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LSU Tigers (2-2) vs. #11 Tennessee Vols (2-1)

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TIGERS SET TO HOST NO. 11 TENNESSEE IN NAT I O N A L LY-TELEVISED SHOWDOWNA sell-out crowd in Death Valley will serve as the back drop as the LSU Fighting Tigers and the 11th-ranked Tennessee

Volunteers battle for the first time since 1993 this Saturday in a nationally-televised tilt on ESPN. It marks LSU's second appearancein three weeks on ESPN. The Tigers enter the contest with a 2-2 mark after dropping a last-second 13-10 decision to UAB lastSaturday. Tennessee is 2-1 after posting a 70-3 win over Louisiana-Monroe. Both teams are 0-1 in league play as the Tigers fell toAuburn, 34-17, two weeks ago, while the Vols fell to Florida, 27-23. Saturday’s game will mark the first between the teams since a 42-20 win by Vols in Knoxville in 1993. Tennessee owns an 18-3-3 record all-time vs. the Tigers.

TIGERS FALL TO UAB ON LAST SECOND FIELD GOAL, 13-10UAB’s Rhett Gallego kicked a 32-yard field goal as time expired to lift the Blazers to an unlikey 13-10 win over LSU in Tiger

Stadium on Saturday night. Gallego’s field goal came just seconds after UAB’s Chris Brown intercepted a Josh Booty pass andreturned it 25 yards to the LSU 17-yard line. with 25 seconds left in the contest. UAB defeated the Tigers despite picking up just 178yards of total offense, which included only 57 yards of offense in the second half. UAB led 10-0 at halftime before the Tigers managedto tie the game at 10-10 on a 35-yard field goal by John Corbello with 10:33 left in the contest. The two teams traded possessionsbefore UAB kicked the game winner as time expired. Domanick Davis led the Tigers with 226 all-purpose yards and their only touch-down of the evening, a one-yard run at the 3:04 mark in the third quarter. Linebacker Trev Faulk led the LSU defense with 13 tackles.

LSU VS. TENNESSEEOpponents: LSU (2-2, 0-1) vs. #11 Tennessee (2-1, 0-1)Date: September 30, 2000Time: 6:35 p.m. CTSite: Baton Rouge, La. (Tiger Stadium - 91,600)Television: ESPN The Series: Tennessee leads 18-3-3

THE LSU-TENNESSEE SERIESTennessee owns a decisive 18-3-3 lead in the series as the Volshave won three straight over LSU. The two teams last met inKnoxville in 1993 when the Vols won 42-20. The teams last metin Baton Rouge in 1992 with Tennessee coming away with a 20-0 victory. LSU's last victory in the series came in 1988 when theTigers marched into Knoxville and posted a convincing 34-9 vic-tory. A year later the Vols avenged the loss, winning a 45-39shootout in Baton Rouge in which Tommy Hodson passed for anLSU record 438 yards.

THE COACHESNick Saban is in his first year as LSU coach. Previous position: head coach, Michigan State (1995-99)

Career record: 45-28-1 (7th year)LSU record: 2-2 (1st year)vs. Tennessee: First Meeting

Phillip Fulmer is in his ninth season as Tennessee coach. Previous position: offensive coordinator, Tennessee (1990-92)

Record at Tennessee: 78-15Career Record: samevs. LSU 1-0

UAB 13, LSU 10Notes On The Game:* Josh Booty moved past Y.A. Tittle into ninth place on the all-time LSU passing list during the second quarter on a three-yardpass to LaBrandon Toefield. * The loss was LSU's first homecoming loss to a non-conferenceopponent since dropping a 38-14 decision to Florida State in1981. * Domanick Davis' 226 all-purpose yard were the most by aTiger since Kevin Faulk amassed 249 against Alabama in 1998. * Davis' 153 return yards (98 on punts, 55 on kickoffs) was acareer high and the most since Kevin Faulk had 195 yardsagainst Alabama in 1996. * After stopping UAB on the opening drive of the game, theTigers have not allowed an opening possession score in ninegames, dating back to their loss at Kentucky a year ago.

Statistical LeadersRushingLaBrandon Toefield 19 att., 76 yards, Dominack Davis 10 att., 32 yards, 1 TD

PassingJosh Booty 15 comp., 39 att., 156 yards, 4 INT

ReceivingJosh Reed 4 rec., 53 yardsJerel Myers 4 rec., 25 yards

Score By QuartersUAB 3 7 0 3 -13LSU 0 0 7 3 -10

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MONDAYHEAD COACH PRESS LUNCHEON AND PLAYER INTER-VIEWSEach Monday at 11:30 a.m. in the Press Conference Room ofthe LSU Athletic Administration Building. Luncheons are weeklybeginning Monday, August 28 through Monday, November 20(except open date weeks Monday, Oct. 23 and Nov. 13).Transcript of quotes can be found at: www.LSUsports.net

Player interviews are held immediately after the head coachanswers questions from the media. The player interviews willbegin at approximately 12:45 p.m. in the Media Room (oldweight room) of Tiger Stadium.

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WEDNESDAYSEC TELECONFERENCEThe 12 SEC coaches are featured on a weekly teleconferenceeach Wednesday at 10 a.m. during the regular season, begin-ning August 30. Coach Saban speaks for seven minutes startingat 10:07 a.m.. To access the teleconference dial the number list-ed below.

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LSU head coach Nick Saban will meet the media immediately after practice on We d n e s d a y ’s duringthe regular-season at the Lawton Room. Contact Michael Bonnette in LSU Sports Information forother interviews with Coach Saban. LSU players are available after practice Monday throughWednesday by appointment. Contact Fred Demarest in LSU Sports Information for player interviews.

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TELEVISIONThe game will be televisedlive to a national audience byESPN.

LSU VS. TENNESSEEWHERE TO ...

LSU VS. TENNESSEEThe LSU Tigers will look to bounce back from Saturday’s loss to UAB when

they host 11th-ranked Tennessee at 6:35 p.m. in Tiger Stadium. The game will be tele-vised to a national audience by ESPN, the second time in three weeks in which theTigers are on the all sports cable network. Two weeks ago, LSU dropped a 34-17 deci-sion at Auburn on ESPN. The Tennessee contest will also mark the second time thisyear in which the Tigers have faced a team ranked in the top 25 - the other cameagainst Auburn. LSU has lost six straight games against teams ranked in the AP Top 25.LSU’s last win over a team ranked in the top 25 came in 1998 when the Tigers blastedthen-No. 24 Mississippi State, 41-6, in Baton Rouge. LSU and Tennessee are playingfor the first time since 1993 when the Vols beat the Tigers, 42-20, in Knoxville. A yearearlier, Tennessee shutout LSU, 20-0, in Baton Rouge. In the 1989 meeting betweenthe teams in Baton Rouge, LSU’s Tommy Hodson completed 31 of 49 passes for aschool-record 438 yards. Tennessee won the game, 45-39.

ABOUT TENNESSEEThe Vols are coming off a 70-3 win over Louisiana-Monroe last Saturday in

Knoxville. In that game, Tennessee’s freshman quarterbacks A.J. Suggs and CaseyClausen combined to complete 20 of 31 passes for 274 yards and 4 TDs. UT’s TravisHenry ranks second in the SEC in rushing with 118.3 yards per contest, while CedrickWilson is tied for the league lead with six receptions a contest. Defensively, the Vols areallowing only 47.7 yards rushing per contest (fifth in the nation) and they have alreadyrecorded 16 sacks in just three games.

THE SABAN RECORDLSU coach Nick Saban enters Saturday’s contest against Tennessee with a

45-28-1 overall mark after the Tigers’ lost to UAB last week. Saban, who is in his sev-enth season as a collegiate head coach, guided Michigan State to four bowl games infive years. Saban opened his head coaching career at Toledo in 1990, where he guidedthe Rockets to a 9-2 mark and a share of the Mid-American Conference title.

Saban’s string of serving six seasons as a head coach without suffering a los-ing record ranks as the nation’s fourth-longest current streak.

The following is a look at Saban’s year-by-year coaching record:

Year School Oveall Record Conference Record1990 Toledo 9-2 7-11995 Michigan State 6-5-1 4-3-11996 Michigan State 6-6 5-31997 Michigan State 7-5 4-41998 Michigan State 6-6 4-41999 Michigan State 9-2 6-22000 LSU 2-2 0-1

LSU ON ESPN LSU enters the Tennessee game with a 16-18 all-time mark on ESPN. The

record includes an 0-1 record this season as the Tigers dropped a 34-17 decision toAuburn two weeks ago. LSU is 7-11 in ESPN games in Baton Rouge. LSU is the onlyteam in the SEC to have appeared on ESPN every year since the all-sports cable net-work began televising college football games.

DAVIS BREAKS OUT Domanick Davis had a breakout performance despite last weekend’s loss

against UAB. The sophomore amassed a career-high 226 all-purpose yards (32 rushing,41 receiving, 98 on punts, 55 on kickoffs). The total was the highest by a Tiger sinceKevin Faulk’s 249 all-purpose yards against Alabama in 1998, while the 153 combinedreturn yards surpassed his previous high of 144 and was the most since Faulk had 195combined return yards against Alabama in 1996. Davis is currently ranked fourth in theSEC with 131 all-purpose yards a contest. He’s second in the league with 25.8 yards akickoff return.

TIGERS DEFENSE TOUGH ON OPENING DRIVESLast Saturday vs. UAB, the LSU defense held the opposition without points

on the opening drive for the ninth consecutive game. Kentucky was the last team toscore against the Tigers on their opening offensive possession, doing so in their matchup in the sixth week of the 1999 season.

LSU DEFENSE FINALLY YIELDS FIRST QUARTER POINTSUAB’s field goal at the 5:00 mark in the first quarter marked the first points

scored against the Tigers in the first quarter this season. That streak dated back to lastyear’s season-finale against Arkansas when the Tigers blanked the Razorbacks in theopening quarter. LSU’s streak of not allowing a touchdown in the first quarter remainedintact as the Tigers have not allowed a first quarter touchdown since Houston scored in

L S U N o t e b o o kLSU vs. #11 Tennessee

September 30, 20002000 LSU HONORS

OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE GAME Western Carolina Josh BootyHouston Robert RoyalAuburn Josh ReedUAB L. ToefieldTennesseeFloridaKentuckyMississippi StateAlabamaOle MissArkansas

DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE GAMEWestern Carolina Trev FaulkHouston Damien JamesAuburn Kenderick AllenUAB Ryan ClarkTennesseeFloridaKentuckyMississippi StateAlabamaOle MissArkansas

SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE GAMEWestern Carolina Elice ParkerHouston Donnie JonesAuburn Tommy BanksUAB D. Davis/L. JohnsonTennesseeFloridaKentuckyMississippi StateAlabamaOle MissArkansas

2000 LOUISIANA HONORSDEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE GAME Sept. 9 (Houston) Damien James

the opening period in the 10th week of the 1999 season. LSU DEFENSE CONTINUES TO BE TOUGH AGAINST THE RUN

The LSU defense continues to be tough against the run as the Tigers areallowing just 122.5 yards rushing a contest. In addition, the Tigers, along withTennessee, have allowed an SEC -best one rushing touchdown this season. RudyJohnson’s 2-yard run with just three seconds left in the Auburn game is the only rushingTD that the Tiger defense has yielded this season. Last year, the Tigers allowed 18rushing, TDs, a number that ranked 11th in the league.

REED CONTINUES TO BE LSU’S TOP RECEIVING THREATWhen Josh Reed lined up at receiver for the first time against Alabama last

season, the Tigers couldn’t have possibly imagined what they discovered. Seven gameslater, Reed has developed into LSU’s top receiving threat. Over the last seven games,Reed has surpassed the 100-yard barrier three times. Two weeks ago, Reed hauled in acareer-best eight balls for a career-high 167 yards and a pair of TDs. One of Reed’sTDs was a 75-yard reception in the first quarter. The 167 yards receiving was the mostfor a Tiger since Sheddrick Wilson had 201 yards receiving against Rice in 1995.Against UAB, Reed hauled in four passes for a team-best 53 yards. Through four gamesthis season, Reed has led LSU in receptions twice and receiving yardage in all four con-tests.

Reed served notice in the Tigers second-to-last game in 1999, catching fiveballs for 100 yards against Houston. He opened the 2000 season with a 137-yard per-formance against Western Carolina. Over the last seven games dating back to 1999,Reed is averaging four catches and 81 yards per game.

The following is a game-by-game look at Reed’s numbers since being convert-ed to receiver from tailback last season:

Game Receptions Yards TDs Long1999at Alabama 2 33 0 22Houston 5 100 0 33Arkansas 1 1 0 12000Western Carolina 5 137 1 47Houston 3 76 0 30at uburn 8 167 2 75UAB 4 53 0 17TOTALS 28 567 3 75

BOOTY PASSES TITTLE ON LSU’S ALL-TIME PASSING YARDAGE LISTLSU junior quarterback Josh Booty moved pass Y.A. Tittle into ninth place

on the school’s all-time passing yardage list on Saturday vs. UAB. Since joining theTigers a little over a season ago, Booty has passed for 2,666 yards. Booty currentlystands 105 yards shy of moving past Steve Ensminger into eighth place.

REED RANKS SECOND IN SEC AND SIXTH IN NATION IN RECEIVINGYARDS/GAME

Despite just having 53 yards receiving vs. UAB, LSU sophomore wide outJosh Reed continues to rank second in the SEC with 108.2 yards receiving a contest.Reed’s average also ranks sixth nationally. In four games, Reed has hauled in 20 pass-es for 433 yards and 3 TDs. He’s averaging 21.6 yards per catch.

ROBINSON AND MYERS EXTEND RECEPTION STREAKS With receptions against UAB, LSU’s Reggie Robinson and Jerel Myers kept

their streak of games with at least one catch alive. Robinson has caught at least onepass in his last 21 games, while Myers has caught a pass in 15 straight game, whichalso represents every game of his career. Robinson’s streak of 21 straight games with areceptions is the longest active streak on the team.

BIG PLAY RETURNS TO LSU PASSING ATTACKWhile the big play may have been absent from LSU’s offense against UAB on

Saturday, it played a key role in each of the Tigers’ first three games. In LSU’s first threegames of the season, LSU had seven scoring passing plays of 30 yards or longer.Included in that was Josh Booty’s 75-yard strike to Josh Reed against Auburn, whichgave the Tigers two passing plays of over 75 yards in one season for the first time since1994 (Jamie Howard to Brett Bech, 76 and 81 yard passes). Booty hit ReggieRobinson with an 80-yard TD pass in the season opener against Western Carolina.

So far this season, seven of LSU’s nine scoring plays through the air havebeen 30 yards or longer. Last year, the Tigers had just four TD passes of 30 yards orlonger, three of which came in the season-finale vs. Arkansas.

The following is a look at LSU’s scoring plays through the air this season:

Length Play Opponent80 yards Josh Booty to Reggie Robinson Western Carolina (1Q)75 yards Josh Booty to Josh Reed Auburn (1Q)47 yards Rohan Davey to Josh Reed Western Carolina (2Q)45 yards Josh Booty to Jerel Myers Western Carolina (1Q)45 yards Josh Booty to Josh Reed Auburn (3Q)36 yards Rohan Davey to Jerey Myers Western Carolina (3Q)30 yards Josh Booty to Robert Royal Houston (2Q)......

LSU RECORD BOOK

TIGER STADIUM ATTENDANCE# Attend. Opponent Result Date1 87,188 W. Carolina W, 58-0 9/2/002 85,339 UAB L, 13-10 9/23/003 82,469 Houston W, 28-13 9/9/004 82,390 WashingtonW, 40-14 9/24/835 80,792 Georgia L, 28-27 10/3/986 80,677 Florida W, 28-21 10/11/977 80,583 Florida L, 28-10 10/7/95

LOUISIANA COLLEGIATE FOOTBALLNo.Attend. results1. 87,188 LSU 58, Western Carolina0

September 2, 2000 at Tiger Stadium2. 86,598 Tulane 14, LSU 0

December 1, 1973 at Tulane Stadium3. 85,372 LSU 9, Tulane 3

December 2, 1972 at Tulane Stadium4. 85,339 UAB 13, LSU 10

September 23, 2000 at Tiger Stadium5. 85,161 N.Dame 24, Bama 23

January 1, 1973 at Tulane Stadium

LSU CAREER RECEPTIONSNo. Name Years Rec.1. Wendell Davis 1984-87 1832. Eric Martin 1981-84 1523. Tony Moss 1986-89 1324. Larry Foster 1996-99 1255. Garry James 1982-85 1226. Sheddrick Wilson 1992-95 1217. Abram Booty Active 1178. Todd Kinchen 1988-91 1129. Andy Hamilton 1969-71 10010. Eddie Kennison 1993-95 98

LSU CAREER RECEIVING YARDSNo. Name Years Yds.1. Wendell Davis 1984-87 2,7082. Eric Martin 1981-84 2,6253. Tony Moss 1986-89 2,1964. Andy Hamilton 1969-71 1,9955. Todd Kinchen 1988-91 1,9116. Abram Booty Active 1,7687. Larry Foster 1996-99 1,7478. Carlos Carson 1977-79 1,7289. Eddie Kennison 1993-95 1,55410. Sheddrick Wilson 1992-95 1,536

LSU CAREER SACK LEADERSNo. Name Years Scks1. Rydell Malancon 1980-83 252. Ron Sancho 1985-88 233. Gabe Northern 1992-95 214. Chuck Wiley 1994-97 195. James Gillyard 1992-95 186. Anthony McFarland 1995-98 17t7. Jarvis Green Active 15t7. Ramsey Dardar 1980-82 15

LSU CAREER PASSING YARDS No. Name Years Yds1 Tommy Hodson 1986-89 9,1152 Jeff Wickersham 1982-85 6,9213 Jamie Howard 1992-95 6,158....8 Steve Ensminger 1976-79 2,7709 Josh Booty Active 2,666

11 yards Josh Booty to Joe Domingeaux Houston (2Q)9 yards Rohan Davey to Elice Parker Western Carolina (3Q)

LSU’S O-LINE IN BANGED UPLSU’s offensive line received another blow on Saturday night when starting

center John Compton had to leave the game at halftime after suffering a concussion inthe first half. The injury to Compton forced Louis Williams to move from his startingposition of left guard to center for the second half vs. UAB. Rodney Reed, a seldom-used redshirt freshman, played the entire second half of the UAB game at left guard.

Compton’s injury is the third of significance to an LSU starting offensive line-man this season. LSU lost starting offensive tackle Trey Langley for the season whenhe tore the ACL and MCL in his right knee in the fourth quarter vs. Houston. Startingoffensive guard Bob Wynne suffered a neck injury against Houston and has missedLSU’s last two games.

FIRST-TIME STARTERS HAVE DOTTED LSU’S LINEUP THIS YEAR For the first time this season, the Tigers didn’t have a first-time starter in the

lineup against UAB last Saturday. In the first three games of the year, the Tigers usednine first-time starters, including six in the season-opener vs. Western Carolina.

In addition to those nine first time starters, Kyle Kipps started at defensiveend vs. Western Carolina, making him both an offensive and defensive starter during hisLSU career. Prior to this season, Kipps had started 13 games at tight end, but he hadnever seen any time on the defensive side of the ball.

The following is a list of first-time starters for LSU this season:

Western Carolina: Bob Wynne (OG), Brad Smalling (OT), LaBrandon Toefield (TB), Howard Green (DT),Bradie James (LB), Demetrius Hookfin (CB)Houston:Damien James (DB), Travis Moses (DB)Auburn: Jack Hunt (WR)

GREEN ON PACE TO BREAK SACK RECORDWith 15 sacks in his first two years with the Tigers, junior defensive end Jarvis

Green is on pace to break the school record for sacks. Rydell Malancon holds theschool record with 25 sacks from 1980-83 with Ron Sancho next with 23.

WILLIAMS EXTENDS STARTING STREAKLSU senior offensive guard Louis Williams made his 26th straight start on

Saturday night. Williams, who has been in the Tiger starting lineup since the 1998seson-opener against Arkansas State, has the longest current starting string of any LSUplayer. Other starting streaks of significance are senior cornerback Fred Booker (21straight), and sophomore split end Jerel Myers and junior free safety Ryan Clark eachwith 15 consecutive starts. Sophomore linebacker Trev Faulk has started 12 straightgames.

RELATIVELY SPEAKING Quarterback Josh Booty and split end Abram Booty are brothers ...

Defensive end Jarvis Green and linebacker Jason Green are brothers and defensivetackle Howard Green is Jarvis and Jason's cousin ... Offensive guard Trey Langley isthe son of former LSU tackle Willis Langley, who lettered at LSU in 1962 and 1963 ...Linebacker Trev Faulk is the first cousin of all-time LSU leading rusher Kevin Faulk ...Center John Compton is the son of former LSU assistant volleyball coach FrancisCompton ... Placekicker Kris Kessler is the brother of former LSU punter ChadKessler, who holds the NCAA record by averaging 50.3 a punt for LSU in 1997 ... Splitend Blain Bech is the brother of former Tiger split end Brett Bech and his sisterBrenna was the first-ever signee for the LSU women's soccer team ... Freshman widereceiver Drew Hixon is the son of LSU associate head coach/wide receivers coachStan Hixon.

TIGERS IN THE NFLThe following is a listing of former LSU players on opening day NFL rosters:Harold Bishop . . . . . . . . . .Pittsburgh Steelers Ben Bordelon. . . . . . . . .San Diego ChargersMarc Boutte . . . . . . . . .Washington Redskins Cedric Donaldson. . . . . . . . . .Chicago BearsAlan Faneca . . . . . . . . . . .Pittsburgh Steelers Kevin Faulk.. . . . . . . . .New England PatriotsEric Hill . . . . . . . . . . . . . .San Diego Chargers Raion Hills. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Buffalo BillsAl Jackson . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Dallas Cowboys Tory James. . . . . . . . . . . . ..Oakland RaidersReggie Jones . . . . . . . . .San Diego Chargers Eddie Kennison. . . . . . . . . . ..Chicago BearsBrian Kinchen . . . . . . . . . . .Carolina Panthers David LaFleur. . . . . . . . . . . .Dallas CowboysAnthony Marshall . . . . . . . .Minnesota Vikings Anth. McFarland. . . . . . . . . . . . . Tampa BayKevin Mawae . . . . . . . . . . . . . .New York Jets Todd McClure. . . . . . . . . . . . .Atlanta FalconsRondell Mealey . . . . . . . .Green Bay Packers Arnold Miller. . . . . . . . . . . .Cleveland BrownsKenny Mixon . . . . . . . . . . . . .Miami Dolphins Gabe Northern. . . . . . . . .Minnesota VikingsMark Roman. . . .. . . Cincinnatil Bengals Henry Thomas . . New England Patriots Denard Walker. . . . .. Tennessee Titans Joe Wesley . . . . . .San Francisco 49ersChuck Wiley . . . . . . . . . .Atlanta Falcons

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS POLLNO. TEAM RECORD POINTS1. Nebraska (39) 3-0 1,7432. Florida State (30)4-0 1,7323. Florida (1) 4-0 1,6034. Virginia Tech 3-0 1,4915. Kansas State (1) 4-0 1,4846. Washington 3-0 1,4267. Clemson 4-0 1,2238. USC 3-0 1,1819. Michigan 3-1 1,16010. Miami (Fla.) 2-1 1,07911. Tennessee 2-1 1,04312. Ohio State 4-0 99513. Texas 2-1 74714. Oklahoma 3-0 74015. UCLA 3-1 72716. TCU 3-0 64017. Wisconsin 3-1 59418. Michigan State 3-0 58319. Auburn 4-0 54520. Oregon 3-1 45721. So. Mississippi 2-1 41822. Purdue 3-1 41423. South Carolina 4-0 29124. Illinois 3-1 26825. Georgia 2-1 199

E S P N / U S A Today Coaches’ P o l lNO. TEAM RECORD POINTS1. Nebraska (44) 3-0 1,4552. Florida State (14)4-0 1,4243. Florida 4-0 1,3464. Virginia Tech 3-0 1,2745. Kansas State (1) 4-0 1,2336. Washington 3-0 1,1357. USC 3-0 9898. Clemson 4-0 9739. Michigan 3-1 96410. Ohio State 4-0 93911. Tennessee 2-1 81812. Miami (Fla.) 2-1 77413. Texas 2-1 63914. Wisconsin 3-1 61015. Michigan State 3-0 60916. Oklahoma 3-0 55217. UCLA 3-1 54118. TCU 3-0 50919. Purdue 3-1 42420. Auburn 4-0 38721. So. Mississippi 2-1 35622. Illinois 3-1 22923. South Carolina 4-0 21824. Georgia 2-1 21725. Oregon 3-1 183

2000 SEC STANDINGSEastern DivisionTEAM SEC PCT. OVERALLSouth Carolina 2-0 1.000 4-0Florida 2-0 1.000 4-0Kentucky 0-1 .000 2-2Tennessee 0-1 .000 2-1Georgia 0-1 .000 2-1Vanderbilt 0-2 .000 1-3Western DivisionTEAM SEC PCT. OVERALLAuburn 2-0 1.000 4-0Arkansas 1-0 1.000 3-0Alabama 1-1 .500 1-3Ole Miss 1-1 .500 2-1Mississippi State 0-1 .000 2-1LSU 0-1 .000 2-2

STATISTICAL LEADERSRUSHING (YARDS/GM)

LSU UTL. Toefield . . . .64.0 T. Henry . . .118.3D. Davis . . . . .29.5 T. Stephens .34.3

PASSING (YARDS/GM)LSU UTJ. Booty . . . . .209.0 A.J. Suggs .118.7

RECEIVING (YARDS/GM)LSU UTJ. Reed . . . . .108.2 C. Wilson . . .54.7J. Myers . . . . .45.2 D. Stallworth 45.0

RECEIVING (CATCHES/GM)LSU UTJ. Reed . . . . . . .5.0 C. Wilson . . . .6.0J. Myers . . . . . .3.3 D. Stallworth .3.3

LSU SCHEDULE/RESULTS (2-2, 0-1)Sept. 2 Western Carolina W, 58-0Sept. 9 Houston W, 28-13Sept. 16 * at Auburn L, 34-17Sept. 23 UAB L, 13-10Sept. 30 * Tennessee (ESPN) 6:30 p.m.Oct. 7 * at Florida NoonOct. 14 * Kentucky 7 p.m.Oct. 21 * Mississippi State 7 p.m. Nov. 4 Alabama 7 p.m. Nov. 11 * at Ole Miss 1 p.m. Nov. 24 * at Arkansas (CBS) 1:30 p.m.

TENNESSEE SCHED./RESULTS (2-1, 0-1 )Sept. 2 Southern Miss W, 19-16Sept. 16 * Florida L, 27-23Sept. 23 UL-Monroe W, 70-3Sept. 30 * at LSU (ESPN)Oct. 7 * at Georgia (ESPN) Oct. 21 * AlabamaOct. 28 * at South CarolinaNov. 4 at MemphisNov. 11 * ArkansasNov. 18 * KentuckyNov. 25 * at Vanderbilt

For the second straight week of the1993 season, the LSU Tigers started offstrong but couldn't maintain the earlymomentum in a 42-20 loss to theTennessee Volunteers.

After a 36-yard opening kickoff returnby Eddie Kennison, LSU drove 44 yardsin 10 plays capped by a 33-yard field goalby Andre Lafleur to give the Tigers aquick 3-0 lead. The Vols would answeron the ensuing drive which ended with a1-yard plunge by James Stewart to giveTennessee a 7-3 advantage.

LSU again added a Lafleur fieldgoal,this time of 47 yards to cut the UTlead to 7-6. UT struck quick on a 3-play,44-yard drive that saw Aaron Hayden onan 8-yard touchdown run to give the Volsa 14-6 advantage.

Tennessee led 21-6 at halftime andthe Vols broke the game open in the thirdquarter scoring on two Shuler touchdownpasses giving the Vols a 35-6 lead head-ing into the fourth. Scoring SummaryLSU 3 3 0 14 20Tennessee 7 14 14 7 42

LSU 11:48 1Q Andre Lafleur 33 FGUT 8:59 1Q James Stewart 1 run (John Becksvoort)LSU 12:31 2Q Lafleur 47 FGUT 8:57 2Q Hayden 8 run (Becksvoort)UT 0:42 2Q Corey Fleming 8 pass fromShuler (Becksvoort)UT 13:19 3Q Billy Williams 11 pass fromShuler (Becksvoort)UT 9:32 3Q Craig Faulkner 24 passform Shuler (Becksvoort)UT 12:10 4Q Brian Shuler 9 pass fromColquitt (Becksvoort)LSU 9:33 4Q Brett Bech 9 pass formJamie Howard (Lafleur)LSU 6:02 4Q Bech 16 pass from Howard(Lafleur)

LSU STATISTICAL LEADERS Rushing: Jay Johnson, LSU 14 att., 70 yards, 0 TDPassing:Jamie Howard, LSU16 of 29 att., 184 yards,2 TDReceiving:Chris Hill, LSU 5 rec., 47 yards, 0 TD

THE LAST MEETINGTENNESSEE 42, LSU 20 * SEPTEMBER 25, 1993

NEYLAND STADIUM * KNOXVILLE, TENN.

STATISTICAL COMPARISONCATEGORY LSU UTRecord: 2-2 2-1Conference: 0-1 0-1Scoring Offense: 28.3 37.3Total Offense: 383.8 373.7Rushing Offense: 126.2 194.0Passing Offense: 257.5 179.7Scoring Defense: 15.0 15.3Total Defense: 301.2 270.3Rushing Defense: 122.5 47.7Passing Defense: 178.8 222.7Kickoff Returns: 23.7 21.9Punt Returns: 16.2 10.7Time of Poss.: 29:51 30:093rd Down Conv.: 22/58 19/454th Down Conv.: 3/4 1/1Turnover Margin: Even Even

LSU-UT: THE SERIESUT LEADS 18-3-3

DATE SCORE SITEOct. 24, 1925 Tie, 0-0 at KnoxvilleOct. 9, 1926 UT, 14-7 at Baton RougeDec. 2 1933 LSU, 7-0 at Baton RougeDec. 8, 1934 UT, 19-13 at KnoxvilleOct. 29, 1938 UT, 14-6 at KnoxvilleNov. 4, 1939 UT, 20-0 at Baton RougeNov. 2, 1940 UT, 28-0 at KnoxvilleNov. 1, 1941 UT, 13-6 at Baton RougeOct. 31, 1942 UT, 26-0 at KnoxvilleNov. 4, 1944 UT, 13-0 at Baton RougeNov. 8, 1952 UT, 22-3 at Baton RougeNov. 7, 1953 UT, 32-14 at KnoxvilleNov. 7, 1959 UT, 14-13 at KnoxvilleNov. 24, 1964 Tie, 3-3 at Baton RougeNov. 28, 1967 UT, 17-14 at Knoxville*Dec. 20, 1972 UT, 24-17 at HoustonOct. 12, 1974 LSU, 20-10 at Baton RougeOct. 4, 1975 UT, 24-10 at KnoxvilleOct. 9, 1982 Tie, 24-24 at Baton RougeOct. 8, 1983U UT, 20-6 at KnoxvilleSept. 17, 1988 LSU, 34-9 at KnoxvilleOct. 28, 1989 UT, 45-39 at Baton RougeOct. 3, 1992 UT, 20-0 at Baton RougeSept. 25, 1993: UT, 42-20 at Knoxville

* Astro-Blubonnet Bowl

At Baton Rouge: UT leads, 7-2-2At Knoxville: UT leads, 10-1-1At Houston, Texas: UT leads, 1-0

CAREER STATS VS. UTRUSHING ATT. NET TD Yds/GmNone

PASSING Comp-Att-Int YDS. TDNone

RECEIVING NO. YDS. TD Yds/GmNone

DEFENSE TCK SCK INTNone

LSU IN THE RED ZONEINSIDE RUN/ TD SCORE

OPPONENT 20 TD PASS TD PCT. FG PCT.Western Carolina 4 3 2/1 75% 1 100%Houston 5 2 1/1 40% 0 40%Auburn 1 0 0/0 0% 1 100%UAB 3 1 1/0 33.3% 1 67%TennesseeFloridaKentuckyMiss. St.AlabamaOle MissArkansasTOTALS 13 6 4/2 46% 3 69%

OPPONENTS IN THE RED ZONEINSIDE RUN/ TD SCORE

OPPONENT 20 TD PASS TD PCT. FG PCT.Western Carolina 0 0 0/0 0% 0 0%Houston 4 2 0/2 50% 0 50%Auburn 6 3 1/2 50% 1 66.6%UAB 2 0 0/0 0.0 2 100.0%TennesseeFloridaKentuckyMiss. St.AlabamaOle MissArkansasTOTALS 12 5 1/4 42% 3 67%

2000 REDZONE STATISTICS

LSU INDIVIDUAL SUPERLATIVESRushing Yards . . . . . .80 by LaBrandon Toefield vs. HoustonRushing Carries . . . . .23 by LaBrandon Toefield vs. HoustonRushing Touchdowns . . . Three tied with oneLongest Rush . . . . . . .32 by Devery Henderson vs. W. CarolinaPassing Yards . . . . .291 by Josh Booty vs. W. CarolinaPassing Completions .15 by Josh Booty vs. UABPassing Attempts . . . .38 by Josh Booty vs. UABPasses Intercepted . . . .4 by Josh Booty vs. UABPassing Touchdowns . .3 by Rohan Davey vs. W. Carolina Longest Pass . . . . . . .80 by Josh Booty vs. W. Carolina Receiving Yards . . . .167 by Josh Reed vs. AuburnReceptions . . . . . . . . .8 by Josh Reed vs. AuburnReceiving Touchdowns .2 by Jerel Myers vs. W. Carolina . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 by Josh Reed vs. Auburn

Longest Reception . . .80 by Reggie Robinson vs. W. Carolina FG's Made . . . . . . . . . .1 by John Corbello vs. three teamsFG's Attempted . . . . . . .2 by John Corbello vs. three teamsLongest FG Made . . . .36 by John Corbello vs. W. Carolina PAT's . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 by John Corbello vs. W. Carolina Punts . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 by Donnie Jones vs. Houston, UABPunt Average . . . . . . .47 by Donnie Jones vs. UAB Longest Punt . . . . . . .69 by Donnie Jones vs. UABPunt Return Yards . . .98 by Domanick Davis vs. UABLongest Punt Return . .28 by Domanick Davis vs. UABPunt Returns . . . . . . . .6 by Domanick Davis vs. UABKickoff Return Yards . .55 by Domanick Davis vs. UABLongest Kickoff Return 48 by Domanick Davis vs. HoustonKickoff Returns . . . . . . .2 by two playersTotal Tackles . . . . . . . .18 by Trev Faulk vs. HoustonSacks . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 by Bradie James vs. Houston. Interceptions . . . . . . . . .2 by Damien James vs. HoustonInt. Return Yards . . . .56 by Damien James vs. Houston

LSU SUPERLATIVESCATEGORY HIGH LOWPoints Scored 58 vs. W. Carolina 10 vs. UABTotal Yards 680 vs. W. Carolina 263 vs. UABRushing Yards 195 vs. W. Carolina 83 vs. AuburnRushing Attempts 43 vs. W. Carolina 26 vs. AuburnRushing TD’s 3 vs. W. Carolinha 0 vs. AuburnPassing Yards 485 vs. W. Carolina 156 vs. UABPasses Completed 23 vs. W. Carolina 12 vs. UHPasses Attempted 38 vs. UAB 26 vs. UHPassing TD’s 5 vs. W. Carolina 0 vs. UABPasses Intercepted 4 vs. UAB 0 vs. W. CarolinaFirst Downs 25 vs. W. Carolina 12 vs. AuburnPenalties 13 vs. UAB 4 vs. AuburnPenalty Yards 113 vs. UAB 34 vs. AuburnSacks 1 vs. UH 0 vs. three teams

OPPONENT INDIVIDUAL SUPERLATIVESRushing Yards . . . . .139 by Rudi Johnson of AuburnRushing Carries . . . . .36 by Rudi Johnson of AuburnRushing Touchdowns . .1 by Rudi Johnson of AuburnLongest Rush . . . . . . .25 by Tim Carter of AuburnPassing Yards . . . . .354 by Jason McKinley of HoustonPassing Completions .29 by Jason McKinley of HoustonPassing Attempts . . . .54 by Jason McKinley of HoustonPasses Intercepted . . . .2 by Jason McKinley of HoustonPassing Touchdowns . .2 by Jason McKinley of Houston, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 by Ben Leard of Auburn

Longest Pass . . . . . . .44 by Jason McKinley of HoustonReceiving Yards . . . .175 by Brandon Middleton of HoustonReceptions . . . . . . . . .10 by Brian Robinson of HoustonReceiving Touchdowns .2 by Brandon Middleton of HoustonLongest Reception . . .44 by Brandon Middleton of HoustonFG's Made . . . . . . . . . .2 by D. Duval of Auburn/R. Gallego ofUABFG's Attempted . . . . . . .2 by Damon Duval of AuburnLongest FG Made . . . .42 by Damon Duval of AuburnPAT's . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 by Damon Duval of AuburnPunts . . . . . . . . . . . . .10 by Ross Stewart of UABPunt Average . . . . . .41.0 by Mike Clark of HoustonLongest Punt . . . . . . .61 by Mike Clark of HoustonPunt Return Yards . . .17 by Cliff Robinson of AuburnLongest Punt Return . .15 by Percy Coleman of UABPunt Returns . . . . . . . .3 by Cliff Robinson of AuburnKickoff Return Yards .140 by Jawan Clark of W. CarolinaLongest Kickoff Return100 by Tim Carter of AuburnKickoff Returns . . . . . . .7 by Jawan Clark of W. CarolinaTotal Tackles . . . . . . . .12 by Wayne Rogers of HoustonSacks . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 by four playersInterceptions . . . . . . . . .2 by Adrian Singleton of UABInt. Return Yards . . . .19 by Heard Robinson of Houston

OPPONENT SUPERLATIVESCATEGORY HIGH LOWPoints Scored 34 by Auburn 0 by W. CarolinaTotal Yards 438 by UH 168 by W. CarolinaRushing Yards 196 by Auburn 84 by UHRushing Attempts 48 by Auburn 27 by UHRushing TD’s 1 by Auburn 0 by WCU, UH, UABPassing Yards 354 by UH 65 by UABPasses Completed 29 by UH 8 by UABPasses Attempted 54 by UH 22 by WCU, UABPassing TD’s 2 by UH, Auburn 0 by W. CarolinaPasses Intercepted 2 by Houston 0 by AuburnFirst Downs 22 by UH, Auburn 10 by UABPenalties 7 by UH 1 by W. CarolinaPenalty Yards 63 by UH 5 by W. CarolinaSacks 1 by four teams 0

Returned a Kickoff for a Touchdown:Kevin Faulk, 88 yards, at Notre DameNovember 21, 1998

Returned a Punt for a Touchdown:Larry Foster, 50 yards, vs. IdahoSeptember 26, 1998

Returned an Interception for aTouchdown:

Damien James, 56 yards, vs. Houston, September 9, 2000

Recovered a Fumble in the endzone fora Touchdown:

Chuck Wiley at AlabamaNovember 8, 1997Fumble by Lance Tucker of Alabama

Returned a Fumble for a Touchdown:Gabe Northern, 37 yardsvs. Michigan State (Independence

Bowl)December 29,1995

Blocked a Punt for a Touchdown:Clarence LeBlanc vs. Mississippi StateOctober 23, 1999Ryan Clark recovered it in the endzone

Blocked a Punt for a Safety:Jarvis Green at KentuckyOctober 16, 1999

Recorded a Safety:Team at Notre DameNovember 21, 1998Sacked Jarius Jackson

Blocked a Field Goal:Arnold Miller at Notre DameNovember 21, 1998

Blocked an Extra Point Attempt:Mark Roman vs. KentuckyOctober 17, 1998Returned for Defensive PAT

Intercepted Two Passes in One Game:Damien James vs. Houston, September. 9, 2000

THE LAST TIME LSU ...

Returned a Kickoff for a Touchdown:Tim Carter of Auburn, 100 yardsSeptember 16, 2000

Returned a Punt for a Touchdown:Kendrick Shanklin of Kentucky56 yards, October 16, 1999

Returned an Interception for aTouchdown:

Ronnie Heard of Ole Miss 28 yardsOctober 30, 1999

Recovered a Fumble in the Endzonefor a Touchdown:

Chris Shelling of AuburnSeptember 17, 1994Fumble by Jamie Howard

Returned a Fumble for a Touchdown:Bryant Lamont of Notre Dame, 13

yardsNovember 21, 1998

Blocked a Punt and for a Touchdown:Roman Colburn of Alabama, 33 yardsNovember 5, 1994

Recorded a Safety:Keith Mitchell of Texas A&MSeptember 2, 1995Sacked Jamie Howard

Blocked a Field Goal:Houston, September 9, 2000 blocked an attempt by John Corbello

Blocked an Extra Point Attempt:Notre Dame November 21, 1998blocked Christian Chauvin’s attempt

Scored a Defensive Extra Point:Eric Kelly of KentuckyOctober 17, 1998Returned for Defensive PAT

Intercepted Two Passes in One Game:Adrian Singleton of UABSeptember. 9, 2000

THE LAST TIME AN OPPONENT...

LSU’S RECORD INSeptember..............................................2-2October...................................................0-0November...............................................0-0December...............................................0-0LSU’S CONFERENCE RECORDat home ..................................................0-0on the road.............................................0-1LSU’S NON-CONFERENCE RECORDat home ..................................................2-1on the road.............................................0-0LSU VS. RANKED OPPONENTSat home ..................................................0-0on the road.............................................0-1LSU’S RECORD INGames decided by 7 pts or less ............0-1Games decided by 3 pts or less ............0-0Away games played during the day.......0-0Away games played at night..................0-1Home games played during the day......0-0Home games played at night.................2-1LSU’S RECORD WHENLeading after the 1st quarter..................2-1Leading after the 2nd quarter.................2-0Leading after the 3rd quarter .................2-0Leading after the 4th quarter..................2-0Trailing after the 1st quarter...................0-1Trailing after the 2nd quarter..................0-2Trailing after the 3rd quarter...................0-2Trailing after the 4th quarter...................0-2LSU’S RECORD WITHless than 300 yards total offense...........1-2300+ yards total offense.........................1-0400+ yards total offense.........................1-0500+ yards total offense.........................1-0600+ yards total offense.........................1-0less than 100 yards rushing...................0-1100+ yards rushing.................................2-1150+ yards rushing.................................1-0200+ yards rushing.................................0-0250+ yards rushing.................................0-0less than 100 yards passing ..................0-0100+ yards passing................................2-2150+ yards passing................................2-2200+ yards passing................................1-1250+ yards passing................................1-1300+ yards passing................................1-0350+ yards passing................................1-0400+ yards passing................................1-0450+ yards passing................................1-0LSU’S RECORD WHEN ALLOWINGless than 200 yards total offense...........1-1less than 300 yards total offense...........1-1less than 400 yards total offense...........1-1less than 500 yards total offense...........1-2500+ yards total offense.........................0-0less than 100 yards rushing...................2-0less than 150 yards rushing...................2-1less than 200 yards rushing...................2-2less than 250 yards rushing...................2-2250+ yards rushing.................................0-0less than 100 yards passing ..................1-1less than 150 yards passing ..................1-1less than 200 yards passing ..................1-2less than 250 yards passing ..................1-2less than 300 yards passing ..................1-2less than 350 yards passing ..................1-2less than 400 yards passing ..................2-2400+ yards passing................................0-0

LSU MISCELLANEOUS STATS

OFFENSESE 3 Jerel Myers 5-11 175 So.

25 Josh Reed 5-11 200 So.10 LaVar Johnson 6-1 181 Jr.

LT 68 Brandon Winey 6-7 288 Sr.72 Kade Comeaux 6-5 326 Fr.

LG 70 Louis Williams 6-5 279 Sr.76 Bob Wynne 6-4 283 So.60 Rodney Reed 6-4 284 Fr.

C 64 John Compton 6-3 280 Sr.70 Louis Williams 6-5 279 Sr.79 Jason Underwood 6-4 257 Sr.

RG 78 Dwayne Pierce 6-3 316 Jr.70 Louis Williams 6-5 279 Sr.

RT 74 Brad Smalling 6-7 305 So.69 Jason Baggett 6-6 289 Jr.

TE 86 Robert Royal 6-5 231 Sr.87 Joe Domingeaux 6-5 256 Jr.47 Eric Edwards 6-5 244 Fr.

FL 4 Reggie Robinson 6-2 196 Jr.88 Abram Booty 6-2 189 Sr.83 Jack Hunt 6-0 188 Fr.

QB (1) 14 Josh Booty 6-3 218 Jr.(1a) 6 Rohan Davey 6-3 239 Jr.

16 Craig Nall 6-4 229 Jr.

FB 43 Tommy Banks 6-0 275 Sr.

TB 22 LaBrandon Toefield 6-0 224 Fr.31 Domanick Davis 5-10 206 So.26 Devery Henderson 6-0 187 Fr.

RETURN SPECIALISTSPR 31 Domanick Davis 5-10 206 So.

2 Ryan Clark 5-11 185 Jr.25 Josh Reed 5-11 200 So.33 Demetrius Hookfin 5-11 172 So.

KOR 31 Domanick Davis 5-10 206 So.3 Jerel Myers 5-11 175 So.26 Devery Henderson 6-0 187 Fr.25 Josh Reed 5-11 200 So.

DEFENSELE 85 Kyle Kipps 6-4 256 Jr.

54 Kenderick Allen 6-6 300 So.-or- 97 Kareem Mitchell 6-4 251 Sr.

LT 91 Muskingum Barnes 6-2 265 Jr.96 Byron Dawson 6-2 304 So.

RT 95 Howard Green 6-2 319 Jr.93 Chad Lavalais 6-3 291 Fr.94 Melvin Richey 6-4 317 Fr.

-or- 98 Shaun Wynn 6-2 290 So.

RE 59 Jarvis Green 6-3 265 Jr.54 Kenderick Allen 6-6 300 So.

SLB 56 Jeremy Lawrence 6-3 222 So.58 Lionel Turner 6-2 235 Fr.

-or- 46 Wardell Sykes 6-1 225 Sr.

MLB 7 Treverance Faulk 6-3 225 So.15 Walter Moreham 6-0 220 Jr.50 Marcus Yanez 6-0 239 Fr.

WLB 11 Bradie James 6-3 228 So.42 Chris Cooper 5-11 226 So.29 Terrence O'Bryant 6-3 210 Jr.

LCB 1 Fred Booker 5-10 192 Sr.5 Damien James 5-11 183 So.32 Erin Damond 5-10 176 Fr.

RCB 33 Demetrius Hookfin 5-11 172 So.9 Robert Davis 5-10 180 Jr.21 Randall Gay 6-0 184 Fr.

SS 28 Lionel Thomas 6-0 195 Jr.37 Travis Moses 6-2 196 Fr.27 Eric Alexander 6-2 206 Fr.

FS 2 Ryan Clark 5-11 185 Jr.36 Norman LeJeune 6-0 188 So.23 Adrian Mayes 6-1 209 Fr.

KICKING SPECIALISTPK 40 John Corbello 5-11 222 So.

12 Kris Kessler 6-1 188 Jr.

P 80 Donnie Jones 6-3 211 Fr.22 Ryan Miles 5-8 174 Jr.

SNP 53 Brian Pare 6-1 228 Fr.57 Wendell York 5-11 192 So.

HOLD 14 Josh Booty 6-3 218 Jr.6 Rohan Davey 6-3 239 Jr.

LSU vs. TennesseeLSU Depth Chart

Date: September 30, 2000 Site: Baton Rouge, La. Time: 6:30 p.m. Central

OFFENSE

WR 80 Eric Parker 6-0 172 Jr.4 Donte' Stallworth 6-1 190 So. 11 Bobby Graham 6-0 185 Jr.2 Eric Locke 5-9 180 So.

LT 71 Reggie Coleman 6-5 315 Jr.53 Toby Champion 6-4 310 Sr.

LG 75 Anthony Herrera 6-4 310 So.74 Bernard Gooden 6-3 315 Sr.

C 64 Scott Wells 6-2 287 Fr.70 Fred Weary 6-4 301 Jr.

RG 73 Will Ofenheusle 6-8 315 So.63 Jason Respert 6-3 295 Fr.

RT 77 Michael Munoz 6-6 310 Fr.66 Sean Young 6-7 291 Fr.

TE 96 John Finlayson 6-4 275 Jr.94 Ed Butler 6-3 260 Jr.

WR 14 Cedrick Wilson 5-10 175 Sr.87 David Martin 6-4 215 Sr.5 Burney Veazey 6-2 195 Jr.10 Mark Jones 5-9 171 Fr.

QB 15 A.J. Suggs 6-4 220 Fr.7 Casey Clausen 6-4 210 Fr.8 Joey Mathews 6-3 215 So.

FB 45 Will Bartholomew 6-0 232 Jr.27 Troy Fleming 6-2 217 Fr.48 Travis Colston 6-3 245 So.

TB 20 Travis Henry 5-11 220 Sr.34 Travis Stephens 5-9 180 Jr.26 Leonard Scott 5-11 170 So.

Return SpecialistsPR 80 Eric Parker 6-0 172 Jr.

14 Cedrick Wilson 5-10 175 Sr.

KR 26 Leonard Scott 5-11 170 So.

2 Eric Locke 5-9 180 So.

DEFENSE

LE 99 DeAngelo Lloyd 6-5 265 Sr.56 Bernard Jackson 6-4 255 Jr.1 Jason Witten 6-5 250 Fr.

LT 98 John Henderson 6-7 290 Jr.58 Rashad Moore 6-4 290 So.54 Lynn McGruder 6-1 291 Fr.

RT 93 Edward Kendrick 6-4 265 So.92 Albert Haynesworth 6-6 310 So.95 Chavis Smith 6-3 285 Fr.

RE 90 Will Overstreet 6-4 255 Jr.97 Kevin Young 6-4 255 Fr.6 Constantin Ritzmann 6-4 252 So.

SLB 42 Eric Westmoreland 6-0 230 Sr.37 Eddie Moore 6-0 210 So.39 Andre James 6-2 218 Jr.

MLB 28 Dominique Stevenson 6-0 220 Sr.50 Keyon Whiteside 6-2 230 So.41 Robert Peace 6-3 230 Fr.

WLB 22 Anthony Sessions 6-1 215 Sr.91 Omari Hand 6-0 255 So.46 Karlton Neal 6-4 237 Fr.

LCB 3 Willie Miles 6-0 175 Jr.33 Jabari Greer 5-10 165 Fr.24 Charles Small 6-0 185 Jr.

SS 30 Andre Lott 5-11 185 Sr.9 Steven Marsh 6-0 180 So.36 Buck Fitzgerald 5-9 180 Jr.

FS 16 Rashad Baker 5-11 180 Fr.13 Tad Golden 6-1 190 Jr.21 Kevin Burnett 6-3 213 Fr.

RCB 12 Teddy Gaines 6-0 165 Jr.16 Rashad Baker 5-11 180 Fr.

Kicking SpecialistsP 43 David Leaverton 6-4 210 Sr.

38 Seth Reagan 6-2 185 So.

PK 19 Alex Walls 6-1 175 So.18 Christian Chauvin 5-10 195 Jr.

H 38 Seth Reagan 6-2 185 So.

DS(FG) 65 Dan Stacey 6-3 245 Jr.(P) 68 Robert Stolarick 6-5 250 Fr.

LSU vs. TennesseeTennessee Depth Chart

Date: September 30, 2000 Site: Baton Rouge, La. Time: 6:30 p.m. Central

WESTERN CAROLINA(SEPT. 2)SE 3 Jerel MyersTE 87 Joe DomingeauxLT 75 Trey LangleyLG 76 Bob WynneC 64 John ComptonRG 70 Louis WilliamsRT 74 Brad SmallingTE 86 Robert RoyalFL 4 Reggie RobinsonTB 22 LaBrandon ToefieldQB 14 Josh Booty

LE 85 Kyle KippsDT 91 Muskingum BarnesDT 95 Howard GreenRE 59 Jarvis GreenSLB 56 Jeremy LawrenceMLB 7 Trev FaulkWLB 11 Bradie JamesLCB 1 Fred BookerFS 2 Ryan ClarkSS 28 Lionel ThomasRCB 33 Demetrius Hookfin

TENNESSEE (SEPT. 30)

ALABAMA(NOV. 4)

HOUSTON (SEPT. 9)SE 3 Jerel MyersTE 86 Robert RoyalLT 75 Trey LangleyLG 76 Bob WynneC 64 John ComptonRG 70 Louis WilliamsRT 74 Brad SmallingFL 4 Reggie RobinsonTB 22 LaBrandon ToefieldFB 43 Tommy BanksQB 14 Josh Booty

LE 85 Kyle KippsDT 91 Muskingum BarnesDT 95 Howard GreenRE 59 Jarvis GreenMLB 7 Trev FaulkLCB 1 Fred BookerFS 2 Ryan ClarkSS 28 Lionel ThomasRCB 33 Demetrius HookfinNICKEL 5 Damien JamesDIME 37 Travis Moses

AT FLORIDA (OCT. 7)

OLE MISS (NOV. 11)

AT AUBURN (SEPT. 16)SE 3 Jerel MyersWR 83 Jack HuntLT 68 Brandon WineyLG 70 Louis WilliamsC 64 John ComptonRG 78 Dwayne PierceRT 74 Brad SmallingFL 4 Reggie RobinsonTB 22 LaBrandon ToefieldWR 25 Josh ReedQB 14 Josh Booty

LE 85 Kyle KippsDT 91 Muskingum BarnesDT 95 Howard GreenRE 59 Jarvis GreenSLB 56 Jeremy LawrenceMLB 7 Trev FaulkWLB 11 Bradie JamesLCB 1 Fred BookerFS 2 Ryan ClarkSS 28 Lionel ThomasRCB 33 Demetrius Hookfin

KENTUCKY (OCT. 14)

ARKANSAS (NOV. 24)

UAB (SEPT. 23)SE 3 Jerel MyersTE 86 Robert RoyalLT 68 Brandon WineyLG 70 Louis WilliamsC 64 John ComptonRG 78 Dwayne PierceRT 74 Brad SmallingFL 4 Reggie RobinsonTB 22 LaBrandon ToefieldWR 25 Josh ReedQB 14 Josh Booty

LE 85 Kyle KippsDT 96 Byron DawsonDT 95 Howard GreenRE 59 Jarvis GreenSLB 56 Jeremy LawrenceMLB 7 Trev FaulkWLB 11 Bradie JamesLCB 1 Fred BookerFS 2 Ryan ClarkSS 28 Lionel ThomasRCB 33 Demetrius Hookfin

MISSISSIPPI STATE (OCT. 21)

2000 Starting Lineups

GAME 1: LSU 58, WESTERN CAROLINA 0September 2, 2000 - Tiger Stadium - Baton Rouge, La.

LSU RIPS W. CARLOLINA, 58-0, IN SABAN ERA OPENERThe Tiger offense sizzled, amassing 507 yards of

offense in the opening 30 minutes while building a 37-0 leadbefore ultimately defeating Western Carolina 58-0 before an LSUrecord 87,188 fans last Saturday. Josh Booty threw for a careerhigh 291 yards and a pair of touchdown passed, while RohanDavey was a perfect 11-for-11 for 194 yards and three TD strikesas LSU wracked up a school record 485 yards passing. TheTigers wound up with 680 yards of total offense, the secondhighest total in LSU history and the most since 1977. Booty hitReggie Robinson over the middle for an 80-yard strike on thethird play of the game and the Tigers never looked back. JerelMyers caught six balls for 117 yards and a pair of touchdowns,while Josh Reed hauled in five balls for 137 yards.

WCU 0 0 0 0 - 0LSU 20 17 14 7 - 58

LSU 14:02 1Q Reggie Robinson 80 pass from JoshBooty

(John Corbello kick)LSU 4:24 1Q L. Toefield 8 run (Corbello kick failed)LSU 2:43 1Q Jerel Myers 45 pass from Booty

(Corbello kick)LSU 11:03 2Q J. Reed 47 pass from R. Davey

(Corbello kick)LSU 7:12 2Q Devery Henderson 32 run (Corbello kick)LSU 0:00 2Q Corbello 36 field goalLSU 12:50 3Q Myers 36 pass from Davey (Corbello kick)LSU 4:24 3Q E. Parker 9 pass from Davey (Corbellokick)LSU 4:48 4Q Derron Parquet 3 run (Kris Kessler kick)

LSU WCUFIRST DOWNS 25 11

RUSHING 11 5PASSING 14 3PENALTY 0 3

RUSHING ATTEMPTS 43 32YARDS GAINED RUSHING 212 110YARDS LOST RUSHING 17 14NET YARDS RUSHING 195 96NET YARDS PASSING 485 71

PASSES ATTEMPTED 28 22PASSES COMPLETED 23 11HAD INTERCEPTED 0 1

TOTAL OFFENSIVE PLAYS 71 54TOTAL NET YARDS 680 167

AVERAGE GAIN PER PLAY 9.6 3.1FUMBLES/LOST 0-0 1-1PENALTIES/YARDS 12-107 1-5INTERCEPTIONS/YARDS 1-0 0-0PUNTS/YARDS 1-44 9-344

AVERAGE PER PUNT 44.0 38.2PUNT RETURNS/YARDS 3-55 1-0KICKOFF RETURNS/YARDS 1-18 8-156POSSESSION TIME 30:40 29:20THIRD-DOWN CONVERSIONS 9 of 12 3 of 13SACKS BY 0-0 1-2

Notes on the game:* The 485 yards passing LSU had set a new school record,breaking the old one of 456 set in the Tigers 52-7 win over Riceon Sept. 23, 1995. It is also tied for the 10th most passing yardsever by a Southeastern Conference team. * LSU's 680 total yards is the second highest total in school his-tory behind the 746 put up by LSU in a 77-0 win over Rice onSept. 24, 1977. It is also the 11th highest total in SoutheasternConference history.

* LSU set a school record by completing 82.1% of its passes on23-for-28 passing. That percentage ties LSU for 4th in SEC his-tory.

LSURUSHING ATT. GAIN LOST NET TD LONGL. Toefield 11 51 0 51 1 9Derron Parquet 11 49 0 49 1 13D. Henderson 5 42 3 39 1 32Elice Parker 3 24 0 24 0 17Domanick Davis 5 26 5 21 0 11Tommy Banks 4 17 5 12 0 8Josh Booty 2 3 2 1 0 3R. Angelette 1 0 0 0 0 0Josh Reed 1 0 -2 -2 0 0

PASSING ATT. COMP INT. YDS. TD LONG SACKSJosh Booty 15 12 0 291 2 80 1Rohan Davey 11 11 0 194 3 47 0Craig Nall 2 0 0 0 0 0 0

RECEIVING NO. YDS. TD LONGJerel Myers 6 117 2 45Josh Reed 5 137 1 47Reggie Robinson 2 85 1 80Abram Booty 2 65 0 45Robert Royal 2 32 0 21Jack Hunt 2 20 0 10Eric Edwards 1 19 0 19Elice Parker 1 9 1 9D. Henderson 1 4 0 4L. Toefield 1 -3 0 0

PUNTING NO. YDS. AVG. LONGDonnie Jones 1 44 44.0 44

FIELD GOALS ATT. MADE LONG KICKSJohn Corbello 2 1 36 36 G, 47 NG

PUNTS KICKOFFS INTERCEPTEDALL RETURNS NO. YDS LP NO. YDS LP NO. YDS LPMarcus Yanez 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0Domanick Davis 3 55 28 1 18 18 0 0 0

WESTERN CAROLINARUSHING ATT. GAIN LOST NET TD LONGDonnie Bryant 3 28 1 27 0 24Fred Boating 8 25 0 25 0 7Tracy Biggs 6 23 2 21 0 8David Rivers 5 16 0 16 0 5Lee Williams 5 12 0 12 0 6

PASSING ATT. COMP INT. YDS. TD LONG SACKSDavid Rivers 21 10 1 75 0 22 0

RECEIVING NO. YDS. TD LONGMichael Banks 4 49 0 22Tracy Biggs 3 16 0 9Caesar Campana 2 8 0 5Walter Gary 1 2 0 2Donnie Bryant 1 -4 0 0

PUNTING NO. YDS. AVG. LONGTim Morgan 9 344 38.2 52

FIELD GOALS ATT. MADE LONGNone

PUNTS KICKOFFS INTERCEPTEDALL RETURNS NO. YDS LP NO. YDS LP NO. YDS LPMichael Banks 1 0 0 1 16 16 0 0 0Jawan Clark 0 0 0 7 140 30 0 0 0

GAME 2: LSU 28, HOUSTON 13September 9, 2000 - Tiger Stadium - Baton Rouge, La.

JAMES’ INTERCEPTIONS HELP TIGERS GET PAST HOUS-TONDamien James came up with a pair of interceptions late in thefourth quarter to help the Tigers to a 28-13 victory over Houstonlast Saturday at Tiger Stadium. James interecepted a pass in theendzone with just over three minutes left in the contest and hepicked off another pass and returned it 56 yards for a touchdownwith just under a minute left to seal the LSU win. After a score-less first quarter the Tigers struck for 21 points in the secondquarter as Josh Booty fired TD passes to Joe Domingeaux andRobert Royal, followed by a short TD run by LaBrandon Toefield.The Tigers appeared to have the game under control before alate charge by the Cougars. LSU won for the first time since1997 when being out-gained by the opposition. Houston had 438yards of total offense compared to 297 for the Tigers.

UH 0 0 0 13 -0LSU 0 21 0 7 -28

LSU 11:28 2Q Joe Domingeaux 11 pass from Josh Booty(John Corbello kick)

LSU 7:47 2Q Roberty Royal 30 pass from J. Booty(Corbello kick)

LSU 5:47 2Q L. Toefield 3 run (Corbello kick)UH 12:52 4Q Middleton 17 pass from Jason McKinley

(Clark kick)UH 9:55 4Q Middleton 18 pass from McKinley

(kick failed)LSU 0:25 4Q Damien James 56 interception return

(Corbello kick)

LSU UHFIRST DOWNS 15 22

RUSHING 5 2PASSING 8 18 PENALTY 2 2






Notes on the game:* The Houston touchdown reception in the fourth quartersnapped an LSU streak of eight consecutive quarters without apoint that began with last year vs. Arkansas. That matches astreak of eight consecutive quarters dating back to 1985 withback-to-back shutouts of Kentucky and Ole Miss.* This is the first time since the Vanderbilt game in 1997 that LSUtotaled less yards than their opponent and still won the game. In'97, the Commodores gathered 248 total net yards, while the

Tigers gained 230 total net yards. LSU

RUSHING ATT. GAIN LOST NET TD LONGL. Toefield 23 91 11 80 1 22Domanick Davis 10 40 5 35 0 10Tommy Banks 2 12 0 12 0 9Josh Booty 2 0 4 -4 0 0Team 2 0 3 -3 0 0

PASSING ATT. COMP INT. YDS. TD LONG SACKSJosh Booty 26 12 2 177 2 30 1

RECEIVING NO. YDS. TD LONGRobert Royal 4 44 1 30Josh Reed 3 76 0 30Jerel Myers 2 31 0 19Joe Domingeaux 1 11 1 11L. Toefield 1 9 0 9Reggie Robinson 1 6 0 6

PUNTING NO. YDS. AVG. LONG I20Donnie Jones 7 280 40.0 59 5

FIELD GOALS ATT. MADE LONG KICKSJohn Corbello 1 0 0 22 blocked

PUNTS KICKOFFS INTERCEPTEDALL RETURNS NO. YDS LP NO. YDS LP NO. YDS LPDomanick Davis 4 57 25 3 87 48 0 0 0Jerel Myers 0 0 0 2 39 30 0 0 0Damien James 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 56 56

HOUSTONRUSHING ATT. GAIN LOST NET TD LONGJoffrey Reynolds18 70 2 68 0 10Leif Penn 6 20 0 20 0 7Jason McKinley 3 5 -9 -4 0 5

PASSING ATT. COMP INT. YDS. TD LONG SACKSJason McKinley 53 29 2 354 2 44 1Team 1 0 0 0 0 0 0

RECEIVING NO. YDS. TD LONGBrian Robinson 10 98 0 24B. Middleton 8 175 2 44KeyKowa Bell 4 50 0 24Joffrey Reynolds3 7 0 7Thompson 1 12 0 12Mark Hopkins 1 7 0 7J. McCardell 1 5 0 5Stephen Cucci 1 5 0 5

PUNTING NO. YDS. AVG. LONG I20Mike Clark 7 287 41.0 61 1

FIELD GOALS ATT. MADE LONGNone

PUNTS KICKOFFS INTERCEPTEDALL RETURNS NO. YDS LP NO. YDS LP NO. YDS LPB. Middleton 0 0 0 2 48 30 0 0 0Tommie Baldwin 0 0 0 1 11 11 0 0 0Leif Penn 0 0 0 2 34 24 0 0 0H. Robinson 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 19 19McGruder 2 6 5 0 0 1 1 0 0

GAME 3: #24 AUBURN 34, LSU 17September 16, 2000 - Jordan-Hare Stadium - Auburn, Ala.

LSU DROPS BATTLE OF TIGERS, 34-17LSU gave 24th-ranked Auburn all it could handle for three quar-ters before eventually wearing down and falling, 34-17. LSUjumped out to a 10-0 first quarter lead after Josh Booty hit JoshReed with a 75-yard scoring strike, followed by a 22-yard fieldgoal from John Corbello. Auburn rallied behind the physical run-ning of Rudi Johnson, who carried the ball 36 times for 139yards, and the pin-point passing of Ben Leard who finished 21-for-30 for 225 yards and a pair of TD passes. With a 13-pointsecond quarter, Auburn carried a 13-10 lead at the half. AfterAuburn increased the lead to 20-10, LSU rallied with a 45-yardstrike from Booty to Reed to cut the lead to three, but a 100-yardkick off return from Tim Carter on the ensuing kick was the back-breaker for LSU. Johnson closed out the scoring with a two-yardrun with three seconds remaining.

LSU 10 0 7 0 -17AUBURN 0 13 14 7 -34

LSU 5:35 1Q Josh Reed 75 pass from J. Booty (John Corbello kick)

LSU 1:15 1Q John Corbello 22 field goalAU 13:09 2Q Damon Duval 42 field goalAU 3:18 2Q Robert Johnson 20 pass from Ben Leard

(Duval kick)AU 0:32 2Q Duval 32 field goalAU 10:03 3Q C. Robinson 19 pass from Leard

(Duval kick)LSU 6:45 3Q Reed 45 pass from J. Booty (Corbello kick)AU 6:23 3Q Tim Carter 100 kickoff return (Duval kick)AU 0:03 4Q Rudi Johnson 2 run (Duval kick)

LSU AUFIRST DOWNS 12 22

RUSHING 5 12PASSING 5 9PENALTY 2 1






Notes on the game:* Josh Reed hauled in a career-best eight balls for a career-high167, the most yards by a Tiger receiver since Sheddrick Wilson's201-yards receiving vs. Rice on Sept. 23, 1995. * Reggie Robinson's nine-yard reception in the first quarterextended his streak of consecutive games with a catch to 20, thelongest current streak of any LSU player. Jerel Myers extendedhis streak to 14 games, covering every game of his young career

in an LSU uniform.LSU

RUSHING ATT. GAIN LOST NET TD LONGL. Toefield 15 52 3 49 0 16Domanick Davis 7 33 3 30 0 14Rohan Davey 1 3 0 3 0 3Josh Booty 3 7 6 1 0 7

PASSING ATT. COMP INT. YDS. TD LONG SACKSJosh Booty 29 13 1 214 2 75 1Rohan Davey 1 0 0 0 0 0 0

RECEIVING NO. YDS. TD LONGJosh Reed 8 167 2 75Reggie Robinson 2 21 0 12Robert Royal 1 10 0 10D. Henderson 1 8 0 8Jerel Myers 1 8 0 8

PUNTING NO. YDS. AVG. LONG I20Donnie Jones 6 220 36.7 48 0

FIELD GOALS ATT. MADE LONG KICKSJohn Corbello 2 1 22 made 22, missed 51

PUNTS KICKOFFS INTERCEPTEDALL RETURNS NO. YDS LP NO. YDS LP NO. YDS LPDomanick Davis 0 0 0 2 34 19 0 0 0

AUBURNRUSHING ATT. GAIN LOST NET TD LONGRudi Johnson 36 150 11 139 1 23Tim Carter 3 37 0 37 0 25Casinious Moore 3 10 1 9 0 5C. Robinson 1 8 0 8 0 8Heath Evans 2 7 0 7 0 6Ben Leard 3 2 6 -4 0 2

PASSING ATT. COMP INT. YDS. TD LONG SACKSBen Leard 30 21 0 225 2 26 0

RECEIVING NO. YDS. TD LONGRonney Daniels 6 62 0 24C. Robinson 3 46 1 26Reggie Worthy 3 39 0 20Marcel Willis 3 26 0 14Tim Carter 2 5 0 9Robert Johnson 1 20 1 20Deandre Green 1 20 0 20Heath Evans 1 4 0 4Jeris McIntrye 1 3 0 3

PUNTING NO. YDS. AVG. LONG I20Damon Duval 4 156 39.0 48 1

FIELD GOALS ATT. MADE LONGDamon Duval 2 2 42

PUNTS KICKOFFS INTERCEPTEDALL RETURNS NO. YDS LP NO. YDS LP NO. YDS LPC. Robinson 3 17 11 0 0 0 0 0 0Tim Carter 0 0 0 3 139 100 0 0 0Rodney Crayton 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0

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