Sept 7, 2003

Final Stats

By BOB BAUM
AP Sports Writer

TUCSON, Ariz. - Matt Mauck completed nine of 10 passes for 137 yards and a touchdown, then watched the reserves finish off 13th-ranked LSU's 59-13 rout of Arizona on Saturday night.

Joseph Addai carried 18 times for 86 yards and a pair of scores in LSU's most one-sided road victory since the Tigers beat Tulane 62-0 in 1958.

It was the third-worst home loss for the Wildcats, behind a 75-0 beating by Michigan State in 1949 and a 65-12 loss to Colorado in 1958.

The Tigers (2-0) had not won a nonconference road game since a win at Tulane in 1994, but their first game against a Pac-10 foe in 19 years was no contest.

Mauck scored on a four-yard run and connected with Michael Clayton on a 48-yard touchdown play as the Tigers scored on their first six possessions and led 38-0 at the half.

LSU didn't punt until eight minutes remained in the game.

A crowd of 46,110, many of them lured by Arizona's 42-7 season-opening victory over UTEP a week earlier, watched as the Wildcats (1-1) succumbed quickly.

The Tigers took the opening kickoff and went 80 yards in 15 plays, converting three third-down situations on the way. LSU got a break when, on third and seven from its 23, Mauck's 12-yard pass to Clayton was ruled complete when replays showed the receiver dropped the ball.

Addai's 1-yard touchdown plunge capped the drive, which consumed the first 6:25 of the game.

After Arizona went three-and-out, Shyrone Carey's 35-yard punt return set up Ryan Gaudet's 47-yard field goal to make it 10-0 with 4:23 to go.

On the Wildcats' next possession, quarterback Nic Costa was hit by Lionel Turner and fumbled. LSU's Kirston Pittman recovered at the Arizona 9. Two plays later, Addai scored on an eight-yard option play.

The next time they had the ball, the Tigers converted on third-and-18 when Mauck threw to a wide-open Clayton for a 21-yard gain to the Wildcats' 34. Mauck's four-yard keeper on an option play made it 24-0 with 12:52 remaining in the in the half.

Mauck's 48-yarder to Clayton put LSU up 31-0 with 9:32 still to go in the half.

Marcus Randall, who was 10-for-15 for 162 yards, replaced Mauck and threw a 55-yard scoring pass to Devery Henderson to make it 38-0 with 5:20 left in the half.

LSU gained 125 yards in the first quarter to Arizona's minus-5. The Tigers had a 331-67 yardage advantage by halftime.

The Wildcats' two quarterbacks, Costa and Ryan O'Hara, were a combined 1-for-12 for 19 yards in the first half.

Mauck returned to the game to direct a scoring drive to start the second half, then left for the night.

Arizona got two late touchdowns on Zeonte Sherman's 1-yard return of Alley Broussard's fumble and Clarence Farmer's 11-yard run.

Skyler Green's 62-yard punt return wrapped up LSU's scoring with 5:40 to go.

LSU has outscored its first two opponents 108-21.