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auburn tigers 2007 FOOTBALL No. 18/19 AUBURN (5-2, 3-1 SEC) vs. No. 5/5 LSU (6-1, 3-1 SEC) GAME 8 TIGER STADIUM (92,400) • BATON ROUGE, LA OCTOBER 20, 2007 • 8 PM CT • TV: ESPN THE GAME Auburn and LSU meet in a key SEC Western Division showdown Saturday at 8 p.m. CT in Tiger Stadium, in a game that will be nationally televised by ESPN. The two teams are tied for first in the SEC West with Alabama, with the winner of Saturday night’s game getting a leg up on the QUICK FACTS competition to represent the division at the SEC Championship game in Atlanta. In five of the last seven seasons, the winner of the Auburn-LSU game played in the SEC Championship game. COACHES: Tommy Tuberville (Southern Arkansas, 1976) AUBURN HEADLINES Auburn Record................................76-31 (9th year) The last three Auburn-LSU games have been decided by a total of eight points. vs. LSU................................................................5-3 Auburn is 2-0 in road games this year and has now won eight consecutive SEC road games. Career Record ............................101-51 (13th year) Over the past five seasons, Auburn has the nation’s second-best record in games played away vs. LSU................................................................7-5 from home (road or neutral site games) with a mark of 19-5 (.792). Les Miles (Michigan, 1976) Over the last four seasons, Auburn has the fourth-best record out of all Football Bowl LSU Record ...................................... 28-5 (3rd year) Subdivision teams with a mark of 38-7 (.844). vs. Auburn ........................................................1-1 Auburn is 3-0 this season in games nationally televised by ESPN, with victories over Kansas Overall Record ................................56-26 (6th year) State, Florida and Arkansas. Auburn has won nine of its last 10 games against teams ranked in the Associated Press top 10. SERIES: LSU leads, 21-19-1 Auburn is ranked ninth nationally in total defense (279.0), 10th in scoring defense (15.6) and at Auburn ........................................AU leads, 9-5 is 12th in passing defense (169.7). at Baton Rouge ........................LSU leads, 12-5-1 In its previous two road games, Auburn held Florida and Arkansas to an average of 33.9 Neutral sites ....................................AU leads, 5-4 points and 260.2 yards below their season averages entering the games. at Birmingham, AL ....................AU leads, 3-2 During Will Muschamp’s two seasons as defensive coordinator, Auburn has held 17 of its 20 at Mobile, AL ..............................AU leads, 2-0 opponents to 20 points or less. at Montgomery, AL ..................LSU leads, 2-0 Last Meeting ........................................AU 7, LSU 13 Auburn has a turnover ratio of +7 in its five victories and -9 in its two losses. Sept. 16, 2006 in Auburn, AL Auburn has scored on its opening drive in each of the last three games, averaging 12.3 plays, Current Streak....................................................AU, 1 77.7 yards and 6:08 time of possession. Brandon Cox has led Auburn on three game-winning scoring drives in the closing minutes this season, including victories over Kansas State, Florida and Arkansas. RANKINGS: Auburn started three true freshmen on the offensive line each of the past four games, and has Auburn....18 AP/19 USA Today/19 Harris/17 BCS LSU ..................5 AP/5 USA Today/5 Harris/4 BCS played 26 freshmen this season (15 true, 11 redshirt). Of Auburn’s 179 points scored this season, 137 (76.5 percent) have been scored by under- classmen. TELEVISION: Auburn has outscored its opponents 62-16 in the second quarter this season. ESPN (Live) Auburn has won 14 of its last 18 games decided by seven points or less. Play-by-play ..........................................Mike Patrick Analyst ............................................Todd Blackledge Sidelines....................................................Holly Rowe AUBURN (5-2, 3-1 SEC) LSU (6-1, 3-1 SEC) Date Opponent Score/Time Date Opponent Score/Time RADIO: Sept. 1 KANSAS STATE [ESPN] W, 23-13 Aug. 30 at Mississippi State [ESPN] W, 45-0 The Auburn Network provides radio coverage to Sept. 8 SOUTH FLORIDA [ESPN2] L, 23-26 (OT) Sept. 8 #9/9 VIRGINIA TECH [ESPN] W, 48-7 over 50 stations that cover the Southeast. Rod Sept. 15 MISSISSIPPI STATE [LFS] L, 14-19 Sept. 15 MIDDLE TENNESSEE W, 44-0 Bramblett (play-by-play), Stan White (color), Sept. 22 NEW MEXICO STATE W, 55-20 Sept. 22 #12/14 S. CAROLINA [CBS] W, 28-16 Quentin Riggins (sideline), Paul Ellen (studio) and Sept. 29 at #4/3 Florida [ESPN] W, 20-17 Sept. 29 at Tulane [ESPN2] W, 34-9 Andy Burcham (locker room) provide gameday analysis. Oct. 6 VANDERBILT [LFS] W, 35-7 Oct. 6 #9/7 FLORIDA [CBS] W, 28-24 Oct. 13 at Arkansas [ESPN] W, 9-7 Oct. 13 at #17/18 Kentucky [CBS] L, 37-43 (3OT) SATELITTE RADIO ..............................SIRIUS 125 Oct. 20 at #5/5 LSU [ESPN] 8 p.m. Oct. 20 #18/19 AUBURN [ESPN] 8 p.m. LOCALLY ....................................WKKR-FM (97.7) Oct. 27 OLE MISS TBA Nov. 3 at Alabama TBA Nov. 3 TENNESSEE TECH (HC) 1:30 p.m. Nov. 10 LOUISIANA TECH 7 p.m. Nov. 10 at Georgia TBA Nov. 17 at Ole Miss TBA INTERNET: Nov. 24 ALABAMA TBA Nov. 24 ARKANSAS [CBS] 1:30 p.m. Live audio & stats www.auburntigers.com All times Central All times Central Game 8 • Auburn at LSU • Oct. 20, 2007 • 8 p.m. • Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, La. 2007 Auburn Football Game Notes LSU QUICK HITTERS sive lineman for Auburn from 1995-99, earn- LSU has the nation’s No. 2-ranked defense, ing first-team All-SEC honors in 1997 and STATISTICAL allowing just 223.1 yards per game ... The Tigers second-team accolades in 1996. are 10th nationally in rushing offense, averaging COMPARISON 232.1 yards per game ... LSU is No. 2 in the nation CLOSE ENCOUNTERS in turnover margin at +13 (19-6) ... LSU had a Ten of the last 17 meetings in the Auburn- AUBURN VS. LSU streak of 25 straight games with at least one sack LSU series since 1988 have been decided by less broken during the loss to Kentucky last Saturday ... than a touchdown. And like all good Southern AU LSU LSU has won 17 straight games at Tiger Stadium football series, many of those games have earned Points Scored 25.6 37.7 and 27 of its last 28 ... Les Miles has an 11-5 record memorable titles. Examples: Total Offense 335.1 427.9 at LSU in games against nationally-ranked teams ... 1988: LSU scored with 1:41 remaining to First Downs 18.7 22.6 LSU has five players that have rushed for at least down fourth-ranked Auburn, 7-6. The noise Rushing Yards 165.6 232.1 200 yards this season ... Junior kicker Colt David from the Tiger Stadium crowd registered on a Passing Yards 169.6 195.7 leads the SEC in scoring, averaging 10.3 points per campus seismograph, thus earning the contest Time of Possession 30:46 32:50 game ... Six different Tigers have at least four tack- the title of “Earthquake Game.” 3rd Down Pct. 34% 47% Points Allowed 15.6 14.1 les for losses this season. 1994: Auburn returned three of its five Yards Allowed 279.0 223.1 fourth-quarter interceptions for touchdowns to Rushing Yards Allowed 109.3 68.0 AUBURN-LSU SERIES NOTES rally from a two-touchdown deficit and win 30- Passing Yards Allowed 169.7 155.1 The visiting team won four consecutive 26. Auburn and LSU fans alike still recall the games from 1996-99, but the home team has won “Interception Game.” the last seven meetings from 2000-06 ... In the last 1995: Wearing the traditional white jerseys three meetings, the winning team has averaged at home for the first time in 13 years, LSU just 12.3 points per game, after the winning team stunned fifth-ranked Auburn, 12-6, when Troy had scored at least 31 points in the six previous Twillie intercepted Patrick Nix’s 11-yard pass STATISTICAL LEADERS games ... Six of the last 12 games have been decid- into the end zone with no time remaining. The ed by a touchdown or less, including the last three 1997 LSU media guide referred to this game 2007 STATISTICS in a row ... Dating back to 1973, only five of the 19 under the heading “Bring Back The Magic.” meetings have been decided by 14 points or more 1996: “The Night The Barn Burned” will RUSHING YARDS ... The winning team posted shutouts in nine of long be remembered on the Plains. As the old AUBURN LSU the first 11 meetings in the series ... Auburn’s sec- Auburn Sports Arena burned just outside Ben Tate....................597 Jacob Hester ............494 ondary has picked off 18 passes in AU’s last seven Jordan-Hare Stadium, LSU defeated Auburn 19- Mario Fannin ..........330 Keiland Williams ....277 wins over LSU, including six in 1994. 15. After missing three field goals and an extra Brad Lester ..............166 Charles Scott ............208 Kodi Burns ..............117 Trindon Holliday ....204 point, Auburn cut LSU’s lead to 17-15 with :38 AUBURN TIGERS FROM LOUISIANA remaining, but Jon Cooley’s two-point pass PASSING YARDS The 2007 Auburn roster contains two play- attempt was picked off by Raion Hill, who AUBURN LSU ers who call Louisiana home: sophomore OL returned it the other way for two points. Brandon Cox ........1064 Matt Flynn................947 Jackson Timmerman (Rehobeth) and senior CB 1997: Dameyune Craig led Auburn on an Kodi Burns ..............123 Ryan Perrilloux........414 Jonathan Wilhite (Monroe).