2008 Troy University Football THE HEAD COACHES TROY: Larry Blakeney (Auburn, ‘70) Game 10 November 15, 2008 Record at Troy: 142-71-1 (18th year) Troy (6-3, 4-1 SBC) at LSU (6-3, 3-3 SEC) Career Record: Same LSU: Les Miles (Michigan, ‘76) Game Facts: Record at LSU: 40-9 (4th year) Site: Baton Rouge, Louisiana Career Record: 68-30 (8th year) Time: 7 p.m. Stadium: Tiger Stadium THE SERIES Stadium Opened: 1924 LSU leads the all-time series 1-0, having Surface: Natural Grass won the only previous meeting 24-20 in Capacity: 92,400 2004. LSU scored on a 30-yard pass from Forecast: Windy (20%) Marcus Randall with 2:18 left to play to Temps: High 62, Low 37 earn the victory. Like in 2004, the Tigers are the defending BCS National Champs. National Rankings (AP/ESPN-USA Today): Troy (NR/NR), LSU (19/20) Television: Tiger Vision/Cox Sports Television (Visit www.coxsportstv.com for affi liates) LAST MEETING Announcers: Doug Greengard (PxP), Rene Nadeau (color), Kevin Guidry (sideline) The Trojans capitalized on four LSU Radio: The Troy/ISP Network (See Page 17 for affi liates) Announcers: Barry McKnight (play-by-play) turnovers to take a 20-17 lead over the Jerry Miller (color), Chris Blackshear (sideline), Mike Mote (studio host) defending BCS champs on a greg Whibbs The broadcast begins one hour prior to kickoff. fi eld goal with 4:14 to play. LSU answered Internet: Live audio and live stats will be available on www.TroyTrojans.com with a four-play drive, covering 54 yards, Tickets: Visit www.lsusports.net for information. Tickets are $45 each. in just 1:33 to reclaim the lead. The LSU defense stiffened and forced a turnover Quick Hitters: on downs to seal the win. This will be Troy’s second trip to Tiger Stadium, and both times LSU was the defend- ing national champs ... Troy is 1-8 all-time against SEC teams ... Troy is 58-40-2 all-time MEDIA INFORMATION against schools from Louisiana ... Troy is 5-6 all-time when playing on Nov. 15, includ- Troy Athletics Media Relations ing 1-1 under Blakeney ... The Trojans are 1-15 all-time against teams ranked in the Director: Ricky Hazel (Alabama, ‘88) AP top 25 ... During coach Larry Blakeney’s 14 years as an assistant coach at Auburn, Phone: 334-670-3832 (work) the Tigers faced LSU just four times, posting a 2-2 record ... During his playing career 334-372-7032 (cell) at Auburn, Blakeney was 0-2 against LSU ... This game was originally scheduled to be E-mail: [email protected] played on Sept. 6, but was postponed by Hurricane Gustav. LSU Media Relations Contact: Michael Bonnette (LSU, ‘93) 2008 Trojans Schedule & Results Phone: 225-578-8226 (work) Date Opponent Location TV Info Time/Result 225-241-4845 (cell) 8/28 Middle Tenn. Murfreesboro, Tenn. ESPN + W, 31-17 E-mail: [email protected] 9/13 Alcorn State Troy, Ala. None W, 65-0 9/20 Ohio State Columbus, Ohio Big Ten L, 28-10 9/27 Okla. State Stillwater, Okla. None L, 55-24 10/7 Fla. Atlantic Boca Raton, Fla. ESPN2 W, 30-17 10/18 Fla. International Troy, Ala. ESPN + W, 33-23 10/25 North Texas Denton, Texas None W, 45-17 11/1 ULM Monroe, La. ESPN + L, 30-31 11/8 Western Kentucky Troy, Ala. CSS W, 17-7 11/15 LSU Baton Rouge, La. PPV 7:00 pm 11/22 UL Lafayette Troy, Ala. ESPN + 6:00 pm 12/6 Arkansas State Troy, Ala. ESPN + 6:00 pm Trojan Notebook ... Page 1 Weekly News Conference 2008 Troy University Football The Sun Belt Coaches Conference Call is Media Information & Weekly Schedule held each Monday through December 1. Below is a schedule for the full call. To Weekly News Conference participate in the Sun Belt Conference, Coach Blakeney will hold his weekly media luncheon at 12:30 p.m. on Mondays at call 212-812-4494. Country’s Bar-B-Q on Highway 231 in Troy. Requested Troy players and assistant 10:30 a.m. Announcements coaches will be available for one-on-one interviews beginning at 11:30 a.m. and a 10:32 a.m. Howard Schnellenberger, FAU Q&A session with Blakeney will begin at 12:30 p.m. Please notify the Athletics Media 10:38 a.m. Mario Cristobal, FIU Relations offi ce on Sunday if you have any specifi c player requests. The news confer- 10:44 a.m. Steve Roberts, ASU ence will be available live, via web stream, on www.TroyTrojans.com. An online “chat” 10:50 a.m. Rickey Bustle, ULL will also be available for out of town media to ask questions that will be relayed to 10:56 a.m. Charlie Weatherbie, ULM Coach Blakeney. 11:02 a.m. Rick Stockstill, MT 11:08 a.m. Todd Dodge, NT Weekly Schedule 11:14 a.m. Larry Blakeney, Troy Sunday 11:20 a.m. David Elson, WKU Updated cumulative statistics posted on www.TroyTrojans.com by 4 p.m. 11:26 a.m. Commissioner Wright Waters Monday A playback of the teleconference will be Updated preliminary notes/stats posted on www.TroyTrojans.com available. Check the Sun Belt Conference Weekly release available for pick-up at weekly press luncheon web site (www.SunBeltSports.org) for Press luncheon at Country’s Bar-B-Q. Players will be available at 11:30 a.m. details. Coach Blakeney will be available at 12:30 p.m. Press conference transcript archived on www.TroyTrojans.com by 6 p.m. Weekly Satellite Uplink Post-practice report fi led by Troy Athletics Media Relations (when needed) **Part of Sun Belt Conference uplink Tuesday-Wednesday Day: Wednesdays Coach Blakeney and requested players available for post-practice interviews Time 2:15 to 2:45 p.m. CT Players may return phone calls to out-of-town media following practice Satellite: Galaxy 28 (C-band analog) Post-practice report fi led by Troy Athletics Media Relations (when needed). Transponder: C-19 (nineteen) Thursday-Friday Downlink Freq: 4080 mhz. Vertical Players and coaches off -limits until after conclusion of game. Audio: 6.2 - 6.8 Post-Game Procedures Trouble (225) 336-2268/2269 Following each game, Coach Blakeney will be made available to the media follow- ing the NCAA-mandated “cooling off ” period. Coach Blakeney will appear in the World Wide Web interview room fi rst, followed by Troy players and assistant coaches who have been Find information about the Troy football requested. At home, the Troy locker room is closed. Consult with Troy Athletics Me- team and other Troy athletics teams on dia Relations Director Ricky Hazel regarding access to the Troy locker room following the department’s offi cial Web site. Fans road games. can also listen to all Troy football, basket- ball and baseball games live through the Trojan Talk site: Listen to head coach Larry Blakeney’s weekly call-in show, “Trojan Talk,” every Tues- WWW.TROYTROJANS.COM day night on the Troy ISP Network. Blakeney is joined by host Barry McKnight to take calls and discuss the upcoming game. The show is aired locally on WTBF, 94.7 FM and will be available over the Troy/ISP Sports Network. The show can also be Troy Media Relations heard, and seen, via the world wide web at www.TroyTrojans.com. Director/FB Contact ....................Ricky Hazel Offi ce Phone: ..................(334) 670-3229 Troy Football Review Home Phone:..................(334) 670-6970 Join Troy head coach Larry Blakeney and host Barry McKnight each week as they Cell Phone: ......................(334) 372-7032 break down the previous game and preview next week’s contest. The show features e-mail: [email protected] game highlights, analysis from Coach Blakeney, as well as locker room interviews. Assistant Director ................... Travis Jarome Catch the 30-minute show on the following stations across the Southeast: Offi ce Phone: ..................(334) 670-5654 WRJM-67 (Troy) ...............................................Sunday, 10:30 pm Cell Phone: ......................(334) 372-7034 WTVY-4 (Dothan) ............................................Sunday, 11:00 pm e-mail: [email protected] WNCF-13 (Montgomery) .............................Sunday, 10:30 pm Staff Assistant ............................Jason Wright WOTM-19 (Birmingham) .............................Thursday, 8:00 pm Offi ce Phone: ..................(334) 670-5834 WFRZ 34 (Montgomery).................................... Friday, 9:00 pm Cell Phone: ......................(334) 797-6689 Sunshine Network ....................................Wednesday, 5:00 pm e-mail: [email protected] Media Relations FAX ............(334) 670-5665 Trojan Notebook ... Page 2 Blakeney Breakdown 2008 Troy University Football Category ................................................Record Overall Record .................................142-71-1 Head Coach Larry Blakeney As Division II School ......................... 15-7 z Is the all-time winningest coach in As Division I-AA School .............76-23-1 school history with a 142-71-1 record. As Division I-A School ....................50-42 With the 142 career wins, Blakeney has In Playoff s ................................................5-7 shattered the previous school record of At Home.......................................... 77-12-1 44, set by Billy Atkins in the late 1960s Away ....................................................61-59 and early 1970s. He is the 20th head Neutral .....................................................3-1 coach in school history. Day.................................................... 61-35-1 z This season is Blakeney’s 18th, the Night ...................................................81-36 longest tenure by a head coach at the When Scoring 35+ points ................... 52-1 school. When Scoring <20 points ................. 18-48 z Blakeney has guided the Trojans vs. Divison I-A teams ...........................42-45 to 11 winning seasons, including six On Television ......................................... 50-35 seasons with 10 or more wins. vs. AP Ranked Teams ..............................1-14 vs. AP Top 10 Teams ..................................0-8 z Blakeney’s success at Troy has come vs.