LSU 2020 Game Notes: Tigers host SEC East’s Gamecocks

• LSU NOTES: VS. SOUTH CAROLINA (PDF)
• OPP. NOTES: SOUTH CAROLINA (PDF)

LSU vs. South Carolina

• LSU (1-2) plays its first night game in Tiger Stadium in 2020 when the Tigers host South Carolina (2-2) at 6 p.m. on Saturday. The game will be televised on ESPN.
• LSU is 16-2 in night games in Tiger Stadium under Ed Orgeron. The Tigers have won 11 straight night games in Death Valley.
• The Tigers are coming off an unscheduled open date last week as the Florida contest was postponed until Dec. 12 due to Covid-19 related issues with the Gators.
• In its last outing on Oct. 10, LSU dropped a 45-41 decision at Missouri – a game that was originally scheduled for Tiger Stadium but moved locations due to Hurricane Delta.
• LSU is 18-2-1 all-time against South Carolina which includes its current winning streak of six straight vs. the Gamecocks. LSU is 6-1-1 against South Carolina since the Gamecocks joined the SEC in 1992.
• LSU is 11-0 in games following a loss under head coach Ed Orgeron. The Tigers haven’t lost back-to-back games since dropping three straight in November of 2015.
• LSU is 13-2 under Orgeron in games played during the month of October.
• Orgeron is 41-11 as head coach of the Tigers. His 40 wins through the first 50 games were the second-most among any coach in school history.
• Of his 41 wins with the Tigers, 32 have come by double-figures, 18 have come against teams ranked in the Top 25 with 12 of those coming against Top 10 opponents. Orgeron is 12-3 against Top 10 teams at LSU.
• LSU is 24-1 overall under Orgeron and 1-0 in 2020 when having a 100-yard rusher.
• LSU has had either a 100-yard rusher or 100-yard receiver in 11 consecutive games.
• In three games, LSU has used 14 first-time starters (10 vs. Mississippi State, 3 vs. Vanderbilt, 1 vs. Missouri).
• WR Terrace Marshall Jr. has caught at least 1 TD pass in 11 of the 16 games that he’s started during his career. Dating back to last year, Marshall has 12 TD receptions in his last 6 games. Marshall set career-highs for receptions (11) and receiving yards (235) and tied his career-high for TDs (3) against Missouri. In 3 games this year, Marshall has 21 receptions for 424 yards and 7 TDs. His 7 TDs leads the SEC and ranks No. 2 nationally.
• QB Myles Brennan is the first player in LSU history to throw for 300 yards or more in his first three career starts. Brennan’s passing yards (1,112), completions (79) and TD passes (11) are the most of any LSU quarterback in their first three career starts. Brennan is 79-of-131 for 682 yards, 11 TDs and 3 interceptions through LSU’s first three games.
• This year is the first time in school history LSU has had a 300-yard passer in each of the first three games of a season. Brennan has passed for 345 yards vs. Mississippi State, 337 vs. Vanderbilt and 430 vs. Missouri.
• 11 different players have caught passes through 3 games led by Terrace Marshall Jr. (21-424-7 TDs), TE Arik Gilbert (14-177-2 TDs), and WR Kayshon Boutte (9-101).
• RB John Emery leads the Tigers in rushing with 137 yards and 1 TD on 21 carries. He’s averaging 6.5 yards a carry.
* LB Damone Clark leads the Tigers in tackles (23). He also has 2.5 tackles for loss and a sack to his credit.
* Junior college transfer DE Ali Gaye leads LSU in tackles for loss (5.0). He’s also batted down 3 passes, has 2 QB hurries and a sack.
* PK Cade York is 6-of-7 on field goals and with four of his six field goals coming from 40-yards or longer. York has kicked field goals of 53 and 51 in consecutive weeks.
* P Zach Von Rosenberg is averaging 46.2 yards a punt and 11 of his 15 punts have been downed inside the 20-yard line.

By The Numbers
6 – LSU leads the SEC and ranks No. 5 in the nation in turnover margin at +6 through three games. The Tigers have nine takeaways, while turning the ball over just three times.

10 – Consecutive games LSU has scored at least 30 points dating back to Alabama game last year.

12 – Consecutive games LSU has thrown for at least 300 yards – the longest streak in school history.
22 – Straight games LSU has had at least one passing touchdown.

LSU vs. South Carolina
*Saturday’s contest will be the 22nd meeting between South Carolina and LSU.
*The first meeting came in 1930 in Columbia with South Carolina coming out on top 7-5, one of two of South Carolina’s wins in the series history.
*LSU owns a 18-2-1 record against the Gamecocks and have won the last six meetings. The two teams tied in 1995, 20-20 in Columbia.
*The Tigers dominated the Gamecocks in the last meeting in 2015, coming out on top 45-24 inside Tiger Stadium. That game was originally schedule to be played in Columbia but devastating flooding in the area forced the game to Baton Rouge.
*The Tigers are 12-1 against the Gamecocks in Baton Rouge, with the only home loss coming in 1994, falling 18-17.
*This game will be head coach Ed Orgeron’s first meeting with the Gamecocks in his career.

Day Game or Night Game Makes No Difference for LSU
*LSU’s tradition of night games in Tiger Stadium is like none other in college football.
*But, LSU’s recent success in day games in Tiger Stadium has made playing afternoon games in Death Valley more appealing.
*LSU has won 18 of its last 20 day games in Tiger Stadium, a stretch that goes back to a 16-14 victory over Tennessee on Oct. 2, 2010.
*Of LSU’s 18 wins during this current stretch, 10 have come against Top 25 teams and 17 were over SEC opponents.
*Since 2000, LSU is 121-20 overall at home, which includes an 92-13 mark at night in Tiger Stadium and a 29-8 record during the day. From 1960-99, LSU posted a 12-19-3 mark in day games in Tiger Stadium.

LSU at Florida Postponed
*Last Saturday, the Tigers were scheduled to play Florida in Gainesville but due to positive tests and subsequent quaranting of individuals within the Florida football program, consistent with Southeastern Conference COVID-19 management requirements.
*The game is tentatively rescheduled for December 12 in Gainesville.

LSU vs. SEC Eastern Division
*LSU has won 13 of its last 15 games against SEC Eastern Division foes after falling to Missouri on the road on October 10.
*Florida and Missouri are the only teams from the eastern division to defeat the Tigers during that stretch as Florida did it in the first week of October in 2018 as well as in November 2016.
*Prior to the Florida loss in 2016, LSU hadn’t dropped a game to a SEC East team since a 44-41 setback at No. 9 Georgia in 2013.
*Last season, the Tigers defeated Florida in the regular season, 42-26 inside Tiger Stadium, before facing No. 4 Georgia in the SEC Championship. The Tigers took down the Bulldogs, 37-10.