LSU’s Claiborne Scores Poorly on the Wonderlic, RG3 Brings More than Speed : April 03, 2012

LSU's Claiborne Barely Passes Wonderlic While not necessarily a predictor of future success in the NFL, the Wonderlic test can at least be viewed as a source of entert [...]

LSU Tigers Prevail Over Alabama Crimson Tide in Defensive Stalemate : November 06, 2011

The old saying is that defense wins championships, and in the most recent Game of the Century, both defenses lived up to their billing as neither the top ranked LSU Tiger [...]

Three LSU Players Suspended for Auburn Game : October 20, 2011

The top-ranked LSU Tigers announced that they had suspended star cornerback Tyrann Mathieu, running back Spencer Ware, and defensive back Tharold Simon for Saturday's hom [...]

Top Ranked LSU Tigers Easily Put Away Florida : October 08, 2011

Having lost senior quarterback John Brantley last week, Florida knew that they would have a disadvantage at quarterback, starting true freshman Jacoby Brissett, but it wa [...]

LSU’s Les Miles to be Hot Commodity in NFL : September 29, 2011

The Head Coaching Speculation debate 2011 has officially begun, now that New Mexico has fired Mike Locksley. One of the first reports involves a coach whose job security [...]

LSU Takes Number 1 Spot in AP Polls : September 27, 2011

After a third straight decisive win away from Baton Rouge, the LSU Tigers have supplanted the Oklahoma Sooners as the number one team in the AP Poll, their first time in [...]

Mississippi State No Match for LSU’s Defensive Front : September 16, 2011

When LSU won the national title in 2003-2004 season, they were driven by a dominating defense, which has remained a trademark of the team ever since. When the number thre [...]

LSU Rolls 40-27 on Oregon Turnovers : September 04, 2011

In a game that held national title implications, the LSU Tigers rolled over the Oregon Ducks with a 40-27 victory in Dallas. The game was full of pregame drama, as LSU’ [...]

LSU Suspends Jefferson, Johns; Arrest Warrants Issued : August 27, 2011

LSU was practicing Friday, preparing to face off with #3 Oregon in a season opener now less than a week away. Conspicuously absent was starting quarterback Jordan Jeffers [...]

Police Investigating Bar Fight with LSU Players : August 22, 2011

Baton Rouge police are currently investigating a bar fight that occurred early Friday and reportedly involved several members of the LSU football team. One of the players [...]

LSU OC Steve Kragthorpe Steps Down after Parkinson’s Diagnosis : August 05, 2011

Following LSU’s morning football practice on Thursday, Head Coach Les Miles announced that Steve Kragthorpe would be stepping down as offensive coordinator for the Tige [...]

NCAA Slaps LSU with One Year Probation : July 19, 2011

According to the NCAA, the LSU football program broke several major regulations in its attempt to recruit a player with a junior college and said that an ex-LSU assistant [...]

LSU, San Diego State Added to Washington’s 2012 Schedule : July 11, 2011

The collegiate season in 2011 is approaching rather quickly, so Washington decided to adjust its schedule for the following fall. The University of Washington released [...]

lsu tigers History

Louisiana State University's football team, the LSU Tigers (also known as the Bayou Bengals or Fighting Tigers), plays in the Western Division of the SEC as part of the NCAA's Football Bowl Division I Subdivision. Les Miles has been the head coach of the LSU Tigers since 2005. Entering the 2010 season, LSU had 709 wins, which is 12th most in the history of the NCAA and fourth most for any team in the SEC. Coming into the 2010 season LSU also had an all-time winning percentage of .641, which is 14th best all-time in the NCAA, and 4th best for the SEC.

The LSU Tigers have won 13 conference championships in total from three difference conferences. In 1933, they became one of the founding members of the SEC. They have won ten SEC championships, which is fourth most. Since division play started in 1992, the Tigers have won the SEC West or shared the title seven times. They have a 3-1 record playing for the SEC Championship. LSU has played in a total of 42 bowl games. Their bowl record is 22-19-1.

The LSU Tigers recently have enjoyed great success. In 2004, they won the National Championship of the BCS, defeating Oklahoma by a score of 21-14 in New Orleans at the Super Bowl. They also defeated Ohio State in the 2008 National Championship Game by a score of 38-24 to become the first team to win more than one BCS national title.