OLE MISS ATHLETICS MEDIA RELATIONS Ole Miss Athletics Media Relations Langston Rogers, Senior Associate AD/Media Relations P.O. Box 217 Kim Ling, Associate Director University, MS 38677 Kyle Campbell, Associate Director Phone- (662) 915-7522 Katy Lonergan, Assistant Director Fax- (662) 915-7006 Bill Bunting, Assistant Director Web Site- www.OleMissSports.com Joey Jones, Media Relations Intern THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI Daniel Snowden, Media Relations Intern Holly Kelly, Senior Staff Assistant GAME 10: #4 LSU (8-1, 5-1) AT OLE MISS (3-6, 1-5) DATE: Saturday, November 19, 2005 ranked team ... The Rebels rank top 25 in the nation senior RB Joseph Addai, who has gained 668 yards in total defense, scoring defense and pass defense ... on 137 carries with seven rushing TDs. Sophomore TIME: 6:45 p.m. CT Junior LB Patrick Willis ranks second in the country QB JaMarcus Russell has completed 151-of-241 in solo stops (8.86 per game) and leads the SEC in passes for 1,988 yards with 12 TDs and five INTs. SITE (CAPACITY): Vaught-Hemingway Stadium/ total tackles (12.9 per game) ... Senior WR Mike Junior WR Dwayne Bowe has hauled in 31 passes for Hollingsworth Field (60,580); Oxford, Miss. Espy has recorded a catch in 23 consecutive games. 548 yards and eight TDs. Junior Craig Davis has recorded 24 receptions for 387 yards, while sopho- TV: ESPN2 (Eric Collins, play-by-play; Andre Ware, OLE MISS HEAD COACH ED ORGERON: Ed more Early Doucet has 22 catches for 342 yards and color analyst; Heather Mitts, sideline reporter) Orgeron (Northwestern State, 1984) is in his first sea- four scores. son as the Rebels’ head coach, having been hired on On defense, the Tigers are allowing an average of RADIO: Ole Miss Radio Network (David Kellum, play- Dec. 16, 2004. Ole Miss is Orgeron’s first career head 13.8 points and 294.4 yards per game. The Tigers by-play; Harry Harrison, color analyst; Stan Sandroni, coaching position, although he possesses 20 years of rank fourth in the nation in scoring defense, and ninth sideline reporter; Richard Cross and Pete Cordelli, college coaching experience, most recently as an in total defense. Sophomore LB Ali Highsmith leads pregame and postgame hosts). Sirius Satellite assistant head coach on USC’s 2003 and 2004 the team with 60 tackles, 8.5 TFLs and 4.0 sacks. Radio channel 145. national champion teams. Junior FS LaRon Landry has recorded 51 stops, two interceptions and seven pass break-ups. Senior DT POLLS: LSU is ranked No. 4 in both the USA Today LSU HEAD COACH LES MILES: Les Miles is in his Claude Wroten has 7.5 TFLs, 4.0 sacks and 21 QB Coaches Top 25 and the Associated Press Top 25. first season as the head coach of the LSU Tigers. He hurries. The Tigers also sit at No. 4 in the Harris Interactive has a career mark of 36-22 (.621 winning pct.) in six On special teams, junior Chris Jackson is 6-of-14 Poll. seasons as a collegiate head coach. Prior to LSU, on FGs and is also averaging 42.4 yards on 43 punts. Miles served four seasons as the head coach at Freshman PK Colt David has converted 21-of-22 PAT SERIES INFO: This game will be the 94th all-time Oklahoma State from 2001-2004, posting a 28-21 tries. Senior Skyler Green is averaging 14.8 yards per between the Ole Miss Rebels and LSU Tigers dating record and guiding the Cowboys to three bowl punt return and 20.5 yards per kickoff return. back to 1894. LSU is Ole Miss’ second-most played appearances. One of those postseason berths was opponent besides Mississippi State, whom the Rebels the 2004 Cotton Bowl, where his OSU squad lost to 2005 LSU SCHEDULE/RESULTS will play for the 102nd time on November 26 in Ole Miss 31-28 in Miles’ only confrontation with the (8-1 OVERALL, 5-1 SEC) Starkville. LSU holds a 52-37-4 advantage in the Rebels. The 2002 Big 12 Coach of the Year, Miles Sept. 10 at #15 Arizona State (ESPN) . .W, 35-31 series. The Tigers have won four of the last five meet- served as an assistant with Michigan, Colorado and SEPT. 26 *#10 TENNESSEE (ESPN2) .L, 30-27(OT) ings, including three straight after last year’s 27-24 the Dallas Cowboys before taking over at OSU. Oct. 1 *at Mississippi State . .W, 37-7 win in Baton Rouge. Those last three games com- Oct. 8 *at Vanderbilt (ESPN2) . .W, 34-6 bined have been decided by a total of seven points. LSU SCOUTING REPORT: LSU is riding a seven- OCT. 15 *#11 FLORIDA (CBS) . .W, 21-17 LSU is 6-4-1 against Ole Miss in Oxford, and have game win streak after defeating No. 3 Alabama 16-13 OCT. 22 *#15 AUBURN (ESPN) . .W, 20-17(OT) taken the last two encounters at Vaught-Hemingway in overtime Saturday in Tuscaloosa. The Tigers have OCT. 29 NORTH TEXAS . .W, 56-3 Stadium. had five games decided by four points or less and NOV. 5 APPALACHIAN STATE (HC) . .W, 24-0 have played three overtime games. Their lone set- Nov. 12 *at #3 Alabama (CBS) . .W, 16-13(OT) WHAT TO WATCH FOR: The average margin of vic- back was a 30-27 OT loss to Tennessee. Nov. 19 *at Ole Miss (ESPN2) . .6:45 p.m. CT tory in the last three games of the series has been 2.3 The LSU offense is averaging 30.0 points and NOV. 25 *ARKANSAS (CBS) . .1:30 P.M. points ... Ole Miss will be looking for its first victory 387.0 yards of offense per game. The Tigers are * — Southeastern Conference game over an SEC Western Division team and first over a averaging 146.6 yards rushing per contest, led by HOME GAMES IN CAPS 2005 OLE MISS SCHEDULE DATE OPPONENT SITE RESULT/TIME NOTES/All-TIME SERIES September 5 at Memphis (ESPN) Memphis W, 10-6 Rebels snap two-game skid to Tigers September 17 at Vanderbilt* (JP) Nashville L, 23-31 Only second Rebel loss in last 13 VU games SEPTEMBER 24 WYOMING OXFORD L, 14-24 Worst non-SEC loss in Oxford since 1983 October 1 at #9/10 Tennessee* (JP) Knoxville L, 10-27 Tennessee wins 12th straight in series OCTOBER 8 THE CITADEL (HC) OXFORD W, 27-7 Largest margin of victory in 17 games OCTOBER 15 #6/7 ALABAMA* (CBS) OXFORD L, 10-13 Tide wins on last-second field goal OCTOBER 22 KENTUCKY* OXFORD W, 13-7 Rebels earn first SEC win under Orgeron October 29 at #19 Auburn* (JP) Auburn L, 3-27 Auburn has won 11 of last 13 meetings NOVEMBER 12 ARKANSAS* OXFORD L, 17-28 Rebels led 17-7 in the third quarter NOVEMBER 19 LSU* (ESPN2) OXFORD 6:45 P.M. LSU LEADS 52-37-4 November 26 at Mississippi State* Starkville TBA Ole Miss leads 58-37-6 * - SEC game (HC) - Homecoming All Times Local PAGE 2 – REBEL NOTES GAME #10: VS. LSU *** ALL-STAR LINEBACKER *** PATRICK WILLIS LB • Jr.-2L • 6-2 • 230 Bruceton, Tenn. • Central HS * Semifinalist for the Chuck Bednarik Award * (Outstanding Defensive Player of the Year) * College Football News.com Midseason All-America Second Team * * Rated the 26th best player in the nation and 8th best in the SEC in College Football News.com’s midseason report * * SEC Defensive Player of the Week (9/5) * WILLIS IN NCAA STATISTICS Junior LB Patrick Willis ranks second in the nation in solo tackles at 8.50 per game and leads SOLO TACKLES the SEC in total tackles at 12.38 per game, which 1. Cole Snyder, Idaho . .9.22 places seventh nationally. As apparent by the 2. Patrick Willis, Ole Miss . .8.50 trademark “club” he wears on his right hand, Willis 3. Chad Greenway, Iowa . .7.90 has experienced his share of injuries this season. 4. Jimmy Cottrell, New Mexico State . .7.40 He is currently playing with a broken middle finger 5. Eric Smith, Michigan State . .7.20 on his right hand, a sprained left knee, a right mid- foot sprain and a partial AC joint separation of his TOTAL TACKLES right shoulder. The importance of Willis to the Ole Miss WILLIS’ 2005 GAME-BY-GAME 1. Jimmy Cottrell, New Mexico State . .14.00 defense became evident when he suffered his broken fin- 2. D'Qwell Jackson, Maryland . .13.50 ger in the second quarter of the Vanderbilt game, which UT-AT TT TFL Sack Other Memphis 10-5 15 2.0 0.0 1 FF 3. Chad Greenway, Iowa . .13.20 forced him to miss the second half of that game and all of Vanderbilt* 5-0 5 0.0 0.0 4. Cole Snyder, Idaho . .13.00 the following week's game against Wyoming, both losses. In his seven complete games of play, Willis has averaged #9 Tennessee 10-4 14 2.0 0.0 5. Tim McGarigle, Northwestern . .12.90 The Citadel 10-4 14 1.0 0.0 6. Matt Griebel, New Mexico State . .12.60 13.4 tackles and totaled 9.0 TFLs. #6 Alabama 10-5 15 2.5 1.5 1 PB 7. Patrick Willis, Ole Miss . .12.38 Battling injury and limited practice time Saturday, Willis Kentucky 8-6 14 0.5 0.5 2 QH, 1 PB 8. Rob Caldwell, Navy . .12.22 posted a game-high nine stops with a fumble recovery #19 Auburn 9-4 13 1.0 1.0 9.