Game 5
REVIEW Towson
22
#3 LSU
38
No. 3 LSU Overcomes Sluggish Effort To Beat Towson, 38-22 Despite committing a season-high 10 penalties and losing three fumbles, third-ranked LSU managed enough offense to post a 38-22 non-conference win over Towson in Tiger Stadium. The victory improved LSU to 5-0 overall, while extending the nation’s longest non-conference regular season winning streak to 41 straight (also an NCAA record) as well as running LSU’s Tiger Stadium winning streak to 21 in a row (also a school record). Zach Mettenberger threw for 238 yards and a pair of touchdowns - both to Odell Beckham Jr. After Russell Shepard’s 78-yard TD run on the first play of LSU’s second possession of the game gave the Tigers a 7-0 lead, Towson scored nine straight points to take a 9-7 advantage with just over five minutes left in the first half. LSU closed out the half with a 27-yard TD pass from Mettenberger to Beckham Jr. and then a 23-yard Drew Alleman field goal to take a 17-9 lead into the locker room. LSU extended the lead to 24-9 on a 1-yard TD run by J.C. Copeland and then to 31-9 on a 53-yard TD pass from Mettenberger to Beckham Jr. Michael Ford closed out the scoring for the Tigers with a 4-yard run late in the game for a 38-16 advantage. Towson added a touchdown with just over a minute left for the final margin. For the game, LSU’s offense produced 396 total yards (158 rushing, 238 passing), while Towson managed to score more points (22), rush for more yards (188) and accumulate more total yards (291) than any team that LSU has faced this year. Shepard led LSU with 78 yards rushing on just one carry, while Ford added 76 yards on 11 attempts. Beckham Jr. had five catches for 128 yards and a pair of TDs for what statistically was the best game of his career. Kevin Minter led the Tiger defense with 9 tackles, including 1.5 for losses, while Lavar Edwards had seven tackles and 1.5 sacks.
F Sept. 29, 2012 Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, La. 92,154
LSU RUSHING Russell Shepard Michael Ford Spencer Ware Kenny Hilliard Jeremy Hill J.C. Copeland TEAM Zach Mettenberger
Att. 1 11 8 6 1 1 2 5
Gain 78 76 40 23 2 1 0 0
PASSING Zach Mettenberger
Att. 26
RECEIVING Odell Beckham Jr. Kadron Boone Chase Clement Nic Jacobs Kenny Hilliard Russell Shepard Jeremy Hill Jarvis Landry Michael Ford
Lost 0 0 4 0 0 0 6 52
Net 78 76 36 23 2 1 -6 -52
TD 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0
Long 78 22 14 6 2 1 0 0
Comp Int 15 0
Yds 238
TD 2
Long 53
No. 5 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Yds. 128 33 27 21 10 9 4 4 2
TD 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Long 53 17 27 21 10 9 4 4 2
PUNTING Brad Wing
No. 4
Yds. 177
Avg. 44.2
Long 50
FIELD GOALS Drew Alleman
Att. 2
Made Long KICKS 1 23 Made 23; Missed 51
ALL RETURNS Odell Beckham Jr. Nic Jacobs Jarvis Landry
Punts No. 3 0 0
Yds. 41 0 0
Lg. 30 0 0
Sacks 4
Scoring TOWSON LSU
I20 2
Kickoffs No. Yds. 1 -6 1 11 1 19
Lg. 0 11 19
Intercepted No. Yds. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lg. 0 0 0
Att. 12 22 4 2
Gain 101 81 23 3
PASSING Grant Enders
Att. 33
RECEIVING Tom Ryan Gerrard Sheppard Spencer Wilkins Tyler Magill Erron Banks Leon Kinnard Cory Kirby
Net 86 79 23 0
TD 0 2 0 0
Long 43 15 9 3
Comp Int. 13 0
Yds. 103
TD 1
Long 22
No. 4 3 2 1 1 1 1
Yds. 54 11 18 12 6 2 0
TD 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
Long 22 9 9 12 6 2 6
PUNTING R.J. Peppers
No. 7
Yds. 245
Avg. 35.0
Long 54
FIELD GOALS D.J. Soven
Att. 2
Made Long KICKS 1 26 Made 26; Missed 53
ALL RETURNS Tye Smith Derrick Joseph Jordan Love
Punts No. 0 0 2
Yds. 0 0 6
122 LSU
Lost 15 2 0 3
Lg. 0 0 10
Sacks 3
I20 0
Kickoffs No. Yds. 1 10 4 70 0 0
Lg. 10 33 0
Intercepted No. Yds. 0 0 0 0 0 0
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0 7
LSU TOW TOW LSU
10:24 13:34 5:15 2:52
1Q 2Q 2Q 2Q
LSU LSU LSU
1:19 5:56 14:52
2Q 3Q 4Q
TOW LSU TOW
8:58 5:22 1:30
4Q 4Q 4Q
Lg. 0 0 0
13 14
- 22 - 38
Shepard 78 yd run (Alleman Kick) Soven 26 yd FG West 1 yd run (Soven Kick failed) Beckham Jr. 27 yd pass from Mettenberger (Alleman Kick) Alleman 23 yd FG Copeland 1 yd run (Alleman Kick) Beckham Jr. 53 yd pass from Mettenberger (Alleman Kick) West 1 yd run (Soven Kick) Ford 4 yd run (Alleman Kick) Sheppard 9 yd pass from Enders (Conversion Failed)
Team Stats FIRST DOWNS RUSHING PASSING PENALTY RUSHING ATTEMPTS YARDS GAINED RUSHING YARDS LOST RUSHING NET YARDS RUSHING NET YARDS PASSING PASSES ATTEMPTED PASSES COMPLETED HAD INTERCEPTED TOTAL OFFENSIVE PLAYS TOTAL NET YARDS AVERAGE GAIN PER PLAY FUMBLES/LOST PENALTIES/YARDS INTERCEPTIONS/YARDS PUNTS/YARDS AVERAGE PER PUNT PUNT RETURNS/YARDS KICKOFF RETURNS/YARDS POSSESSION TIME THIRD-DOWN CONVERSIONS FOURTH-DOWN CONVERSIONS SACKS BY
Towson RUSHING Grant Edwards Terrance West Sterlin Phifer Dominique Booker
0 7
TOW 19 8 8 3 40 208 20 188 103 33 13 0 73 291 4.0 2/2 4/15 0/0 7/245 35.0 2/6 5/80 34:42 6/17 1/1 4/42
LSU 18 9 9 0 35 220 62 158 238 26 15 0 61 396 6.5 5/3 10/69 0/0 4/177 44.2 3/41 3/24 25:18 5/12 0/0 3/15