Lsu Tigers V S Alabama November 16, 2002 • Tba Baton Rouge, La
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LSU TIGERS V S ALABAMA NOVEMBER 16, 2002 • TBA BATON ROUGE, LA. • TIGER STADIUM (91,600) #14/12 LSU (7-2, 4-1) TIGERS HOST 10TH-RANKED ALABAMA IN DEATH VALLEY LSU returns to action on Saturday as it hosts 10th-ranked Alabama at 8 p.m. in Tiger SEPTEMBER Stadium. The game will be televised by ESPN. LSU, ranked No. 12 in the ESPN/USA 1 at # 16/16 Va. Tech (ABC) L, 26-8 Today Coaches poll and No. 14 by the Associated Press, is 7-2 overall and sits in first in 7 The Citadel W, 35-10 the Southeastern Conference Western Division with a 4-1 mark. Alabama, which is not 14 Miami (Ohio) W, 33-7 eligible to win the SEC this season, is 8-2 overall and 5-1 in league play. LSU is a perfect 28 * Mississippi State (JP) W, 31-13 5-0 in Tiger Stadium this year and the Tigers have won eight straight home games over- OCTOBER all. The contest will pit two of the nation's top defenses as LSU’s ranks first and 5 UL-Lafayette (HC) W, 48-0 Alabama’s is third. LSU and Alabama rank Nos. 1-2 in the SEC in scoring defense, giv- 12 * at #16/16 Florida (ESPN) W, 36-7 ing up 15.3 and 16.7 points per game, respectively. Offensively, the teams are almost 19 * South Carolina (ESPN2) W, 38-14 identical with the Crimson Tide averaging 30.8 points per game to LSU’s 29.9. The Tigers 26 * at Auburn (JP) L, 31-7 are looking to beat Alabama three consecutive years for the first time in school history. NOVEMBER 9 * at Kentucky (JP) W, 33-30 HAIL MARY LIFTS TIGERS PAST KENTUCKY, 33-30 16 * #10/- Alabama (ESPN) 8 p.m. Marcus Randall connected with Devery Henderson on a 75-yard "Hail Mary" TD pass 23 * Ole Miss 7 p.m. with no time left on Saturday to lift the Tigers to a very unlikey 33-30 win over 29 * at Arkansas (CBS) 1:30 p.m. Kentucky in Lexington. Billed as "THE BLUEGRASS MIRACLE", LSU won on the final DECEMBER play of a football game for the first time since a 17-16 victory over Ole Miss in 1972. 7 SEC Championship 5 p.m. Trailing 30-27 after a 29-yard field goal by Kentucky, were backed up to their own 8-yard line with nine seconds left. After a 17-yard gain that put the ball on the 25-yard line with two seconds left, Randall heaved the ball as far as he could. A pair of UK defenders #10/NR ALABAMA (8-2, 5-1) deflected the ball directly to Henderson who then raced into the endzone for the game- winning TD. Henderson finished the contest with five receptions for 201 yards and three AUGUST TDs, the second of which put the Tigers up 14-7 just before halftime. 31 Middle Tennessee (JP) W, 39-34 SEPTEMBER LSU VS. ALABAMA: THE FACTS 7 at Oklahoma (ABC) L, 37-27 Date/Time Saturday, Nov. 16 at 8 p.m. CT 14 North Texas 6:00 PPV W, 33-7 Location Baton Rouge, La. (Tiger Stadium - 91,600) 21 Southern Miss ESPN2 W, 20-7 Television ESPN (live) 28 * at Arkansas (ESPN) W, 30-12 The Series Alabama leads 42-18-5 OCTOBER Last Meeting Nov. 3, 2001 at Tuscaloosa, Ala. (LSU def. Alabama, 35-21) 5 * Georgia (CBS) L, 27-25 THE SERIES 19 * Ole Miss (CBS) W, 42-7 LSU and Alabama meet for the 66th time with the Crimson Tide holding a 42-18-5 26 * at Tennessee (ESPN) W, 34-14 advantage … LSU has won two straight, including last year's 35-21 victory in NOVEMBER Tuscaloosa … The Tigers have never won three consecutive games in the series … Five 2 at Vanderbilt W, 30-8 times, LSU has won two straight over the Tide (1895-96; 1948 and '51; 1957-58; 1969-70; 9 * Mississippi State W, 28-14 2000-01) … Saturday's contest will mark the first time both teams enter the contest 16 * at LSU (ESPN) 8 p.m. ranked since 1996 when Alabama was No. 10 and LSU No. 11 … LSU posted a 30-28 23 * Auburn TBA win in the last meeting in Baton Rouge, the first Crimson Tide loss in Tiger Stadium 30 at Hawaii (ESPN) 7:00 since 1969 … Alabama holds a 22-6-2 mark in Baton Rouge … Four of the last seven games have been decided by seven points or less … Nick Saban is 2-0 vs. Alabama. RADIO • LSU NETWORK LSU ALABAMA Record 7-2 (4-1 SEC) Record 8-2 (5-1 SEC) Jim Hawthorne, play-by-play Ranking No. 14 Associated Press Ranking No. 10 Associated Press Doug Moreau, analyst No. 12 ESPN/USA Today NR ESPN/USA Today Jordy Hultberg, sideline Last Game Nov. 9 at Lexington, Ky. Last Game Nov. 9 at Tuscaloosa, Ala. def. Kentucky, 33-30 def. Mississippi St., 28-14 TELEVISION • ESPN Coach Nick Saban Coach Dennis Franchione Ron Franklin, play-by-play Career Record 68-35-1/ninth year Career Record 15-7/second year Mike Gottfried, analyst LSU Record 25-9/third year UA Record 153-72-2/20th year Adrian Karsten, sideline vs. UA 2-0 vs. LSU 0-1 LSU Sports Information Phone - 225.578.8226 PO Box 25095, Baton Rouge, LA 70894 Fax - 225.578.1861 WHO TO CONTACT SPORTS INFORMATION OFFICE MEDIA SERVICES (225) 578-8226 NICK SABAN INTERVIEW OPPORTUNITIES Sports Information Director 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 Brian Miller - bmiller @lsu.edu floor of the LSU Athletic Administration Building, Coach Saban meets with the media. 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Michael Bonnette Brian Miller [email protected] ALABAMA WEEK [email protected] SUNDAY 10 MONDAY 11 TUESDAY 12 WEDNESDAY 13 THURSDAY 14 FRIDAY 15 SATURDAY 16 player interview Press Luncheon Practice - 3 p.m. SEC Teleconference closed practice closed practice vs. Alabama requests for 11:30 a.m. - Athletic McClendon Saban - 10:07 a.m.