TULANE-LSU RENEW OLD RIVALRY THIS WEEKEND: GAME 3 • Tulane (1-1, 0-1 C-USA) renews the oldest rivalry in school history this Saturday when Tulane vs. No. 10/11 LSU the Green Wave makes the short trip to Baton Rouge for its 95th meeting with No. 10/11 LSU (2-1, 0-1 SEC) at Tiger Stadium. Kickoff is set for 7:00 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 23, 2006 • 7:00 p.m. CT Tulane has three Southeastern Conference teams on its schedule this season, and Tiger Stadium (92,400) all three hail from the West Division of the 12-team league. Last week, the Green Wave Baton Rouge, La. stunned Mississippi State, 32-29, in Starkville, Miss., and takes a 1-0 record this season against the SEC into the LSU contest. TU will travel to Auburn on Oct. 21 for its final meeting The Series: LSU leads the all-time series against an SEC opponent this season. 64-23-7 and has a home record of 29-10-1 The LSU game marks the last of three straight road games to open the 2006 season. against Tulane in Baton Rouge. When Saturday’s game concludes, the Green Wave will have completed a 14-game odys- sey that started on September 17, 2005, against Mississippi State in Shreveport, La. Last Radio: Live on AM 690 WIST (Larry season, Tulane played all 11 of its games at 11 different stadiums after Hurricane Katrina Matson, Steve Barrios, Todd Graffagnini) forced the Green Wave out of its New Orleans campus. Television: Cox Sports Television (delay) - cable ch. 37 in New Orleans THE SERIES: Internet: • Saturday’s game marks the 95th all-time meeting between Tulane and LSU, and the Live audio on www.TulaneGreenWave.com Tigers own a 64-23-7 overall record in the series, including a 29-10-1 mark in Baton Rouge. The Coaches: Tulane’s Chris Scelfo is The Tigers have won the last 14 meetings between the two schools. 0-1 vs. LSU, while Les Miles is 1-0 against Tulane and LSU first met during the 1893 season in New Orleans, and the Green Wave the Green Wave. posted a 34-0 victory over the Tigers in LSU’s inaugural season of college football. Since then, both schools have faced each other a total of 94 times, making LSU Tulane’s most common opponent. The Wave’s last win in the series and in Baton Rouge came during the 1982 season fi- Green Wave Facts nale when TU downed 12th-ranked and Orange Bowl-bound LSU, 31-28, at Tiger Stadium. 2006 Record ................... 1-1, 0-1 C-USA 2005 Record ...................................... 2-9 TULANE’S OFFENSE COMES TO LIFE AGAINST MISS. STATE: 2005 C-USA Record/Finish .1-7/5th (West) • In the season opener at Houston on Sept. 9, the Green Wave offense stumbled out of Head Coach ........................ Chris Scelfo the starting blocks by producing just 224 yards of total offense and seven total points. Alma Mater/Year ..........UL-Monroe/1985 Tulane found its groove early and the end zone often in the second game of the year at Record at Tulane/Year ............ 34-50/8th Mississippi State. The Green Wave rolled up 427 yards of total offense and chalked up five Career Record/Years .................... Same touchdowns, including three in the third quarter, in a 32-29 win over the Bulldogs. Location ......................New Orleans, La. The biggest difference from the first game to the second was TU’s balance. Senior quarterback Lester Ricard threw for 298 yards and four touchdowns, while junior running Enrollment ....................................10,318 back Matt Forte ran for 170 yards and one score. Conference ..................Conference USA Tulane was 3-of-3 in the red zone, forced MSU into two turnovers and maintained the Stadium ................Louisiana Superdome ball for 32:51. Capacity .......................................64,900 President .......................Dr. Scott Cowen Athletics Director ..............Rick Dickson Tulane #10/11 LSU Football SID ..................Roger Dunaway Cell Phone ........................ 504-452-2906 (1-1, 0-1 C-USA) (2-1, 0-1 SEC) E-Mail [email protected] September September Secondary Football SID . Richie Weaver 9 at Houston* ....................... L, 7-45 2 UL-LAFAYETTE ............... W, 45-3 Cell Phone ........................ 504-352-5802 16 at Mississippi State ......... W, 32-29 9 ARIZONA .......................... W, 45-3 23 at LSU ............................ 7:00 p.m. 16 at Auburn* ............................ L, 3-7 E-Mail ..................... [email protected] 30 SMU* (CSTV) .................8:00 p.m. 23 TULANE (HC) ................7:00 p.m. Ticket Info ........................ 800-488-5252 October 30 MISSISSIPPI STATE* ............ TBA Website ..... www.TulaneGreenWave.com 7 RICE* .............................1:00 p.m. October 14 at UTEP* ........................ 8:00 p.m. 7 at Florida* ................................TBA 21 at Auburn ........................ 1:30 p.m. 14 KENTUCKY* .......................... TBA Series History 28 ARMY (HC) ....................1:00 p.m. 21 FRESNO STATE .................... TBA Games Played ......................................94 November November Series Record ............................. 23-64-7 4 at Marshall* (CSTV) ....... 7:00 p.m. 4 at Tennessee* .........................TBA First Meeting ..........Nov. 25, 1893, TU, 34-0 11 SOUTHERN MISS* .......1:00 p.m. 11 ALABAMA* ........................... TBA Last Meeting .....Sept. 1, 2001, LSU, 48-17 18 UCF* ..............................1:00 p.m. 18 OLE MISS* ............................ TBA 24 at Tulsa* ......................... 2:00 p.m. 24 at Arkansas* ................... 1:30 p.m. at Baton Rouge ........................... 10-29-1 Current Streak .......................... LSU W14 BOLD denotes home games BOLD denotes home game Scelfo vs. LSU .................................... 0-1 *C-USA Game; All Times Central. *SEC Game; All Times Central. Tulane Game Notes FORTE NAMED C-USA CO-OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: • Junior Matt Forte has been named the Conference USA co-Offensive Player of the Week on Sept. 18, sharing the weekly honor with Southern Miss’ 2006 C-USA STANDINGS Damion Fletcher. Forte is a first time recipient of the conference’s player of the week honors. TEAM C-USA ALL Last week, Forte ran for 170 yards on 29 carries and one touchdown East Division in leading Tulane to a 32-29 win at Mississippi State. The victory was the UAB 1-0 1-2 Green Wave’s first road win over an SEC school since downing Vanderbilt in East Carolina 1-1 1-2 1989. The 170-yard effort was the second best single-game total of his ca- Southern Miss 0-0 2-1 reer, and he moved into 12th-place among Tulane’s career rushing leaders. Memphis 0-1 1-2 Marshall 0-0 1-2 TULANE IS “BACK HOME IN THE ‘DOME” IN 2006: UCF 0-0 1-2 • After Hurricane Katrina displaced the Tulane football team from its New Orleans campus a year ago and forced it to play its entire 11-game season West Division on the road, the Green Wave and its fans are “Back Houston 2-0 3-0 Home in the Dome” for the 2006 campaign. TU will Tulsa 0-0 2-1 host SMU, Rice, Army, Southern Miss and UCF in its UTEP 0-0 1-1 first full home schedule since 2004. Tulane 0-1 1-1 Tulane battles SMU in its home opener on Sep- SMU 0-0 1-2 tember 30, 2006. The contest will kick-off at 6:30 p.m. Rice 0-1 0-3 and will be broadcast live on College Sports Television (CSTV). SCOUTING LSU: UPCOMING GAMES • LSU (2-1, 0-1 SEC) outscored its opponents 90-6 in its first two outings of the year at home against Louisiana-Lafayette (45-3) and Arizona (45-3), Sept. 23 (Saturday) but suffered a 7-3 loss on the road at SEC rival and third-ranked Auburn last Tulsa @ Navy (CSTV) 12:30 PM Saturday. Junior quarterback JaMarcus Russell is averaging 239 yards per Rice @ Florida State 2:30 PM game in the air and has thrown for five touchdowns. Junior running back Al- Marshall @ Tennessee 3:00 PM ley Broussard is one of four running backs that have gained 68 or more yards UTEP @ New Mexico (CSTV) 4:00 PM this season. Senior Craig Davis is LSU’s top receiver with 207 yards on 13 West Virginia @ East Carolina 4:30 PM receptions. Mississippi State @ UAB 6:00 PM Defensively, sophomore linebacker Darry Beckwith leads the team with Tulane @ LSU 7:00 PM 23 tackles, including 1.5 sacks and 2.5 tackles for lost yardage. Arkansas State @ SMU 7:00 PM Oklahoma State @ Houston (CSTV) 8:00 PM Inside the Numbers: Tulane vs. LSU Tulane (2006 average per game) LSU 1-1 Overall Record 2-1 * Conference USA Game 19.5 Points Scored 31.0 37.0 Points Allowed 4.3 325.5 Total Offense 413.0 92.0 Rushing Yards 147.7 233.5 Passing Yards 266.0 Conference USA Weekly Teleconference 485.5 Yards Allowed 170.0 Each of the 12 Conference USA head coaches 171.0 Rushing Yards Allowed 73.3 are available to the media via the Conference USA 314.5 Passing Yards Allowed 96.7 12.5 First Downs 20.3 weekly teleconference every Monday beginning at 6/25 3rd Down Conversions 19/36 1:00 p.m. (CT). Tulane head coach Chris Scelfo is 14/46.1 Punts/Avg. 9/41.0 on at 1:54 p.m. (CT). Please call the Tulane Athletic 30:31 Time of Possession 28:16 Communications office for the number and passcode. A playback of the teleconference is available begin- THE LAST TIME: ning at 5:00 p.m. CST each Monday. • The last time Tulane and LSU squared off was during the 2001 season in Baton Rouge. The Tigers led the Green Wave, 7-3, after the first quarter C-USA Satellite Feed but exploded in the second quarter with 27 points to put away Tulane and The C-USA Weekly Satellite feed is Wednesday’s, cruise to a 48-17 final in front of 91,782, the largest crowd to ever watch a from 3-3:30 p.m.