No. 4 Tigers Down Rebels, 40-7

Nov. 19, 2005

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OXFORD, Miss. (AP) - JaMarcus Russell threw two touchdown passes and LSU's defense smothered Mississippi in a 40-7 victory Saturday night to move the fourth-ranked Tigers one step closer to the SEC championship game.

LSU (9-1, 6-1 Southeastern Conference) held Ole Miss to 7 yards rushing and gave the Rebels their worst loss in Oxford in 56 years.

Joseph Addai and Justin Vincent each had 1-yard touchdown runs while Russell had a 3-yard scoring pass to Craig Davis and a 20-yard TD toss to Early Doucet in leading LSU to its eighth straight win since an overtime loss to Tennessee.

Russell finished 13-of-22 passing for 142 yards, Addai had 70 yards on 14 carries, and Chris Jackson kicked a season-best 48-yard field goal for LSU.

The Tigers defense, which entered as one of the SEC's best, lived up to its reputation, took a shutout into the final minutes and claimed a rare blowout win over Ole Miss. LSU had won the previous three meetings by a combined seven points.

The Rebels (3-7, 1-6) crossed midfield only once against LSU's defensive starters but avoided their first shutout since 1998 when backup Micheal Spurlock threw a 7-yard touchdown pass to Taye Biddle with less than three minutes to play.

Ole Miss' offensive struggles put the Rebels in an early hole. Ethan Flatt took a snap, stumbled in the end zone, fumbled and fell on the ball for a safety to give LSU a 2-0 lead.

The Tigers then scored twice in the second quarter to take control.

Russell's 3-yard scoring pass to Davis extended the lead to 9-0 two plays into the second quarter. On the Tigers' next possession, Addai then had a 1-yard touchdown run to make it a 16-point game.

Ethan Flatt was 9-of-15 passing for 49 yards in his second start of the season for Ole Miss. Spurlock replaced him early in the third quarter and was 11-of-23 for 149 yards.

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