Now in his sixth season with the Tigers, head coach Les Miles has put together quite a list of achievements during his 74 games at LSU. Miles is 59-16 overall, making him the third-winningest coach in school history. The following is a look at some of Miles’ highlights during his six seasons with the Tigers:

• Fastest coach to 10 wins (11 games), 20 wins (24 games), 30 wins (35 games), 40 wins (48 games) and 50 wins (63 games) in school history
• Led LSU to first 7-0 start since 1973 in 2010
• LSU is 8-1 for third time in six years (2005, ’07, ’10)
• Only coach in SEC history to beat Urban Meyer and Nick Saban in the same year twice (2007, 2010)
• Only coach in LSU history to beat Auburn, Florida and Alabama in same season – and he’s done it twice (2005 and 2007)
• Only coach in LSU history to beat Florida and Tennessee in the regular season during the same year (2010)
• Only first-year coach in SEC history to lead team to league’s title game (2005)
• Has 11 wins over coaches who have won national titles
• Coached LSU to 10-plus wins in three straight seasons – a first at the school
• Only coach in LSU history to lead Tigers to three straight top five final rankings

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Date/Time: Saturday, Nov. 13 at 6 p.m. CT
Location: Baton Rouge, La. – Tiger Stadium (92,400)
Television: TigerVision – pay-per-view (also on the internet at http://www.espn3.com)
Radio: LSU Sports Radio Network – 98.1 FM in BR, Sirius ch. 220; XM Radio – ch. 200

The Series: LSU leads 1-0

It’s just the second game ever between LSU and ULM … LSU opened the 2003 season with a 49-7 win over the Warhawks in Tiger Stadium … LSU is 33-0 all-time against current members of the Sun Belt Conference … LSU is 22-0 vs. UL-Lafayette, 3-0 vs. North Texas and Arkansas State, 2-0 vs. Middle Tennessee and Troy, and 1-0 vs. UL-Monroe … LSU last played a member of the Sun Belt Conference in 2008, beating Troy 40-31 for Homecoming … This will be LSU coach Les Miles’ first game against ULM.

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SEC schedule this week
Nov. 13
Ole Miss at Tennessee [11 a.m.]
Vanderbilt at Kentucky [11:21 a.m.]
Georgia at Auburn [2:30 p.m.]
Louisiana-Monroe at LSU [6 p.m.]
UTEP at Arkansas [6 p.m.]
Mississippi State at Alabama [6:15 p.m.]
South Carolina at Florida [6:15 p.m.]

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LSU Postgame Notes

1. LSU’s game captains were 9 Jordan Jefferson, 11 Kelvin Sheppard, 30 Josh Jasper, 64 P.J. Lonergan and 92 Drake Nevis.
2. LSU received the ball to open the first half. ULM won the toss and deferred to the second half.
3. RB Michael Ford, CB Tyrann Mathieu, SS Eric Reid and RT Greg Shaw each earned their first career start during Saturday’s game. LSU has now featured a total of 19 first-time starters during the 2010 season.
4. By forcing ULM to punt on a three-and-out on its first offensive possession, LSU has held its opponents scoreless on opening drives in all 10 games this season. The LSU defense has forced nine punts and one turnover by its opponents on first drives in 2010.
5. While jumping out to a 13-0 lead at the end of the first quarter, the LSU defense held its seventh opponent scoreless in the first quarter in 10 games this season. Only Auburn, Tennessee and McNeese State have scored on the Tigers in the first quarter in 2010.
6. LSU’s 13 points scored in the first quarter of Saturday’s game is a season-high for points scored in a first quarter this season.
7. The Tigers finished the game by scoring 31 points off of ULM turnovers. LSU matched its season high by causing five turnovers in the game, equaling its output in a 29-7 win over Mississippi State back on Sept. 18.
8. LSU improved to 9-1 for the third time in six seasons under head coach Les Miles. The Tigers were also 9-1 after 10 games during both the 2005 and 2007 seasons.
9. LSU’s 51-0 win over ULM is the second-largest margin of victory for the Tigers in the Miles era. The Tigers defeated North Texas by a score of 56-3 on Oct. 29, 2005 in Miles’ first season as head coach.
10. LSU upped its record against Louisiana teams to 132-25-8 all-time and 2-0 against ULM.
11. LSU extended its nation-leading streak of consecutive non-conference, regular-season victories to 33, and the Tigers have also won 31 straight non-conference games in Tiger Stadium. LSU is 23-0 in regular-season non-conference games under Miles and 27-1 in  nonconference games overall with the only loss coming to Penn State in last year’s Capital One Bowl.
12. LSU is now 58-25-3 in homecoming games and has won 10-straight dating back to 2000 when UAB stunned the Tigers, 13-10.
13. With the win, Miles has 60 victories in six seasons at LSU and an overall record of 60-16. Only two coaches in LSU history have won more games than Miles – Charles McClendon (137) and Bernie Moore (83).
14. At halftime, Kristin Davis of Lafayette, La., was crowned the homecoming queen and Stuart Watkins of Welsh, La., was crowned the homecoming king during the evening’s festivities.

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Date/Time: Saturday, Nov. 6 at 2:30 p.m. CT
Location: Baton Rouge, La. – Tiger Stadium (92,400)
Television: CBS – cable ch. 7 or HD ch. 707 in Baton Rouge
Radio: LSU Sports Radio Network – 98.1 FM in BR, Sirius ch. 218, XM Radio – ch. 201

The Series: Alabama leads 45-23-5

LSU and Alabama meet for the 74th time overall and the 35th time in Baton Rouge … Alabama leads the series, 45-23-5, which includes a 25-7-2 advantage in games played in Baton Rouge … LSU is 6-24-2 against the Crimson Tide in Tiger Stadium … Alabama has won two straight over LSU after the Tigers reeled off five consecutive wins over the Crimson Tide from 2003-07 … LSU is 7-3 against Alabama in the last 10 meetings … LSU lost 15 straight games against Alabama in Tiger Stadium from 1969-1998 … Streak ended with a 30-28 victory in 2000 … The last time LSU was shutout in a game came against Alabama in 2002 by a 31-0 count … LSU has since gone 103 straight games without being shutout … Since 1996, the home team in the series has won just five times in 14 tries (LSU won three of the five) … Current Alabama coach Nick Saban served as LSU’s head coach for five years from 2000-04 … LSU coach Les Miles is 3-2 vs. Alabama … With a win, Miles will join Saban as the only coaches in LSU history to beat Alabama four times in a career.

It’s the fourth straight year that the game will be televised on CBS … It’s only the fifth time in school history that LSU plays Auburn and Alabama in consecutive games, but just the third time that the Alabama game comes after the Auburn contest. The other times it’s happened came in 1970 (LSU won both games) and 2007 (LSU won both games) … LSU also played Auburn and Alabama in consecutive games in 1903 and 1927, but the Alabama game came first in both of those years … It’s the fourth straight year that both teams go into the game ranked in the Top 25 … The team that has led at halftime has gone on to win just twice in the last seven meetings. LSU led 21-14 in 2006 and went on to win 28-14 and the Tigers led 17-0 in 2003 and went on to win 27-3 that year. Other than that the team that led at halftime has lost the remaining four games. The only excpetion came in 2008 when the teams were tied at 14-14 and Alabama went on to win 27-21 in overtime.

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SEC schedule this week
Nov. 6
Florida at Vanderbilt [11:21 a.m.]
Idaho State at Georgia [11:30 a.m.]
Charleston Southern at Kentucky [11:30 a.m.]
Chattanooga at Auburn [1 p.m.]
Alabama at LSU [2:30 p.m.]
Arkansas at South Carolina [6 p.m.]
Louisiana-Lafayette at Ole Miss [6 p.m.]
Tennessee at Memphis [7 p.m.]
OPEN: Mississippi State

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LSU Postgame Notes

1. LSU’s game captains were 7 Patrick Peterson, 11 Kelvin Sheppard, 9 Jordan Jefferson, 78 Joseph Barksdale, 30 Josh Jasper and 92 Drake Nevis.
2. LSU won the toss and deferred to the second half. Alabama received the opening kickoff.
3. Today’s attendance was 92,969, the fourth-largest crowd in Tiger Stadium history.
4. Michael Brockers made his first career start today, earning the start at left defensive tackle. LSU has now used 15 first-time starters this season.
5. LSU took a 3-0 edge on a Josh Jasper 45-yard line during the first quarter and is now 7-0 when scoring first. The Tigers also have won 43 of 49 games under Les Miles when denting the scoreboard first.
6. LSU held Alabama out of the endzone in the first quarter. It was the seventh time this season an opponent was held scoreless against the Tigers in the first quarter. Tennessee and Auburn are the only teams who have scored on LSU this season in the first quarter.
7. QB Jordan Jefferson’s 75-yard touchdown pass to WR Rueben Randle was the longest pass completion for LSU this season. The previous long pass play was 51 yards, Jefferson to Randle in the second quarter of the season-opener against North Carolina.
8. The 94-yard drive culminated with the Jefferson-to-Randle scoring strike to cap LSU’s longest drive of the season. The previous was an 83-yard march on the first series against Tennessee on Oct. 2.
9. With the victory, LSU has won six of its last eight games against Alabama dating back to the 2003 season. It was Les Miles’ fourth win over Alabama in school history, matching his predecessor Nick Saban’s mark. The Tigers also handed Saban his second loss in 37 games when leading at halftime as head coach of the Crimson Tide.
10. LSU improves to 15-1 following a loss under Les Miles. The Tigers also notched their 16th fourth quarter/overtime comeback win during the Miles era.
11. LSU converted on both of its fourth down conversions during the second half. The Tigers are now 8-of-9 on fourth down on the season and 52-of-83 under Les Miles.

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Date/Time: Saturday, Oct. 23 at 2:30 p.m. CT
Location: Auburn, Ala. – Jordan-Hare Stadium (87,451)
Television: CBS – cable ch. 7 or HD ch. 707 in Baton Rouge
Radio: LSU Sports Radio Network – 98.1 FM in Baton Rouge, Sirius ch. 130

The Series: LSU leads 24-19-1

LSU and Auburn face each other for the 45th time with LSU holding a 24-19-1 lead in the series … The teams have meet every year since the SEC expansion in 1992 (18 games) and the teams have split those 18 meetings … Prior to 1992, the teams played only eight games from 1969 to 1989 … Home team has won nine of the last 10 games in the series with the exception coming in 2008 when LSU won at Auburn, 26-21 … Between 1996-99, the visiting team won each game … Five of last six games have been decided by a touchdown or less … The combined point total for each team in the last three games at Auburn is 38-38 … Auburn won 10-9 in 2004 and 7-3 in 2006, while LSU won 26-21 in 2008 … This year marks the third straight contest at Jordan-Hare Stadium in which both teams go into the game ranked in the top 10 … In 2006, LSU was No. 6 and Auburn No. 3; in 2008, LSU was No. 6 and Auburn No. 9 and this year, LSU is No. 6 and Auburn No. 5 … The winner of the LSU-Auburn game has gone on to win the SEC Western Division in six of the last 10 years (exceptions came in 2002, 2006, 2008, 2009) … In games between 1988 and 1997, the contest was decided by a touchdown or less seven of eight times … LSU has won three straight in the series for the first time since winning five in a row from 1969-80 (Note: the teams played four straight years from 1969-73 and then didn’t play again until 1980) … LSU is 6-9 all-time in games played at Auburn … LSU coach Les Miles is 4-1 vs. Auburn, which includes a 1-1 mark at Jordan-Hare Stadium.

With four wins over Auburn, LSU coach Les Miles can become the first coach in school history to beat Auburn five times … Miles currently joins Charles McClendon and Bernie Moore as the only coaches in school history to have four wins over Auburn during their career … Moore beat Auburn in 1935, ’36, ’37 and ’40, while Coach Mac had wins over Auburn in 1969, ’70, ’72, and ’73 … Miles wins over Auburn have come in 2005, ’07, ’08, and ’09 … LSU QBs Jordan Jefferson and Jarrett Lee both have earned wins over Auburn as a starting quarterback … Lee beat Auburn in 2008 and Jefferson followed last year … The last time an LSU starter won more than one game against Auburn came during the 1990s when Herb Tyler beat them in 1996 and 1998.

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SEC schedule this week
Oct. 23
Ole Miss at Arkansas [11:21 a.m.]
LSU at Auburn [2:30 p.m.]
Alabama at Tennessee [6 p.m.]
UAB at Mississippi State [6 p.m.]
South Carolina at Vanderbilt [6 p.m.]
Georgia at Kentucky [6:30 p.m.]
OPEN: Florida

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LSU Postgame Notes

1. LSU’s game captains were 30 Josh Jasper, 80 Terrence Toliver, 11 Kelvin Sheppard, 7 Patrick Peterson, 53 T-Bob Hebert, 68 Josh Dworaczyk and 92 Drake Nevis.
2. LSU won the toss and deferred to the second half. Auburn received the opening kickoff.
3. Barkevious Mingo made his first career start today, earning the start at right defensive end. LSU has now used 14 first-time starters this season.
4. RB Stevan Ridley had two rushing touchdowns tonight: a 2-yard run with 0:44 to go in the first quarter and a 10-yard run with 9:47 left in the second quarter.  He now has six rushing TDs for the season and nine for his career. Ridley has now scored in five of his last six games. For Ridley, it was the first multi-touchdown game of his career and the first by an LSU running back since Keiland Williams against Louisiana Tech last season. LSU has back-to-back games with at least one player rushing for a pair of touchdowns. QB Jordan Jefferson reached the endzone twice at Florida last weekend.
5. PK Josh Jasper made one field goals today: a 48-yarder with 1:47 to go in the first quarter. Jasper is now 33-of-39 for his career and moved into a tie for sixth place in LSU career field goals made. From 40 yards or more, Jasper is now 11-of-15 for his career. For the season, Jasper improved to 14-of-17 on field goals. Jasper remains the LSU leader in career field goal percentage having drilled 84.6 percent of his kicks. He is also second in SEC history in that category.
6. QB Jordan Jefferson recorded his fifth rushing touchdown of the season and seventh of his career on a 3-yard run with 0:15 left in the second quarter. Jefferson’s five rushing TDs are the most by an LSU quarterback in a season since 1998 when Herb Tyler had seven.
7. LB Ryan Baker forced a fumble with 8:04 left in the third quarter and it was recovered by CB Morris Claiborne. It was the first fumble Auburn lost since the South Carolina game in game 4. Baker set a new career high with 12 tackles, including nine solo stops.
8. RB Spencer Ware fired his first career touchdown pass on a 39-yard completion to Rueben Randle. LSU scored on this play at Auburn in 2008 when Keiland Williams threw a 22-yard TD pass to Demetrius Byrd. Ware played QB in high school.
9. WR Rueben Randle’s 39-yard TD reception was his second of the season and fourth of his career. He also set career highs in receptions (six) and yards (73).
10. P Derek Helton set a career best with a 53.2-yard average per punt as he blasted four punts at least 50 yards and placed four punts inside the Auburn 20-yard line.

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Date/Time: Saturday, Oct. 16 at 6:08 p.m. CT
Location: Baton Rouge, La. – Tiger Stadium (92,400)
Television: FSN – cable ch. 38 or HD ch. 738 in Baton Rouge
Radio: LSU Sports Radio Network – 98.1 FM in Baton Rouge, Sirius ch. 220, XM ch. 200

The Series: First Meeting

LSU and McNeese State meet for the first time in football … School’s regularly play in both baseball and men’s basketball … Game features the two winningest football programs in Louisiana since the turn of the century as LSU has won 105 games over the last 10-plus seasons and McNeese has 83 victories to its credit during that span … LSU is 6-0 all-time against members of the Football Championship Subdivision (formerly 1-AA) with its last game coming against Appalachian State to open the 2008 season.

Saturday’s game against McNeese State marks the sixth time that LSU will face a team from the Football Championship Subdivision (FCS). LSU is 5-0 all-time against FCS teams, which include a 70-14 win over Arkansas State on Oct. 12, 1991; a 58-0 win over Western Carolina to open the 2000 season; a 35-10 win over The Citadel on Sept. 7, 2002; a 35-7 victory over Western Illinois, on Sept. 13, 2003; a 24-0 win over Appalachian State on Nov. 5, 2005 and a 41-13 victory over Appalachian State to open the 2008 season.

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SEC Schedule this week
Oct. 16
Vanderbilt at Georgia [11:21 a.m.]
Arkansas at Auburn [2:30 p.m.]
South Carolina at Kentucky [5 p.m.]
McNeese State at LSU [6 p.m.]
Mississippi State at Florida [6 p.m.]
Ole Miss at Alabama [8 p.m.]
OPEN: Tennessee

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LSU Postgame Notes

1. Tonight’s game marks the first game between LSU and McNeese State on the gridiron.
2. LSU’s game captains were 30 Josh Jasper, 80 Terrence Toliver, 43 Daniel Graff and 92 Drake Nevis.
3. Tigers making their first career appearance tonight: 91 Chris Davenport, 54 Justin Maclin, 59 Jonathan Nixon, 44 J.C. Copeland and 39 Josh Johns.
4. McNeese State won the toss and deferred to the second half. LSU received the opening kickoff.
5. LSU extended the nation’s longest non-conference regular season winning streak to 32 games.
6. LSU pushed their streak to 30 straight non-conference wins inside of Tiger Stadium.
7. LSU improves to 26-1 overall in non-conference games along with an impressive 42-4 mark in night games under Les Miles.
8. LSU recorded its second safety of the season when DL Drake Nevis tackled MSU RB Andre Anderson for a 3-yard loss with 6:04 left in the second quarter. The other safety happened in the Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game when a North Carolina punt attempt rolled out of the endzone.
9. LSU faked a punt for a first down for the first time since Oct. 25, 2008, when Josh Jasper had a 7-yard run in the third quarter versus Georgia. Jasper did it again tonight when he took off for 11 yards down the McNeese 34-yard line late in the second quarter.
10. With two sacks tonight, LSU has already equaled its total from last season of 21.
11. LSU missed its first point after attempt tonight since the fourth quarter of the Troy game on Nov. 15, 2008. (Colt David missed it.)
12. LSU had two players, RB Stevan Ridley and RB Michael Ford, rush for two touchdowns. The last time the Tigers accomplished that feat was RB Charles Scott and RB Jacob Hester at Tulane during the 2007 season.

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Date/Time: Saturday, Oct. 9 at 6:30 p.m. CT
Location: Gainesville, Fla. – Ben Hill Griffin Stadium (88,548)
Television: ESPN – cable ch. 35 or HD ch. 735 in Baton Rouge
Radio: LSU Sports Radio Network – 98.1 FM in Baton Rouge, Sirius ch. 220, XM ch. 199

The Series: Florida leads 30-23-3

LSU and Florida meet for 57th time with the Gators holding a 30-23-3 lead in the series … LSU and Florida have combined to win the last three of the last four BCS National Championships (Florida in 2006 and 2008, LSU in 2007) … Florida has won two straight and three of the last four against the Tigers … The teams have split the last eight games going back to 2002 … Last year’s 16 combined points between the teams were the fewest in a game between LSU and Florida since a 3-3 tie in 1972 … LSU is 10-14-3 all-time at Florida … LSU’s last win at The Swamp came in 2005 by a 21-17 count … LSU also won in Gainesville in 2002 by a 36-7 score … LSU coach Les Miles is 2-3 vs. Florida.

This will be the sixth straight game in which both teams go into the contest ranked in the top 25. The last time one of the teams weren’t ranked in the LSU-Florida game came in 2003 when the unranked Gators upset No. 6 LSU, 19-7, in Tiger Stadium … LSU has brought season-opening win streaks of five (2007), four (2008), and five (2009, 2010) into the Florida game under Les Miles … LSU extended its record to 6-0 with a 28-24 win over the Gators in Tiger Stadium in 2007 … Florida handed LSU its first loss of the season in both 2008 and 2009 … The LSU-Florida game will be a night game for the fourth straight year … CBS televised games between the teams from 2007-09 in prime time as part of their national doubleheader.

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SEC schedule this week
Oct. 9
Tennessee at Georgia [11:21 a.m.]
Alabama at South Carolina [2:30 p.m.]
Arkansas vs. Texas A&M (Arlington, Texas) [2:30 p.m.]
Eastern Michigan at Vanderbilt [6 p.m.]
Auburn at Kentucky [6:30 p.m.]
LSU at Florida [6:30 p.m.]
Mississippi State at Houston [7 p.m.]
OPEN: Ole Miss

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LSU Postgame Notes

1. LSU’s game captains were 30 Josh Jasper, 7 Patrick Peterson, 11 Kelvin Sheppard, 15 Brandon Taylor and 78 Joe Barksdale.
2. Florida won the toss and deferred to the second half. LSU received the opening kickoff.
3. With its 33-29 come-from-behind win in the fourth quarter today against Tennessee, LSU has now won 15 games in the fourth quarter or overtime in six seasons under Les Miles since 2005.
4. After holding Florida scoreless in the first quarter, the LSU defense has only allowed one touchdown in the first quarter in its last 14 games dating back to last year’s Mississippi State. Tennessee scored in the final seconds of the first quarter last week.
5. Florida dropped to 38-5 in night games in the Swamp dating back to 1990. Three of the losses came at the hands of LSU – 2002, ’05 and tonight.
6. Florida also dropped to 35-3 in the Swamp under head coach Urban Meyer. It represented LSU’s first win in Gainesville since 2005 when the Gators were coached by Ron Zook.
7. Head coach Les Miles won his first game in the Swamp. He has now won on the road in every league venue with the exception of Kentucky. (Miles has only faced Kentucky once in Lexington with that being in 2007).
8. With the win Les Miles became the first LSU coach since Charles McClendon (1962-79) to beat Florida three times during his career. Under Coach Miles, LSU has defeated Florida in Baton Rouge in 2005 and 2007 as well as 2010.

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Date/Time: Saturday, Oct. 2 at 2:30 p.m. CDT
Location: Baton Rouge, La. – Tiger Stadium (92,400)
Television: CBS – cable ch. 7 or HD ch. 707 in Baton Rouge
Radio: LSU Sports Radio Network – 98.1 FM in Baton Rouge, Sirius ch. 220, XM ch. 199

The Series: Tennessee leads 20-7-3

LSU and Tennessee meet for the 31st time on Saturday with the Vols holding a 20-7-3 advantage in the series that dates back to the 1925 season … LSU has won two straight and three of the last four games the Vols, including a 21-14 victory in the 2007 SEC Championship Game – the last time the teams played … The last two times the teams have played in Tiger Stadium the game has gone to overtime … Tennessee won 30-27 in a Monday night overtime game in 2005 … Prior to that, LSU beat the Vols, 38-31, in overtime in 2000 … LSU is 3-8-2 all-time against Tennessee in Tiger Stadium … Since the start of the 2000 season, LSU is 4-2 against Tennessee … LSU coach Les Miles is 2-1 against Tennessee … No coach in LSU history has three wins against Tennessee – Miles and Nick Saban both have two wins against the Vols as head coach of the Tigers.

LSU defensive coordinator John Chavis held the same position at Tennessee for 14 years from 1995-2008 … Chavis, who spent a total of 20 years with the Vols, coached linebackers and the defensive line at Tennessee from 1989-1994 before being promoted to defensive coordinator for the 1995 season … LSU running backs coach Frank Wilson coached the wide receivers at Tennessee in 2009 … LSU administrative intern Dominque Stevenson started at middle linebacker for Chavis and the Vols from 1999-2001 … Tennessee coach Derek Dooley spent five years at LSU on Nick Saban’s staff from 2000-04 … Dooley coached tight ends, special teams and running backs during his time with the Tigers … Tennessee defensive backs coach Terry Joseph was a graduate assistant on Les Miles’ staff in 2006 … Tennessee linebackers coach Lance Thompson coached at LSU for two years in 2002 and 2003.

The last three times the teams have met, a fourth quarter or overtime score has determined the outcome. In 2006, LSU scored with 9 seconds left to beat the Vols, 28-24, in Knoxville. In that contest, JaMarcus Russell connected with Early Doucet in the back of the endzone for the score to complete the comeback. A year later at the SEC Championship Game in Atlanta, LSU CB Jonathan Zenon returned an interception 18 yards for a touchdown at the 9:54 mark in the fourth quarter to give the Tigers the lead for good at 21-14. LSU LB Darry Beckwith intercepted a Tennessee pass at the Tiger 7-yard line with less than three minutes left to secure the victory that sent LSU to the national championship game that year. In 2005, Tennessee scored 17 fourth quarter points and then added a TD in overtime to beat LSU, 30-27, in what was Les Miles’ first game in Tiger Stadium.

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SEC schedules this week
Oct. 2
Louisiana-Monroe at Auburn [11 a.m.]
Alcorn State at Mississippi State [11 a.m.]
Vanderbilt at Connecticut [11 a.m.]
Kentucky at Ole Miss [11:21 a.m.]
Tennessee at LSU [2:30 p.m.]
Georgia at Colorado [6 p.m.]
Florida at Alabama [7 p.m.]
OPEN: Arkansas, South Carolina

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Date/Time: Saturday, Sept. 25 at 8 p.m. CDT
Location: Baton Rouge, La. – Tiger Stadium (92,400)
Television: ESPN2 – cable ch. 36 or HD ch. 736 in Baton Rouge
Internet: ESPN3.com
Radio: LSU Sports Radio Network – 98.1 FM in Baton Rouge, Sirius – ch. 216, XM ch. 197

The Series: First Meeting

LSU and West Virginia meet for the first time in football … LSU is 1-3 all-time against current members of the Big East with the only win coming against Syracuse by a 13-10 count in the 1965 Sugar Bowl … LSU is 1-1 vs. Syracuse, 0-1 vs. Rutgers, and 0-1 vs. Cincinnati … LSU last played a member of the Big East in the 1989 Hall of Fame Bowl, losing to Syracuse 23-10 … LSU’s first game against a current member of the Big East came in 1897 when the Tigers dropped a 26-0 decision to Cincinnati … LSU returns the trip to West Virginia next year as the Tigers and Mountaineers will square off on Sept. 24 in Morgantown.

The West Virginia contest marks LSU’s second game against a top 25 opponent this year. LSU opened the season with a 30-24 win over No. 18 North Carolina in the Chick-fil-A Kickoff game in Atlanta. The West Virginia game represents the first time since 1991 that LSU has faced two Top 25 non-conference opponents during the regular-season. In 1991, LSU lost to No. 20 Texas A&M, 45-7, in College Station and then fell to No. 1 Florida State, 27-16, in Tiger Stadium on Oct. 26. To take it another step, LSU hasn’t faced two ranked non-conference opponents during the first month of a season since 1988 when LSU opened the year with a 27-0 win over No. 10 Texas A&M in Tiger Stadium and then followed that with a 36-33 loss to No. 18 Ohio State in Columbus, Ohio.

SEC Schedule for this week

Saturday, Sept. 25
UAB at Tennessee [11:21 a.m.]
Alabama at Arkansas [2:30 p.m.]
Kentucky at Florida [6 p.m.]
Georgia at Mississippi State [6 p.m.]
Fresno State at Ole Miss [6:30 p.m.]
South Carolina at Auburn [6:45 p.m.]
West Virginia at LSU [8 p.m.]
OPEN: Vanderbilt

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LSU Postgame Notes

1. LSU’s game captains were 30 Josh Jasper, 7 Patrick Peterson, 78 Joseph Barksdale and 92 Drake Nevis.
2. LSU won the toss and deferred to the second half. West Virginia received the opening kickoff.
3. LSU won its 17th straight game in the month of September. The Tigers are now 20-2 under Les Miles in September games.
4. By keeping West Virginia out of the endzone in the first quarter, LSU ran its streak of consecutive regular season games without allowing a first quarter touchdown to 12 straight games dating back to last year’s Mississippi State game.
5. LSU improved to 26-1 during Saturday night games in Tiger Stadium under Les Miles.
6. LSU blocked its first kick since last year’s Ole Miss game when Pep Levingston got his hand on a Tyler Bitzacurt attempt with 7:37 left in the first quarter.
7. LSU extended its nation-leading winning streak to 31 games over non-conference opponents in the regular season, and LSU also won its 29th-straight non-conference game in Tiger Stadium, dating back to 2000 when LSU lost to UAB, 13-10.

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Date/Time: Saturday, Sept. 18 at 6:05 p.m. CDT
Location: Baton Rouge, La. – Tiger Stadium (92,400)
Television: ESPNU – cable ch. 243 or HD ch. 785 in Baton Rouge
Internet: ESPN3.com
Radio: LSU Sports Radio Network – 98.1 FM in Baton Rouge, Sirius ch. 220, XM ch. 199

The Series: LSU leads 67-33-3

LSU and Mississippi State will play for the 104th time with the Tigers holding a 67-33-3 advantage in the series that dates back to 1896 … The Tigers have played MSU more than any other team and the 67 wins ranks as the second-most by LSU over any opponent trailing only the 69 victories that the Tigers have over Tulane … The series dates back to a 52-0 LSU win in 1896 … LSU is 45-18-1 against Mississippi State in games played in Baton Rouge … LSU has won 10 straight and 17 of the last 18 with the Bulldogs … LSU’s won nine straight over the Bulldogs in Baton Rouge … MSU’s last win over LSU came in Starkville in 1999 by a 17-16 count and the last time they won in Baton Rouge came in 1991 by a 28-19 score … LSU has scored 30 or more points against Mississippi State in 10 straight and 11 of the last 12 games dating back to 1998 … LSU coach Les Miles is 5-0 vs. Mississippi State.

After playing its first games on the road, LSU comes home, hosting Mississippi State in Tiger Stadium at 6:05 p.m. on Saturday. The game, which is sold out, will be televised to a national audience on ESPNU with Clay Matvick, Herm Edwards, and Jessica Mendoza handling the call. The contest serves as LSU’s annual “Gold Game” so fans are encouraged to wear gold to the stadium on Saturday.

Saturday’s game against Mississippi State is the latest scheduled season-opener for the Tigers since 1993 when LSU played Auburn in its home opener that year. LSU did play its 2005 home opener on Monday, Sept. 26, but that was due to Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. LSU was scheduled to open the 2005 season at home on Sept. 3 against North Texas but that game was postponed to Oct. 29.

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SEC schedule for this week

Sept. 18
Alabama at Duke [2:30 p.m.]
Arkansas at Georgia [11 a.m.]
Clemson at Auburn [6 p.m.]
Florida at Tennessee [2:30 p.m.]
Akron at Kentucky [6 p.m.]
Mississippi State at LSU [6 p.m.]
Vanderbilt at Ole Miss [11:21 a.m.]
Furman at South Carolina [6 p.m.]

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LSU Postgame Notes

1. LSU’s game captains were 30 Josh Jasper, 43 Daniel Graff, 10 Russell Shepard, 34 Stevan Ridley and 92 Drake Nevis.
2. Mississippi State won the toss and deferred to the second half. LSU received the opening kickoff.
3. Tigers making their first career starts: 24 RB Alfred Blue.
4. LSU won its 16th straight game in the month of September. The Tigers are now 19-2 under Les Miles in September games.
5. Tonight’s game was the latest scheduled home opener for LSU since the 1993 season when the Tigers played host to Auburn, also on September 18.
6. By keeping Mississippi State out of the endzone in the first quarter, LSU ran its streak of consecutive SEC games without allowing a first quarter touchdown to eight straight games dating back to last year’s Mississippi State game.
7. LSU shutout an SEC opponent in the first half for the second straight week.
8. LSU’s five interceptions are the most by the Tigers since picking off six passes at Mississippi State in 2007.
9. LSU has now won 11 straight games against Mississippi State. The last time the Bulldogs beat the Tigers was in Starkville during the 1999 season. It also marks the 10th consecutive win for LSU over MSU in Tiger Stadium dating back to 1991.
10. LSU improved to 25-1 during Saturday night games in Tiger Stadium under Les Miles.
11. LSU starts the season 3-0 under Les Miles for the fourth straight season.
12. Les Miles remained undefeated against Mississippi State (6-0).

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LSU will open the 2011 season against Pac-10 power Oregon in Cowboy Stadium in Arlington, Texas, vice chancellor and director of athletics Joe Alleva announced on Tuesday.

Billed as the “Cowboys Classic”, LSU and Oregon will square off for the fourth time in football in what is the home of the NFL’s Dallas Cowboys. The Tigers and Ducks also played in 1932, 1934 and 1977, with LSU leading the series 2-1.

The LSU-Oregon contest will mark the second consecutive year in which the Tigers will open the season at a neutral site and on prime time national television. LSU opened the 2010 season last week with a 30-24 victory over North Carolina in the Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game in Atlanta.

The LSU-Oregon game has been slotted for a prime time kickoff on Saturday, Sept. 3, 2011 on either ESPN or ABC.

“This will be a great opportunity to showcase our football program on national television against a quality opponent from the Pac-10,” Alleva said. “Cowboy Stadium is perhaps the finest football venue in the country and to be able to bring our team and our fans to that facility will be a tremendous experience for everyone involved.

“The Dallas area also has one of the largest LSU alumni bases outside Louisiana so it will be exciting to bring our football program and the LSU football experience to the state of Texas for a game.”

The 2011 season opener will mark LSU’s first game in Texas since the 2002 Cotton Bowl when the Tigers dropped a 35-20 decision to Texas. LSU hasn’t played a regular season game in Texas since the 1995 season-opener against Texas A&M in College Station.

In other football scheduling news, LSU has added games to future schedules, hosting Western Kentucky in 2011, Idaho in 2012, Furman and UAB in 2013, Georgia Southern in 2014, Jacksonville State in 2015, and South Alabama in 2016. LSU also announced that its game against Southern Miss, originally scheduled for next year, has been moved to the 2016 season.

2011 LSU Football Schedule
Sept. 3 vs. Oregon, Arlington, Texas
Sept. 10 Northwestern State, Baton Rouge
Sept. 17 at Mississippi State, Starkville, Miss.
Sept. 24 at West Virginia, Morgantown, W. Va.
Oct. 1 Kentucky, Baton Rouge
Oct. 8 Florida, Baton Rouge
Oct. 15 at Tennessee, Knoxville, Tenn.
Oct. 22 Auburn, Baton Rouge
Oct. 29 Open
Nov. 5 at Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Ala.
Nov. 12 Western Kentucky, Baton Rouge
Nov. 19 at Ole Miss, Oxford, Miss.
Nov. 26 Arkansas, Baton Rouge

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