It started as a sluggish, uninspiring effort, but after the first quarter, the outcome was never much in doubt. And I don’t know what Orgeron told the team at the half, but that came out inspired to wipe the memory of the first half from everyone’s mind.
The Demons set the tone for the night early on with an opening 11-play drive for 40 yards. Their fourth down conversion in LSU territory failed, but NSU established that they would not be intimidated by the Tiger Stadium crowd and that they would be able to move the football.
LSU responded with a field goal on its opening drive, leaving the door open for the Demons to score the game’s first touchdown and take a 7-3 lead.