T I G E R S C O A C H E S P R E V I E W R E V I E W R E C O R D S H O N O R S H I S T O R Y L S U M E D I A 2002 Opponents GAME 1 Virginia Tech HOKIES SEPT. 1, 2002 • LANE STADIUM • BLACKSBURG, VA. 2002 SCHEDULE SPORTS INFORMATION AUG. 25 Arkansas State SEPT. 1 LSU SEPT. 12 Marshall SEPT. 21 at Texas A&M SEPT. 28 at Western Michigan OCT. 10 at Boston College OCT. 19 Rutgers OCT. 26 Temple NOV. 2 Pittsburgh NOV. 9 at Syracuse NOV. 20 West Virginia NOV. 30 Virginia LOCATION: Blacksburg,Va. DEC. 7 at Miami FOUNDED: 1872 ENROLLMENT: 25,000 2001 RESULTS Dave Smith PRESIDENT: Dr. Charles Steger SEPT. 1 Connecticut W, 52-10 SPORTS INFORMATION DIRECTOR ATHLETICS DIRECTOR: Jim Weaver SEPT. 8 Western Michigan W, 31-0 CONFERENCE: Big East SEPT. 22 at Rutgers W, 50-0 OFFICE PHONE: 540-231-6726 NICKNAME: Hokies SEPT. 29 Central Florida W, 46-14 HOME PHONE: 540-951-8024 COLORS: Chicago Maroon and Burnt Orange OCT. 6 at West Virginia W, 35-0 E-MAIL: [email protected] STADIUM: Lane Stadium/Worsham Field OCT. 13 Boston College W, 34-20 ASSISTANT SID: Bryan Johnson CAPACITY: 65,115 OCT. 27 Syracuse L,22-14 HOME PHONE: 540-392-1994 E-MAIL: [email protected] COACHING STAFF NOV. 3 at Pittsburgh L,38-7 NOV. 10 at Temple W, 35-0 SID FAX: 540-231-6984 NOV. 17 at Virginia W, 31-17 SID MAILING ADDRESS: DEC. 1 Miami L,26-24 460 Jamerson Athletic Center Lee Suggs GATORBOWL Blacksburg,VA 24061 JAN. 1 Florida State L,30-17 WEBSITE: www.hokiesportsinfo.com TEAM INFORMATION 2001 RECORD: 8-4 CONFERENCE FINISH: 4-3 (T-3rd) 2001 FINAL RANKING: No.18 AP; No.18 ESPN/USA Today 2001 BOWL APPEARANCE: Gator Bowl,lost to Florida State,30-17 OFFENSIVE SYSTEM: Multiple DEFENSIVE SYSTEM: 4-3 LETTERMEN RETURNING: 44 Frank Beamer (19 Offense,19 Defense,6 Specialists) LETTERMEN LOST: 25 HEAD COACH (10 Offense,14 Defense,1 Specialist) STARTERS RETURNING: 13 ALMA MATER: Virginia Tech,1969 (6 Offense,5 Defense,2 Specialists) RECORD AT VT: 107-65-2 (15 years) STARTERS LOST: 11 CAREER RECORD: 149-88-4 (21 years) (5 Offense,6 Defense,0 Specialists) FOOTBALL PHONE: 540-231-6368 RETURNING OFFENSIVE STARTERS: SE Shawn WEEKLY PRESSCONFERENCE: Tuesday 1 p.m. Wilson,OT Anthony Davis,OG Jake ASSISTANT COACHES Grove,OG Luke Owens,QB Grant Noel, TB Kevin Jones,TB Lee Suggs Billy Hite (North Carolina,1974) RETURNING DEFENSIVE STARTERS: DE Nathaniel -ASSOCIATE HEAD COACH/RUNNING BACKS Adibi,DE Lamar Cobb, OLBMike Daniels, Bud Foster (Murray State,1981) CB Ronyell Whitaker, FS Willie Pile Lane Stadium/Worsham Field -DEFENSIVE COORDINATOR/INSIDE LINEBACKERS Bryan Stinespring (James Madison,1986) LSU’S CAREER STATS vs. VIRGINIATECH -OFFENSIVE COORDINATOR/OFFENSIVE LINE SERIES INFORMATION First Meeting Jim Cavanaugh (William & Mary, 1974) SERIES RECORD: First Meeting -RECRUITING COORDINATOR/STRONG SAFETIES Tony Ball (UT-Chattanooga,1983) -RECEIVERS Danny Pearman (Clemson,1989) -OFFENSIVE TACKLES/TIGHT ENDS Kevin Rogers (William & Mary, 1974) -QUARTERBACKS Lorenzo Ward (Cincinnati,1977) -DEFENSIVE BACKS Charley Wiles (Murray State,1987) -DEFENSIVE LINE 1 3 0 2002 LSU FOOTBALL MEDIA GUIDE T I G E R S C O A C H E S P R E V I E W R E V I E W R E C O R D S H O N O R S H I S T O R Y L S U M E D I A GAME 2 The Citadel BULLDOGS SEPT. 7, 2002 • TIGER STADIUM • BATON ROUGE, LA. 2002 SCHEDULE SPORTS INFORMATION SEPT. 7 at LSU SEPT. 14 Delaware SEPT. 21 Western Carolina SEPT. 28 at Appalachian State OCT. 5 at Wyoming OCT. 12 East Tennessee State OCT. 19 at Furman OCT. 26 Georgia Southern NOV. 2 at Wofford NOV. 9 Chattanooga NOV. 16 VMI (Charlotte) LOCATION: Charleston,SC 2001 RESULTS FOUNDED: 1842 SEPT. 1 at Georgia Tech L,35-7 ENROLLMENT: 1,800 SEPT. 22 Appalachian St. L,9-6 Mike Hayden PRESIDENT: Maj.Gen. John S. Grinalds SEPT. 29 S. Carolina St. W, 31-8 MEDIA RELATIONS DIRECTOR ATHLETICS DIRECTOR: Les Robinson OCT. 4 at E. Tenn.St. L,23-21 CONFERENCE: Southern OCT. 13 Furman L,30-7 OFFICE PHONE: 843-953-5120 NICKNAME: Bulldogs OCT. 20 at Ga.Southern L,14-6 E-MAIL: [email protected] COLORS: Citadel Blue and White OCT. 27 Wofford L,13-0 HOME PHONE: 843-853-3661 STADIUM: Johnson Hagood NOV. 2 at Chattanooga W, 20-17 (OT) ASST. SID: Daryl Grove CAPACITY: 21,000 NOV. 9 VMI W, 49-7 SID FAX: 843-953-5058 NOV. 17 at W. Carolina L,28-25 SID MAILING ADDRESS: COACHING STAFF The Citadel SID Office 171 Moultrie St. Charleston,SC 29409 Nate Mahoney WEBSITE: www.citadelsports.com TEAM INFORMATION 2001 RECORD: 3-7 CONFERENCE FINISH: 2-6 (8th) 2001 FINAL RANKING: Not Ranking 2001 BOWL APPEARANCE: None OFFENSIVE SYSTEM: Multiple Pro-Style DEFENSIVE SYSTEM: 3-5 LETTERMEN RETURNING: 47 (17 Offense,23 Defense,2 Specialists) LETTERMEN LOST: 33 Ellis Johnson (13 Offense,9 Defense,2 Specialists) HEAD COACH STARTERS RETURNING: 18 (8 Offense, 6 Defense,3 Specialists) ALMA MATER: The Citadel,1975 STARTERS LOST: 8 RECORD AT THE CITADEL: 3-7 (1 year) (2 Offense,5 Defense,1 Specialist) CAREER RECORD: 8-13 (2 years) RETURNING OFFENSIVE STARTERS: OT Chad FOOTBALL PHONE: 843-953-5123 Boozer, QB Joe Call,QB Mazzie WEEKLY PRESSCONFERENCE: Mon.,11:30 a.m. Drummond,WR Scooter Johnson,WR Matt Healy, RB Nate Mahoney, OL Jared ASSISTANT COACHES Perdue,TE Chris Franklin Mark Fleetwood (South Carolina,1983) RETURNING DEFENSIVE STARTERS: DE Alonzo -ASST. HEAD COACH/QUARTERBACKS Bethea,DE Larry Schrieber, FS Kevin Les Herren (Western Carolina,1971) Corley, CB Dru’Knight,LB T.J. Rose,LB Johnson Hagood Stadium -DEFENSIVE COORDINATOR Lamar Sales Jeff Fela (SW Kansas,1975) LSU’S CAREER STATS vs. THE CITADEL -OFFENSIVE COORDINATOR Ahren Self (The Citadel,1995) SERIES INFORMATION First Meeting -LINEBACKERS SERIES RECORD: First Meeting Roberto Pinilla (West Georgia,1997) -DEFENSIVE LINE Brian Fues (The Citadel,1999) -RECEIVERS Danny Lewis (South Carolina,1995) -RUNNING BACKS Maurice Drayton (The Citadel,1998) -DEFENSIVE BACKS Ken Kellahan (The Citadel,1999) -OFFENSIVE ASSISTANT Joe Whitt (Auburn,2001) -TIGHT ENDS 2002 LSU FOOTBALL MEDIA GUIDE 1 3 1 T I G E R S C O A C H E S P R E V I E W R E V I E W R E C O R D S H O N O R S H I S T O R Y L S U M E D I A 2002 Opponents GAME 3 Miami (Ohio) REDHAWKS SEPT. 14, 2002 • TIGER STADIUM • BATON ROUGE, LA. 2002 SCHEDULE SPORTS INFORMATION SEPT. 1 at North Carolina SEPT. 7 Iowa SEPT. 14 atLSU SEPT. 21 Kent State SEPT. 28 at Akron OCT. 5 at Cincinnati OCT. 12 Northen Ilinois OCT. 19 at Buffalo OCT. 26 at Toledo NOV. 2 Ohio NOV. 12 at Marshall NOV. 23 Central Florida LOCATION: Oxford,Ohio FOUNDED: 1809 2001 RESULTS ENROLLMENT: 14,500 SEPT. 1 at Michigan L,31-13 Mike Harris PRESIDENT: James Garland SEPT. 8 at Iowa L,44-19 SPORTS INFORMATION DIRECTOR ATHLETICS DIRECTOR: Joel Maturi SEPT. 22 Cincinnati W, 21-14 CONFERENCE: Mid-American SEPT. 29 at Ball State W, 28-20 OFFICE PHONE: 513-529-4327 NICKNAME: Redhawks OCT. 6 Buffalo W, 31-14 HOME PHONE: 513-523-3434 COLORS: Red and White OCT. 13 Akron W, 30-27 E-MAIL: [email protected] STADIUM: Yager Stadium OCT. 27 Western Michigan W, 25-11 ASSISTANT SID: Angie Renniger CAPACITY: 30,012 NOV. 3 at Bowling Green W, 24-21 HOME PHONE: 513-523-6633 E-MAIL: [email protected] COACHING STAFF NOV. 10 Marshall L,27-21 NOV. 17 at Hawaii L,52-51 SID FAX: 513-529-6729 NOV. 24 at Kent State L,24-21 SID MAILING ADDRESS: 230 Millet Hall Terrell Jones Oxford,OH 45056 WEBSITE: www.muredhawks.com TEAM INFORMATION 2001 RECORD: 7-5 CONFERENCE FINISH: 6-2 (2nd East) 2001 FINAL RANKING: Not Ranked 2001 BOWL APPEARANCE: None OFFENSIVE SYSTEM: Multiple DEFENSIVE SYSTEM: 4-3 LETTERMEN RETURNING: 36 (17 Offense,17 Defense,2 Specialists) LETTERMEN LOST: 23 (10 Offense,12 Defense,1 Specialist) STARTERS RETURNING: 16 Ter r y Hoeppner (6 Offense,6 Defense,4 Specialists) HEAD COACH STARTERS LOST: 10 (5 Offense,5 Defense,0 Specialists) ALMA MATER: Ohio,1994 RETURNING OFFENSIVE STARTERS: WR Jason RECORD AT MIAMI (OHIO): 20-14 (4 years) Branch,OL Ben Herrell,QB Ben CAREER RECORD: Same Roethlisberger, OL Frank Smith,WR Eddie FOOTBALL PHONE: 513-529-3319 Tillitz WEEKLY PRESSCONFERENCE: Mon.11:30 a.m. RETURNING DEFENSIVE STARTERS: CB Milt Bowen,OLB Nathan Clayton,MLB Terrell ASSISTANT COACHES Jones,SS Matt Pusateri,OLB Matt Brian George (Ohio,1994) Robillard,DL Phil Smith,DL Phil Terry -DEFENSIVE LINE Yager Stadium Bobby Johnson (Miami (Fla.),1995) SERIES INFORMATION -TIGHT ENDS LSU’S CAREER STATS vs. MIAMI (OHIO) SERIES RECORD: Tied 1-1 Taver Johnson (Wittenberg,1994) AT BATON ROUGE: Tied 1-1 First Meeting for current LSU players -LINEBACKERS AT OXFORD: N/A Shane Montgomery (N.C. State,1990) GAMES DECIDED BY 3 POINTS OR LESS: -OFFENSIVE COORDINATOR None Joe Palcic (Miami (Ohio),1998) GAMES DECIDED BY 7 POINTS OR LESS: -DEFENSIVE BACKS None John Peterson (Ohio State,1991) LAST 10 GAMES: Tied 1-1 -OFFENSIVE LINE Brian Von Bergen (Illinois,1992) -RECEIVERS/RECRUITING COORDINATOR Jim Wachenheim (North Central,1978) -ASST.