Contents LSU 2 Quick Facts 26 2007 LSU Offense 82 2007 Drive Charts INTRO 3 Bowl Itinerary 27 2007 LSU Defense 85 The Last Time LSU ... NOTEBOOK 3 Media Information 28 2007 LSU Special Teams 88 2007 Game Recaps COACHES 4 2007 LSU Football Timeline 29 Glenn Dorsey 114 LSU vs. Ohio State History TIGERS 6 LSU Football Since 2000 30 Tiger Stadium 116 LSU Bowl HIstory REVIEW 10 Rosters 32 Football Operations Centers 130 LSU Bowl Records THE SEASON 12 LSU Depth Chart 34 Head Coach Les Miles 132 1958 National Championship HISTORY 13 Ohio State Depth Chart 40 Assistant Coaches 134 2003 National Championship 14 LSU vs. Ohio State Comparison 49 Support Staff 136 LSU Athletics Championship Tradition 15 2007 Season Notebook 52 Player Profiles 138 Campus Life 22 Updated LSU Record Book 72 2007 Final Statistics 139 Athletic Facilities 24 Odds & Ends about the 2007 Tigers 79 2007 Superlatives 140 Forever LSU 25 Starting Lineups/Career Starts 80 2007 Miscellaneous Statistics 07 Schedule #5/7 LSU (10-2, 6-2 SEC) AUGUST 30 * at Mississippi State (ESPN) W, 45-0 SEPTEMBER 8 #9/9 Virginia Tech (ESPN) W, 48-7 15 Middle Tennessee (TigerVision) W, 44-0 22 * #12/#14 South Carolina (CBS) W, 28-16 29 at Tulane (ESPN2) W, 34-9 OCTOBER 6 * #7/9 Florida (CBS) W, 28-24 13 * at #17/18 Kentucky (CBS) L, 43-37 (3ot) 20 * #18/19 Auburn (ESPN) W, 30-24 Credits NOVEMBER 3 * at #17/18 Alabama (CBS) W, 41-34 EDITOR: Michael Bonnette RESEARCH: Bill Martin PHOTOGRAPHY 10 Louisiana Tech (TigerVision) W, 58-10 LAYOUT & DESIGN: Jason Feirman Alex Restrepo Steve Franz, Jason Feirman, Alex Krystal Bennett Will Stafford Restrepo, Brad Messina, Dennis Hodges, 17 * at Ole Miss (CBS) W, 41-24 Ashley Durand Jake Terry Jim Zeitz, Chris Graythen, Jeff Karpiak, 23 * Arkansas (CBS) L, 50-48 (3ot) COVER DESIGN: Jason Feirman PRINTING: EBSCO Media The Advocate - Travis Spradling and Bill 2007 ASSISTANT EDITORS: Brian Miller Birmingham, Ala. Feig, LSU Gumbo, NFL, NBA, WNBA, The DECEMBER Laurie Cannon Ohio State University Media Relations SEC CHAMPIONSHIP GAME Melissa Foley Office, The Lott Trophy - Brad Allen- Bill Franques Hines. 1 vs. #14/15 Tennessee W, 21-14 CHAMPIONS © COPYRIGHT LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY - The 2008 LSU Football National Championship Game Media Guide was written by the LSU Sports Information Office and designed by the LSU Publications Office on an Apple G5 using QuarkXpress 6.5 and Adobe Photoshop CS3. All text and photo content is property of Louisiana State University and LSU Athletics and can not be reproduced without permission from the LSU Sports Information Office. LSU FOOTBALL • 2008 BCS NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP GAME 1 LSU Quick Facts INTRO University Sports Information LOCATION: . .Baton Rouge, La. ASSOC. AD/SPORTS INFORMATION DIR.: . .Michael Bonnette NOTEBOOK FOUNDED: . .1860 SR. ASSOCIATE SID: . .C. Kent Lowe COACHES ENROLLMENT: . .29,317 ASSOCIATE SID: . .Laurie Cannon TIGERS NICKNAME: . .Tigers or Fighting Tigers ASSOCIATE SID: . .Melissa Foley REVIEW COLORS: . .Purple & Gold ASSOCIATE SID: . .Bill Franques THE SEASON PRINT SPECIFICATIONS: . .Purple-PMS 268, Gold-PMS 123 ASSOCIATE SID: . .Brian Miller HISTORY MASCOT: . .Mike VI (live Bengal tiger) PUBLICATIONS DIRECTOR: . .Jason Feirman STADIUM: . .Tiger Stadium GRAPHIC DESIGN COORDINATOR: . .Krystal Bennett CAPACITY: . .92,400 GRADUATE ASSISTANT: . .Will Stafford YEAR OPENED: . .1924 PHOTOGRAPHY COORDINATOR: . .Steve Franz SURFACE: . .Natural grass ADMINISTRATIVE SECRETARY: . .Pat Fredericks CONFERENCE: . .Southeastern (Western Division) BAND: . .Golden Band from Tigerland LSU Sports Radio Network Director of Broadcasting: . .Jim Hawthorne Football Facts HEAD COACH: . .Les Miles LSU Sports Television Network CAREER RECORD: . .61-27 (7 years) Director of Television: . .Kevin Wagner RECORD AT LSU: . .33-6 (3 years) Assistant Director: . .John Schiebe SEC RECORD: . .6-2 (SEC Champion) Television Producer: . .Dave Landry NATIONAL RANKING: . .No. 2 AP, No. 2 USA Today/Coaches LSUsports.net University Administration Interactive Manager: . .Todd Politz PRESIDENT: . .Dr. John V. Lombardi CHANCELLOR: . .Sean O’Keefe Phone Directory (area code 225) FACULTY REPRESENTATIVE: . .Dydia DeLyser ATHLETICS DEPARTMENT: . .578-8001 . .578-2430 (FAX) SPORTS INFORMATION OFFICE: . .578-8226 . .578-1861 (FAX) Athletics Department LSU FOOTBALL OFFICE: . .578-1151 . .578-3594 (FAX) ATHLETICS DIRECTOR: . .Stanley “Skip” Bertman . .Miami '61 MICHAEL BONNETTE HOME: . .766-2702 SR. ASSOC. AD/SWA: . .Judy Southard . .Coker '70 SR. ASSOC. AD/OPERATIONS: . .Verge Ausberry . .LSU '90 Web Sites SR. ASSOC. AD/EXT. AFFAIRS: . .Herb Vincent . .LSU ‘83 SR. ASSOC. AD/BUSINESS: . .Mark Ewing . .LSU '78 ASSOC. AD/INTERNAL RELATIONS: . .Bo Bahnsen . .LSU '82 ASSOC. AD/COMPLIANCE: . .Bo Kerin . .Tennessee, ‘96 ASSOC.. AD/OPERATIONS: . .Eddie J. Nunez . .Florida, ‘98 ASSOC. AD/STUDENT SERVICES: . .Miriam Segar . .LSU, ‘97 ASST. AD/FACILITIES & GROUNDS: . .Ronnie Haliburton . .LSU, ‘96 ASST. AD/TICKET OPERATIONS: . .Brian Broussard . .LSU, ‘93 LesMiles.net LSU Sports Information Staff Michael Bonnette Kent Lowe Laurie Cannon Melissa Foley Bill Franques Assoc. AD/Sports Information Senior Associate SID Associate SID Associate SID Associate SID 2007 CHAMPIONS Brian Miller Jason Feirman Krystal Bennett Steve Franz Will Stafford Associate SID Publications Director Graphic Design Coordinator Photography Coordinator Graduate Assistant 2 LSU FOOTBALL • 2008 BCS NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP GAME Bowl Itinerary/Media Information LSU INTRO 2008 BCS National Championship Game Week Itinerary NOTEBOOK Wednesday, Jan. Thursday, Jan. Friday, Jan. Saturday, Jan. Sunday, Jan. Monday, Jan. Tuesday, Jan. COACHES TIGERS 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 REVIEW THE SEASON 10 a.m. 10 a.m. 10 a.m. 9 a.m. TBA 7 p.m. 10 a.m. HISTORY Practice on LSU Practice at Practice at BCS National Walk-thru at LSU vs. Ohio State Winning team press campus Louisiana Louisiana Championship Louisiana – BCS National conference Superdome Superdome Game Media Day at Superdome (Closed Championship featuring head 2 p.m. Louisiana to media) Game (Louisiana coach at Media Depart Baton 1 p.m. 1 p.m. Superdome Superdome) Hotel Rouge for New Player interviews Player interviews TBA Orleans following practice following practice TBA Head Coaches TBA on second level of on second level of Practice at Press Conference LSU returns to 3:30 p.m. New Orleans New Orleans Louisiana at Media Hotel - Baton Rouge Arrive at New Marriott Marriott Superdome Ballroom D-F Orleans Marriott in Note New Orleans TBA TBA TBA All practice and LSU Defensive LSU Offensive Photo opportunity interview times are 4 p.m. Coordinator and Coordinator and with both head subject to change. LSU coach Les Defensive Players Offensive Players coaches and Sugar Miles and selected Press Conference Press Conference Bowl Trophy - players meet with at Media Hotel – at Media Hotel – Ballroom D- media at New Ballrooms D-F Ballrooms C-F Orleans Marriott (second floor) media.lsusports.net (LSU Photos Online) Media Information Media can now access images for all LSU athletics team, including action LSU Sports Information shots, head shots and logos. Contact Michael Bonnette or Brian Miller for LSU coach Les Miles will participate in the BCS Media Day a login and password to enter the LSU coach Les Miles will meet with on Saturday, Jan. 5 at the Louisiana site and retrieve photos. This service members of the media upon the teams Superdome. After Saturday, Jan. 5, is for media only. arrival at the New Orleans Marriott there will be no player interviews until (2nd level) at approximately 4 p.m. on following the game on Monday, Jan. 7. Wednesday, Jan. 2. Miles will also participate in the Head Coaches Press LSU Practice Policies Sugar Bowl Media Relations Conference at the Media Hotel on LSU will practice in the Louisiana Sunday, Jan. 6. Miles will be made Superdome on Jan. 3-5. LSU practices available by request following LSU’s will be open for approximately 15 practice on Thursday, Jan. 3 on the minutes during the individual portion second level of the New Orleans of the workout on Jan. 3 and 4. LSU’s Marriott. practices on Jan. 5 and 6 will be closed to the media. LSU Player Interviews LSU players will be available for LSU Team Hotel New Orleans Marriott interviews with members of the media Allstate Sugar Bowl Office 555 Canal Street upon the arrival of the team at the New Louisiana Superdome Orleans Marriott on Wednesday, Jan. New Orleans, LA 70130 1500 Sugar Bowl Drive 2. LSU players will also be available 504.553.5568 New Orleans, La. 70112 after practice at the New Orleans Marriott.com Ph. - (504) 828-2440 allstatesugarbowl.com Marriott (2nd level) on Thursday, Jan. Fax - (504) 828-2441 sugarbowlmedia.org 3 and Friday, Jan. 4. All LSU players 2007 Michael Bonnette Brian Miller Laurie Cannon Duane Lewis Joe Scheurmann Melissa Stoltz CHAMPIONS Sports Information Director Associate SID Associate SID Director of Communications Media Relations Director Administrative Intern [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] (225) 241-4845 (225) 939-0204 (225) 241-3949 LSU FOOTBALL • 2008 BCS NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP GAME 3 2007 LSU FOOTBALL SEASON The Road to Glory AUGUST SEPTEMBER OCTOBER September 1 dashes 15 yards to the end LSU’s new live tiger mascot, zone, giving the Tigers a 21-7 Mike VI, is released for the first second quarter lead. time into the outside portion of his habitat, marking his first September 29 public appearance in Baton A first-half offensive malaise Rouge. limits No. 2 LSU to a tenuous 10-9 halftime lead over Tulane CBS’s "The Early Show" aired live September 8 in the Louisiana Superdome, from Tiger Stadium on Oct. 5 but the Tigers score three TDs Keiland Williams’ 64-yard in the second half to secure a touchdown run highlights a 24- October 6 34-9 victory. The teams play point first half explosion, as the In front of the largest crowd in the game in special uniforms as second-ranked Tigers roll to a Tiger Stadium history, No.