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LSU dominated from the opening minute Saturday night in Baton Rouge but the halftime show was a draw between Southern’s Human Jukebox and the Golden Band from Tiger Land, to the delight of a sold-out Tiger Stadium crowd.
Score by quarters
Southern | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10 | – 17
LSU | 37 | 14 | 7 | 7 | – 65
Scoring summary
LSU – Jayden Daniels 18 run (Damian Ramos kick), 3 plays, 21 yards, 1:29 TOP
LSU – Josh Williams 5 run (Ramos kick), 4 plays, 62 yards, 1:13
LSU – Jack Bech 17 pass from Daniels (Ramos kick), 5 plays, 71 yards, 2:52
LSU – Micah Baskerville 29 interception return (Ramos kick)
LSU – Malik Nabers 5 pass from Daniels (Ramos kick), 4 plays, 24 yards, 0:59
LSU – Safety
LSU – Brian Thomas 44 pass from Daniels (Ramos kick), 5 plays, 65 yards, 2:04
LSU – Noah Cain 2 run (Ramos kick), 6 plays, 80 yards, 1:28
LSU – Armoni Goodwin 2 run (Ramos kick), 8 plays, 59 yards, 3:26
SU – Benny McCray 94 interception return (Luke Jackson kick)
LSU – Goodwin 1 run (Trey Finison kick), 10 plays, 75 yards, 4:44
SU – Karl Ligon 1 run (Jackson kick), 11 plays, 79 yards, 5:35
SU – Jackson 29 FG, 8 plays, 59 yards, 3:25
| SU | LSU | |
|---|---|---|
| FIRST DOWNS | 15 | 23 |
| Rush | 11 | 10 |
| Pass | 3 | 13 |
| Penalty | 1 | 0 |
| TOTAL YARDS | 262 | 550 |
| Total plays | 59 | 70 |
| Avg. per play | 4.4 | 7.9 |
| RUSHING YARDS | 201 | 230 |
| Total rushes | 42 | 36 |
| Avg. per rush | 4.8 | 6.4 |
| PASSING YARDS | 61 | 320 |
| Comp-Att | 9-17 | 23-34 |
| Comp. Pct. | 53% | 68% |
| Interceptions | 1 | 2 |
| Punts-Avg. | 4-34.5 | 2-43.5 |
| Inside 20 | 0 | 0 |
| Fumbles – lost | 4-4 | 0-0 |
| Red Zone attempts | 2-3 | 7-8 |
| Red Zone pts. | 10 | 49 |
| 3rd down conv. | 2-10 | 7-12 |
| 4th down conv. | 0-0 | 0-1 |
| Possession Time | 28:46 | 31:14 |
Individual leaders
Rushing –SU, J. Sims 15-79, B. McCray 12-47, K. Ligon 7-45, K. Rhymes 8-30. LSU, A. Goodwin 12-85, N. Cain 10-51, K. Boutte 1-41, J. Daniels 3-18, J. Williams 5-17, W. Howard 3-15, N. Demas 2-3.
Passing – SU, B. McCray 9-16-1, 61 yards; C. Dyson 0-1-0. LSU, J. Daniels 10-11-0, 137 yards, 3 TDs; G. Nussmeier 13-23-2, 183 yards.
Receiving – SU, C. Whitfield 2-minus-4, C. Dyson 1-29, I. Taylor 1-17, A. Pitre III 1-11, D. Fuller 1-6, G. Perkins 1-2, J. Sims 1-2, K. Ligon 1-minus-2. LSU, C. Hilton 5-47, K. Boutte 5-42, M. Nabers 3-81, B. Thomas 2-55, K. Lacy 2-29, J. Bech 1-17, E. Francioni 1-14, M. Taylor 1-13, J. Mashburn 1-10, N. Cain 1-9, K. Taylor 1-3.
Photo by PETER FOREST, Journal Sports