#LSU NATIONAL CHAMPIONS @LSUfball 1958 • 2003 • 2007 @LSUCoachMiles SEC CHAMPIONS /LSUfootball LSU 1935 • 1936 • 1958 • 1961 • 1970 @LSUfootball 1986 • 1988 • 2001 • 2003 • 2007 • 2011 GAME South Carolina BREAKDOWN October 10, 2015 2:36 p.m. CT • ESPN LSU South Carolina 5 Baton Rouge, La. Record 4-0, 2-0 SEC Record 2-3, 0-3 SEC Tiger Stadium (102,321) Ranking 7 AP / 5 Amway Coaches Ranking NR AP / NR Amway Coaches Last Game Oct. 3 vs. Eastern Michigan Last Game Oct. 3 at Missouri 2015 SCHEDULES Won, 44-22 Lost, 24-10 Head Coach Les Miles Head Coach Steve Spurrier #7/5 LSU (4-0, 2-0 SEC) Career Record 135-50/15th year Career Record 228-88-2/26th year DATE LSU RANK OPPONENT TV RESULT/TIME LSU Record 107-29/11th year USC Record 86-48/11th year SEPTEMBER (3-0) Miles vs. USC 3-0 vs. LSU 11-4 (0-3 at USC) 5 #14/13 McNeese State SECN-Alt No contest vs. Spurrier 3-0 vs. Miles 0-3 12 #14/15 at #25 Mississippi State * ESPN W, 21-19 LSU vs. USC 17-2-1 19 #13/14 #18/15 Auburn * CBS W, 45-21 26 #8/9 at Syracuse ESPN W, 34-24 OCTOBER (1-0) NEXT UP 3 #9/8 Eastern Michigan ESPNU W, 44-22 10 #7/5 South Carolina * ESPN 2:36 p.m. CT LSU Set to Play “Visitor” Role in Tiger Stadium vs. South Carolina 17 Florida * ESPN 6 p.m. CT Because of the tragic flooding in South Carolina, Saturday’s game has moved to Tiger Stadium where LSU will serve as the 24 Western Kentucky TBA TBA “visitor” in the 2:36 p.m. CT kickoff between the Tigers (No. 5 Amway Coaches poll, No. 7 AP poll) and South Carolina. The NOVEMBER game will be televised on ESPN. Three weeks ago, the Tigers beat Auburn, 45-21, in Tiger Stadium, in a game that carried a 7 at Alabama * TBA TBA 2:30 p.m. CT start. LSU brings a 4-0 overall mark and a 2-0 SEC record into the contest. The Tigers are coming off a 44-22 14 Arkansas * TBA TBA win over Eastern Michigan on Saturday and join Texas A&M and Florida as the only remaining undefeated teams in the 21 at Ole Miss * TBA TBA SEC. South Carolina dropped to 2-3 overall and 0-3 in league play with its 24-10 loss at Missouri on Saturday. This week’s 28 Texas A&M * TBA TBA game will be the first meeting between LSU and South Carolina since 2012 when the Tigers won 23-21 in Tiger Stadium. DECEMBER LSU’s last trip to Columbia came in 2008 when the Tigers used a fourth quarter comeback to win, 24-17. LSU head coach 5 SEC Championship Game CBS 3 p.m. Les Miles brings a 107-29 mark with the Tigers into the game, making him the second-winningest coach in school history. Atlanta, Ga. Overall, Miles is 135-49 in his 15 seasons as a head coach (11 at LSU, 4 at Oklahoma State). LSU goes into the South Carolina game leading the SEC in rushing offense with an average of 336.0 yards per game, which ranks No. 4 nationally. LSU is averaging 36 point and 431.5 total yards (336 rushing, 95.5 passing) per game. Defensively, the Tigers have yet to allow a first quarter point and are holding opponents to 293.5 total yards per game (106 rushing, 187.5 passing). LSU #NR South Carolina (2-3, 0-3 SEC) is giving up 21.5 points a game. LSU has turned the ball over just one time all year and the Tigers are first in the SEC in DATE OPPONENT TV RESULT/TIME turnover margin at +5. RB Leonard Fournette continued his torrid start last week with 233 rushing yards and 3 TDs in the SEPTEMBER (2-2) win over Eastern Michigan. Fournette leads the nation in rushing yards (864), rushing yards per game (216.0) and points 3 vs. North Carolina ESPN W, 17-13 per game (16.5). He’s second in TDs (11). QB Brandon Harris is 4-1 as LSU’s starter and has connected on 33-of-62 passes 12 Kentucky * SECN L, 26-22 for 382 yards, 2 TDs and 1 interception. He’s also rushed for 143 yards and 3 scores. WR Travin Dural (10 rec., 120 yards) 19 at Georgia * ESPN L, 52-20 and WR Malachi Dupre (8 rec., 122 yards, 1 TD) lead the Tigers in receptions. LB Deion Jones (29 tackles, 2 Ints.), LB 26 UCF ESPNU W, 31-14 Kendell Beckwith (28 tackles), CB Tre’Davious White (17 tackles, 2 PBUs) and DT Davon Godchaux (18 tackles, 5.0 TFL, OCTOBER (0-1) 3.0 sacks) are the defensive leaders for LSU. PK Trent Domingue is a perfect 6-of-6 on field goals this year. 3 at Missouri * SECN L, 24-10 10 at #7 LSU * ESPN 2:36 p.m. CT TALKING POINTS 17 Vanderbilt * SECN 3 p.m. CT • LSU RB Leonard Fournette is LSU improved to 5-0 five times. when Deion Jones returned an 31 at Texas A&M * TBA TBA first player in SEC history to rush interception 26 yards for a TD. NOVEMBER for 200 or more yards in three • LSU RB Leonard Fournette had 7 at Tennessee * TBA TBA straight games. In consecutive the 9th 100-yard rushing game • Of the players listed on the LSU 14 Florida * TBA TBA weeks, Fournette has rushed of his career last week vs. Eastern depth chart, 17 started as true 21 The Citadel TBA TBA for 228 yards vs. Auburn, 244 Michigan. LSU is 8-1 when freshmen. Also, 44 players listed 28 Clemson TBA TBA at Syracuse and 233 vs. Eastern Fournette reaches 100 rushing on the offense/defense depth Michigan. yards. chart played as true freshmen. Under Miles, LSU has played 112 • Fournette has more rushing • LSU had its 31st 200-plus yard true freshmen, including 12 this yards (864) and rushing TDs (11) ON THE AIR rushing game under Les Miles year. thru first 4 games of season than against Eastern Michigan. LSU LSU Sports Radio Network any player in school history. It’s has won 21 straight games when • LSU has played 131 of its 136 Jim Hawthorne, play-by-play also the most over that span in rushing for 200 or more yards games under Les Miles ranked Doug Moreau, analyst the FBS going back to 2000. as a team and the Tigers are in the Top 25 and the Tigers are Gordy Rush, sideline 28-3 under Miles when reaching 103-28 in those games. • In 16 quarters of football this the mark. LSU’s last loss when year, LSU has yet to trail in a ESPN rushing for 200 or more yards • LSU offensive linemen Vadal Mark Jones, play-by-play contest. LSU has outscored its came against No. 1 Alabama in Alexander, Jerald Hawkins and Rod Gilmore, analyst first 4 opponents 49-0 in the Quint Kessenich, sideline reporter 2008 (L, 27-21 OT). Ethan Pocic have been in the first quarter and 65-20 in the same starting lineup 16 times in SEC Network (Replay) first half. • LSU has scored 44 non-offensive their career and LSU has had a TBD • LSU is 4-0 for the 8th time in 11 TDs (23 special teams, 21 100-yard rusher in 12 of those defensive) under . The most games. LSU is 12-4 with the trio years under Miles. Of the seven Miles previous 4-0 starts under Miles, recent came vs. Eastern Michigan in the same lineup. Florida Week 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY Miles Press Luncheon Practice SEC Teleconference Practice Walk Through GameDay Off Day 11:30 a.m. - Athletic 4 p.m. - McClendon 10 a.m. Miles on call 4 p.m. - McClendon TBA (Closed) Florida at LSU No media availability Building, 5th Floor Practicy Facility (Closed) Practice Facility (Closed) Baton Rouge, La. Practice 6 p.m. CT • ESPN 2 p.m. - Player Interviews No media availability 4 p.m. - McClendon (Indoor Facility) Practice Facility (Closed) Post Game Coach Miles is available Practice 6 p.m. -Miles post practice following the game in the 4 p.m. - McClendon interview (Team Room) press conference room. Practicy Facility (Closed) Miles Radio Show Players will immediately 6:45 p.m. - Player 7 p.m. - TJ Ribs (Acadian) follow in press conf. room Interviews (Indoor Facility) WHO TO CONTACT LSU Media Services Communications Office • (225) 578-8226 Michael Bonnette • Sr. Assoc. AD/Communications Director E-mail: [email protected] • Twitter: @LSUBonnette Les Miles Interviews LSU Player Interviews Jake Terry • Associate Communications Director Monday Press Luncheon: “Lunch with Les” LSU players are available to the media on three days E-mail: [email protected] • Twitter: @LSUJake LSU coach Miles meets with the media each Monday of during a typical game week - Mondays, Tuesdays and game week in the press conference room, which is located following the game on Saturday. Interview requests for on the fifth floor of the LSU Athletic Administration the Monday and Tuesday media opportunities should be Building. Lunch is served at 11:30 a.m. (CT) followed by made at least 24 hours in advance and emailed to Michael Bonnette ([email protected]) and Jake Terry (jterry9@lsu. LSU Director of Digital Media comments from the Coach Miles at 12:30 p.m.