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LSU Tigers
LSU Fighting Tigers (softball), and Alex Box Stadium (baseball). Important ri-
vals in football include one of the longest running college
football rivals with the Ole Miss Rebels, and the Tulane
Green Wave. Other rivals include the Alabama Crimson
Tide, Arkansas Razorbacks, and the Auburn Tigers.
Keeping with the French/Cajun character of South
Louisiana, LSU support can be seen by its distinctive
spelling of "Go Tigers" as "Geaux Tigers".
University Louisiana State University
Conference(s) Southeastern Conference Sports
NCAA Division I By winning the SEC championship in Men’s Basketball for
the 2008-2009 season, LSU became the first SEC school to
Athletics director Joe Alleva win at least 10 SEC championships in the big 3 sports of
Location Baton Rouge, LA Football, Men’s Basketball, and Baseball.[1]
Varsity teams 20
Football
Football stadium Tiger Stadium Main article: LSU Tigers football
Basketball arena Pete Maravich Assembly Center The LSU football team is a football program in NCAA Divi-
sion I-FBS college football. They participate in Tiger Sta-
Baseball stadium Alex Box Stadium
dium, which holds 92,400 people. LSU has won three na-
Mascot Mike the Tiger tional championships, including two in the last decade.
LSU won the 2003 BCS National Championship amid con-
Nickname Fighting Tigers, Bayou Bengals
troversy, as the USC Trojans were awarded the Associ-
Fight song ated Press National Championship even though they did
not play in the BCS Championship Game. With their win
Colors Purple and Gold
in the 2008 BCS National Championship Game (for the
2007 season) the Tigers became the first two-loss team to
Homepage www.lsusports.net compete for and win the national championship, and the
first team to ever win two Bowl Championship Series ti-
The LSU Tigers are the athletic teams of Louisiana State tles.
University. They participate in the NCAA’s Division I, in • 1958, 2003, 2007
the Southeastern Conference. It fields teams in 14 varsity • 1935, 1936, 1958, 1961, 1970, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989,
sports (5 men’s, 7 women’s, 2 coed). Its official team nick- 2000, 2001, 2003, 2007, 2011
name is the Fighting Tigers and the school mascot is Mike
the Tiger. The official school colors are purple and gold, Baseball
although in actuality the "gold" color which appears on
the university’s sports uniforms is canary yellow. LSU’s Main article: LSU Tigers baseball
nickname is a throwback to its Confederate heritage and The LSU baseball team has won six national champion-
is drawn from the Civil War fame of a New Orleans in- ships since 1991. The team participates in the West di-
fantry company, the "Tiger Rifles," who fought so fierce- vision of the Southeastern Conference and they are cur-
ly in General Robert E. Lee’s Army of Northern Virginia rently coached by Paul Mainieri. They play home games
that they, and eventually all other Louisiana troops, be- in the new Alex Box Stadium.
came known as "Louisiana Tigers." • 1991, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2009
Based on winning percentage, the University’s ath- • 1939, 1943, 1946, 1961, 1975, 1986, 1990, 1991, 1992,
letics program is consistently one of the best in the na- 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2008, 2009, 2010
tion. Its arenas include Tiger Stadium aka "Death Valley"
(football), Pete Maravich Assembly Center (basketball,
Men’s Basketball
volleyball, gymnastics), Carl Maddox Fieldhouse (indoor Main article: LSU Tigers basketball
track), Bernie Moore Stadium (outdoor track), Tiger Park See also: 2009-10 LSU Tigers men’s basketball team
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The LSU men’s basketball team participates in the West Former Coaches
division of the Southeastern Conference. The team is cur- • Bernie Moore
rently coached by Trent Johnson. • Pat Henry
• 1935
• 1953, 1981, 1986, 2006 Women’s outdoor track and field
• 1935, 1953, 1954, 1979, 1981, 1985, 1991, 2000, 2006, Main article: LSU Lady Tigers track and field
2009 The Women’s outdoor track and field team is currently
coached by Dennis Shaver.
Women’s basketball • 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995,
Main article: LSU Lady Tigers basketball 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2008
The LSU women’s basketball team participates in the • 1985, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1996, 2008
Southeastern Conference. Nikki Caldwell became the Former Coaches
new head coach on April 2, 2011, succeeding Van Chan- Pat Henry
cellor, who had coached the team from 2007-2011.
• Women’s gymnastics
• 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 Main article: LSU Lady Tigers gymnastics
• 2005, 2006, 2008 The women’s gymnastics team participates in the South-
eastern Conference. They are currently coached by D-D
Softball Breaux.
Main article: LSU Lady Tigers softball • None
The softball team participates in the Southeastern Con- • 1981
ference. They are currently coached by Yvette Girouard.
• Women’s soccer
• 2001, 2004 The women’s soccer team participates in the Southeast-
• 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004 ern Conference. They are currently coached by Brian Lee.
• None
Men’s indoor track and field • None
Main article: LSU Tigers track and field Former Coaches
The Men’s indoor track and field team is currently Miriam Hickey
coached by Dennis Shaver. Gregg Boggs
• 2001, 2004 George Fotopoulos
• 1957, 1963, 1989, 1990
Former Coaches Men’s golf
Pat Henry The Men’s golf team is currently coached by Chuck Win-
stead.
Women’s indoor track and field • 1940, 1942, 1947, 1955
Main article: LSU Lady Tigers track and field • 1937, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1942, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1953,
The Women’s indoor track and field team is currently 1954, 1960, 1966, 1967, 1986, 1987
coached by Dennis Shaver. Former Players
• 1987, 1989, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2002, • Brian Bateman
2003, 2004 • Fred Haas
• 1985, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1998, • Mac McLendon
1999, 2007, 2008 • Johnny Pott
Former Coaches • Earl Stewart
Pat Henry • David Toms
Men’s outdoor track and field Women’s golf
Main article: LSU Tigers track and field The Women’s Golf team is currently coached by Karen
The Men’s outdoor track and field team is currently Bahnsen.
coached by Dennis Shaver. • None
• 1933, 1989, 1990, 2002 • 1992
• 1933, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1942, Former Coaches
1943, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1951, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, Buddy Alexander
1963, 1988, 1989, 1990 Mary Rehling Holmes
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Name Sports Capacity
Tiger Stadium Football 92,401
Pete Maravich Assembly Cen- Men’s & women’s basketball, Gymnastics, 13,472
ter Volleyball
Alex Box Stadium Baseball 10,150
Tiger Park Softball 1,289 (official capacity); 2,500 (with out-
field seating)
Bernie Moore Track & Field Men’s and women’s outdoor track and 5,680
Stadium field
Carl Maddox Field House Men’s and women’s indoor track and field 3,000
LSU Natatorium Swimming & Diving 2,200
LSU Soccer Complex Soccer 1,500
W.T. "Dub" Robinson Tennis Men’s and women’s tennis 550
Stadium
University Club Men’s and women’s golf N/A
Swimming & diving • 1990, 1991
• 1986, 1989, 1990, 1991
The swim team is currently coached by Dave Geyer. The
Former Coaches
diving team is currently coached by Doug Shaffer.
Scott Luster
• None
Ruth Nelson
• 1988
Gerry Owens
Jinks Coleman
Men’s tennis
The Men’s Tennis team is currently coached by Jeff
Brown. Facilities
• None
• 1976, 1985, 1998, 1999
Former Coaches
National championships
• Mike Donahue LSU has won 46 team national championships, 42 of
• Dub Robinson which are recognized by the NCAA, tying them for 5th
• Charles Diel all time in total national championships.[2] Four of them
• Paul Young are not recognized because there was not an NCAA sanc-
• Steve Carter tioned event in place at the time to determine a champi-
• Steve Strome on, and thus polls were used.
• Jerry Simmons LSU NCAA National LSU Other National Cham-
Championships pionships
Women’s tennis Year Sport Year Sport
The Women’s Tennis team is currently coached by Tony
1933 Men’s outdoor 1935 Men’s Basketball^
Minnis.
track and field 1958 Football (AP, Coach-
• None
• None 1940 Men’s Golf es)^^
Former Coaches 1942 Men’s Golf 2003 Football (Bowl Cham-
Goeff Macdonald pionship Series)^^^
1947 Men’s Golf
Phillip Campbell
1949 Men’s Boxing 2007 Football (AP, Bowl
Betty Sue Hagerman
Championship
Karen McCarter Elliot 1955 Men’s Golf
Series)^^^
Pat Newman 1987 Women’s in-
door track and
Volleyball field
The Volleyball team is currently coached by Fran Flory.
• None
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1987 Women’s out- 1996 Women’s in-
door track and door track and
field field
1988 Women’s out- 1996 Women’s out-
door track and door track and
field field
1989 Men’s outdoor 1997 Baseball
track and field 1997 Women’s in-
1989 Women’s in- door track and
door track and field
field 1997 Women’s out-
1989 Women’s out- door track and
door track and field
field 2000 Baseball
1990 Men’s outdoor 2000 Women’s out-
track and field door track and
1990 Women’s out- field
door track and 2001 Men’s indoor
field track and field
1991 Baseball 2002 Men’s outdoor
1991 Women’s in- track and field
door track and 2002 Women’s in-
field door track and
1991 Women’s out- field
door track and 2003 Women’s in-
field door track and
1992 Women’s out- field
door track and 2003 Women’s out-
field door track and
1993 Baseball field
1993 Women’s in- 2004 Men’s indoor
door track and track and field
field 2004 Women’s in-
1993 Women’s out- door track and
door track and field
field 2008 Women’s out-
1994 Women’s in- door track and
door track and field
field 2009 Baseball
1994 Women’s out- ^ Prior to 1939, the NCAA did not conduct a tournament
door track and to determine the men’s basketball national champion,
field and thus this is a "Mythical National Championship" as
1995 Women’s in- determined by polls.
door track and ^^ The NCAA does not award a national champion-
field ship in Division I-FBS football. Instead, polls are used to
1995 Women’s out- determine national champions. In this case, AP Poll and
door track and the Coaches Poll, the two biggest selectors at the time,
field awarded LSU the national championship. Many members
of the sports media and fans refer to Division I-FBS na-
1996 Baseball
tional championships as "Mythical National Champion-
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Name Years Served
Russ Cohen 1928-1931
T.P. "Skipper" Heard 1932-1955
Jim Corbett 1955-1967
Harry Rabenhorst 1967-1968
Carl Maddox 1968-1978
Paul Dietzel 1978-1982
Bob Brodhead 1982-1987
Joe Dean 1987-2001
Skip Bertman 2001-2008
Joe Alleva 2008-Present
Name Position
Jim Hawthorne Director of Broadcasting; Play-by-Play (Football, Men’s Basketball, Baseball)
Gordy Rush Sideline Reporter (Football)
Doug Moreau Analyst (Football)
Patrick Wright Play-by-Play (Women’s Basketball, Softball)
Kevin Ford Studio Host (Football); Analyst/Play-by-Play (Men’s Basketball)
Ricky Blanton Analyst (Men’s Basketball)
Charles Hanagriff Play-by-Play/Analyst (Baseball)
Bill Franques Analyst (Baseball)
Kent Lowe Analyst (Softball)
ships" (a national championship that is won without a
tournament).
See also
^^^ In 1998 major Division I-FBS conferences came • LSU Hall of Fame
together to created the Bowl Championship Series in an • 256th Infantry Brigade
effort to establish a more legitimate national champion.
LSU won the 2003 BCS national championship and the
2007 BCS national championship. These are not NCAA
References
sanctioned national championships, and because of that, [1] First SEC "triple-double" 2theadvocate.com
many members of the sports media and fans still refer to [2] NCAA.org Schools with the most NCAA
them as Mythical National Championships. championships
Athletic directors
Broadcast information
The LSU Sports Radio Network’s flagship station WDGL-
FM ("The Eagle 98.1") in Baton Rouge.
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