• 1958 & 2003 National Champions • 1935, 1936, 1958, 1961, 1970, 1986, 1988, 2001 & 2003 SEC Champions • LSU Tigers at Mississippi State Oct. 1, 2005 • 1:30 p.m. CDT Starkville, Miss. • Davis Wade Stadium at Scott Field (55,082) THE LESWEEK MILES ERA 3 BEGINS • 2005 LSU FOOTBALL GAME NOTES NATIONAL CHAMPIONS #4 LSU (1-1, 0-1 SEC) Tigers to Play Second Game is Six Days on Saturday at Mississippi State LSU will play its second game in six days on Saturday as the fourth-ranked Tigers travel to Starkville to face SEPTEMBER Mississippi State at 1:30 p.m. The game will be televised on TigerVision, LSU's in-house pay-per-view network. The 10 at #15 Arizona State (ESPN) W, 35-31 Tigers will bring a 1-1 overall mark and a 0-1 league record into the Mississippi State contest, while the Bulldogs 26 * #10/11 Tennessee (ESPN2) L, 30-27 OT are 2-2 overall and 0-2 in conference action. The State contest will mark the end of a busy week for the Tigers, one OCTOBER that saw LSU open with a 30-27 loss against 10th-ranked Tennessee on Monday in Tiger Stadium. LSU's two- 1 * at Mississippi State (TigerVision) 1:30 p.m. games in a six-day span marks the first time LSU has played twice in the same week since 1973 when the Tigers 8 * at Vanderbilt (ESPN2) 6 p.m. beat Mississippi State, 26-7, on Nov. 17 followed by a 21-7 loss to Alabama on Nov. 22 (Thanksgiving night). Both 15 * Florida TBA of those games were played in Tiger Stadium. LSU has dominated the Mississippi State series in recent years, win- 22 * Auburn TBA ning five straight and 12 of the past 13 against the Bulldogs. Last year, the Tigers posted a 51-0 win over MSU in 29 * North Texas 7 p.m. Tiger Stadium. Since 2000, LSU has outscored State, 210-57. The Tigers are averaging 31 points per game with NOVEMBER RB Joseph Addai ranking second in the SEC with 96.5 yards rushing per contest. Defensively, LSU is limiting oppo- nents to 84.5 yards per contest (third in the SEC). LSU's special teams rank among the best in the league as the 5 Appalachian State (HC) 7 p.m. Tigers are first in the SEC four categories - punt returns (21.7), net punting (40.5), kickoff coverage, and field goals. 12 * at Alabama TBA 19 * at Ole Miss TBA Tigers Fall to Tennessee in Overtime, 30-27 25 * Arkansas (CBS) 1:30 p.m. Tennessee rallied from a 21-0 halftime deficit to post a 30-27 overtime win over LSU in a rare Monday night game in Tiger Stadium. The Tennessee contest served as the home-opener for the Tigers as scheduled home games against North Texas (postponed until Oct. 29) and Arizona State (moved to Tempe) were changed due to Hurricane Katrina. LSU wasted little in jumping on the Vols as Joseph Addai raced 19-yards for a score on the Tigers' first play from scrimmage early in the first quarter. Addai's TD was setup following a UT fumble at the LSU 19-yard line. Mississippi State (2-2, 0-2 SEC) From there, the Tigers stretched their lead to as much as 21-0 when Kenneth Hollis returned an Erik Ainge pass SEPTEMBER three yards for a TD late in the second quarter. The momentum shifted to Tennessee in the second half, as the Vols 3 Murray State W, 38-6 scored 17 fourth quarter points, including a 28-yard field goal with just over two minutes left in the contest to force overtime. In overtime, LSU's Colt David connected on a 31-yard field goal to give the Tigers a 27-24 following their 10 * at Auburn (JP) L, 28-0 possession. However, UT clinched the victory on its possession when Gerald Riggs scored on a 1-yard run for the 17 at Tulane (Shreveport, La.) W, 21-14 Vols. Addai led the Tigers with 84 yards rushing and 1 TD, while QB JaMarcus Russell completed 14 of 28 pass- 24 * #6 Georgia L, 23-10 es for 158 yards. OCTOBER 1 * #4 LSU 1:30 p.m. LSU at Mississippi State: The Facts 8 * at Florida 12:30 p.m. 22 Houston 1:30 p.m. Date/Time: Saturday, Oct. 1 at 1:30 p.m. CDT Location: Starkville, Miss. (Davis Wade Stadium - 55,082) 29 * at Kentucky TBA Television: TigerVision (live) - Pay-per-view NOVEMBER Cox Sports Television (tape delay) - cable ch. 37 in Baton Rouge 5 * Alabama TBA Radio: LSU Sports Radio Network - 98.1 FM in Baton Rouge 19 * at Arkansas (Little Rock, Ark.) TBA Sirius Satellite Radio - 146 (Mississippi State broadcast) 26 * Ole Miss TBA The Series: LSU leads 62-33-3 The Series LSU and Mississippi State meet for the 99th time on Saturday with the Tigers holding a 62-33-3 advantage in the series that dates back to 1896 … LSU has faced Mississippi State more than any other school … LSU's 65 wins over Tulane Radio • LSU Sports Radio Network stands as the only opponent the Tigers have beaten more times … LSU has won five straight and 12 of the past 13 against the Bulldogs, including a 51-0 win a year ago in Baton Rouge … In its last trip to Starkville in 2003, LSU post- Jim Hawthorne, play-by-play ed a 41-6 victory over the Bulldogs … Since 2000, LSU has outscored MSU, 210-57 … MSU's last win over LSU came Doug Moreau, analyst in 1999 by a 17-16 count in Starkville … LSU is 9-6-2 vs. MSU all-time in Starkville … LSU coach Les Miles will meet Jordy Hultberg, sideline Mississippi State for the first time. Television • TigerVision LSU Mississippi State Doug Greengard, play-by-play Record 1-1 (0-1 SEC) Record 2-2 (0-2 SEC) Rene Nadeau, analyst Ranking No. 4 Associated Press Ranking NR Associated Press No. 4 USA Today/Coaches NR USA Today/Coaches Last Game Sept. 26 at Baton Rouge, La. Last Game Sept. 24 at Starkville, Miss. Television • Cox Sports (delay) lost to #10/11 Tennessee, 30-27 OT lost to #6 Georgia, 23-10 Lyn Rollins, play-by-play Coach Les Miles Coach Sylvester Croom Greg Bowser, analyst Career Record 29-22/fifth year Career Record 5-10/second year Jordy Hultberg, sideline LSU Record 1-1/first year MSU Record 5-10/second year vs. MSU first meeting vs. LSU 0-1 LSU Sports Information Phone - 225.578.8226 P.O. Box 25095, Baton Rouge, LA 70894 Fax - 225.578.1861 Who to Contact Media Services Sports Information Office (225) 578-8226 Asst. AD/Sports Information Director Les Miles Interview Opportunities Michael Bonnette - [email protected] Monday Press Luncheon Associate Sports Information Director Each Monday at 11:30 a.m. in the Press Conference Room, which is located on the fifth floor of the LSU Brian Miller - [email protected] Athletic Administration Building. Coach Miles meets with the media at noon. Luncheons are weekly begin- ning Monday, August 29 through Monday, November 21with the exception of the open date weeks (Sept. LSU Television 12 and Oct. 24) A transcript of coach Miles’ opening statement and as well as a portion of the question (225) 578-1797 and answer session can be found on the internet at www.LSUsports.net. There is also a listen-only number Asst. AD/Television for media only as part of Coach Miles’ Weekly Press Luncheon. 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Schedules, the field at the Charles McClendon Practice Facility. results, rosters, bios, statistics and game notes can be found and are always up to date. The Sunday Briefing GAMEDAY section, updated daily, has all rele- Coach Miles will field questions via conference call from the media at 4:30 p.m. each Sunday following LSU vant info for the upcoming game. football games. Contact Michael Bonnette in the SID Office for call-in number. http://media.lsusports.net LSU Player Interview Opportunities Media can now access images for all LSU athlet- Following the Press Luncheon ic teams, including action shots, heads shots, LSU players will be made available immediately following head coach Les Miles’ Press Luncheon each logos, etc. To gain access to the high-resolution Monday afternoon. Requests must be made on (or prior to) the Sunday following the game. Contact pictures, email Michael Bonnette. 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