@LSUFootball NATIONAL CHAMPIONS 1958 • 2003 • 2007 • 2019 SEC CHAMPIONS 2021 FOOTBALL 1935 • 1936 • 1958 • 1961 1970 • 1986 • 1988 • 2001 GAME NOTES 2003 • 2007 • 2011 • 2019 GAME Rose Bowl at UCLA Pasadena, Calif. 1 September 4, 2021 7:30 p.m. CT • FOX BREAKDOWN 2021 SCHEDULE DATE OPPONENT/TV TIME (CT) SERIES RECORD LSU Sept. 4 at UCLA (FOX) 7:30 p.m. First Meeting Record 0-0 Sept. 11 McNeese (SECN+/ESPN+) 7 p.m. LSU leads 1-0 Ranking 13 Coaches/16 AP Sept. 18 Central Michigan (SEC Network) 6:30 p.m. First Meeting Last Game Dec. 19 vs. Ole Miss Sept. 25 at Mississippi State* TBA LSU leads 75-36-3 W, 53-48 Oct. 2 Auburn* TBA LSU leads 31-23-1 Head Coach Ed Orgeron Oct. 9 at Kentucky* TBA LSU leads 40-16-1 Career Record 61-41 Oct. 16 Florida* TBA Florida leads 33-31-3 LSU Record 45-14 Oct. 23 at Ole Miss* TBA LSU leads 64-41-4 vs. UCLA 4-2 Nov. 6 at Alabama* TBA Alabama leads 54-26-5 LSU vs. UCLA First Meeting Nov. 13 Arkansas* TBA LSU leads 42-22-2 Nov. 20 ULM TBA LSU leads 3-0 UCLA Nov. 27 Texas A&M* TBA LSU leads 34-22-3 Record 1-0 Dec. 4 SEC Championship TBA LSU 5-1 in Title Game Ranking NR/NR * - Denotes SEC Games | All dates & times are Central and Subject to Change Last Game Aug. 28 vs. Hawaii. W, 31-24 NEXT UP Head Coach Chip Kelly Career Record 57-28 4 LSU (0-0) opens its fifth full season under head coach the 2020 season. He’s the son of Super Bowl champion Record at UCLA 11-21 (4th Season) Ed Orgeron on Saturday in Pasadena when the Tigers face QB Brad Johnson (Tampa Bay). UCLA (1-0) at the Rose Bowl. It will be the first meeting 4In six career games, Johnson has completed 88-of-150 between the teams on the gridiron and only LSU’s second passes for 1,069 yards, 8 TDs and only 1 interception. He game in the state of California. will be backed up by true freshman Garrett Nussmeier, 4Kickoff is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. CT and will be also the son of a former NFL QB (Doug Nussmeier – COACH LOCATIONS televised on FOX. current QB coach for Dallas Cowboys). 4UCLA makes the return trip to Tiger Stadium on Sept. 4LSU returns its top two rushers from a year ago in On The Field 21, 2024. juniors Ty Davis-Price (446 yards, 3 TDs in 2020) and John Ed Orgeron, Head Coach 4LSU enters the contest ranked No. 13 in the USA Emery (378 yards, 3 TDs in 2020). 4 Mickey Joseph, Wide Receivers/Asst. Head Coach Today Coaches poll and No. 16 in the AP poll. It’s the 21st LSU is 26-1 overall under Orgeron when having a 100- Blake Baker, Linebackers consecutive year LSU opens the season ranked in the Top yard rusher. 25, a streak that dates back to 2001. 4Sophomore Kayshon Boutte, who set the SEC record Brad Davis, Offensive Line 4LSU returns 18 starters (9 offense, 9 defense) from last with 308 yards on 14 catches in the season-finale against Bill Johnson, Defensive Line year’s team that posted a 5-5 mark, but closed the year Ole Miss, is LSU’s top returning receiver. He caught 45 Kevin Faulk, Running Backs with back-to-back wins over No. 6 Florida and Ole Miss. passes for 735 yards and 5 TDs a year ago. Greg McMahon, Special Teams 4LSU is 3-1 under Orgeron is season-openers and the 4Junior CB Derek Stingley Jr. and sophomore CB Eli Corey Raymond, Cornerbacks Tigers are 18-3 in season-openers dating back to 2000. Ricks have combined for 10 interceptions and they are 4The UCLA game will serve as LSU’s first true road considered the nation’s top duo at the position. Stingley season-opener since 2009 when the Tigers beat is a two-time first team All-America, while Ricks earned In The Press Box Washington, 31-23, in Seattle. third team All-America honors as a true freshman in 2020. Jake Peetz, Offensive Coordinator 4Orgeron is 45-14 in his 5-plus years as head coach of 4Senior LB Damone Clark is LSU’s top returning tackler DJ Mangas, Passing Game Coordinator the Tigers. for a year ago with 63. 4 Daronte Jones, Defensive Coordinator, Safeties Of Orgeron’s 45 wins with the Tigers, 33 have come Senior DE Ali Gaye ranked No. 6 in the SEC in tackles for by double-figures, 19 have come against teams ranked loss with 9.5 last year in what was his first season with in the Top 25 with 13 of those coming against Top 10 the Tigers. ON THE AIR opponents. Orgeron is 13-4 against Top 10 teams at LSU. 4PK Cade York, a second team All-America in 2020, is 4Orgeron will be coaching in a game played at the Rose 39-of-48 on field goals in his career, which includes a Bowl for the eighth time on Saturday. He’s 5-2 in games school-record 10 from at least 50 yards out. York kicked Chris Blair, Play-By-Play played at the Rose Bowl, all coming on the USC staff. an LSU record 57-yard field goal with 23 seconds to beat Jacob Hester, Analyst 4This will be LSU’s first contest in the Rose Bowl Florida in week 9 last year. Gordy Rush, Reporter and only the second game for the Tigers in the state 4Return specialist Trey Palmer is one of only eight of California. LSU beat Southern Cal, 23-3, at the LA players in school history to return both a punt and kickoff Coliseum in 1984. for a TD. Palmer returned a punt 54 yards for a TD against Joe Davis, Play-by-Play 4Sophomore QB Max Johnson – a left-hander – will Northwestern State in 2019 and last year, he returned a Matt Stinchcomb Analyst make his third start at the position on Saturday. Johnson kickoff 93 yards for a score against South Carolina. Cole Cubelic, Reporter is 2-0 as LSU’s starting QB, leading the Tigers to wins over No. 6 Florida and Ole Miss in the final two games of LSU Media Central Media can access the current media guide, BY THE NUMBERS updated statistics and game notes all in one location at www.LSUsports.net/media. WR Kayshon Boutte closed his true Career field goals of at least 50 Straight games LSU has had at least 3freshman season with 3 straight 10yards for junior Cade York. The 10 29one passing touchdown. 100-yard games, including an SEC 50-yard field goals are a school record 308 yards and 3 TDs on 14 record. receptions vs. Ole Miss. UCLA Week MONDAY30 TUESDAY31 WEDNESDAY1 THURSDAY2 FRIDAY3 SATURDAY4 SUNDAY5 Orgeron Press Player Interviews SEC Teleconference Coach Orgeron Post- Focus Friday Gameday Off Day Conference Noon -1 p.m.- Zoom 10 a.m. Orgeron on call Practice Interview No Media Availability LSU at UCLA No Media Availability 12:30 p.m. - Zoom 5:45 p.m. - Zoom 7:30 p.m. CT | FOX Coach O Radio Show 7 p.m. - TJ Ribs at Travel to Los Angeles Acadian 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 Conference: LSU players are available to the media during Brandon Berrio • Director of Digital & Creative Content LSU head coach Ed Orgeron meets with the a typical game week on Tuesday from noon-1 Player Interview Requests | E-mail: [email protected] media each Monday of game week over Zoom. p.m. over Zoom. Interview requests for the A transcript of Coach Orgeron’s opening Monday media opportunity should be made LSU Director of Creative Content statement as well as the question and answer at least 24 hours in advance and emailed to Emily Dixon - [email protected] session can be found on www.LSUsports. Michael Bonnette ([email protected]) and net. LSU will distribute the interview via FTP. Chelsey Chamberlain ([email protected]). LSU Digital Media Reporter A link to download the press conference will Members of the media are not permitted to Cody Worsham - [email protected] be emailed to members of the media each contact players on their cell phones under any Monday afternoon during the season. Email circumstance. LSU Director of Digital Media Michael Bonnette at [email protected] to be Todd Politz - [email protected] placed on the distribution list. LSU Video Newsfeed LSU Creative Services LSU will be distributing video interviews and Jason Feirman - [email protected] (Logos) other highlights via FTP during the 2020 Listen To Ed Orgeron’s Weekly Lindsey Thompson - [email protected] (Graphics) season. A link to download the newsfeed will Chris Parent - [email protected] (Photos) Press Conference be emailed to members of the media each Members of the media can access the audio Monday afternoon during the season. Email Network Operations/SEC Network portion of Coach Orgeron’s Weekly Press Michael Bonnette at [email protected] to be John Schiebe - [email protected] Luncheon each Monday starting at 12:30 p.m. placed on the distribution list. CT at www.LSUsports.net/live or over the radio in the Baton Rouge area on 104.5 FM.