2008 Game Recap / Allstate Sugar Bowl

2008 BCS National Championship ~ January 7, 2008

#2 LSU 38 (Final: 12-2, #1)
#1 Ohio State (Final: 11-2, #5)

LSU captured its second BCS championship trophy in four years while sending Ohio State to its second straight loss in the BCS championship game, 38-24.

Ohio State started fast as sophomore Chris Wells broke loose for a 65-yard touchdown on the Buckeyes' first possession. On Ohio State's second series, backup Brandon Saine found himself free, courtesy of broken coverage, and caught a 44-yard pass to the LSU 15. Three plays later, Ryan Pretorius kicked a 25-yard field goal.

However, from that point on, it was all LSU. The Tigers had 15 of the next 19 first downs and scored 31 unanswered points - a 32-yard Colt David field goal, a short Jacob Hester run and three touchdown passes from Matt Flynn. The go-ahead touchdown came after LSU's Ricky Jean-Francois blocked a Buckeye field-goal attempt midway through the second quarter.

Louisiana Superdome
Att: 79,651
FOX Rating: 14.4

LSU   3   21   7   7   -   41
Ohio State   10   0   7   7   -   24

SCORING SUMMARY
OSU: Wells 65 yd run (Pretorius kick), 13:34 (1st)
OSU: Pretorius 25 yd field goal, 9:12 (1st)
LSU: David 32 yd field goal, 2:21 (1st)
LSU: Dickson 13 yd pass from Flynn (David kick), 13:00 (2nd)
LSU: LaFell 10 yd pass from Flynn (David kick), 7:25 (2nd)
LSU: Hester 1 yd run (David kick), 4:16 (2nd)
LSU: Doucet 4 yd pass from Flynn (David kick), 9:04 (3rd)
OSU: Robiskie 5 yd pass from Boeckman (Pretorius kick), 1:38 (3rd)
LSU: Dickson 5 yd pass from Flynn (David kick), 1:50 (4th)
OSU: Hartline 15 yd pass from Boeckman (Pretorius kick), 1:13 (4th)

   Ohio State   Team Statistics   LSU
   17   First Downs   25
   30-145   Rushing att-yards   49-152
   208   Net passing yards   174
   15-26-2   Comp-Att-Int   19-27-1
   156   Return yards   82
   3-50.0   Punts-Avg.   3-56.7
   3-1   Fumbles-Lost   2-0
   7-83   Penalties   4-36
   26:04   Time of Possession   33:56

Rushing Leaders
OSU: Wells20-146 TD, Hartline 1-6.
LSU: Hester 21-86 TD, Murphy 2-33, Williams 2-20.

Passing
OSU: Boeckman 15-26-2, 208 yards, 2 TD.
LSU: Flynn 19-27-1, 174 yards, 4 TD.

Receiving Leaders
OSU: Hartline 6-75 TD, Robiskie 5-50 TD, Saine 3-69, Small 1-14.
LSU: Doucet 7-51 TD, Dickson 4-44- 2 TD, Byrd 2-28, LaFell 2-15 TD.

Most Outstanding Offensive Player: Matt Flynn, LSU quarterback
Most Outstanding Defensive Player: Ricky Jean-Francois, LSU defensive tackle