@LSUFootball NATIONAL CHAMPIONS 1958 • 2003 • 2007 2018 FOOTBALL SEC CHAMPIONS 1935 • 1936 • 1958 • 1961 GAME NOTES 1970 • 1986 • 1988 • 2001 • 2003 • 2007 • 2011 GAME Tiger Stadium vs Mississippi State Baton Rouge, La.La. 8 October 20, 2018 6 p.m. CT • ESPNPN BREAKDOWN 2018 SCHEDULE DATE OPPONENT TIME (CT) SERIES RECORD LSU Sept. 2 vs. Miami (ABC) W, 33-17. LSU leads 10-3 Record 6-1, 3-1 SEC Sept. 8 Southeastern Louisiana (ESPN2) W, 31-0 LSU leads 2-0 Ranking 5 Coaches/AP Sept. 15 at Auburn * (CBS) W, 22-21 LSU leads 30-22-1 Last Game Oct. 13 vs. Georgia Sept. 22 Louisiana Tech (ESPNU) W, 38-21 LSU leads 19-1 Won, 36-16 Sept. 29 Ole Miss * (Gold Game) (ESPN) W, 45-16 LSU leads 62-41-4 Head Coach Ed Orgeron Oct. 6 at Florida * (CBS) L, 19-27 Florida leads 33-29-3 Career Record 37-34 Oct. 13 Georgia * (Jerry Stovall Jersey Retirement) (CBS) W, 36-16 LSU leads 17-13-1 LSU Record 21-7 Oct. 20 Mississippi State * (Homecoming) (ESPN) 6 p.m. LSU leads 73-35-3 vs. Mississippi S 1-3 Nov. 3 Alabama * (LSU Salutes) TBA Alabama leads 52-25-5 LSU vs. MSU LSU leads 73-35-3 Nov. 10 at Arkansas * TBA LSU leads 39-22-2 Nov. 17 Rice (Senior Tribute) TBA LSU leads 37-13-5 Mississippi State Nov. 24 at Texas A&M * TBA LSU leads 33-20-3 Record 4-2, 1-2 SEC Dec. 1 SEC Championship (CBS) 3 p.m. LSU 4-1 record in Title Game Ranking 22 AP * - Denotes SEC Games | All dates & times are Central and Subject to Change Last Game Oct. 6 vs. Auburn NEXT UP Won, 23-9 Head Coach Jim Moorhead LSU (6-1, 3-1 SEC) returns to action on Saturday, LSU leads the SEC in redzone offense having hosting No. 22 Mississippi State (4-2, 1-2 SEC) at 6 p.m. converted on 31-of-33 opportunities (17 TDs/14 FGs). In Career Record 42-15 in Tiger Stadium for Homecoming. The game will be 15 games with Steve Ensminger as offensive coordinator, Record at MSU: 4-2 televised on ESPN. LSU is 55-of-60 in redzone opportunities (24-27 in 2016; LSU jumped back into the Top 5 this week following 31-33 in 2018). the win over No. 2 Georgia. The Tigers are ranked No. 5 in Joe Burrow is 6-1 as LSU’s starting quarterback and the both the AP Top 25 and the Coaches Poll. he joins Alan Risher (1982) as the only QBs in school Mississippi State represents the fifth Top 25 team history to have three wins over Top 10 teams in the same COACH LOCATIONS that LSU has faced this year. The Tigers are 3-1 against season. ranked opponents with all three wins coming over Top Five different running backs have rushed for 100 yards On The Field 10 teams. in a game since Coach O took over as head coach of the Ed Orgeron, Head Coach LSU has three wins over Top 10 teams during the Tigers. The list includes current Tigers Nick Brossette Dave Aranda, Defensive Coordinator regular season for only the third time in school history. and Clyde Edwards-Helaire. James Cregg, Offensive Line LSU also did it in 1982 and 2011. RB Nick Brossette ranks No. 5 in the SEC in rushing Dennis Johnson, Linebackers LSU has won 21 straight games played in Tiger with 640 yards (91.4 per game). Brossette is tied for the Mickey Joseph, Wide Receivers Stadium during the month of October, a streak that dates league lead in rushing TDs with 9. Greg McMahon, Special Teams back to 2009. LSU PK Cole Tracy ranks first among all active Corey Raymond, Defensive Backs With the win over Georgia, LSU improved to 7-0 under collegiate kickers with 85 career field goals. The Coach Orgeron in games following a loss. LSU hasn’t lost graduate transfers kicked 68 at DII Assumption College Tommie Robinson, Running Backs back-to-back games since dropping three straight in and now has 17 to his credit at LSU. Jerry Sullivan, Passing Game Coordinator November of 2015. All-America LB Devin White ranks No. 3 in the SEC in In The Press Box Ed Orgeron, who took over the Tigers four games into tackles (66) and tackles per game (9.4). Bill Busch, Safeties the 2016 season, is 21-7 as LSU’s head coach (6-2 in For the first time all year, LSU started the same Steve Ensminger, Offensive Coordinator, QBs 2016; 9-4 in 2017, 6-1 in 2018). Over his last 36 games combination on the offensive line in back-to-back games as a head coach, Orgeron has produced a 27-9 mark – a vs. Florida and Georgia. In 7 games, LSU has used 6 stretch the also includes a 6-2 record with Southern Cal different combinations on the offensive line and eight ON THE AIR in 2013. players have started at least one game on the offensive Coach O’s 21 wins in first 28 games, trails only Les line for the Tigers this year. Chris Blair, Play-By-Play Miles (24-4) and Bernie Moore (23-4-1) for most victories In 32 games with Dave Aranda as defensive Doug Moreau, Analyst in school history during that span. coordinator, LSU has held opponents to fewer than 100 Gordy Rush, Reporter LSU is 15-0 under Orgeron when the Tigers feature a rushing yards 13 times. LSU is 13-0 in those games. 100-yard rusher (6-0 in 2016, 5-0 in 2017, 4-0 in 2018. *Going back to 2001 when LSU’s football program won LSU’s six FBS opponents are a combined 30-11 overall its first SEC Championship since the 1980s, LSU has Dave Pash, Play-by-Play with LSU being responsible for five of played 210 of its 228 games ranked in the Top 25, which Greg McElroy, Analyst the 11 losses. includes 23 of 28 games under Orgeron. LSU is 16-7 as a Tom Luginbill, Reporter Top 25 team under Coach O. BY THE NUMBERS LSU MEDIA CENTRAL Media can access the current media guide, updated statistics and game notes all in one location at www.LSUsports.net/media. 11LSU hasn’t allowed a first 21LSU has won 21 straight games 19With the win over Georgia, LSU quarter TD in 11 consecutive played during the month of is now bowl-eligible for the 19th games dating back to last year. October in Tiger Stadium. LSU’s consecutive season, a stretch The last team to score a first last October home loss came that dates back to the 2000 quarter TD against the Tigers vs. No. 1 Florida in 2009. season. was Alabama in week 9 of 2017. @LSUFootball 1 2018 LSU FOOTBALL WEEK 8 VS MISSISSIPPI STATE Mississippi State Week 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY Orgeron Press Practice SEC Teleconference Practice Focus Friday Gameday Off Day Conference 4:50 p.m. - McClendon 10 a.m. Orgeron on call No Media Availability No Media Availability Mississippi St. vs. LSU No Media Availability 12:30 p.m. - Tiger Practice Facility (Open 6 p.m. CT to Media) Stadium Lawton Room Practice 6 p.m. - Coach ESPN 4:45 p.m. - McClendon Orgeron Post-Practice Player Interviews Practice Facility (Open Interview (Indoor 1 p.m. - Tiger Stadium to Media) Facility) Bowl Room Coach O Radio Show Practice 7 p.m. - TJ Ribs at 4:50 p.m. - McClendon Acadian Practice Facility (Open to Media) WHO TO CONTACT Communications Office • (225) 578-8226 LSU Media Services Michael Bonnette • Assoc. AD/Communications Coach Orgeron and Player Interview Requests | Ed Orgeron Interviews LSU Player Interviews E-mail: [email protected] Monday Press Luncheon: LSU players are available to the media during a Brandon Berrio • Asst. Communications Director LSU head coach Ed Orgeron meets with the typical game week on Monday at 1 p.m. in the Player Interview Requests |E-mail: [email protected] media each Monday of game week in the Lawton Room at Tiger Stadium and following Lawton Room at Tiger Stadium. Lunch is the game on Saturday. Lot Media members LSU Director of Digital Media served at 11:30 a.m. followed by comments can park in Lot 104 (formerly Lot F) on campus, Todd Politz - [email protected] from the Coach Orgeron at 12:30 p.m. CT. which is located off Nicholson Drive in front of Media members can park in Lot 104 (formerly the track stadium. Interview requests for the LSU Creative Services Lot F) on campus, which is located off Monday media opportunity should be made Jason Feirman - [email protected] (Logos) Nicholson Drive in front of the track stadium. at least 24 hours in advance and emailed to Chris Parent - [email protected] (Photos) A transcript of coach Orgeron’s opening Michael Bonnette ([email protected]) and statement as well as the question and answer Brandon Berrio ([email protected]). Members of Network Operations/SEC Network session can be found on the Internet at www. the media are not permitted to contact players Kevin Wagner - [email protected] LSUsports.net. on their cell phones under any circumstance. LSU Sports Productions David Landry - [email protected] Listen To Ed Orgeron’s Weekly LSU Video Newsfeed LSU will be distributing video interviews LSU Radio Press Conference and other highlights via FTP during the 2018 Chris Blair - [email protected] Members of the media can access the audio season.