*Ed Orgeron will become just the sixth LSU head coach to face his Alma Mater when the Tigers host Northwestern State at 6:30 p.m. on Saturday in Tiger Stadium. The game will be televised on the SEC Network.

*Orgeron was a four-year starter on the defensive line for the Demons from 1980-83. He graduated from Northwestern State in 1984.

*LSU is 2-0 overall following last week’s 45-38 win over No. 9 Texas in Austin. The Tigers climbed two spots to No. 4 in the AP poll and one spot to No. 5 in the Amway Coaches poll after the win over the Longhorns.

*Northwestern State is 0-2 overall following a 33-7 loss to Midwestern State. The Demons opened the year with a 42-20 setback to Tennessee-Martin.

*LSU will face Northwestern State in football for the first time since 2011 when the Tigers posted a 49-3 win over the Demons in Tiger Stadium. LSU is 11-0 all-time against Northwestern State.

*LSU head coach Ed Orgeron brings a 27-9 mark in 36 games as LSU’s head coach into the contest. Of his 27 wins with the Tigers, 20 have come by double-figures. Orgeron is 12-2 in non-conference games at LSU (2-0 in 2016; 3-2 in 2017; 5-0 in 2018, 2-0 in 2019).

*With the win over No. 9 Texas, Orgeron has now led the Tigers to five wins over Top 10 opponents during his time as head coach.

*LSU’s offense ranks No. 1 in the SEC in passing offense (410.5 ypg) and pass efficiency (89.6 rating) and the Tigers are No. 2 in scoring offense (50.0 ppg) and total offense (522.5 ypg).

*LSU is a perfect 12-of-12 in the redzone this year with 9 of those trips resulting in touchdowns. The Tigers are tied for first in the SEC in redzone offense and No. 3 in the league in redzone defense at 60.0 (3-of-5). 

*LSU also leads the SEC in third-down conversion rate having converted on 14-of-26 opportunities.

*LSU QB Joe Burrow ranks first in the nation in passing TDs (9), is No. 2 in pass efficiency (219.1 rating) and No. 4 in passing yards (374.5). He leads the SEC in all three of those passing categories as well as being No. 1 in the league in total offense (379.5). 

*Two games into the season, LSU’s top three WRs in Justin Jefferson, Ja’Marr Chase and Terrace Marshall Jr. have combined for 34 receptions for 572 yards and 9 TDs. Jefferson leads the SEC in yards per game (125.0), while Chase is No. 5 in the league (84.0) and Marshall No. 6 (77.0). 

*Jefferson and Chase are tied for the SEC lead in TD receptions with 4.