November 10, 2007 Week 11 · Regular Season Belt defended

LSU defends the belt, 58–10, at home over Louisiana Tech.

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Recap

LSU dominated Louisiana Tech from start to finish, methodically building a 58-10 lead that never felt in doubt. The Tigers struck first with Matt Flynn's 1-yard rushing touchdown in the first quarter, then added a Colt David field goal to jump out early. Louisiana Tech managed a brief response when Zac Champion connected with Brian Jackson for a 37-yard touchdown pass in the second quarter, but LSU answered immediately with Flynn's 71-yard bomb to Terrance Toliver. The Tigers piled on two more second-quarter touchdowns, including another Flynn pass to Brandon LaFell with under a minute left in the half, effectively putting the game away before halftime. Jacob Hester capped LSU's dominant performance in the third quarter with an 87-yard rushing touchdown that typified the Tigers' overwhelming control of both lines of scrimmage.

Matt Flynn's 1-yard TD run in Q1 set the tone early for LSU's dominance
Flynn's 71-yard TD pass to Terrance Toliver in Q2 answered Louisiana Tech's only TD and extended LSU's lead significantly
LSU's two touchdown passes in the final 6 minutes of Q2 essentially clinched the belt retention
Jacob Hester's 87-yard rushing TD in Q3 showcased LSU's complete control of the line of scrimmage

Written by Claude from the box score and play-by-play on this page — a plain-English recap of the numbers below, not a substitute for them.

Full Box Score

Team stats

CFBD box score

LSULouisiana Tech

Total yards595256

Rushing yards32167

Passing yards290201

First downs2215

3rd down conv.4/122/16

Turnovers25

Penalties–yards8–606–75

Time of possession17:3417:37

Full team box score from CFBD’s /games/teams data. This section only appears for belt games from 2003 onward — CFBD doesn’t have team-level stats that far back.

Play By Play

Key plays

CFBD play-by-play

When	Team	Yards	Play
Q1 12:51	LSU	+1 yd	Matt Flynn rush for 1 yard for a TOUCHDOWN.
Q1 12:51	LSU	+0 yd	Colt David extra point GOOD.
Q1 14:50	LSU	+20 yd	Terrance Toliver rush for 20 yards to the LaTch 1 for a 1ST down.
Q1 12:51	LSU	+22 yd	Josh Jasper kickoff for 65 yards returned by Patrick Jackson for 22 yards to the LaTch 27.
Q1 3:40	LSU	+28 yd	Andrew Crutchfield kickoff for 69 yards returned by Weldon Brown for 28 yards to the LaTch 29.
Q1 3:40	LSU	+30 yd	Colt David 30 yard field goal GOOD.
Q1 1:36	Louisiana Tech	+24 yd	Zac Champion pass complete to Anthony Harrison for 24 yards to the LSU 32 for a 1ST down.
Q2 13:29	LSU	+0 yd	Matt Flynn pass intercepted by Deon Young at the LaTch 48, returned for no gain to the LaTch 48.
Q2 13:14	Louisiana Tech	+37 yd	Zac Champion pass complete to Brian Jackson for 37 yards for a TOUCHDOWN.
Q2 13:14	Louisiana Tech	+0 yd	Danny Horwedel extra point GOOD.
Q2 13:14	Louisiana Tech	+24 yd	Danny Horwedel kickoff for 60 yards returned by Trindon Holliday for 24 yards to the LSU 34.
Q2 10:40	LSU	+44 yd	Colt David 44 yard field goal GOOD.
Q2 8:13	LSU	+71 yd	Matt Flynn pass complete to Terrance Toliver for 71 yards for a TOUCHDOWN.
Q2 8:13	LSU	+20 yd	Andrew Crutchfield kickoff for 63 yards returned by Weldon Brown for 20 yards to the LaTch 42, Lsu penalty 15 yard personal foul accepted.
Q2 8:13	LSU	+0 yd	Colt David extra point GOOD.
Q2 5:33	LSU	+9 yd	Matt Flynn pass intercepted by Lloyd Morgan at the LaTch 40, returned for 9 yards to the LaTch 49.
Q2 0:56	LSU	+37 yd	Matt Flynn pass complete to Brandon LaFell for 37 yards for a TOUCHDOWN.
Q2 0:56	LSU	+75 yd	Andrew Crutchfield kickoff for 64 yards returned by Phillip Livas for 75 yards to the LSU 19.
Q2 0:56	LSU	+0 yd	Colt David extra point GOOD.
Q2 0:11	Louisiana Tech	+24 yd	Zac Champion pass intercepted by Jonathan Zenon at the LSU 0, returned for 24 yards to the LSU 14, Lsu penalty 10 yard illegal block accepted.
Q3 12:16	LSU	+28 yd	Colt David 28 yard field goal GOOD.
Q3 12:16	LSU	+31 yd	Andrew Crutchfield kickoff for 61 yards returned by Phillip Livas for 31 yards to the LaTch 40.
Q3 10:15	LSU	+87 yd	Jacob Hester rush for 87 yards for a TOUCHDOWN.
Q3 10:15	LSU	+27 yd	Andrew Crutchfield kickoff for 62 yards returned by Phillip Livas for 27 yards to the LaTch 35.
Q3 10:15	LSU	+0 yd	Colt David extra point GOOD.
Q3 8:44	Louisiana Tech	+9 yd	Zac Champion pass intercepted by Jacob Cutrera at the LaTch 47, returned for 9 yards to the LaTch 38.
Q3 8:04	LSU	+14 yd	Matt Flynn pass complete to Richard Dickson for 14 yards for a TOUCHDOWN.
Q3 8:04	LSU	+0 yd	Colt David extra point GOOD.
Q3 8:04	LSU	+22 yd	Andrew Crutchfield kickoff for 68 yards returned by Phillip Livas for 22 yards to the LaTch 14, Louisiana Tech penalty 10 yard holding accepted.
Q4 13:09	Louisiana Tech	+39 yd	Danny Horwedel 39 yard field goal GOOD.
Q4 9:20	LSU	+15 yd	Trindon Holliday rush for 15 yards for a TOUCHDOWN.
Q4 9:20	LSU	+0 yd	Colt David extra point GOOD.
Q4 9:20	LSU	+26 yd	Andrew Crutchfield kickoff for 70 yards returned by Phillip Livas for 26 yards to the LaTch 16, Louisiana Tech penalty 10 yard illegal block accepted.
Q4 11:10	LSU	+53 yd	Richard Murphy rush for 53 yards to the LaTch 10 for a 1ST down.
Q4 4:35	LSU	+2 yd	Ryan Perrilloux pass complete to Mit Cole for 2 yards for a TOUCHDOWN.
Q4 6:17	LSU	+35 yd	Ryan Perrilloux pass complete to Terrance Toliver for 35 yards to the LaTch 2 for a 1ST down.
Q4 4:35	LSU	+0 yd	Colt David extra point GOOD.
Q4 4:35	LSU	+45 yd	Andrew Crutchfield kickoff for 70 yards returned by Philip Beck for 45 yards to the LaTch 45.

Scoring plays, turnovers, and gains of 20+ yards, pulled from CFBD’s play-by-play. This section only appears for belt games with play-by-play on file (2003 onward).

Box Score

Player stats

CFBD player stats

Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	QBR
Matt FlynnLSU	14/26	237	9.1	3	2	48.7
Ryan PerrillouxLSU	2/4	37	9.3	1	0	37.6
Zac ChampionLouisiana Tech	20/39	189	4.8	1	2	14.7

Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Jacob HesterLSU	11	115	10.5	1	87
Richard MurphyLSU	3	62	20.7	0	53
Trindon HollidayLSU	5	45	9.0	1	15
Shawn JordanLSU	4	32	8.0	0	15
Keiland WilliamsLSU	4	29	7.3	0	15
Terrence ToliverLSU	1	20	20.0	0	20
Charles ScottLSU	5	13	2.6	0	12
Matt FlynnLSU	4	9	2.3	1	9
Ryan PerrillouxLSU	2	-3	-1.5	0	7
Patrick JacksonLouisiana Tech	9	42	4.7	0	13
William GriffinLouisiana Tech	8	20	2.5	0	9
Zac ChampionLouisiana Tech	8	7	0.9	0	7
Chris KeagleLouisiana Tech	1	2	2.0	0	2
Daniel PorterLouisiana Tech	8	-1	-0.1	0	3

Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Terrence ToliverLSU	3	119	39.7	1	71
Brandon LaFellLSU	5	80	16.0	1	37
Richard DicksonLSU	2	30	15.0	1	16
Early DoucetLSU	3	22	7.3	0	15
Demetrius ByrdLSU	2	21	10.5	0	12
Mit ColeLSU	1	2	2.0	1	2
Brian JacksonLouisiana Tech	1	37	37.0	1	37
Dustin MitchellLouisiana Tech	5	29	5.8	0	14
Shane WomackLouisiana Tech	2	26	13.0	0	15
Anthony HarrisonLouisiana Tech	2	24	12.0	0	24
William GriffinLouisiana Tech	3	20	6.7	0	12
Philip BeckLouisiana Tech	1	15	15.0	0	15
Phillip LivasLouisiana Tech	1	15	15.0	0	15
Joe AndersonLouisiana Tech	3	13	4.3	0	6
Patrick JacksonLouisiana Tech	2	10	5.0	0	6

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Interceptions

Player	INT	YDS
Jonathan ZenonLSU	1	24
Jacob CutreraLSU	1	9
Shalamar WalkerLouisiana Tech	1	10
Deon YoungLouisiana Tech	1	0

Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Colt DavidLSU	3/3	100.0	44	7/7	16
Danny HorwedelLouisiana Tech	1/1	100.0	38	1/1	4

Punt Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Chad JonesLSU	7	14	2.0	14	0
Phillip LivasLouisiana Tech	2	5	2.5	5	0

Punting

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Patrick FisherLSU	3	128	42.7	0	0	55
Chris KeagleLouisiana Tech	7	302	43.1	0	0	56

Full player stats from CFBD’s /games/players data. This section only appears for belt games from 2003 onward — CFBD doesn’t have player-level stats that far back.

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