#LSU NATIONAL CHAMPIONS 1958 • 2003 • 2007 @LSUfootball SEC CHAMPIONS @Coach_EdOrgeron 2016 FOOTBALL 1935 • 1936 • 1958 • 1961 • /LSUfootball 1970 • 1986 • 1988 • 2001 • @LSUfootball 2003 • 2007 • 2011 GAME Louisville BREAKDOWN December 31, 2016 10 a.m. CT • ABC LSU Louisville 12 Orlando, Fla. Record 7-4, 5-3 SEC Record 9-3, 7-1 ACC Camping World Stadium (65,000) Ranking 19 AP / 20 Amway Coaches / 20 CFP Ranking 15 AP / 15 Amway Coaches / 13 CFP Last Game Nov. 24 at Texas A&M Last Game Nov. 26 vs. Kentucky 2016 SCHEDULES Won, 54-39 Lost, 41-38 Head Coach Ed Orgeron Head Coach Bobby Petrino #19/20/20 LSU (7-4, 5-3 SEC) Career Record 21-29 Career Record 103-42/12th year DATE LSU RANK OPPONENT TV RESULT/TIME SEPTEMBER (2-2) Orgeron vs. UL First meeting UL Record 67-21/seventh year 3 #5/6 vs. Wisconsin ABC L, 16-14 LSU vs. UL First meeting vs. LSU 2-2 10 #21/22 Jacksonville State ESPNU W, 34-13 17 #20/22 Mississippi State* ESPN2 W, 23-20 24 #18/17 at Auburn* ESPN L, 18-13 OCTOBER (3-0) 1 Missouri* SECN W, 42-7 NEXT UP 15 #RV/25 Southern Miss SECN W, 45-10 LSU TO FACE LOUISVILLE AND HEISMAN TROPHY QB IN CITRUS BOWL 22 #25/23 No. 23/22 Ole Miss* ESPN W, 38-21 LSU, now 5-2 under head coach Ed Orgeron, will make its 17th-straight appearance in a post-season NOVEMBER (2-2) bowl when the 20th-ranked Tigers face 13th-ranked Louisville and its Heisman Trophy winning 5 #15/14 No. 1/1 Alabama* CBS L, 10-0 quarterback Lamar Jackson in the Buffalo Wild Wings Citrus Bowl on Saturday, Dec. 31. Kickoff is 12 #19/19 at Arkansas* ESPN W, 38-10 scheduled for 10 a.m. CT from Camping World Stadium (65,000). The game will be televised on ABC 19 #16/14 No. 21/18 Florida* SECN L, 16-10 with Dave Pasch (play-by-play), Greg McElroy (analyst) and Tom Luginbill (sideline reporter) calling the 24 #25/RV at No. 22/22 Texas A&M* ESPN W, 54-39 action. LSU enters the game coming off a 54-39 win over Texas A&M on Thanksgiving Night. The win over DECEMBER the Aggies improved LSU to 7-4 overall and the Tigers tied for second in the SEC Western Division with 31 #19/20 vs. No. 15/15 Louisville ABC 10 a.m. a 5-3 league mark. Louisville, members of the ACC, brings a 9-3 overall mark into the contest. The Cardinals won nine of their first 10 games and climbed to No. 5 the College Football Rankings before losing their last two games of the regular season. The Citrus Bowl contest will mark the first-ever meeting between LSU and Louisville on the gridiron. LSU has faced Louisville coach Bobby Petrino before as the Tigers are 2-2 against Petrino-coached teams with all four games coming while he was head coach #15/15/13 Louisville (9-3, 7-1 ACC) at Arkansas. Orgeron is 21-29 overall (5-2 at LSU, 6-2 at Southern Cal, 10-25 at Ole Miss) and he’s 11-4 in his last 15 games DATE OPPONENT TV RESULT/TIME as a head coach. LSU brings one of the nation’s top defenses into the game as the Tigers have allowed just 16 touchdowns all SEPTEMBER (4-0) season, the second-lowest total among all FBS teams. Overall, LSU ranks No. 2 in the SEC in rush defense (121.8), No. 3 in scoring 1 Charlotte ACCNExtra W, 70-14 defense (16.4) and total defense (323.0) and No. 4 in pass defense (201.2). Offensively, LSU is averaging 28.3 points and 425.7 9 at Syracuse* ESPN2 W, 62-28 total yards (238.1 rushing, 184.6 passing) per game. Since taking over after 2-2 start, LSU’s offensive numbers under Oregon jump to 32.4 points and 475.0 total yards (264.6 rushing, 210.4 passing) during the seven-game span. RB Derrius Guice leads 17 Florida State* ABC W, 63-20 LSU and ranks No. 2 in the SEC with 113.5 yards rushing per game. Guice has rushed for 1,249 yards and 14 touchdowns, which 24 at Marshall CBSSN W, 59-28 includes a school-record 285 yards on the ground against Texas A&M. QB Danny Etling is 6-3 as the starter for the Tigers and OCTOBER (3-1) has completed 144-of-240 passes for 1,906 yards, nine touchdowns and four interceptions. His top targets are Malachi Dupre 1 at Clemson* ABC L, 42-36 (34 rec., 454 yards, 3 TDs), Travin Dural (28 rec., 280 yards, 1 TD), and D.J. Chark (24 rec., 419 yards, 3 TDs). Defensively, LB 14 Duke* ESPN W, 24-14 Kendell Beckwith (out with knee injury) leads the Tigers in tackles with 91. Other defensive leaders for LSU include LB Duke 22 NC State* ABC W, 54-13 Riley (85 tackles, 9.0 tackles for loss, 1.5 sacks, 1 Int.), All-America S Jamal Adams (70 tackles, 6.5 tackles for loss, 1 Int.), DT 29 at Virginia* ABC W, 32-25 Davon Godchaux (55tackles, 7.5 tackles for loss, 5.5 sacks), OLB/DE Arden Key (50 tackles, 12.5 tackles for loss, 10.0 sacks, 10 NOVEMBER (2-2) QB hurries, 3 forced fumbles) and All-America CB Tre’Davious White (31 tackles, 4.0 tackles for loss, 1 Int., 13 PBUs). 5 at Boston College* ESPN2 W, 52-7 12 Wake Forest* ESPN2 W, 44-12 17 at Houston ESPN L, 36-10 LSU TALKING POINTS 26 Kentucky ESPN L, 41-38 • LSU is 5-2 in the Season of • Under Orgeron and acting • LSU has given up just 27 first DECEMBER Orgeron, winning the five games by offensive coordinator Steve quarter points and 33 third quarter 31 vs. No. 19/20 LSU ABC 10 a.m. a combined 130 points. LSU scored Ensminger, LSU’s offense produced points this year. LSU didn’t allow a at least 38 points in all five victories two 600-yard games (634 vs. first quarter TD until the sixth game under Orgeron. Overall under Coach Missouri, 622 vs. Texas A&M) and two of the season (Southern Miss). Only “O”, LSU has outscored the opposition 500-yard games (515 vs. Ole Miss, three teams scored first quarter TDs ON THE AIR 227-103 or 32.4-14.7 per game. 547 vs. Arkansas). against LSU (Southern Miss, Ole Miss, LSU Sports Radio Network Texas A&M). Chris Blair, play-by-play • Sophomore RB Derrius Guice is • LSU was the last remaining team Doug Moreau, analyst only the second player in SEC history in the FBS to hold its opponents to • Under Coach Orgeron, LSU has Gordy Rush, sideline reporter (other is Kentucky’s Moe Williams in 21 points or less when Texas A&M held its opponent scoreless in 14 ABC 1995) to rush for 250 yards or more scored 39 points against the Tigers in of 28 quarters, including scoreless Dave Pasch play-by-play twice in the same season. He also the season finale. first halves against both Alabama Greg McElroy, analyst joins Herschel Walker (1980 and and Missouri. LSU also held Ole Miss Tom Lugenbill, sideline reporter 1981), Bo Jackson (1983 and 1985), scoreless in the second half. SEC Network (Replay) and Williams as the only players Jan. 2, 8:30 a.m. CT in SEC history with two 250-yard Jan. 5, 11 a.m. CT rushing games in a career. Citrus Bowl Week 26 27 28 29 30 31 1 MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY Practice Practice Player Interviews Practice Walkthrough GameDay 3 p.m. (Closed) Noon (Closed) 10:15 a.m. - Hyatt Regency 10:30 a.m. (Closed) No media availability LSU vs Louisville Orlando, Florida Orgeron Radio Show Depart for Orlando Practice Coordinator/Player Press Head Coach Press 10 a.m. CT • ABC 7 p.m. - TJ Ribs (Acadian) 1:20 p.m. - Celebration HS Conference Conference 1:30 p.m. - Camping World 11 a.m. - Hilton Orlando Return to Baton Rouge 5 p.m. - Disney World Trip Stadium BWW Citrus Bowl Pep Team at Day for Kids Rally 2 p.m. - Tinker Field - Next 4 p.m. - Coach O on-stage to Camping World Stadium WHO TO CONTACT LSU Media Services Communications Office • (225) 578-8226 Michael Bonnette • Assoc. AD/Communications Director E-mail: [email protected] • Twitter: @LSUBonnette Ed Orgeron Interviews LSU Player Interviews Clyde Verdin • Associate Communications Director Monday Press Luncheon: LSU players are available to the media during a typical game E-mail: [email protected] • Twitter: @CVerdin34 LSU interim coach Ed Orgeron meets with the media each week on Monday’s and following the game on Saturday. Jennifer Rodrigues • Sr. Associate Communications Monday of game week in the press conference room, which Interview requests for the Monday media opportunity should Director is located on the fifth floor of the LSU Athletic Administration be made at least 24 hours in advance and emailed to Michael E-mail: [email protected] • Twitter: @JRodTiger Building. Lunch is served at 11:30 a.m. (CT) followed by Bonnette ([email protected]) and Clyde Verdin (cverdin@ comments from the Coach Orgeron at 12:30 p.m. (CT). Media lsu.edu). Members of the media are not permitted to contact members can park in Lot 104 (formerly Lot F) on campus, players on their cell phones under any circumstance.