Sept. 5, 2009 • 9:36 p.m. CDT • ESPN GAME 1 at Washington Seattle, Wash. • Husky Stadium (72,500) #11/9 LSU (0-0, 0-0 SEC) LSU Opens Fifth Season Under Les Miles Against Washington LSU will travel the farthest its ever been - 2,550 miles - for a football game on Saturday when the Tigers open the 2009 SEPTEMBER season against Washington in Seattle. Kickoff for Tigers and Huskies is set for 9:36 p.m. CT from Husky Stadium. The game 5 at Washington (ESPN) 9:36 p.m. will be televised nationally by ESPN. The contest will mark only the second meeting between the two schools, and the first 12 * Vanderbilt (ESPNU) 6 p.m. since a 40-14 LSU win over the Huskies in Tiger Stadium in 1983. Its also the first time that the Tigers have played a game 19 UL-Lafayette (ESPNU) 6 p.m. on the West Coast since a 1984 contest against Southern Cal (LSU won 23-3). It’s also just the second time in school his- 26 * at Mississippi State TBA tory the Tigers have played a game in the Pacific Time Zone. LSU goes into the Washington game ranked No. 9 in the USA OCTOBER Today Coaches Poll and No. 11 in the AP Poll. LSU has been ranked in the preseason AP and Coaches Poll every year 3 * at Georgia TBA since 2001. The Washington contest also marks the first for the Tigers against a Pac-10 team since a 45-3 win over Arizona 10 * Florida TBA in Tiger Stadium in 2006. LSU last played at a Pac-10 opponent in 2005 when the Tigers were forced, due to Hurricane 24 * Auburn TBA Katrina, to travel to Tempe, Ariz., to face Arizona State. LSU used a fourth quarter rally to beat the Sun Devils, 35-31 in 31 Tulane 7 p.m. what was Les Miles' first game as the Tiger head coach. The Washington game represents the start of Miles' fifth season NOVEMBER as head coach at LSU. Miles' first four years at LSU was the best four-year stretch in school history with 42 wins (11 loss- 7 * at Alabama TBA es), four bowl victories, and a national title. The Tigers go into 2009 with an offense that will be led by sophomore QB 14 Louisiana Tech 7 p.m. Jordan Jefferson and a stable of running backs paced by senior Charles Scott, who rushed for 1,174 yards in 2008. As 21 * at Ole Miss TBA a group, LSU returns 92.7 percent (2,011 of 2,168 yards) of its rushing game from a year ago. The Tigers also return 88.4 28 * Arkansas TBA percent (2,314 of 2,617 yards) of its passing game from 2008. Brandon LaFell (63 rec., 929 yards, 8 TDs) and TE Richard DECEMBER Dickson (31-324-5) return as the Tigers' top two receivers. Defensively, coordinator John Chavis will make his debut 5 SEC Championship (CBS) 3 p.m. against Washington. Chavis has overhauled a Tiger defense that allowed 24.2 points and 325.5 yards per game in 2008. (Atlanta, Ga.) LSU returns its tackles leader (LB Harry Coleman - 71), sacks leader (DE Rahim Alem - 8) and interception leader (CBC All Times Central Chris Hawkins - 3) from a year ago. LSU also has new starters at both kicker (Josh Jasper) and punter (Derek Helton). Tigers Finish 2008 Season In Style With 38-3 Bowl Win Over Georgia Tech Washington (0-0, 0-0 Pac-10) LSU put a season worth of frustration behind it in the Chick-fil-A Bowl as the Tigers capped 2008 with a 38-3 thrashing of SEPTEMBER 14th-ranked Georgia Tech. The win ran LSU's record to 8-5 overall marking the ninth straight year in which the Tigers have 5 at LSU (ESPN) 9:36 p.m. won at least eight games - a school record. LSU also ended a season with a bowl victory for the fourth straight year. The 12 Idaho (FSN) 2:30 p.m. Tigers opened 2008 with four straight wins and climbed to as high as No. 3 in the nation before a loss to Florida in early 19 * USC (ABC) 2:30 p.m. October. Of LSU's five losses in 2008, one came to eventual national champion Florida; one came to then-No. 1 ranked 26 * at Stanford TBA Alabama in overtime and another came at the hands of top 10-ranked Georgia. LSU had top 25 wins over Auburn and OCTOBER Georgia Tech. Last year also saw the Tigers overcome the largest deficit in school history to win a game as LSU came back 3 at Notre Dame (NBC) 2:30 p.m. from being down 31-3 in the third quarter against Troy, to win 40-31. 10 * Arizona TBA 17 * at Arizona State (FSN) 9 p.m. LSU vs. Washington: The Facts 24 * Oregon TBA Date/Time: Saturday, Sept. 5 at 9:36 p.m. CT NOVEMBER Location: Seattle, Wash. (Husky Stadium - 72,500) 7 * at UCLA TBA Television: ESPN (live) -- cable ch. 35 and HD ch. 735 in Baton Rouge 14 * at Oregon State TBA Cox Sports Television (delay) - cable ch. 37 and HD ch. 737 in Baton Rouge 28 * Washington State TBA Radio: LSU Sports Radio Network - 98.1 FM in Baton Rouge Sirius Satellite Radio - ch. 219; XM Satellite Radio - ch. 200 DECEMBER Internet: Geaux Zone on www.LSUsports.net 5 * California (FSN) 5:30 p.m. The Series: LSU leads 1-0 All Times Central Series Notes: LSU and Washington meet for the second time with the Tigers hold a 1-0 advantage in the series … LSU won the only other meeting between the teams, 40-14, in Tiger Stadium in 1984 … It's the second time under Radio • LSU Sports Radio Network Miles that the Tigers have opened the season against a Pac-10 team … LSU beat Arizona State, 35-31, in Tempe to open the 2005 season … LSU is 12-3 all-time against the Pac-10 (4-0 vs. Oregon State, 3-0 vs. Arizona, 1-0 vs. Jim Hawthorne, play-by-play Arizona State, 1-0 vs. Washington, 2-1 vs. Oregon, 1-1 vs. Southern Cal, and 0-1 vs. Stanford) …LSU coach Les Doug Moreau, analyst Miles is 3-1 vs. the Pac-10, which includes a 2-0 mark at LSU. Miles has wins over Arizona and Arizona State while Jordy Hultberg, sideline at LSU and he was 1-1 vs. UCLA while the head coach at Oklahoma State. Television • ESPN LSU Washington Record 0-0 (0-0 SEC) (8-5 in 2008) Record 0-0 (0-0 Pac-10) (0-12 in 2008) Mark Jones, play-by-play Ranking No. 11 Associated Press Ranking NR Associated Press Bob Davie, analyst No. 9 USA Today/Coaches NR USA Today/Coaches Last Game Dec. 31 at Chick-fil-A Bowl in Atlanta Last Game Dec. 6 at Berkeley, Calif. def. #14 Georgia Tech, 38-3 lost to California, 48-7 Television • Cox Sports (delay) Coach Les Miles Coach Steve Sarkisian Lyn Rollins, play-by-play Career Record 70-32/ninth year Career Record 0-0/first year Greg Bowser, analyst LSU Record 42-11/fifth year UW Record 0-0/first year vs. Washington first meeting vs. LSU first meeting Jordy Hultberg, sideline LSU Sports Information Phone - 225.578.8226 P.O. Box 25095, Baton Rouge, LA 70894 Fax - 225.578.1861 1958, 2003 & 2007 National Champions • 1935, 1936, 1958, 1961, 1970, 1986, 1988, 2001, 2003 & 2007 SEC Champions Who to Contact LSU Media Services Sports Information Office (225) 578-8226 Les Miles Interview Opportunities Assoc. AD/Sports Information Director Michael Bonnette - [email protected] Monday Press Luncheon Associate Sports Information Director LSU coach Miles meets with the media each Monday of game week in the press conference room, which is Bill Martin - [email protected] located on the fifth floor of the LSU Athletic Administration Building. Lunch is served at 11:30 a.m. (CT) fol- lowed by comments from the Coach Miles at 12:15 p.m. (CT). Media members can park in Lot F on cam- LSUTelevision pus, which is located off of Nicholson Drive in front of the track stadium. A transcript of coach Miles’ open- Kevin Wagner - [email protected] ing statement and as well as the question and answer session can be found on the Internet at www.LSUsports.net/media. LSURadio Jim Hawthorne - [email protected] Listen To Les Miles’ Weekly Press Conference Members of the media can access the audio portion of Coach Miles’ Weekly Press Luncheon each Monday LSUSports on Twitter & Facebook starting at 12:10 p.m. CT at www.LSUsports.net/live. twitter.com/lsusports *Note: Coach Miles’ Press Luncheon the week of the Vanderbilt game will be held Tuesday, Sept. 8. twitter.com/lsucoachmiles twitter.com/lsumediaalerts SEC Teleconference facebook.com/lsusports The 12 SEC coaches are featured on a weekly teleconference each Wednesday at 10 a.m. (CT) during the regular season, beginning Aug. 26. Coach Miles speaks for 10 minutes starting at 10 a.m. Contact the LSU Sports Information Department to obtain the phone number to access the call. On the Internet www.LSUsports.net/media Wednesday Post Practice The Official Website of LSU Athletics is home to Coach Miles meets with the media immediately after practice on Wednesday’s during the regular-season at all the football information you need. Schedules, the LSU Indoor Football Facility. This interview takes place at approximately 6 p.m.