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Louisiana State Football Team History


Louisiana State Tigers
Louisiana State University
 Baton Rouge, LA
Founded: 1860
Stadium: Tiger Stadium
Capacity: 92,400
Colors: Purple & Gole
Coach: Brian Kelly
Conference: Southeastern-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference

Louisiana State 
Team Timeline
First Team: 1893  
  1909 - John W. Mayhew took over as coach for Joe Pritchard midway through the season and coached the final three games.
  1916 - MacDonnell coached the first five games of the season, Irving Pray coached games six and seven, and Dana X. Bible coached the final three games.
  1999 - Gerry DiNardo served as head coach for the first ten games before he was fired. Hal Hunter was appointed interim head coach
  2012 - LSU vacated all 37 wins from the 2012-15 seasons due to NCAA punishment for an ineligible player.
  2016 - Les Miles was fired after the first four games. Ed Orgeron served as interim head coach for the remainder of the season.
  2021 - Ed Orgeron left the program at the conclusion of the regular season. Interim head coach Brad Davis took over for the Texas Bowl game.
 
Championships
National Championships
1908, 1958, 2003, 2007, 2019
Conference Championships
  1935, 1936, 1958, 1961, 1970, 1986, 1988
2001, 2003, 2007, 2011, 2019
Division Championships
  2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2011, 2019, 2022
 
Team Records
 Overall Record 806-435-47
 Winning Pct. 65%
 Vacated Wins 37
 Forfeit Wins 0
 Adjusted Record 806-435-47
 Winning Pct. 65%
 National Championships 5
 Conference Titles 12
 Division Titles 7
 Conference Record 334-241-22
 All American Players 
 NFL Players (#2)
 Home Record 536-198-21
 Away Record 235-209-25
 
By The Numbers
 Seasons 131
 Winning Seasons (#1) 92
 Losing Seasons (#1)28
 Most Wins in A Season 15 (2019)
 Most Loses in A Season 9 (1992)
 10 Win Seasons 16
 Most Points Scored in a Game 93 (11/21/1936)
 Most Points Scored in a Season 724 (2019)
 Most Points Allowed in a Game 74 (11/24/2018)
 Most Points Allowed in a Season 364 (2023)
 Largest Margin of Victory 93 (11/21/1936)
 Largest Margin of Defeat 55 (10/9/1993)
 Most Points Both Teams in a Game 146 (11/24/2018)
 Last Shutout 10/21/2023
 Last Time Shutout 11/3/2018
 Shutouts All-Time 261
 Been Shutout All-Time 127
 
Streaks
 Longest Win 19 (11/30/1957-10/31/1959)
 Longest Losing  16 (1/9/2012-9/3/2016)
 
Bowl Records
 Overall Record 28-24-1
 Rose 0-0-0
 Cotton 3-1-1
 Orange 2-3-0
 Fiesta 1-0-0
 Sugar 6-7-0
 
By the Decade
 2020-29  31-19
 2010-19  66-28
 2000-09  99-31
 1990-99 54-58
 1980-89 70-41-5
 1970-79 76-38-3
 1960-69 76-26-5
 1950-59 55-43-8
 1940-49 57-35-5
 1930-39 68-27-7
 1920-29 49-35-6
Next Game
 9/1/2024 (Sun)  
 Southern California in a Non-Conference Game
@ Las Vegas
Last Time: Louisiana State won 23-3 in 1984.
All-Time:
 Louisiana State vs. Southern California 1-1-0 50.0% 
 
2024 Season
 Sun., Sep. 1   Southern California
 Sat., Sep. 7  vs. Nicholls
 Sat., Sep. 14  @ South Carolina
 Sat., Sep. 21  vs. UCLA
 Sat., Sep. 28  vs. South Alabama
 Sat., Oct. 5  OPEN 
 Sat., Oct. 12  vs. Mississippi
 Sat., Oct. 19  @ Arkansas
 Sat., Oct. 26  @ Texas A&M
 Sat., Nov. 2  OPEN 
 Sat., Nov. 9  vs. Alabama
 Sat., Nov. 16  @ Florida
 Sat., Nov. 23  vs. Vanderbilt
 Sat., Nov. 30  vs. Oklahoma
 
2024 Season Totals
  Record0-0
  Scoring0-0
  Conference Record0-0
  Home Record0-0
  Away Record0-0
 
2024 Southeastern  Standings
 Season   Conference 
Alabama 0-0
Arkansas 0-0
Auburn 0-0
Florida 0-0
Georgia 0-0
Kentucky 0-0
Louisiana State 0-0
Mississippi 0-0
Mississippi State 0-0
Missouri 0-0
Oklahoma 0-0
South Carolina 0-0
Tennessee 0-0
Texas 0-0
Texas A&M 0-0
Vanderbilt 0-0
 
Longest Running Rivalry
 Louisiana State & Mississippi State have played 112 games.
Louisiana State has won 74 games.
Mississippi State has won 35 games.
with 3 tie games.
 
Record when scoring..... (since 2000)
 Scoring  Record 
 less than 10 1-17
 10 or more 195-61
 20 or more  185-31
 30 or more 142-10
 40 or more 85-5
 
Record when allowing..... (since 2000)
 Points Allowed  Record 
 less than 10 59-1
 10 or more 137-77
 20 or more 71-64
 30 or more 26-42
 40 or more 3-21
 
  
 
Some records may be incomplete.

NOTES:
(1) Winning and losing seasons counted only if team plays at least 8 games.
(2) NFL Players counted for any player that participated in a regular season game.

Great Moments in College Football History

The biggest crowd for a college football game was 114,000 for the 1926 Army-Navy Game. The game ended in a tie when it became too dark to play.