Lsu Tigers V S Auburn Tigers October 26, 2002 • 11:30 A.M
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LSU TIGERS V S AUBURN TIGERS OCTOBER 26, 2002 • 11:30 A.M. AUBURN, ALA. • JORDAN-HARE STADIUM (86,063) #10/10 LSU (6-1, 3-0) 10TH-RANKED LSU TO FACE AUBURN IN KEY SEC TILT LSU, ranked 10th in the nation during the regular season for the first time since 1998, SEPTEMBER travels to Auburn, Ala., on Saturday to face Auburn at 11:30 a.m. (CDT) in a game tele- 1 at # 16/16 Va. Tech (ABC) L, 26-8 vised to a regional audience by Jefferson Pilot. LSU (6-1, 3-0), enters the contest riding a 7 The Citadel W, 35-10 six-game winning streak after a 38-14 win over South Carolina on Saturday. Auburn (4-3, 14 Miami (Ohio) W, 33-7 2-2) is coming off a 30-23 overtime loss to Florida. LSU has now won 12 of its past 13 28 * Mississippi State (JP) W, 31-13 games dating back to last season, which includes seven consecutive wins over SEC foes. OCTOBER LSU brings the nation's No. 1 defense into the contest as "THE JAMES GANG" is hold- 5 UL-Lafayette (HC) W, 48-0 ing opponents to 217.4 yards and just 11 points per contest. Offensively, quarterback 12 * at #16/16 Florida (ESPN) W, 36-7 Marcus Randall stepped in last week for an injured Matt Mauck and completed 12 of 23 19 * South Carolina (ESPN2) W, 38-14 passes for 183 yards and rushed for another 36 yards and a TD. For the first time in 26 * at Auburn (JP) 11:30 a.m. school history, LSU has scored 30 points or more in six straight games and the Tigers NOVEMBER have outscored three SEC opponents 105-34. 9 * at Kentucky 12:30 p.m. 16 * Alabama 7 p.m. TIGERS EXPLODE PAST USC IN SECOND HALF, 38-14 23 * Ole Miss 7 p.m. Trailing 14-6 at halftime, LSU put together a dominating half of football to roll to a 38-14 29 * at Arkansas (CBS) 1:30 p.m. victory over South Carolina in Tiger Stadium. In the third quarter, LSU outscored South DECEMBER Carolina 25-0 and held the Gamecocks to only one-yard of total offense. Behind the play 7 SEC Championship 7 p.m. of first-time starter Marcus Randall, LSU scored two touchdowns and added a field goal to go along with cornerback Demetrius Hookfin’s interception return for a touchdown to put the game out of reach at 31-14. Domanick Davis finished with 113 yards rushing, AUBURN (4-3, 2-2) while Randall completed 12 of 23 passes for 183 yards. Randall added 36 yards rushing, including a 12-yard TD run. Defensively, "THE JAMES GANG" held South Carolina to SEPTEMBER only 275 yards of offense, including 63 yards and no points in the second half. 2 at Southern Cal (ABC) L, 24-17 7 Western Carolina W, 56-0 LSU VS. AUBURN: THE FACTS 14 * Vanderbilt (JP) W, 31-6 Date/Time Saturday, Oct. 26 at 11:30 a.m. 19 * at Mississippi St. (ESPN) W, 42-14 Location Auburn, Ala. (Jordan-Hare Stadium - 86,063) 28 Syracuse (ESPN2) W, 37-34 Television Jefferson Pilot (live) OCTOBER The Series LSU leads 19-16-1 12 * Arkansas (JP) L, 17-38 Last Meeting Dec. 1, 2001 at Baton Rouge, La. (LSU 27, Auburn 14) 19 * at Florida (ESPN) L, 23-30 26 * LSU (JP) 11:30 a.m. THE SERIES NOVEMBER LSU and Auburn meet for the 37th time on Saturday with LSU holding a 19-16-1 2 * at Ole Miss 1 p.m. advantage … LSU won last year's game, 27-14, in Baton Rouge, a win that sent LSU to 9 UL-Monroe (HC) 1 p.m. its first SEC Championship game … LSU is 5-6 all-time in games played at Auburn … 16 * Georgia 1 p.m. LSU has won two of the last three games in Jordan-Hare … In Nick Saban's first meet- 23 * at Alabama TBA ing at Jordan-Hare, Auburn won 34-17 in 2000 … Four of the past six LSU-Auburn DECEMBER games in Jordan-Hare Stadium have been decided by four points or less … LSU coach 7 SEC Championship 7 p.m. Nick Saban is 1-1 vs. Auburn ... Auburn has won six of the last 10 contests between the two schools. RADIO • LSU NETWORK LSU AUBURN Record 6-1 (3-0 SEC) Record 4-3 (2-2 SEC) Jim Hawthorne, play-by-play Ranking No. 10 Associated Press Ranking NR Associated Press Doug Moreau, analyst No. 10 ESPN/USA Today NR ESPN/USA Today Jordy Hultberg, sideline Last Game Oct. 19 at Baton Rouge Last Game Oct. 19 at Gainesville, Fla. def. South Carolina, 38-14 lost to Florida, 30-23 (OT) TELEVISION • JP Coach Nick Saban Coach Tommy Tuberville Dave Neal, play-by-play Career Record 67-34-1/ninth year Career Record 50-38/eighth season Dave Rowe, analyst LSU Record 24-8/third year AU Record 25-18/fourth season Dave Baker, sideline reporter vs. AU 1-1 vs. LSU 4-3 (2-1 at Auburn) 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] AUBURN WEEK [email protected] SUNDAY 20 MONDAY 21 TUESDAY 22 WEDNESDAY 23 THURSDAY 24 FRIDAY 25 SATURDAY 26 player interview Press Luncheon Practice - 3 p.m. SEC Teleconference closed practice closed practice vs. Auburn requests for 11:30 a.m. - Athletic McClendon Saban - 10:07 a.m. Jordan-Hare Stadium Monday afternoon Building, 5th Floor Practice Facility (706) 645-9713 no interviews no interviews 11:30 a.m. are due to Brian Miller Player Interviews Post Practice Post Practice Post Game 12:45 p.m.