Saturday, October 16, 2010

No. 9 LSU Runs Past McNeese St., 32-10

The Golden Band from Tigerland added the rap hit "All I Do Is Win" to the Tiger Stadium repertoire on Saturday night, which was fitting for the still-undefeated and ninth-ranked LSU football team. Though not an instant classic, the Tigers' improved to 7-0 with a 32-10 victory over McNeese State and setup a Top-10 matchup with the Auburn Tigers next weekend on The Plains (2:30 p.m. CT, CBS). Head coach Les Miles improved to 26-1 in non-conference games at LSU and 42-4 at night -- though this night was a bit longer than Miles hoped. LSU (7-0, 4-0 SEC) overcame two first-half turnovers in its that led the all of the Cowboys' points, while using a conservative offensive attack to grind out a victory over the Football Championship Subdivision school. McNeese State fell to 2-4. LSU runningbacks Stevan Ridley and Michael Ford each scored twice, the first time multiple Tigers have scored multiple touchdowns rushing since 2007 (vs. Tulane). The two-touchdown effort was also the first for both Tigers, as Ford led the way with 86 yards and Ridley added 46 after playing into the third quarter. Spencer Ware and Russell Shepard added 31 and 25 yards, respectively. LSU ran 41 times for 179 yards. Quarterbacks Jarrett Lee and Jordan Jefferson continued to share time, with Lee coming off the bench to complete 9-of-14 passes for 75 yards. Jefferson was 5-of-8 for 28 yards and was sacked twice. LSU attempted only seven passes in the second half. Shepard led the Tigers receivers with career-bests of seven catches for 53 yards. Terrence Toliver added two catches for 27 yards. For McNeese State, starting quarterback Cody Stroud was 15-of-32 passing for 118 yards with a touchdown and an interception. Andre Anderson led the Cowboys on the ground with 79 yards on 23 carries. LSU linebacker Kelvin Sheppard had a game-high 10 tackles and recovered a fumble that he forced. Fellow linebacker Ryan Baker added nine tackles including two sacks.

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