@LSUFootball 2017 FOOTBALL GAME NOTES NATIONAL CHAMPIONS 1958 " 2003 " 2007 SEC CHAMPIONS 1935 " 1936 " 1958 " 1961 1970 " 1986 " 1988 " 2001 " 2003 " 2007 " 2011 G A M E 7 VS Auburn OCTOBER 14, 2017 Tiger Stadium (102,321) Baton Rouge, La. 2!30 p.m. CT CBS BREAKDOWN LSU Record 4-2, 1-1 SEC Ranking Last Game Oct. 7 at Florida Won, 17-16 Head Coach Ed Orgeron Career Record 26-31 LSU Record 10-4 vs. Auburn 0-3 LSU vs. Auburn 28-22-1 Auburn Record 5-1, 3-0 SEC Ranking #10 AP/#11 Coaches Last Game Oct. 7 vs. Ole Miss Won, 44-23 Head Coach Gus Malzahn Career Record 49-22, 6th Season Auburn Record 40-19, 5th season vs. LSU 2-2 COACH LOCATIONS On The Field Ed Orgeron, Head Coach Dave Aranda, Defensive Coordinator Steve Ensminger, Tight Ends Jeff Grimes, Offensive Line Pete Jenkins, Defensive Line Mickey Joseph, Wide Receivers Dennis Johnson, Inside Linebackers Corey Raymond, Defensive Backs Tommie Robinson, Running Backs In The Press Box Matt Canada, Offensive Coordinator ON THE AIR Chris Blair, Play-By-Play Doug Moreau, Analyst Gordy Rush, Reporter Brad Nessler, Play-By-Play Gary Danielson, Analyst Allie LaForce, Reporter Replay Oct. 16, 11 a.m. Oct. 19, 12!30 a.m. LSU MEDIA CENTRAL Media can access the current media guide, updated statistics and game notes all in one location at www. LSUsports.net/media. 2017 SCHEDULE DATE OPPONENT TIME!CT" SERIES RECORD Sept. 2 vs. BYU (ESPN) W, 27-0 LSU Leads 1-0 Sept. 9 Chattanooga (SEC Network) W,45-10 LSU leads 2-0 Sept. 16 at Mississippi State * (ESPN) L, 7-37 LSU leads 73-35-3 Sept. 23 Syracuse (ESPN2) W, 35-26 LSU leads 2-1 Sept. 30 Troy (ESPNU, Homecoming) L, 21-24 LSU leads 2-1 Oct. 7 at Florida * (CBS) W, 17-16 Florida leads 32-29-3 Oct. 14 Auburn * (CBS; Gold Game) 2!30 p.m. LSU leads 28-22-1 Oct. 21 at Ole Miss * TBA LSU leads 59-41-4 Nov. 4 at Alabama * TBA Alabama leads 51-25-5 Nov. 11 Arkansas * (LSU Salutes) TBA LSU leads 38-22-2 Nov. 18 at Tennessee * TBA Tennessee leads 20-9-3 Nov. 25 Texas A&M * (Senior Tribute) TBA LSU leads 32-20-3 Dec. 2 SEC Championship (CBS) 3 p.m. LSU 4-1 record in Title Game * - Denotes SEC Games All dates & times are Central and Subject to Change NEXT UP 4 LSU will host Auburn in its first day game at Tiger Stadium this season. 4 The Tigers will appear on CBS for the second week in a row. 4 Auburn is coming off of a 44-23 win over Ole Miss. 4 The Tigers have out-gained their opponents on offense in five of six games this season. 4LSU s defense has limited opponents to only five touchdowns in the first half of the last 11 games, going back to the start of the 2016 Alabama game. 4 For the majority of the game at Florida, LSU had three freshmen on the offensive line - Saahdiq Charles, Austin Deculus and Ed Ingram. 4 TE/F Tory Carter scored his first career touchdown on the third reception of his career with a two-yard catch from Danny Etling to start the third quarter at Florida. BY THE NUMBERS 62 The number of tackles for Devin White the season through six games. White's average of 10.2 tackles per games leads the Southeastern Conference. 19 LSU has won 19 straight games in Tiger Stadium played during the month of October. LSU last lost a home October game on Oct. 10, 2009, against No. 1 ranked Florida 13-3. 4 WR Russell Gage collected the first rushing touchdown of his career at Florida with a 30-yard run with 1!22 left in the first quarter. 4 LB Devin White has recorded double-digit tackles for the fourth game in a row. He finished the game at Florida with 13 tackles, one sack, one tackle for a loss and one pass breakup. The PBU stopped Florida s final drive of the game. 4 The LSU defense had four sacks in the first half at Florida, including three on the same drive early in the second quarter. Greg Gilmore, Glen Logan, Christian LaCouture, Donnie Alexander and Devin White contributed to the four sacks. 4 RB Derrius Guice owns 2,187 rushing yards for his career which ranks 11th on LSU's career rushing list. 4 LB Arden Key owns 17.5 sacks and is just a half sack away from moving into the top-10 of LSU's career sack rankings. 10 LSU has won 10 consecutive games during the month of October, a streak that dates back to the 2014 season. Seven of the 10 have come against SEC opponents.
Ole Miss Week 16 MONDAY Orgeron Press Luncheon 1130 a.m. - Lawton Room, Tiger Stadium 115 p.m. - Player Interviews (Indoor Facility) Practice 430 p.m. - McClendon Practice Facility (Open to Media) 17 TUESDAY 115 p.m. - Player Interviews (Indoor Facility) Practice 430 p.m. - McClendon Practice Facility (Open to Media) 18 WEDNESDAY SEC Teleconference 10 a.m. Orgeron on call Practice 430 p.m. - McClendon Practice Facility (Open to Media)) Orgeron Radio Show 7 p.m. - TJ Ribs Acadian 19 THURSDAY 6 p.m. - Orgeron Post- Practice Interview (Team Room) Practice Closed 20 FRIDAY Travel to Ole Miss 21 SATURDAY GameDay LSU vs. Ole Miss 615 or 630 p.m. ESPN/SEC Network 22 SUNDAY Off Day No Media Availability LSU Media Services Communications Ed Orgeron Interviews Monday Press Luncheon: LSU head coach Ed Orgeron meets with the media each Monday of game week in the Lawton Room at Tiger Stadium. Lunch is served at 1130 a.m. (CT) followed by comments from the Coach Orgeron at 1230 p.m. (CT). Media members can park in Lot 104 (formerly Lot F) on campus, which is located off Nicholson Drive in front of the track stadium. A transcript of coach Orgeron s opening statement as well as the question and answer session can be found on the Internet at www.lsusports.net. Listen To Ed Orgeron s Weekly Press Conference Members of the media can access the audio portion of Coach Orgeron s Weekly Press Luncheon each Monday starting at 1210 p.m. CT at www.lsusports.net/live or over the radio in the Baton Rouge area on 104.5 FM. SEC Teleconference The 14 SEC coaches are featured on a weekly teleconference each Wednesday at 10 a.m. (CT) during the regular season. Coach Orgeron speaks for 10 minutes starting at 10 a.m. Contact the LSU Sports Information Department to obtain the phone number to access the call. Thursday Post-Practice Coach Orgeron meets with the media at approx. 6 p.m. each Thursday during the regular season in the Team Room of the LSU Operations Center. LSU Player Interviews LSU players are available to the media during a typical game week on Monday and Tuesday at 115 p.m. and following the game on Saturday. Interview requests for the Monday media opportunity should be made at least 24 hours in advance and emailed to Michael Bonnette (mbonnet@lsu.edu) and Brandon Berrio (bberri1@lsu.edu). Members of the media are not permitted to contact players on their cell phones under any circumstance. LSU Video Newsfeed LSU will be distributing video interviews and other highlights via FTP during the 2017 season. A link to download the newsfeed will be emailed to members of the media each Monday afternoon during the season. Email Michael Bonnette at mbonnet@lsu.edu to be placed on the distribution list. LSU Football on Twitter & Facebook facebook.com/lsufootball twitter.com/lsufootball instagram.com/lsufootball twitter.com/coach_edorgeron twitter.com/lsumediaalerts LSUsports.net/connect WHO TO CONTACT Office (225) 578-8226 Michael Bonnette Assoc. AD/Communications Coach Orgeron and Player Interview Requests E-mail: mbonnet@lsu.edu Brandon Berrio Asst. Communications Director Player Interview Requests E-mail: bberri1@lsu.edu Judy Willson Assoc. Communications Director E-Mail: jwillson@lsu.edu LSU Director of Digital Media Todd Politz - todd@lsusp.com LSU Creative Services Jason Feirman - jfeirman@lsu.edu (Logos) Chris Parent - cparen3@lsu.edu (Photos) Network Operations/SEC Network Kevin Wagner - jwagne2@lsu.edu LSU Sports Productions David Landry - david@lsusp.com Lee Scioneaux - lee@lsusp.com Andrew Franzella - andrew@lsusp.com Benjamin Bullock - benjamin@lsusp.com LSU Radio Chris Blair - chris@lsusp.com LSU Sports Information Mailing Address LSU Athletic Administration Building Baton Rouge, LA 70803 ON THE INTERNET www.lsusports.net/media The Official Website of LSU Athletics is home to all the football information you need. Schedules, results, rosters, bios, statistics and game notes can be found and are always up to date. The GAMEDAY section, updated daily, has all relevant info for the upcoming game. CollegePressBox.com Collegepressbox.com is the official media website for SEC Football. Access and download weekly game notes, quotes, statistics, media guides, headshots, logos, flip cards and more for the conference and each of its member schools. Login information will be distributed to accredited media or you can apply for a password by sending an e-mail to password@collegepressbox.com.
Ed Orgeron Head Coach @Coach_EdOrgeron Overall Record: 26-31 LSU Record: 10-4 (Second year) Ed Orgeron, who led the Tigers to a 5-2 mark as interim coach over the final two months of the 2016 season was named LSU s permanent head football coach on Nov. 26, 2016, two days after the Tigers defeated Texas A&M, 54-39 to finish the regular season with a 7-4 mark. Orgeron, a native of Larose, Louisiana, is LSU s 33rd head football coach, and the first Louisiana native to serve as head coach of the Tigers since West Monroe native Jerry Stovall held the position for four seasons in the early 1980s. Orgeron, who has also served as head coach at Ole Miss and Southern Cal, is 12-4 in his past 16 games as a head coach. Overall, Orgeron has a 22-29 overall mark as a collegiate head coach, which includes a 6-2 record at LSU and a 6-2 mark as Southern Cal s interim coach in 2013. Of Orgeron s six wins in his LSU debut season, four came against Southeastern Conference foes and all were by double-digits. In his first game as LSU s permanent head coach, Orgeron guided the Tigers to a 29-9 win over No. 13 Louisville and its Heisman Trophy quarterback Lamar Jackson in the Buffalo Wild Wings Citrus Bowl. The win against Louisville capped a remarkable turnaround for the Tigers under Orgeron, who assumed the role as interim coach of the Tigers a day after a disappointing 18-13 setback at Auburn. Orgeron wasted little time in getting the attention of the Tigers as he immediately instilled energy and enthusiasm into the program, shortened practices with crisp, high intensity workouts, kept the players fresh with more time in the meeting room and held the players accountable for all areas of the program. With the One Team. One Heartbeat motto, the Tigers seemingly became a different team overnight and the results that LSU sought soon followed. As the head coach of the Tigers, Orgeron said he was going to flip the script and he assigned a theme for the daily practices. LSU s practices have a descriptive name for each day of the week, one of the ways that Orgeron and his staff hold the players accountable and focused both prior to and during the workout. The daily practice nicknames are as follows: Tell the Truth Monday, Competition Tuesday, Turnover Wednesday, No Repeat Thursday and Focus Friday. Orgeron s first duty as interim head coach was to appoint veteran assistant and former LSU quarterback Steve Ensminger from tight ends coach to offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach. The move paid immediate dividends as Ensminger injected life into the Tiger s offense by diversifying the play calling and bringing a culture of inclusion to the offensive staff room. In eight games under Orgeron, LSU set offensive records for most yards in an SEC game (634 vs. Missouri), longest scoring play from scrimmage (Derrius Guice 96-yard TD run vs. Arkansas), and twice set the school single-game rushing record (Leonard Fournette 284 yards vs. Ole Miss, Derrius Guice 285 yards vs. Texas A&M). Defensively, LSU held opponents scoreless for 15 of 32 quarters under Orgeron and limited the opposition to an average of 15.3 points per game over the eight contests. In 12 games, LSU allowed only 16 touchdowns all season, which led the nation. The Tigers also gave up just 1.3 TDs a contest, also first nationally. Orgeron originally joined the Tiger staff in 2015 as defensive line coach, before adding the title of recruiting coordinator in the spring of 2016. Prior to joining the LSU staff, Orgeron s last coaching stop came at Southern Cal where he served as recruiting coordinator and defensive line coach for the Trojans for four years (2010-13). Orgeron was elevated to interim head coach at USC for the final eight games of the 2013 season, leading the Trojans to a 6-2 mark over that span. Orgeron served two stints at Southern Cal, the first as the Trojans defensive line coach from 1998 to 2004. Orgeron coached under Paul Hackett at USC for three years from 1998 to 2000 and was one of just a handful of coaches retained by Pete Carroll when he took over as the Trojans head coach in 2001. THE ORGERON FILE Year at LSU: Third (second as head coach) Birthdate: July 27, 1961, in Larose, La. Wife: Kelly Children: Tyler, Parker, Cody High School: South Lafourche High School (Galliano, La.) College: Northwestern State (La.), 1984 YEAR!BY!YEAR HEAD COACHING RECORD YEAR SCHOOL OVERALL RECORD 2005 Ole Miss 3-8 2006 Ole Miss 4-8 2007 Ole Miss 3-9 2013 Southern Cal 6-2 2016 LSU 6-2 2017 LSU 4-2 Overall 26-31 PLAYING EXPERIENCE 1981-84 Northwestern (La.) State (defensive line) COACHING EXPERIENCE 1984 Northwestern (La.) State (graduate assistant) 1985 McNeese State (graduate assistant) 1986-87 Arkansas (assistant strength coach) 1988-92 Miami (Fla.) (graduate assistant, 1988; defensive line 1989-92) 1994 Nicholls State (linebackers) 1995-97 Syracuse (defensive line) 1998-2004 Southern Cal (defensive line, 1998-2002; recruiting coordinator, 2001-04) 2005-07 Ole Miss (head coach) 2008 New Orleans Saints (defensive line) 2009 Tennessee (defensive line/recruiting coordinator) 2010-12 Southern Cal (defensive coordinator/defensive line/recruiting coordinator, 2010-13; interim head coach, 2013 2015-16 LSU (defensive line; recruiting coordinator, 2016; interim head coach, Sept. 25, 2016, head coach, Nov. 26, 2016 He added the title of recruiting coordinator for USC in 2001 and helped the Trojans to top five signing classes for three straight years from 2002-04. Rivals.com and Sporting News named him the 2004 National Recruiter of the Year. On the field, Orgeron was part of a Southern Cal staff that led the Trojans to a 12-1 mark and an AP National Championship in 2003 and a 13-0 record and another national title in 2004. Orgeron left USC in 2005 to become the head coach at Ole Miss, where he went 10-25 in three years with Rebels from 2005-07. Orgeron spent the 2008 season coaching the defensive line for the New Orleans Saints and then joined Tennessee as defensive line coach and recruiting coordinator in 2009. He returned to Southern Cal following the 2009 season. Orgeron made a name for himself as a top defensive line coach at the University of Miami from 1988-92, where he coached eight All-Americans, including NFL first rounders Cortez Kennedy, Russell Maryland and Warren Sapp. In 1988, he was a graduate assistant at Miami, working with the defensive line. During his tenure, the Hurricanes won the national championship twice (1989 and 1991), finished second in the AP poll once (1988) and third twice (1990 and 1992) while appearing in five New Year s Day bowls (1989 Orange, 1990 Sugar, 1991 Cotton, 1992 Orange, 1993 Sugar). Orgeron also was a graduate assistant at Northwestern (La.) State, his alma mater, in 1984 and McNeese State in 1985, working with the defensive line at both schools, then was an assistant strength coach at Arkansas for two years (1986-87). As a player, Orgeron was a four-year starter on the defensive line for Northwestern State, captaining the Demons as a senior. He received his bachelor s degree in liberal arts from Northwestern State in 1984. He starred in football, basketball and track at South Lafourche High in Galliano, La. On the big screen, Orgeron played himself in the 2009 Oscar-nominated movie, The Blind Side. Born July 27, 1961, he and his wife, Kelly, have three sons, Tyler, and twins Parker and Cody. Tyler is a member of the LSU football support staff, while twins Parker and Cody are entering their second season as part of the McNeese State football team.
TRACKING THE TIGERS WEEK AP COACHES CFP Preseason 13 12 -- Week 1 12 12 -- Week 2 12 11 -- Week 3 25 23 -- Week 4 25 22 -- Week 5 NR NR -- Week 6 NR NR -- Week 7 Week 8 Week 9 Week 10 Week 11 Week 12 Week 13 Week 14 ASSOCIATED PRESS POLL - Week 7 RK. TEAM REC. POINTS PREV 1 Alabama (43) 6-0 1507 1 2 Clemson (18) 6-0 1481 2 3 Penn State 6-0 1370 4 4 Georgia 6-0 1327 5 5 Washington 6-0 1284 6 6 TCU 5-0 1192 8 7 Wisconsin 5-0 1127 9 8 Washington St. 6-0 1094 11 9 Ohio State 5-1 1051 10 10 Auburn 5-1 914 12 11 Miami 4-0 908 13 12 Oklahoma 4-1 851 3 13 USC 5-1 795 14 14 Oklahoma State 4-1 712 15 15 Virginia Tech 5-1 617 16 16 Notre Dame 5-1 583 21 17 Michigan 4-1 524 7 18 South Florida 5-0 482 18 19 San Diego State 6-0 465 19 20 NC State 5-1 421 24 21 Michigan State 4-1 416 NR 22 UCF 4-0 274 25 23 Stanford 4-2 109 NR 24 Texas Tech 4-1 105 NR 25 Navy 5-0 74 NR AMWAY COACHES POLL - Week 7 RK. TEAM REC. POINTS PREVIOUS 1 Alabama (57) 6-0 1617 1 2 Clemson (8) 6-0 1568 2 3 Penn State 6-0 1454 4 4 Washington 6-0 1404 5 5 Georgia 6-0 1380 6 6 Wisconsin 5-0 1243 8 7 TCU 5-0 1229 10 8 Ohio State 5-1 1146 9 9 Washington State 6-0 1117 11 10 Miami 4-0 1003 12 11 Auburn 5-1 941 13 12 Oklahoma 4-1 919 3 13 USC 5-1 818 15 14 Oklahoma State 4-1 788 14 15 South Florida 5-0 622 16 17 Virginia Tech 5-1 599 19 18 San Diego State 6-0 516 21 19 Notre Dame 5-1 498 22 20 NC State 5-1 455 24 21 UCF 4-0 273 25 22 Michigan State 4-1 261 36 23 Utah 4-1 122 18 24 Navy 5-0 110 29 25 Stanford 4-2 107 31 NOTEBOOK Home Team Has Won 15 Of Last 17 Games In Series 4 The home team in the LSU-Auburn series has won 15 of the last 17 meetings dating back to 2000 when Auburn beat LSU 34-17 in Jordan-Hare Stadium. 4 The Auburn win at Jordan-Hare Stadium in 2000 started a streak that saw the home team win eight straight games in the series. The streak was snapped in 2008 when LSU rallied for a 26-21 fourth quarter win at Auburn. 4 The home team streak started again in 2009 with LSU winning in Tiger Stadium, followed by an Auburn victory in Jordan-Hare Stadium in 2010 and an LSU win in 2011 in Baton Rouge. 4 Prior to the 2008 game, the last time a road team won in the series came in 1999 when Auburn posted a 41-7 victory over LSU in Tiger Stadium. Ironically, that was the fourth straight game in which the road team had won in the series. LSU beat Auburn at Auburn in 1996 and 1998, and Auburn won in Tiger Stadium in 1997 and 1999. Expect The Unexpected When LSU and Auburn Get Together 4 Since 1988, the LSU-Auburn series has become one of close calls and one in which the teams and the fans have come to expect the unexpected. The following is a listing of some of the notable happenings in the series since 1988. 1988: LSU s Tommy Hodson hit Eddie Fuller in the back of the endzone on fourth down with 1!41 left to lift the Tigers to a 7-6 win over fourth-ranked Auburn. The noise from the stadium crowd after the play registered on a seismograph across campus prompting the game to be titled The Earthquake Game. 1994: Auburn intercepted five passes in the fourth quarter, returning three for TDs as the Tigers rally to post a 30-26 win over LSU in a game that become known as The Interception Game. 1995: LSU donned white jerseys at home for the first time since the early 1980 s and promptly went out and upset fifth-ranked Auburn, 12-6. LSU preserved the win with an interception in the endzone on the last play of the game. The contest was dubbed the Bring Back the Magic game. 1996: With the old Auburn Sports Arena burning to the ground a couple hundred yards away, LSU beat Auburn, 19-15, in a game titled The Night the Barn Burned. 1997: Titled The Comeback, Auburn QB Dameyune Craig engineered a 10-play, 80-yard drive late in the fourth quarter to spark the Tigers to a 31-28 upset of 10th-ranked LSU. 2004: Titled The Call, Auburn appeared to have missed an extra point with 1!14 left that would have left the game tied at 9-9. However, LSU was called for a penalty on the extra point, thus giving Auburn a second chance at winning the game. The second PAT was good, and Auburn held on for a 10-9 win, snapping LSU s 10-game winning streak. 2005: Auburn missed five field goals, including one in overtime, as LSU held on for a 20-17 win over Auburn in Tiger Stadium. The win helped propel LSU to the SEC Western Division title and the game is now known as the Field Goal Game. 2007: Can t See Me Demetrius Byrd caught a 22-yard TD pass from Matt Flynn with just one second left to send LSU to a 30-24 win over Auburn in Tiger Stadium. The play seemed to have caught Auburn off-guard as the Tigers could have attempted a 39-yard field goal for the win. However, LSU took one final shot at the endzone as Flynn connected with Byrd for the score, who then gave the Can t See Me gesture to the LSU student section after coming up with the catch. 2008: Freshman quarterback Jarrett Lee led LSU on a 7-play, 54-yard capped with an 18-yard TD pass to Brandon LaFell as the LSU Tigers rallied for a 26-21 win over Auburn. It marked the second straight year that LSU scored in the closing moments of the game to beat Auburn. 2010: Cam Newton rushed for 217 yards and 2 TDs in fourth-ranked Auburn s 24-17 win over undefeated and sixth-ranked LSU in Jordan-Hare Stadium. As a team, Auburn rushed for 440 yards, the most ever given up by an LSU team. 2011: LSU stepped out of its usual home attire and donned the Nike Pro Combat uniforms and responded with a 45-10 win in Tiger Stadium in what was the most lopsided victory (for either team) in the series. 2012: Trailing 10-9 at the half, No. 2 LSU held off an unranked Auburn team using a third-quarter field goal to prevail 12-10. Drew Alleman s field goal proved to be the only points for either team in the second half. Sam Montgomery had a safety and finished with 3.5 tackles for loss. 2016: Quarterback Danny Etling drove LSU the length of the field and connected with DJ Chark on 15-yard game-winning touchdown drive with no time remaining on the clock. The call was overturned by video review citing no time remaining on the clock and LSU fell to Auburn, 18-13. On the previous play, LSU was flagged for an illegal shift after picking up a first down at the Auburn 2-yard line with 0!01 to play. With the clock starting on the official s whistle, Etling - who rolled out of the pocket and found Chark for a tip-toe grab in the back-right corner of the endzone - was ruled to have received the snap after time had expired LSU-Auburn Ties 4 Auburn defensive coordinator Kevin Steele coached at LSU for the 2015 season. Auburn tight ends/hback coach Larry Porter spent five years on LSU's coaching staff from 2005-09. Porter coached running backs and was the tigers' assistant head coach and chief recruiter. 4 Auburn s orthopedic surgeon Dr. James Andrews is a 1963 graduate of LSU and was a member of the LSU track & field team. 4 LSU offensive line coach Jeff Grimes coached OL at Auburn from 2009-12. 4 LSU tight ends coach Steve Ensminger coached at Auburn from 2003-08, serving as QB coach in 2003 and tight ends coach from 2004-08. 4 LSU defensive line coach Pete Jenkins coached at Auburn from 1996-98. 4 LSU assistant AD for football operations Sam Nader graduated from Auburn after playing QB 1963-67.
LSU in October 4 LSU has won 10 consecutive games during the month of October, a streak that dates back to the 2014 season. LSU s last October loss came at Auburn by a 41-7 count on October 5, 2014. 4 The Tigers have also won 19-straight home games in the month of October. LSU's last home loss in October in came on Oct. 10, 2009 in a 13-3 loss to No. 1 Florida. 4 Seven of LSU s 10 straight October wins have come against SEC opponents. 4 Head coach Ed Orgeron is 4-0 in the month of October. Orgeron is 4-0 Following a Loss 4 Head Coach Ed Orgeron is now 4-0 following a loss as the Tigers' head coach. 4 Orgeron and the Tigers have outscored their opponents 144-91 with the wins coming on the road in 2016 at Arkansas and Texas A&M and in 2017 at home against Syracuse and on the road at Florida. Tigers Make Consecutive Appearance on CBS 4 LSU return to CBS for another daytime appearance on the network. This is the first time since 2013 (Nov. 23 vs. Texas A&M; Nov. 29 vs. Arkansas) that LSU has been on CBS in back-to-back weeks. White Continues to Shine at Linebacker 4 True sophomore linebacker Devin White leads the Tigers' in tackles after six games this season and has been the team's leading tackler in five games. 4 White's 62 tackles leads the Southeastern Conference after six weeks of the season. 4 The Springhill, Louisiana native has set a new or tied his career high in tackles in five of six games this season. 4 White was named the Southeastern Conference Defensive Player of the Week following his 13-tackle performance at Florida. Etling is Tigers' Starting Quarterback; Surpasses 3,000 Career Passing Yards 4 When senior Danny Etling took the first snap against BYU, he became the most veteran LSU quarterback in terms of collegiate starts since Herb Tyler in 1998. 4 Etling is 11-5 as LSU s starting quarterback. The LSU graduate has guided the Tigers to wins over Jacksonville State, Missouri, Southern Miss, Ole Miss, Arkansas, Texas A&M, Louisville in the Buffalo Wild Wings Citrus Bowl, BYU, Chattanooga, Syracuse and Florida. 4 The LSU graduate surpassed 1,000 yards for the season against the Gators and 3,000 yards for his career in Baton Rouge. Eting is just 782 yards from entering LSU's top-10 career passing yards list. 4 Etling owns 28 career starts (16 at LSU, 12 at Purdue). His 16 consecutive starts at LSU are tied for the fifth-most by a quarterback since 1986. 39 Herb Tyler 10 in 1998, 12 in 1997, 12 in 1996, 3 in 1995 26 Tommy Hodson 11 in 1989, 12 in 1988, 3 in 1987 25 Zach Mettenberger 13 in 2012, 12 in 2013 20 Tommy Hodson 12 in 1986, 8 in 1987 16 Jordan Jefferson 13 in 2010, 3 in 2009 16 Danny Etling 6 in 2016, 10 in 2017 Defense Has Combined for Twenty Sacks 4 The LSU defense has combined for 20 sacks through six games for the most in th last nine seasons. 4 LB Corey Thompson leads the squad with 4 sacks this season. Thompson is followed by Christian LaCouture and Greg Gilmore who both own 3.5 sacks. 4 The 2005 squad owned the most with 22 in six games. The 2003 team totaled 21 in six games and the 20017, 2006 and 2007 teams all owned 20 after the first half of the season. Orgeron Cleans Up Penalties 4 Head Coach Ed Orgeron promised to clean up the Tigers' penalty woes after the first three games and he has delivered in the last three games. 4 After three games, LSU had racked up 30 penalties on the year for the most in the league. 4 The Tigers have been penalized just 12 times in the last three games. Greedy Leads League in Interceptions 4 Redshirt freshman Andraez "Greedy" Williams is the Tigers' starting cornerback opposite of senior Donte Jackson. 4 Greedy has already intercepted three passes this season, which is tied for the best in the league. 4 Greedy's interceptions came against BYU, Chattanooga and the first play of the game against Syracuse. Aranda s LSU Defense Allowed Just Five First Half Touchdowns In Last 11 Games 4 Dating back to the start of last year s Alabama game, LSU s defense, under the direction of Dave Aranda, has limited opponents to only five touchdowns in the first half of the final five games of the season through week six of 2017. 4 Arkansas, Texas A&M, Mississippi State and Troy are the only teams to score first half TDs against the Tigers. True Freshmen Continue to Play Big Roles at LSU 4 So far this season, 20 true freshmen have played for the Tigers, which is the most in the nation after six weeks of the season. 4 Against BYU, 17 true freshmen saw action for the most by an LSU team in a season opener since at least 1995. PRESEASON INDIVIDUAL HONORS William Clapp 64 OL 4Second Team All-SEC (Coaches 4Third Team All-SEC (Media) 4Rimington Trophy Watch List 4Outland Trophy Watch List Danny Etling 16 QB 4Wuerffel Trophy Watch List Josh Growden 38 P 4Ray Guy Award Watch List Derrius Guice 5 RB 4First Team All-SEC (Coaches, Media) 4 Second Team All-SEC - All-Purpose (Coaches, Media) 4Maxwell Award Watch List 4Paul Hornung Award Watch List 4Doak Walker Award Watch List 4Walter Camp Award Watch List Donte Jackson 1 DB 4Second Team All-SEC (Coaches, Media) 4Jim Thorpe Award Watch List Arden Key 49 LB 4First Team All-SEC (Coaches, Media) 4Bednarik Award Watch List 4Maxwell Award Watch List 4Butkus Award Watch List 4Walter Camp Award Watch List Christian LaCouture 18 DL 4Second Team All-SEC (Media) 4Third Team All-SEC (Coaches) Rashard Lawrence 90 DL 4Third Team All-SEC (Media) KJ Malone 63 OL 4Second Team All-SEC (Coaches, Media) Kevin Toliver II 2 DB 4Bednarik Award Watch List FAMILY CONNECTIONS Justin Beckwith Brother of former LSU linebacker Kendell Beckwith (now with Tampa Bay Buccaneers) Matthew Clapp and Will Clapp Brothers and sons of four-year starter defensive lineman Tommy Clapp Blake Ferguson Brother of former LSU snapper Reid Ferguson (now with Buffalo Bills) Lanard Fournette - Brother of former LSU running back Leonard Fournette (now with Jacksonville Jaguars) Justin Jefferson - Brother of former LSU quarterback Jordan Jefferson and defensive back Rickey Jefferson Aaron Moffitt Son of LSU Strength and Conditioning Coach Tommy Moffitt
TIGER TRENDS 2017 Orgeron Streak August 0-0 0-0 -- September 3-2 3-2 L1 October 1-0 4-0 W8 November 0-0 2-2 W1 December-January 0-0 1-0 W2 LSU s Conference Record... at home 0-0 2-2 L1 on the road 1-1 3-1 W1 LSU s Non-Conference Record... at home 2-1 3-1 L1 on the road 0-0 0-0 W5 neutral 1-0 2-0 W2 LSU vs. Ranked Opponents... at home 0-0 1-2 L2 on the road 1-0 3-0 W3 neutral 0-0 1-0 W1 LSU s Record in Games... decided by 7 pts or less 1-0 1-1 W1 decided by 3 pts or less 1-0 1-1 W2 Away/neutral during day 1-0 2-0 W2 Away/neutral at night 1-1 3-1 L1 Home during day 0-0 0-1 L1 Home at night 2-1 5-2 L1 LSU s Record When Scoring... less than 20 points 0-1 0-3 L5 20+ points 3-1 9-1 L1 30+ points 2-0 7-0 W24 LSU s Record When Allowing... 14 or fewer points 2-0 5-1 W4 24 or fewer points 3-1 6-3 W1 25+ points 1-1 2-1 W1 LSU s Record When... Leading after the 1st qtr 4-0 7-1 W5 Trailing after the 1st qtr 0-1 2-1 L1 Tied after the 1st qtr 0-1 1-1 L2 Leading at halftime 4-0 8-1 W6 Trailing at halftime 0-2 0-2 L4 Tied at halftime 0-0 2-1 L1 Leading after the 3rd qtr 4-0 10-0 W10 Trailing after the 3rd qtr 0-2 0-2 L8 Tied after the 3rd qtr 0-0 0-1 L1 LSU s Record With... less than 300 yds total offense 0-1 0-2 L10 300+ yards total offense 4-1 10-2 W1 400+ yards total offense 3-1 8-2 L1 500+ yards total offense 0-0 4-0 W5 600+ yards total offense 0-0 2-0 W14 less than 100 yards rush 0-0 0-1 L12 100+ yards rushing 4-2 10-3 W1 150+ yards rushing 4-1 10-2 W1 200+ yards rushing 3-0 7-1 W4 250+ yards rushing 1-0 5-0 W9 less than 200 yards pass 2-1 3-2 W1 200+ yards passing 2-1 7-2 L1 300+ yards passing 0-0 1-0 W1 350+ yards passing 0-0 0-0 L1 400+ yards passing 0-0 0-0 LSU s Record When Allowing... less than 200 total yards 1-0 1-0 W17 less than 300 total yards 2-0 6-1 W3 less than 400 total yards 4-1 9-3 W1 400+ yards total offense 0-1 1-1 L1 less than 100 yards rush 3-0 7-0 W15 100+ yards rush 1-2 3-4 W1 less than 200 yards pass 3-2 6-3 W1 less than 300 yards pass 3-4 9-3 W1 300+ yards pass 1-0 1-0 W4 4 LSU tied Georgia and Miami for the most true freshmen to play in a season opener in the nation. The following is a list of teams that played double-digit true freshmen in its season opener: LSU (17), Georgia (17), Miami (17), Arizona (12), Illinois (12), Baylor (11), USC (11), Colorado State (10), Duke (10), Florida (10, Michigan (10) and Virginia (10). 4 The following is a list of true freshmen who have played this season: QB Myles Brennan, TE/F Tory Carter, LB K Lavon Chaisson, RG Saahdiq Charles, OG Austin Deculus, FS Grant Delpit, RB Clyde Edwards-Helaire, DE Neil Farrell Jr., S Todd Harris Jr., OG Ed Ingram, WR Justin Jefferson, CB Jontre Kirklin, WR Racey McMath, WR Mannie Netherly, LB Jacob Phillips, LB Patrick Queen, WR JaCoby Stevens, LB Tyler Taylor, DE Justin Thomas, CB Kary Vincent Jr. Nineteen First-Time Starters So Far in 2017 4 Nineteen Tigers have earned starts for the first time so far this season: DE Ed Alexander, RB Nick Brossette, OG Garrett Brumfield, TE/F Tory Carter, RG Saahdiq Charles, LB K'Lavon Chaisson, WR Drake Davis, S Grant Delpit, WR Derrick Dillon, OL Ed Ingram, DE Rashard Lawrence, DE Glen Logan, TE Jamal Pettigrew, WR JaCoby Stevens, WR Stephen Sullivan, LB Tyler Taylor, Nickel Kary Vincent Jr., CB Andraez Williams and LB Devin White. 4 LSU's eight true freshmen starters in 2017 are the most since at least 2005 4 The four true freshmen (Charles, Chaisson, Taylor and Delpit) who started the season opener matched the total number between 2000-16. 4 The four true freshmen starters were the most in the nation to start the 2017 season: 4 LSU (1 offense, 3 defense), 3 Arizona (0 offense, 3 defense), 3 Baylor (1 offense, 2 defense), 3 Illinois (0 offense, 3 defense). 4 With Charles' start against BYU, he became the first true freshman to start a season opener on the offensive line since at least World War II. 4 The following have started a season opener since 2000: Charles (RG, 2017), Chaisson (LB, 2017), Delpit (S, 2017), Taylor (LB, 2017), Kevin Tolliver (CB, 2015), Trey Quinn (WR, 2014), Jalen Mills (CB, 2012) and Jessie Daniels (Nickel, 2003). Most True Freshmen Starters by Year Since 2005 2017 8 (Tory Carter, K'Lavon Chaisson, Saahdiq Charles, Grant Delpit, Ed Ingram, JaCoby Stevens, Tyler Taylor, Kary Vincent Jr.) 2015: 7 ( Arden Key, Donte Jackson, Foster Moreau, Bry Kiethon Mouton, Maea Teuhema, Kevin Toliver II, Toby Weathersby) 2014: 6 (Jamal Adams, Malachi Dupre, Leonard Fournette, Davon Godchaux, Brandon Harris, Trey Quinn) 2012: 6 (Kwon Alexander, Vadal Alexander, Reid Ferguson, Jeremy Hill, Lamar Louis, Jalen Mills) 2013: 5 (Rickey Jefferson, Anthony Jennings, Ethan Pocic, Rashard Robinson, Tre Davious White) 2006: 4 (Jacob Cutrera, Richard Dickson, Charles Scott, Keiland Williams) 2010: 3 (Alfred Blue, Tyrann Mathieu, Eric Reid) 2011: 2 (Odell Beckham Jr., Jarvis Landry) 2007: 2 (Drake Nevis, Terrence Toliver) 2008: 2 (Jordan Jefferson, Patrick Peterson) 2009: 2 (Dominique Allen, Rueben Randle) 2016 1 (Dee Anderson) Guice Surpasses 2,000 Career Yards, Nearing Top-10 List 4 RB Derrius Guice surpassed the 2,000 career rushing-yards mark in LSU's win over Chattanooga. The Baton Rouge native became the 16th player in LSU history to rush for 2,000 or more yards in a career. 4 Guice passed Leonard Fournette as the most efficient rusher to surpass 2,000 yards as he needed only 271 attempts, 32 fewer than Fournette's 302. Guice is 30 yards away from moving into the top-10 of LSU's career rushing yard list. 4 A year ago, Guice became the fastest player to reach 1,000 yards. CAREER 1. 4,557 Kevin Faulk (41 games) 1995-98 2. 4,050 Dalton Hilliard (44 games) 1982-85 3. 4,035 Charles Alexander (44 games) 1975-78 4. 3,830 Leonard Fournette (32 games) 2014-16 5. 2,860 Harvey Williams (40 games) 1986-90 6. 2,576 Joseph Addai (51 games) 2001-05 7. 2,517 Terry Robiskie (42 games) 1973-76 8. 2,317 Charles Scott (43 games) 2006-09 9. 2,238 Rondell Mealey (46 games) 1996-99 10. 2,217 Garry James (42 games) 1982-85 11. 2,187 Derrius Guice (29 games) 2015-present Williams Reaches 1,000 Yard Mark 4 RB Darrel Williams became the 47th LSU Football player to reach 1,000 career yards in his 39th game played. He finished the night against Syracuse with 16 carries for 92 yards and one touchdown. 4 With his second carry of the game, a 10-yard rush on 3rd-and-8, D. Williams reached 1,002 career yards. 4 Williams also caught a career-long pass from Brennan for 43 yards before rushing for his eighth carry of the night where he broke for a 20-yard touchdown, his first of the night and 15th career. 4 In the third quarter with 14!50 left, Williams rushed for 20 yards for his 15th touchdown of his career and fifth of the season.
Moreau with Two Touchdowns Against Troy 4 Junior TE Foster Moreau caught two touchdowns against Troy. Moreau became the first tight end since Richard Dickson in the 2008 BCS National Championship game to catch two touchdowns in a single game. 4 Moreau, Dickson and Robert Royal ('00 vs. Alabama) are the only LSU tight ends in the last 23 years to have two touchdowns in a single game. Chark Returns TD, Sets Career High Against UTC 4 Senior WR DJ Chark returned a punt 65 yards for a touchdown against Chattanooga for his first career special teams touchdown. 4 The punt return was the first since DB Tre'Davious White returned a 60-yard punt against Jacksonville State on Sept. 10, 2016. 4 Chark also totaled three catches for a career-high 103 yards. The Alexandria, Louisiana native surpassed 100 receiving yards for the first time in his career. Louisiana's Own Takes the Field as Head Coach of the Tigers 4 Coach Orgeron became the first Louisiana native to take the field as the head coach of the Tigers in a season-opener since 1983 when West Monroe native Jerry Stovall coached the Tigers. Stovall and the Tigers lost to Florida State, 40-35, to open the 1983 season. 4 Prior to Stovall, the last time LSU was coached by a Louisiana native came from 1948-54 when Homer native Gaynell Tinsley was coach of the Tigers. 4 Orgeron, Stovall and Tinsley are the only Louisiana natives to serve as head coach of the Tigers in the SEC era. Dominant Defense Shuts Out BYU 4 The LSU defense allowed just 97 total yards in the season opener and -5 yards on the ground. The 97 yards were the fewest since limiting ULM to 93 in 2014. The rushing yards were the fewest allowed since Ole Miss had -50 yards on Oct. 3, 1982. 4 The BYU offense's average start was its own 19-yard line. The LSU defense did not allow BYU to cross the 50-yard line. LSU became the fifth FBS team in the last 10 seasons to not allow its FBS opponent to cross midfield. The following are the times a defense has not allowed its opponent to cross midfield: BYU vs LSU (Saturday); FIU vs Louisville (2013); UMASS vs UCONN (2012); New Mexico St. vs Ohio St. (2009); Washington St. vs USC (2008). Brumfield Named SEC Offensive Lineman of the Week after BYU Performance 4 Junior Garrett Brumfield was named the SEC Offensive Lineman of the Week after his performance in the season opener against BYU. 4 Brumfield played 70 offensive snaps at left guard, leading the Tigers with 12 knockdown blocks in the win over the Cougars. 4 It marked Brumfield's first honor and the first individual award for the Tigers in 2017. #NFLSU - 50 Tigers Lead Nation with Most Players on NFL Rosters 4 LSU can lay claim as #NFLU with 50 players on NFL opening day rosters for 2017. 4 The Tigers are the only team in the nation to reach the 50-player mark. 4 Below is a list of the schools with the most players on NFL Rosters: 1. LSU 50 T2. USC 45 T2. Florida 45 T4. Miami 44 T4. Alabama 44 LSU Sets Fifth-Longest Non-Conference Home Winning Streak Of All-Time 4 With 49 consecutive wins over non-conference opponents at home in Tiger Stadium from 2001-2017, the LSU football team laid claim to the fifth-longest non-conference home winning streak of all-time and the longest in the modern era. 4 LSU's streak came to an end following a 24-21 loss to Troy. Team Years Non-Conference Home Win Streak 1. Harvard 1890-1895 55 2. Carlisle 1901-1915 54 3. Yale 1886-1895 50 4. Wisconsin 1897-1909 50 5. LSU 2001-2017 49 LSU s Had a 100-Yard Rusher In 12 Straight Non-Conference Games 4 LSU's streak of 12 consecutive non-conference games with a 100-yard rusher came to an end against Syracuse after RB Darrel Williams fell eight yards short of the century mark. LSU was 10-2 in those games with the setbacks coming in last year s season-opener against Wisconsin at Lambeau Field and the 2014 Music City Bowl against Notre Dame. 4 The last time LSU failed to have a 100-yard rusher in a non-sec game, prior to the game against Syracuse, came in a 52-0 win over Louisiana-Monroe on September 13, 2014. Weather Impacted Games for LSU Football 4 LSU played a weather-impacted game for the fourth time in three years against BYU. Following the devastating rain from Hurricane Harvey in Houston, the season opener was moved to New Orleans and the Mercedes Benz Superdome. CAREER GAMES PLAYED/STARTED Player 13 14 15 16 17 Total Donnie Alexander, LB -- 12/0 12/1 12/2 5/4 41/7 Ed Alexander, NT -- -- -- 11/0 4/1 15/1 Dee Anderson, WR -- -- -- 11/2 1/0 12/2 John Battle, S -- 1/0 12/0 12/7 6/6 31/13 Myles Brennan, QB -- -- -- -- 4/0 4/0 Nick Brossette, RB -- -- 9/0 12/0 6/1 27/1 Garrett Brumfield, OG -- -- 11/0 11/0 6/6 28/6 Donavaughn Campbell, OL -- -- -- 4/0 1/0 5/0 K'Lavon Chaisson -- -- -- -- 6/2 6/2 DJ Chark, WR -- 6/0 5/0 12/6 6/3 29/9 Saahdiq Charles, OL -- -- -- -- 6/2 6/2 William Clapp, OG/C -- -- 12/12 11/11 6/6 29/29 Deondre Clark, DE -- 12/0 4/0 6/0 3/0 25/0 Connor Culp, PK -- -- -- -- 3/0 3/0 Lloyd Cushenberry II, C -- -- -- -- 4/0 4/0 Drake Davis, WR -- -- -- 6/0 6/1 12/1 Austin Deculus, OL -- -- -- -- 6/0 6/0 Grant Delpit S -- -- -- -- 6/6 6/6 Derrick Dillon, WR -- -- -- 8/0 6/2 14/2 Michael Divinity Jr., LB -- -- -- 9/0 5/0 14/0 David Ducre, FB/TE -- -- 3/0 5/0 6/0 14/0 Clyde Edwards-Helaire, RB -- -- -- -- 6/0 6/0 Danny Etling, QB -- -- -- 11/10 6/6 17/16 Neil Farrel Jr., DE -- -- -- -- 5/0 5/0 Blake Ferguson, SNP -- -- -- 12/0 6/0 18/0 Lanard Fournette, RB -- -- 3/0 1/0 4/0 Kristian Fulton, DB -- -- -- 3/0 -- 3/0 Russell Gage, WR -- 2/0 1/0 11/4 6/1 20/5 Cameron Gamble, PK -- 7/0 9/0 12/0 5/0 33/0 Layton Garnett, LB -- -- -- -- 5/0 5/0 Greg Gilmore, NT -- 6/0 12/1 12/12 6/6 36/20 Jack Gonsoulin, PK -- -- -- 2/0 5/0 7/0 Josh Growden, P -- -- -- 12/0 6/0 18/0 Derrius Guice, RB -- -- 12/0 12/6 5/5 29/11 Todd Harris Jr., S -- -- -- -- 5/0 5/0 Reshaud Henry, RB -- -- -- 2/0 6/0 8/0 Frank Herron, DE -- 4/0 12/0 10/0 -- 26/0 Ed Ingram, OL -- -- -- -- 6/5 6/5 Donte Jackson, DB -- -- 12/1 12/11 6/5 30/17 Justin Jefferson, WR -- -- -- -- 2/0 2/0 Arden Key, LB -- -- 12/9 11/10 4/4 27/23 Jontre Kirklin, CB -- -- -- -- 5/0 5/0 Christian LaCouture, DE 13/0 13/13 11/10 --- 6/6 43/29 Rashard Lawrence, DE -- -- -- 9/0 3/3 12/3 Xavier Lewis, CB -- -- -- 10/0 4/0 14/0 Cameron Lewis -- -- -- -- 1/0 1/0 Glen Logan, DE -- -- -- -- 6/2 6/2 Adrian Magee, OG -- -- -- 3/0 5/0 8/0 KJ Malone, OT -- 5/0 12/0 12/12 6/6 35/18 Sci Martin, LB -- -- -- 5/0 -- 5/0 Racey McMath, WR -- -- -- -- 2/0 2/0 Justin McMillian, QB -- -- 1/0 -- 1/0 2/0 Eric Monroe, DB -- -- -- 1/0 6/0 7/0 John David Moore, FB -- 8/0 6/5 12/3 5/4 31/12 Foster Moreau, TE -- -- 12/3 11/3 6/6 29/12 Bry Kiethon Mouton, FB -- -- 11/5 4/0 1/0 16/5 Ed Paris, S -- 13/0 12/0 12/2 3/0 40/2 M.J. Patterson, LB -- 3/0 -- -- -- 3/0 Jamal Pettigrew, TE -- -- -- -- 6/1 6/1 Jacob Phillips, LB -- -- -- -- 5/0 5/0 Patrick Queen, LB -- -- -- -- 5/0 5/0 Caleb Roddy, TE -- -- -- 12/0 -- 12/0 Jonathan Rucker, LB -- -- 5/0 12/0 6/0 23/0 Jakori Savage, OL -- -- -- -- 4/0 4/0 JaCoby Stevens -- -- -- -- 3/1 3/1 Stephen Sullivan, WR -- -- -- 8/0 6/2 14/2 Tyler Taylor, LB -- -- -- -- 6/2 6/2 Justin Thomas, DE -- -- -- -- 2/0 2/0 Corey Thompson, LB* 10/5 -- 9/3 1/0 6/3 39/11 Ray Thornton, LB -- -- -- -- 2/0 2/0 Kevin Toliver II, CB -- -- 12/8 7/5 5/1 24/14 Kary Vincent Jr., CB -- -- -- -- 6/3 6/3 Devin Voorhies, LB -- 8/0 12/0 12/0 5/0 37/0 Jacory Washington, TE -- -- -- 1/0 5/0 6/0 Toby Weathersby, OT -- -- 12/1 8/3 5/5 25/9 Devin White, LB -- -- -- 12/0 6/6 18/6 Andraez Williams, CB -- -- -- -- 6/6 6/6 Darrel Williams, RB -- 12/0 12/0 11/2 6/2 41/4
4 Last year, LSU's game against Florida was relocated to Baton Rouge and moved to Nov. 19 following Hurricane Matthew. In 2015, LSU's home opener against McNeese State was canceled due to a nearly four-hour lightning delay. Then, in week five, horrific flooding in the state of South Caroline forced LSU to host the Gamecocks in Tiger Stadium. TIGERS IN THE NFL Name Team Pos. Jamal Adams New York Jets S Kwon Alexander Tampa Bay Buccaneers LB Vadal Alexander Oakland Raiders OL Joe Barksdale Los Angeles Chargers OT Lamin Barrow ** Miami Dolphins LB Odell Beckham Jr. ** New York Giants WR Kendell Beckwith Tampa Bay Buccaneers LB Alfred Blue Houston Texans RB Tashawn Bower Minnesota Vikings DE Delvin Breaux ** New Orleans Saints CB Michael Brockers Los Angeles Raiders DT Morris Claiborne New York Jets CB Jalen Collins Atlanta Falcons CB La'el Collins Dallas Cowboys OL Travin Dural *** New Orleans Saints WR Malachi Dupre *** New Orleans Saints WR Reid Ferguson Buffalo Bills LS Leonard Fournette Jacksonville Jaguars RB Davon Godchaux Miami Dolphins DT Dillon Gordon *** Philadelphia Eagles OG Cyril Grayson *** Indianapolis Colts WR Jerald Hawkins Pittsburgh Steelers OT Jeremy Hill Cincinnati Bengals RB Danielle Hunter Minnesota Vikings DE Ricky Jean Francois Green Bay Packers DE Anthony Johnson ** New York Jets DT Deion Jones Atlanta Falcons LB Donnie Jones Philadelphia Eagles P Brandon LaFell Cincinnati Bengals WR Jarvis Landry Miami Dolphins WR Bennie Logan Kansas City Chiefs DT Terrence Magee *** Cleveland Browns RB Ronald Martin *** Baltimore Ravens SS Tyrann Mathieu Arizona Cardinals DB Jalen Mills Philadelphia Eagles FS Barkevious Mingo Indianapolis Colts LB Kevin Minter Cincinnati Bengals LB Lewis Neal *** Dallas cowboys DE Patrick Peterson Arizona Cardinals CB/RS Ethan Pocic Seattle Seahawks C Eric Reid San Francisco 49ers S Stevan Ridley Minnesota Vikings RB Duke Riley Atlanta Falcons LB Rashard Robinson San Francisco 49ers CB Russell Shepard Carolina Panthers WR Trai Turner Carolina Panthers OG Spencer Ware ** Kansas City Chiefs RB Tre'Davious White Buffalo Bills CB Andrew Whitworth Los Angeles Raiders OG Kyle Williams Buffalo Bills DT Brad Wing New York Giants P Al Woods Indianapolis Colts DT *-Physically Unable to Perform **- Injured Reserve ***-Practice Squad 4The following is a look at some other notable weather-impacted LSU games through the years: Date Game Impact Weather Issue Dec. 5, 1964 Florida Moved from Oct. 3 to Dec. 5 Hurricane Hilda Sept. 10, 2005 Arizona State Moved from Baton Rouge to Tempe, Ariz. Hurricane Katrina Sept. 26, 2005 Tennessee Moved from Saturday to Monday Hurricane Rita Oct. 29, 2005 North Texas Moved from Sept. 3 Hurricane Katrina Aug. 30, 2008 Appalachian State Moved from 4 p.m. to 10 a.m. CT Hurricane Gustav Nov. 15, 2008 Troy Moved from Sept. 6 (common open date) Hurricane Gustav Sept. 5, 2015 McNeese Canceled due to nearly 4-hour lightning delay Lightning Oct. 10, 2015 South Carolina Moved from Columbia, S.C. to Baton Rouge Flooding Nov. 19, 2016 Florida Moved from Gainesville to Baton Rouge Hurricane Matthew Sept. 2, 2017 BYU Moved from Houston to New Orleans Hurricane Harvey Neutral Site Season Openers 4 Since 2010, LSU has played six of eight season openers at a neutral site and the Tigers own a 5-1 record in those games. Year Opponent Score Top Moment 2010 #18 North Carolina (Atlanta, Ga.) W, 30-24 Russell Shepard 50-yd TD Run 2011 #3 Oregon (Arlington, Texas) W, 40-27 Tyrann Matheiu Strip and TD 2013 #20 TCU (Arlington, Texas) W, 37-27 Odell Beckham Jr. 75-yd KO Return 2014 #14 Wisconsin (Houston, Texas) W, 28-24 Overcame a 21-point defect 2016 Wisconsin (Green Bay, Wisc.) L, 16-14 2017 BYU (New Orleans, La.) W, 27-0 Defense allowed -5 rushing yards Corey Thompson Is the Elder Statesman on Tiger Defense 4 Graduate student Corey Thompson enters his sixth season with the Tigers in 2017 after getting an additional year of eligibility from the NCAA due to missing 2014 and 2016 with injuries. 4 Thompson played as a true freshman in 2012, appearing in 13 games and recording 11 tackles. That year, Thompson played alongside nine defensive players who are currently in the NFL. 4 This season, Thompson will play alongside some LSU true freshmen who were in eighth grade when Thompson saw his first action as an LSU Tiger in 2012. 4 Thompson graduated from LSU in December of 2015 with a degree in sports administration. At the time of Thompson s college graduation, members of LSU s 2017 freshman class were only sophomores in high school. Six to Play in 2017 as LSU Graduate 4 During the 2017 season, six Tigers are going to take the field as LSU graduates. Name Major Graduation Date Games Played Danny Etling Mass Communication Spring 2017 17 Frank Herron Interdisciplinary Studies Summer 2017 26 Christian LaCouture Sport Administration Summer 2016 43 K.J. Malone Interdisciplinary Studies Spring 2017 35 Jonathan Rucker Interdisciplinary Studies Spring 2017 23 Corey Thompson Sport Administration Winter 2015 39 Orgeron Begins New Tradition with Two No. 18s 4 Senior defensive lineman Christian LaCouture was awarded the prestigious No. 18 during the spring after electing to return to Baton Rouge for a fifth season. 4 LaCouture began a new tradition of two No. 18s as senior John David Moore was selected to wear the number on the offensive side. It marked the first time since the tradition began in 2003 that two players have worn the number. 4 The prestigious No. 18 began when, in 2003, quarterback Matt Mauck guided LSU to its first national championship since 1958. His number became synonymous with success both on and off the field as well as a selfless attitude that has become the epitome of being an LSU football player. 4 Here is a look at the previous players to wear No. 18: Years Player Position 2003 Matt Mauck QB 2004-07 Jacob Hester RB 2008-09 Richard Dickson TE 2010 Richard Murphy RB 2011 Brandon Taylor S 2012 Bennie Logan DT 2013 Lamin Barrow LB 2014 Terrence Magee RB 2015-16 Tre Davious White CB Aranda Returns as Nation s Elite Coordinator 4 LSU s defense under coordinator Dave Aranda allowed the fewest touchdowns (16) and fewest touchdowns per game (1.3) in college football in 2016. 4 The Tigers defense finished ranked No. 5 in points per game and No. 10 in total yards. In 2016, LSU
held six of its 12 opponents to fewer than 300 total yards. 4 LSU s most dominant performance came against Louisville and the Heisman Trophy winner Lamar Jackson in the bowl game. Aranda s defense held Louisville to season lows for points and rushing yards as the Tigers recorded eight sacks, just one shy of tying the school record. The Aussie Punting Connection 4 Since the 2011 season, LSU has had the unique connection of having an Australian native punter. Brad Wing, a native of Melbourne, was a 2011 first-team All-American and served as the Tigers punter in 2012 as well. 4 Jamie Keehn took over punting duties in 2013 and finished his career with the fourth-best punting average for a career as a senior while being a permanent team captain and was named to the 2015 SEC Academic Honor Roll. 4 Sophomore Josh Growden has been the Tigers' punter over the last two seasons. Growden was selected to the All-SEC Freshman team in 2016 after averaging 41.4 yards on 57 punts. Guice Joins Elite SEC Company With Two 250-Yard Rushing Games in 2016 4 With a pair of 250-yard rushing games in 2016, RB Derrius Guice joined elite SEC company as he along with Moe Williams of Kentucky are the only two players in league history to have two 250-yard rushing games in the same season. Williams did it in 1995 with 299 yards vs. South Carolina and 272 vs. Cincinnati. 4 Guice had 252 yards vs. Arkansas in week 9 and then followed that with a record-setting day of 285 yards vs. Texas A&M in week 11. 4 Guice joins Williams are joined by Auburn s Bo Jackson and Georgia s Herschel Walker as the only four players in SEC history with two 250-yard games to their credit in a career. Guice Breaks Single-Game Rushing Mark, Becomes First LSU Player With Two 250-Plus Yard Rushing Games in Same Season 4 In the regular season finale against Texas A&M, running back Derrius Guice broke Leonard Fournette s LSU single-game rushing record by a yard with 285 and four touchdowns in LSU s 54-39 win over the Aggies. 4 Guice carried the ball 37 times in the victory and out-rushed the entire Texas A&M unit by himself as he became the first LSU player in program history to have two games of 250 yards or more when coupled with his 252 against Arkansas just two weeks prior. 4 In SEC history, he is only the fourth player ever to do so joining the likes of Herschel Walker, Bo Jackson and Moe Williams. LSU is DBU 4 With two first team All-America defensive backs in 2016, LSU can easily back up its claim as being DBU. With the addition of Tre Davious White and Jamal Adams, LSU has now produced 10 first team All-American defensive backs since 2003. 4 Overall, LSU claims 14 first team All-America defensive backs, including three-time selection Tommy Casanova (1969, 1970, 1971) and two-time pick Corey Webster (2003, 2004). 4 In terms of the NFL, since 2007 LSU has had more defensive backs selected in the NFL Draft (17) than any other team in the nation. Of LSU s 17 NFL Draft picks since 2007, six have been first round picks and five came in either the second or third round. LSU Welcomes Mike VII in 2017 4 LSU introduced the former Harvey as Mike VII on the first day of the fall semester, August 21, after a 10-month search for a new tiger. 4 Mike VII is a Siberian-Bengal male tiger and was donated to LSU from a sanctuary in Okeechobee, Florida, called Wild at Heart Wildlife Center. 4 Mikes IV, V and VI were also donated to LSU from rescue facilities. LSU has not purchased a tiger since Mike III in 1958, and LSU does not support the forprofit breeding of tigers. 4 Here s a look at notable moments during the reign of each of the previous Mike s in LSU history: Mascot Years Notable Moments (Football Record) Mike I 1936-56 Purchased for $750, was the longest living mascot at 20 years (115-83-14) Mike II 1956-58 The shortest reign with two tigers being used those seasons (8-12) Mike III 1958-76 First football national title and three SEC titles during reign, (142-50-7) Mike IV 1976-90 Two SEC championships (141-63-6 ) Mike V 1990-2007 Football national title, five baseball national championships(120-72-1) Mike VI 2007-2016 Football national title, baseball national title (92-30) Mike VII 2017-present (4-2) Non-Conference Regular Season Success since 2000 4 LSU leads the Southeastern Conference in wins against non-conference opponents during the regular season since 2000. 4 LSU has won 62 of 66 games and owns a.939 winning percentage. School Games Wins Losses Streak LSU 66 62 3 L1 Arkansas 67 58 10 W1 Georgia 67 59 8 W3 Alabama 67 56 11 W36 Auburn 67 55 12 W1 Tennessee 67 55 11 W9 South Carolina 66 54 12 W2 Florida 64 49 15 L2 Ole Miss 67 50 17 L1 Kentucky 67 50 17 W6 Mississippi State 66 47 19 W3 Texas A&M 23 22 1 W2 Missouri 22 17 5 L1 Vanderbilt 67 43 24 W5 LSU: One of Conference s Elite Teams Over Last 10 Seasons 4 Over the last 10 seasons, LSU has been one of the Southeastern Conference s top teams with 102 wins. The program is just one of three teams with bowl appearances in all 10 seasons. 4 LSU is one of four teams to win an SEC Championship and one of four to win a national championship in that span.
SEC National AP School Record Bowls Champ Champ. Top 25 Alabama 120-19 10 5 4 9 LSU 102-34 10 2 1 7 Georgia 99-39 10 0 0 5 Florida 94-42 9 1 1 5 Auburn 87-49 8 2 1 4 Missouri 86-50 7 0 0 5 South Carolina 82-53 8 0 0 4 Texas A&M 81-54 9 0 0 3 Mississippi State 76-57 8 0 0 2 Arkansas 73-59 7 0 0 2 Tennessee 71-61 6 0 0 2 Ole Miss 68-63 6 0 0 4 Kentucky 59-72 5 0 0 0 Vanderbilt 56-75 5 0 0 2 LSU Is 71-0 When Rushing For 100 Yards and Holding Opponents To Less Than 100 Yards 4 In the last 158 games, LSU s success is easy to predict when it comes to net rushing yards. Get to 100 yards rushing and LSU will more than likely win as the Tigers are 119-18 when that happens. 4 Hold the opponent to fewer than 100 yards and the Tigers are 72-5. 4 An even more telling stat is that when LSU rushes for 100-plus yards and holds the opponents to fewer than 100 yards, the Tigers are 71-0. 4 The following is a look at LSU s rushing numbers and have the Tigers have fared in those games: Year LSU 100+ LSU 100- Opp 100+ Opp 100- LSU 100+/Opp 100-2005 10-0 1-2 3-1 8-1 7-0 2006 10-0 1-2 5-0 6-2 6-0 2007 11-2 1-0 3-2 9-0 8-0 2008 8-3 0-2 2-5 6-0 6-0 2009 8-0 1-4 7-4 2-0 2-0 2010 11-2 0-0 7-1 5-0 5-0 2011 13-0 0-1 4-1 8-0 9-0 2012 9-1 1-2 4-2 6-1 6-0 2013 10-1 0-2 6-3 4-0 4-0 2014 8-3 0-2 4-4 4-1 4-0 2015 8-1 0-2 3-3 6-0 6-0 2016 8-3 0-1 3-3 5-0 5-0 2017 4-2 - 1-2 3-0 3-0 Totals 119-18 5-20 52-31 72-5 71-0 This Day vs. Night Thing in Tiger Stadium 4 The facts indicate that LSU plays better at night in Tiger Stadium than they do during the day. The numbers show that since 1960, LSU is 247-66-4 at night under the lights compared to a 34-26-3 mark in Tiger Stadium during the day. 4 Since 2000, LSU is 105-18 overall at home, which includes a 81-11 mark at night in Tiger Stadium and a 24-7 record during the day. 4 Prior to 2000, LSU had only won 10 games at home during the day in 32 tries. 4 From 1960 to 1999, LSU posted a 10-19-3 (.359) record at home during the day. The following is a breakdown of LSU s night record, day record and overall record in Tiger Stadium since 1960: Decade at Night during the day Overall 1960-69 47-9-2 2-2-1 49-11-3 1970-79 51-12-1 1-2 52-14-1 1980-89 38-16-1 3-5-2 41-21-3 1990-99 30-18 4-10 34-28 2000-09 49-5 11-6 60-11 2010-15 25-4 13-0 38-4 2016-17 7-2 0-1 7-3 Totals 247-66-4 34-26-3 281-92-7 Tiger Stadium Top Attendances No. Att. Opponent Date Results 1. 102,321 Alabama Nov. 5, 2016 Lost, 10-0 102,321 Florida Oct. 17, 2015 Won, 35-28 102,321 Eastern Michigan Oct. 3, 2015 Won, 44-22 102,321 Auburn Sept. 19, 2015 Won, 45-21 102,321 Alabama Nov. 8, 2014 Lost, 20-13 (OT) 102,321 Ole Miss Oct. 25, 2014 Won, 10-7 102,321 Mississippi State Sept. 20, 2014 Lost, 34-29 8. 102,164 Southern Miss Oct. 15, 2015 Won, 45-10 9. 102,071 Missouri Oct. 2, 2016 Won, 42-7 10 102,043 Florida Nov 19, 2016 Lost, 16-10 11. 101,987 New Mexico State Sept. 27, 2014 Won, 63-7 12. 101,803 Texas A&M Nov. 28, 2015 Won, 19-7 13. 101,720 Ole Miss Oct. 22, 2016 Won, 38-21 14. 101,699 Arkansas Nov. 14, 2015 Lost, 31-14 15. 101,581 Kentucky Oct. 18, 2014 Won, 41-3
TIGERS IN CAREER RANKINGS All-Time Leading Rushers Yards Player Years 1. 4,557 Kevin Faulk 1995-98 2. 4,050 Dalton Hilliard 1982-85 3. 4,035 Charles Alexander 1975-78 4. 3,830 Leonard Fournette 2014-16 5. 2,860 Harvey Williams 1986-90 6. 2,576 Joseph Addai 2001-05 7. 2,517 Terry Robiskie 1973-76 8. 2,317 Charles Scott 2006-09 9. 2,238 Rondell Mealey 1996-99 10. 2,217 Garry James 1982-85 11. 2,187 Derrius Guice Active 12. 2,163 Brad Davis 1972-74 13. 2,156 Jeremy Hill 2012-13 14. 2,149 LaBrandon Toefield 2000-02 15. 2,056 Domanick Davis 1999-02 16. 2,021 Justin Vincent 2003-06 17. 1,867 Billy Cannon 1957-59 All-Time Yards Per Game Rushing 1. 119.7 Leonard Fournette (3,830 32 games ) 2014-16 2. 111.1 Kevin Faulk (4,557 41 games ) 1995-98 3. 93.7 Jeremy Hill (2,156 23 games ) 2012-13 4. 92.0 Dalton Hilliard (4,050 44 games ) 1982-85 5. 91.7 Charles Alexander (4,035 44 games ) 1975-78 6. 75.4 Derrius Guice (2,187 29 games ) Active 200 Yard Rushing Games in a Career 1. 5 Leonard Fournette 2014-16 2. 4 Kevin Faulk 1995-98 3. 2 Derrius Guice Active 2 Charles Alexander 1975-78 100-Yard Rushing Games in a career 1. 22 Kevin Faulk 1995-98 2. 20 Charles Alexander 1976-78 3. 19 Leonard Fournette 2014-16 19 Dalton Hilliard 1982-85 5. 11 Jeremy Hill 2012-13 6. 9 Derrius Guice Active 7. 8 Charles Scott 2006-09 8 Harvey Williams 1986-90 9. 7 LaBrandon Toefield 2000-02 7 Rondell Mealy 1996-99 Passing Yards Per Game in a Career 1. 203.1 Tommy Hodson (8,938 44 games) 1986-89 2. 197.5 Josh Booty (3,951 20 games) 1999-00 3. 186.4 Danny Etling (3,169 17 games) Active 4. 184.8 Herb Tyler (6,654 26 Games) 1995-98 5. 184.0 JaMarcus Russell (6,625 36 games) 2004-06 Career Sacks 1. 25 Rydell Melancon 1980-83 2. 23 Ron Sancho 1985-88 3. 21 Gabe Northern 1992-95 4. 20 Melvin Oliver 2002-05 20 Jarvis Green 1998-01 6. 19 Sam Montgomery 2010-12 19 Marcus Spears 2001-04 19 Chuck Wiley 1994-97 9. 18.5 Tyson Jackson 2006-09 10. 18 James Gillyard 1992-95 18 Michael Brooks 1983-86 11. 17.5 Arden Key Active Career Forced Fumbles 1. 11 Tyrann Mathieu 2010-11 2. 7 Ali Highsmith 2004-07 3. 6 Kelvin Sheppard 2007-10 6 Clarence LeBlanc 1996-99 5. 5 Mark Roman 1996-99 5 Gabe Northern 1992-95 5 Eric Hill 1985-88 8. 4 Ronald Martin 2011-14 4 Barkevious Mingo 2010-12 4 Drake Nevis 2007-10 4 Harry Coleman 2006-09 12. 3 Arden Key ACTIVE RETURNING STATISTICAL LEADERS Tackles Arden Key: 107 Tackles Tackles for Loss Arden Key: 21.5 for 134 yards Sacks Arden Key: 17.5 sacks for 119 yards Pass Break Ups Donte Jackson: 15 QB Hurries Arden Key: 21 Interceptions Donte Jackson: 3 for 40 yards Andraez Williams: 3 for 28 yards Forced Fumbles Arden Key: 3 Fumble Recoveries Arden Key: 2 Rushing Carries Derrius Guice: 316 Rushing Yards Derrius Guice: 2,187 Rushing Touchdowns Derrius Guice: 23 Long Run Derrius Guice: 96 yards (TD) Receptions D.J. Chark: 43 Receiving Yards D.J. Chark: 851 Receiving Touchdowns D.J. Chark: 3 Long Receptions D.J. Chark: 87 yards (TD) Completions Danny Etling: 231 Passing Yards Danny Etling: 3,169 Touchdown Passes Danny Etling: 17 All Purpose Yards Danny Etling: 3,318
2017 LSU FOOTBALL COACHING STAFF RADIO!TV CHART Ed Orgeron Head Coach Pete Jenkins Defensive Line Dave Aranda Associate Head Coach/ Defensive Coordinator/ Inside Linebackers Dennis Johnson Outside Linebackers Matt Canada Offensive Coordinator/ Quarterbacks Mickey Joseph Wide Receivers Steve Ensminger Tight Ends Corey Raymond Defensive Backs Jeff Grimes Offensive Line/ Running Game Coordinator Tommie Robinson Assistant Head Coach/Running Backs
DEATH VALLEY IS THE POUND!FOR!POUND KING OF NOISE IN COLLEGE FOOTBALL. - Bruce Feldman, FoxSports.com BY THE NUMBERS 75-13 Home record since 2005 415-150-18 All-time record 328-107-13 All-time night record 56-7 Saturday night record since 2005 49-1 Record in non-conference home games since 2000 51 Years ranked in the top 10 in national attendance 94th Year of LSU Football in Tiger Stadium dating back to 1924 14 Undefeated home seasons 107 Times the crowd has exceeded 90,000 for a game 81-11 Saturday night record since 2000 11 Trips by the ESPN College GameDay crew 102,321 Stadium capacity and largest attendance set seven times since 2014 Tiger Stadium COLLEGE FOOTBALL S ULTIMATE SETTING Notables LSU began playing football in Tiger Stadium in 1924 and is currently in its 93rd year in the venerable stadium. This season marks the 86th year LSU has played under the lights in Death Valley. The Tigers defeated Spring Hill, 35-0, on Oct. 3, 1931 in the first night game in the stadium s history. LSU s last non-conference home loss was to UAB on Sept. 23, 2000. Quotables I m not sure what it was like to walk into the Coliseum, but I bet it was something like this. The best place in the world to watch a sporting event. - Wright Thompson, ESPN Senior Writer Dark. That combined with Tiger Stadium on a Saturday night is something loud, strange and holy. There is noise everywhere in stadiums from Eugene to Tuscaloosa. Only in Baton Rouge is there a living, breathing being lurking in its grand, old stadium. - Dennis Dodd, CBSSports.com THE FACTS Year Built: 1924 Capacity: 102,321 Largest Crowd: 102,321 (seven times since 2014) First Game: vs. Tulane, 11/25/24 First Night Game: vs. Spring Hill, 10/3/31 NATIONAL STADIUM CAPACITIES 1. Michigan Michigan 109,901 2. Penn State Beaver 106,572 3. Texas A&M Kyle Field 106,512 4. Ohio State Ohio 104,944 5. Tennessee Neyland 102,455 6. LSU Tiger 102,321 7. Alabama Bryant-Denny 101,821 8. Texas Texas Memorial 100,119 9. USC LA Coliseum 93,607 10. Georgia Sanford 92,746 Best stadium -- Tiger Stadium, LSU. The pregame festivities, the deafening noise -- there s no other place like it. - Matt Hayes, Sporting News For three hours on Saturday night, I don t know that there has ever been an atmosphere in sports that I ve been a part of that was as memorable to me. When you re there, you don t want to miss anything. - Scott Van Pelt, ESPN
The Last Meeting LSU 13 Auburn 18 September 24, 2016 Jordan-Hare Stadium Auburn, Ala. Winning TD Ruled Too Late at Auburn Danny Etling s 15-yard game-winning touchdown pass to D.J. Chark was overturned by video review citing no time remaining on the clock, and LSU fell to Auburn, 18-13, on a steamy night at Jordan-Hare Stadium. On the previous play, LSU was flagged for an illegal shift after picking up a first down at the Auburn 2-yard line with 001 to play. With the clock starting on the official s whistle, Etling - who rolled out of the pocket and found Chark for a tip-toe grab in the back-right corner of the endzone - was ruled to have received the snap after time had expired. Auburn, which kicked six field goals in the contest, celebrated its first league win of the season by running the length of the field to its student section. Etling finished 15-of-27 passing for 118 yards with a touchdown. He was sacked three times and left the game for a play with cuts to his head and lip in the first half. Etling ran the ball 11 times for 23 yet yards including runs of 12 and 18 yards on the final drive. Running back Leonard Fournette had 16 carries for 101 net yards. Derrius Guice added 62 yards on three rushes, while Chark had an end-around for 35 yards. Auburn s Daniel Carlson made field goals of 51, 29, 29, 31, 37 and 29 yards were the only points the Tigers scored. Jamal Adams (13) Duke Riley (13) and Kendell Beckwith (12) all posted double-digit tackles in the game to mark the first time since the 2015 Western Kentucky game that three Tigers tallied doubledigit stops in a single game. STATISTICAL COMPARISON CONF.!FBS" RANKING Category LSU AU LSU AU Record: 4-2 5-1 Conference: 1-1 3-0 3rd Down Conversion:.366.489 11(86) 1(11) Opp. 3rd Down Conversion:.386.337 9(68) 6(39) 4th Down Conversion.429.625 9(89) 4(39) 4th Down Conversion Defense.500.333 6(53) 1(18) Fewest Penalties 42 24 14(99 3(17) Fewest Penalty Yards 372 242 14(99 7(34) 1st Down Defense 99 100 7(49) 8(51) 1st Down Offense 118 125 4(52) 3(40) Kickoff Return Defense 19.71 19.83 7(55) 8(57) Kickoff Returns 21.22 25.44 10(57 3(20) Net Punting 37.36 37.35 11(73) 12(74) Passing Offense 201.0 224.7 7(86) 4(70) Passing Yards Allowed 171.5 176.3 5(18) 6(20) Punt Returns 13.13 8.67 3(18) 7(47) Punt Return Defense 16.00 4.40 14(122) 7(40) Red Zone Offense.727.923 14(116) 3(19) Red Zone Defense.842.833 9(74) 8(65) Rushing Defense 137.3 111.2 6(52) 4(22) Rushing Offense 196.7 228.0 6(41) 4(22) Sacks Allowed 1.33 3.17 7(28) 14(116) Scoring Defense 18.8 13.0 4(26) 3(6) Scoring Offense 25.3 35.8 11(89) 2(34) Passing Efficiency 146.62 161.87 5(36) 1(13) Passing Efficiency Defense 108.78 107.88 5(21) 4(19) Sacks 3.33 2.50 2(10) 4(37) Tackles for Loss 5.3 6.8 12(89) 3(40) Time of Possession 3117 3029 6(42) 8(52) Total Defense 308.8 287.5 5(18) 3(13) Total Offense 397.7 452.7 8(77) 3(39) Turnover Margin 1-1 7(55) 9(72) Turnovers Gained 6 9 7(91) 5(46) Turnovers Lost 5 10 3(12) 12(85) Series Notes: LSU and Auburn face each other for the 52nd time with LSU holding a 28-22-1 lead in the series The teams have met every year since the SEC expansion in 1992 (25 games) with LSU holding a 13-12 advantage during that span Prior to 1992, the teams played only eight times from 1969 to 1989 The home team has won 15 of the last 17 games in the series with the exceptions coming in 2008 (LSU won at Auburn, 26-21) and 2012 (LSU won at Auburn, 12-10) LSU has won eight of last 12 games vs. Auburn Between 1996-99, the visiting team won each game Eight of last 13 games have been decided by a touchdown or less In games between 1988 and 1997, the contest was decided by a touchdown or less seven of eight times Dating back to 2000 (a span of 18 games including this year) at least one team has been ranked in the Top 25 for the contest every year and both teams have been ranked 11 times. The Series: LSU Leads 28-22-1 Year Results Date (Site) 1901 AU, 28-0 Nov. 20 at Baton Rouge 1902 LSU, 5-0 Oct. 27 at Baton Rouge 1903 AU, 12-0 Nov. 11 at Auburn 1908 LSU, 10-2 Oct. 31 at Auburn 1912 AU, 7-0 Nov. 9 at Mobile 1913 AU, 7-0 Nov. 1 at Mobile 1924 AU, 3-0 Oct. 25 at Birmingham 1926 LSU, 10-0 Oct. 16 at Montgomery 1927 LSU, 9-0 Oct. 15 at Montgomery 1934 LSU, 20-6 Oct. 13 at Baton Rouge 1935 LSU, 6-0 Nov. 2 at Baton Rouge 1936 LSU, 19-6 Nov. 14 at Birmingham 1937 LSU, 9-7 Nov. 13 at Baton Rouge 1938 AU, 28-6 Nov. 12 at Birmingham 1939 AU, 21-7 Nov. 18 at Baton Rouge 1940 LSU, 21-13 Nov. 16 at Birmingham 1941 Tie, 7-7 Nov. 15 at Baton Rouge 1942 AU, 25-7 Nov. 14 at Birmingham 1969 LSU, 21-20 Oct. 25 at Baton Rouge 1970 LSU, 17-9 Oct. 24 at Auburn 1972 LSU, 35-7 Oct. 14 at Baton Rouge 1973 LSU, 20-6 Oct. 13 at Auburn 1980 LSU, 21-17 Oct. 11 at Baton Rouge 1981 AU, 19-7 Oct. 10 at Auburn 1988 LSU, 7-6 Oct. 8 at Baton Rouge 1989 AU, 10-6 Oct. 14 at Auburn 1992 AU, 30-28 Sept. 19 at Auburn 1993 AU, 34-10 Sept. 18 at Baton Rouge 1994 AU, 30-26 Sept. 17 at Auburn 1995 LSU, 12-6 Sept. 16 at Baton Rouge 1996 LSU, 19-15 Sept. 21 at Auburn 1997 AU, 31-28 Sept. 20 at Baton Rouge 1998 LSU, 31-19 Sept. 19 at Auburn 1999 AU, 41-7 Sept. 18 at Baton Rouge 2000 AU, 34-17 Sept. 16 at Auburn 2001 LSU, 27-14 Dec. 1 at Baton Rouge 2002 AU, 31-7 Oct. 26 at Auburn 2003 LSU, 31-7 Oct. 25 at Baton Rouge 2004 AU, 10-9 Sept. 18 at Auburn 2005 LSU, 20-17 (OT) Oct. 22 at Baton Rouge 2006 AU, 7-3 Sept. 16 at Auburn 2007 LSU, 30-24 Oct. 20 at Baton Rouge 2008 LSU 26-21 Sept. 20 at Auburn 2009 LSU, 31-10 Oct. 24 at Baton Rouge 2010 AU, 24-17 Oct. 23 at Auburn 2011 LSU, 45-10 Oct. 22 at Baton Rouge 2012 LSU, 12-10 Sept. 22 at Auburn 2013 LSU, 35-21 Sept. 21 at Baton Rouge 2014 AU, 41-7 Oct. 4 at Auburn 2015 LSU, 45-21 Sept. 19 at Baton Rouge 2016 AU, 18-13 Sept. 24 at Auburn At Baton Rouge: LSU leads 17-5-1 At Auburn: AU leads 12-7 At Other Sites: AU leads 5-4 Ed Orgeron vs Auburn: 0-3
LSU Tigers Depth Chart OFFENSE LT 63 KJ Malone 6-4 321 Sr.-3L 65 Jakori Savage 6-5 317 Fr.-RS DEFENSE FIELD LB 23 Corey Thompson 6-2 228 Sr.-3L 45 Michael Divinity Jr. 6-2 239 So.-1L LG 78 Garrett Brumfield 6-3 299 Jr.-2L 71 Donavaughn Campbell 6-4 343 So.-1L C 64 Will Clapp 6-5 314 Jr.-2L 79 Lloyd Cushenberry III 6-4 316 Fr.-RS RG 70 Ed Ingram 6-4 314 Fr.-HS -OR- 77 Saahdiq Charles 6-5 321 Fr.-HS 73 Adrian Magee 6-5 323 So.-1L RT 66 Toby Weathersby 6-6 308 Jr.-2L -OR- 77 Saahdiq Charles 6-5 321 Fr.-HS 76 Austin Deculus 6-6 324 Fr.-RS TE/F 18 John David Moore 6-4 236 Sr.-3L 84 Foster Moreau 6-6 255 Jr.-2L 44 Tory Carter 6-1 258 Fr.-HS 41 David Ducre 6-0 236 Jr.-1L 80 Jamal Petigrew 6-7 262 Fr.-RS WR 7 DJ Chark 6-4 198 Sr.-2L 32 Justin Jefferson 6-2 180 Fr.-HS WR 83 Russell Gage 6-0 184 Sr.-1L 10 Stephen Sullivan 6-6 235 So.-1L WR 19 Derrick Dillon 5-11 178 So.-1L 14 Drake Davis 6-4 218 So.-1L 11 Dee Anderson 6-6 223 So.-1L QB 16 Danny Etling 6-3 215 Sr.-1L 15 Myles Brennan 6-4 193 Fr.-HS 2 Lowell Narcisse 6-2 231 Fr.-HS RB 5 Derrius Guice 5-11 218 Jr.-2L 28 Darrel Williams 6-1 229 Sr.-3L 4 Nick Brossette 6-0 218 Jr.-2L 22 Clyde Edwards-Helaire 5-8 208 Fr.-HS DE 90 Rashard Lawrence 6-3 300 So.-1L 96 Glen Logan 6-4 315 Fr.-RS NT 99 Greg Gilmore 6-4 308 Sr.-2L 95 Ed Alexander 6-2 339 So.-1L DE 18 Christian LaCouture 6-5 292 Sr.3L 97 Frank Herron 6-4 312 Sr.-2L BENCH LB 49 Arden Key 6-6 265 Jr.-2L 4 K'Lavon Chaisson 6-4 240 Fr.-HS 43 Ray Thornton 6-3 228 Fr.-HS MLB 48 Donnie Alexander 6-1 230 Sr.-3L 24 Tyler Taylor 6-2 238 Fr.-HS ROVER 40 Devin White 6-1 248 So.-1L 6 Jacob Phillips 6-3 237 Fr.-HS -OR- 8 Patrick Queen 6-1 220 Fr.-HS Nickel 1 Donte Jackson 5-11 175 Jr.-2L 15 Kary Vincent Jr. 5-10 182 Fr.-HS 17 Xavier Lewis 6-0 200 So.-1L CB 2 Kevin Toliver II 6-3 204 Jr.-2L 13 Jontre Kirklin 6-0 173 Fr.-HS SS 26 John Battle 6-3 201 Jr.-2L 30 Eric Monroe 6-0 197 Fr.-RS FS 9 Grant Delpit 6-3 201 Fr.-HS 30 Eric Monroe 6-0 197 Fr.-RS CB 29 Greedy Williams 6-2 182 Fr.-RS SPECIAL TEAMS P 38 Josh Growden 6-2 204 So.-1L -OR- 46 Zach Von Rosenberg 6-5 250 Fr.-RS PK 39 Jack Gonsoulin 5-9 165 So.-SQ -OR- 34 Connor Culp 5-11 196 Fr.-RS KO 36 Cameron Gamble 5-11 199 Sr.-2L 34 Connor Culp 5-11 196 Fr.-RS KOR 22 Clyde Edwards-Helaire 5-8 208 Fr._HS 28 Darrel Williams 6-1 229 Sr.-3L PR 7 DJ Chark 6-4 198 Sr.-3L 1 Donte Jackson 5-11 175 Jr.-2L 19 Derrick Dillon 5-11 178 So.1L HOLD 38 Josh Growden 6-2 204 So.-1L SNP 50 Blake Ferguson 6-4 234 So.-1L 89 Trey Gallman 6-2 262 Jr.-SQ
CAREER STARTS/GAME-BY-GAME STARTERS FB Moore 7 Mouton 5 TB Guice 11 D. Williams 4 Brossette 1 WR Gage 5 Sullivan 2 Davis 1 Stevens 1 TE Moreau 12 Moore 4 Pettigrew 1 Carter 1 RT Weathersby 9 Charles 1 RG Clapp 10 Ingram 5 Charles 1 QB Etling* 28 C Clapp 6 LG Clapp 12 Brumfield 6 LT Malone 18 WR Chark 9 Dillon 2 Anderson 2 LCB Toliver II 11 A. Williams 6 Jackson 4 Paris 2 ROVER White 6 LE Lawrence 3 Gilmore 1 Logan 2 ILB Thompson 3 NT Gilmore 18 Alexander 1 MLB D. Alexander 6 Taylor 2 RE Key 8 LaCouture 6 OLB Key 15 Chaisson 2 D. Alexander 1 RCB Jackson 11 Toliver II 2 Nickel Vincent Jr. 3 SS Battle 6 Thompson 2 FS Battle 7 Thompson 6 Delpit 6 Dime OFFENSIVE GAME-BY-GAME STARTERS Game LT LG C RG RT TE TE RB RB WR QB BYU Malone Brumfield Clapp Charles Weathersby Moore Moreau Guice D. Williams Chark Etling Chattanooga Malone Brumfield Clapp Ingram Weathersby Moore Moreau Guice Dillon (WR) Davis Etling at MSU Malone Brumfield Clapp Ingram Weathersby Gage (WR) Moreau Guice Dillon (WR) Chark Etling Syracuse Malone Brumfield Clapp Ingram Weathersby Moore Moreau Guice Pettigrew (TE) Carter (TE) Etling Troy Malone Brumfield Clapp Ingram Charles Sullivan (WR) Moreau D. Williams Brossette Stevens Etling at Florida Malone Brumfield Clapp Ingram Watherrsby Moore Moreau Guice Sullivan (WR) Chark Etling Auburn at Ole Miss at Alabama Arkansas at Tennessee Texas A&M DEFENSIVE GAME-BY-GAME STARTERS Game LE NT RE OLB ILB MLB OLB LCB RCB SS FS BYU LaCouture Gilmore Lawrence Chaisson Thompson Taylor White A. Williams Jackson Battle Delpit Chattanooga LaCouture Gilmore Logan Chaisson Vincent Jr. (NICK) Alexander White A. Williams Jackson Battle Delpit at MSU LaCouture Alexander Gilmore Key Vincent Jr. (NICK) Alexander White A. Williams Jackson Battle Delpit Syracuse LaCouture Gilmore Lawrence Key Vincent Jr. (NICK) Taylor White A. Williams Jackson Battle Delpit Troy LaCouture Gilmore Logan Key Thompson Alexander White A. Williams Jackson Battle Delpit at Florida LaCouture Gilmore Lawrence Key Thompson Alexander White A. Williams Toliver II Battle Delpit Auburn at Ole Miss at Alabama Arkansas at Tennessee Texas A&M *Etling had 12 career starts at Purdue
48 Donnie Alexander Linebacker 6-1 230 Sr. 3L New Orleans, La. Edna Karr High School 4 Totaled five tackles and recorded his first career sack at Florida (10/7) 4 Forced a fumble for the first time in his career and once again tied his career high with eight tackles against Troy (9/30) 4 Finished with five tackles in the second half against Syracuse (9/23) 4 Totaled eight tackles to match his career high in his first appearance of the season against Chattanooga (9/9) DONNIE ALEXANDER S CAREER HIGHS Total tackles: 8, 4x (Last: vs. Troy, 2017; First: vs. Jacksonville State, 2016) Tackles for loss: 0.5 vs. Jacksonville State, 2016 Interceptions: 1 at Arkansas, 2016 Sacks: 1 at Florida, 2017 Pass Breakups: 1, twice (Last: at Texas A&M, 2016; First: vs. Southern Miss, 2016) G-GS UT AT TT TFL Sacks PBU QBH INT FF FR 2014 12-0 0 1 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 0 0-0 2015 12-1 6 6 12 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 0 1-0 2016 12-2 12 29 41 0.5-1 0-0 2 2 1-14 0 0-0 2017 5-4 7 22 29 1.0-9 1.0-9 0 2 0-0 1 0-0 Total 42-7 27 60 87 1.5-10 1.0-9 2 4 1-14 1 1-0 95 Ed Alexander Nose Tackle 6-3 339 So. 1L Hammond, La. St. Thomas Aquinas High School 4 Made his first career start and finished with two tackles against Mississippi State (9/23) JOHN BATTLE S CAREER HIGHS Total tackles: 11 vs. Syracuse, 2017 Interceptions: 1 vs. South Carolina, 2015 Pass Breakups: 2 vs. Louisville, 2016 Sacks: 1 vs. Chattanooga, 2017 G-GS UT AT TT TFL Sacks PBU QBH INT FF FR 2014 1-0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 0 0-0 2015 12-0 1 4 5 0-0 0-0 2 1 1-0 0 0-0 2016 12-7 21 18 39 0-0 0-0 4 0 0-0 0 0-0 2017 6-6 21 15 36 1.5-4 0.5-3 2 0 0-0 2 0-0 Total 31-13 43 37 80 1.5-4 0.5-3 8 1 1-0 2 0-0 15 Myles Brennan Quarterback 6-4 193 Fr. HS Long Beach, Miss. St. Stanislaus High School 4 Has played in games against BYU (9/2), Chattanooga (9/9), Syracuse (9/23) and Troy (9/30) 4 Completed his first career touchdown pass to Stephen Sullivan for 48 yards against Troy (9/30) 4 Totaled 75 yards on four completions for new career highs against the Orange MYLES BRENNAN'S CAREER PASSING HIGHS Attempts: 7 vs. Troy, 2017 Completions: 4 vs. Syracuse, 2017 Yards: 75, twice (Last: vs. Troy, 2017; First: vs. Syracuse, 2017) Touchdowns: 1 vs. Troy, 2017 Long: 48 vs. Troy, 2017 Passing G-GS Comp.-ATT.-INT. YDS TD Long 2017 4-0 10-18-2 160 1 48 4 Nick Brossette Running Back 6-1 209 Jr. 2L Baton Rouge, La. University High School ED ALEXANDER S CAREER HIGHS Total tackles: 2, 6x (Last: at Mississippi State, 2017; First: at Auburn, 2016) Tackles for loss: 0.5 vs. Southern Miss, 2016 G-GS UT AT TT TFL Sacks PBU QBH INT FF FR 2016 11-0 6 7 13 0.5-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 2017 4-1 1 5 6 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 15-1 7 12 19 0.5-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 26 John Battle Safety 6-3 201 Jr. 2L Hallandale, Fla. Hallandale High School 4 Has started the last 13 games at safety and owns the third-most tackles on the team this season with 36 4 Forced a fumble for a second-straight week and totaled five tackles against Troy (9/30) 4 LSU's second-leading tackler with a career-high 11 tackles and his first career forced fumble against Syracuse (9/23) 4 Ended the SEC opener against Mississippi State (9/16) with six tackles 4 Finished with five tackles and his first career sack against Chattanooga (9/9) 4 The Tigers' second-leading tackler with four in the season opener against BYU (9/2) 4 Started his first career game against Troy (9/30) 4 LSU's second-leading rusher with 63 yards on a career-high 11 attempts against Chattanooga (9/9) NICK BROSSETTE S CAREER RUSHING HIGHS Attempts: 11 vs. Chattanooga, 2017 Yards: 73 vs. Missouri, 2016 Touchdowns: 0 Long: 60 vs. Missouri, 2016 NICK BROSSETTE S CAREER RECEIVING HIGHS Receptions: 1 vs. Auburn, 2015 Yards: -1 vs. Auburn, 2015 Long: 0 Touchdowns: 0 Rushing G-GS ATT YDS. TD Long 2015 9-0 12 65 0 10 2016 12-0 15 146 0 60 2017 6-1 13 71 0 15 Total 27-1 40 281 0 60 Receiving G-GS REC. YDS. TD Long 2015 9-0 1-1 0-1 2016 12-0 0 0 0 0 2017 6-1 0 0 0 0 Total 27-1 1-1 0-1
78 Garrett Brumfield Offensive Guard 6-3 305 Jr. 2L Baton Rouge, La. University High School SEC Offensive Lineman of the Week - BYU, Week 1 4 Made his first career start in the season opener at left guard against BYU and totaled a team-best 11.5 knockdowns (9/2) 4 K Lavon Chaisson Outside Linebacker 6-4 240 Fr. HS Houston, Texas North Shore High School 4 Totaled a career-high four tackles against Chattanooga (9/9), Syracuse (9/23) and Troy (9/30) 4 Started the opener against BYU (9/2) and finished with three solo tackles K'LAVON CHAISSON'S CAREER HIGHS Total tackles: 4, twice (Last: vs. Syracuse, 2017; First: vs. Chattanooga, 2017) Sacks: 2 vs. Chattanooga, 2017 G-GS UT AT TT TFL Sacks PBU QBH INT FF FR 2017 6-3 6 11 17 3.5-19 2-15 0 1 0 0 0 7 DJ Chark Wide Receiver 6-4 198 Sr. 2L Alexandria, La. Alexandria High School 4 LSU's top receiver who has played in 29 games and owns nine starts 4 Made a crucial catch for 47 yards and carried the ball three times for 23 yards at Florida (10/7) 4 Finished with a career high 105 yards on four receptions against Troy (9/30) 4 Recorded his first career punt return for a touchdown against Chattanooga (9/9) Also finished with three receptions for a then career high 103 yards against the Mocs. 4 Totaled four receptions for 77 yards and carried the ball twice for 11 yards in the season opener against BYU (9/2). Also the Tigers' punt returner with three for 26 yards DJ CHARK S CAREER RUSHING HIGHS Attempts: 3, twice (Last: vs. Syracuse, 2017; First: vs. Florida, 2016) Yards: 79 vs. Texas Tech, 2015 Long: 79 (TD) vs. Texas Tech, 2015 Touchdowns: 1, three times (Last: at Texas A&M, 2016; First: vs. Texas Tech, 2015) Rushing G-GS Att YDS TD Long 2014 6-0 0 0 0-2015 5-0 1 79 1 79 (TD) 2016 12-6 12 122 2 35 2017 6-3 9 60 1 20 Total 29-9 22 261 4 79 Punt Returns No. YDS TD Long 2017 8 105 1 65 (TD) 77 Saahdiq Charles Offensive Line 6-5 321 Fr. HS Jackson, Miss. Madison-Ridgeland Academy 4 Started his second career game against Troy when he played the opening snap at right tackle 4 Became the first LSU true freshman to start a season opener on the offensive line since at least World War II when he started at right guard 64 Will Clapp Center/Offensive Guard 6-5 314 Jr. 2L New Orleans, La. Brother Martin High School 2016 First Team All-SEC (Coaches) 2016 Second Team All-SEC (Media) 2016 SEC Academic Honor Roll 2015 Freshman All-America (Sporting News, USA Today) 2015 SEC All-Freshman Team (Coaches) 4 Has started in all 28 games he's played in 4 Finished with five knockdowns on 46 snaps against Chattanooga (9/9) 4 Started his first career game at center in the season opener against BYU (9/2) and played all 79 snaps 34 Connor Culp Placekicker 5-11 196 Fr. RS Phoenix, Ariz. Desert Vista High School 4 Connected on a 38-yd FG with 0:25 remaining in the first half at Florida (10/7) 4 Made his first career field goal from 45 yards and finished 1-for-2 in the game against Chattanooga (9/9) 4 Totaled six kickoffs in his first career appearance in the season opener against BYU (9/2) DJ CHARK S CAREER RECEIVING HIGHS Receptions: 4, twice (Last: vs. Troy, 2017; First: vs. BYU, 2017) Yards: 105 vs. Troy, 2017 Long: 80 (TD) vs. Southern Miss, 2016 Touchdowns: 1, three times (Last: vs. Ole Miss, 2016; First: vs. Mississippi St., 2016) DJ CHARK S CAREER PUNT RETURN HIGHS Returns: 3 vs. BYU, 2017 Yards: 73 vs. Chattanooga, 2017 Long: 65 (TD) vs. Chattanooga, 2017 TD: 1 vs. Chattanooga, 2017 Receiving G-GS Rec. YDS TD Long 2014 6-0 0 0 0-2015 5-0 0 0 0-2016 12-6 26 466 3 80 2017 6-3 17 385 0 52 Total 29-9 43 862 3 80 CONNOR CULP'S CAREER FIELD GOAL HIGHS Field Goals Made: 1, twice (Last at Florida, 2017; First: vs. Chattanooga 2017) Field Goal Attempted: 2 vs. Chattanooga, 2017 Long FG: 45 vs. Chattanooga, 2017 CONNOR CULP'S CAREER KICKOFF HIGHS Kickoffs: 6 vs. BYU, 2017 Kickoff Yards: 380 vs. BYU, 2017 Kickoff Avg.: 63.3 vs. BYU, 2017 Touchbacks: 1 vs. BYU, 2017 CONNOR CULP'S CAREER KICKING TOTALS Field Goals FGM-FGA 1-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ LG PAT POINTS 2017 2-3 0-0 0-0 1-1 1-2 0-0 45 6-6 12 Kickoffs G No. YDS AVG TB 2017 1 6 380 63.3 1
14 Drake Davis Wide Receiver 6-4 218 So. 1L Baton Rouge, La. IMG Academy 4 Caught an 87-yd touchdown pass on the first play of scrimmage in the second half against Syracuse (9/23) 4Also finished with a career high in receptions (2) and yards (98) against the Orange 4 Made his first start against Chattanooga (9/9) and recorded his first career touchdown on a 36-yd pass from Etling DRAKE DAVIS CAREER RECEIVING HIGHS Receptions: 2 vs. Syracuse, 2017 Yards: 98 vs. Syracuse, 2017 Long: 87 vs. Syracuse, 2017 Touchdowns: 1, twice (Last: vs. Syracuse, 2017; First: vs. Chattanooga, 2017) Receiving G-GS Rec. YDS. TD. Long 2016 6-0 1 19 0 19 2017 6-1 3 134 2 87 (TD) Total 12-1 4 153 2 87 (TD) Rushing G-GS ATT YDS TD Long 2016 6-0 1 4 0 4 2017 6-1 0 0 0 0 Total 12-1 1 4 0 4 9 Grant Delpit Safety 6-3 201 Fr. HS Houston, Texas IMG Academy Receiving G-GS REC YDS TD Long 2016 8-0 0 0 0 0 2017 6-2 8 65 0 13 Total 14-2 8 65 0 13 32 Clyde Edwards-Helaire Running Back 5-8 208 Fr. HS Baton Rouge, La. Catholic HS 4 Returned three kickoffs for 72 total yards against Chattanooga (9/9) 4 Totaled 28 yards on six carries and 19 yards on two receptions in the season opener against BYU (9/2) CLYDE EDWARDS-HELAIRE S CAREER RUSHING HIGHS Attempts: 6 vs. BYU, 2017 Yards: 30 vs. BYU, 2017 Long: 10 vs. BYU, 2017 CLYDE EDWARDS-HELAIRE S CAREER RECEIVING HIGHS Receptions: 2 vs. BYU, 2017 Yards: 19 vs. BYU, 2017 Long: 12 vs. BYU, 2017 Rushing G-GS ATT YDS TD Long 2017 6-0 8 31 0 10 Receiving G-GS REC YDS TD Long 2017 6-0 2 19 0 12 Kick Returns G No. YDS TD Long 2017 6 7 146 0 26 16 Danny Etling 4LSU's starting free safety in all six games this season 4Finished with a career-high five tackles against Syracuse (9/23) 4 Totaled four tackles against Chattanooga (9/9) and Mississippi State (9/16) GRANT DELPIT'S CAREER HIGHS Tackles: 5 vs. Syracuse, 2017 G-GS UT AT TT TFL Sacks PBU QBH INT FF FR 2017 6-6 8 12 20 0.5-0 0-0 3 0 0-0 0 0 19 Derrick Dillon Wide Receiver 5-11 178 So. 1L Franklinton, La. Pine High School 4 Set a career high in receptions with three against Troy (9/30) 4 Owns two starts in games against Chattanooga (9/9) and Mississippi State (9/16) 4 Saw his first action at wide receiver and totaled a pair of receptions for 22 yards and a carry for eight yards against BYU (9/2) DERRICK DILLON S CAREER RECEIVING HIGHS Receptions: 3 vs. Troy, 2017 Yards: 21, twice(last: at Chattanooga, 2017; First: vs. BYU, 2017) Long: 11 vs. BYU, 2017 Rushing G-GS ATT YDS TD Long 2016 8-0 0 0 0 0 2017 5-2 7 53 0 20 Total 13-2 7 53 0 20 Quarterback 6-3 215 Sr. 1L Terre Haute, Ind. South Vigo HS/Purdue 2017 Vice-Chair SEC Football Leadership Council 2017 LSU Graduate (Mass Communication) 2016 SEC Academic Honor Roll 2016 CoSIDA Academic All-District 2016 SEC Community Service Team 4 LSU s starting quarterback in 16 games and owns a record of 11-5 4 Surpassed 1,000 yards for the season and 3,000 for his career after finishing 9-for-16 with 125 yards and one touchdown at Florida (10/7) 4 Ended the night against Troy 17-for-25 for 198 yards a pair of touchdowns 4 Also set career highs in rush attempts (5), yards (57) and long (19) against the Trojans 4 Totaled 188 yards on 10 completions with a pair of touchdowns and a long of 87 against Syracuse (9/23) 4 Threw for 227 yards and a touchdown on eight completions against Chattanooga (9/9); Ended the night with five passes of 20 yards or more 4Finished 14-for-17 for 171 yards in the season opener against BYU (9/2) DANNY ETLING S LSU CAREER PASSING HIGHS Attempts: 30, twice (Last: vs. Missouri, 2016; First: vs. Mississippi State, 2016) Completions: 20 at Texas A&M, 2016 Yards: 324 at Texas A&M, 2016 Touchdowns: 3 vs. Southern Miss, 2016 Long: 87 vs. Syracuse (TD), 2017 DANNY ETLING S LSU CAREER RUSHING HIGHS Attempts: 9 at Florida, 2017 Yards: 57 vs. Troy, 2017 Touchdowns: 1 vs. Jacksonville State, 2016 Long: 19 vs. Troy, 2017
Passing G-GS Comp.-ATT.-INT. YDS TD Long 2013 (Purdue) 8-7 149-267-7 1,690 10 80 (TD) 2014 (Purdue) 5-5 89-162-5 800 6 44 Purdue Totals 13-12 238-429-12 2,490 16 80 (TD) 2015 (LSU) Transfer Season 2016 (LSU) 11-10 160-269-5 2,123 11 80 (TD) 2017 6-6 71-118-1 1046 6 87 (TD) Total 30-28 469-816-18 5,659 33 87 (TD) Rushing G-GS ATT YDS TD Long 2016 11-10 41 46 1 18 2017 6-6 28 103 0 19 Total 30-28 69 149 1 19 39 Jack Gonsoulin Placekicker 5-9 165 So. SQ Baton Rouge, La. Catholic High School 2016 SEC Academic Honor Roll 4 Connected on field goals of 23 and 29 yards on three attempts against BYU (9/2) 83 Russell Gage Wide Receiver 6-0 184 Sr. 1L Baton Rouge, La. Redemptorist High School 4 Totaled a team-best 52 yards on the ground with a touchdown and long of 30 at Florida (10/7) 4 Finished with a career-high 62 yards and a touchdown on three receptions against Troy (9/30) 4 Made his first start of 2017 at Mississippi State (9/16) 4 Totaled two receptions for 36 yards, including a career-long of 32 in the season opener against BYU (9/2). Also carried the ball for the first time in his career and finished with 24 yards RUSSELL GAGE S CAREER RECEIVING HIGHS Receptions: 5 vs. Texas A&M, 2016 Yards: 62 vs. Texas A&M, 2016 Long: 32 vs. BYU, 2017 TDs: 1 vs. Texas A&M, 2016 G-GS REC YDS TD Long 2016 11-4 5 62 1 24 2017 6-1 10 140 0 34 Total 20-5 15 202 1 32 99 Greg Gilmore Nose Tackle 6-4 308 Sr. 2L Hope Mills, N.C. South View High School JACK GONSOULIN S CAREER HIGHS Field Goals Made: 2 vs. BYU, 2017 Field Goal Attempted: 3, vs. BYU, 2017 Long FG: 29 vs. BYU, 2017 JACK GONSOULIN S CAREER FIELD GOAL TOTALS YEAR FGM-FGA 1-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ LG PAT POINTS 2016 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-1 1 2017 2-5 0-0 2-2 0-2 0-1 0-0 29 7-7 14 TOTAL 2-5 0-0 0-0 0-2 0-1 0-0 29 8-8 15 38 Josh Growden Punter 6-2 204 So. 1L Sydney, Australia Clare High School 2016 SEC All-Freshman Team (Coaches) 2016 SEC Co-Special Teams Player of the Week (vs. Mississippi State) 2016 SEC Academic Honor Roll 2015 SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll 4 Has seen action at punter in 18 games 4 Punted seven times for an average of 40.9 and a long of 53 at Mississippi State (9/16) JOSH GROWDEN S CAREER HIGHS Punts: 8 vs. Alabama, 2016 Punting Yards: 336 vs. Alabama, 2016 Punting Avg.: 58.0 vs. Southern Miss, 2016 Long: 68 vs. Southern Miss, 2016 Punts G No. Yards AVG Long 2016 12 57 2357 41.4 68 2017 6 16 600 37.5 53 Total 18 74 2957 40.5 68 5 Derrius Guice 4 An experienced member of the defensive line with 19 career starts and 36 games played 4 Finished with four tackles and a sack at Florida (10/7) 4 Totaled a career-high nine tackles, a sack and a quarterback hurry against Troy (9/30) 4Ended with six tackles at nose tackles against Syracuse (9/23) 4 Finished with seven tackles at Mississippi State (9/16) 4 Recorded a pair of tackles and a half sack for four yards against Chattanooga (9/9) GREG GILMORE S CAREER HIGHS Total tackles: 9 vs. Troy, 2017 Tackles for a loss: 1.0, three times (Last: at Florida, 2017; First: at Syracuse, 2015) Sacks: 1.0, three times (Last: at Florida, 2017; First: at Syracuse, 2015) G-GS UT AT TT TFL Sacks PBU QBH INT FF FR 2014 6-0 1 3 4 0.5-3 0.5-3 0 0 0-0 0 0-0 2015 12-1 4 9 13 1.5-10 1.0-8 0 1 0-0 0 0-0 2016 12-12 5 29 34 1.0-7 1.0-7 1 1 0-0 0 0-0 2017 6-6 5 24 29 3.5-16 3.5-16 1 2 0-0 0 0-0 Total 36-19 15 65 80 6.5-36 6.0-34 2 4 0-0 0 0-0 Running Back 5-11 218 Jr. 2L Baton Rouge, La. Catholic High School 2016 Citrus Bowl MVP 2016 First Team All-America (Scout) 2016 First Team All-SEC (SEC Coaches, Associated Press) 2016 Second Team All-SEC All Purpose (SEC Coaches) 2016 Walter Camp National Player of the Week (at Texas A&M) 2016 SEC Offensive Player of the Week (vs. Missouri, at Arkansas, at Texas A&M) 2015 SEC All-Freshman Team (SEC Coaches) 4 Ranks 11th on LSU's career rushing list with 2,187 yards 4 Finished with 50 yards on 17 attempts at Florida (10/7) 4 Did not see action in the Tigers' game against Troy (9/30) 4 Totaled 102 yards and two touchdowns on 15 attempts against Chattanooga (9/9) 4 Opened the season against BYU (9/2) with 122 yards and a pair of touchdowns on 27 attempts 4 Has now rushed for 100 or more yards nine times in his career. LSU is 9-0 in those games. 4 Became the 16th player in school history to surpass 2,000 career rushing yards.
DERRIUS GUICE S CAREER RUSHING HIGHS Attempts: 37 at Texas A&M, 2016 Yards: 292 at Texas A&M, 2016 Touchdowns: 3 vs. Missouri, 2016 Long: 96 at Arkansas, 2016 DERRIUS GUICE S CAREER RECEIVING HIGHS Receptions: 3 vs. Louisville, 2016 (Citrus Bowl) Yards: 29 vs. Florida, 2016 Long: 29 vs. Florida, 2016 Touchdowns: 1 vs. Louisville, 2016 (Citrus Bowl) DERRIUS GUICE S SCHOOL RECORDS Longest rushing touchdown: 96 yards at Arkansas, 2016 Most rushing yards in a game: 285 yards at Texas A&M, 2016 DERRIUS GUICE S 100-YARD RUSHING GAMES 2015 161 yards vs. South Carolina 2016 155 yards vs. Jacksonville State 163 yards vs. Missouri 162 yards vs. Southern Miss 252 yards at Arkansas 285 yards at Texas A&M 138 yards vs. Louisville (Citrus Bowl) 2017 122 yards vs. BYU 102 vs. Chattanooga Rushing G-GS ATT YDS TD Long 2015 12-0 51 436 3 50 (TD) 2016 12-6 183 1387 15 96 (TD) 2017 5-5 82 364 5 25 Total 29-11 316 2187 23 96 (TD) Receiving G-GS REC YDS TD Long 2015 12-0 5 20 0 10 2016 12-6 9 106 1 29 2017 5-5 4 28 0 15 Total 29-11 18 154 1 29 4 Has not seen action in 2017 97 Frank Herron Defensive End 6-4 312 Sr. 2L Memphis, Tenn. Memphis Central High School 2017 LSU Graduate (Interdisciplinary Studies) FRANK HERRON S CAREER HIGHS Total tackles: 8 vs. Texas A&M, 2015 Tackles for loss: 1.0, 4x (Last: vs. Alabama, 2016; First: vs. Auburn, 2015) Sacks: 1.0, twice (Last: vs. Alabama, 2016; First: vs. Auburn, 2015) Forced Fumble: 1, twice (Last: vs. Alabama, 2016; First: vs. Auburn, 2015) G-GS UT AT TT TFL Sacks PBU QBH INT FF FR 2013 REDSHIRT SEASON 2014 4-0 2 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2015 12-0 9 14 23 2.0-13 1.0-9 0 1 0 1 1 2016 10-0 6 14 20 2.0-7 1.0-5 0 0 0 1 0 Total 26-0 17 29 46 4.0-20 2.0-14 0 1 0 2 1 1 Donte Jackson Defensive Back 5-11 175 Jr. 2L Metairie, La. Riverdale High School 4 LSU s starting cornerback in 17 games in his career 4 Totaled five tackles and a PBU against Troy (9/30) 4 Finished with four tackles against Chattanooga (9/9) and at Mississippi State (9/16) DONTE JACKSON S CAREER HIGHS Total tackles: 7 vs. Alabama, 2016 Tackles for loss: 0.5 vs. Texas Tech, 2015 Interceptions: 1, 3x (Last: vs. Ole Miss, 2016, First: vs. Texas A&M, 2015) Defense G-GS UT AT TT TFL Sacks PBU QBH INT FF FR 2015 12-1 21 5 26 0.5-5 0 3 0 1-0 0 1-0 2016 12-11 32 7 39 0-0 0 10 0 2-40 1 0-0 2017 6-5 14 10 24 0.5-2 0 2 1 0-0 0 0-0 Total 30-17 67 22 89 1.0-7 0 15 1 3-40 1 1-0 Kick Return G-GS ATT YDS TD Long 2015 12-1 8 164 0 27 2016 12-11 7 164 0 40 Total 30-17 15 328 0 40 Punt Return G-GS ATT YDS TD Long 2015 12-1 8 164 0 6 2016 12-11 0 0 0 - Total 30-17 8 164 0 6 49 Arden Key Linebacker 6-6 265 Jr. 2L Atlanta, Ga. Hapeville Charter Academy 2016 First Team All-SEC (AP) 2016 Second Team All-SEC (Coaches) 2015 Freshman All-America (ESPN.com, 247Sports) 2015 SEC All-Freshman Team (Coaches) 4 Saw his first action of the season as a starter at Mississippi State (9/16) and finished with three tackles and a half sack ARDEN KEY S CAREER HIGHS Total tackles: 8, twice (Last: vs. Florida, 2016; First: vs. Texas A&M, 2015) Tackles for loss: 2.5 vs. Mississippi State, 2016 Sacks: 2.0, twice (Last: vs. Louisville, 2016; First: vs. Mississippi State, 2016) G-GS UT AT TT TFL Sacks PBU QBH INT FF FR 2015 12-9 20 21 41 6.5-36 5.0-33 1 9 0 0 1-0 2016 11-11 24 32 56 14.5-97 12.0-85 3 11 0 3 1-0 2017 4-3 2 8 10 0.5-1 0.5-1 0 2 0 0 0-0 Total 27-23 46 61 107 21.5-134 17.5-119 4 22 0 3 2-0 18 Christian LaCouture Defensive End 6-5 292 Sr. 3L Lincoln, Neb. Lincoln Southwest High School 2016 LSU Graduate (Sport Administration) 2015 SEC Academic Honor Roll 2014 SEC Academic Honor Roll 4 The Tigers' starting defensive end in every game of 2017 4 Ended the game against Florida with nine tackles for third on the team along with 1.5 sacks for seven yards 4 The Tigers' leading tackler against Troy with career-high marks in tackles (12), tackles for loss (2.5) and sacks (2) 4 Totaled a 11 tackles as one of the Tigers' leading tacklers at Mississippi State (9/16) 4 Finished with a season-high three tackles against Chattanooga (9/9)
CHRISTIAN LaCOUTURE S CAREER HIGHS Total tackles: 11 at Mississippi State, 2017 Tackles for loss: 2.0 at Alabama, 2015 Sacks: 1.0, 4x (Last: at Alabama, 2015; First: at Mississippi State, 2013) G-GS UT AT TT TFL Sacks PBU QBH INT FF FR 2013 13-0 3 8 11 1.5-2 1.0-2 0 0 0 0 0 2014 13-13 7 33 40 4.0-14 2.5-13 2 1 0 0 0 2015 11-10 7 28 35 2.5-15 1.0-12 1 1 0 1 0 2016 Redshirt Season 2017 6-6 5 33 38 4.5-17 3.5-15 2 3 0 0 0 Totals 42-29 22 102 124 12.5-488.0-42 5 4 0 1 0 90 Rashard Lawrence Defensive End 6-3 300 So. 1L Monroe, La. Neville High School 4 Has not played in three games this season due to an injury: Chattanooga (9/9), at Mississippi State (9/16) and Troy (9/30) 4 Returned from an injury with a career-high five tackles, one sack and two tackles for loss against Syracuse (9/23) 4 Totaled a career high four tackles and a half sack in his first career start against BYU (9/2) RASHARD LAWRENCE S CAREER HIGHS Total Tackles: 5 vs. Syracuse, 2017 Tackles for Loss: 2 vs. Syracuse, 2017 Sacks: 1, twice (Last: vs. Syracuse, 2017; First: vs. Louisville, 2016) G-GS UT AT TT TFL Sacks PBU QBH INT FF FR 2016 9-0 2 4 6 1.0-5 1.0-5 0 0 0 0 0 2017 3-3 3 7 10 2.5-14 1.5-12 0 0 0 0 0 Total 12-3 5 11 16 3.5-19 2.5-17 0 0 0 0 0 17 Xavier Lewis Cornerback 6-0 200 So. 1L LaPlace, La. East St. John High School 4Finished with a career-high four tackles against Syracuse (9/23) 4 Recorded his first tackles of the season at Mississippi State (9/16) 4 Saw his first action of the season against Chattanooga (9/9) G-GS UT AT TT TFL Sacks PBU QBH INT FF FR 2016 11-0 3 5 8 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2017 4-0 4 2 6 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Total 15-0 7 7 14 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 96 Glen Logan Defensive End 6-4 315 Fr. RS Destrehan, La. Destrehan HS GLEN LOGAN'S CAREER HIGHS Tackles: 4 vs. Troy, 2017 G-GS UT AT TT TFL Sacks PBU QBH INT FF FR 2017 6-2 0 14 14 1.0-2 0.5-2 0 0 0 0 0 63 K.J. Malone Offensive Tackle 6-4 321 Sr. 3L Ruston, La. Cedar Creek High School 2017 LSU Graduate (Sports Administration) 4 Finished with a team-best seven knockdowns on 56 snaps against Chattanooga (9/9) 4 Played all 79 snaps of the season opener against BYU (9/2) with a start at left tackle 18 John David Moore F-Back/Tight End 6-4 236 Sr. 3L Ruston, La. Ruston High School 2016 Charles. E. Coates Award Winner 2016 CoSIDA Academic All-District 2014, 15, 16 SEC Academic Honor Roll 4 LSU's starting tight end against BYU (9/2), Chattanooga (9/9), Syracuse (9/23) and Florida (10/7) 4 Finished with two catches for 20 yards at Mississippi State (9/16) 4 Totaled a carry and reception in his first career start at tight end in the season opener against BYU (9/2) JOHN DAVID MOORE S CAREER RUSHING HIGHS Attempts: 4 vs. Florida, 2016 Yards: 15 vs. Florida, 2016 Long: 7 vs. Florida, 2016 JOHN DAVID MOORE S CAREER RECEIVING HIGHS Receptions: 2 at Mississippi State, 2017 Yards: 20 at Mississippi State, 2017 Long: 14 at Mississippi State, 2017 Rushing G-GS ATT Yards TD Long 2013 REDSHIRT SEASON 2014 8-0 0 0 0-2015 6-5 0 0 0 0 2016 12-3 7 17 0 7 2017 5-4 1 1 0 1 Total 31-12 8 18 0 7 Receiving G-GS REC Yards TD Long 2013 REDSHIRT SEASON 2014 8-0 0 0 0-2015 6-5 1 1 0 1 2016 12-3 10 58 0 10 2017 5-4 3 25 0 14 Total 31-12 14 85 0 14 84 Foster Moreau Tight End 6-6 255 Jr. 2L New Orleans, La. Jesuit High School 4 Totaled two tackles and a half sack in the win at Florida (10/7) 4 Finished with a career-high four tackles as a starter against Troy (9/30) 4 Tied his then career high for tackles with three at Mississippi State (9/16) 4 Made his first career start against Chattanooga (9/9) and totaled three tackles 4 Starting tight end in all six games of 2017 4 Ended with a pair of receptions for 26 yards against Florida (10/7) 4 Matched his career high with three receptions and set a new best in yards with 41 in his first two-touchdown game against Troy (9/30)
4Set a new career high in receptions with three against Syracuse (9/23) 4 Finished with a pair of receptions for 17 yards at Mississippi State (9/16) 4 Totaled one reception for 11 yards in the season opener against BYU (9/2) FOSTER MOREAU S CAREER HIGHS Receptions: 3, twice (Last: vs. Troy, 2017; First: vs. Syracuse, 2017) Yards: 41 vs. Troy, 2017 Touchdowns: 2 vs. Troy, 2017 Long: 31 at Texas A&M, 2016 G-GS REC Yards TD Long 2015 12-3 0 0 0-2016 11-3 6 79 1 31 2017 6-6 11 113 2 21 Total 29-12 17 192 3 31 3 JaCoby Stevens Wide Receiver/Safety 6-2 216 Fr. HS Murfreesboro, Tenn. Oakland High School TYLER TAYLOR S CAREER HIGHS: Tackles: 6 vs. Syracuse, 2017 G-GS UT AT TT TFL Sacks PBU QBH INT FF FR 2017 6-2 6 12 18 1.5-4 1.5-4 0 0 0 0 0 23 Corey Thompson Linebacker 6-2 228 Sr. 3L Missouri City, Texas Lawrence Elkins High School 2015 LSU Graduate (Sport Administration) 4 Totaled a season-high six tackles at Mississippi State (9/16) and vs. Syracuse (9/23) 4 Finished with two tackles and 1.5 sacks against Chattanooga (9/9) 4 Made his return to the field and totaled three tackles and his first career sack in the season opener against BYU (9/2) 4 Started his first game against Troy (9/30) 4 Made his first career reception against Chattanooga (9/9) G-GS REC Yards TD Long 2017 3-0 2 32 0 27 JACOBY STEVEN'S CAREER RECEIVING HIGHS Receptions: 1, twice(last: vs. Syracuse, 2017; First: vs. Chattanooga, 2017) Yards: 27 vs. Chattanooga, 2017 Long: 27 vs. Chattanooga, 2017 10 Stephen Sullivan Wide Receiver 6-6 235 So. 1L Donaldsonville, La. Donaldsonville High School COREY THOMPSON S CAREER HIGHS Total tackles: 8 at Alabama, 2013 Tackles for loss: 2 vs. BYU, 2017 Sacks: 2, vs. BYU, 2017 Interceptions: 0 PBUs: 3 at Mississippi State, 2013 G-GS UT AT TT TFL Sacks PBU QBH INT FF FR 2012 13-0 5 6 11 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2013 10-5 17 23 40 0.5-8 0 3 0 0 0 0 2014 REDSHIRT SEASON 2015 9-3 8 7 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2016 1-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2017 6-3 9 12 21 5.0-33 4.0-28 0 2 0 0 0 Total 39-11 39 48 87 5.5-41 4.0-28 3 2 0 0 0 2 Kevin Toliver II Cornerback 6-2 204 Jr. 2L Jacksonville, Fla. Trinity Christian High School 2015 True Freshman All-America (247Sports) 4 Recorded starts against Troy (9/30) and Florida (10/7) 4On his second career reception, scored a touchdown for 43 yards 4 Made his first career reception for 46 yards against Chattanooga (9/9) STEPHEN SULLIVAN'S CAREER RECEIVING HIGHS Receptions: 1, twice (Last: vs. Syracuse, 2017; First: vs. Chattanooga, 2017) Yards: 46 vs. Chattanooga, 2017 Long: 46 vs. Chattanooga, 2017 G-GS REC Yards TD Long 2016 8-0 0 0 0 0 2017 6-2 4 102 1 46 Total 14-2 4 102 1 46 24 Tyler Taylor 4 Earned his first start of the season at Florida (10/7) and finished with three tackles 4 Ended with a season-high six tackles and a pair of PBUs against Troy (9/30) 4 Finished with three tackles at Mississippi State (9/16) 4 Made his first appearance of the season against Chattanooga (9/9) KEVIN TOLIVER S CAREER HIGHS Total tackles: 7 at Mississippi State, 2015 PBUs: 2, twice (Last: vs Troy, 2017; First: vs. Texas Tech, 2015) INT: 1 vs. Eastern Michigan, 2015 G-GS UT AT TT TFL Sacks PBU QBH INT FF FR 2015 12-8 24 11 35 2.0-5 0 6 0 1-1 0 0 2016 7-5 12 9 21 0-0 0 1 0 0-0 0 0 2017 5-1 7 8 15 0-0 0 2 0 0-0 1 0 Total 24-14 41 26 67 2.0-5 0 9 0 1-1 1 0 Linebacker 6-2 238 Fr. HS Buford, Ga. Lanier High School 4 Set a new career high with six tackles and 1.5 sacks in his start against Syracuse (9/23) 4 Finished with five tackles at Mississippi State (9/16) 4 Started at middle linebacker and totaled two tackles in the first game of his career against BYU (9/2)
15 Kary Vincent Jr. Cornerback 5-10 182 Fr. HS Port Arthur, Texas Port Arthur Memorial High School 29 Andraez Williams Cornerback 6-2 182 Fr. RS Shreveport, La. Calvary Baptist Academy 4 LSU's starting nickel in three games in 2017 4 Totaled a season-high three tackles against Mississippi State (9/16) and Syracuse (9/23) 4 Recorded his first career interception against the Chattanooga inside Tiger Stadium KARY VINCENT JR.'S CAREER HIGHS Total tackles: 3, twice (Last: vs. Syracuse, 2017; First: at Mississippi State, 2017) INT: 1 at Mississippi State, 2017 G-GS UT AT TT TFL Sacks PBU QBH INT FF FR 2017 6-3 4 5 9 0-0 0-0 2 0 1-0 0 0 66 Toby Weathersby Offensive Tackle 6-6 308 Jr. 2L Houston, Texas Westfield High School 2015 SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll 4 Played all 79 snaps and recorded six knockdowns as the Tigers starting right tackle in the season opener against BYU 40 Devin White Linebacker 6-1 248 So. 1L Springhill, La. North Webster High School 2016 SEC All-Freshman Team (Coaches) 4 LSU's starting linebacker who has led the Tigers in tackles five of six games 4 Owns 62 after six games of the 2017 season 4 Totaled 13 tackles against Florida (10/7) to tie his career high and mark the his fourth straight game with double-digit tackles 4 Ended the night against Troy with 11 tackles for second on the team as well as a tackle for loss and fumble recovery 4 Set a career high in tackles for a fourth-straight week with 13 against Syracuse (9/23) 4 Totaled 11 tackles at Mississippi State (9/16) 4 Recorded nine tackles and 1.5 tackles for loss against Chattanooga (9/9) 4 Finished with five tackles in his first career start against BYU (9/2) DEVIN WHITE S CAREER HIGHS Total tackles: 13,twice (Last: at Florida, 2017; First: vs. Syracuse, 2017) Tackles for loss: 1.5, twice(last: at Mississippi State, 2017, First: vs. Chattanooga, 2017) Sacks: 1.0, twice (Last: at Florida, 2017; First: vs. Louisville, 2016) Fumble Recoveries: 1, twice (Last: vs. Troy, 2017; First: vs. Louisville, 2016) Forced Fumbles: 1 vs. Louisville, 2016 G-GS UT AT TT TFL Sacks PBU QBH INT FF FR 2016 12-0 15 15 30 3.0-21 1.0-19 0 0 0 1 1 2017 6-6 15 47 62 5.5-21 1.5-11 2 0 0 0 1 Total 18-6 30 62 92 8.5-42 2.5-30 1 0 0 1 2 4 Intercepted Syracuse starting quarterback Eric Dungey on the first play of scrimmage and also set a new career high in tackles with seven 4 Recorded an interception for a second-straight game along with five tackles and three pass breakups against Chattanooga (9/9) 4 Totaled three tackles and in his first interception in the season opener against BYU (9/2) 4 The game against BYU was his first career start and appearance ANDRAEZ WILLIAMS CAREER HIGHS Tackles: 7 vs. Syracuse, 2017 Interceptions: 1, 3x: (Last: vs. Syracuse, 2017, First: vs. BYU, 2017) PBUs:3 vs. Chattanooga, 2017 G-GS UT AT TT TFL Sacks PBU QBH INT FF FR 2017 6-6 15 8 23 0-0 0-0 8 0 3-28 0 0 28 Darrel Williams Running Back 6-1 229 Sr. 3L Marrero, La. John Ehret High School 4 Became the 47th player in school history to rush for 1,000 career yards against Syracuse (9/23) 4 Finished with 92 yards and a touchdown on 16 attempts against the Orange 4 The TD against the Orange was the 15th of his career 4 Totaled a pair of touchdowns and 38 yards on eight attempts against Chattanooga (9/9) 4 Started the season off with 92 yards and one touchdown on 15 attempts in his third career start DARREL WILLIAMS CAREER RUSHING HIGHS Attempts: 21 vs. Missouri, 2016 Yards: 130 vs. Missouri, 2016 Touchdowns: 3 vs. Missouri, 2016 Long: 40 vs. Eastern Michigan, 2015 DARREL WILLIAMS RECEIVING CAREER HIGHS Receptions: 3, twice (Last: vs. Syracuse, 2017; First: vs. Jacksonville State, 2016) Yards: 50 vs. Syracuse, 2017 Long: 43 vs. Syracuse, 2017 Rushing G-GS ATT YDS TD Long 2014 12-0 62 302 3 22 2015 12-0 60 296 4 40 2016 11-2 52 233 3 22 2017 6-1 73 355 5 24 Total 41-3 249 1186 15 40 Receiving G-GS REC YDS TD Long 2014 12-0 6 63 0 25 2015 12-0 4 31 0 18 2016 11-2 5 37 0 12 2017 6-1 11 127 0 43 Total 41-3 26 258 0 43 Kick Returning G-GS ATT YDS TD Long 2014 12-0 1 21 0 21 2015 12-0 4 49 0 21 2016 11-2 0 0 0 0 2017 6-1 1 21 0 21 Total 41-3 6 91 0 21