GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: NCAAF: LSU (4-0) at TULANE (1-2)

NCAAF: LSU at TULANE

<div class="pre">NCAAF FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
LSU (2) 7 3 10 14 34
TULANE 0 9 0 0 9 FINAL

SCORING SUMMARY

1ST QUARTER: LSU - TD, JACOB HESTER 3 YD RUN (COLT
DAVID KICK), 4:04. LSU 7-0
2ND QUARTER: TULANE - SAFETY, 9:04. LSU 7-2
TULANE - TD, ANDRE ANDERSON 5 YD RUN (ROSS
THEVENOT KICK), 13:20. TULANE
9-7
LSU - FG, COLT DAVID 36 YD, 14:57. LSU
10-9
3RD QUARTER: LSU - FG, COLT DAVID 33 YD, 6:03. LSU
13-9
LSU - TD, JACOB HESTER 1 YD RUN (COLT
DAVID KICK), 9:07. LSU 20-9
4TH QUARTER: LSU - TD, CHARLES SCOTT 35 YD RUN (COLT
DAVID KICK), 3:00. LSU 27-9
LSU - TD, CHARLES SCOTT 3 YD RUN (COLT
DAVID KICK), 6:11. LSU 34-9</div>

 

NEW ORLEANS (Ticker) -- It took a half for Louisiana State andTulane to look how they were supposed to.


Jacob Hester and Charles Scott each rushed for two touchdownsand the second-ranked Tigers overcame a sluggish first half enroute to a 34-9 victory over the Green Wave on Saturday.

Nearly a six-touchdown favorite, the Tiger's (5-0) hardlyresembled one of the nation's top teams in the first half whenthey had more penalties (11) than points (10).


Perhaps part of the Tigers' struggles could have been attributedto looking ahead to next Saturday's showdown against defendingnational champion Florida.


But with their dominant defense, the Tigers regained their focusand took control after the break to beat their intrastaterivals for a 16th straight time.


Hester, who opened the scoring in the first quarter with athree-yard touchdown run, plowed up the middle for a one-yard TDwith 5:53 left in the third, giving the Tigers a 20-9 cushion.

Scott, a fullback, added to the lead by rumbling up the middlefor a 35-yard TD three minutes into the fourth quarter for a27-9 advantage. He also contributed a three-yard TD with 8:49left.


After being held to minus-11 yards rushing in the first half,the Tigers finished with 137 overall.


The running game helped overcome an inconsistent game from MattFlynn, who completed 16-of-30 passes for 258 yards and aninterception. He also was sacked six times.


Flynn also was called for intentional grounding in the end zonein the second quarter resulting in a safety.


The Green Wave (1-3) then embarked on an 11-play, 58-yard driveagainst the nation's top defense. Andre Anderson capped themarch with a five-yard TD run, giving the Green Wave asurprising 9-7 lead with 4:11 left in the half.


Colt David converted a 36-yard field goal with 1:33 left in thehalf, allowing LSU to take the lead into the intermission.

 

NCAAF: LSU at TULANE

<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
NCAAF
LSU (2) 34
TULANE 9 FINAL</div>

 

NEW ORLEANS (Ticker) -- It took a half for Louisiana State andTulane to look how they were supposed to.


Jacob Hester and Charles Scott each rushed for two touchdownsand the second-ranked Tigers overcame a sluggish first half enroute to a 34-9 victory over the Green Wave on Saturday.

Nearly a six-touchdown favorite, the Tiger's (5-0) hardlyresembled one of the nation's top teams in the first half whenthey had more penalties (11) than points (10).


"I told our team at halftime that we shot ourselves in thefoot," LSU coach Les Miles said. "We came here and played likedwe didn't have intentions or purpose. We turned that around inthe second half."


Perhaps part of the Tigers' struggles could have been attributedto looking ahead to next Saturday's showdown against defendingnational champion Florida.


But with their dominant defense, the Tigers regained their focusand took control after the break to beat their intrastaterivals for a 16th straight time.


Hester, who opened the scoring in the first quarter with athree-yard touchdown run, plowed up the middle for a one-yard TDwith 5:53 left in the third, giving the Tigers a 20-9 cushion.

Scott, a fullback, added to the lead by rumbling up the middlefor a 35-yard TD three minutes into the fourth quarter for a27-9 advantage. He also contributed a three-yard TD with 8:49left.


"We were in a dogfight. We just said at halftime, hey, let'sbuckle down and play," Scott said.


After being held to minus-11 yards rushing in the first half,the Tigers finished with 134 overall.


The running game helped overcome an inconsistent game from MattFlynn, who completed 16-of-30 passes for 258 yards and aninterception. He also was sacked six times.


Flynn also was called for intentional grounding in the end zonein the second quarter resulting in a safety.


The Green Wave (1-3) then embarked on an 11-play, 58-yard driveagainst the nation's top defense. Andre Anderson capped themarch with a five-yard TD run, giving the Green Wave asurprising 9-7 lead with 4:11 left in the half.


Colt David converted a 36-yard field goal with 1:33 left in thehalf, allowing LSU to take the lead into the intermission.

 

NCAAF: LSU at TULANE

<div class="pre">NCAAF FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
LSU (2) 7 3 10 14 34
TULANE 0 9 0 0 9 FINAL

LSU-TD, J Hester 3 YD RUN (C David KICK) 4:04 1st Qtr
TULANE-SAFETY, 9:04 2nd Qtr
TULANE-TD, A Anderson 5 YD RUN (R Thevenot KICK) 13:20
2nd Qtr
LSU-FG, C David 36 YD 14:57 2nd Qtr
LSU-FG, C David 33 YD 6:09 3rd Qtr
LSU-TD, J Hester 1 YD RUN (C David KICK) 9:07 3rd Qtr
LSU-TD, C Scott 35 YD RUN (C David KICK) 3:00 4th Qtr
LSU-TD, C Scott 3 YD RUN (C David KICK) 6:11 4th Qtr


LSU TULANE
First downs 16 12
Rushed-yards 38-134 33-88
Passing yards 257 139
Sacked-yards lost 6-44 2-13
Return yards 25 8
Passes 17-32-1 12-32-1
Punts 5-46.6 10-38.9
Fumbles-lost 1-0 2-2
Penalties-yards 15-91 4-23
Time of possession 31:34 28:26


Individual Statistics

RUSHING: LSU-Charles Scott 6-53, Richard Murphy 6-35, Jacob Hester
10-33, Trindon Holliday 3-19, Keiland Williams 4-19, Ryan Perrilloux
2-14, Matt Flynn 7-MINUS 39. TULANE-Matt Forte 16-73, Andre Anderson
7-18, Anthony Scelfo 7-4, Shannon Davis 3-MINUS 7.

PASSING: LSU-Matt Flynn 16-29-258- 1, Ryan Perrilloux 1-3-MINUS 1- 0.
TULANE-Anthony Scelfo 11-26-117- 1. Kevin Moore 1-5-22- 0. Matt Forte
0-1-0- 0.

RECEIVING: LSU-Brandon LaFell 4-76, Demetrius Byrd 3-69, Terrance
Toliver 1-38, Chris Mitchell 3-32, Richard Dickson 2-25, Jared
Mitchell 1-17, Trindon Holliday 1-0, Richard Murphy 2-0. TULANE-Gabe
Ratcliff 4-55, Brian King 4-32, Matt Forte 1-21, Michael Batiste 1-20,
Kenneth Guidroz 1-11, Jeremy McKinney 1-0.


Att: 58,769</div>

 

NCAAF: LSU at TULANE

<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
NCAAF
LSU (2) 34
TULANE 9 FINAL</div>