Famous moments in LSU football history

LSU Tigers football team bus at New Orleans Marriott viewed from Sheraton New Orleans

One of LSU's four 2007 national championship trophies. The Sugar Bowl is an annual American College football Bowl game played in the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans Louisiana. The Bluebonnet Bowl was an annual College football bowl game played in Houston Texas. The All-American Bowl was an annual post-season College football game played at Legion Field in Birmingham Alabama from 1977 to 1990 The Sun Bowl is an annual College football Bowl game that is played usually at the end of December in El Paso Texas. The Liberty Bowl is an annual US American College football Bowl game played in December of each year since 1959 The Gator Bowl is an annual College football Bowl game that is played at Jacksonville Municipal Stadium in Jacksonville Florida. The Independence Bowl is a post-season NCAA -sanctioned Division I College football Bowl game that is played annually at Independence Stadium The Chick-fil-A Bowl, formerly called the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl, and before that simply (and perhaps more familiarly called the Peach Bowl, is an annual The Capital One Bowl is an annual College football Bowl game played in Orlando Florida at the Citrus Bowl, and previously known as the New Orleans Marriott, located at 555 Canal Street in the Central Business District of New Orleans Louisiana, is a 42-story -tall skyscraper Sheraton New Orleans, located at 500 Canal Street in the Central Business District of New Orleans Louisiana, is a 48-story -tall skyscraper Pictured is the AFCA National Championship Trophy

• 2008 - BCS national championship -- #2 LSU defeats #1 Ohio State University in the BCS national championship 38-24, becoming the first and only school to win 2 BCS national championship titles and improving their BCS record to 4-0, the best of any team. The AFCA National Championship Trophy is the trophy awarded by the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA to the winner of College football 's BCS National The 2007 NCAA Division I FBS (Football Bowl Subdivision football season, or the College football season began on August The 2008 Allstate BCS National Championship Game was played at the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana The Ohio State Buckeyes football team is an intercollegiate varsity sports team of The Ohio State University. The Bowl Championship Series ( BCS) is a selection system designed to give the top two teams in the NCAA FBS Bowl Subdivision System an opportunity to compete in a "national

• 2007 - Sugar Bowl -- #4 LSU defeats #11 Notre Dame 41-14 in the first Sugar Bowl since the reopening of the Louisiana Superdome. The 2006 NCAA Division I FBS (Football Bowl Subdivision football season, or the College football season began on August 31 The 2007 Allstate Sugar Bowl Game was a College football Bowl game, which formed part of the 2006-2007 Bowl Championship Series The 2006 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team was a College football team which represented the University of Notre Dame during the 2006 NCAA Division The Louisiana Superdome, often informally referred to simply as the

• 2004 - Sugar Bowl -- LSU wins the BCS national championship by defeating #1 BCS ranked Oklahoma 21-14. The 2003 NCAA Division I-A football season ended with an abundance of controversy The 2004 Sugar Bowl, the BCS title game for the 2003 college football season was played on January 4 2004 at the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans Louisiana

• 2002 - "The Bluegrass Miracle" -- #16 LSU survived an upset bid from unranked Kentucky by winning the game 33-30 on a miraculous 75-yard Hail Mary pass as time expired. The 2002 NCAA Division I-A football season bucked the trend of boring national title games providing a game that lived up to the hype Background Kentucky was the home team but were the underdogs to the defending SEC champion Tigers The Kentucky Wildcats are the men's and women's athletic teams representing the University of Kentucky (UK a founding member of the Southeastern Conference Kentucky fans, believing they had won, had already rushed the field and torn down one goal post.

• 2001 - SEC Championship Game -- #21 LSU staged an upset victory over #2 Tennessee, winning 31-20. The 2001 NCAA Division I-A football season saw the hurricane winds blow again as the University of Miami, the team of the 80s returned The SEC Championship Game refers to the game determining the Southeastern Conference 's football season champion The Tennessee Volunteers football team is the University of Tennessee, Knoxville (UTK NCAA division I football team The victory earned LSU a spot in its first Sugar Bowl since 1986, and knocked the Volunteers out of national title contention. The Sugar Bowl is an annual American College football Bowl game played in the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans Louisiana.

• 1997 - #1 Ranked Florida Taken Down by LSU -- After nine straight losses to Steve Spurrier-led Florida, #14 LSU shocked the #1-ranked Gators 28-21 in Tiger Stadium, making the cover of Sports Illustrated. The 1997 NCAA Division I-A football season ended with a split championship for the third time in the 1990s Stephen Orr Spurrier (born April 20, 1945 in Miami Beach Florida) is a former American football player and currently the head coach The Florida Gators football team represents the University of Florida in the Southeastern Conference 's Eastern division Tiger Stadium is the home field of Louisiana State University American football team. Sports Illustrated is an American Sports Magazine owned by media conglomerate Time Warner. It was the first time LSU beat a #1 ranked team.

• 1995 - Bring Back The Magic Game -- Wearing its white jerseys at home in Tiger Stadium for the first time since 1982, LSU upset #5 Auburn, winning the game 12-6 as LSU DB Troy Twillie intercepted Auburn QB Patrick Nix's 11-yard pass into the end zone with no time remaining. The 1995 NCAA Division I-A football season was the first year of the Bowl Alliance and was a relatively calm year compared to the Tiger Stadium is the home field of Louisiana State University American football team. The 1982 Division 1A football season saw Paul “Bear” Bryant retire as head coach at Alabama with 323 career victories in 38 seasons Patrick Nix (born April 7, 1972 in Attalla Alabama) is the current Offensive coordinator for the University of Miami Hurricanes football

• 1988 - "The Earthquake Game" -- Unranked LSU staged a near literal earth-shattering upset victory over #4 Auburn in Tiger Stadium, winning the game 7-6 with 1:41 remaining on a TD pass from QB Tommy Hodson to TB Eddie Fuller. The 1988 NCAA Division I-A football season ended with Notre Dame winning the National Championship. The Earthquake Game is the name given to a famous College football game played in front of a crowd of 79431 at Louisiana State University's Tiger Stadium The Auburn Tigers football team represents Auburn University in College football as a member of the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision Tiger Stadium is the home field of Louisiana State University American football team. Thomas Paul Hodson (born January 28, 1967 in Mathews Louisiana) was a American football Quarterback for the LSU Tigers The reaction of the crowd was so immense that it registered as an earthquake on a seismograph in LSU’s Howe-Russell Geoscience Complex.

• 1972 - Jones to Davis;. The 1972 college football season saw the Trojans of the University of Southern California, coached by John McKay, go undefeated and win the national championship as "The Night The Clock Stopped" -- #6 LSU survived an upset bid from unranked Ole Miss in Tiger Stadium by winning the game on a TD pass from QB Bert Jones to RB Brad Davis. University of Mississippi sports teams originally known as the "Mississippi Flood" were re-named the Rebels in 1935 and compete in the competitive Tiger Stadium is the home field of Louisiana State University American football team. Bertram Hays "Bert" Jones (born September 7, 1951, in Ruston Louisiana) is a former LSU and NFL Quarterback Ole Miss fans say the 1972 contest featured a few seconds of free football. The Tigers trailed the Rebels 16-10 with four seconds to play. After a lengthy incompletion by Jones, the game clock still showed one second remaining. The Tigers used the precious second to win the game on the "last play," 17-16. The home-clock advantage inspired a sign at the Louisiana state line reading, "You are now entering Louisiana. Set your clocks back four seconds. "

• 1966 - Cotton Bowl -- Unranked LSU upset #2 Arkansas, winning the game 14-7 and snapping Arkansas' 22-game winning streak. The 1966 college football season was marked by controversy as the year of "The Tie" a November 19 game between the two top-ranked teams Michigan State and Notre Dame The Cotton Bowl Classic is a United States College football Bowl game played annually since 1937 at the self-named stadium in Dallas Texas The Arkansas Razorbacks football program is a College football team that represents the University of Arkansas.

• 1959 - Billy Cannon's Halloween Night Run -- Late in the game between #1 LSU and #3 Ole Miss, LSU was trailing 3-0. The 1959 college football season saw Syracuse University crowned as the national champion by both the AP and the UPI wire services Then Billy Cannon returned a punt 89 yards for a TD, breaking seven tackles. William Abb "Billy" Cannon (born August 2, 1937) is an All-American and 1959 Heisman Trophy winner from Louisiana State University The Rebels then drove down the field but were stopped on the LSU 1 yard line as the game ended resulting in a 7-3 victory for LSU in Tiger Stadium. Tiger Stadium is the home field of Louisiana State University American football team.

• 1959 - Sugar Bowl -- #1 LSU wins the 1958 national championship, beating #12 Clemson 7-0. The 1958 college football season was the first to feature the Two point conversion. The Sugar Bowl is an annual American College football Bowl game played in the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans Louisiana. The Clemson Tigers are any team that represents Clemson University as a member of the NCAA 's Division I or in the Atlantic Division of the Atlantic Coast The only score was a pass from Billy Cannon to Mickey Mangham. William Abb "Billy" Cannon (born August 2, 1937) is an All-American and 1959 Heisman Trophy winner from Louisiana State University

Rivals

Tulane Green Wave

LSU's oldest rival is Tulane; the first LSU-Tulane football game was played in 1893 and for the first fifty or so years of Tiger football, no team was more hated by LSU fans than the Green Wave. NCAA intercollegiate sports Football See also Tulane Green Wave football The Tulane football team established in 1893 competes in NCAA Division The series, in which they battle for the Tiger Rag, was played continuously from 1919 to 1994. The interstate rivalry featured two teams which were geographically close (Baton Rouge and New Orleans are 45 minutes apart) and drew on socio-political tensions between the state's capitol and seat of government and its biggest and most culturally important city. As opponents in the SIAA, Southern Conference and SEC, the Tulane rivalry flourished for many years but slowly declined after Tulane left the SEC and de-emphasized athletics. The Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association, or SIAA was one of the first collegiate athletic conferences formed in the United States The Southern Conference (or SoCon) is a college athletic conference affiliated with the NCAA 's Division I The Southeastern Conference (SEC is a College Athletic conference headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama, which operates in the southeastern The Southeastern Conference (SEC is a College Athletic conference headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama, which operates in the southeastern Until 1949, the series was very competitive, with LSU leading 23-18-5; since 1949, LSU has dominated, going 44-4-2. The two teams renewed the annual series in 2006. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar.

Ole Miss Rebels

LSU's traditional SEC rival is Ole Miss. The University of Mississippi, also officially known as Ole Miss boasts a long and colorful football history which includes the formation of the first football team in the state Throughout the fifties and sixties, games between the two schools featured highly ranked squads on both sides and seemingly every contest had conference, and at times national, title implications. Rivalry has declined because LSU fans have paid more attention to other SEC teams that have been stronger in recent years, while Ole Miss fans place more emphasis on its Egg Bowl game played against in-state rival Mississippi State. History Up until 1926 Ole Miss had claimed only five wins in the previous twenty-three meetings of the teams The Mississippi State Bulldogs are the athletic teams of Mississippi State University. Since the decline of the Ole Miss and Tulane rivalries, LSU has not developed a signature football rival.

Auburn Tigers

See also: Auburn-LSU rivalry

While rivalries against Alabama and Georgia may overshadow their rivalries with LSU, in recent years, LSU's biggest rival has been the Auburn Tigers. The Auburn Tigers football team represents Auburn University in College football as a member of the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision Series results Notable games In recent history the Auburn-LSU game has decided the SEC West champion Series results Notable games In recent history the Auburn-LSU game has decided the SEC West champion The Auburn Tigers football team represents Auburn University in College football as a member of the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision The two share more than just a nickname, as they have both enjoyed success in the SEC's Western Division and plenty of memorable match ups. Auburn or LSU have won at least a share of the SEC Western Division championship for five of the last six years. Since 2000, the home team has won the game. While both programs have more prominent historical rivals, it is difficult to dispute that LSU/Auburn has become the most exciting and competitive new rivalry created by the SEC split in 1992. The 2007 game saw a dramatic last-second touchdown pass to give the LSU Tigers a come-from-behind victory. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century.

Alabama Crimson Tide

See also: Alabama-LSU rivalry

LSU and Alabama have played every year since the 1960s, with LSU currently holding a 5-game winning streak against the Tide. The Alabama Crimson Tide football program is a College football team that represents the University of Alabama (variously "Alabama" or "UA" The Alabama-LSU Rivalry refers to a college football rivalry between Southeastern Conference members Louisiana State University Tigers and University of Alabama Alabama holds a historic edge in the series, 43-23-5. Many trace the origins of the rivalry back to a 15-game undefeated streak Alabama had in Tiger Stadium, which is generally considered to be one of the most hostile atmospheres in college football. From 1971 to 1998, the Crimson Tide went 14-0-1 in Baton Rouge. While their rivalries against Auburn and Tennessee may overshadow their rivalry with LSU, the significance of this rivalry increased after Alabama hired former LSU coach Nick Saban in 2007. Nicholas Lou "Nick" Saban (born October 31, 1951, in Fairmont, West Virginia) is an American College football coach and Prior to the initial Saban season, Sports Illustrated ranked the game #13 in its "Top 20 Games To Watch In 2007" list. ^[2] The media has given the Alabama-LSU game the moniker "Saban Bowl". The 2007 game saw the LSU Tigers win a dramatic come-from-behind victory, with a final score of 41-34.

Arkansas Razorbacks

Main article: Arkansas-LSU rivalry

The Golden Boot trophy is awarded to the annual winner of the Arkansas-LSU football game. The Arkansas Razorbacks football program is a College football team that represents the University of Arkansas. History Pre-Golden Boot era Arkansas and LSU began playing each other in 1901 when LSU claimed a 15-0 victory in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. History Pre-Golden Boot era Arkansas and LSU began playing each other in 1901 when LSU claimed a 15-0 victory in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

After the Razorbacks left the Southwest Conference in 1990, Arkansas joined the SEC in 1991 and began a yearly rivalry with LSU. This page is about the now defunct Southwest Conference (SWC For the unrelated and currently still active conference abbreviated as the SWAC see Southwestern Athletic Conference Spurred by both the SEC and the schools, LSU and Arkansas have developed a more intense football rivalry. The winner takes home the Golden Boot, a trophy in the shape of the states of Arkansas and Louisiana that resembles a boot. History Pre-Golden Boot era Arkansas and LSU began playing each other in 1901 when LSU claimed a 15-0 victory in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The game, played the day after Thanksgiving, is usually the last regular season game for each team and is broadcast on CBS. CBS Broadcasting Inc ( CBS) is an American radio and Television network. In 2002, the rivalry gained momentum as the game winner would represent the Western Division of the SEC in the SEC Championship Game. The SEC Championship Game refers to the game determining the Southeastern Conference 's football season champion Arkansas won the exciting game on a last second touchdown pass by Matt Jones. Matthew Jones (born April 22, 1983 in) is an American football Wide receiver for the Jacksonville Jaguars of the National Football In 2006, the Razorbacks, who had already clinched the SEC Western Division and were on a 10-game winning streak, were beaten by LSU in Little Rock. The 2006 NCAA Division I FBS (Football Bowl Subdivision football season, or the College football season began on August 31 The 2006 Arkansas Razorbacks football team completed the season with a 10-4 record War Memorial Stadium is a Stadium in Little Rock Arkansas. It is primarily used for football, and is the part-time home field of the University of In 2007, Arkansas stunned top-ranked LSU in triple overtime, giving them their first win in Baton Rouge since 1993. The 2007 Arkansas Razorbacks football team represented the University of Arkansas in the 2007-2008 football season

Florida Gators

While rivalries against Florida State and Georgia may overshadow their rivalry with LSU, Florida's annual game against LSU has been increasingly in the spotlight. The Florida Gators football team represents the University of Florida in the Southeastern Conference 's Eastern division In 1997, #14 LSU upset #1 Florida 28-21 at Tiger Stadium, making the cover of Sports Illustrated. Tiger Stadium is the home field of Louisiana State University American football team. Under the SEC's scheduling, Florida is LSU's "permanent opponent" from the SEC East Division.

Both teams were in the AP Poll Top 25 in the last six match-ups:

• In 2002, #18 LSU beat #16 Florida 36-7 at The Swamp. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Florida Gators football Ben Hill Griffin Stadium at Florida Field (aka The Swamp) is the American football Stadium for the University of Florida
• In 2003, #15 Florida beat #6 LSU 19-7 at Tiger Stadium. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Tiger Stadium is the home field of Louisiana State University American football team.
• In 2004, #24 LSU beat #13 Florida 24-21 at The Swamp. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Florida Gators football Ben Hill Griffin Stadium at Florida Field (aka The Swamp) is the American football Stadium for the University of Florida
• In 2005, #10 LSU beat #11 Florida 21-17 at Tiger Stadium. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Tiger Stadium is the home field of Louisiana State University American football team.
• In 2006, #5 Florida beat #9 LSU 23-10 at The Swamp. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Florida Gators football Ben Hill Griffin Stadium at Florida Field (aka The Swamp) is the American football Stadium for the University of Florida
• In 2007, #1 LSU beat #9 Florida 28-24 at Tiger Stadium. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Tiger Stadium is the home field of Louisiana State University American football team.

The 2007 match-up between Florida and LSU was predicted to be the #1 game to watch in 2007 by SI. com's "Top 20 Games To Watch In 2007" list. ^[3] The game lived up to the billing, as the Tigers defeated the defending BCS National Champion Gators 28-24 thanks to a last-minute touchdown run by fullback Jacob Hester. Jacob Hester (born May 8, 1985 in) is an American football Running back for the San Diego Chargers of the National Football The game is best remembered for LSU's 5-for-5 performance on fourth down conversions. LSU Coach Les Miles said: "I understand it is only one game, but it . . . is what college football is all about. It is why you come to LSU, to play in games like this. "^[4] Senior safety Craig Steltz agreed: "When I talked to a lot of the guys over the weekend, we were all talking about how this was going to be the biggest game of our lives. Craig Joseph Steltz (born May 7, 1986 in) is an American football safety for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League "^[5]

Tennessee Volunteers

While in-state and traditional rivalries against Alabama and Georgia may overshadow their rivalry with LSU, Tennessee frequently finds their games against LSU in the national spotlight. The Tennessee Volunteers football team is the University of Tennessee, Knoxville (UTK NCAA division I football team

• In 1959, #13 Tennessee beat defending national champions LSU at Tennessee 14-13, snapping LSU's 13-week streak at #1 in the AP Poll. The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.

The last six match-ups between the two teams have involved championship games and dramatic overtime wins:

• In 2000, unranked LSU upset #11 Tennessee 38-31 at Tiger Stadium in overtime. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Tiger Stadium is the home field of Louisiana State University American football team.
• In 2001, #7 Tennessee beat #14 LSU 26-18 at Neyland Stadium and in a rematch, #21 LSU upset #2 Tennessee 31-20 in the 2001 SEC Championship Game in Atlanta, Georgia. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Neyland Stadium is a sports stadium in Knoxville, Tennessee. It serves primarily as the home of the Tennessee Volunteers football team but is also used The SEC Championship Game refers to the game determining the Southeastern Conference 's football season champion
• In 2005, #10 Tennessee beat #4 LSU 30-27 at Tiger Stadium in overtime. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Tiger Stadium is the home field of Louisiana State University American football team.
• In 2006, #13 LSU beat #8 Tennessee 28-24 at Neyland Stadium. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Neyland Stadium is a sports stadium in Knoxville, Tennessee. It serves primarily as the home of the Tennessee Volunteers football team but is also used
• In 2007, #7 LSU beat #14 Tennessee 21-14 in the SEC Championship Game on December 1st in the Georgia Dome in Atlanta. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. The SEC Championship Game refers to the game determining the Southeastern Conference 's football season champion

Traditions

An LSU cheerleader cheers on the team during a game against South Carolina in 2007. Cheerleading is a Sport that uses organized routines made from elements of Tumbling, Dance, jumps and stunting to direct spectators of events Cheerleaders are a part of the pageantry of college football.

Geaux Tigers — A common cheer for all LSU athletics, Geaux Tigers, pronounced "Go Tigers", is derived from a common ending in French Cajun names, -eaux. Cajuns ('keʒən les Cadiens are an Ethnic group mainly living in Louisiana, consisting of the descendants of Acadian exiles and peoples of other Acknowledging the state’s French heritage, it is common for fans to issue LSU newcomers an endearing “French” name. Intended to be more humorous than grammatically correct, coaches are especially targeted. Gerry DiNardo became “Dinardeaux”, Nick Saban became “Nick C’est Bon”.

Tailgating — Throngs of Tiger fans from across the region descend on LSU's campus for every home game, setting up motor homes and tents for Louisiana's biggest party other than Mardi Gras. ESPN has named LSU's pregame party as the best in college football, and the Sporting News has named LSU as the best place to attend a college football game.

The LSU Band's Pregame Show — The LSU pregame show is among the well-known rituals in college football. History Cadet band The LSU Tiger Band began as a Military band in 1893 organized by two students Wylie M The show was created in 1964, and revised over the next nine years into its current format. The marching band lines up along the end zone shortly before kick off. Then the band strikes up a drum cadence and begins to spread out evenly across the field. When the front of the band reaches the center of the field, the band stops and begins to play an arrangement of "Pregame" (Hold that Tiger). While it does this, the band turns to salute the fans in all four corners of the stadium. Then the band, resuming its march across the field, begins playing "Touchdown for LSU. " At this point, the LSU crowd chants "L-S-U, L-S-U, L-S-U. . . " The band also plays "Pregame" before it enters the stadium, while literally running down the hill into Tiger Stadium.

White Jerseys — LSU is notable as one of the few college football teams that wears white jerseys for home games as opposed to their darker jerseys (in their case, purple). Most other NCAA football teams wear their darker jerseys in home games, even though football is one of the few college sports that do not require a specific jersey type for each respective team (unlike college basketball, which requires home teams to wear white or light-colored jerseys while the away team wears their darker jerseys), and is similar to the NFL in letting the home team decide what to wear. Georgia Tech is one of the few exceptions to this rule. The tradition started in 1958, when Coach Paul Dietzel decided that LSU would wear white jerseys for the home games. Paul Dietzel (Born September 5 1924, in Fremont Ohio) is a former College football Head coach at LSU, Army LSU went on to win the national championship that year. Since then, LSU continued to wear white jerseys at home games. Then in 1982, new NCAA rules prohibited teams from wearing white jerseys at home. Because of this, LSU wore purple jerseys during home games from 1983 to 1994. In 1995, LSU's new coach, Gerry DiNardo, was determined to restore LSU's tradition of white home jerseys. Gerry DiNardo (born Gerard DiNardo November 10 1952) is a former All-American guard at the University of Notre Dame, and also a former College DiNardo personally met with each member of the NCAA Football Rules Committee, lobbying LSU's case. DiNardo was successful, and LSU again began wearing white jerseys at home when the 1995 season began. In LSU's first home game with the white jerseys, unranked LSU prevailed in a 12-6 upset victory over #6 Auburn. In 2000, LSU's new coach, Nick Saban, altered the tradition of the white home jerseys: now LSU only wears white jerseys for the home opener and for home games against SEC opponents. Nicholas Lou "Nick" Saban (born October 31, 1951, in Fairmont, West Virginia) is an American College football coach and For non-SEC home games other than the home opener, LSU wears purple jerseys at home.

The rule allowing LSU to wear white at home has one exception: the visiting team must agree. On two occasions, LSU was forced to wear their purple jerseys at home. The first time was in 1996 against Vanderbilt, who was still angry at LSU for hiring Gerry DiNardo, who left Vanderbilt to become LSU's head coach after the 1994 season. The second time was in 2004, when Oregon State did not want to wear their black jerseys in Louisiana in late summer.

Chinese Bandits – Whenever LSU forces a turnover or gets the ball back via a defensive stop, the LSU band plays the Chinese Bandit tune. The entire stadium bows to the defense while the tune is played. The term "Chinese Bandits" originated as the nickname that LSU Coach Paul Dietzel gave to the defensive unit he organized in 1958, which helped LSU to win its first national championship. Paul Dietzel (Born September 5 1924, in Fremont Ohio) is a former College football Head coach at LSU, Army The next season, the 1959 Chinese Bandit defense held their opponents to an average of only 143. 2 yards per game. No LSU defense since has done better.

Geaux to Hell Ole Miss — When LSU is playing their rival, Ole Miss, LSU fans shout "Geaux to Hell Ole Miss. Geaux to hell" frequently, and signs with the same saying can be seen throughout the stadium.

Hot boudin - LSU's famous cheer before games and during about famous food in Louisiana. It goes " Hot boudin, cold couscous, come on tigers, push push push. "

H style goal posts — LSU's Tiger Stadium uniquely sports "H" style goal posts, as opposed to the more modern "Y" style used by most other schools today. This "H" style allows the team to run through the goal post in the north endzone when entering the field.

Yard lines — Tiger Stadium also is notable for putting all yard line numbers on the field, not just those that are multiples of 10. However, the 10-yard-line numbers are the only numbers that get directional arrows, as the rules make no provision for 5-yard-line numbers.

Hall of Famers

The following LSU players and coaches are members of the College Football Hall of Fame. The College Football Hall of Fame, located in South Bend Indiana, USA is a hall of fame and museum devoted to College football.

Players

Coaches

Individual Award Winners

Heisman Trophy Voting History

LSU All-Americans

Head coaches

Poll History

See also

• LSU Tigers
• Louisiana State University
• Bengal Punch

References

1. ^ NCAA. LSU (Louisiana State University is a member of the NCAA (National Collegiate Athletic Association and the Southeastern Conference. Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College, generally known as Louisiana State University or LSU, is a public, Coeducational Bengal Punch was a Sports drink created in 1958 for the Louisiana State University football team. org Past Division I-A Football National Champions
2. ^ Top 20 Games To Watch In 2007. SI. com. Retrieved on 30 September 2007. Events 1399 - Henry IV is proclaimed King of England. 1744 - France and Spain defeat the Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century.
3. ^ Top 20 Games To Watch In 2007. SI. com. Retrieved on 30 September 2007. Events 1399 - Henry IV is proclaimed King of England. 1744 - France and Spain defeat the Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century.
4. ^ History gives muddled message on LSU-Florida. The Times-Picayune. Retrieved on 3 October 2007. Events 42 BC - First Battle of Philippi: Triumvirs Mark Antony and Octavian fight an indecisive battle with Caesar's Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century.
5. ^ History gives muddled message on LSU-Florida. The Times-Picayune. Retrieved on 3 October 2007. Events 42 BC - First Battle of Philippi: Triumvirs Mark Antony and Octavian fight an indecisive battle with Caesar's Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century.