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@LSUFootball NATIONAL CHAMPIONS 1958 • 2003 • 2007 2018 FOOTBALL SEC CHAMPIONS 1935 • 1936 • 1958 • 1961 GAME NOTES 1970 • 1986 • 1988 • 2001 • 2003 • 2007 • 2011 GAME Tiger Stadium vs Ole Miss Baton Rouge, La. 5 September 29, 2018 8:15 p.m. CT • ESPNPN BREAKDOWN 2018 SCHEDULE DATE OPPONENT TIME (CT) SERIES RECORD LSU Sept. 2 vs. Miami (ABC) W, 33-17. LSU leads 10-3 Record 4-0, 1-0 SEC Sept. 8 Southeastern Louisiana (ESPN2) W, 31-0 LSU leads 2-0 Ranking 6 AP/Coaches Sept. 15 at Auburn * (CBS) W, 22-21 LSU leads 30-22-1 Last Game Sept. 22 vs. Louisiana Tech Sept. 22 Louisiana Tech (ESPNU) W, 38-21 LSU leads 19-1 Won, 38-21 Sept. 29 Ole Miss * (Gold Game) (ESPN) 8:15 p.m. LSU leads 61-41-4 Head Coach Ed Orgeron Oct. 6 at Florida * TBA Florida leads 32-29-3 Career Record 35-33 Oct. 13 Georgia * (Jerry Stovall Jersey Retirement) TBA LSU leads 16-13-1 LSU Record 19-6 Oct. 20 Mississippi State * (Homecoming) TBA LSU leads 73-35-3 vs. Ole Miss 2-0 Nov. 3 Alabama * (LSU Salutes) TBA Alabama leads 52-25-5 LSU vs. Ole Miss LSU leads 61-41-4 Nov. 10 at Arkansas * TBA LSU leads 39-22-2 Nov. 17 Rice (Senior Tribute) TBA LSU leads 37-13-5 Ole Miss Nov. 24 at Texas A&M * TBA LSU leads 33-20-3 Dec. 1 SEC Championship (CBS) 3 p.m. LSU 4-1 record in Title Game Record 3-1, 0-1 SEC * - Denotes SEC Games | All dates & times are Central and Subject to Change Ranking N/R Last Game Sept. 22 vs. Kent State NEXT UP Won, 38-17 Head Coach Matt Luke LSU closes out the month of September in Tiger LSU is 14-0 under Orgeron when the Tigers feature Stadium on Saturday when the fifth-ranked Tigers a 100-yard rusher (6-0 in 2016, 5-0 in 2017, 3-0 in Career Record 9-7 (2nd Season) (4-0, 1-0 SEC) host Ole Miss in a Southeastern 2018. Ole Miss Record Same Conference Western Division clash. Kickoff between LSU is a perfect 16-of-16 on redzone opportunities the Tigers and Rebels is scheduled for 8:15 p.m. on in 2018, which leads the nation. ESPN. In 12 games with Steve Ensminger as offensive LSU enters the game with a perfect 4-0 overall coordinator, LSU is 40-of-43 on redzone opportunities mark and a 1-0 record in league play. LSU is coming (24-27 in 2016; 16-16 in 2018). COACH LOCATIONS off a 38-21 win over Louisiana Tech last week in Tiger Joe Burrow is 4-0 as LSU’s starting quarterback Stadium. Ole Miss is 3-1 overall and 0-1 in SEC action. and he’s the only LSU QB in school history to have a On The Field LSU is 4-0 for the first time since 2015 when the pair of Top 10 wins during first three starts of career Ed Orgeron, Head Coach Tigers opened the year with seven straight wins and to his credit. Dave Aranda, Defensive Coordinator climbed to No. 2 in the nation. LSU started at least 4-0 With Clyde Edwards-Helaire rushing for a career- for seven straight years from 2007-13. best 136 yards against Louisiana Tech, five different James Cregg, Offensive Line LSU has won five games during the month of LSU running backs have rushed for 100 yards in a Dennis Johnson, Linebackers September only one other time in school history game under Coach O. Nick Brossette has done it twice Mickey Joseph, Wide Receivers (2012) and the Tigers have won five games before the this year. Greg McMahon, Special Teams calendar turns to October a total of three times (2003, LSU PK Cole Tracy ranks first among all active Corey Raymond, Defensive Backs 2007, and 2012). collegiate kickers with 77 career field goals. The LSU has won two straight and three of the past four graduate transfers kicked 68 at DII Assumption Tommie Robinson, Running Backs against the Rebels, which includes a 40-24 win in College and now has nine to his credit at LSU. In The Press Box Oxford last year. All-America LB Devin White ranks No. 1 in the SEC in Bill Busch, Safeties LSU goes into the Ole Miss game ranked for the tackles (38) and tackles per game (9.5). 17th straight year, a streak that dates back to the LSU is second in the SEC in turnovers gained (9) Steve Ensminger, Offensive Coordinator, QBs 2002 season. and turnover margin (+8). Jerry Sullivan, Passing Game Coordinator Ed Orgeron, who took over the Tigers four games * By holding Louisiana Tech to 87 rushing yards last into the 2016 season, is 19-6 as LSU’s head coach week, LSU has held opponents to fewer than 100 ON THE AIR (6-2 in 2016; 9-4 in 2017, 4-0 in 2018). Over his last 33 rushing yards 13 times (in 29 games) since Dave games as a head coach, Orgeron has produced a 25-8 Aranda took over as defensive coordinator in 2016. Chris Blair, Play-By-Play mark – a stretch the also includes a 6-2 record with LSU is 13-0 in those games. Southern Cal in 2013. *Going back to 2001 when LSU’s football program Doug Moreau, Analyst In 25 games under Orgeron, LSU’s has gone won its first SEC Championship since the 1980s, LSU Gordy Rush, Reporter without a turnover 13 times. Dating back to last year, has played 207 of its 225 games ranked in the Top 25, LSU has turned the ball over only twice over the past which includes 20 of 25 games under Orgeron. LSU is 24 quarters, which includes just one turnover in 2018. 14-6 as a Top 25 team under Coach O. Steve Levy, Play-By-Play Brian Griese, Analyst Todd McShay, Reporter BY THE NUMBERS LSU MEDIA CENTRAL Media can access the current media guide, updated 1LSU has turned the ball over 8LSU hasn’t allowed a first 7Ed Orgeron has more Top 25 statistics and game notes all in one location at www.LSUsports.net/media. only once in 2018. LSU leads quarter TD in eight consecutive wins (7) during the first 25 the nation (along with Kansas) games dating back to last year. games of his LSU coaching for fewest turnovers four weeks The last team to score a first career than any other coach in into the 2018 season. quarter TD against the Tigers school history. was Alabama in week 9 of 2017. @LSUFootball 1 2018 LSU FOOTBALL WEEK 5 VS. OLE MISS Ole Miss Week 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY Orgeron Press Practice SEC Teleconference Practice Focus Friday Gameday Off Day Conference 4:50 p.m. - McClendon 10 a.m. Orgeron on call No Media Availability Practice LSU vs. Ole Miss No Media Availability 12:30 p.m. - Tiger Practice Facility (Open No Media Availability 8:15 p.m. CT to Media) Stadium Lawton Room Practice 6 p.m. - Coach ESPN 4:45 p.m. - McClendon Orgeron Post-Practice Player Interviews Practice Facility (Open Interview (Indoor 1 p.m. - Tiger Stadium to Media) Facility) Bowl Room Coach O Radio Show Practice 7 p.m. - TJ Ribs at 4:50 p.m. - McClendon Acadian Practice Facility (Open to Media) WHO TO CONTACT Communications Office • (225) 578-8226 LSU Media Services Michael Bonnette • Assoc. AD/Communications Coach Orgeron and Player Interview Requests | Ed Orgeron Interviews LSU Player Interviews E-mail: [email protected] Monday Press Luncheon: LSU players are available to the media during a Brandon Berrio • Asst. Communications Director LSU head coach Ed Orgeron meets with the typical game week on Monday at 1 p.m. in the Player Interview Requests |E-mail: [email protected] media each Monday of game week in the Lawton Room at Tiger Stadium and following Lawton Room at Tiger Stadium. Lunch is the game on Saturday. Lot Media members LSU Director of Digital Media served at 11:30 a.m. followed by comments can park in Lot 104 (formerly Lot F) on campus, Todd Politz - [email protected] from the Coach Orgeron at 12:30 p.m. CT. which is located off Nicholson Drive in front of Media members can park in Lot 104 (formerly the track stadium. Interview requests for the LSU Creative Services Lot F) on campus, which is located off Monday media opportunity should be made Jason Feirman - [email protected] (Logos) Nicholson Drive in front of the track stadium. at least 24 hours in advance and emailed to Chris Parent - [email protected] (Photos) A transcript of coach Orgeron’s opening Michael Bonnette ([email protected]) and statement as well as the question and answer Brandon Berrio ([email protected]). Members of Network Operations/SEC Network session can be found on the Internet at www. the media are not permitted to contact players Kevin Wagner - [email protected] LSUsports.net. on their cell phones under any circumstance. LSU Sports Productions David Landry - [email protected] Listen To Ed Orgeron’s Weekly LSU Video Newsfeed LSU will be distributing video interviews LSU Radio Press Conference and other highlights via FTP during the 2018 Chris Blair - [email protected] Members of the media can access the audio season. A link to download the newsfeed will portion of Coach Orgeron’s Weekly Press be emailed to members of the media each LSU Sports Information Mailing Address Luncheon each Monday starting at 12:30 p.m.