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The LSU Tigers football team represents Louisiana State University in NCAA Division I-A college football. The team, currently coached by Les Miles, has consistently been one of the most successful programs in the nation since it began playing football in 1893. Past coaches include Paul Dietzel, Charles McClendon and Nick Saban. LSU's Tiger Stadium has a capacity of 92,600 and is the sixth largest on-campus stadium in the nation.[1] The Tigers played their first game against Tulane in 1893, in what was the beginning of a major rivalry.

LSU Tigers Year founded: 1893
Helmet Logo
City Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Team Colors Purple and gold
Head Coach Les Miles
Home Stadium Tiger Stadium
League/Conference affiliations
Independent (1893-1895)
Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (1896-1921)
Southern Conference (1922-1932)
Southeastern Conference (1932-present)
Western Division (1992-present)
Team history
All-Time Record: 670-374-47
Bowl Record: 18-18-1
National Championships (2)
1958, 2003
Conference Championships (12)
1896, 1908, 1932, 1935, 1936, 1958, 1961, 1970, 1986, 1988, 2001, 2003
SEC Western Division Championships (5)
1997, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005

1 National championships
2 Seasons
3 Famous moments in LSU football history
4 Rivals
5 Traditions
6 Hall of Famers
6.1 Players
6.2 Coaches
7 All-Americans
8 Other Prominent Players
9 Head coaches

National championships
The NCAA's website states that "while the NCAA does not conduct a national championship in Division I-A football and is not involved in the selection process," it states that "a number of polling organizations provide a final ranking of Division I-A football teams at the end of each season." LSU officially claims only two national championships (1958 & 2003), however, the school has been recognized as national champions by polling organizations on 4 additional occasions: 1908, 1935, 1936 and 1962.[2]

Seasons
LSU Tigers Football Seasons
1890s 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899
1900s 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909
1910s 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919
1920s 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929
1930s 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939
1940s 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949
1950s 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959
1960s 1960 1961 1962 1963 1954 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969
1970s 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979
1980s 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989
1990s 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999
2000s 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009

The Tigers did not field a team in 1918.
Famous moments in LSU football history
Bluegrass Miracle (2002 @ Kentucky Wildcats)
Earthquake Game (1988 vs. Auburn Tigers)
Billy Cannon's Halloween Night Run (1959 vs. Ole Miss Rebels)
LSU Upsets #1 Florida (1997)

Rivals
LSU's traditional rival is Tulane University (in a series in which they battle each other for the Tiger Rag). However, after Tulane left the SEC and de-emphasized athletics, the rivalry has diminished. LSU's traditional rival in the SEC is Ole Miss. This rivalry has declined for various reasons, including a perceived lack of competitiveness. Since the decline of the LSU-Ole Miss rivalry, LSU has not developed an intense football rivalry with a single school. LSU now has three primary football rivalries: Arkansas Razorbacks, Auburn Tigers, and the Florida Gators.
Arkansas - In 1992, Arkansas joined the SEC and began a yearly rivalry with the winner taking home the Golden Boot, a trophy in the shape of the states of Arkansas and Louisiana that resembles a boot. The game, played the day after Thanksgiving, is usually the last regular season game for each team and is broadcast on CBS. In 2002 the rivalry took on higher stakes as the winner of the game would go on to represent the Western Division of the SEC in the SEC Championship Game. Arkansas won the exciting game on a last second touchdown pass by Matt Jones.
Auburn - In recent years, however, LSU's biggest rival has come in the form of the Auburn Tigers. The two share more than just a nickname, as they have both enjoyed success in the SEC's Western Division. Auburn or LSU have won at least a share of the SEC Western Division championship for the last six years.
Florida - The expansion of the SEC in 1992 brought about scheduling changes which provided for LSU and Florida to play each other every year in what has become an exciting rivalry for fans of both sides.
Traditions
Band Entrance
Chinese Bandits
Tailgating
Hall of Famers
The following LSU players and coaches are members of the College Football Hall of Fame.

Players
Player Position Years Induction
Doc Fenton QB & E 1904-1909 1979
Abe "Miracle" Mickal RB 1933-1935 1967
Gaynell "Gus" Tinsley E 1934-1936 1956
Ken Kavanaugh E 1937-1939 1963
Tommy Cassanova CB 1969-1971 1995

Coaches
Coach Years Induction
Dana Bible 1916 1951
Michael "Iron Mike" Donahue 1923-1927 1951
Lawrence "Biff" Jones 1932-1934 1954
Charlie "Cholly Mac" McClendon 1962-1979 1986
Bernie Moore 1935-1947 1954

All-Americans
The following players were selected as members of the College Football All-America Team
Player Position Years
Sid Fournet T 1954
Billy Cannon RB 1958, 1959
Roy Winston G 1961
Jerry Stovall RB 1962
John Garlington E 1967
George Bevan LB 1969
Tom Casanova CB 1970
Mike Anderson LB 1971
Ronnie Estay G 1971
Bert Jones QB 1972
Warren Capone LB 1973
Mike Williams DB 1974
Charles Alexander RB 1977, 1978
Lance Smith OL 1984
Nacho Albergamo C 1987
Wendell Davis WR 1987
Chad Kessler P 1997
Todd McClure C 1998
Bradie James LB 2002
Corey Webster DB 2003, 2004
Ben Wilkerson C 2004
Marcus Spears DE 2004

Other Prominent Players
Joseph Addai Eric Andolsek Josh Booty Alley Broussard Carlos Carson
Xavier Carter Michael Clayton Ryan Clark Travis Daniels Domanick Davis
A.J. Duhe Peter Dyakowski Alan Faneca Trev Faulk Randall Gay
Skyler Green Jarvis Green Devery Henderson Marquise Hill Dalton Hilliard
Tommy Hodson Tory James Bert Jones Donnie Jones Ken Kavanaugh
Eddie Kennison LaRon Landry Chad Lavalais Eric Martin Leonard Marshall
Matt Mauck Kevin Mawae Anthony McFarland Kenny Mixon Jerel Myers
Rudy Niswanger Melvin Oliver Ryan Perrilloux Stephen Peterman Marcus Randall
Josh Reed Johnny Robinson Terry Robiskie Mark Roman Robert Royal
JaMarcus Russell Jim Taylor John Tenta Y.A. Tittle LaBrandon Toefield
Steve Van Buren Justin Vincent Andrew Whitworth Harvey Williams David Woodley
Claude Wroten

Head coaches
Coach Alma Mater First Last Years Games Win Loss Tie Pct.
Dr Charles Coates Johns Hopkins 1893 1893 1 1 0 1 0 0.000
Albert Simmons Yale 1894 1895 2 6 5 1 0 0.833
Allen Jeardeau Harvard 1896 1897 2 8 7 1 0 0.875
Edmond Chavanne LSU 1898 1900 2 5 3 2 0 0.600
John P. Gregg Wisconsin 1899 1899 1 6 2 4 0 0.333
W.S. Boreland Allegheny 1901 1903 3 22 15 7 0 0.682
Dan Killian Michigan 1904 1906 3 16 8 6 2 0.562
Edgar Wingard Susquehanna 1907 1908 2 20 17 3 0 .850
John W. Mayhew Vanderbilt 1909 1910 2 9 3 6 0 0.333
Joe Pritchard Brown 1909 1909 1 5 4 1 0 0.800
Pat Dwyer Penn 1911 1913 3 25 16 7 2 0.680
E.T. McDonald Colgate 1914 1916 3 22 14 7 1 0.659
Dana Bible Carson-Newman 1916 1916 1 3 1 0 2 0.667
Irving Pray MIT 1916 1922 3 20 11 9 0 0.550
Wayne Sutton Washington State 1917 1917 1 8 3 5 0 0.375
Branch Bocock Georgetown 1920 1921 2 17 11 4 2 0.706
Mike Donahue Yale 1923 1927 5 45 23 19 3 0.544
Russ Cohen Vanderbilt 1928 1931 4 37 23 13 1 0.635
Biff Jones Army 1932 1934 3 31 20 5 6 0.742
Bernie Moore Carson-Newman 1935 1947 13 128 83 39 6 0.672
Gus Tinsley LSU 1948 1954 7 75 35 34 6 0.507
Paul Dietzel Miami University 1955 1961 7 73 46 24 3 0.651
Charles McClendon Kentucky 1962 1979 18 203 137 59 7 0.692
Bo Rein Ohio State 1980 1980 1 0 0 0 0 n/a
Jerry Stovall LSU 1980 1983 4 45 22 21 2 0.511
Bill Arnsparger Miami University 1984 1986 3 36 26 8 2 0.750
Mike Archer Miami 1987 1990 4 46 27 18 1 0.598
Curley Hallman Texas A&M 1991 1994 4 44 16 28 0 0.364
Gerry DiNardo Notre Dame 1995 1999 5 58 33 24 1 0.578
Nick Saban Kent State 2000 2004 5 64 48 16 0 0.750
Les Miles Michigan 2005 1 13 11 2 0 0.846
Totals 112 1091 670 374 47 0.636
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