TTULANEULANE GGREENREEN WWAVEAVE FFOOTBALLOOTBALL Contacts: Roger Dunaway (cell 504.452.2906/Office 504.862.8240), Asst. AD-Athletic Comm. • Richie Weaver (cell 504.352.5802/Office 504.314.7232), Asst. SID James W. Wilson Center, Ben Weiner Drive • New Orleans, La. 70118 [email protected] • [email protected] 2007 TULANE SCHEDULE GAME 4 (1-2, 0-1 C-USA) Tulane Green Wave vs. No. 2 LSU Tigers Sept. 29, 2007 • Louisiana Superdome (69,703) • New Orleans, La. Date Opponent Time/Result ESPN2 • 11 a.m. Sept. 8 Mississippi State (CSS) L, 17-38 Sept. 15 *Houston L, 10-34 TULANE LSU Sept. 22 SE Louisiana W, 35-27 TulaneGreenWave.com Website LSUSports.com Sept. 29 #2 LSU (ESPN2) 11 a.m. 1-2, 0-1 C-USA Record 4-0, 2-0 SEC Oct. 6 at Army (ESPNU) TBA Not Ranked Ranking No. 2 AP/USA Today Oct. 13 *at UAB 6 p.m. Bob Toledo Head Coach Les Miles Oct. 20 *at SMU (Fox Sports Net) 7 p.m. 79-70/14th year Overall Record 54-25/7th year Oct. 27 *Memphis (HC) 2 p.m. 1-2/First Year Record at School 26-4/3rd year Nov. 3 *Tulsa (CSTV) 6:30 p.m. All-Time Series LSU leads 65-23-7 Nov. 10 *UTEP 6 p.m. Nov. 17 *at Rice 2 p.m. TULANE HOSTS INSTATE RIVAL NO. 2 LSU ON ESPN2: Nov. 24 *at East Carolina (MASN) 12 Noon Green Wave hosts the Tigers for the first time since 1994 • The Tulane football team (1-2, 0-1 C-USA) concludes a four-game Bold denotes home games home stand this Saturday when the Green Wave hosts second-ranked *C-USA Game; All Times Central. (AP/USA Today) LSU live on ESPN2 at 11 a.m. in the Louisiana Super- dome. The game will be the 96th meeting between these in-state rivals, 2007 LSU SCHEDULE but will mark the first time Tulane has hosted LSU in New Orleans since (4-0, 2-0 SEC) the 1994 season, and just the 11th time since the Superdome opened in 1975. Date Opponent Time/Result Nike, which sponsors both the Tulane and LSU football programs, will outfit each team with a Aug. 30 *at Mississippi State (ESPN) W, 45-0 special jersey for this game. Both jerseys will feature a special Pelican emblem designed by Nike. Sep. 8 #9 Virginia Tech (ESPN) W, 48-7 The Pelican emblem is a tribute to the state bird of Louisiana and stylistically resembles a Phoenix, Sept. 15 Middle Tennessee State W, 44-0 a symbol of the city of New Orleans’ rebirth. However, Tulane will wear a white jersey, which nor- Sept. 22 *#12 South Carolina (CBS) W, 28-16 mally would be worn on the road, while LSU will wear a purple jersey. Sept. 29 at Tulane (ESPN2) 11 a.m. Oct. 6 *Florida TBA NOTING THE GREEN WAVE: Oct. 13 *at Kenutcky TBA - Tulane is making its first appearance on ESPN2 since 2004 when it Oct. 20 *Auburn TBA played Mississippi State in Starkville, Miss. The LSU game marks the first of Nov. 3 *at Alabama TBA back-to-back appearances for the Green Wave on the ESPN networks. TU will Nov. 10 Louisiana Tech 7 p.m. face Army on ESPNU the following week (Oct. 6) at West Point, N.Y. Nov. 17 *at Ole Miss TBA - Saturday’s contest marks the first nationally televised game featuring Nov. 23 *Arkansas (CBS) 1:30 p.m. Tulane-LSU since 1983 when that contest was aired on TBS. - Tulane is hosting its highest ranked opponent since second-ranked Bold denotes home games Florida State visited the Superdome on Sept. 22, 1990, and handed the Green * SEC game; All Times Central. Wave a 31-13 defeat. Previously, the highest ranked team to play Tulane at home was third-ranked Texas on Sept. 28, 2002 (49-0). RADIO - Tulane is 17-12 vs. non-conference opponents (at the time of the competition) since the 2000 TULANE-ISP SPORTS NETWORK season, and boasts a mark of 10-2 record against Louisiana schools since 1998. Live on AM 690 WIST - Senior Matt Forte was named Walter Camp National Offensive Player of the Week, the Play-by-Play: Todd Graffagnini Walter Camp Football Foundation announced Sunday afternoon, after he reestablished the Tulane Color: Steve Barrios record books with 303 rushing yards and five touchdowns on 40 carries, and completed the game with 312 yards of total offense (nine receiving yards). His rushing total set a Tulane and Conference Sideline: Seth Marler USA record and his touchdowns set a Tulane mark while tying the league’s standard. - Forte’s effort last week gives him the best single-game rushing performance by an NCAA Internet: Live Audio at TulaneGreenWave.com player this season, while his five scores is tied for first with DeMarco Murray (Oklahoma) and P.J. Hill (Wisconsin). TELEVISION - Senior Antonio Harris has started every game of his career and will make his 38th consecu- LIVE ON ESPN2 (Cox Cable 36 in N.O.) tive start in this week’s game against the Tigers. Harris’ streak is the longest such streak on the Play-by-Play: Pam Ward Green Wave team and longest in the nation among NCAA Division I-Bowl Subdivision defensive linemen. Color: Ray Bentley - Harris posted career highs in tackles (11), tackles for loss (4.0 for 16 yards lost) and sacks Sideline: Rob Simmelkjaer (3.0 for 15 yards lost) last week vs. SE Louisiana. His three sacks eclipsed his previous high of one and a half, and were the most by a Tulane player since Daniel Nevil nabbed the quarterback three POST-GAME PRESS CONFERENCE: times in a 41-7 win over Southern on Sept. 29, 2001, in the Louisiana Superdome. Live Video at TulaneGreenWave.com - Senior Joe Goosby posted a career-high with 16 tackles (10 solo, six assists) vs. SE Louisi- ana. His previous high of 11 came last season in a 38-24 victory over Rice in the Superdome. GGreenreen WWaveave GGameame NNotesotes ABOUT THE GREEN WAVE: 2007 C-USA STANDINGS • Tulane (1-2, 0-1 C-USA) is coming off its first win of the season with a 35-27 decision against Southeastern Louisiana last week. The Green Wave rolled up a sea- TEAM C-USA ALL son-best 410 yards and scored on four of its five red-zone opportunities. East Division • TU senior running back Matt Forte leads the Wave’s rushing attack with 435 Southern Miss 1-0 2-1 yards on 71 carries (6.1 ypc) and is averaging 145 yards on the ground per game. UCF 1-0 2-1 • Forte has eight career 100-yard rushing performances and is coming off a 300- UAB 0-0 1-2 yard effort in his last game. Marshall 0-0 0-4 • Forte also leads the team in receptions with 11, while freshman red-shirt Casey Memphis 0-1 1-2 Robottom is tops on the team in receiving yards with 142 yards on seven catches (20.3 ypc). East Carolina 0-1 1-3 • Defensively, four different Tulane players have registered 10 or more tackles in a single game this season, including junior James Dillard with 16 in the opener West Division against Mississippi State, junior Evan Lee with 12 vs. Houston, while seniors Joe Houston 1-0 2-1 Goosby (16) and Antonio Harris (11) finished in double figures last week. Tulsa 0-0 2-1 • Senior David Skehan leads the team with two interceptions. UTEP 0-0 2-2 SMU 0-0 1-3 SCOUTING THE TIGERS: Tulane 0-1 1-2 • No. 2 (AP/USA Today) LSU (4-0, 2-0 SEC) bring an 11-game win streak into Rice 0-0 0-4 Saturday’s game at Tulane. In fact, the Tigers’ last loss was at Florida, the defending national champion, last season during week six. Ironically, LSU hosts the Gators next week in Baton Rouge. UPCOMING GAMES • Quarterback Matt Flynn has started three games this season, but has been Thursday, September 27 slowed by an ankle injury. Flynn has completed 37-of-65 pass attempts for 415 yards *Southern Miss at Boise State (ESPN) 6:30 p.m. and three scores. However, Ryan Perrilloux has been a steady back-up and started the Middle Tennessee State game. Perrilloux’s has completed 27-of-34 pass attempts Saturday, September 29 for 403 yards and six touchdowns. (2) LSU at Tulane (ESPN2) 11:00 a.m. • Running back Jacob Hester has rushed for 294 yards and two scores, while *UTEP at SMU (CSTV) 3:30 p.m. Keiland Williams is second in rushing with 207 yards and four scores. Louisiana-Lafayette at UCF 5:00 p.m. • Early Doucet leads LSU with 15 receptions (153 yds), while Brandon LaFell *UAB at Tulsa 6:00 p.m. leads the team in receiving yardage with 203 yards. • Defensively, Ali Highsmith leads the Tigers in tackles with 31, while Craig *East Carolina at Houston (WITN) 6:30 p.m. Steltz has a team-best four interceptions. * Conference USA Game Inside the Numbers: Tulane vs. LSU All-Times Centeral Tulane (2007 average per game) LSU 1-2 Overall Record 4-0 20.7 Points Scored 41.2 33.0 Points Allowed 5.8 Conference USA Weekly Teleconference 322.0 Total Offense 452.5 All 12 Conference USA head coaches will speak to the 143.0 Rushing Yards 245.8 media on a weekly teleconference each Monday during 179.0 Passing Yards 206.8 the 2007 season.