Jordan Jefferson threw two touchdown passes
to Brandon LaFell, and Charles Scott ran for a pair of scores, as ninth-ranked
LSU shut down Tulane, 42-0, at Tiger Stadium.
Jefferson completed 11 of his 17 attempts through the air for 163 yards, while
Scott finished with 112 yards on 18 carries for the Tigers (7-1), who extended
their non-conference winning streak to 22 games, the longest in the nation.
"We wanted this game just like it is," said LSU head coach Les Miles. "We
wanted to be tested against a good club, we wanted to answer those challenges.
We wanted to run the football better and wanted to get some guys in the game
and we did."
LaFell made four grabs for 85 yards, and Russell Shepard added a touchdown run
in the win.
Ryan Griffin connected on 21-of-29 passes for 163 yards and an interception
for the Green Wave (2-6), who have dropped four straight. Jeremy Williams had
78 yards on eight receptions in defeat.
"It was hard slowing them. They were very physical at the end. They just wore
us down," said Tulane head coach Bob Toledo. "Offensively we couldn't run the
ball very well against them. I was pleased with the fact that our protection
was pretty good. Griffin threw the ball pretty well. I thought that we caught
the ball well. They're a good opponent. Let's put it that way. They were tough
for us to beat."
LSU scored the game's first points on its second possession, which was set up
by a blocked punt.
The Tigers began the drive at the Tulane 23 and needed just two plays to find
the end zone. After a four-yard dash by Scott, Shepard took it the rest of
the way for a 7-0 LSU lead.
Later in the first quarter, Jefferson threw a 39-yard touchdown pass to
LaFell. The long connection capped a five-play, 63-yard drive with 2:32
remaining.
A four-yard scoring run by Scott gave LSU a commanding 21-0 lead at the break.
His eight-yard scamper accounted for all the scoring in the third quarter.
LaFell tacked on a 13-yard touchdown grab and Stevan Ridley had a 10-yard
scoring run for LSU in the final frame.
Game Notes
LSU has won the last 18 meetings with Tulane...The Tigers have not lost a non-
conference game since falling to Iowa in the Capital One bowl during the 2004
season...The Tigers outgained Tulane, 455-216...LSU travels to Alabama next
Saturday, while Tulane returns home to face UTEP.
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