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Sept. 27, 2008 • 6:30 p.m. CDT • ESPN2 GAME 4 Mississippi State Baton Rouge, La. • Tiger Stadium (92,400) #5/6 LSU (3-0, 1-0 SEC) Top Five Tigers Host Mississippi State Under The Lights In Tiger Stadium LSU, fresh off a 26-21 come-from-behind win over No. 9/10 Auburn returns to action on Saturday night when the No. 5/6 AUGUST Tigers host Mississippi State at 6:30 in Tiger Stadium. The game will be televised to a national audience on ESPN2, the third time this year that the Tigers have appeared on one of the ESPN networks. LSU brings a 3-0 overall mark and a 1-0 30 Appalachian State (ESPN Classic) W, 41-13 record in league play into the Mississippi State contest. Mississippi State, 1-3 overall and 0-1 in conference action, is com- SEPTEMBER ing off a 38-7 setback to Georgia Tech last week. LSU goes into the State contest having won eight straight and 15 of the 13 North Texas W, 41-3 last 16 against the Bulldogs, including last year’s 45-0 win in Starkville. Saturday's game will also mark the return of night 20 * at #9/10 Auburn (ESPN) W, 26-21 SEC football to Tiger Stadium. LSU has won 27 straight Saturday night games in Tiger Stadium with 10 of those coming 27 * Mississippi State (ESPN2) 6:30 p.m. against SEC foes. LSU hasn't lost a Saturday night game in Tiger Stadium since the 2002 season. Overall, LSU's won 29 OCTOBER consecutive Saturday games in Death Valley, a stretch that dates back to 2003. Thru three games, LSU is averaging 36 11 * at Florida TBA points and 427.3 yards (220 rush, 207.3 pass), both of which rank second in the SEC. Individually, RB Charles Scott con- 18 * at South Carolina TBA tinues to lead the SEC in rushing with 131.3 yards per game. Scott has rushed for 100 yards in each of LSU's three games, 25 * Georgia TBA including 132 in the win over Auburn. LSU's dual QB system of Jarrett Lee and Andrew Hatch has combined to complete NOVEMBER 46 of 87 passes for 600 yards and five touchdowns. Lee leads with 382 passing yards and four TDs. WR Brandon LaFell is tops on the squad and first in the SEC with 82.7 receiving yards per game. Defensively, LSU is allowing 12.3 points and 1 Tulane 7 p.m. 252.7 yards (55.3 rush, 197.3 pass) per game. Thru 12 quarters of football this year, LSU's defense has yielded just three 8 * Alabama TBA touchdowns. S Harry Coleman leads the Tiger with 17 tackles, while CB Chris Hawkins has a pair of interceptions. 15 Troy 7 p.m. 22 * Ole Miss TBA Lee Comes Off Bench To Lead Tigers Past Auburn, 26-21 28 * at Arkansas (CBS) 1:30 p.m. Jarrett Lee spelled an injured Andrew Hatch and rallied LSU from a 14-3 halftime deficit by throwing a pair of second half DECEMBER TDs in the Tigers 26-21 win over No. 9/10 Auburn. It was the first win by LSU at Auburn since 1998. LSU grabbed the early 6 SEC Championship Game 3 p.m. lead in the contest, taking a 3-0 advantage on a 46-yard field goal by Colt David late in the first quarter. That lead was short lived as Auburn responded with 14 unanswered points in the second quarter, which included a 24-yard interception return of a Lee pass for a TD by Gabe McKenzie, stretching the margin to 14-3 at halftime. LSU starting QB Hatch went down midway through the third quarter with a head injury as was not able to return, setting up the dramatic turn over events engi- Mississippi State (1-3, 0-1 SEC) neered by Lee, a redshirt freshman. Lee put his first half jitters behind him to light up the Auburn secondary over the final 22 minutes of the contest as he completed 11 of 17 attempts in during that span for 182 yards and two scores. Lee con- AUGUST nected with Chris Mitchell on a 39-yard TD pass to pull the Tigers to with 14-10 at the 6:28 mark in the third quarter. LSU 30 at Louisiana Tech L, 14-22 took a 17-14 lead on the final play of the third quarter when RB Keiland Williams threw a halfback pass for a TD to SEPTEMBER Demetrius Byrd. LSU extended the lead to 20-14 on a 32-yard field goal by David with 8:27 to go. Auburn regained the 6 Southeastern Louisiana W, 34-10 lead at 21-20 with 6:40 left setting up yet another fourth quarter comeback by LSU. After a stop by the LSU defense on 13 * #9 Auburn L, 2-3 Auburn's next possession, Lee and the LSU offense took over at the four minute mark. Lee guided LSU on a 7-play, 54- 20 at Georgia Tech L, 7-38 yard game-winning drive, capped when he connected with Brandon LaFell on an 18-yard TD pass. RB Charles Scott led the Tigers ground game with 132 yards rushing, while LaFell caught four passes for 92 yards and a score. 27 * at #5/6 LSU (ESPN2) 6:30 p.m. OCTOBER 11 * Vanderbilt TBA LSU vs. Mississippi State: The Facts 18 * at Tennessee TBA Date/Time: Saturday, Sept. 27 at 6:30 p.m. CDT 25 Middle Tennessee 1:30 p.m. Location: Baton Rouge, La. (Tiger Stadium - 92,400) NOVEMBER Television: ESPN2 (live) - cable ch. 36 or 736 in Baton Rouge 1 * Kentucky TBA Cox Sports Television (delay) - cable ch. 37 or 737 in Baton Rouge Radio: LSU Sports Radio Network - 98.1 FM in Baton Rouge 15 * Alabama TBA XM Satellite Radio Ch. 201 22 * Arkansas TBA The Series: LSU leads 65-33-3 28 * Ole Miss (Raycom) 11:30 a.m. Series Notes: LSU and Mississippi State will play for the 102nd time with the Tigers holding a 65-33-3 advantage in the series that dates back to 1896 ... The Tigers have played MSU more than any other team … The series dates back to a 52-0 LSU Radio • LSU Sports Radio Network win in 1896 … LSU is 44-18-1 vs. MSU in Baton Rouge … LSU has won eight straight and 15 of the last 16 with the Bulldogs ... LSU has also won its last eight games vs. Mississippi State in Tiger Stadium … State's last win over LSU in Jim Hawthorne, play-by-play Tiger Stadium came in 1991 by a 28-19 count … LSU has outscored MSU 295-43 in the last seven games, including a Doug Moreau, analyst 45-0 win last year in Starkville … LSU has scored 30 or more points in seven straight and eight of the last nine against Jordy Hultberg, sideline MSU … LSU coach Les Miles is 3-0 vs. Mississippi State. Television • ESPN2 LSU Mississippi State Record 3-0 (1-0 SEC) Record 1-3 (0-1 SEC) Mark Jones, play-by-play Ranking No. 5 Associated Press Ranking NR Associated Press Bob Davie, analyst No. 6 USA Today/Coaches NR USA Today/Coaches TBA, sideline Last Game Sept. 20 in Auburn, Ala. Last Game Sept. 20 in Atlanta, Ga. def. #9/10 Auburn, 26-21 lost to Georgia Tech, 38-7 Television • Cox Sports (delay) Coach Les Miles Coach Sylvester Croom Career Record 18-33/fifth year Lyn Rollins, play-by-play Career Record 65-27/eighth year LSU Record 37-6/fourth year MSU Record 18-33/fifth year Greg Bowser, analyst vs. MSU 3-0 vs. LSU 0-4 Jordy Hultberg, sideline LSU Sports Information Phone - 225.578.8226 P.O. Box 25095, Baton Rouge, LA 70894 Fax - 225.578.1861 1958, 2003 & 2007 National Champions • 1935, 1936, 1958, 1961, 1970, 1986, 1988, 2001, 2003 & 2007 SEC Champions Who to Contact LSU Media Services Sports Information Office (225) 578-8226 Assoc. AD/Sports Information Director Les Miles 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 Bill Martin - [email protected] Athletic Administration Building. 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