2009 Dawg Tracks Game 5: #18 Georgia (3-1, 2-0 SEC) vs. #4 LSU (4-0, 2-0 SEC) georgiadogs.com lsusports.net Date: 3:30 p.m. Oct. 3, 2009 Site: Athens, Ga. Stadium: Sanford Stadium (92,746) Radio: Georgia Bulldog Radio Network on ISP Sports - Scott Howard (PxP), Eric Zeier (Color), Loran Smith, Neil Williamson, Chuck Dowdle, Jeff Dantzler, David Greene, Kevin Butler National TV: CBS - Verne Lundquist (PxP), Gary Danielson (color), Tracy Wolfson (sideline) Natl. Radio: Westwood One - Chuck Cooperstein (PxP), Tony Boselli (color) TV Replay: CSS, Sun. at 11 a.m./ Wed. at 2 p.m. (Athens-Charter Ch. 37) - Matt Stewart, Buck Belue 2009 Georgia Schedule Radio: Georgia - XM - 201, Sirius - 217; LSU - XM - 141, Sirius - 216 Sept. 5 @ #9 Okla. State (ABC) L, 10-24 Internet Broadcast: GXtra on georgiadogs.com Sept. 12 *South Carolina (ESPN2) W, 41-37 SID Contacts: Georgia - Claude Felton, 706-542-1621; LSU - Michael Bonnette, 225-578-8226 Sept. 19 @ *Arkansas (ESPN) W, 52-41 Sept. 26 Arizona State (ESPNU) W, 20-17 Georgia-LSU Series Oct. 3 #4 *LSU (CBS) 3:30 p.m. Georgia has won the last three meetings against LSU, although LSU leads the all-time series 14- Oct. 10 @ *Tennessee TBA 12-1. In their last encounter, Georgia outgunned LSU 52-38 in Baton Rouge. In 2005, the Bulldogs Oct. 17 @ *Vanderbilt TBA captured the 2005 SEC title with a 34-14 win over the Tigers in Atlanta. Georgia’s record versus the Oct. 31 % *Florida (CBS) 3:30 p.m. Tigers in Athens is 6-6. The last time these teams matched up on Georgia’s home fi eld in 2004, a national Nov. 7 Tennessee Tech TBA audience on CBS watched as the Bulldogs exploded for a 45-16 win between the hedges. Reggie Brown Nov. 14 *Auburn TBA caught two TD passes from David Greene as the Bulldogs racked up 430 total yards on offense. The Nov. 21 *Kentucky TBA Tigers fumbled four times in that game and Georgia was able to recover three of them. Saturday’s game Nov. 28 @ Georgia Tech TBA will be the eighth time that both teams are ranked in the AP Top 25. Bold indicates homes games;*SEC game; % - Jacksonville (Fla.) Municipal Stadium 1987: No. 7 LSU beat No. 16 Georgia 26-23 in Athens 1998: No. 12 Georgia beat No. 6 LSU 28-27 in Baton Rouge 2003: No. 11 LSU beat No. 7 Georgia 17-10 in Baton Rouge Schedule Fast Facts 2003: No. 3 LSU beat No. 5 Georgia 34-13 in Atlanta (SEC Championship Game) LSU: The Tigers lead the series 14-12-1. How- 2004: No. 3 Georgia beat No. 13 LSU 45-16 in Athens ever, the Bulldogs have won the last three meetings 2005: No. 13 Georgia beat No. 3 LSU 34-14 in Atlanta (SEC Championship Game) versus LSU, including a 52-38 romp in Baton 2008: No. 9 Georgia beat No. 11 LSU 52-38 in Baton Rouge Rouge in 2008. 2009: No. 18 Georgia vs. No. 4 LSU Coach Richt’s record vs. LSU: 3-2 ON DECK: UT: Tennessee leads the all-time 2008 Flashback: #9 Georgia @ #11 LSU series 20-16-2. Georgia beat the Volunteers 26-14 Darryl Gamble’s interception return for a touchdown on the game’s fi rst play set the tone for #9 last year, snapping a two-game losing streak. Georgia’s 52-38 victory at #11 LSU in 2008. Gamble, who also had a career-high 13 tackles, snagged a Coach Richt’s record vs. UT: 5-3 second pick from his spot at linebacker in the fourth quarter and returned it 53 yards for his second score of the game, tying an NCAA record. Tailback Knowshon Moreno added 163 yards rushing, including a Bulldogs To Watch 68-yard touchdown to keep the Tigers on their heels. This Bulldog win was also on CBS as quarterback OFFENSE Matthew Stafford registered 249 yards passing and a pair of touchdowns. Linebacker Rennie Curran #14 Joe Cox, Sr., QB piled up 14 tackles to anchor Georgia’s defense. * Tied school record with fi ve touchdown passes and a career-high 375 yards in a road A Top 10 Team Between The Hedges win over Arkansas Georgia is 1-1 versus top 10 teams at home under head coach Mark Richt. In 2002, sixth-ranked #22 Richard Samuel, So., TB Georgia beat 10th-ranked Tennessee 18-13. Last season, eighth-ranked Alabama upset third-ranked * Tallied a career-high 104 yards with a TD, Georgia 41-30. The Tigers come to Athens ranked fourth in both the Associated Press Poll and USA To- including an 80-yard run at Arkansas day Coaches Poll. They represent the highest ranked team to play Between the Hedges since 1995 when #8 A.J. Green, So., FLK third-ranked Florida defeated unranked Georgia. The UGA-UF series moved on campus for the 1994-95 * Broke 100 yards receiving for the fourth time in his career after hauling in eight catches seasons due to Gator Bowl renovations. for 153 yards and a TD against ASU; also blocked his fi rst career FG vs. the Sun Devils Taming The Wild West During the Richt era, the Bulldogs hold a commanding 20-5 edge against teams from the SEC West, DEFENSE including a 9-1 record over the past four seasons. Georgia already topped Arkansas 52-41 in Fayetteville #35 Rennie Curran, Jr., WLB this year. Following LSU, the Bulldogs will have their annual battle with Auburn on Nov. 15. * Matched his career high with 15 stops and had a game-saving pass breakup versus USC Looking At The Tigers #42 Justin Houston, RSo., DE LSU remained perfect on the season thanks in part to a goal line stand in Starkville, Miss., last * Made 2009 debut with a career-high seven Saturday. LSU stopped MSU three times from inside the 1-yard line as the Tigers held off MSU 30-26. tackles at Arkansas; added four tackles, a sack LSU scored on offense, defense and special teams to improve to 4-0 overall, 2-0 in the SEC. and two TFLs versus the Sun Devils Tiger sophomore quarterback Jordan Jefferson posted a career-best 233 passing yards, completing 15 of 28 pass attempts against MSU. Senior star wideout Brandon LaFell tallied six catches for 101 yards SPECIAL TEAMS including scoring strikes of 4 and 58 yards from Jefferson this past Saturday. Two-sport star Chad Jones #57 Blair Walsh, So., PK added a 93-yard punt return for a touchdown, the second longest in school history. * Hit the fi rst game-winning FG of his career Jones, a free safety, won a national championship as a member of the Tigers football team in 2007 after connecting from 37 yards out to beat and in baseball in 2009. LSU scored its fi rst touchdown courtesy of a 37-yard interception return by ASU; is 63-for-63 on PATs in his career sophomore cornerback Patrick Peterson. It was the second time this season that the Tigers recorded a #13 Drew Butler, RSo., P pick six, the fi rst coming by senior linebacker Jacob Cutrea against Washington. Overall, senior line- * NCAA leader at 50.1 average; registered the backer Perry Riley led all tacklers with 11 stops. second-longest single game punting average in LSU began the year with a 31-23 road win over Washington and then returned home to a pair of school history (57.0) at #9 OSU easy wins over Vanderbilt (23-9) and Louisiana-Lafayette (31-3). The Tigers latest victory provides them with a 4-0 start for the third consecutive season. • georgiadogs.com • 2009 Dawg Tracks DEPTH CHART GEORGIA BULLDOGS LSU OFFENSE OFFENSE* SE 12 Tavarres King (6-1, 180, RFr.) Ta-VAR-ess X 80 Terrance Toliver (6-5, 206, Jr.) 82 Michael Moore (6-1, 210, Sr.) 2 Rueben Randle (6-3, 201, Fr.) 15 Marlon Brown (6-5, 200, Fr.) LT 70 Ciron Black (6-5, 322, Sr.) Suh-ron LT 71 Cordy Glenn (6-5, 328, So.) 76 Chris Faulk (6-6, 316, Fr.) 72 Vincent Vance (6-8, 325, Sr.) LG 68 Josh Dworaczyk (6-6, 281, So.) Duh-ross-ic 60 Clint Boling (6-5, 304, Jr.) 60 Will Blackwell (6-4, 298, RFr.) LG 63 Chris Davis (6-4, 295, Jr.) C 53 T-Bob Hebert (6-3, 282, So.) Ay-bear 71 Cordy Glenn (6-5, 328, So.) 64 P. J. Lonergan (6-4, 300, RFr.) C 61 Ben Jones (6-3, 300, So.) RG 65 Lyle Hitt (6-2, 295, Sr.) 63 Chris Davis (6-4, 290, Jr.) 72 Alex Hurst (6-6, 324, RFr.) RG 79 Justin Anderson (6-5, 330, RSo.) RT 78 Joseph Barksdale (6-5, 315, Jr.) 71 Cordy Glenn (6-5, 328, So.) 75 Greg Shaw (6-5, 301. So.) RT 60 Clint Boling (6-5, 304, Jr.) TE 18 Richard Dickson (6-3, 240. Sr.) 59 Casey Nickels (6-4, 280, Jr.) 19 Deangelo Peterson (6-4, 240, So.) TE 81 Aron White (6-4, 236, RSo.) Z 1 Brandon LaFell (6-3, 206, Sr.) 7 Orson Charles (6-3, 230, Fr.) 21 Chris Tolliver (6-1, 178, RFr.) QB 14 Joe Cox (6-1, 198, Sr.) 3-Wide 86 Chris Mitchell (6-0, 185, Sr.) 6 Logan Gray (6-2, 192, RSo.) 28 R.J. Jackson (6-0, 202, Sr.) 11 Aaron Murray (6-1, 206, Fr.) QB 9 Jordan Jefferson (6-5, 220, So.) 5 Zach Mettenberger (6-5, 230, Fr.) 12 Jarrett Lee (6-2, 225, So.) OR FB 49 Shaun Chapas (6-2, 245, Jr.) CHAP-us 10 Russell Shepard (6-1, 188 , Fr.) 48 Fred Munzenmaier (6-2, 240, Jr.) MUN-zen-meyer RB 32 Charles Scott (6-0, 234, Sr.) TB 22 Richard Samuel, 6-2, 222, So.) 5 Keiland Williams (6-0 , 221, Sr.) OR 30 Carlton Thomas (5-7, 180, RFr.) 8 Trindon Holliday (5-5, 161, Sr.) 4 Caleb King (5-11, 210, RSo.) FB 45 Richard Dugas (6-1, 271, Jr.) Doo-ga FLK 8 A.J.