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Belt / 2007 season / Reign #263 · Game 1,388 of 1,643
November 10, 2007 Week 11 · Regular Season Belt defended

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

Home · Defending Holder
LSUAP No. 2 58
AT
Away · Challenger
Louisiana Tech 10

AP poll, week 11: Louisiana Tech unranked at LSU No. 2 · No. 1 that week: Michigan. The belt vs. the polls →

Belt context

Where this game sits in the lineage

LSU came in 21 days into reign #263, which began with a win over Auburn, with one defense already behind it; this was its second defense. LSU went on to defend it 1 more time before Arkansas took it on November 23, 2007, 34 days after the reign began.

For Louisiana Tech this was its 4th shot at the belt; it had never held the belt. It still hasn’t: 5 attempts in all, every one of them a loss or a tie.

This is the only time LSU and Louisiana Tech have met with the belt on the line.

AI-Written

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.

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

LSU

PlayerC/ATTYDSAVGTDINTQBR
Matt Flynn14/262379.13248.7
Ryan Perrilloux2/4379.31037.6

Louisiana Tech

PlayerC/ATTYDSAVGTDINTQBR
Zac Champion20/391894.81214.7

Rushing

LSU

PlayerCARYDSAVGTDLONG
Jacob Hester1111510.5187
Richard Murphy36220.7053
Trindon Holliday5459.0115
Shawn Jordan4328.0015
Keiland Williams4297.3015
Terrence Toliver12020.0020
Charles Scott5132.6012
Matt Flynn492.319
Ryan Perrilloux2-3-1.507

Louisiana Tech

PlayerCARYDSAVGTDLONG
Patrick Jackson9424.7013
William Griffin8202.509
Zac Champion870.907
Chris Keagle122.002
Daniel Porter8-1-0.103

Receiving

LSU

PlayerRECYDSAVGTDLONG
Terrence Toliver311939.7171
Brandon LaFell58016.0137
Richard Dickson23015.0116
Early Doucet3227.3015
Demetrius Byrd22110.5012
Mit Cole122.012

Louisiana Tech

PlayerRECYDSAVGTDLONG
Brian Jackson13737.0137
Dustin Mitchell5295.8014
Shane Womack22613.0015
Anthony Harrison22412.0024
William Griffin3206.7012
Philip Beck11515.0015
Phillip Livas11515.0015
Joe Anderson3134.306
Patrick Jackson2105.006
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Interceptions

LSU

PlayerINTYDSTD
Jonathan Zenon1240
Jacob Cutrera190

Louisiana Tech

PlayerINTYDSTD
Shalamar Walker1100
Deon Young100

Kicking

LSU

PlayerFGPCTLONGXPPTS
Colt David3/3100.0447/716

Louisiana Tech

PlayerFGPCTLONGXPPTS
Danny Horwedel1/1100.0381/14

Punt Returns

LSU

PlayerNOYDSAVGLONGTD
Chad Jones7142.0140

Louisiana Tech

PlayerNOYDSAVGLONGTD
Phillip Livas252.550

Punting

LSU

PlayerNOYDSAVGTBIn 20LONG
Patrick Fisher312842.70055

Louisiana Tech

PlayerNOYDSAVGTBIn 20LONG
Chris Keagle730243.10056

Full player stats from CFBD’s /games/players data, split out by team. This section only appears for belt games from 2003 onward — CFBD doesn’t have player-level stats that far back. Linked player names go to that player’s stat line in every other belt game they’ve appeared in.

Sources Box score at ESPN · Game record: College Football Data (id 273140099) · This game in the downloadable dataset