Fresno State Athletics
Bulldogs Headed To Bayou
10/16/2006 12:00:00 AM | Football
Oct. 16, 2006
Fresno, Calif. -
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Fresno State (1-5, 1-2) vs. No. 14 LSU (5-2, 2-2)
Date: Saturday, Oct. 21
Kickoff: 6 p.m. PT
Site: Tiger Stadium (30,584); Baton Rouge, La.
Radio: KMJ (AM 580); Dog Talk at 4 p.m.; Countdown to Kickoff (5:30 p.m.)
Play-by-Play: Bill Woodward; Analyst: Mark Barsotti; Sideline: Ralph Wood
KGST ESPN Deportes (1600 AM) in Spanish
Play-by-Play: Jess Gonzales; Analysts: Sam Sosa, Doug Kessler
Television: ESPN2
Play-by-Play: Ron Franklin; Analyst: Ed Cunningham; Sideline: Dr. Jerry Punch
Dogs Headed to Bayou
Fresno State returns to the road this week, traveling to Baton Rouge to take on No. 14 LSU in a game that will be televised live on ESPN2. It's the first meeting between the two schools.
Rocky Road
The Dogs begin a tough road stretch against two team ranked in the Top 20 and have a combined record of 12-2. Fresno State travels to No. 14 LSU on Saturday and then are at WAC rival Boise State, ranked No. 17, on Nov. 1. Both games will be nationally televised by ESPN2 and ESPN, respectively.
WAC Update
Following Boise State's convincing win over New Mexico State Sunday night, the Broncos kept pace with upstart Idaho atop the WAC rankings. The Vandals, at 3-0, beat Louisiana Tech last weekend 24-14. San Jose State won its first WAC game with a 21-14 win over Utah State.
Come Home Soon
Fresno State does not return home for 27 days when it hosts New Mexico State on Nov. 11. The Dog have two home games remaining, each beginning at 2 p.m. Tickets for the remaining home games are available on www.gobulldogs.com.
Dogs in SEC Country
Fresno State is making its third trip to an SEC venue when it travels to LSU this week.The Dogs are 0-2 against teams from the Southeastern Conference, losing at Tennessee 24- 6 in 2003 and at Auburn 62-0 in 1996.
About the Tigers
LSU enters the week with a 5-2 overall record and a 2-2 mark in conference games. Both of LSU's losses were at the hands of Top 5 teams, Auburn, 7-3, and Florida, 23-10. Both of those games were on the road. In their five wins, however, the Tigers have scored at least 45 points, including a 49-0 win over Kentucky last weekend at home. LSU plays eight home games this season and the Fresno State game will be their sixth. The Tiger offense is led by outstanding quarterback JaMarcus Russell, who has thrown for 1,700 yards and 13 touchdowns, and a dynamic duo of backs, Charles Scott and Jacob Hester. They have combined for 497 yards and 11 touchdowns this season. LSU's defense has been very tough, allowing just 60 points through seven games. The Tigers, allowing less than three yards per run, have 41 tackles for loss and 22 quarterback sacks this season. LSU plays in historic Tiger Stadium and night games in Death Valley provide one of the nation's best collegiate football game atmospheres.
Attendance Up
Despite the team's slow start, the Red Wave continues to show up at Bulldog Stadium. In two of the last three games were over 42,000 fans, over the stadiums' capacity of 41,031. It marked the first time since the 2001 season that Fresno State had back-to-back games over 42,000. This season the Dogs are averaging 40,671 fans per game at home. Fresno State's two sellouts this season were the 15th and 16th of this decade.
Ready for the Road
After a stretch of the season in which Fresno State has played three of four games at home, the Dogs are in the midst of a stretch that will see them at Bulldog Stadium just once in a 42-day span. That includes three road games that will take them from Logan, Utah, to Baton Rouge to Boise. Last week's game vs. WAC rival Hawai'i was Fresno State's only home game in the month of October.
