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1 Quick Facts 2004 LSU Football Schedule DATE OPPONENT LOCATION Sept. 4 Oregon State (ESPN) Baton Rouge Sept. 11 Arkansas State Baton Rouge Sept. 18 at Auburn * (CBS) Auburn, Ala. Sept. 25 Mississippi State * Baton Rouge Oct. 2 at Georgia * Athens, Ga. Oct. 9 at Florida * Gainesville, Fla. Oct. 23 Troy State ^ Baton Rouge Oct. 30 Vanderbilt * Baton Rouge Nov. 13 Alabama * Baton Rouge Nov. 20 Ole Miss * Baton Rouge Nov. 26 at Arkansas * (CBS) Little Rock, Ark. Dec. 4 SEC Championship Game (CBS) Atlanta, Ga. ^ - Homecoming * - denotes conference game 2005 Schedule Sept. 5 North Texas Sept. 10 Arizona State Sept. 17 Open Sept. 24 Tennessee Oct. 1 at Mississippi St. Oct. 8 at Vanderbilt Oct. 15 Florida Oct. 22 Auburn Oct. 29 Open Nov. 5 TBA Nov. 12 at Alabama Nov. 19 at Ole Miss Nov. 26 Arkansas 2006 Schedule Sept. 2 Louisiana-Lafayette Sept. 9 Arizona Sept. 16 Northern Illinois Sept. 23 Open Sept. 30 Mississippi State Oct. 7 Florida Oct. 14 Kentucky Oct. 21 Auburn Oct. 28 Open Nov. 4 Tennessee Nov. 11 Alabama Nov. 18 Ole Miss Nov. 25 Arkansas Future schedules are subject to change 2003 LSU Football Results NATIONAL CHAMPIONS SEC CHAMPIONS Overall Record: 13-1 SEC Record: 7-1 DATE OPPONENT RESULT ATTENDANCE Aug. 30 Louisiana-Monroe W, ,148 Sept. 6 at Arizona W, ,110 Sept. 13 Western Illinois W, ,164 Sept. 20 #7 Georgia * W, ,251 Sept. 27 at Mississippi St. * W, ,835 Oct. 11 Florida * L, ,077 Oct. 18 at South Carolina * W, ,525 Oct. 25 #17 Auburn * W, ,085 Nov. 1 Louisiana Tech ^ W, ,879 Nov. 15 at Alabama * W, ,818 Nov. 22 #15 at Ole Miss * W, ,552 Nov. 28 Arkansas * W, ,213 SEC CHAMPIONSHIP GAME - ATLANTA, GA. Dec. 6 #5 Georgia W, ,913 BCS NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP GAME - NOKIA SUGAR BOWL - NEW ORLEANS, LA. Jan. 4 #3 Oklahoma W, ,342 ^ - Homecoming * - denotes conference game TIGER STADIUM L S U F O O T B A L L M E D I A G U I D E

2 UNIVERSITY LOCATION: Baton Rouge, La. FOUNDED: ENROLLMENT: ,234 NICKNAME: Tigers or Fighting Tigers COLORS: Purple & Gold PRINT SPECIFICATIONS: Purple-PMS 268, Gold-PMS 123 MASCOT: Mike V (live Bengal tiger) STADIUM: Tiger Stadium CAPACITY: ,600 YEAR OPENED: SURFACE: Natural grass CONFERENCE: Southeastern (Western Division) BAND: Golden Band from Tigerland FOOTBALL FACTS HEAD COACH: Nick Saban CAREER RECORD: (10 years) RECORD AT LSU: (Four years) 2003 RECORD: (National Champions) SEC RECORD: (SEC Champions) SEC FINISH: st UNIVERSITY ADMINISTRATION PRESIDENT: Dr. William L. Jenkins FACULTY REPRESENATIVE:......Kenneth Carpenter ATHLETICS DEPARTMENT ATHLETICS DIRECTOR: Stanley Skip Bertman....Miami '61 SR. ASSOCIATE AD: Dan Radakovich....Indiana (Pa.) '80 ASSOC. AD/SWA: Judy Southard Coker '70 ASSOC. AD/OPERATIONS:......Verge Ausberry LSU '90 ASSOC. AD/INTERNAL RELATIONS:.Bo Bahnsen LSU '82 ASSOC. AD/BUSINESS: Mark Ewing LSU '78 ASSOC. AD/EXT. AFFAIRS:......Herb Vincent LSU 83 ASSOC. AD/COMPLIANCE:......Chris Howard Kansas, 97 LSU Sports Information Staff Michael Bonnette Asst. AD/Sports Information Kent Lowe Senior Associate SID SPORTS INFORMATION ASST. AD/SPORTS INFORMATION DIR.:...Michael Bonnette SR. ASSOCIATE SID: Kent Lowe ASSOCIATE SID: Laurie Cannon ASSOCIATE SID: Bill Franques ASSOCIATE SID: Brian Miller ASSOCIATE SID: Melissa Reynaud PUBLICATIONS COORDINATOR: Jason Feirman GRAPHIC DESIGN COORDINATOR:.....David Hurd GRAPHIC DESIGN COORDINATOR:.....Annie Martin PHOTOGRAPHY COORDINATOR:......Steve Franz ADMINISTRATIVE SECRETARY: Pat Fredericks TELEVISION ASSISTANT AD/TELEVISION Kevin Wagner ASST. MANAGER OF TELEVISION: John Schiebe TELEVISION PRODUCER: Paul Danna RADIO ASSISTANT AD/RADIO Jim Hawthorne PHONE DIRECTORY (area code 225) ATHLETICS DEPARTMENT: (FAX) SPORTS INFORMATION OFFICE: (FAX) LSU FOOTBALL OFFICE: (FAX) MICHAEL BONNETTE HOME: WEB SITES Laurie Cannon Associate SID Bill Franques Associate SID Quick Facts nicksaban.net Brian Miller Associate SID INTRO THE CHAMPIONS THIS IS LSU PLAYERS COACHES PREVIEW REVIEW RECORDS HONORS HISTORY LSU MEDIA Melissa Reynaud Associate SID Jason Feirman Publications Director David Hurd Graphic Design Coordinator Annie Martin Graphic Design Coordinator Steve Franz Photography Coordinator L S U F O O T B A L L M E D I A G U I D E 5

3 Numerical/Alphabetical Roster NO. NAME POS. HT. WT. CL. EXP. HOMETOWN HS/COLLEGE 1 Amp Hill WR Fr. RS Jacksonville, Fla. First Coast 2 Shyrone Carey RB Sr. 2L New Orleans, La. Shaw 2 E.J. Kuale LB Jr. JC Daytona Beach, Fla. Dodge City CC 3 Craig Davis WR So. 1L New Orleans, La. O.P. Walker 4 JaMarcus Russell QB Fr. RS Mobile, Ala. Williamson 5 Skyler Green WR Jr. 2L Westwego, La. Higgins 6 Mario Stevenson CB Jr. JC Memphis, Tenn. NE Mississippi CC 7 Ali Highsmith LB Fr. HS Miami, Fla. Central 7 Carlos Rachel WR Fr. RS New Orleans, La. Shaw 8 Ronnie Prude CB Sr. 2L Shreveport, La. Fair Park 8 Terrell Clayton WR So. Sqd. Shreveport, La. Byrd 9 Early Doucet WR Fr. HS St. Martinville, La. St. Martinville 10 Joseph Addai RB Jr. 2L Houston, Texas Sharpstown 11 Dominic Cooper LB Fr. RS Metairie, La. O.P. Walker 12 Marcus Randall QB Sr. 2L Baton Rouge, La. Glen Oaks 13 Corey Webster CB Sr. 3L Vacherie, La. St. James 13 Steve Mares WR Sr. Sqd. Santa Rosa, Calif. Santa Rosa JC 14 Andre Gill WR Jr. Sqd. Beverly Hills, Calif. Beverly Hills 15 Matt Flynn QB Fr. RS Tyler, Texas Lee 15 Robby Rhodes DB Fr. RS New Orleans, La. Shaw 16 Craig Steltz DB Fr. HS Kenner, La. Rummel 16 Brian Farrar QB Fr. RS Tioga, La. Tioga 17 Bennie Brazell WR Jr. 2L Houston, Texas Westbury 17 Daniel Bobo DB Fr. HS Pineville, La. Pineville 18 Jacob Hester FB Fr. HS Shreveport, La. Evangel 19 Darius Ingram LB Fr. RS Tenaha, Texas Tenaha 19 Kirk Mills PK Fr. RS Zachary, La. Zachary 21 Chevis Jackson DB Fr. HS Mobile, Ala. St. Paul's Episcopal 22 Alley Broussard RB So. 1L Lafayette, La. Acadiana 23 Xavier Carter WR Fr. HS Palm Bay, Fla. Palm Bay 24 Keron Gordon CB So. 1L Tampa, Fla. Plant 25 Justin Vincent RB So. 1L Lake Charles, La. Barbe 26 Nick Child DB Fr. RS Metairie, La. Rummel 27 Curtis Taylor DB Fr. HS Franklinton, La. Franklinton 27 Brandon Ledgister RB Fr. RS Houston, Texas Cy-Fair 28 Jeffrey Jack DB Fr. HS Houston, Texas James Madison 28 Greg Hercules SS Sr. Sqd. Palatine, Ill. Palatine 28 Paul Coryell WR Fr RS Baton Rouge, La. Broadmoor 29 Travis Daniels CB Sr. 1L Hollywood, Fla. South Broward 29 Andy Harrison WR Fr. RS Houston, Texas Houston-Episcopal 30 LaRon Landry FS So. 1L Ama, La. Hanhville 31 Jessie Daniels DB So. 1L Breaux Bridge, La. Breaux Bridge 32 Barrington Edwards RB So. 1L Bowie, Md. Bowie 33 Jonathan Zenon DB Fr. RS Breaux Bridge, La. Breaux Bridge 34 Dorsett Buckels LB Sr. 2L Amite, La. Amite 35 Luke Sanders LB Fr. HS West Monroe, La. West Monroe 35 Andre Boagni PK So. Sqd. Zachary, La. Zachary 35 Micah Metrailer LB Fr. HS Baton Rouge, La. Central 36 Patrick Fisher P Fr. RS Hyattsville, Md. DeMatha 37 Daniel Francis DB So. 1L Port Barre, La. Port Barre 37 Alexander Romero PK Fr. RS Hahnville, La. Hahnville 38 Gino Giambelluca WR Jr. 1L New Orleans, La. Holy Cross 39 Ryan Gaudet PK So. 1L New Orleans, La. Jesuit 40 Shawn Jordan FB Fr. RS El Paso, Texas Riverside 40 Anthony Zehyoue LB Fr. RS Baton Rouge, La. McKinley 41 Chris Jackson PK So. 1L River Ridge, La. John Curtis 41 Marcques Lewis DB So. Sqd. New Iberia, La. Westgate 42 Philip Maxwell LB Jr. Sqd. Shreveport, La. Evangel Christian 42 Cade Hollier PK Fr. RS Port Barre, La. Port Barre 43 Joe Lawrence DB Fr. HS Lake Charles, La. Barbe 44 Kevin Steltz FB Jr. 1L New Orleans, La. Rummel 44 Patrick Babinecz DB So. Sqd. McKees Rock, Pa. Montour 45 Willie Demps LB So. Sqd. Pensacola, Fla. B. T. Washington 46 Cameron Vaughn LB Jr. 2L Terrytown, La. Shaw 47 Tremaine Johnson DE Fr. HS Houston, Texas Galena Park 47 Dustin Adams LB So. Sqd. Portland, Texas Portland 48 Jarvus Ryes DE Sr. Sqd. Loreauville, La. Loreauville 49 Kirston Pittman DE So. 1L Reserve, La. East St. John 50 Jarrod Carter DT Fr. RS River Ridge, La. John Curtis 51 Matt Stotlz LB Fr. HS Little Rock, Ark. Pulaski Academy 52 Ryan Willis DE So. Sqd. New Orleans, La. Holy Cross ALPHABETICAL ROSTER NO. NAME POS. 47 Dustin Adams LB 10 Joseph Addai RB 91 Charles Alexander DE 73 Will Arnold OL 44 Patrick Babinecz DB 79 Harold Bicknell OL 35 Andre Boagni PK 17 Daniel Bobo DB 80 Dwayne Bowe WR 17 Bennie Brazell WR 22 Alley Broussard RB 34 Dorsett Buckels LB 2 Shyrone Carey RB 50 Jarrod Carter DT 23 Xavier Carter WR 26 Nick Child DB 8 Terrell Clayton WR 81 Mit Cole TE 11 Dominic Cooper LB 28 Paul Coryell WR 31 Jessie Daniels DB 29 Travis Daniels CB 3 Craig Davis WR 70 Dave Davis OL 45 Willie Demps LB 59 Leo Deselle DL 74 Josh Dicharry OL 72 Glen Dorsey DT 9 Early Doucet WR 77 Peter Dyakowski OT 32 Barrington Edwards RB 16 Brian Farrar QB 93 Marlon Favorite DT 85 Schirra Fields WR 36 Patrick Fisher P 15 Matt Flynn QB 37 Daniel Francis DB 39 Ryan Gaudet PK 38 Gino Giambelluca WR 14 Andre Gill WR 24 Keron Gordon CB 5 Skyler Green WR 29 Andy Harrison WR 86 Lavelle Hawkins WR 83 Kory Hebert TE 74 Brett Helms OL 28 Greg Hercules SS 18 Jacob Hester FB 7 Ali Highsmith LB 1 Amp Hill WR 78 Paris Hodges OT 42 Cade Hollier PK 56 Kenneth Hollis LB 60 Max Holmes OL 19 Darius Ingram LB 28 Jeffrey Jack DB 21 Chevis Jackson DB 41 Chris Jackson PK 67 Tyson Jackson DE 75 Brian Johnson OL 79 Herman Johnson OL L S U F O O T B A L L M E D I A G U I D E

4 NO. NAME POS. HT. WT. CL. EXP. HOMETOWN HS/COLLEGE 53 Quinn Johnson LB Fr. HS Edgard, La. West St. John 54 Brian West DE So. 1L West Monroe, La. West Monroe 55 Ben Wilkerson C Sr. 3L Hemphill, Texas Hemphill 55 Michael Ricks LB So Sqd. Amite, La. Oak Forest 56 Kenneth Hollis LB Jr. RS Adamsville, Ala. East Mississippi JC 57 Alonzo Manuel LB So. Sqd. Jennings, La. Jennings 58 Lionel Turner LB Sr. 2L Walker, La. Walker 59 Doug Planchard C So. 1L Baton Rouge, La. Catholic 59 Leo Deselle DL So. Sqd. New Orleans, La. Shaw 60 Max Holmes OL Fr. HS Baton Rouge, La. Parkview Baptist 61 P.J. Zimmerman DS Fr. HS New Orleans, La. Jesuit 63 Ryan Miller OL Fr. HS Lake Charles, La. Barbe 64 Rudy Niswanger OL Jr. 2L Monroe, La. Ouachita Christian 66 Brandon Washington OL Jr. 2L Tuscaloosa, Ala. Central 67 Tyson Jackson DE Fr. HS Edgard, La. West. St. John 68 Terrell McGill OG Jr. 1L Miami, Fla. Miami-Norland 69 Garett Wibel OG So. Sqd. Metairie, La. Rummel 70 Gant Petty SNP So. 1L Baton Rouge, La. Redemptorist 70 Dave Davis OL Fr. RS Shreveport, La. Byrd 71 Nate Livings OG Jr. 1L. Lake Charles, La. Washington-Marion 72 Glen Dorsey DT Fr. HS Gonzales, La. East Ascension 73 Will Arnold OL Fr. RS Centreville, Miss. Centreville 74 Brett Helms OL Fr. HS Stuttgart, Ark. Stuttgart 74 Josh Dicharry OL So. Sqd. Gonzales, La. East Ascension 75 Brian Johnson OL So. 1L Tallahassee, Fla. Godby 76 Andrew Whitworth OT Jr. 2L West Monroe, La. West Monroe 77 Peter Dyakowski OT So. Sqd. Vancouver, B.C. Vancouver College 78 Paris Hodges OT So. Sqd. Vacaville, Calif. Vanden 79 Herman Johnson OL Fr. HS Denton, Texas Denton 79 Harold Bicknell OL Sr. Sqd. Shreveport, La. Loyola 80 Dwayne Bowe WR So. 1L Miami, Fla. Norland 81 Mit Cole TE Fr. HS Picayune, Miss. Picayune Memorial 82 David Jones TE Jr. 2L Silver Springs, Md. Springbrook 83 Kory Hebert TE Jr. Sqd. Lafayette, La. Teurlings Catholic 84 Marcus Spears DE Sr. 3L Baton Rouge Southern Lab 84 Andrew Wright TE Fr. RS Lake Charles, La. Barbe 85 Schirra Fields WR Jr. Sqd. Haynesville, La. Haynesville 86 Lavelle Hawkins WR Fr. HS Stockton, Calif. Edison 87 Jeremy Jones TE Fr. HS Gretna, La. West Jefferson 88 Demetri Robinson TE Sr. 2L Lake City, Fla. Columbia 89 Keith Zinger TE So. 1L Leesville, La. Leesville 90 Melvin Oliver DL Jr. 2L Opelika, Ala. Opelika 91 Charles Alexander DE Fr. HS Breaux Bridge, La. Breaux Bridge 92 Tim Washington DE Fr. HS Stafford, Texas Dulles HS 93 Marlon Favorite DT Fr. HS Harvey, La. West Jefferson 95 Kyle Williams DT Jr. 1L Ruston, La. Ruston 96 Carnell Stewart DE Fr. RS River Ridge, La. John Curtis 98 Claude Wroten DT Jr. JC Bastrop, La. Miss. Delta CC 99 Sean Merrill DE Fr. RS D'Iberville, Miss. D'Iberville 2004 LSU FOOTBALL COACHING STAFF NAME POSITION ALMA MATER YEAR AT LSU Nick Saban Head coach Kent State, '73 5th Mike Collins Linebackers Louisiana-Monroe, '83 1st Derek Dooley Asst. HC/RBs/Special Teams Virginia, '91 5th Jimbo Fisher Off. Coordinator/QBs Salem College, '89 5th Travis Jones DL/Recruiting Coordinator Georgia, '95 2nd Tommy Moffitt Strength & Conditioning Coord. Tennessee Tech, '86 5th Will Muschamp Def. Coordinator Georgia, '94 4th Leroy Ryals Tight Ends South Florida, '96 1st Stacy Searels Offensive Line Auburn, '90 2nd Kirby Smart Defensive Backs Georgia, '98 1st Bobby Williams Assoc. Head Coach/WRs Purdue, '82 1st Sam Nader Director Football Operations Auburn, '67 30th Charles Baglio High School Relations SE Louisiana, '67 2nd Numerical/Alphabetical Roster ALPHABETICAL ROSTER NO. NAME POS. 53 Quinn Johnson LB 47 Tremaine Johnson DE 82 David Jones TE 87 Jeremy Jones TE 40 Shawn Jordan FB 2 E.J. Kuale LB 30 LaRon Landry FS 43 Joe Lawrence DB 27 Brandon Ledgister RB 41 Marcques Lewis DB 71 Nate Livings OG 57 Alonzo Manuel LB 13 Steve Mares WR 42 Philip Maxwell LB 68 Terrell McGill OG 99 Sean Merrill DE 35 Micah Metrailer LB 63 Ryan Miller OL 19 Kirk Mills PK 64 Rudy Niswanger OL 90 Melvin Oliver DL 70 Gant Petty SNP 49 Kirston Pittman DE 59 Doug Planchard C 8 Ronnie Prude CB 7 Carlos Rachel WR 12 Marcus Randall QB 15 Robby Rhodes DB 55 Michael Ricks LB 88 Demetri Robinson TE 37 Alexander Romero PK 4 JaMarcus Russell QB 48 Jarvus Ryes DE 35 Luke Sanders LB 23 Jason Spadoni RB 84 Marcus Spears DE 16 Craig Steltz DB 44 Kevin Steltz FB 6 Mario Stevenson CB 96 Carnell Stewart DE 51 Matt Stotlz LB 27 Curtis Taylor DB 58 Lionel Turner LB 46 Cameron Vaughn LB 25 Justin Vincent RB 66 Brandon Washington OL 92 Tim Washington DE 13 Corey Webster CB 54 Brian West DE 76 Andrew Whitworth OT 69 Garett Wibel OG 55 Ben Wilkerson C 95 Kyle Williams DT 52 Ryan Willis DE 84 Andrew Wright TE 98 Claude Wroten DT 40 Anthony Zehyoue LB 33 Jonathan Zenon DB 61 P.J. Zimmerman DS 89 Keith Zinger TE INTRO THE CHAMPIONS THIS IS LSU PLAYERS COACHES PREVIEW REVIEW RECORDS HONORS HISTORY LSU MEDIA L S U F O O T B A L L M E D I A G U I D E 7

5 Pronunciation Guide Pronunciation Guide 10 Joseph Addai uh-dye 44 Patrick Babinecz Bab-i-neck 35 Andre Boagni Bo-ayn-ee 80 Dwayne Bowe Bo 17 Bennie Brazell Bra-zil 22 Alley Broussard Al-ee Brew-sard 50 Jarrod Carter Jared 23 Xavier Carter Zay-vee-er 59 Leo Deselle Dis-ell 74 Josh Dicharry Dish-ar-ee 9 Early Doucet Doo-sett 77 Peter Dyakowski Dye-uk-cow-ski 93 Marlon Favorite Fave-uh-right 39 Ryan Gaudet Go-day 38 Gino Giambelluca Gam-buh-lou-kuh 24 Keron Gordon Kuh-ron 83 Kory Hebert A-bear 2004 Football Signees NAME POS. HT. WT. HOMETOWN (HIGH SCHOOL/JC) Charles Alexander DE Breaux Bridge, La. (Breaux Bridge) Xavier Carter WR Palm Bay, Fla. (Palm Bay) Mit Cole TE Picayune, Miss. (Picayune Memorial) Harry Coleman LB Baldwin, La. (West St. Mary) Glenn Dorsey DT Gonzales, La. (East Ascension) Early Doucet WR St. Martinville, La. (St. Martinville) Marlon Favorite DT Harvey, La. (West Jefferson) Lavelle Hawkins WR Stockton, Calif. (Edison) Brett Helms OL Stuttgart, Ark. (Stuttgart) Jacob Hester FB Shreveport, La. (Evangel) Ali Highsmith LB Miami, Fla. (Central) Max Holmes OL Baton Rouge, La. (Parkview Baptist) Jeffery Jack DB Houston, Texas (James Madison) Chevis Jackson DB Mobile, Ala. (St. Paul's Episcopal) Tyson Jackson DE Edgard, La. (West. St. John) Herman Johnson OL Denton, Texas (Denton) Quinn Johnson LB Edgard, La. (West St. John) Tremaine Johnson DE Houston, Texas (Galena Park) Jeremy Jones TE Gretna, La. (West Jefferson) E.J. Kuale LB Daytona Beach, Fla. (Dodge City CC) Ryan Miller OL Lake Charles, La. (Barbe) Luke Sanders LB West Monroe, La. (West Monroe) Craig Steltz DB Kenner, La. (Rummel) Mario Stevenson DB Memphis, Tenn. (NE Mississippi CC) Matt Stoltz LB Little Rock, Ark. (Pulaski Academy) Curtis Taylor DB Franklinton, La. (Franklinton) Tim Washington DE Stafford, Texas (Dulles HS) Claude Wroten DT Bastrop, La. (Mississippi Delta CC) P.J. Zimmermann DS New Orleans, La. (Jesuit) Head Coach Nick Saban addresses LSU fans at the 2004 Football Recruiting Bash at the Baton Rouge Atrium. 42 Cade Hollier Oh-yay 2 E.J. Kuale Kwah-ley 30 LaRon Landry Luh-ron 71 Nate Livings Liv-ings 57 Alonzo Manuel Man-you-ul 13 Steve Mares Mar-ez 68 Terrell McGill Tuh-rell 64 Rudy Niswanger Nice-wonger 49 Kirston Pittman Ker-ston 88 Demetri Robinson Duh-mee-tree 48 Jarvus Ryes Rise 51 Matt Stotlz Stohlts 69 Garett Wibel Why-bul 98 Claude Wroten Roe-ten 40 Anthony Zehyoue Zaa-you 33 Jonathan Zenon Zee-non L S U F O O T B A L L M E D I A G U I D E

6 SHREVEPORT BATON ROUGE NEW ORLEANS LAFAYETTE LAKE CHARLES Louisiana (82) AMA LaRon Landry AMITE Dorsett Buckels Michael Ricks BALDWIN Harry Coleman BATON ROUGE Paul Coryell James Fontenot Max Holmes Micah Metrailer Gant Petty Doug Planchard Marcus Randall Marcus Spears Michael Schultz Anthony Zehroue BREAUX BRIDGE Caleb Angelle Charles Alexander Jessie Daniels Jonathan Zenon EDGARD Tyson Jackson Quinn Johnson FRANKLINTON Curtis Taylor GONZALES Josh Dicharry Glen Dorsey HAHNVILLE Alexander Romero HARVEY Marlon Favorite Jeremy Jones HAYNESVILLE Schirra Fields JENNINGS Alonzo Manuel KENNER Jason Spadoni LAFAYETTE Alley Broussard Korey Hebert LAKE CHARLES Joe Lawrence Nate Livings Ryan Miller Justin Vincent Andrew Wright LEESVILLE Keith Zinger LOREAUVILLE Jarvis Ryes METAIRIE Nick Child Dominique Cooper Garret Wibel British Columbia (1) [Canada] VANCOUVER Peter Dyakowski MONROE Brandon Hurley Rudy Niswanger NEW IBERIA Marcques Lewis NEW ORLEANS Damien Batiste Brandon Bolds Shyrone Carey Craig Davis Leo Deselle Ryan Gaudet Gino Giambelluca Carlos Rachel Robby Rhodes Craig Steltz Kevin Steltz Ryan Willis P.J. Zimmerman PINEVILLE Daniel Bobo PORT BARRE Daniel Francis Cade Hollier RESERVE Kirston Pittman RIVER RIDGE Jarrod Carter Chris Jackson Carnell Stewart AROUND THE WORLD RUSTON Kyle Williams SHREVEPORT Harold Bicknell Terrell Clayton Dave Davis Jacob Hester Phillip Maxwell Ronnie Prude ST. MARTINVILLE Early Doucet TERRYTOWN Cameron Vaughn TIOGA Brian Farrar VACHERIE Corey Webster WALKER Lionel Turner WEST MONROE Luke Sanders Brian West Andrew Whitworth WESTWEGO Skyler Green ZACHARY Andre Boagni Kirk Mills Georgraphical Breakdown AROUND Alabama (5) ADAMSVILLE Kenneth Hollis MOBILE Chevis Jackson JaMarcus Russell OPELIKA Melvin Oliver TUSCALOOSA Brandon Washington Arkansas (2) LITTLE ROCK Matt Stoltz STUTTGART Brett Helms California (4) BEVERLY HILLS Andre Gill SANTA ROSA Steve Mares STOCKTON Lavelle Hawkins VACAVILLE Paris Hodges Florida (11) DAYTONA BEACH E. J. Kuale HOLLYWOOD Travis Daniels JACKSONVILLE Amp Hill LAKE CITY Demetri Robinson MELBOURNE Xavier Carter MIAMI Ali Highsmith Terrell McGill Dwayne Bowe PENSACOLA Willie Demps TALLAHASSEE Brian Johnson TAMPA Keron Gordon Illinois (1) PALENTINE Greg Hercules AMERICA Maryland (3) BOWIE Barrington Edwards HYATTSVILLE Patrick Fisher SILVER SPRINGS David Jones Mississippi (4) CENTERVILLE Will Arnold D'IBERVILLE Shawn Merrill MOORHEAD Claude Wroten PICAYUNE Mit Cole Pennsylvania (1) MCKEES ROCK Patrick Babinecz Tennessee (1) MEMPHIS Mario Stevenson Texas (12) DENTON Herman Johnson EL PASO Shawn Jordan GALENA PARK Tremaine Johnson HEMPHILL Ben Wilkerson HOUSTON Joseph Addai Bennie Brazell Jeffrey Jack Brandon Ledgister Andy Harrison SUGARLAND Tim Washington TENAHA Darius Ingram TYLER Matt Flynn INTRO THE CHAMPIONS THIS IS LSU PLAYERS COACHES PREVIEW REVIEW RECORDS HONORS HISTORY LSU MEDIA L S U F O O T B A L L M E D I A G U I D E 9

7 2004 Season Preview OFFENSE Justin Vincent LSU's offensive philosophy is pretty simple, get the ball in the best players hands and let them make plays. With a host of skill players returning for the Tigers, the offense, despite the loss of quarterback Matt Mauck to the NFL, should be in good hands. The Tigers return six starters from an offense that sets school records for points (475), first downs (298) and touchdowns scored (54). Heading the list of returning starters is 2003 Freshman All-America running back Justin Vincent, second-team All-America center Ben Wilkerson and 2004 preseason All-America tackle Andrew Whitworth. As a unit, the Tigers return 2,439 yards rushing and 23 of the teams' 24 rushing TDs from a year ago. On the other hand, the Tigers lose two of their top two receivers in Michael Clayton (78 rec., 1,079 yards, 10 TDs) and Devery Henderson (53 rec., 861 yards, 11 TDs). Doing the bulk of the passing last year for the Tigers was Mauck, a second-team All-SEC pick in 2003, who threw a school-record 28 touchdowns after completing 229 of 358 passes for 2,825 yards. QUARTERBACKS Senior Marcus Randall enters fall camp as the only quarterback on the roster to have a snap at the collegiate level to his credit. Randall has played in 22 during his career with six starts, which includes the Cotton Bowl game against Texas to cap the 2002 season. In 22 games, Randall has completed 114 of 223 passes for 1,583 yards, nine touchdowns and six interceptions. Highlyregarded redshirt freshmen JaMarcus Russell and Matt Flynn both showed promise during the spring and enter fall camp in a battle for playing time for the Tigers. Both Russell and Flynn continue to learn the Tiger offense, while still getting a grasp for the speed of the college game. In Russell, the Tigers have a big-bodied quarterback with a big-time arm, who can throw the ball down the field as well as anyone in the game, while Flynn can run and throw with equal effectiveness. RUNNING BACKS Justin Vincent returns for his sophomore season in 2004 after setting an LSU freshman rushing record with 1,001 yards in Vincent, who was named MVP of both the SEC Championship Game and the Sugar Bowl, rushed for 201 yards and a pair of scores against Georgia in the SEC title game and then followed that with 117 yards and a TD against Oklahoma in the Sugar Bowl. Vincent will be joined in the backfield by junior Joseph Addai (520 yards, 2 TDs in 2003), sophomore Alley Broussard (389 yards, 4 TDs), senior Shyrone Carey (338 yards, 6 TDs) and sophomore Barrington Edwards (169 yards). Addai, who is considered the best of LSU's back in third-down situations, will likely split time at receiver for the Tigers in Broussard, who has trimmed 15 pounds from his frame from 2003, is a bruiser, who can get the tough yards between the tackles, while Carey is a speedster who has game-breaking ability. FULLBACKS Kevin Steltz returns as LSU's starter at fullback, while Shawn Jordan is expected to see plenty of action at the position after redshirting in 2003 as a true freshman. Steltz is a pure blocking fullback, while Jordan gives the Tigers a back that can be a threat both as a runner and a receiver out of the backfield. RETURNING STATISTICAL 2003 RUSHING: ATT. YARDS AVG. TD Justin Vincent 154 1, Joseph Addai Alley Broussard Shyrone Carey Barrington Edwards LEADERS PASSING: ATT. COMP INT. TD YARDS PCT. Marcus Randall RECEIVING: REC. YARDS AVG. AVG/GAME TD Skyler Green Joseph Addai David Jones Dwayne Bowe TACKLES: TOTAL SOLO ASST. INT. SACKS TFL (YDS) LaRon Landry Lionel Turner Travis Daniels "I won't make comparisons between this year's team and last year's team. We are not going to compete to the bar of what last year's team accomplished. We have to compete with the players we have now and get them to understand what they have to do every day." -- LSU coach Nick Saban WIDE RECEIVERS The loss of Michael Clayton and Devery Henderson leaves junior Skyler Green as the Tigers' top returning wide receiver. Last year, Green ranked third on the squad with 48 catches for 519 yards and five TDs, including the gamewinner against Georgia in September. Joining Green as a wideout for the Tigers will be sophomores Dwayne Bowe (9 rec., 106 yards in 2003) and Craig Davis (7 rec., 63 yards) and redshirt freshman Amp Hill. The groups of Tiger wideouts, while young, can be considered one of the offensive strengths for LSU. Bolstering the receiving corps will be a trio of talented true freshmen wideouts in Early Doucet, Xavier Carter and Lavelle Hawkins, all considered among the best in the nation at their position in high school. TIGHT END The Tigers return a pair of experienced players at tight end in senior Demetri Robinson and junior David Jones to go along with sophomore Keith Zinger. Last year, Jones caught 13 passes for 232 yards and a touchdown, while Zinger had three receptions for 31 yards. OFFENSIVE LINE Perhaps the strength of the Tiger offense will be that of the line, which will be led by senior center Ben Wilkerson, junior tackle Andrew Whitworth and junior guard Nate Livings. As a unit in 2003, the Tigers allowed only 22 sacks all season and they held their opponent without a sack in five of the final six regularseason games. Last year, Wilkerson earned second-team All-America honors from the Associated Press after starting all 14 games for the Tigers. In two years with the Tigers, Whitworth has started 27 games at tackle and has given up only five sacks, while being whistled for just 13 penalties. Whitworth, along with Wilkerson, have both been listed as preseason All-America selections for the Tigers entering the 2004 season. Livings started 10 games for the Tigers in 2003, missing four games midway through the year with a knee injury. Junior Rudy Niswanger and junior Terrell McGill both return as parttime starters for the Tigers and will be looked at to fill in for the departed Rodney Reed and Stephen Peterman on the line. The Tigers also received a boost when Brandon Washington was shifted from defensive line to offensive tackle during the spring. Washington showed a great deal of promise during the spring and will be counted on for added depth to the Tiger front L S U F O O T B A L L M E D I A G U I D E

8 DEFENSE The trademark of Saban-coached defenses has been one that puts constant pressure on the quarterback, while attempting to confuse the offense with disguised coverages and fronts. With the return of preseason All-America defensive end Marcus Spears to go along with six other starters, the Tigers should once again be among the best in the country. A year ago, the Tigers rode the nation's best defense all the way to the national title as the Tigers ranked first in the country in scoring (11.0 points per game) and total defense (252.0 yards per game). The Tigers also ranked among the national leaders in rushing defense (67.0 yards per game), pass defense efficiency (89.8 rating) and pass defense (185.0 yards per game). Joining Spears as starters for the Tigers include what some have considered the best cornerback tandem in the country in Corey Webster and Travis Daniels along with defensive tackle Kyle Williams, linebackers Lionel Turner and Cameron Vaughn and safety LaRon Landry. DEFENSIVE LINE Gone from last year's team is all-everything defensive tackle Chad Lavalais along with defensive end Marquise Hill, both of which were selected in the NFL Draft last April. Back in the trenches for the Tigers however will be firstteam All-SEC pick and a preseason All-America Marcus Spears along with Kyle Williams, an honorable all-conference selection. Junior Melvin Oliver and sophomore Kirston Pittman both played valuable minutes last year and could be counted on to step in to fill the void left by the departure of Lavalais and Hill. In addition, junior college transfer Claude Wroten joined the Tigers for bowl practice and emerged from spring practice as a player who will be counted on for a starting spot when the season opens. LINEBACKER The return of starters Lionel Turner and Cameron Vaughn makes the linebacker position one of the strengths of the Tiger defense heading into Turner, a senior, finished second on the team with 78 tackles a year ago and he capped his junior campaign with nine tackles and two sacks against Oklahoma in the Sugar Bowl.Vaughn had 55 tackles in 14 games for the Tigers in Kenneth Hollis, a junior college transfer, redshirted last year for the Tigers and should make an impact this year as will redshirt freshmen Darius Ingram and Dominic Cooper along with true freshman Ali Highsmith. DEFENSIVE BACKS With the return of three of four defensive backs, including first-team All- America Corey Webster and Freshman All-America LaRon Landry, the Tigers should once again be difficult to throw against in Webster, who ranks second in school history with 14 career interceptions, will start for the third straight year at cornerback with second-year starter Travis Daniels holding down the other cornerback spot. Landry will be in charge of the deep part of the field after starting most of last season as a free safety. Other players expected to step in and contribute this year are senior Ronnie Prude, sophomores Jesse Daniels, Daniel Francis and newcomer Mario Stevenson, who was considered one of the top defensive backs in the juco ranks a year ago SQUAD BREAKDOWN Team Information Base Offense: Multiple Base Defense: 4-3 LETTERWINNERS RETURNING: Offense:...23 Defense:...15 Specialty:...3 TOTAL:...41 LETTERWINNERS LOST: Offense:...13 Defense:...11 Specialty:...2 TOTAL:...26 Marcus Spears Season Preview STARTERS RETURNING: Offense:...6 Defense:...7 Specialty:...2 TOTAL:...15 STARTERS LOST: Offense:...6 Defense:...4 Specialty:...1 TOTAL:...11 STARTERS RETURNING Offense RB Justin Vincent (5-10, 208, So.) WR Skyler Green (5-9, 190, Jr.) OG Nate Livings (6-5, 313, Jr.) OT Andrew Whitworth (6-7, 325, Jr.) TE David Jones (6-4, 259, Jr.) C Ben Wilkerson (6-4, 296, Sr.) Defense CB Corey Webster (6-0, 201, Sr.) CB Travis Daniels (6-1, 187, Sr.) FS LaRon Landry (6-2, 180, So.) LB Cameron Vaughn (6-4, 220, Jr.) LB Lionel Turner (6-2, 257, Sr.) DE Marcus Spears (6-4, 297, Sr.) DT Kyle Williams (6-2, 288, Jr.) Special Teams PK Ryan Gaudet (5-6, 155, So.) PK Chris Jackson (5-11, 159, So.) STARTERS LOST Offense QB Matt Mauck (6-2, 213, Jr.) WR Michael Clayton (6-4, 205, Jr.) WR Devery Henderson (6-0, 189, Sr.) OG Stephen Peterman (6-4, 321, Sr.) OT Rodney Reed (6-4, 287, Sr.) TE Eric Edwards (6-5, 244, Sr.) Defense DT Chad Lavalais (6-3, 292, Sr.) DE Marquise Hill (6-7, 295, Jr.) LB Eric Alexander (6-3, 223, Sr.) SS Jack Hunt (6-1, 197, Sr.) Special Teams P Donnie Jones (6-3, 220, Sr.) SPECIAL TEAMS One of the reasons for the Tigers success during the Saban era has been the steady performance in all areas of special teams. Last year, the Tigers ranked first in the SEC in net punting, kickoff coverage, while also featuring the nation's top punt returner in Skyler Green. Sophomores Chris Jackson and Ryan Gaudet return to handle the kicking duties for the Tigers as the duo split the responsibilities last year with Jackson handling the kickoffs and Gaudet doing most of the placekicking. The departure of Donnie Jones leaves the punter position up for grabs with Jackson, along with redshirt freshman Patrick Fisher, battling for that spot. Green, who led the nation in punt return average in 2003 with an 18.5 average, returns as LSU's return specialist, while Gant Petty will continue to serve as the snapper on both punts and placekicks. INTRO THE CHAMPIONS THIS IS LSU PLAYERS COACHES PREVIEW REVIEW RECORDS HONORS HISTORY LSU MEDIA L S U F O O T B A L L M E D I A G U I D E 11

9 Depth Chart Offense X 5 Skyler Green Jr. 3 Craig Davis So. LT 76 Andrew Whitworth Jr. 77 Peter Dyakowski So. LG 64 Rudy Niswanger Jr. 73 Will Arnold Fr.-RS C 55 Ben Wilkerson Sr. 59 Doug Planchard So. RG 75 Brian Johnson So. -or- 68 Terrell McGill Jr. RT 71 Nate Livings Jr. 66 Brandon Washington Jr. TE 82 David Jones Jr. 89 Keith Zinger So. Y 80 Dwayne Bowe So. 38 Gino Giambelluca Jr. QB 12 Marcus Randall Sr. 4 JaMarcus Russell Fr.-RS -or- 15 Matt Flynn Fr.-RS RB 25 Justin Vincent So. 22 Alley Broussard So. -or- 10 Joseph Addai Jr. -or- 2 Shyrone Carey Sr. FB 44 Kevin Steltz Jr. 40 Shawn Jordan Fr.-RS Defense LE 84 Marcus Spears Sr. 54 Brian West So. LT 98 Claude Wroten Jr. 99 Sean Merrill Fr.-RS RT 95 Kyle Williams Jr. 52 Ryan Willis So. RE 90 Melvin Oliver So. 49 Kirston Pittman So. SAM 7 Ali Highsmith Fr. 11 Dominic Cooper Fr.-RS MIKE 58 Lionel Turner Sr. 34 Dorsett Buckels Sr. WILL 46 Cameron Vaughn Jr. 56 Kenneth Hollis Jr. LCB 13 Corey Webster Sr. 1 Ronnie Prude Sr. SS 31 Jesse Daniels So. 24 Keron Gordon So. FS 30 LaRon Landry So. 28 Greg Hercules Sr. RCB 29 Travis Daniels Sr. 6 Mario Stevenson Jr. Nickel 6 Mario Stevenson Jr. Dime 1 Ronnie Prude Sr. Special Teams PK 38 Ryan Gaudet So. -or 41 Chris Jackson So. P 36 Patrick Fisher Fr.-RS 41 Chris Jackson So. SNP 70 Gant Petty So. 55 Ben Wilkerson Sr. HOLD 15 Matt Flynn Fr.-RS 43 Joe Lawrence Fr. KOR 5 Skyler Green Jr. 2 Shyrone Carey Sr. PR 5 Skyler Green Jr. 2 Shyrone Carey Sr. Bold - Returning Starters Marcus Randall L S U F O O T B A L L M E D I A G U I D E