Middle Tennessee vs LSU - Sept. 15, 2007 2007 Middle Tennessee Football Game Notes Game 3 BLUE RAIDER GAMEDAY Middle Tennessee Kickoff : 7:00 PM CST This Week’s Middle Tennessee at LSU vs Stadium: Tiger Stadium (92,400) Oklahoma State at Troy (9/14) #2 LSU Location: Baton Rouge, LA SBC Games SMU at Arkansas State September 15 Tiger Stadium Radio: 106.7 The Fan, WGNS 1450 AM, 89.5 FM Minnesota at FAU (Charlie McAlexander, pbp/Chip Walters, color) FIU at Miami, FL McNeese State at ULL TV: ESPN GamePlan ULM at Texas A&M Internet: GoBlueRaiders.com Middle Tennessee LSU Quick Hitters: LSU is the highest ranked op- Middle Tennessee ... In the fi rst two games of the Record: 0-2/0-1 SBC Record: 2-0/0-0 SEC ponent the Blue Raiders have faced in the FBS era season, Middle Tennessee has had 16 players make and will be the sixth top 10 foe since 2000 ... DE their college football playing debut ... DB Alex Rick Stockstill Les Miles Erik Walden needs fi ve more sacks to become Suber led the Blue Raiders with 83 snaps played at Head Coach/2nd Year Head Coach/3rd Year the all-time leader in the Sun Belt Conference ... Louisville (67 on defense and 16 on special teams) Desmond Gee has scored at least one touchdown ... MT has seven plays this year for 30 or more yards MT Record: 7-8 LSU Record: 24-4 vs LSU: 0-0 vs MT: 0-0 in seven of his last nine games ... The Blue Raiders and three that have gone for 50 or more ... Rick SBC Record: 6-2 SEC Record: 13-3 are the only team in the country to face two top Stockstill is 2-0 in the state of Louisiana ... This Career Record: 7-8 Career Record: 52-25 10 teams in the fi rst three weeks of the season (#8 will be the 17th game against the SEC since MT Louisville, #2 LSU) ... OT Franklin Dunbar has elevated to the FBS in 1999 and the Blue Raiders The Series: LSU leads 1-0 started a team-best 20 consecutive games entering have a mark of 3-13 in those contests. the LSU contest ... DE Tavares Jones needs one Saturday’s football game between Middle Tennessee and LSU will be the second meeting between the two more sack to move into the top 10 all-time at schools. The series, which began in 2001, is led by the Tigers 1-0. The defending SEC champs defeated the Blue Raiders in Baton Rouge in 2001, 30-14. The Blue GoBlueRaiders.com Raiders trailed just 13-7 after the fi rst quarter, the allowed two touchdowns in the second period to fall behind 27-7 at halftime. MT held the Tigers to just a 2007 BLUE RAIDER SCHEDULE & RESULTS fi eld goal in the second half and and added a fourth Date Opponent (Coaches Rank) TV Time/Result Series Standing quarter touchdown from Dwone Hicks. Hicks fi nished Sept. 1 at Florida Atlantic None L, 27-14 FAU leads 3-2 the game with 116 yards rushing. Sept. 6 at Louisville (#8) ESPN2 L, 58-42 UL, 2-0 Sept. 15 at LSU (#2) PPV 7 PM LSU, 1-0 Last Meeting Sept. 20 Western Kentucky ESPN Regional 6 PM MT, 29-27-1 Year W/L Score Site 2001 L 30-14 A Sept. 29 Florida International None 6 PM Tied, 1-1 Oct. 6 Virginia CSS 6 PM First Meeting Top MT Performances against LSU Oct. 13 at Memphis None 7 PM MT, 12-7-1 Rushing: Dwone Hicks (116 yards) (2001) Oct. 20 Arkansas State None 2:30 PM MT, 7-1 Passing: Wes Counts (21-29-0-171) (2001) Oct. 27 at North Texas None 6 PM UNT, 5-1 Receiving: Tyrone Calico (5-51) (2001) Nov. 3 at Louisiana-Monroe None 6 PM MT, 5-2 Nov. 10 Louisiana-Lafayette None 2:30 PM Tied, 4-4 Nov. 20 at Troy ESPN2 6 PM MT, 11-3 Dec. 22 New Orleans Bowl ESPN2 7 PM Middle Tennessee Media Relations Phone: 615-898-2968 MTSU Box 20, Murfreesboro, TN 37132 GoBlueRaiders.com Fax: 615-898-5626 Middle Tennessee vs LSU - Sept. 15, 2007 MEDIA INFO GGameame 1 vvss LLSUSU MMondayonday TTuesdayuesday WWednesdayednesday TThursdayhursday FFridayriday SSaturdayaturday SSundayunday FOOTBALL INFORMATION SBC Teleconference Media Luncheon Practice Practice Travel Day Gameday Stockstill TV Show Mark Owens 11:02 AM - Rick Stockstill 12:30 PM - Lunch Requested players available No player interviews No player interviews MT vs LSU (7 PM CST) Taping (W) 615/898-5057 (H) 615/631-9520 12:45 - Coach Stockstill following practice available available Tiger Stadium Practice 1:00 - Players FAX 615/898-5626 (C) 615/631-9520 Requested players available SBC Satellite Feed Postgame Interviews Floyd Press Box: 615/898-2312 following practice Practice 2:30 PM CST Coach Stockstill and Requested players available requested players E-Mail: [email protected] Stockstill TV Show following practice Stockstill Radio Show 7:30 PM on CSN 49 7-8 PM/Bluesboro Rest. MEDIA SCHEDULE FACING THE BEST Byron McLeod, and Emmanuel Perez. After two games, MT AVAILABILITY OVERVIEW Saturday’s game against LSU will be the 28th game has seen 15 diff erent players make their college playing Head Coach Rick Stockstill by the Blue Raiders against a team from either the ACC, debut. Monday, 11:02-11:07 AM Big East, SEC, Big 10, Big 12 or PAC-10 since joining the Tuesday, 12:30 PM - 1:15 PM FBS (I-A) in 1999. The Blue Raiders face three teams from BLUE RAIDERS IN SBC Following each day’s practice those leagues in 2007 and have tallied at least three games Middle Tennessee has an overall mark of 24-18 in Postgame on Saturdays against those conferences each year since 1999 except for Sun Belt action all-time, including a 14-7 mark at home and 2004 when they had just one contest. a 10-11 record on the road. The 24 league wins rank as the Blue Raider Assistant Coaches second most in league history behind North Texas’ 29. Following each day’s practice MT VS RANKED TEAMS Postgame on Saturdays Since joining the FBS ranks in 1999, the Blue Raid- DEMANDING EARLY SCHEDULE ers have faced 12 teams ranked in the nation’s Top 25. LSU Middle Tennessee’s start to the 2007 season can best Blue Raider Players enters Saturday’s game ranked No. 2 nationally. Middle be described as hectic when you consider the Blue Raiders Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday following Tennessee is 0-12 in those games with losses to No. 19 will play one-fourth of their schedule in the fi rst 20 days each practice Arizona (1999), No. 21 Illinois (2000), No. 8 Florida (2000), of the campaign. After opening against conference foe FAU No contact on Thursday & Friday of No. 20 Mississippi State (2000), No. 4 Tennessee (2002), No. Saturday games and no contact on Tuesday on Sept. 1, MT came back just fi ve days later to take on No. after press conference and Wednesday on 8 Georgia (2003), No. 23 Missouri in overtime (2003), No. 8 Louisville before preparing for No. 2 ranked LSU tonight. Thursday games 22 Florida (2004), No. 24 Alabama (2005), No. 16 Oklahoma Five days after the LSU contest, the Blue Raiders will open Postgame (2006), No. 8 Louisville (2006), and No. 8 Louisville (2007). their home season on Sept. 20 against Western Kentucky. The highest rated foe the Blue Raiders have ever faced was The Blue Raiders are the only team in the country to face FOLLOWING EACH GAME Florida State in 1991 when the Seminoles were ranked No. two top 10 teams in the season’s fi rst three weeks. Upon the conclusion of each Blue Raider 1. football game, cumulative season stats, that MCNAIR SETS RECORD particular game’s boxscore, notes and quotes YOUTH IS SERVED DeMarco McNair’s 78-yard touchdown reception will be available on GoBlueRaiders.com. In the season opener, Middle Tennessee had 14 play- from Joe Craddock on Middle Tennessee’s fi rst possession ers compete in their fi rst collegiate football game with 12 against Louisville went down as the longest ever by a run- MONDAYS being true or redshirt freshmen. The Blue Raiders also had ning back for the Blue Raiders. It also matched the sixth Updated MT game notes and stats are a total of three players make their fi rst collegiate start. In longest catch in school history with Robert Alford’s 78-yard available by 10 AM. To be included on the last week’s game against Louisville, MT added to that total e-mail list (PDF version), please e-mail Mark reception against Austin Peay on Oct. 26, 1985. Owens at the above address. as three players made their debut including Antwan Davis, A weekly press conference is scheduled for 12:30 PM at the Kennon Sports Hall of Fame MMiddleiddle TennesseeTennessee vsvs LSULSU 22007007 TeamTeam ComparisonComparison building on campus. Two to three players and MIDDLE TENNESSEE LSU Coach Stockstill will be made available with TEAM STATISTICS MT OPP TEAM STATISTICS LSU OPP Stockstill opening with general comments. Points/Game 28.0 42.05 Points/Game 46.5 3.5 Coach Rick Stockstill will be available on First Downs/Game 17.5 27.5 First Downs/Game 26.5 10.0 Rushing/Game 141.5 272.0 Rushing/Game 247.5 40.5 NCAA TEAM RANKINGS the weekly Sun Belt Conference call from Passing/Game 244.5 298.0 Passing/Game 225.0 107.0 CATEGORY MT LSU 11:02 AM to 11:07 AM.