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Mississippi State Bulldogs vs. LSU Tigers • October 1, 2005 • Football Game Notes • Press Conference MISSISSIPPI STATE BULLDOGS (2-2, 0-2 SOUTHEASTERN CONFERENCE) —VS.— LSU TIGERS (1-1, 0-1 SOUTHEASTERN CONFERENCE) SATURDAY, OCTOBER 1, 2005 • 1:30 P.M. GAME #5 DAVIS WADE STADIUM AT SCOTT FIELD (55,082) • STARKVILLE, MISS. MISSISSIPPI STATE ATHLETIC MEDIA RELATIONS • P.O. BOX 5308 • MISSISSIPPI STATE, MS 39762 FOOTBALL CONTACTS: MIKE NEMETH, JOE GALBRAITH • (662) 325-2703, FAX (662) 325-2563 MISSISSIPPI STATE CONTINUES SEC HOME SLATE VS. LSU MSTATE SCOREBOARD Mississippi State remains at home for its third Southeastern Conference game of the 2005 DATE OPPONENT W-L SCORE/TIME ATT. Sept. 3 MURRAY STATE W 38-6 41,143 season when LSU comes to Davis Wade Stadium at Scott Field, Saturday, Oct. 1. The game Sept. 10 * at Auburn L 0-28 81, 921 will kickoff at 1:30 p.m. It will not be televised by any of the SEC’s broadcasting partners. Sept. 17 at Tulane (Shreveport) W 21-14 16,421 Sept. 24 * GEORGIA L 10-23 49,903 Oct. 1 * LSU 1:30 p.m. BULLDOGS RENEW RIVALRY WITH SECOND-LONGEST RUNNING FOE Oct. 8 * at Florida 11:30 a.m. When Mississippi State and LSU face off this weekend, it will be the 99th meeting of the two Oct. 22 HOUSTON 1:30 p.m. SEC Western Division competitors. Only Ole Miss (101 games) is a more common opponent Oct. 29 * at Kentucky TBA on the MSU schedule through the years . Nov. 5 * ALABAMA TBA Nov. 19 * at Arkansas (Little Rock) TBA Nov. 26 * OLE MISS TBA STATE HOPES TO DUPLICATE SEASON-OPENING SUCCESS OFF TV All times Central For just the second time this season, Mississippi State will not be televised by a commercial, non-university affiliated broadcast entity (the game will be carried live by LSU’s TigerVision LSU SCOREBOARD network). State won the only other game this season that falls within that category, a sea- DATE OPPONENT W-L SCORE/TIME ATT. son-opening 38-6 win over Murray State. This is the first time the MSU-LSU game will not Sept. 10 ARIZONA STATE (Tempe, Ariz.) W 35-31 63,210 Sept. 26 * TENNESSEE L 27-30 (OT) 91,986 be televised by one of the league’s TV partners in 10 years. Oct. 1 * at Mississippi State 1:30 p.m. Oct. 8 * at Vanderbilt TBA Oct. 15 * FLORIDA TBA BULLDOGS SEEK END TO LONG LSU SKID Oct. 22 * AUBURN TBA Mississippi State has beaten LSU just once in the last 13 years, just three times in the last 20 Oct. 29 NORTH TEXAS 7:00 p.m. seasons. The Bulldogs’ 17-16 victory in 1999, and their back-to-back wins in 1990-91 are the Nov. 5 APPALACHIAN ST. 7:00 p.m. only successes in that span. Just prior to that skein, however, State won five straight times. Nov. 12 * at Alabama TBA Nov. 19 * at Ole Miss TBA Nov. 25 * ARKANSAS 1:30 p.m. MISSISSIPPI STATE EYES FIRST 3-2 START SINCE 2000 All times Central A win over LSU would give Mississippi State a 3-2 overall record for the first time since the THE SERIES 2000 season. Since that bowl season, MSU has started four consecutive seasons 1-4. Overall Record ......................................................................................... LSU leads, 62-33-3 at Starkville ........................................................................................................................LSU leads, 9-6-1 at Baton Rouge ............................................................................................................LSU leads, 43-18-1 MSTATE LOOKS TO QUENCH SEC WEST DROUGHT at Neutral Sites .............................................................................................................. LSU leads, 10-9-1 A victory over the Tigers would end State’s long bout with setback to SEC Western Division Last meeting: ...................................................................................LSU, 51-0 (9/25/05 in Baton Rouge) competition. The Bulldogs have not won a game against a divisional opponent since the Last 10 years: ............................................................................................................................... LSU leads 9-1 Current Series Win Streak: ....................................................................................................LSU, 5 Games final league game of the 2001 season, a streak that has reached a school-record 16 games. A Sylvester Croom vs. LSU: .............................................................................................................................0-1 36-28 victory over Ole Miss in ’01 is State’s last success against a Western Division foe. MSU Les Miles vs. Mississippi State: .................................................................................................................0-0 was winless against what are now divisional opponents over a 23-game stretch from 1965- Sylvester Croom vs. Les Miles: .......................................................................................................Never Met 70, a run that included a tie against Ole Miss in 1968, and a 15-game losing stretch. BROADCAST INFORMATION Television ..........................................................................................................Pay-Per-View STATE DEFENSE STINGY AGAINST RUSH, SOLID IN RED ZONE DirecTV .............................................................................................................ESPN Gameplan Package Dish Network ..................................................................................................ESPN Gameplan Package Mississippi State’s defense has held its first four opponents to 96.8 yards rushing per game Radio .................................................................................Mississippi State Radio Network and allowed just six touchdowns on 11 entries (55 percent) into the red zone (20-yard line Announcers ....................................................................................Jack Cristil, Jim Ellis, John Correro in). Just one year ago, State’s opponents averaged 190.4 yards per game on the ground. in Starkville .............................................................................................................................. 107.9, WFCA Sirius Satellite Radio ..............................................................................................................Channel 146 The year prior to head coach Sylvester Croom’s arrival, MSU permitted 41 TDs on 58 entries into the red zone (71 percent). WWW.MSTATEATHLETICS.COM BULLDOG OFFENSE CONTINUES TURNOVER REDUCTION MEDIA SERVICES Mississippi State’s offense has turned the football over just seven times in four games MONDAY TELECONFERENCE MSU head football coach Sylvester Croom will conduct a Monday teleconference (10 thus far in 2005, an average of just 1.75 turnovers per game. Last season, State’s a.m. CT) prior to Bulldog games this year. Contact the MSU Athletic Media Relations Office offense turned the pigskin over 23 times in 11 games, a 2.1 average each game. Prior (662-325-2703) for access info. to Croom’s arrival, MSU gave away the football 40 times in 12 games, a 3.3 ratio. TUESDAY PRESS CONFERENCE Coach Croom will conduct a weekly press conference each Tuesday prior to an MSU BULLDOGS AVAILABLE ON RADIO/SATELLITE game. The conference will be held at the Bryan Athletic Administration Building. Coach Mississippi State’s radio rights holder, TeleSouth Communications in Jackson, Miss., Croom's press conference begins at 1 p.m. (CT). Selected players will be available following Croom's presentation (approximately 1:30 p.m.). To request specific players, media members has released its football network listing for the 2005 season: Aberdeen (1240 AM), must contact MSU Athletic Media Relations (662-325-2703) by 5 p.m. the Monday preceding Amory (1580 AM), Batesville (100.5 FM), Biloxi (1640 AM), Booneville (99.3 FM), Bude each respective press conference. (104.3 FM), Cleveland (107.5 FM), Columbia (104.9 FM), Corinth (1350 AM), French WEDNESDAY SEC WEEKLY TELECONFERENCE Camp (107.9 FM), Greenville (100.7 FM), Grenada (92.3 FM), Hackelburg, Ala. (95.5 FM), Coach Croom will join the league's other 11 coaches on the SEC's Wednesday telecon- Hattiesburg (98.1 FM), Hernando (95.3 FM), Houston (940 AM), Indianola (96.9 FM), ference. Coach Croom's seven-minute segment is scheduled from 10:49-10:56 a.m. (CT). The Jackson (105.9 FM), Louisville (107.1 FM), Lucedale (106.9 FM), McComb (107.7 FM), teleconference phone number can be obtained by calling the MSU Athletic Media Relations office. Meridian (95.1 FM), Monticello (102.1 FM), Natchez (1450 AM), Philadelphia (102.3 FM), Picayune (1320 AM), Tupelo (1060 AM), Tylertown (97.7 FM), Vicksburg (105.5 FM), WEEKLY PLAYER INTERVIEWS Waynesboro (990 AM), West Point (100.9 FM), Wiggins (1420 AM), Winona (95.1 FM), During game week, all player interviews must be conducted by Tuesday evening and need to be arranged at least 24 hours in advance. Players MAY NOT be interviewed after Yazoo City (93.1 FM). TeleSouth has also reached an agreement with Sirius Satellite Tuesday evening. Players will be notified of requested telephone interviews via a message Radio to air MSU football broadcasts this fall. All home games will feature State’s placed on the player's locker. The player will call following practice at his convenience. radio broadcast team, while the opposing team’s broadcast will be carried when the Please coordinate all player requests with the MSU Athletic Media Relations office (662- 325-2703). Bulldogs are on the road, if the school has an agreement with Sirius. If no Sirius agree- ment is in place with the opposing team MState’s broadcast will