LSU at Mississippi St., Sept. 26, 2009
Seventh-Ranked LSU Travels To Face Mississippi State In Early Kickoff
LSU,
now ranked No. 7 in both the AP and USA Today Coaches Polls, returns to
action on Saturday when the Tigers travel to Starkville to face
Mississippi State. Kickoff for the contest is scheduled for 11:21 a.m.
from Davis Wade Stadium. The game will be televised on the SEC Network.
LSU brings a 3-0 overall record and a 1-0 SEC mark into the game. The
Tigers are coming off a 31-3 non-conference win over
Louisiana-Lafayette last week. LSU is 3-0 for the third straight
season. LSU has won 12 straight games played in the month of September
dating back to the 2006 season when the Tigers lost at Auburn, 7-3, on
Sept. 16. Mississippi State is 2-1 overall and 1-1 in conference play
after its 15-3 win over Vanderbilt last week. LSU has won nine straight
against Mississippi State, including last year's 34-24 victory in Tiger
Stadium. During that 9-game winning streak against the Bulldogs, LSU
has outscored Mississippi State, 374-105. LSU has also won four
consecutive games in Starkville, including a 45-0 victory on a Thursday
night to open the 2007 season. In its last four trips to Starkville,
LSU has shutout the Bulldogs twice and limited Mississippi State to a
total of 13 points. LSU goes into the State game having gone six
straight quarters without allowing a touchdown. The last TD scored
against LSU came in the second quarter against Vanderbilt. Since then,
the Tiger defense has yielded only a field goal. Through three games,
LSU is allowing 11.7 points and 320 yards (129.3 rushing, 190.7
passing) per game. Offensively, the Tigers are averaging 28.3 points
per game and 325.7 total yards (163.7 rushing, 162.0 passing). QB
Jordan Jefferson paces the Tiger offense as he's connected on 47-of-73
passes for 475 yards, 5 TDs and just one interception. Charles Scott
has rushed for 164 yards, while Keiland Williams has 164 yards and a
pair of TDs to his credit. LSU's top receivers are Brandon LaFell (14
rec., 129 yards, 3 TDs) and Terrance Toliver (13 rec., 206 yards, 2
TDs). Defensively, LB Harry Coleman leads the squad with 25 tackles. DE
Rahim Alem leads the team with 3.5 tackles for losses and two sacks,
while his brother Chad Jones is tops on the squad with a pair of
interceptions. LSU PK Josh Jasper is a perfect 5-for-5 on field goals.
