LSU Vs Utah St. Game Notes

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Burrow Makes History As No. 5 LSU Beats Utah State, 42-6

 

LSU quarterback Joe Burrow (9) throws a pass in the first half of an NCAA college football game against Utah State in Baton Rouge, La., Saturday, Oct. 5, 2019. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

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BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Joe Burrow became the first LSU quarterback to eclipse 300 yards passing in four straight games and threw for five touchdowns to help the fifth-ranked Tigers defeat Utah State 42-6 on Saturday.

Burrow, who has finished only one fourth quarter this season because of lopsided scores, has completed 78.3 percent of his passes for 1,864 yards and 22 touchdowns through five games as he remains on pace to threaten most LSU single-season passing records.

Burrow completed 27 of 38 passes for 344 yards and was intercepted once on a tipped pass against Utah State before being replaced by Myles Brennan on LSU's second series of the fourth quarter. Burrow also rushed for 42 yards and touchdown.

Justin Jefferson caught two scoring passes for LSU (5-0). His second TD on a 39-yard throw was the completion on which Burrow surpassed 300 yards. Burrow's other TD strikes went to Derrick Dillon, JaMarr Chase and tight end Thaddeus Moss.

LSU's defense largely bottled up an up-tempo Utah State offense that came in averaging 533 yards 38.5 points per game. The Tigers intercepted quarterback Jordan Love three times. Freshman Derek Stingley Jr. displayed veteran-like savvy when he timed a spinning leap to high-point Love's fade pass to the right pylon in front of the intended receivers. Stingley held on for his second interception this season as he crashed down on his back at the LSU 1-yard line, and LSU responded with a 99-yard touchdown drive.

Safety Grant Delpit and Kary Vincent also intercepted Love, who finished 15 of 30 for 130 yards. The Aggies (3-2) totaled 159 yards of offense.

THE TAKEAWAY

Utah State: Love and the Aggies' offense displayed the talent to execute a few explosive plays against an LSU defense missing several injured starters, including a pair of 35-yard completions to Siaosi Mariner and Jordan Nathan. Stringing enough together to stay in the game was another matter, but Utah State should expect to move the ball better against remaining competition this season.

LSU: The Tigers finished with 601 total yards and look sharp heading into the meat of their Southeastern Conference schedule — even if 42 points was their lowest in any game this season.

RECORD WATCH

The LSU record for yards passing in a season is 3,347, set by Rohan Davey in 2001. Burrow trails that mark by 1,483 yards with seven regular season games left. The LSU single-season touchdowns passing record is 28, set by Matt Mauck in 2003 and tied by JaMarcus Russell in 2006. Burrow is six short of that mark.

EMPTY SEATS

The Tiger Stadium crowd was visibly the thinnest this season. An 11 a.m. local time kickoff meant many of those who attended the game would have little relief from the sun on an unseasonably hot day — even by south Louisiana standards. Forecasts showed temperatures rising into the low 90s by halftime. Numerous sections of the stadium were mostly empty by the middle of the third quarter after LSU led 28-6.

Fans were also slowed getting to the game because of a freight train that came to a stop on a rail line near the west edge of campus, cutting off expansive parking and tail-gating areas from the stadium less than an hour before kickoff.

POLL IMPLICATIONS

The Tigers should hold relatively steady in the AP Top 25 poll after easily covering a nearly four-touchdown spread.

UP NEXT

Utah State has a weekend off before hosting Nevada on Oct. 19.

LSU hosts Florida on Saturday, Oct. 12.

 

 

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LSU Football Postgame Notes
#5 LSU vs. Utah State
October 5, 2019 – Tiger Stadium (Baton Rouge, La.)
1. The LSU Captains were DL Breiden Fehoko, LB Patrick Queen, P Zach Von Rosenberg and WR Derrick Dillon.
2. Utah State won the coin toss and deferred. LSU received the opening kickoff.
3. The Tigers improved to 5-0 on the season and are 1-0 in SEC play.
4. LSU is now 3-0 in games against Utah State.
a. Dating back to 2001, LSU is 79-9 in games against non-conference foes.
5. The Tigers are now 20-11 in non-conference morning kickoff games.
a. LSU has won the past 12 morning kickoffs since 2004, including four bowl games and six home games.
6. LSU remains unbeaten at 81-0 when rushing for more than 100 yards and holding the opponent to less than 100 yards.
a. LSU rushed for 248 yards in the game.
b. Utah State totaled 19 rushing yards in the game.
i. The Tigers are 139-22 when rushing for 100 yards.
ii. The Tigers are 83-5 when holding the opponent to fewer than 100
rushing yards.
7. 23 of Orgeron’s 30 wins at LSU have come by double-figures.
8. LSU’s record when wearing purple jerseys improves to 88-38-3 all time.
9. 273 points through the first five games is the most in SEC history.
Offense
1. RB Clyde Edwards-Helaire surpassed the 1,000 career rushing yard mark with an 11- yard run on first down in the first quarter.
a. Edwards-Helaire rushed for 72 yards in the game. He now has 1,049 career rushing yards.
2. The offense is 31-for-31 in the red zone this season with 26 of those trips resulting in touchdowns.
a. LSU was 4-for-4 in the redzone today with four touchdowns.
b. The Tigers have scored in 30 consecutive quarters dating to the Rice game last
season.
3. LSU now has 26 touchdown drives that have taken under three minutes. The Tigers had
just 23 drives of under three minutes for the entire 2018 season.
4. WR Derrick Dillon became the 12th Tiger to score a touchdown this season.
a. He scored on a seven-yard touchdown pass in the first quarter.
b. Dillon had four receptions for 42 yards and a touchdown.
5. WR Thaddeus Moss scored his first touchdown as a Tiger with an eight-yard touchdown
reception in the fourth quarter.
a. He becomes the 13th Tiger to score a touchdown this season.
6. In the second quarter, LSU went on a 13 play, 99-yard drive that lasted 6:42. The drive ended on a 25-yard touchdown pass from QB Joe Burrow to WR Ja’Marr Chase.

a. The most recent 99-yard LSU drive was on Nov. 29,2013 vs. Arkansas.
i. That drive was eight plays and lasted 1:49. Travin Dural scored on a 49-
yard touchdown reception from Anthony Jennings.
7. QB Joe Burrow’s five touchdown passes in the game moves him to fourth all-time at LSU
with 38 passing touchdowns.
a. Burrow was 27 of 38 for 344 yards on the day. He completed five touchdown
passes and threw one interception.
b. Burrow passed Jamie Howard and Jordan Jefferson who each had 34, Zach
Mettenberger who had 35 and Matt Mauck with 37.
c. Burrow connected with WR Justin Jefferson on a four-yard touchdown pass in
the third quarter. That was the 12th time the two connected to score a
touchdown this season.
d. With 344 passing yards in the game, Burrow has passed for 300+ yards in an LSU
record four straight games. It is his sixth 300 yard passing game of his career.
i. Burrow passed for 471 yards at Texas, 373 yards vs. Northwestern State
and 398 yards at Vanderbilt in the past three games before today
e. Burrow also tied Mettenberger and Tommy Hodson at No. 3 for touchdown
passes in a season with 22.
f. His one-yard rushing touchdown in the second quarter ties Jeff Wickersham at
nine for the seventh most rushing touchdowns by a QB in an LSU career.
g. Burrow now has 20+ completions in an LSU record seven straight games.
h. He passed Rohan Davey, Alan Risher, Danny Etling and Jordan Jefferson to move
into seventh all time in career passing yards at LSU with 4,758.
i. He is now tied for second with Tommy Hodson and Zach Mettenberger with 22
passing touchdowns in a season.
8. WR Justin Jefferon finished with 155 receiving yards and recorded his fifth career 100
yard receiving game.
a. He is tied for 10th all-time for 100-yard receiving games, joining a crew including
Travin Dural (2013-2016), Malachi Dupre (2014-2016), Rueben Randle (2009- 2011), Terrence Toliver (2007-2010), Abram Booty (1997-1999) and Tommy Morel (1966-1968).
9. TE Racey McMath sat out the first half of the game due to a targeting in the second half of the Vanderbilt game on Sept. 21.
10. LSU’s 601 yards of total offense is tied for the fourth most in Orgeron’s time at LSU. a. LSU had 601 yards of offense vs. Texas A&M in 2017.
11. The Tigers attempted 39 passes, which is tied for the most with Orgeron as head coach.
a. LSU attempted 39 passes at Texas this season, at Texas A&M in 2018 and vs.
Georgia Southern this season.
b. LSU completed 28 passes, which is the fourth most in Orgeron’s tenure.
i. The Tigers completed 31 at Texas this season, 30 vs. Georgia Southern this season and 29 vs. Northwestern State this season.
12. LSU’s total time of possession was 41:03. That is the third highest time of possession in the Orgeron era.

a. The Tigers had a time of possession of 44:31 vs. UCF last season in the Fiesta Bowl. The second highest was 42:33 in 2016 vs. Missouri.
Defense
1. LB Patrick Queen led the defense with six total tackles. Three of those were tackles for a loss. LB Jacob Phillips had five total tackles.
2. CB Derek Stingley Jr. intercepted a pass in the second quarter to record his second interception of the season. CB Kary Vincent Jr. recorded his thirs career interception and first of the season in the third quarter. in the S Grant Delpit intercepted a pass in the fourth quarter to record his first of the season.
a. As a team, LSU has recorded five interceptions this year.
b. Stingley, Delpit, Vincent and S JaCoby Stevens are the only Tigers with
interceptions this year.
3. The LSU defense amassed 10 total tackles for loss in the game.
a. Queen (3), DE Neil Ferrell (1.5), DE Justin Thomas (1), Fehoko (1), CB Kary Vincent (1) and LB Damon Clark (.5) and LB Micah Baskerville (2) all contributed to the defensive effort.
4. LSU held Utah State to six points, which is the fifth fewest allowed during Orgeron’s time as head coach.
5. Utah State’s 19 rushing yards is the third fewest allowed by an LSU defense during Orgeron’s time at LSU.
a. The Tigers allowed -5 vs. BYU in 2017 and 16 at Arkansas in 2018.
6. Ten first downs is the third fewest allowed by an LSU defense in Orgeron’s time at LSU.
a. LSU allowed six vs. BYU in 2017 and eight vs. Georgia Southern this season.
7. Utah State’s 159 yards of total offense is the third fewest allowed by the LSU defense
with Orgeron as the head coach.
a. LSU gave up 97 yards to BYU in 2017 and 98 yards to Georgia Southern this
season.
Special Teams
1. Placekicker Cade York is 7-for-8 on field goals and 33-for-34 on PATs through five games now.
2. In two punts, P Zach Von Rosenberg averaged 45.5 yards per punt.

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c. Burrow connected with WR Justin Jefferson on a four-yard touchdown pass in
the third quarter. That was the 12th time the two connected to score a
touchdown this season.

Is this a career stat, maybe? Jefferson only has 7 TDs this season. 

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7 hours ago, cul2969 said:

Is this a career stat, maybe? Jefferson only has 7 TDs this season. 

He has 6 last season.