@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 3 VS Mississippi State SEPTEMBER 16, 2017 Davis Wade Stadium (61,337) Starkville, Miss. 6 p.m. CT ESPN BREAKDOWN LSU Record Ranking Last Game Head Coach Career Record 23-29 vs. MSU 1-2 LSU vs. Miss. State 73-34-3 Mississippi State Record 2-0 2-0, 0-0 SEC #11 Coaches/ #12 AP Sept. 9 vs. Chattanooga Won, 45-10 Ed Orgeron Ranking - Last Game Sept. 9 vs. Louisiana Tech Won, 57-21 Head Coach Dan Mullen Career Record 63-42, 9th Season vs. LSU 1-7 MSU Record Same NEXT UP COACH LOCATIONS On The Field Ed Orgeron, Head Coach Dave Aranda, Defensive Coordinator 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 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) 6 p.m. LSU leads 73-34-3 Sept. 23 Syracuse TBA LSU leads 2-1 Sept. 30 Troy (HC) TBA LSU leads 2-0 Oct. 7 at Florida * TBA Florida leads 32-28-3 Oct. 14 Auburn (GG) TBA 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 4 With a 2-0 record, LSU travels to take on Mississippi State in its first Southeastern Conference game of the year at 6 p.m. CT Saturday. The game will be televised on ESPN. 4 The Tigers are coming off of a 45-10 victory over Chattanooga on Saturday night in Tiger Stadium. 4 With the win, LSU extended its streak of nonconference victories at home to 48. LSU has not lost at home since 2000. It also marked the 90th win a home opener inside Tiger Stadium. 4 The LSU offense combined to rush for 222 yards. It marked the 12th-straight game in which an LSU player has rushed for more than 100 yards against a non-conference opponent. 4 LSU's offense totaled 454 yards with 10 Tigers combining to rush for 222 yards. 4 LSU's defense limited the Mocs to 242 total yards and with 68 coming on the ground. 4 RB Derrius Guice totaled 102 yards on the ground with two touchdowns on 15 carries. Guice became the 16th player in school history to surpass 2,000 career rushing yards. 4 QB Danny Etling was 8-for-14 for 227 yard and one touchdown. Etling completed five passes of 20 or more yards, including a long of 48 yards. 4 WR DJ Chark had three catches for a careerhigh 103 yards. Chark surpassed the 100-yard mark for the first time in his career. The senior also returned his first punt for a touchdown in just his fifth career return. 4 LB Devin White led the Tigers in tackles for a second-straight week after totaling nine against Chattanooga. LB Donnie Alexander finished second with eight tackles to tie his career high. 4 Freshmen Andraez "Greedy" Williams and Kary Vincent Jr. each ended the night with an interception. Williams was the second of the season and it was the first of Vincent's career. Chris Blair, Play-By-Play Doug Moreau, Analyst Gordy Rush, Reporter Joe Tessitore, Play-By-Play Todd Blackledge, Analyst Holy Rowe, Reporter LSU MEDIA CENTRAL Media can access the current media guide, updated statistics and game notes all in one location at www. LSUsports.net/media. BY THE NUMBERS 271 Number of attempts needed by Derrius Guice to reach 2,000 career rushing yards. The fewest by any player in school history. 20 The number of true freshman who have played so far this (10 offense, 10 defense). The 20 true freshmen are the most in the nation. 3The number of times since 1937 LSU has gone through the first two games of a season without a turnover. LSU is one of 11 teams in the nation in 2017 without a turnover.
Mississippi State Week 11 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) 12 TUESDAY 115 p.m. - Player Interviews (Indoor Facility) Practice 430 p.m. - McClendon Practice Facility (Open to Media) 13 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. - Tiger Stadium TJ Ribs Acadian 14 THURSDAY 6 p.m. - Orgeron Post- Practice Interview (Team Room) Practice Closed 15 FRIDAY Travel to Starkville 16 SATURDAY GameDay LSU vs Mississippi St. Starkville, Miss. 6 p.m. CT ESPN/2 Return to Baton Rouge 17 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 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: 24-29 LSU Record: 8-2 (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 over 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 2-0 Overall 24-29 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 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6 Week 7 Week 8 Week 9 Week 10 Week 11 Week 12 Week 13 Week 14 ASSOCIATED PRESS POLL - Week 2 RK. TEAM REC. POINTS 1 Alabama (58) 2-0 1522 2 Oklahoma (2) 2-0 1447 3 Clemson (1) 2-0 1380 4 USC 2-0 1324 5 Penn State 2-0 1299 6 Washington 2-0 1124 7 Michigan 2-0 1107 8 Ohio State 1-1 1003 9 Oklahoma State 2-0 1002 10 Wisconsin 2-0 993 11 Florida State 0-1 944 12 LSU 2-0 935 13 Georgia 2-0 882 14 Louisville 2-0 658 15 Auburn 1-1 591 16 Virginia Tech 2-0 559 17 Miami 1-0 542 18 Kansas State 2-0 475 19 Stanford 1-1 364 20 TCU 2-0 352 21 Washington State 2-0 233 22 South Florida 2-0 188 23 Tennessee 2-0 159 24 Florida 0-1 146 25 UCLA 2-0 119 AMWAY COACHES POLL - Week 2 RK. TEAM REC. POINTS PREVIOUS 1 Alabama (58) 2-0 1497 1 2 Clemson (2) 2-0 1386 3 3 Oklahoma 2-0 1385 6 4 Southern California 2-0 1308 5 5 Penn State 2-0 1256 4 6 Washington 2-0 1173 7 7 Michigan 2-0 1082 8 8 Oklahoma State 2-0 1026 10 9 Ohio State 1-1 962 2 10 Florida State 0-1 926 9 11 LSU 2-0 920 12 12 Wisconsin 2-0 919 11 13 Georgia 2-0 830 15 14 Louisville 2-0 658 16 15 Miami 1-0 551 17 16 Virginia Tech 2-0 509 18 17 Auburn 1-1 488 13 18 Kansas State 2-0 487 19 19 Stanford 1-1 372 14 20 Texas Christian 2-0 271 26 21 South Florida 2-0 249 20 22 Washington State 2-0 244 22 23 Tennessee 2-0 219 21 24 Utah 2-0 182 23 25 Florida 0-1 134 24 NOTEBOOK LSU Travels for SEC Opener 4 LSU is 51-28-5 all-time in Southeastern Conference opening games, winning nine of the last 10 overall. 4 LSU has opened SEC play with the Bulldogs 14 times and is 12-1-1 all-time. Guice Surpasses 2,000 Career Yards, Nearing Top-10 List 4 RB Derrius Guice surpassed the 2,000 career rushing yard 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 271 attempts, 32 fewer than Forunette's 302. Guice is 170 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 16. 2,047 Derrius Guice (26 games) 2015-present 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 two weeks of the season. 4 Against BYU, seventeen true freshmen saw action for the most by an LSU team in a season opener since at least 1995. 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 Viriginia (10) 4 The following is a list of true freshman 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. Thirteen First-Time Starters So Far in 2017 4 Thirteen Tigers have earned starts for the first time so far this season: Garrett Brumfield, 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, LB Tyler Taylor, Nickel Kary Vincent Jr., CB Andraez Williams and LB Devin White. 4 LSU's six true freshmen starters in 2017 are tied for the second highest since the 2005 season. 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, Nickle, 2003). Most True Freshmen Starters by Year Since 2005 2015: 7 ( Arden Key, Donte Jackson, Foster Moreau, Bry Kiethon Mouton, Maea Teuhema, Kevin Toliver II, Toby Weathersby) 2017 6 (K'Lavon Chaisson, Saahdiq Charles, Grant Delpit, Ed Ingram, Tyler Taylor, Kary Vincent Jr.) 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)
#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. Miam 44 T4. Alabama 44 6. Ohio State 42 7. Florida State 40 T8. Georgia 38 T8 Clemson 38 10. Michigan 35 Chark Returns TD, Sets Career High 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. Offense, Defense Winning Turnover Battle 4 The LSU offense is just one of 11 teams without a turnover this season and one of eight teams without a turnover in two games. 4 The defense has given LSU a +3 turnover margin with interceptions by Andraez "Greedy" Williams and true freshman Kary Vincent Jr. Williams has two interceptions through the first two games and Vincent Jr. intercepted his first ball against Chattanooga on a one-handed catch. 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. Etling is Tigers' Starting Quarterback 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 owns 24 career starts (12 at LSU, 12 at Purdue) 4 Etling is 9-3 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 and Chattanooga. LSU Has Fifth-Longest Non-Conference Home Winning Streak Of All-Time 4 With 48 consecutive wins over non-conference opponents at home in Tiger Stadium, the LSU football team can lay claim to having the longest among current teams and the fifth-longest ever in college football. 4 The last loss at home to a non-sec opponent came in 2000 against UAB, but since 2001 LSU has gone unblemished when playing in front of their home fans. The only other team to have a longer streak in the modern era was Miami from 1985-94 with 48, putting LSU within striking distance just two away. 4 Here s a look a the longest non-conference home winning streaks: 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-Present 48 Miami (FL) 1985-1994 48 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 now 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). 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 Moffit
TIGER TRENDS 2017 Orgeron Streak August 0-0 0-0 -- September 2-0 2-0 W2 October 0-0 3-0 W7 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 0-0 2-0 W2 LSU s Non-Conference Record... at home 1-0 2-0 W48 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 0-0 2-0 W2 neutral 0-0 1-0 W1 LSU s Record in Games... decided by 7 pts or less 0-0 0-1 L2 decided by 3 pts or less 0-0 0-1 W1 Away/neutral during day 0-0 1-0 W1 Away/neutral at night 1-0 3-0 W3 Home during day 0-0 0-1 L1 Home at night 1-0 4-1 W1 LSU s Record When Scoring... less than 20 points 0-0 0-2 L4 20+ points 2-0 8-0 W17 30+ points 1-0 6-0 W23 LSU s Record When Allowing... 14 or fewer points 2-0 5-1 W4 24 or fewer points 2-0 5-2 W1 25+ points 0-0 1-0 W2 LSU s Record When... Leading after the 1st qtr 2-0 5-1 W3 Trailing after the 1st qtr 0-0 2-0 W1 Tied after the 1st qtr 0-0 1-1 L1 Leading at halftime 2-0 6-1 W4 Trailing at halftime 0-0 0-0 L2 Tied at halftime 0-0 2-1 L1 Leading after the 3rd qtr 2-0 8-0 W8 Trailing after the 3rd qtr 0-0 0-1 L5 Tied after the 3rd qtr 0-0 0-1 L1 LSU s Record With... less than 300 yds total offense 0-0 0-1 L9 300+ yards total offense 2-0 8-1 W4 400+ yards total offense 2-0 7-1 W3 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 2-0 8-1 W4 150+ yards rushing 2-0 8-1 W4 200+ yards rushing 2-0 6-1 W3 250+ yards rushing 1-0 5-0 W9 less than 200 yards pass 1-0 2-1 W2 200+ yards passing 1-0 6-1 W3 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 2-0 7-2 W3 400+ yards total offense 0-0 1-0 W1 less than 100 yards rush 2-0 6-0 W14 100+ yards rush 0-0 2-2 W1 less than 200 yards pass 2-0 5-1 W3 less than 300 yards pass 2-0 8-2 W4 300+ yards pass 0-0 0-0 W3 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 int he 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. 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. 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. 4 The following is a look at some other notable weather-impacted LSU games through the years: Date Game Impact Weather Issue Dec. 5, 1964 Florida Game moved from Oct. 3 to Dec. 5 Hurricane Hilda Sept. 10, 2005 Arizona State Game moved from Baton Rouge to Tempe, Ariz. Hurricane Katrina Sept. 26, 2005 Tennessee Game moved from Saturday to Monday Hurricane Rita Oct. 29, 2005 North Texas Game moved from Sept. 3 Hurricane Katrina Aug. 30, 2008 Appalachian State Game moved from 4 p.m. to 10 a.m. CT Hurricane Gustav Nov. 15, 2008 Troy Game moved from Sept. 6 (common open date) Hurricane Gustav Sept. 5, 2015 McNeese Game canceled due to nearly 4-hour lightning delay Lightning Oct. 10, 2015 South Carolina Game moved from Columbia, S.C. to Baton Rouge Flooding Nov. 19, 2016 Florida Game moved from Gainesville to Baton Rouge Hurricane Matthew Sept. 2, 2017 BYU Game moved from Houston to New Orleans Hurricane Harvey Neutral Site Season Openers 4 Since 2010, LSU has played five of seven season openers at a neutral site and the Tigers own a 4-1 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. The group owns more than 150 games of experience. Name Major Graduation Date Games Played Danny Etling Mass Communication Summer 2017 11 Frank Herron Interdisciplinary Studies Summer 2017 26 Christian LaCouture Sport Administration Summer 2016 37 K.J. Malone Interdisciplinary Studies Spring 2017 29 Jonathan Rucker Interdisciplinary Studies Spring 2017 16 Corey Thompson Sport Administration Spring 2016 33 LSU s Has Had a 100-Yard Rusher In 12 Straight Non-Conference Games 4 LSU is riding a streak of 12 consecutive non-conference games with a 100-yard rusher. LSU is 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 came in a 52-0 win over Louisiana-Monroe on September 13, 2014. 4 The following is a look at LSU s current 10-game 100-yard rushing in non-conference games: Date Player (Yards) Opponent Sept. 27, 2014 Leonard Fournette (122 yards, 2 TDs) Def. New Mexico State, 63-7 Dec. 30, 2014 Leonard Fournette (143 yards, 2 TDs) Lost Notre Dame, 31-28 (Music City) Sept. 26, 2015 Leonard Fournette (244 yards, 2 TDs) Def. Syracuse, 34-24 Oct. 3, 2015 Leonard Fournette (233 yards, 3 TDs) Def. Eastern Michigan, 44-22
Oct. 24, 2015 Leonard Fournette (150 yards, 1 TD) Def. Western Kentucky, 48-20 Dec. 29, 2015 Leonard Fournette (212 yards, 4 TDs) Def. Texas Tech, 56-27 (Texas Bowl) Sept. 3, 2016 Leonard Fournette (138 yards) Lost Wisconsin, 16-14 Sept. 10, 2016 Derrius Guice (155 yards, 1 TD) Def. Jacksonville State, 34-13 Oct. 5, 2016 Derrius Guice (162 yards, 2 TDs) Def. Southern Miss, 45-10 Dec. 31, 2016 Derrius Guice (138 yards, 1 TD) Def. Louisville, 29-9 (Citrus Bowl) Sept. 2, 2017 Derrius Guice (122 yards, 2 TDs) Def. BYU, 27-0 Sept. 9, 2017 Derrius Guice (102 yards, 2 TDs) Def. Chattanooga, 45-10 Orgeron Begins New Tradition with Two No. 18 s 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 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 to Start Season 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 Siiberian-Bengal male Tiger and was donated to LSU from a sanctuary in Okeechobee, Fla., 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 for-profit 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) CAREER GAMES PLAYED/STARTED Player 13 14 15 16 17 Total Donnie Alexander, LB -- -- 12/0 12/1 12/2 1/1 37/4 Ed Alexander, NT -- -- -- 11/0 2/0 13/0 Dee Anderson, WR -- -- -- 11/2 -- 11/2 John Battle, S -- 1/0 12/0 12/7 2/2 27/9 Myles Brennan, QB -- -- -- -- 2/0 2/0 Nick Brossette, RB -- -- 9/0 12/0 2/0 23/0 Garrett Brumfield, OG -- -- 11/0 11/0 2/2 24/2 Donavaughn Campbell, OL -- -- -- 4/0 1/0 5/0 K'Lavon Chaisson -- -- -- -- 2/2 2/2 D.J. Chark, WR -- 6/0 5/0 12/6 2/1 25/7 Saahdiq Charles, OL -- -- -- -- -- 2/1 2/1 William Clapp, OG/C -- -- 12/12 11/11 2/2 25/25 Deondre Clark, DE -- 12/0 4/0 6/0 1/0 23/0 Connor Culp, PK -- -- -- -- 2/0 2/0 Lloyd Cushenberry II, C -- -- -- -- 2/0 2/0 Drake Davis, WR -- -- -- 6/0 2/1 8/1 Austin Deculus, OL -- -- -- -- 2/0 2/0 Grant Delpit S -- -- -- -- 2/2 2/2 Derrick Dillon, WR -- -- -- 8/0 2/1 10/1 Michael Divinity Jr., LB -- -- -- 9/0 1/0 10/0 David Ducre, FB/TE -- -- 3/0 5/0 2/0 10/0 Clyde Edwards-Helaire, RB -- -- -- -- 2/0 2/0 Danny Etling, QB -- -- -- 11/10 2/2 13/12 Neil Farrel Jr., DE -- -- -- -- 2/0 2/0 Blake Ferguson, SNP -- -- -- -- 12/0 2/0 14/0 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 2/0 16/4 Cameron Gamble, PK -- 7/0 9/0 12/0 1/0 29/0 Layton Garnett, LB -- -- -- -- 2/0 2/0 Greg Gilmore, NT -- 6/0 12/1 12/12 2/2 32/16 Jack Gonsulin, PK -- -- -- 2/0 2/0 4/0 Josh Growden, P -- -- -- 12/0 2/0 14/0 Derrius Guice, RB -- -- 12/0 12/6 2/2 26/8 Todd Harris Jr., S -- -- -- -- 2/0 2/0 Reshaud Henry, RB -- -- -- 2/0 2/0 4/0 Frank Herron, DE -- 4/0 12/0 10/0 -- 26/0 Ed Ingram, OL -- -- -- -- 2/1 2/1 Donte Jackson, DB -- -- 12/1 12/11 2/2 26/14 Justin Jefferson, WR -- -- -- -- -- 2/0 2/0 Arden Key, LB -- -- 12/9 11/10 -- 23/19 Jontre Kirklin, CB -- -- -- -- 2/0 2/0 Christian LaCouture, DE 13/0 13/13 11/10 --- 2/2 39/25 Rashard Lawrence, DE -- -- -- 9/0 1/1 10/1 Xavier Lewis, CB -- -- -- 10/0 1/0 11/0 Glen Logan, DE -- -- -- -- 2/1 2/1 Adrian Magee, OG -- -- -- 3/0 1/0 4/0 K.J. Malone, OT -- 5/0 12/0 12/12 2/2 31/14 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 2/0 3/0 John David Moore, FB -- 8/0 6/5 12/3 2/2 28/10 Foster Moreau, TE -- -- 12/3 11/3 2/2 25/8 Bry Kiethon Mouton, FB -- -- 11/5 4/0 1/0 16/5 Ed Paris, S -- 13/0 12/0 12/2 2/0 39/2 M.J. Patterson, LB -- 3/0 -- -- -- 3/0 Jamal Pettigrew, TE -- -- -- -- 2/0 2/0 Jacob Phillips, LB -- -- -- -- 2/0 2/0 Patrick Queen, LB -- -- -- -- 2/0 2/0 Caleb Roddy, TE -- -- -- 12/0 -- 12/0 Jonathan Rucker, LB -- -- -- 5/0 12/0 2/0 19/0 Jakori Savage, OL -- -- -- -- 1/0 1/0 Stephen Sullivan, WR -- -- -- -- 8/0 2/0 10/0 Tyler Taylor, LB -- -- -- -- 2/1 2/1 Justin Thomas, DE -- -- -- -- 2/0 2/0 Corey Thompson, LB 13/0 10/5 -- 9/3 1/0 2/1 35/9 Ray Thornton, LB -- -- -- -- 2/0 2/0 Kevin Toliver II, CB -- -- 12/8 7/5 1/0 20/13 Kary Vincent Jr., CB -- -- -- -- 2/0 2/0 Devin Voorhies, LB -- 8/0 12/0 12/0 2/0 34/0 Jacory Washington, TE -- -- -- 1/0 2/0 3/0 Toby Weathersby, OT -- -- -- 12/1 8/3 2/2 22/6 Devin White, LB -- -- -- 12/0 2/2 14/2 Andraez Williams, CB -- -- -- -- -- 2/2 2/2 Darrel Williams, RB -- 12/0 12/0 11/2 2/1 36/3
Mike II 1956-58 The shortest reign with two tigers being used that season (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 (1-0) 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 Reid Ferguson Buffalo Bills LS Leonard Fournette Jacksonville Jaguars RB Davon Godchaux Miami Dolphins DT Dillon Gordon *** Philadelphia Eagles OG 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 *** Indianapolis Colts DB Tyrann Mathieu Arizona Cardinals DB Jalen Mills Philadelphia Eagles FS Barkevious Mingo 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 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 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 60 of 63 games and owns a.952 winning percentage. School Games Wins Losses Streak LSU 64 61 3 W4 Arkansas 66 57 9 L1 Georgia 66 58 8 W2 Alabama 66 55 11 W35 Auburn 66 54 12 L1 Tennessee 66 54 11 W8 South Carolina 65 53 12 W1 Florida 64 49 15 L2 Ole Miss 66 50 16 W5 Kentucky 66 49 17 W5 Mississippi State 66 47 19 W3 Texas A&M 22 21 1 W1 Missouri 21 17 4 W1 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 99 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 116-19 10 5 4 9 LSU 100-32 10 2 1 7 Georgia 95-39 10 0 0 5 Florida 91-41 9 1 1 5 Missouri 86-47 7 0 0 5 Auburn 83-49 8 2 1 4 South Carolina 80-51 8 0 0 4 Texas A&M 78-53 9 0 0 3 Mississippi State 75-55 8 0 0 2 Arkansas 72-57 7 0 0 2 Tennessee 70-59 6 0 0 2 Ole Miss 68-60 6 0 0 4 Kentucky 56-71 5 0 0 0 Vanderbilt 55-72 5 0 0 2 LSU Is 70-0 Under When Rushing For 100 Yards and Holding Opponents To Less Than 100 Yards 4 In the last 156 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 117-16 when that happens. 4 Hold the opponent to fewer than 100 yards and the Tigers are 71-5. 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 70-0. 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 5-0 2016 8-3 0-1 3-3 5-0 5-0 2017 2-0 - - 2-0 2-0 Totals 117-16 5-20 51-29 71-5 70-0
True Freshmen Play Big Roles at LSU 4 LSU recently has never shied away from playing true freshmen. In the last 12 years, a total of 145 true freshmen have seen action for LSU, including 17 just one week into 2017. Of the 145 true freshmen who have played, 50 have started at least once during their freshman season. 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. LSU Defense Has Allowed TDs on Consecutive Possessions Just Twice 4 Under defensive coordinator Dave Aranda, LSU has allowed touchdowns on consecutive possessions just twice, against Mississippi State in week 3 and Texas A&M in week 13 of the 2016 season. 4 In 169 possessions by the opponent, LSU s defense has yielded just 17 TDs and 25 field goals under Aranda 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 last year 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 after averaging 41.4 yards on 57 punts. Aranda s LSU Defense Allowed Just 2 First Half Touchdowns In Final Five Games 4 Dating back to the start of last year s Alabama game, LSU s defense, under the direction of Dave Aranda, limited opponents to only two touchdowns in the first half of the final five games of the season and thru week one of 2017 4 Arkansas and Texas A&M were the only teams to score first half TDs against the Tigers over the final five games last year. 4 In the first half of the last five games of the 2016 season, LSU allowed a total of 23 points (Alabama 0, Arkansas 7, Florida 3, Texas A&M 7, and Louisville 6). On the other hand, LSU s offense racked up 64 points during that span. 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 246-65-4 at night under the lights compared to a 34-26-3 mark in Tiger Stadium during the day. 4 Since 2000, LSU is 104-17 overall at home, which includes a 80-10 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 6-1 0-1 6-2 Totals 246-65-4 34-26-3 280-91-7 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 Player (Years) Yards 1. Kevin Faulk (1995-98) 4,557 2. Dalton Hilliard (1982-85) 4,050 3. Charles Alexander (1975-78) 4,035 4. Leonard Fournette (2014-16) 3,830 5. Harvey Williams (1986-90) 2,860 6. Joseph Addai (2001-05) 2,576 7. Terry Robiskie (1973-76) 2,517 8. Charles Scott (2006-09) 2,317 9. Rondell Mealey(1996-99) 2,238 10. Garry James (1982-85) 2,217 11. Brad Davis (1972-74) 2,163 12. Jeremy Hill (2012-13) 2,156 13. LeBrandon Toefield (2000-02) 2,149 14. Domanick Davis (1999-02) 2,056 15. Derrius Guice (ACTIVE) 2,047 16. Justin Vincent (2003-06) 2,021 17. Billy Cannon (1957-59) 1,867 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. 79.1 Derrius Guice (2,057 26 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 LeBrandon Toefield 200-02 7 Rondell Mealy 1996-99 RETURNING STATISTICAL LEADERS 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. 193.9 Danny Etling (2,521 13 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 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 2007-2010 4 Harry Coleman 2006-09 12. 3 Arden Key Active Tackles Arden Key: 97 Tackles Tackles for Loss Arden Key: 21 for 133 yards Sacks Arden Key: 17 sacks for 118 yards Pass Break Ups Donte Jackson: 13 QB Hurries Arden Key: 20 Interceptions Donte Jackson: 3 for 40 yards Forced Fumbles Arden Key: 3 Fumble Recoveries Arden Key: 2 Rushing Carries Derrius Guice: 276 Rushing Yards Derrius Guice: 2,057 Rushing Touchdowns Derrius Guice: 22 Long Run Derrius Guice: 96 yards (TD) Receptions D.J. Chark: 33 Receiving Yards D.J. Chark: 646 Receiving Touchdowns D.J. Chark: 3 Long Receptions D.J. Chark: 80 yards (TD) Completions Danny Etling: 182 Passing Yards Danny Etling: 2,521 Touchdown Passes Danny Etling: 12 All Purpose Yards Danny Etling: 2,595
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 74-12 Home record since 2005 414-149-18 All-time record 327-106-13 All-time night record (.747) 55-6 Saturday night record since 2005 36-0 Record in non-conference home games since 2005 48 Consecutive home wins over nonconference teams dating back to 2001 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 105 Times the crowd has exceeded 90,000 for a game 80-10 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. LSU has won 47 consecutive home games over non-conference opponents. 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 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 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
The Last Meeting Mississippi State 20 LSU 23 September 17, 2016 Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, La. Gold-Clad LSU Holds off State Leonard Fournette had 147 rushing yards and scored twice and first-time starting quarterback Danny Etling threw for 215 yards, as LSU built a 20-point lead before holding off a rally by Mississippi State, 23-20. LSU led 23-3 after dominating the first 30 minutes of play. The Tigers held a 282-80 advantage in total offense in the first half. Mississippi State used an onside kick recovery to score twice in 40 seconds late in the fourth quarter. However, LSU linebacker Arden Key came up with LSU s fifth sack of the night and forced a fumble to seal the victory. Etling completed 19-of-30 passes for 215 yards with a touchdown. He became the 13th-straight Tiger quarterback to win his first start in Tiger Stadium. Fournette ran 28 times for 17 yards with touchdown runs of 5 and 25 yards in the first half. LSU outgained Mississippi State, 392-270, while converting 7-of-16 third downs. The Bulldogs managed only 1-of-14 third-down conversions. On the ground, LSU out gained the Bulldogs, 177-56. LSU grabbed a 7-0 lead at the 928 mark of the first quarter when Etling hit wide receiver DJ Chark on a 37-yard touchdown connection in the back of the north endzone. The aerial culminated a seven-play, 64-yard drive and marked Chark s first career TD reception. Fournette dashed 25 yards for a touchdown with 825 remaining in the second quarter to give the Tigers a 20-0 lead after Colby Delahoussaye s PAT attempt was blocked. Delahoussaye booted a 27-yard field goal in the second quarter to lift LSU to 23-3. The Bulldogs recovered an onside kick and needed only two plays to pull within a field goal in the fourth quarter. Damian Williams completed passes of 25 and seven yards to Fred Ross, who leaped into the endzone with 330 to play. The Tigers defense came to life on the final series, forcing Williams into consecutive incomplete passes before Key came up with a game-clinching sack on fourth down with 42 seconds to play. STATISTICAL COMPARISON CONF.!FBS" RANKING Category LSU MSU LSU MSU Record: 2-0 2-0 Conference: 0-0 0-0 3rd Down Conversion:.455.440 8(44) 9(53) Opp. 3rd Down Conversion:.208.207 3(14) 2(12) 4th Down Conversion.500.500 5(55) 5(55) 4th Down Conversion Defense.250.500 4(36) 5(54) Fewest Penalties 21 12 14(120) 10(66) Fewest Penalty Yards 160 99 13(107) 9(63) 1st Down Defense 18 22 1(6) 4(17) 1st Down Offense 48 50 4(32) 2(23) Kickoff Return Defense 20.50 15.75 10(72) 3(19) Kickoff Returns 23.25 19.83 7(40) 11(78) Net Punting 39.00 43.50 8(60) 6(21) Passing Offense 207.5 203.0 5(84) 6(89) Passing Yards Allowed 138.0 89.0 6(24) 1(4) Punt Returns 19.8 7.00 1(11) 7(55) Punt Return Defense 0.00 0.00 2(6) 2(6) Red Zone Offense. 750.833 11(99) 7(74) Red Zone Defense 1.000.600 11(94) 5(19) Rushing Defense 31.5 85.0 1(1) 7(26) Rushing Offense 259.0 304.0 3(18) 1(11) Sacks Allowed 1.00 0.00 4(24) 1(1) Scoring Defense 5.0 27.0 2(6) 4(13) Scoring Offense 36.0 13.0 5(45) 1(8) Passing Efficiency 172.67 151.61 4(21) 6(36) Passing Efficiency Defense 78.90 84.87 2(9) 3(12) Sacks 4.00 2.50 3(10) 5(36) Tackles for Loss 5.5 8.0 11(77) 4(28) Time of Possession 3713 2808 1(4) 10(85) Total Defense 169.5 174.0 2(5) 3(6) Total Offense 466.5 507.0 4(38) 3(24) Turnover Margin 1.50 1.00 5(16) 7(25) Turnovers Gained 3 3 5(52) 5(52) Turnovers Lost 0 1 1(1) 5(12) Series Record: LSU leads 73-34-3 Series Notes: LSU and Mississippi State meet for the 111th time on Saturday with the Tigers leading the series 73-34-3 LSU has won 16 of the last 17 meetings with the Bulldogs with the exception coming in 2014 in Tiger Stadium LSU has won eight straight games over Mississippi State in Starkville, which includes a 21-19 victory the last time the teams played there in 2015 LSU won in Tiger Stadium, 23-20, last year Mississippi State s only win over LSU since 1999 came in 2014 in Tiger Stadium by a 34-29 margin That victory snapped a 14-game LSU winning streak in the series Last three games have been decided by a total of 10 points LSU goes into the State game ranked in the Top 25 for the 16th straight season, a streak that extends back to 2002 LSU is opening its SEC slate against Mississippi State for the fourth straight year and the fifth time in seven years With 73 wins in the series, LSU has more victories over Mississippi State than any other team in the history of the Tiger program The next closest is the 69 wins LSU has against Tulane The LSU-State series dates back to a 52-0 Tiger win in 1896 LSU is 15-6-1 all-time in games played in Starkville. The Series: LSU leads 73-34-3 Year Results Date (Site) 1954 W, 26-19 November 6 (LSU) 1896 LSU, 52-0 Nov. 20 at Baton Rouge 1902 LSU, 6-0 Nov. 27 at Starkville 1903 MSU, 11-0 Nov. 7 at Starkville 1905 LSU, 15-0 Dec. 1 at Baton Rouge 1906 Tie, 0-0 Oct. 27 at Columbus 1907 LSU, 23-11 Nov. 9 at Baton Rouge 1908 LSU, 50-0 Nov. 7 at Baton Rouge 1909 LSU, 15-0 Oct. 16 at Baton Rouge 1910 MSU, 3-0 Oct. 21 at Columbus 1911 MSU, 6-0 Nov. 12 at Gulfport 1912 MSU, 7-0 Nov. 2 at Baton Rouge 1913 Tie, 0-0 Nov. 15 at Starkville 1915 LSU, 10-0 Oct. 29 at Baton Rouge 1916 LSU, 13-3 Nov. 12 at Starkville 1917 MSU, 9-0 Nov. 29 at Baton Rouge 1919 MSU, 6-0 Nov. 1 at Starkville 1920 MSU, 12-7 Oct. 23 at Baton Rouge 1921 LSU, 17-14 Dec. 3 at Starkville 1922 MSU, 7-0 Nov. 18 at Baton Rouge 1923 MSU, 14-7 Dec. 1 at Starkville 1926 MSU, 7-6 Oct. 23 at Jackson 1927 LSU, 9-7 Oct. 22 at Jackson 1928 LSU, 31-0 Oct. 20 at Jackson 1929 LSU, 31-6 Oct. 19 at Jackson 1930 MSU, 8-6 Oct. 18 at Jackson 1931 LSU, 31-0 Oct. 17 at Baton Rouge 1932 LSU, 24-0 Oct. 15 at Monroe 1933 LSU, 21-6 Nov. 25 at Monroe 1934 LSU, 25-3 Nov. 3 at Baton Rouge 1935 LSU, 28-13 Nov. 9 at Baton Rouge 1936 LSU, 12-0 Nov. 7 at Baton Rouge 1937 LSU, 41-0 Nov. 6 at Baton Rouge 1938 LSU, 32-7 Nov. 5 at Baton Rouge 1939 MSU, 15-12 Nov. 11 at Baton Rouge 1940 MSU, 22-7 Nov. 9 at Baton Rouge 1941 Tie, 0-0 Oct. 11 at Baton Rouge 1942 LSU, 16-6 Oct. 10 at Baton Rouge 1944 MSU, 13-6 Oct. 21 at Baton Rouge 1945 MSU, 27-20 Nov. 10 at Baton Rouge 1946 LSU, 13-6 Oct. 5 at Baton Rouge 1947 LSU, 21-6 Nov. 15 at Baton Rouge 1948 MSU, 7-0 Nov. 13 at Baton Rouge 1949 LSU, 34-7 Nov. 12 at Baton Rouge 1950 MSU, 13-7 Nov. 18 at Baton Rouge 1951 LSU, 3-0 Nov. 17 at Baton Rouge 1952 MSU, 33-14 Nov. 15 at Baton Rouge 1953 MSU, 26-13 Nov. 14 at Baton Rouge 1954 MSU, 25-0 Nov. 13 at Baton Rouge 1955 LSU, 34-7 Nov. 12 at Baton Rouge 1956 MSU, 32-13 Nov. 17 at Baton Rouge 1957 MSU, 14-6 Nov. 16 at Baton Rouge 1958 LSU, 7-6 Nov. 15 at Jackson 1959 LSU, 27-0 Nov. 14 at Baton Rouge 1960 LSU, 7-3 Nov. 12 at Baton Rouge 1961 LSU, 14-6 Nov. 18 at Baton Rouge 1962 LSU, 28-0 Nov. 17 at Jackson 1963 MSU, 7-6 Nov. 16 at Jackson 1964 LSU, 14-10 Nov. 14 at Baton Rouge 1965 LSU, 37-20 Nov. 13 at Baton Rouge 1966 LSU, 17-7 Nov. 12 at Baton Rouge 1967 LSU, 55-0 Nov. 18 at Baton Rouge 1968 LSU, 20-16 Nov. 16 at Baton Rouge 1969 LSU, 61-6 Nov. 15 at Baton Rouge 1970 LSU, 38-7 Nov. 14 at Baton Rouge 1971 LSU, 28-3 Nov. 13 at Jackson 1972 LSU, 28-14 Nov. 18 at Baton Rouge 1973 LSU, 26-7 Nov. 17 at Baton Rouge 1974 MSU, 7-6 Nov. 16 at Jackson *1975 MSU, 16-6 Nov. 15 at Baton Rouge *1976 MSU, 21-13 Nov. 13 at Jackson 1977 LSU, 27-24 Nov. 12 at Baton Rouge 1978 MSU, 16-14 Nov. 18 at Jackson 1979 LSU, 21-3 Nov. 17 at Baton Rouge 1980 MSU, 55-31 Nov. 15 at Jackson 1981 MSU, 17-9 Nov. 14 at Baton Rouge 1982 MSU, 27-24 Nov. 13 at Starkville 1983 MSU, 45-26 Nov. 12 at Baton Rouge 1984 MSU, 16-14 Nov. 17 at Starkville 1985 LSU, 17-15 Nov. 16 at Baton Rouge 1986 LSU, 47-0 Nov. 15 at Jackson 1987 LSU, 34-14 Nov. 14 at Baton Rouge 1988 LSU, 20-3 Nov. 12 at Starkville 1989 LSU, 44-20 Nov. 18 at Baton Rouge 1990 MSU, 34-22 Nov. 17 at Jackson 1991 MSU, 28-19 Nov. 16 at Baton Rouge 1992 LSU, 24-3 Sept. 12 at Baton Rouge 1993 LSU, 18-16 Sept. 11 at Starkville 1994 LSU, 44-24 Sept. 10 at Baton Rouge 1995 LSU, 34-16 Sept. 9 at Starkville 1996 LSU, 28-20 Oct. 26 at Baton Rouge 1997 LSU, 24-9 Sept. 13 at Starkville 1998 LSU, 41-6 Oct. 24 at Baton Rouge 1999 MSU, 17-16 Oct. 23 at Starkville 2000 LSU, 45-38(OT) Oct. 21 at Baton Rouge 2001 LSU, 42-0 Oct. 20 at Starkville 2002 LSU 31-13 Sept. 28 at Baton Rouge 2003 LSU, 41-6 Sept. 27 at Starkville 2004 LSU, 51-0 Sept. 25 at Baton Rouge 2005 LSU, 37-7 Oct. 1 at Starkville 2006 LSU, 48-17 Sept. 30 at Baton Rouge 2007 LSU, 45-0 Aug. 30 at Starkville 2008 LSU, 34-24 Sept. 27 at Baton Rouge 2009 LSU 30-26 Sept. 26 at Starkville 2010 LSU, 29-7 Sept. 18 at Baton Rouge 2011 LSU, 19-6 Sept. 15 at Starkville 2012 LSU, 37-17 Nov. 10 at Baton Rouge 2013 LSU, 59-26 Oct. 5 at Starkville 2014 MSU, 32-29 Sept. 20 at Baton Rouge 2015 LSU, 19-17 Sept. 12 at Starkville 2016 LSU, 23-20 Sept. 17 at Baton Rouge *- Forfeited to LSU by NCAA
LSU Tigers Depth Chart OFFENSE LT 63 KJ Malone 6-4 3321 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 Donovaughn Campbell 6-4 343 So.-1L C 64 Will Clapp 6-5 314 Jr.-2L 79 Lloyd Cushenberry 6-4 316 Fr.-RS RG 70 Ed Ingram 6-4 314 Fr.-HS -OR- 77 Saahdiq Charles 6-5 321 Fr.-HS 79 Lloyd Cushenberry 6-4 316 Fr.-RS RT 66 Toby Weathersby 6-6 308 Jr.-2L 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 41 David Ducre 6-0 236 Jr.-1L 80 Jamal Petigrew 6-7 262 Fr.-RS 44 Tory Carter 6-1 258 Fr.-HS 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.-QL 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 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 15 Kary Vincent Jr. 5-10 182 Fr.-HS 17 Xavier Lewis 6-0 200 So.-1L CB 1 Donte Jackson 5-11 175 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 21 Ed Paris 6-1 210 Sr.-3L CB 29 Greedy Williams 6-2 182 Fr.-RS 2 Kevin Toliver II 6-3 204 Jr.-2L SPECIAL TEAMS P 38 Josh Growden 6-2 204 So.-1L 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 14 Drake Davis 6-4 218 So.-1L 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
CAREER STARTS/GAME-BY-GAME STARTERS FB Moore 7 Mouton 5 TB Guice 8 Williams 3 WR Gage 4 Davis 1 TE Moreau 8 Moore 2 RT Weathersby 6 RG Clapp 10 Charles 1 Ingram 1 QB Etling* 24 C Clapp 2 LG Clapp 12 Brumfield 2 LT Malone 14 WR Chark 7 Anderson 2 Dillon 1 LCB Toliver II 11 Jackson 4 Paris 2 Williams 2 ROVER White 2 LE Lawrence 1 Logan 1 ILB Thompson 1 NT Gilmore 15 MLB D. Alexander 3 Taylor 1 RE Key 8 LaCouture 2 OLB Key 10 Chaisson 2 D. Alexander 1 RCB Jackson 8 Toliver II 1 Nickel Vincent Jr. 1 SS Thompson 2 Battle 2 FS Battle 7 Thompson 6 Delpit 2 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 Williams Chark Etling Chattanooga Malone Brumfield Clapp Ingram Weathersby Moore Moreau Guice Dillon (WR) Davis Etling at Mississippi State Syracuse Troy at Florida 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 Williams Jackson Battle Delpit Chattanooga LaCouture Gilmore Logan Chaisson Vincent Jr. (NICK) Alexander White Williams Jackson Battle Delpit at Mississippi State Syracuse Troy at Florida 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 15 Myles Brennan Quarterback 6-4 193 Fr. HS Long Beach, Miss. St. Stanislaus High School 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, 3x (Last: vs. BYU, 2017; First: vs. Jacksonville State, 2016) Tackles for loss: 0.5 vs. Jacksonville State, 2016 Interceptions: 1 at Arkansas, 2016 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 1-1 2 6 8 0-0 0-0 0 1 0-0 0 0 Total 38-4 22 44 66 0.5-1 0-0 2 3 1-14 0 1 95 Ed Alexander Nose Tackle 6-3 339 So. 1L Hammond, La. St. Thomas Aquinas High School 4 Matched a career high in tackles in the season opener against BYU (9/2) ED ALEXANDER S CAREER HIGHS Total tackles: 2, 5x (Last: vs. BYU, 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 10-0 6 7 13 0.5-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 2017 2-0 1 2 3 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 12-0 6 9 16 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 nine games at safety 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) JOHN BATTLE S CAREER HIGHS Total tackles: 8 vs. Florida, 2016 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 1 1 1-0 1 0-0 2016 12-7 21 18 39 0-0 0-0 2 0 0-0 0 0-0 2017 2-2 6 3 9 0.5-3 0.5-3 0 0-00 0 0-0 Total 27-9 28 25 53 0.5-3 0.5-3 3 1 1-0 1 0-0 4 Has played in both games against BYU (9/2) and Chattanooga (9/9) Passing G-GS Comp.-ATT.-INT. YDS TD Long 2017 2-0 2-5-0 17 0 12 MYLES BRENNAN'S CAREER PASSING HIGHS Attempts: 4 vs. Chattanooga, 2017 Completions: 1, twice (Last: vs. Chattanooga, 2017; Last: vs. BYU, 2017 Yards: 12 vs. BYU, 2017 Touchdowns: 0 Long: 12 vs. BYU, 2017 4 Nick Brossette Running Back 6-1 209 Jr. 2L Baton Rouge, La. University High School 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 2-0 11 63 0 15 Total 23-0 38 273 0 60 Receiving G-GS REC. YDS. TD Long 2015 9-0 1-1 0-1 2016 12-0 0 0 0 0 2017 2-0 0 0 0 0 Total 23-0 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 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 77 Saahdiq Charles Offensive Line 6-5 321 Fr. HS Jackson, Miss. Madison-Ridgeland Academy 4Totaled a career high four tackles and two sacks against Chattanooga (9/9) 4 Started the opener against BYU (9/2) and finished with three solo tackles K'LAVON CHAISSON'S CAREER HIGHS Total tackles: 4 vs. Chattanooga, 2017 Sacks: 2 vs. Chattanooga, 2017 G-GS UT AT TT TFL Sacks PBU QBH INT FF FR 2017 2-2 5 2 7 2.5-17 2-15 0 1 0 0 0 7 DJ Chark Wide Receiver 6-4 198 Sr. 2L Alexandria, La. Alexandria High School 4 Owns seven starts and has played in 25 games 4 Recorded his first career punt return for a touchdown against Chattanooga (9/9). Also finished with three receptions for a 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 D.J. CHARK S CAREER RUSHING HIGHS Attempts: 3 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) D.J. CHARK S CAREER RECEIVING HIGHS Receptions: 4 vs. BYU, 2017 Yards: 103 vs. Chattanooga, 2017 Long: 80 (TD) vs. Southern Miss, 2016 Touchdowns: 1, three times (Last: vs. Ole Miss, 2016; First: vs. Mississippi St., 2016) D.J. 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 2-1 7 180 0 52 Total 25-7 33 657 3 80 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 2-1 2 11 0 8 Total 25-7 15 212 3 79 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 25 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 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) CONNOR CULP'S CAREER FIELD GOAL HIGHS Field Goals Made: 1 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 FIELD GOAL TOTALS YEAR FGM-FGA 1-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ LG PAT POINTS 2017 1-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-2 0-0 45 4-4 7 Kickoffs G No. YDS AVG TB 2017 1 6 380 63.3 1 Punt Returns No. YDS TD Long 2017 5 99 1 65 (TD)
25 Drake Davis Wide Receiver 6-4 218 So. 1L Baton Rouge, La. IMG Academy 32 Clyde Edwards-Helaire Running Back 5-8 208 Fr. HS Baton Rouge, La. Catholic HS 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: 1, twice (Last: vs. Chattanooga, 2017; First: vs. Jacksonville State, 2016 Yards: 36 vs. Chattanooga 2017 Long: 36 vs. Chattanooga 2017 Touchdowns: 1 vs. Chattanooga, 2017 Receiving G-GS Rec. YDS. TD. Long 2016 6-0 1 19 0 19 2017 2-1 1 36 1 36 Total 8-1 2 55 1 36 Rushing G-GS ATT YDS TD Long 2016 6-0 1 4 0 4 2017 2-1 0 0 0 0 Total 7-0 1 4 0 4 9 Grant Delpit Safety 6-3 201 Fr. HS Houston, Texas IMG Academy 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 1-0 6 28 0 10 Receiving G-GS REC YDS TD Long 2016 1-0 2 19 0 12 Kick Returns G No. YDS TD Long 2016 2 3 72 0 26 16 Danny Etling Quarterback 6-3 215 Sr. 1L Terre Haute, Ind. South Vigo HS/Purdue 4LSU's starting free safety in games against BYU (9/2) and Chattanooga (9/9) GRANT DELPIT'S CAREER HIGHS Tackles: 4 vs. Chattanooga, 2017 G-GS UT AT TT TFL Sacks PBU QBH INT FF FR 2017 2-2 3 3 6 0-0 0-0 1 0 0-0 0 0 19 Derrick Dillon Wide Receiver 5-11 178 So. 1L Franklinton, La. Pine High School 4 Earned his first career start in the home opener against Chattanooga (9/9) 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: 2 vs. BYU, 2017 Yards: 21 vs. BYU, 2017 Long: 11 vs. BYU, 2017 Rushing G-GS ATT YDS TD Long 2016 8-0 0 0 0 0 2017 2-1 1 8 0 8 Total 10-1 1 8 0 8 Receiving G-GS REC YDS TD Long 2016 8-0 0 0 0 0 2016 2-1 2 21 0 11 Total 10-1 1 8 0 8 2017 Vice-Chair SEC Football Leadership Council 2017 LSU Graduate (Mass Communications) 2016 SEC Academic Honor Roll 2016 CoSIDA Academic All-District 2016 SEC Community Service Team 4 LSU s starting quarterback in 12 games and owns a record of 9-3 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: 80 vs. Southern Miss (TD), 2016 DANNY ETLING S LSU CAREER RUSHING HIGHS Attempts: 3, four times (Last: at Arkansas, 2016; First: vs. Jacksonville State, 2016) Yards: 23, twice (Last: at Auburn, 2016, First: vs. Mississippi State, 2016) Touchdowns: 1 vs. Jacksonville State, 2016 Long: 14 vs. Missouri, 2016 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 2-2 22-31-0 398 1 52 Total 26-24 420-729-17 5,011 28 80 (TD) Rushing G-GS ATT YDS TD Long 2016 11-10 41 46 1 18 2017 2-2 6 9 0 10 Total 26-24 47 55 5 27
83 Russell Gage Wide Receiver 6-0 184 Sr. 1L Baton Rouge, La. Redemptorist High School 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 2-0 5 56 0 32 Total 14-4 12 118 1 32 99 Greg Gilmore Nose Tackle 6-4 308 Sr. 2L Hope Mills, N.C. South View High School 4 An experience member of the defensive line with 15 career starts and 32 games played. 4 Recorded a pair of tackles and a half sack for four yards against Chattanooga (9/9) 4 Totaled one tackle and a half sack in the season opener against BYU (9/2) GREG GILMORE S CAREER HIGHS Total tackles: 6 vs. Southern Miss, 2016 Tackles for a loss: 1.0 at Syracuse, 2015 Sacks: 1.0 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 2-2 0 3 3 1.0-7 1.0-7 0 0 0-0 0 0-0 Total 32-15 10 44 54 4.0-27 1.0-7 1 2 0-0 0 0-0 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) 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 2-4 0-0 2-2 0-1 0-1 0-0 29 4-4 11 TOTAL 2-4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-0 29 5-5 12 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 The Tigers starting punter in 14 games 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 G NO. Yards AVG Long 2016 12 57 2357 41.4 68 2017 2 3 114 38.0 45 Total 13 60 2471 41.2 68 5 Derrius Guice 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) 2015 SEC Freshman of the Week (vs. South Carolina) 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 2-2 42 224 4 25 Total 26-8 276 2047 22 96 (TD) Receiving G-GS REC YDS TD Long 2015 12-0 5 20 0 10 2016 12-6 9 106 1 29 2017 1-1 1 4 0 4 Total 25-7 15 130 1 29 97 Frank Herron Defensive End 6-4 312 Sr. 2L Memphis, Tenn. Memphis Central High School 2017 LSU Graduate (Interdisciplinary Studies) 4 Has not seen action in either of LSU's games 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 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 the last 13 games and 14 games in his career 4 Finished with four tackles against Chattanooga (9/9) 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 2-2 4 2 2 0.5-2 0 0 0 0-0 0 0-0 Total 26-14 57 14 67 1.0-7 0 13 0 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 24-12 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 24-12 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 Has not seen action in either of LSU's games against Chattanooga or BYU. 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) 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 both games of 2017 4 Finished with a season-high three tackles against Chattanooga (2017) CHRISTIAN LaCOUTURE S CAREER HIGHS Total tackles: 6, 4x (Last: vs. Arkansas, 2015; First: at Auburn, 2014) 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 2-2 0 3 3 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 0 0 Totals 39-25 17 72 89 8.0-31 4.5-27 4 2 0 1 0 90 Rashard Lawrence Defensive End 6-3 300 So. 1L Monroe, La. Neville High School 4 Did not play in the home opener against Chattanooga (9/9) 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: 4 vs. BYU, 2017 Tackles for Loss: 1 vs. Louisville, 2016 Sacks: 1 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 1-1 1 3 4 0.5-4 0.5-4 0 0 0 0 0 Total 10-1 3 7 10 2.5-9 2.5-9 0 0 0 0 0
17 Xavier Lewis Cornerback 6-0 200 So. 1L LaPlace, La. East St. John High School 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 Total 11-0 3 5 8 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 96 Glen Logan Defensive End 6-4 315 Fr. RS Destrehan, La. Destrehan HS JOHN DAVID MOORE S CAREER RUSHING HIGHS Attempts: 4 vs. Florida, 2016 Yards: 15 vs. Florida, 2016 Long: 7, vs. Florida, 2016 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 2-2 1 1 0 1 Total 28-10 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 2-2 1 5 0 5 Total 28-10 12 64 0 10 84 Foster Moreau Tight End 6-6 255 Jr. 2L New Orleans, La. Jesuit High School 4 Made his first career start against Chattanooga (9/9) and totaled three tackles. GLEN LOGAN'S CAREER HIGHS Tackles: 3 vs. Chattanooga (9/9) G-GS UT AT TT TFL Sacks PBU QBH INT FF FR 2017 2-1 0 3 3 0-0 0-0 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 30 Eric Monroe Defensive Back 6-0 197 Fr. RS Houston, Texas North Shore High School 4 Recorded the first tackle of his career in his first appearance in the season opener against BYU (9/2) 18 John David Moore F-Back/Tight End 6-4 236 Sr. 3L Ruston, La. Ruston High School 4 Starting tight end in both games of 2017 4 Totaled one reception for 11 yards in the season opener against BYU (9/2) FOSTER MOREAU S CAREER HIGHS Receptions: 2 vs. Missouri, 2016 Yards: 31 at Texas A&M, 2016 Touchdowns: 1 at Auburn, 2016 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 2-2 1 11 0 11 Total 25-8 7 90 1 31 21 Ed Paris Safety 6-1 210 Sr. 3L Arlington, Texas Mansfield Timberview High School 4 Finished with one tackle and three pass break ups in the season opener against BYU (9/2) ED PARIS CAREER HIGHS Tackles: 3 at Auburn, 2016 PBUs:3 vs. BYU, 2017 G-GS UT AT TT TFL Sacks PBU QBH INT FF FR 2014 13-0 0 3 3 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2015 12-0 3 1 4 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2016 12-2 4 6 10 0-0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2017 2-0 1 2 3 0-0 0 3 0 0 0 0 Total 39-2 8 12 20 0-0 0 4 0 0 0 0 2016 Charles. E. Coates Award Winner 2016 CoSIDA Academic All-District 2014, 15, 16 SEC Academic Honor Roll 4 LSU's starting tight end in both games in 2017 4 Totaled a carry and reception in his first career start at tight end in the season opener against BYU (9/2)
6 Jacob Phillips Linebacker 6-3 237 Fr. HS Nashville, Tenn. East Nashville High School 2 Kevin Toliver II Cornerback 6-2 204 Jr. 2L Jacksonville, Fla. Trinity Christian High School 2015 True Freshman All-America (247Sports) 4 Made his first career appearance in the season opener against BYU. Totaled one tackle against BYU (9/2) and Chattanooga (9/9) JACOB PHILLIP S CAREER HIGHS Tackles: 1, twice (Last: vs. Chattanooga, 2017; First: vs. BYU, 2017 G-GS UT AT TT TFL Sacks PBU QBH INT FF FR 2017 2-0 1 1 2 0-0 0 0 1 0 0 0 24 Tyler Taylor Linebacker 6-2 238 Fr. HS Buford, Ga. Lanier High School 4 Added a pair of tackles for the Tigers against Chattanooga (9/9) 4 Started at middle linebacker and totaled two tackles in the first game of his career against BYU (9/2) TYLER TAYLOR S CAREER HIGHS: Tackles: 2 twice (Last: vs. Chattanooga, 2017; First: vs. BYU, 2017 G-GS UT AT TT TFL Sacks PBU QBH INT FF FR 2017 2-1 3 1 4 0-0 0 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 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) 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 2-1 4 1 5 3.5-26 3.5-26 0 1 0 0 0 Total 35-9 34 37 71 3.5-26 3.5-26 3 1 0 0 0 I 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 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 1-0 0 1 1 0-0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 Total 20-13 36 21 57 2.0-5 0 7 0 1-1 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 a 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 Recorded a career high nine tackles as LSU's leading tackle and1.5 tackles for loss against Chattanooga (9/9) 4 LSU s leading tackler with five in his first career start in the season opener against BYU (9/2) DEVIN WHITE S CAREER HIGHS Total tackles: 9 vs. Chattanooga (9/9) Tackles for loss: 1.5 vs. Chattanooga (9/9) Sacks: 1.0 vs. Louisville, 2016 Fumble Recoveries: 1 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 2-2 3 11 14 1.5-8 0.5-3 0 0 0 0 0 Total 14-2 18 26 44 4.5-29 1.5-22 0 0 0 1 1
29 Andraez Williams Cornerback 6-2 182 Fr. RS Shreveport, La. Calvary Baptist Academy 4 Recorded an interception for a second-straight game along with a career high 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: 5 vs. BYU, 2017 Interceptions: 1 vs. BYU, 2017 PBUs:3 vs. Chattanooga, 2017 G-GS UT AT TT TFL Sacks PBU QBH INT FF FR 2017 1-1 2 1 3 0-0 0-0 0 0 1-0 0 0 28 Darrel Williams Running Back 6-1 229 Sr. 3L Marrero, La. John Ehret High School 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 4 Just 39 yards away from the 1,000-yard career rushing mark 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 vs. Jacksonville State, 2016 Yards: 38, Mississippi State, 2014 Long: 21, Mississippi State, 2014 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 2-1 23 130 3 16 Total 37-3 199 961 13 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 1-1 2 10 0 6 Total 36-3 17 141 0 25 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 Total 35-2 5 70 0 21