Game Notes: Tigers take on Sooners in CFP semifinal at Chick-fil-A Bowl

No. 1 LSU (13-0) vs. No. 4 Oklahoma (12-1)
CFP National Semifinal – Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl
Saturday, December 28, 2019 * Atlanta, Ga. (Mercedes-Benz Stadium)
3 p.m. CT (ESPN)

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*LSU (13-0), champions of the Southeastern Conference, will make its first appearance in the College Football Playoffs when the top-ranked Tigers face fourth-ranked Oklahoma (12-1) in the Chick-fil-A Bowl on Saturday, Dec. 28 at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta. Kickoff is set for 3 p.m. CT on ESPN.
*The Oklahoma contest will mark the sixth time LSU has faced a Top 10 opponent in 2019. The Tigers are 5-0 against Top 10 this year – the most wins over Top 10 team in a season in school history. LSU has won six straight and nine of its last 10 games against Top 10 teams.
*LSU and Oklahoma meet for just the third time, and the first since a 21-14 Tiger victory in the 2004 BCS National Championship Game in New Orleans. The win over Oklahoma in the BCS title game gave LSU its first national title since 2003. LSU has since won the 2007 national title and has three national championships to its credit (also won 1958). The LSU-OU series is tied 1-1.
*LSU goes into the contest having been ranked No. 1 in the AP Poll since Week 10 and No. 1 in the Coaches Poll since Week 12.
*The Tigers, winners of 14 straight dating back to last year, are coming off a 37-10 win over then-No. 4 Georgia in the SEC Championship Game. The 14-game winning streak ties for the third-longest winning streak in school history.
*LSU is 13-0 for the second time in school history. The only other 13-0 start in school history came in 2011 when the Tigers started 13-0 before falling in the national championship game.
*Overall, LSU will be playing its 30th consecutive game as a Top 25 team on Saturday. LSU has been a Top 25 team for 42 of the 47 games under Coach O with 21 of those coming as a Top 10 team.
*National Coach of the Year Ed Orgeron brings a 38-9 mark in 47 games as the Tiger coach into the contest. Of his 38 wins with the Tigers, 29 have come by double-figures, 10 have come against Top 10 teams and 16 have come against teams ranked in the Top 25.
*Coach O’s 38 wins through 47 games ranks as the second-most for any coach in LSU history over that span. Only Les Miles (39 wins in 47 games) won more games than Orgeron during the first 47 games of his LSU coaching career. Orgeron ranks ahead of Bernie Moore (36 wins in 47 games); Charles McClendon (34 wins in 47 games) and Nick Saban (34 wins in 47 games).
*Orgeron’s 10 Top 10 wins ties as the second-most for an LSU coach in school history, trailing only Les Miles (16 in 12 years). He’s tied with Charles McClendon (10 in 18 years). Orgeron is 10-3 against Top 10 teams at LSU.
*LSU has won at least 8 games for 20 straight seasons. The 20-year streak is the longest among Power 5 schools along with Oklahoma, and ranks second to only Boise State (21) among all FBS schools.
*Under Orgeron, LSU is 22-1 when having a 100-yard rusher, including a 6-0 mark in 2019, and the Tigers are 36-2 when reaching the 20-point mark.
*LSU leads the nation in total offense with 554.3 yards per game. In 13 games, the Tigers have gone over the 500-yard mark 10 times, which includes three 600-yard games and one 700-yard game.
*The Tigers are also No. 1 nationally in redzone offense (63-of-65), No. 2 passing offense (386.8), and No.3 in scoring offense (47.8). LSU has scored 40 or more points a school-record 10 times, which includes four 50-point games and two 60-point games.
*LSU’s defense, which have allowed only 40 first quarter points all season, is giving up 21.2 points and 341.3 total yards (119.6 rushing, 221.7 passing) per game.
*This year’s LSU offense is the first in the history of the SEC to feature a 4,000-yard passer (Joe Burrow with 4,715 yards), a 1,000-yard rusher (Clyde Edwards-Helaire with 1,290), and two 1,000-yard receivers (Ja’Marr Chase with 1,498 and Justin Jefferson with 1,207).
*Heisman Trophy winning QB Joe Burrow is first player in SEC history to throw for 4,000 yards and 40 TDs in a season. He’s the SEC single-season record holder for passing yards (4,7156) and passing TDs (48).
*QB Joe Burrow leads the nation in passing TDs (48), completion percentage (77.9) and points responsible for (308), and he’s second nationally in passing yards (4,715), yards per game (362.7), and total offense (384.9).
*In 13 games, Burrow has completed 342-of-439 passes for 4,715 yards, 48 TDs and only six interceptions. He’s thrown at least one TD pass in 17 straight games and he’s gone over the 300-yard mark in 13 of the last 16 games.
*Biletnikoff Award winner Ja’Marr Chase tied the SEC record for TD receptions in a season with 18. He’s caught 73 passes for 1,498 yards (124.8 per game). Justin Jefferson leads the Tigers in receptions with 88 and he’s second on team in yards (1,207) and TD receptions (12).
*TE Thaddeus Moss holds the LSU single-season record for catches by a tight end with 38 for 435 yards.
*RB Clyde Edwards-Helaire led the SEC in rushing TDs with 16 and he’s No. 2 in the league in total TDs (17), trailing only teammate Chase (18). He rushed for 100+ yards in six of LSU’s nine SEC games. His 1,290 rushing yards in the second-most in the SEC, while his 99.23 ranks No. 4 in the league.
* LB Jacob Phillips leads the Tigers in tackles with 97; OLB K’Lavon Chaisson is first on team in tackles for loss (11.5); S Jacoby Stevens leads team in sacks (5.0) to go with 8.5 TFL.
* Consensus All-America CB Derek Stingley led the SEC in both interceptions (6) and passes defended (21).

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