LSU Marches to Businesslike 62-0 Shutout Victory Over Army

In a historic first-time matchup in Tiger Stadium between LSU and Army, it was also a historic mark for LSU head coach Brian Kelly, who earned his 300th career victory as he became the 12th ever coach to conquer that mark.

The way that LSU took care of business tonight was the embodiment of the CEO approach under Brian Kelly. Instead of focusing on the bye week and what is to come in a big time SEC West matchup against Alabama in two weeks, the Tigers were sharp and took care of business against the Black Knights in decisive 62-0 fashion.

“What a great night at Tiger Stadium. Certainly, the victory we are excited about. I told our guys earlier in the week that in this game there are no shortcuts. The work you put in, regardless of who your opponent, is necessary to achieve the things you want. For us, it was about how do we get better. Defensively, we have been on this upward trajectory of working to get better every week and I thought we reached that again this week. Offensively, this is the seventh consecutive week that we reached a plateau of 500 yards or more so we have consistency and performance on the offensive side of the ball and then we are continuing to make that improvement necessary to have a team that can complete for a SEC championship.”

LSU HC Brian Kelly on the win

For the seventh time in a row, the Tigers’ offense accounted for over 500 total yards of offense, which is a program record. Quarterback Jayden Daniels continue to pad on the stats and had himself an efficient half of football before he was taken out of the game in the second half. The Heisman contending quarterback completed 11 of 15 passes for 279 yards and three touchdowns while rushing for another touchdown to account for a four-touchdown night.

After having a quiet night against Auburn last week, Brian Thomas Jr. was back with a big performance that included three catches for 122 yards and two touchdowns. The first touchdown catch proved to be the highlight of the night as Daniels evaded the rush and found Thomas, who outran defenders for an 86-yard touchdown. The Walker, Louisiana native also puts some separation from the rest of the receivers in the nation for having the most touchdown catches this season so far. His counterpart Malik Nabers was just as impressive as he had four catches for 121 yards and two touchdowns himself including one in the second half from backup quarterback Garrett Nussmeier 52 yards out. Nussmeier also finished with a productive second half completing 7 of 12 passes for 90 yards and a touchdown.

LSU QB Jayden Daniels hands the ball off to Logan Diggs during the game. (Photo taken by Jason Saucier)

“The offensive proficiency is one where you look towards one guy and then somebody else steps up. Last week Brian Thomas Jr. did not have more than two catches and then, obviously, he has an explosive night tonight. We just have so many different options and so many different weapons. The running game was not something that we went to right away. We felt like throwing the football was the best way to move the football tonight, but then we come out in terms of the running game, and we rush for over 200 yards again tonight. I do not think there are enough superlatives to talk about it, but it is balanced and physical and there are playmakers, and it led by a quarterback that is as hot as anyone in the country.”

LSU HC Brian Kelly on the Tigers’ efficient, explosive offensive attack

Rushing the football, four different LSU players had rushing touchdowns tonight including Daniels. Noah Cain and Logan Diggs had rushing scores, but the biggest highlight of the night had to be Trey Holly’s 67 yard touchdown run to put the icing on the cake for a dominant LSU performance towards the end of the game. It was the first ever rushing touchdown by the all-time Louisiana high school football rushing king.

The defense got another big boost tonight as the Tigers pitched their first shutout of the season. Andre Sam had an incredible game as he finished with two interceptions and arguably had chances for a couple of other picks as well.

“It feels good. From when I first got here in the summer to now, it is huge, tremendous growth from the front end to the back end. Just locking in for the smaller details.”

LSU S Andre Sam

In all, the Tigers forced four turnovers including a fumble recovery by Ovie Oghoufo and an interception by Zy Alexander before halftime. Unfortunately, for the Tigers, Alexander was injured on the play and it was revealed that after the game, the former Southeastern Lion was dealing with a lower body injury.

The Tigers not only forced four turnovers, but they only gave up 12 first downs and only 193 total yards of offense. Scoring over 60 points and shutting down the opponent, it made up for a total team dominant performance in the trenches.

“After a hard and tough loss to Ole Miss, I think we went back to the drawing board, really just doubled down on our process and continued to chase greatness. When a lot of people could’ve put their head down, we chose to keep going, you know? I think that shows the fight of this defense, first of all, but just being able to shake back from a tough loss like that, keep stacking the days, keep honing in on our technique and overall, just keep getting better every week.”

LSU DL Maason Smith
The LSU defense pitched a shutout tonight. (Photo taken by Jason Saucier)

Now, the #19 LSU Tigers will improve to 6-2 and will get a week to rest before Kelly’s squad will go on the road for what will be a highly anticipated matchup that could very well determine who will be the SEC West representative in Atlanta.

“That was the goal coming into the year. We ran into a couple of rough spots as we were moving through the schedule, but I am really proud of the way our guys have responded to some adversity and have put themselves in a really good position to, with four games remaining, be in the thick of the SEC race.”

LSU HC Brian Kelly
LSU outgained Army 570 total yards to 193. (Photo taken by Jason Saucier)

Game Summary:

1st Quarter:

https://twitter.com/LSUfootball/status/1715877864007155890

2nd Quarter:

3rd Quarter:

4th Quarter:

Final Stats:

Offensive Cumulative Stats:

STATArmyLSU
NET TOTAL YARDS193570
NET RUSHING YARDS151201
Rushing Attempts4333
Average Per Rush3.56.1
Rushing TDs04
Yards Gained169209
Yards Lost188
NET PASSING YARDS42369
Completion-Attempts6-1518-27
Completion Percentage40%67%
Avg Per Completion7.020.5
Passing TDs04
TOTAL 1ST DOWNS1223
Rushing 1st Downs1010
Passing 1st Downs213
Penalty 1st Downs00
TOTAL PLAYS5860
Avg Yds/Play3.39.5
Rushing-Passing43-1533-27

Offense Efficiency Comparison:

STATArmyLSU
RED ZONE ATTEMPTS0-06-6
Red Zone Points034
RZ TDs Rush-Pass0-03-1
RZ FG Made-Att0-02-2
RZ Turns00
3rd Downs4-116-10
4th Downs0-31-1
Penalties0-03-10
Fumbles-Lost1-10-0
Pts Off Turns017
POSSESSION TIME31:4928:11

Special Teams Comparison:

STATArmyLSU
Punts-Avg4-47.01-41.0
Inside2020
Field Goals0-02-2
Kick Returns0-00-0
Punt Returns0-00-0

Defensive Comparison:

STATArmyLSU
TACKLES6871
Solo Tackles2425
Tackles for Loss35
TFL Yards-8-18
Pass Breakups13
QB Hurries11
Sacks11
Sacks Yards-6-7
Takeaways FR-INT0-01-3
Forced Fumbles01
Fumble Recoveries01
FR Yards00
Interceptions03
INT Yards088
TDs INT-FR0-00-0

Army West Point Passing:

#PLAYERC-AYDSTDIC%RTG
7HARRIS,CHAMP4-922024420.5
2ROBINSON,LARRY2-620013328
PASS TOTALS6-15420340

Army West Point Receiving:

#PLAYERNOYDSTDLNGAVGTGTC%
87REYNOLDS,CASEY4260136.54100
3MARSHALL,AY’JAUN19099425
80FORTNER,LIAM170771100
3 RECEIVERS64201371250

Army West Point Rushing:

#PLAYERATTYDSTDLNGAVG
26UDOH,KANYE211080185.1
2ROBINSON,LARRY217098.5
22STEWART,MILES414073.5
10COLEMAN,DEWAYNE27053.5
21ROBINSON,TYRELL77051
8REED,HAYDEN13033
33BUCHANAN,JAKOBI12022
81OLAWOLE,TOBI12022
7HARRIS,CHAMP4-901-2.3
9 RUSHERS431510183.5

Army West Point Punting:

PunterNOYDSAVGLNGI2050+
ALLAN,COOPER4188475821

Army West Point Field Goals:

KickerTimeDistResult
TOTAL0-0LONG OF 0

Army West Point All Purpose Yards:

PlayerTotRushRecKORPRIR-FRTDs
UDOH,KANYE10810800000
REYNOLDS,CASEY260260000
ROBINSON,LARRY171700000

Army West Point Defense

#Player (Starter)TotTkSoloSackTFLIntBrUpQBHFF
7Ciarlo,Jimmy (LB)63000000
20Larkin,Casey64000000
26Hammonds,Quindrelin (DB)520.50.50000
53Fortner,Kalib (LB)52000000
36Gerena,Brett (LB)52000000
6DiDomenico,Max (DB)42000000
54O’Gara,Camden (LB)4100.50100
31Lowin,Leo (LB)32000000
91Sofia,Trey (DL)300.50.50000
92Latore,Jack (DL)30000000
18Modozie,Elo (LB)20000000
23Keith,Chance (LB)20000000
34Letuli,Tano (LB)20000000
10Jones,Cameron (CB)10000000
95Lewis,Kyle (DL)1000.50000
99Frey,Chris (DL)10000000
2Nicolas-Paul,Bo (CB)11000000
2Robinson,Larry11000000
4Moore,Jabari (CB)11000000
7Harris,Champ10000000
9Bibbins,Aaron1000.50000
16Washington,Damon (DB)10000000
28Platt,Donavon (CB)10000000
29Cash,Adam (LB)11000000
44Smith,Nathaniel (DL)10000000
46Crummie,Kalvyn (LB)11000000
81Olawole,Tobi10000000
82Daniyan,Veshe11000000
84Rizzo,Jake (DL)10000000
93Winokur,Cody (DL)1000.50000
96Richardson,Darius (DL)10000000
49Powell,Jackson (LB)00000010
TOTALS6824030110

Army West Point Punt Returns

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Army West Point Kick Returns

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Army West Point Team Stats By Quarter

1stRushPassCAITotYAvg3rdsPens
1st412-294-142-4-1432.70-20-0
2nd313-395-82-5-1472.62-40-0
3rd511-675-202-5-1875.42-30-0
4th07-161-00-1-01620-20-0
Total1243-15115-426-15-31933.34-110-0

Army West Point Scoring Summary

QtrClockScoreTypePlayDriveScore

LSU Passing

#PLAYERC-AYDSTDIC%RTG
5DANIELS,JAYDEN11-152793073295.6
13NUSSMEIER,GARRETT7-12901058148.8
PASS TOTALS18-273694067

LSU Receiving

#PLAYERNOYDSTDLNGAVGTGTC%
8NABERS,MALIK412125130.3757
11THOMAS JR.,BRIAN312228640.73100
2LACY,KYREN3280159.3475
27WILLIAMS,JOSH246038232100
17HILTON JR.,CHRIS2190179.52100
1ANDERSON,AARON213096.5540
86TAYLOR,MASON11101111333
3DIGGS,LOGAN190991100
8 RECEIVERS1836948620.52864

LSU Rushing

#PLAYERATTYDSTDLNGAVG
25HOLLY,TREY69116715.2
21CAIN,NOAH7401105.7
3DIGGS,LOGAN626164.3
4EMERY JR.,JOHN6230113.8
28JACKSON,KALEB214087
5DANIELS,JAYDEN561101.2
30LANE,MALACHI11011
7 RUSHERS332014676.1

LSU Punting

PunterNOYDSAVGLNGI2050+
BRAMBLETT,JAY141414100

LSU Field Goals:

KickerTimeDistResult
Ramos,Damian2nd-02:1935GOOD
Ramos,Damian3rd-01:4832GOOD
TOTAL2-2LONG OF 35

LSU All Purpose Yards

PlayerTotRushRecKORPRIR-FRTDs
THOMAS JR.,BRIAN12201220002
NABERS,MALIK12101210002
HOLLY,TREY919100001

LSU Defense

#Player (Starter)TotTkSoloSackTFLIntBrUpQBHFF
1Speights,Omar (LB)93000000
4Perkins Jr.,Harold (LB)7200.50000
8Burns,Major (DB)61000010
99Jefferson,Jordan (DT)63010000
13Swinson,Bradyn (DE)50010100
24Alexander,Zy (CB)54001000
30Penn III,Greg (LB)52110000
90Guillory,Jacobian (DL)41000000
0Smith,Maason (DE)3100.50000
14Sam,Andre32002100
16Womack,Da’Shawn (DE)30000000
40Weeks,Whit (LB)30000000
35Jones,Sai’vion (DE)20000000
52Malbrue,Princeton (DE)21000000
2Oghoufo,Ovie (LB)11010001
15Ryan,Sage (DB)11000000
23Jackson,Kylin10000000
25Toviano,Javien11000000
68West Jr.,Fitzgerald (DL)10000000
93Wiggins,Quency (DE)11000000
94Shand,Paris (DE)11000000
97Carpenter,Dylan (DE)10000000
3Diggs,Logan00000000
5Daniels,Jayden00000000
8Nabers,Malik00000000
11Thomas Jr.,Brian00000000
21Cain,Noah00000000
25Holly,Trey00000000
34Ramos,Damian00000000
95Hill,Tygee (DT)00000100
TOTALS7125153311

LSU Punt Returns:

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LSU Kick Returns

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LSU Team Stats By Quarter

1stRushPassCAITotYAvg3rdsPens
1st66-268-1675-8-019313.81-20-0
2nd69-337-1126-7-01459.11-21-0
3rd54-1010-876-10-0976.91-31-5
4th614-1322-31-2-01358.43-31-5
Total2333-20127-36918-27-05709.56-103-10

LSU Scoring Summary

QtrClockScoreTypePlayDriveScore
112:05TDRUSHDiggs,Logan 2 yd rush8/75/02:557-0
105:26TDPASSThomas Jr.,Brian 86 yd reception thrown by Daniels,Jayden2/92/00:5214-0
214:22TDPASSThomas Jr.,Brian 8 yd reception thrown by Daniels,Jayden3/33/01:1321-0
209:08TDRUSHDaniels,Jayden 1 yd rush5/37/02:2028-0
202:19FGRamos,Damian 35 yd Field Goal7/24/02:4231-0
200:57TDPASSNabers,Malik 26 yd reception thrown by Daniels,Jayden3/72/00:2738-0
309:07TDPASSNabers,Malik 51 yd reception thrown by Nussmeier,Garrett4/72/01:2245-0
301:48FGRamos,Damian 32 yd Field Goal11/20/05:2548-0
404:40TDRUSHCain,Noah 2 yd rush13/60/08:2055-0
400:40TDRUSHHolly,Trey 67 yd rush3/70/01:5362-0