOOTBALL MEDIA GUIDE 63 INTRO Retired Jerseys

he five individuals on this page are the only men to have their jerseys retired by LSU. Basketball

CHAMPIONS has retired the No. 23 for Pete Maravich, No. 50 for Bob Pettit, Jr., and No. 33 for Shaquille O’Neal. THE T Football’s only retired jersey is the No. 20 worn by Billy Cannon, while baseball retired the No. 15

in honor of longtime coach and current athletics director Skip Bertman. THIS IS LSU YERS A PL

BOB PETE CHES

A PETIT MARAVICH CO 50 23 PREVIEW Led LSU to its first NCAA Final Four in 1953 “Pistol Pete,” Maravich still holds the NCAA and he later became the first player in NBA record for career points with 3,667 and for history to exceed the 20,000-plus point career scoring average with 44.2 points a barrier. Pettit is a member of the NBA Hall of game. He was selected the National Player of Fame and in 1997 he was named as one of the the Year in 1970 after leading the Tigers to the REVIEW top 50 players in NBA history. NIT Final Four. He scored 50+ points an amazing 28 times. He went on to a 10-year professional career and was selected as one of the NBA’s 50 greatest players in 1997. RECORDS HONORS SHAQUILLE BILLY SKIP O’NEAL CANNON BERTMAN Y OR HIST 33 20 15

LSU Was the first pick in the 1992 NBA Draft. He One of the true legends of college football in A legend in the college baseball ranks, was named MVP of the league in 2000 and the South, Cannon was the 1959 Heisman Bertman created a dynasty at LSU, guiding was a three-time NBA Finals MVP after Trophy winner and helped the Tigers to the the Tigers to five national titles in a 10-year leading the to three World 1958 national title. Cannon’s most memorable stretch from 1991-2000. He also skippered Championships. At LSU, O’Neal averaged 21.6 performance came in 1959 against Ole Miss the United States to a bronze medal at the points and 13.6 rebounds for his career, and in when No. 1 LSU trailed No. 3 Ole Miss 3-0 in 1996 Olympics in Atlanta and was an

MEDIA 1991, he was named the World’s Amateur the fourth quarter. He fielded a punt, broke assistant on the gold medal-winning U.S. Athlete of the Year as well as SEC Athlete of seven tackles and returned it 89 yards for the squad in Seoul, Korea in 1988. Bertman the Year and National Player of the Year. In 7-3 victory. He went on to a successful 11-year retired from coaching following the 2001 1997, he was named as one of the top 50 professional career. season and is currently the LSU athletic players in NBA history. director.

64 2004 LSU FOOTBALL MEDIA GUIDE LSU Greats INTRO

PAT HENRY THE Has led the LSU track and field program to CHAMPIONS 27 national championships and 19 SEC LSU’s Success in each of its 20 sports is titles. The only coach to win both men’s evident with this outstanding list of Tigers. and women’s titles in the same year and became the first to accomplish the feat of

winning both the men’s and women’s THIS IS LSU indoor national titles in the same season in 2004.

ESTHER JONES NICKI ARNSTAD

A 21-time All-American while a LSU, Jones The 2002 NCAA Floor Exercise Co- PL A

won a gold medal as a member of the Champion, Arnstad became the first LSU YERS United States' 4x100-meter relay team at gymnast to win a national title. She was a the 1992 Olympic Games in Barcelona. two-time All-American and won the NCAA Central Regional Floor and All-Around Championships. CO A CHES

PETA-GAYE DOWDIE BRITNI SNEED

A 19-time All-American. Dowdie was a One of three four-time first-team All-SEC PREVIEW member of three NCAA Championship selections in conference history, Sneed teams during her time at LSU and went on was a two-time SEC Player of the Year and to compete for her native Jamaica at the was a three-time NFCA All-American, 2000 Sydney Olympics. leading the Tigers to the Women’s College World Series in 2001. REVIEW

WALTER DAVIS DAVID TOMS An Olympian in 2000, Davis helped LSU to The two-time SEC Player of the Year, Toms RECORDS national titles in 2001 and 2002. The SEC has gone on to a successful career on the Male Athlete of the Year in 2002, he won PGA Tour. Among his PGA Tour victories six NCAA titles and earned a school- was a thrilling win at the PGA record nine All-America honors. Championship in August of 2001. HONORS

MARIE FERDINAND TODD WALKER The eighth pick overall in the 2001 WNBA Capped his LSU career as the SEC’s all-

draft by the Utah Starzz. A Kodak All- time leader in hits, runs, RBIs, and total HIST American in 2000-01 who helped the Lady bases. Walker, who is a member of the All- OR

Tigers to the Elite Eight in 2000 and to the Time College World Series Team, led LSU Y NCAA Tournament three times. She is a to the national title in 1993. two-time WNBA all-star selection. LSU

MEREDITH DUNCAN BEN MCDONALD The nation’s top collegiate golfer in 2002, Named National Player of the Year in 1989 Duncan left LSU as the schools best and he was later the first player chosen in female golfer. She earned first-team All- the Major League Baseball Draft by the MEDIA America honors as a senior in 2002 and Baltimore Orioles. won the United States Women’s Amateur Championship in 2001.

2004 LSU FOOTBALL MEDIA GUIDE 65 INTRO LSU Football All-Americans

Y.A. TITTLE BILLY CANNON A standout quarterback for the Tigers One of the true legends of college from 1944-47. Y.A. Tittle went on to a Hall football in the South, Billy Cannon was

CHAMPIONS of Fame NFL career spanning 15 seasons the 1959 Heisman Trophy winner that where he was selected NFL MVP on two helped the Tigers to the 1958 national THE occasions (‘57 and ‘62). title. Cannon’s most memorable performance came in 1959 against Ole Miss. The top-ranked Tigers trailed No. 3 Ole Miss 3-0 in the fourth quarter when Cannon fielded a punt, broke seven THIS IS LSU tackles and returned it 89 yards as the Tigers went on to win 7-3. He went on to a successful 11-year professional career. YERS A PL STEVE VAN BUREN BERT JONES A halfback for the Tigers from 1941-43, Bert Jones finished fourth in the Steve Van Buren was an All-SEC balloting for the 1972 Heisman Trophy. CHES

A selection in 1943, helping LSU to an LSU played in three bowl games during

CO Orange Bowl victory. An NFL Hall of his career and won the SEC title his Famer who enjoyed an eight-year career sophomore year. Tigers compiled a 26- with the Eagles. 6-1 mark during his career. His most notable feats were against Notre Dame in 1971 (28-8), and versus Ole Miss in 1972 when, with time expired, threw a

PREVIEW touchdown pass to Brad Davis for a 17-16 LSU victory. First-team All-SEC by UPI in 1972. First pick in 1973 NFL draft by Baltimore Colts. REVIEW JIMMY TAYLOR Jimmy Taylor was as complete a football Versatility personified might be the best player ever to play the game. He was description of the myriad talents of named most valuable player in the 1958 Tommy Casanova. During his three year Senior Bowl. His pro career is legendary LSU career, he played both offense and RECORDS with the Green Bay Packers and he was defense and returned punts and kickoffs. inducted into the Pro Football Hall of One of just two three time All-SEC Fame in 1976. Played with the Packers performers from LSU, 1969-70-71. Played from 1958-66, then with the New Orleans several seasons with the Cincinnati Saints in 1967. Bengals while pursuing his medical degree. HONORS Y OR

HIST JERRY STOVALL CHARLES ALEXANDER Jerry Stovall was the runner-up in the During his career, Charles Alexander set voting for the 1962 Heisman Trophy. He nine SEC records, tied one and set 27 was named First-Team All-SEC in 1961 by LSU marks. He holds the LSU records for UPI and in 1962 by both AP and UPI. most rushes in a game (43), most yards LSU Stovall played nine seasons with the St. in a season (1686) and most yards Louis Cardinals before returning to LSU gained per game in a season (153.3). as assistant coach. He was then named Was named First-Team All-SEC by AP head coach after the tragic death of Bo and UPI in 1977 and 1978. Drafted in first Rein in 1980 and led the Tigers to the round by Cincinnati and played in the 1983 Orange Bowl and was named 1981 Super Bowl.

MEDIA National Coach of the Year by the Walter Camp Football Foundation after the 1982 season.

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FIRST-TEAM ALL-AMERICANS WENDELL DAVIS THE CHAMPIONS One of the most prolific receivers in LSU ALL-AMERICAN history, Wendell Davis finished his career with a then SEC record 2,708 yards receiving. Currently ranks second in LSU history and sixth in SEC history in career receiving yards. Also ranks among the THIS IS LSU top 10 in the SEC history in single season receiving yards (1,244), single season receptions (80), and career receptions (183). First-team All-SEC by AP, UPI and SEC Coaches in 1987 and 1988. PL A YERS

KEVIN FAULK

LSU's all-time leading rusher and a CO A

three-time All-SEC choice, Kevin Faulk CHES led the SEC in rushing in each of his junior and senior seasons and topped the league in scoring as a senior. As a sophomore he led the SEC in all-purpose yards and second in the league in PREVIEW rushing as he was named All-America by the AP as an all-purpose player. He was the SEC Freshman Offensive Player of FOUR OF A KIND the Year in 1995. Was a member of the Stephen Peterman was one of four First-Team All-Americans selected from the 2002 and 2004 Super Bowl Champion 2003 National Championship team. It was the first time four LSU players from

New England Patriots. the same team were selected to the first-team. REVIEW

A L JOSH REED Nacho Albergamo, center, 1987 Tyler LaFauci, guard, 1973 An All-American, Josh Reed re-wrote Charles Alexander, tailback, 1977, 1978 David LaFleur, , 1996 both the LSU and SEC record books with Mike Anderson, linebacker, 1970 Chad Lavalais, defensive tackle, 2003 RECORDS a record 94 receptions for 1,740 yards on B M his way to winning the Biletnikoff Award George Bevan, linebacker, 1969 Todd McClure, center, 1998 in 2001. He was a consensus first-team James Britt, cornerback, 1982 Anthony McFarland, noseguard, 1998 All-America selection and led the nation Michael Brooks, linebacker, 1985 Eric Martin, split end, 1983 in yards per game (145.0). Reed finished Fred Miller, tackle, 1962 his career with then an SEC record 3,001 C Doug Moreau, end, 1965 HONORS yards receiving on 167 catches. Billy Cannon, halfback, 1958, 1959 Warren Capone, linebacker, 1972, 1973 P Tommy Casanova, safety, 1969, 1970, 1971 Remi Prudhomme, tackle, 1964 Stephen Peterman, guard, 2003 D Wendell Davis, split end, 1986, 1987 R Robert Dugas, offensive tackle, 1978 Josh Reed, , 2001 HIST George Rice, tackle, 1965 OR E Albert Richardson, linebacker, 1982 Y CHAD LAVALAIS Ronnie Estay, tackle, 1971 S Chad Lavalais anchored LSU’s defense F Lance Smith, offensive tackle, 1984 that led the Tigers to the 2003 National Alan Faneca, offensive guard, 1997 Marvin “Moose” Stewart, center, 1935, 1936 Kevin Faulk, all-purpose, 1996 Jerry Stovall, halfback, 1962

Championship. Named the National LSU Defensive Player of the Year by the Sid Fournet, tackle, 1954 Sporting News and was a consensus Max Fugler, center, 1958 T George Tarasovic, center, 1951 first-team All-American as well as being G Jimmy Taylor, fullback, 1957 a finalist for both the Nagurski Award John Garlington, end, 1967 Gaynell “Gus” Tinsley, end, 1935, 1936 and the Outland Trophy. The first-team , return specialist, 2003 Billy Truax, end, 1963

All-SEC selection was also named the MEDIA SEC’s Defensive Player of the Year. J W Finished career with 202 total tackles, Greg Jackson, safety, 1988 , cornerback, 2003 32.5 were for a loss and 11 were sacks. Bradie James, linebacker, 2002 Mike Williams, cornerback, 1974 Bert Jones, quarterback, 1972 Roy “Moonie” Winston, guard, 1961

K Ken Kavanaugh, Sr., end, 1939 Chad Kessler, punter, 1997

2004 LSU FOOTBALL MEDIA GUIDE 67 INTRO Prominent LSU Alumni CHAMPIONS THE THIS IS LSU YERS A PL CHES A CO PREVIEW

REVIEW SHAQUILLE O’NEAL Three-time NBA champion and 2000 league MVP Shaquille O’Neal joined the long list of prominent LSU alumni when he earned his degree in General Studies in December 2000. hile LSU EDUARDO AGUIRRE, JR. KEVIN FAULK RECORDS continues to Named the first Director of U.S. Excelled in both the classroom W Citizenship and Immigration and on the playing field as he make its mark Services (USCIS), a department graduated in just 3 years. Faulk under the Department of is currently a member of the on the playing field, Homeland Security. President Super Bowl Champion New

HONORS George W. Bush appointed him to England Patriots. this position, in February 2003. winning 43 national

Y titles the state‘s DR. JAMES ANDREWS CARLOS ROBERTO FLORES OR A world-renowned orthopedic Currently president of HIST flagship University surgeon. Andrews is a 1963 Honduras, a position to which graduate of LSU and a 1967 he was elected in 1997. Flores is continues to be a graduate of LSU Medical married to the former Mary School. While at LSU, Andrews Carol Flake, also an alumnus of won the SEC indoor and outdoor LSU.

LSU breeding ground for titles in the pole vault.

some of the greatest LOD COOK JIM FLORES minds in the world Graduated from LSU with a Graduated from LSU and bachelor’s degree in currently is the Vice Chairman

MEDIA Mathematics in 1955 and then of Ocean Energy, the World’s past and present. earned his Master’s degree in Leader in Oil Exploration, based Petro Engineering in 1955. Cook in Houston, Texas. served as CEO of ARCO for nine years.

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PROMINENT LSU ALUMNI THE UNIVERSITY ALUMNI CHAMPIONS

Donald R. Anderson - Diplomat. Rufus William (Bill) Harp - Carolyn Bennett Patterson - THIS IS LSU Television Set decorator. Former senior editor, National Larry Arthur - AIDS researcher. Geographic. Walter Hitesman - Former J. Howard Rambin - CEO, Elizabeth Ashley - Actress. president, Reader's Digest. Texaco.

Hubert Humphrey - U.S. vice Rex Reed - Drama critic, PL John Ed Bradley - Sports A president (1965-69). syndicated columnist. YERS Illustrated writer and novelist. W. Vernon Jones - Branch Maj. Gen. Thomas Rhame - Led John Breaux - U.S. Senator Division Chief, NASA headquarters 1st Infantry Division against Iraq (1987-present) and U.S. Bill Conti - Oscar-winning

during Persian Gulf War. CO Congressman (1972-86) from composer who has written theme Russell Long - U.S. Senator from A Louisiana. music for several well-known CHES Louisiana, 1948-87. Thomas O. Ryder - President, movies, including Rocky and its American Express Publication Corp. Don Clayton - President and CEO, sequels, The Karate Kid and For and magazine publisher. Meridian Oil Co. Your Eyes Only. James Malmberg - President, CEO, Piccadilly. "Lightning Joe" Lawton Dolores Spikes - President of PREVIEW Graves Erskine - U.S. Marine Ray Marshall - Secretary of the University of Maryland-Eastern Collins - Chief of Staff for Corps General in WWII. Labor under President Carter. Shore. President Truman. Maxime A. Faget - Designed Mercury and Gemini spacecrafts. Grover Murray - President Ray Strother - Author, political Eric Arture Delvalle - Former emeritus of Texas Tech University. consultant. president of Panama. REVIEW Mary Carol Flake Flores - First Lady of Honduras. Edwin Newman - TV journalist Joanne Woodward - Academy A. Wright Elliott - Executive vice and commentator. Award-winning actress. president, Chase Manhattan Bank. Julie Giroux - Emmy Award- winning composer. RECORDS

REINOSUKE HARA EDDIE J. JONES Researched at LSU in the 1950s President of the NFL's Miami and then later received the Dolphins franchise. The 36-year honorary Doctorate of Science veteran of the NFL currently HONORS degree from LSU in 1992. serves on the NFL's Employee Currently is Vice-Chairman of Benefits Committee. Seiko Instruments.

MARY L. LANDRIEU MARTY SIXKILLER HIST Became the first woman from Senior Technical Director for OR Louisiana elected to a full term PDI/DreamWorks' movies Y in the United States Senate in "Antz", "Shrek", and "Shrek 2." 1997. LSU

HARRY J. LONGWELL JAMES CARVILLE Graduated from LSU in 1963 Received both a Bachelor’s degree and Law MEDIA with a Bachelor’s degree in degree from LSU. Carville gained fame in the Petroleum Engineering and 1990's as the chief campaign strategist for currently is Executive Vice Bill Clinton and Al Gore. Carville also penned President of ExxonMobil. a best-selling memoir titled All’s Fair: Love, War and Running for President.

2004 LSU FOOTBALL MEDIA GUIDE 69 INTRO Athletic Facilities CHAMPIONS THE THIS IS LSU YERS A PL CHES A CO PREVIEW REVIEW

RECORDS COME ONE, COME ALL LSU TEAMS DRAW SOME OF THE LARGEST CROWDS IN ALL OF COLLEGE ATHLETICS HONORS

Fans passed through the gates of LSU home sporting events in 2003-04 for Y the 10 sports in which official attendance records are kept. The 1.19 million OR 1,196,724 fans breaks the previous school record of 1.18 million set last year. HIST

Fans attended LSU’s seven home football games in 2003. LSU averaged 636,817 90,974 fans per game last year, a figure that ranked sixth in the nation. LSU

Number of Louisiana parishes that Death Valley is more populated than for 51 of 64 an LSU home game. LSU’s average of over 90,000 fans per contest makes it Louisiana’s fifth largest city on a Saturday night. MEDIA LSU led the nation in baseball attendance for the ninth straight year. In No. 1 2004 Alex Box Stadium drew over 300,000 fans.

70 2004 LSU FOOTBALL MEDIA GUIDE INTRO THE CHAMPIONS THIS IS LSU

BERNIE MOORE TRACK STADIUM PETE MARAVICH ASSEMBLY CENTER Men’s and Women’s Outdoor Track & Field Men’s and Women’s Basketball, Volleyball and Gymnastics Built - 1969 • Capacity - 5,680 Built - 1971 • Capacity - 14,164 Largest Crowd - 3,947 on June 1, 2001 (NCAA Championships) Largest Crowd - 15,694 (MBKB vs. Ole Miss on Feb. 25, 1981) PL A YERS CO A CHES PREVIEW

ALEX BOX STADIUM TIGER PARK Baseball Softball

Built - 1938 • Capacity - 7,760 Built - 1996 • Capacity - 1,000 REVIEW Largest Crowd - 8,683 vs. Houston on March 6, 2004 Largest Crowd - 1,506 vs. Southern Miss on May 22, 1999 (NCAA Regional) RECORDS HONORS

W.T. “DUB” ROBINSON STADIUM SOCCER COMPLEX Men’s and Women’s Tennis Women’s Soccer HIST Built - 1970 • Capacity - 550 Built - 1996 • Capacity - 1,500

Largest Crowd - 1,421 vs. Ole Miss Sept. 8, 1995 OR Y LSU MEDIA

UNIVERSITY CLUB NATATORIUM Men’s and Women’s Golf Men’s and Women’s Swimming & Diving Built - 1998 Built - 1985 • Capacity - 2,200

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WHAT'S THE BEST WAY TO JUDGE WHICH CONFERENCE IS THE CHAMPIONS THE BESTin the THIS IS LSU NATION? YERS A PL THE NUMBERS CHES A

CO NCAA ATTENDANCE LEADERS (BY CONFERENCE) CONFERENCE. G TOTAL ATT. PCT. OF ATTENDANCE 1. SEC 83 6,146,890 97.0 2. Big Ten 75 5,264,867 91.7 3. Big 12 81 4,565,288 92.3 4. ACC 58 3,012,392 91.0

PREVIEW 5. Pac 10 62 3,199,732 76.2 6. Big East 51 2,390,358 79.6

s it the quality of the competition from top to bottom in a league? Year-in and year- AVERAGE ATTENDANCE Iout, the Southeastern Conference is one of the most competitive conferences in the 1. SEC 74,059 country.

REVIEW 2. Big Ten 70,198 Is it how a conference fares against non-conference competition? The SEC's 37-19 3. Big 12 56,362 non-conference record in 2003 was the second best in the nation and only the ACC 4. ACC 51,938 matched the SEC's five bowl wins last season. Last season, the SEC had five victories against non-conference teams ranked in 5. Pac 10 51,608 the final wire service polls (#3 Oklahoma, #5 Miami, Fla., #12 Texas, #18 Purdue, #22 Clemson), with all victories either taking place on a neutral field or on the opponents' PERCENTAGE OF STADIUMS FILLED home turf. RECORDS Is it competing for the national championship? LSU won the national 1. SEC 97.0 championship in 2003 with a 13-1 record and a 21-14 victory over Oklahoma in the 2. Big 12 92.3 Nokia Sugar Bowl. It was the SEC's 15th national championship and the league's 3. Big Ten 91.7 fourth national title since league expansion in 1992. 4. ACC 91.0 Is it playing in front of capacity crowds on fun-filled Saturdays with a tradition that 5. Big East 79.6 is unparalleled? The SEC, for the 23rd straight season, recorded the largest total

HONORS attendance figures in the nation with more than 6.1 million fans attending games at SEC stadiums in 2003. SEC stadiums were filled to an NCAA-high 97.1 percent last ALL-TIME VICTORIES season. Seven SEC teams were in the top 13 in the nation in average and total CONFERENCE BOWLS WINS attendance. 1. SEC 331 165

Y Is it being the nation's most watched college football conference? The SEC is the 2. Big 12 281 132 OR only conference in the nation to have a nationally-network televised game each week 3. Big Ten 205 102 during the season with its CBS Sports affiliation. The SEC is also showcased on most

HIST Saturday nights on ESPN and ESPN2 and Jefferson-Pilot Sports brings the SEC into 4. Pac 10 199 100 the homes of SEC fans each weekend. 5. ACC 185 97 Is it seeing the most talented student-athletes perform each week during the season? In 2003, 13 SEC players earned first-team All-America mention. The SEC also BOWL GAME WINNING PERCENTAGE had the winner of the Maxwell National Player of the Year Award and the Johnny Unitas Award for the nation's top quarterback (Ole Miss' ) and the Lou Groza (LAST 7 SEASONS) LSU Award for the nation's top placekicker (Ole Miss' Jonathan Nichols). Ten other SEC CONFERENCE BOWLS RECORD PERCENTAGE student-athletes were finalists for eight other awards. 1. SEC 51 32-19 62.7 Is the best way to judge a conference the quality of achievement both on the field 2. ACC 31 17-14 54.8 and in the classroom? Last season, for the second year in a row, the SEC had three of 3. Pac 10 32 16-16 50.0 the six student-athletes given designation as National Football Foundation Scholar- 4. Big Ten 38 18-21 47.4 Athletes - Auburn's Dontarrious Thomas, LSU's Rodney Reed and Eli Manning of Ole Miss. 5. Big 12 41 17-24 41.5

MEDIA Reed also earned first-team CoSIDA Academic All-America mention and four other SEC student-athletes - LSU's Matt Mauck, Arkansas' Jerry Reith, Robert Wallis of Miss. State and Auburn's Thomas were second-team Academic All-Americans. In 2003, 255 football student-athletes earned SEC Academic Honor Roll status, maintaining a 3.0 grade point average for the previous academic year or during his academic career.

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