#LSUWIN NATIONAL CHAMPIONS @LSUfball 1958 • 2003 • 2007 @LSUCoachMiles /LSUfootball SEC CHAMPIONS @LSUfootball 1935 • 1936 • 1958 • 1961 • 1970 LSU2013 FOOTBALL 1986 • 1988 • 2001 • 2003 • 2007 • 2011 GAME Mississippi State BREAKDOWN October 5, 2013 6 p.m. CDT • ESPN LSU Mississippi State 6 Starkville, Miss. Record 4-1 (1-1 SEC) Record 2-2 (0-1 SEC) Davis Wade Stadium (55,082) Ranking No. 10 Associated Press Ranking NR Associated Press No. 11 USA Today/Coaches NR USA Today/Coaches 2013 SCHEDULES Last Game Sept. 28 in Athens, Ga. Last Game Sept. 21 in Starkville, Miss. lost to #9/10 Georgia, 44-41 def. Troy, 62-7 #10/11 LSU (4-1, 1-1 SEC) Head Coach Les Miles Head Coach Dan Mullen DATE LSU RANK OPPONENT TV TIME/RES. Career Record 117-43/13th year Career Record 31-24/fifth year AUGUST (1-0) LSU Record 89-22/ninth year MSU Record 31-24/fifth year 31 #12/13 vs. #20/20 TCU ESPN W, 37-27 Miles vs. MSU 8-0 vs. LSU 0-4 SEPTEMBER (3-1) vs. Mullen 4-0 vs. Miles 0-4 7 #9/11 UAB ESPNU W, 56-17 LSU vs. MSU 70-33-3 14 #8/8 Kent State ESPNU W, 45-13 21 #6/7 Auburn * ESPN W, 35-21 28 #6/6 at #9/10 Georgia * CBS L, 41-44 NEXT UP OCTOBER (0-0) No. 10/11 LSU Looks To Rebound On Road Against Mississippi State 5 #10/11 at Mississippi State * ESPN 6 p.m. LSU stays on the road this week, traveling to Starkville, Miss., to face Mississippi State at 6 p.m. on Saturday in a key 12 Florida * CBS 2:30 p.m. Southeastern Conference Western Division contest. It’s the first time since 2009 that LSU will play SEC road games in 19 at Ole Miss * TBA TBA consecutive weeks. ESPN will televise the game with Joe Tessitore, Matt Millen and Maria Taylor on the call. LSU brings a 26 Furman TigerVision 6 p.m. 4-1 overall mark and a 1-1 league record into the game following last week’s 44-41 setback to No. 9 Georgia. Mississippi NOVEMBER State, which had an open date last week, is 2-2 overall and 0-1 in SEC action. LSU has won 13 straight and 20 of its last 21 9 at Alabama * TBA TBA 23 Texas A&M * TBA TBA games against Mississippi State. LSU goes into the contest with a 20-1 mark under Les Miles in games following a loss. 29 Arkansas * CBS 1:30 p.m. Only once in nine years under Miles have the Tigers dropped back-to-back games, that coming in 2008 against Ole Miss DECEMBER and Arkansas. LSU brings a potent offensive attack into the Mississippi State game as the Tigers are averaging 42.8 points 7 SEC Championship Game CBS 3 p.m. per game (No. 3 in the SEC) and for the first time in school history, have opened a year with 400-plus yards of offense in Atlanta, Ga. five straight games. LSU is averaging 474.0 total yards per game (192.2 rushing, 281.8 passing), which ranks No. 5 in the league. Defensively, LSU is allowing 24.4 points and 346.8 total yards a contest (148.2 rushing, 198.6 passing). QB Zach Mississippi State (2-2, 0-1 SEC) Mettenberger has been the catalyst for the offense, throwing for 1,398 yards and 13 TDs, including a career-high 372 DATE OPPONENT TV TIME/RES. yards on 23-of-37 passing last week against Georgia. Mettenberger’s 13 TD is one more than he threw all of last year. RB AUGUST (0-1) Jeremy Hill ranks fourth in the SEC in rushing with 109.2 yards per game, while his seven rushing TDs are the most in the 31 vs. #13 Oklahoma State ABC L, 3-21 conference. Junior WR Jarvis Landry is first in the SEC in receiving TDs (7), second in receptions (34), and third in yards SEPTEMBER (2-1) (520), while Odell Beckham Jr. is among the league leaders in all three categories with 20 receptions for 507 yards and 7 Alcorn State CSS W, 51-7 four scores. Beckham Jr. leads the SEC and ranks No. 2 in the nation with 215.8 all-purpose yards a game. Defensively, LB 14 * at Auburn ESPN2 L, 20-24 Lamin Barrow leads the Tigers with 30 tackles, while DE Jermauria Rasco has 26 tackles, including 2.5 tackles for loss and 21 Troy FSN W, 62-7 1.5 sacks. PK Colby Delahoussaye leads the SEC in scoring with 46 total points as he’s connected on all six of his field goal OCTOBER (0-0) 5 at #10/11 LSU * ESPN 6 p.m. attempts and his 28-of-28 on point-after attempts. 12 Bowling Green TBA TBA NOTEABLES 24 Kentucky * ESPN 6:30 p.m. NOVEMBER • LSU is playing SEC road games 1995-98. Mettenberger is 14-4 as freshmen to the field. 2 at South Carolina * TBA TBA in consecutive weeks for the first LSU’s starting quarterback. 9 at Texas A&M * TBA TBA time since 2009 when LSU beat • Last week vs. Georgia, LSU had its 16 Alabama * TBA TBA Mississippi State (30-26) on Sept. 26 • Zach Mettenberger has already streak of 34 consecutive wins when 23 at Arkansas * (Little Rock) TBA TBA and followed that the next week with surpassed his TD pass total for last scoring at least 30 points snapped. 28 Ole Miss * ESPN 6:30 p.m. a win at Georgia (20-13). year. In 5 games, Mettenberger has LSU is still 62-5 under Les Miles tossed 13 TD passes, one more than when hitting the 30-point mark. ON THE AIR • LSU has scored 30 or more points he threw in 13 games a year ago. His in the first five games of a season for 13 TD passes rank second in the SEC • Dating back to last season, WR LSU Sports Radio Network the first time in school history. and No. 7 nationally. Jarvis Landry has caught at least one Jim Hawthorne, play-by-play TD pass in seven straight games and Gordy Rush, analyst • LSU is 20-1 under Les Miles • Jarvis Landry has caught 34 passes he’s the first player in school history Bill Franques, sideline following a loss. LSU has lost back- this year with 27 of them going for to have a TD reception in each of the ESPN to-back games just one time under first downs. Of those 27 first down first five games of a season. Joe Tessitore, play-by-play Miles that coming in November of receptions, 13 came on third down. Matt Millen, analyst 2008 when the Tigers fell to Ole Miss • WR/RS Odell Beckham Jr. is Maria Taylor, sideline and Arkansas in consecutive weeks. • LSU has played 14 true freshmen so averaging 21.2 yards every time he far this season. The 14 true freshmen touches the ball. He’s accounted Cox Sports (delay) • QB Zach Mettenberger has started rank as the nation’s third-highest for 1,079 all-purpose yards with 51 Lyn Rollins, play-by-play 18 straight games, the longest streak total, trailing Texas A&M (17) and touches (3 rush, 26 rec., 7 punt ret., Greg Bowser, analyst by an LSU quarterback since Herb UCLA (16). In nine years under Miles, 14 kickoff ret., and 1 missed FG ret.). Ronnie Rantz, sideline Tyler had 37 consecutive starts from LSU has sent a total of 87 true Mississippi State Week 30 1 2 3 4 5 6 MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY Miles Press Luncheon Practice SEC Teleconference Practice Depart for Tupelo: Game Day TV Replay: 11:30 a.m. - Athletic 4 p.m. - McClendon 10 a.m. Miles on call 4 p.m. - McClendon TBA LSU at Mississippi State LSU vs. Mississippi State Building, 5th Floor Practice Facility (Closed) Practice Facility (Closed) Starkville, Miss. 7 p.m. Practice Headquarters: 6 p.m. CT • TV: ESPN Cox Sports Television (CST) 2 p.m. - Player Interviews 6 p.m. - Player Interviews 4 p.m. - McClendon Hilton Garden Inn (HD channel 1037 and 37 (Indoor Facility) Practice Facility (Closed) 363 Main Street Post Game in Baton Rouge) Tupelo, MS 38804 Coach Miles is available Practice 6 p.m. -Miles post practice (662) 718-5500 following the game in the 4 p.m. - McClendon interview (Team Room) press conference room. Practice Facility (Closed) Miles Radio Show Players will immediately 6 p.m. - Player Interviews 7 p.m. - TJ Ribs (Acadian) follow in press conf. room WHO TO CONTACT LSU Media Services Sports Information Office (225) 578-8226 Assoc. AD/Sports Information Director Les Miles Interviews LSU Player Interviews Michael Bonnette • Assoc. AD/Sports Information Dir. Monday Press Luncheon LSU players are available to the media three times during E-mail: [email protected] • Twitter: @LSUBonnette LSU coach Miles meets with the media each Monday of a typical game week - Mondays, Tuesdays and following Bill Martin • Associate Sports Information Director game week in the press conference room, which is located the game on Saturday. Interview requests for the Monday E-mail: [email protected] • Twitter: @LSUBillMartin on the fifth floor of the LSU Athletic Administration and Tuesday media opportunities should be made at least Jake Terry • Associate SID (Social Media) Building. Lunch is served at 11:30 a.m. (CT) followed by 24 hours in advance and emailed to Michael Bonnette E-mail: [email protected] • Twitter: @LSUJake comments from the Coach Miles at 12:15 p.m.