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Louisiana State University Southeastern Conference Division I Joe Alleva Baton Rouge, LA 14 Tiger Stadium Pete Maravich Assembly Center Alex Box Stadium Mike the Tiger Fightin’ Tigers, Bayou Bengal Tigers
so fiercely that they became known as the "Louisiana Tigers." Based on winning percentage, the University’s athletics program is consistently one of the best in the nation. Its arenas include Tiger Stadium (football), Pete Maravich Assembly Center (basketball, volleyball, gymnastics), Carl Maddox Fieldhouse (indoor track), Bernie Moore Stadium (outdoor track), Tiger Park (softball), and Alex Box Stadium (baseball). Important rivals 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".
Sports
By winning the SEC championship for the 2008-2009 season, LSU became the first SEC school to win at least 10 SEC championships in the big 3 sports of Football, Men’s Basketball, and Baseball. [1]
Football
The LSU football team is a football program in NCAA Division I-FBS college football. They participate in the West Division of the Southeastern Conference and are currently coached by Les Miles. They play their home games in Tiger Stadium, which holds 92,400 people. LSU has won three national championships, most recently in 2007. With their win in the 2008 BCS National Championship Game the Tigers became the first team to ever win two Bowl Championship Series titles, and the first two-loss team to compete for and win the national title. National Championships (3): 1958, 2003, 2007 SEC Championships (10): 1935, 1936, 1958, 1961, 1970, 1986, 1988, 2001, 2003, 2007
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The LSU Tigers are the athletic teams of Louisiana State University. They participate in the NCAA’s Division I, in the Southeastern Conference. It fields teams in 14 varsity sports (5 men’s, 7 women’s, 2 coed). Its official team nickname is the Fightin’ Tigers (not plainly "Tigers" and pronounced "Tigahs"), Lady Tigers, Bayou Bengals for the men and Ben-Gals for the women, and the school mascot is Mike the Tiger. The school colors are purple and gold. LSU’s nickname is a throwback to its Confederate heritage and was drawn from the Civil War fame of two Louisiana brigades who fought
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Baseball
The LSU baseball team has won five national championships since 1991. The team participates in the West division of the Southeastern Conference and they are currently coached by Paul Mainieri. They play home games in the new Alex Box Stadium. National Championships (5): 1991, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000 SEC Championships (13): 1939, 1943, 1946, 1961, 1975, 1986, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2003, 2008
Men’s Outdoor Track & Field
The Men’s Outdoor Track & Field team is currently coached by Dennis Shaver. National Championships (4): 1933, 1989, 1990, 2002 SEC Championships (22): 1933, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1951, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1963, 1988, 1989, 1990 Former Coaches • Bernie Moore • Pat Henry
Men’s Basketball
The LSU men’s basketball team participates in the West division of the Southeastern Conference. The team is currently coached by Trent Johnson. 100 championships
Women’s Outdoor Track & Field
The Women’s Outdoor Track & Field team is currently coached by Dennis Shaver. National Championships (14): 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2008 SEC Championships (8): 1985, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1996, 2008 Former Coaches Pat Henry
Women’s Basketball
The LSU women’s basketball team participates in the Southeastern Conference. They are currently coached by Van Chancellor.
Women’s Gymnastics
The women’s gymnastics team participates in the Southeastern Conference. They are currently coached by D-D Breaux. National Championships (0): None SEC Championships (1): 1981
Softball
The softball team participates in the Southeastern Conference. They are currently coached by Yvette Girouard.
Men’s Indoor Track & Field
The Men’s Indoor Track & Field team is currently coached by Dennis Shaver. National Championships (2): 2001, 2004 SEC Championships (4): 1957, 1963, 1989, 1990 Former Coaches Pat Henry
Women’s Soccer
The women’s soccer team participates in the Southeastern Conference. They are currently coached by Brian Lee. National Championships (0): None SEC Championships (0): None Former Coaches Miriam Hickey Gregg Boggs George Fotopoulos
Women’s Indoor Track & Field
The Women’s Indoor Track & Field team is currently coached by Dennis Shaver. National Championships (11): 1987, 1989, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2002, 2003, 2004 SEC Championships (11): 1985, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2007, 2008 Former Coaches Pat Henry
Men’s Golf
The Men’s Golf team is currently coached by Chuck Winstead. National Championships (4): 1940, 1942, 1947, 1955 SEC Championships (15): 1937, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1942, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1953, 1954, 1960, 1966, 1967, 1986, 1987 Former Players • Brian Bateman • Fred Haas • Johnny Pott
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Name Tiger Stadium Pete Maravich Assembly Center Alex Box Stadium Tiger Park Bernie Moore Track & Field Stadium Carl Maddox Field House LSU Natatorium LSU Soccer Complex W.T. "Dub" Robinson Tennis Stadium University Club • Earl Stewart • David Toms Sports Football Men’s & Women’s Basketball, Gymnastics, Volleyball Baseball Softball Men’s and Women’s Outdoor Track & Field Capacity 92,401 13,472 9,200
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1,289 (official capacity); 2,500 (with outfield seating) 5,680
Men’s and Women’s Indoor Track 3,000 & Field Swimming & Diving Soccer Men’s and Women’s Tennis Men’s and Women’s Golf 2,200 1,500 550 N/A
Women’s Tennis
The Women’s Tennis team is currently coached by Tony Minnis. National Championships (0): None SEC Championships (0): None Former Coaches Goeff Macdonald Phillip Campbell Betty Sue Hagerman Karen McCarter Elliot Pat Newman
Women’s Golf
The Women’s Golf team is currently coached by Karen Bahnsen. National Championships (0): None SEC Championships (1): 1992 Former Coaches Buddy Alexander Mary Rehling Holmes
Swimming & Diving
The swim team is currently coached by Adam Schmitt. The diving team is currently coached by Doug Shaffer. National Championships (0): None SEC Championships (1): 1988
Volleyball
The Volleyball team is currently coached by Fran Flory. National Championships (0): None Final Four Appearances (2): 1990, 1991 SEC Championships (4): 1986, 1989, 1990, 1991 Former Coaches Scott Luster Ruth Nelson Gerry Owens Jinks Coleman
Men’s Tennis
The Men’s Tennis team is currently coached by Jeff Brown. National Championships (0): None SEC Championships (4): 1976, 1985, 1998, 1999 Former Coaches Mike Donahue Dub Robinson Charles Diel Paul Young Steve Carter Steve Strome Jerry Simmons
Facilities National Championships
LSU has won 45 team national championships, 41 of which are recognized by the NCAA, tying them for 5th all time in total national championships.[2] Four of them are not recognized because there was not an NCAA
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sanctioned event in place at the time to determine a champion, and thus polls were used. LSU NCAA National Championships Year Sport 1933 Men’s Outdoor Track & Field 1940 Men’s Golf 1942 Men’s Golf 1947 Men’s Golf 1949 Men’s Boxing 1955 Men’s Golf 1987 Women’s Indoor Track & Field 1987 Women’s Outdoor Track & Field 1988 Women’s Outdoor Track & Field 1989 Men’s Oudoor Track & Field 1989 Women’s Indoor Track & Field 1989 Women’s Outdoor Track & Field 1990 Men’s Oudoor Track & Field 1990 Women’s Outdoor Track & Field 1991 Baseball 1991 Women’s Indoor Track & Field 1991 Women’s Outdoor Track & Field 1992 Women’s Outdoor Track & Field LSU Other National Championships Year Sport 1935 Men’s Basketball^ 1958 Football (AP, Coaches)^^ 2003 Football (Bowl Championship Series)^^^ 2007 Football (AP, Bowl Championship Series)^^^ 1993 Baseball 1993 Women’s Indoor Track & Field 1993 Women’s Outdoor Track & Field 1994 Women’s Indoor Track & Field 1994 Women’s Outdoor Track & Field 1995 Women’s Indoor Track & Field 1995 Women’s Outdoor Track & Field 1996 Baseball 1996 Women’s Indoor Track & Field 1996 Women’s Outdoor Track & Field 1997 Baseball 1997 Women’s Indoor Track & Field 1997 Women’s Outdoor Track & Field 2000 Baseball 2000 Women’s Outdoor Track & Field 2001 Men’s Indoor Track & Field 2002 Men’s Oudoor Track & Field 2002 Women’s Indoor Track & Field 2003 Women’s Indoor Track & Field
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Name Russ Cohen T.P. "Skipper" Heard Jim Corbett Harry Rabenhorst Carl Maddox Paul Dietzel Bob Brodhead Joe Dean Skip Bertman Joe Alleva Name Jim Hawthorne Jordy Hultberg Doug Moreau Patrick Wright Kevin Ford Charles Hanagriff Bill Franques Kent Lowe Position Years Served ????-???? 1932-1955 1955-1967 1967-1968 1968-1978 1978-1982 1982-1987 1987-2001 2001-2008 2008-Present
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Director of Broadcasting; Play-by-Play (Football, Men’s Basketball, Bsaeball) Sideline Reporter (Football) Analyst (Football) Play-by-Play (Women’s Basketball, Softball) Studio Host (Football); Analyst (Men’s Basketball) Play-by-Play/Analyst (Baseball) Analyst (Baseball) Analyst (Softball) championships as "Mythical National Championships" (a national championship that is won without a tournament). ^^^ In 1998 major Division I-FBS conferences came together to created the Bowl Championship Series in an 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 sanctioned national championships, and because of that, many members of the sports media and fans still refer to them as Mythical National Championships.
2003 Women’s Outdoor Track & Field 2004 Men’s Indoor Track & Field 2004 Women’s Indoor Track & Field 2008 Women’s Outdoor Track & Field ^ Prior to 1939, the NCAA did not conduct a tournament to determine the men’s basketball national champion, and thus this is a "Mythical National Championship" as determined by polls. ^^ The NCAA does not award a national championship in Division I-FBS football. Instead, polls are used to determine national champions. In this case, AP Poll and the Coaches Poll, the two biggest selectors at the time, awarded LSU the national championship. Many members of the sports media and fans refer to Division I-FBS national
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The LSU Sports Radio Network’s flagship station WDGL-FM ("The Eagle 98.1") in Baton Rouge.
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See also
• LSU Hall of Fame • 256th Infantry Brigade
References
[1] 2theadvocate.com First SEC "tripledouble" [2] NCAA.org Schools with the most NCAA championships
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