Sunday, September 15, 2002
LSU 33, Miami 7
RedHawks no match for No. 25 Tigers
The Associated Press
Miami's
Ryan Sprague stops
LSU receiver Michael Clayton.
(AP photo)
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BATON ROUGE, La. — The Miami Redhawks had beaten North Carolina and lost narrowly to Iowa, but they were out of their league against No. 25 Louisiana State Saturday night.
LSU had 422 total yards to 224 for Miami and held the ball almost 11 minutes longer than the RedHawks in a 33-7 rout before 90,010 fans at Tiger Stadium.
“This is an environment where you can't hear and we responded horrible tonight,” RedHawks coach Terry Hoeppner said.
LSU outrushed Miami 207 yards to 29 and - what's worse - Cal Murray, Miami's top back, had to leave the game with an injury after gaining 18 yards on six carries.
Miami's
Derek Rehage and LSU's Reggie Robinson scramble for the ball after an LSU fumble.
(AP photo)
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“We don't know yet the extent of his injury,” Hoeppner said.
Miami quarterback Ben Roethlisberger was 22-of-34 for 195 yards and a touchdown. He threw an interception and was sacked three times.
Miami didn't make it past its own 35 before its final drive of the first half. Roethlisberger moved the team 87 yards before connecting with Korey Kirkpatrick on a 7-yard TD pass that cut LSU's lead to 16-7 with 50 seconds remaining. On the drive Roethlisberger was 7-of-8 for 84 yards.
Miami's Alphonson Hodge can't keep Clayton from diving into the endzone.
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But LSU answered by going 71 yards on five plays in 30 seconds, with Matt Mauck throwing one of his three TD passes with only 16 seconds left in the half.
That was curtains for Miami.
Mauck, making his third career start, threw three touchdown passes, and LaBrandon Toefield, who had offseason knee surgery, seemed to have regained his form from 2001, when he was a first-team All-SEC selection. Toefield ran for 111 yards on 17 carries.
It was the seventh time Toefield, a junior, has rushed for more than 100 yards, the first this year.
Miami's Matt Pusateri pushes QB Matt Mauck out of bounds.
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“I looked in the mirror and knew I had to step up my game,” Toefield said.
Mauck completed 15 of 26 passes for 215 yards and three touchdowns. He was not intercepted.
“I think I've relaxed,” Mauck said. “I'm a little more comfortable. Gametime experience is the most important thing.”
Miami 0 7 0 0 — 7
LSU 13 10 10 0 — 33
First Quarter
LSU—FG Corbello 42, 12:12.
LSU—FG Corbello 29, 8:24.
LSU—Clayton 8 pass from Mauck (Corbello kick), 2:55.
Second Quarter
LSU—FG Corbello 35, 5:34.
MIA—Kirkpatrick 7 pass from Roethlisberger (Parseghian kick), :50.
LSU—Clayton 24 pass from Mauck (Corbello kick), :16.
Third Quarter
LSU—FG Corbello 41, 3:59.
LSU—Robinson 6 pass from Mauck (Corbello kick), :10.
A—90,010
RUSHING—Miami, Murray 6-18, Betts 1-6, Wallace 2-6, Clemens 2-4, Roethlisberger 6-(minus 5). LSU, Toefield 17-111, Davis 11-51, Addai 5-20, Mauck 7-13, Gilbert 2-6, Lee 1-6, Randall 1-2, Spadoni 1-(minus 2).
PASSING—Miami,, Roethlisberger 22-34-1-195. LSU, Mauck 15-26-0-215.
RECEIVING—Miami, Murray 5-61, Branch 4-21, Henderson 3-29, Larkin 3-19, Kirkpatrick 2-10, Brandt 2-10, Clemens 1-21, Wallace 1-13, Iriti 1-11. LSU, Clayton 7-91, Davis 3-35, D.Robinson 2-11, Henderson 1-32, R.Robinson 1-23, Myers 1-23.
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