Who has been the top college football program over the last 100 years and did LSU make the list? — Read on http://www.brproud.com/sports/geaux-nation/where-does-lsu-rank-in-the-top-programs-of-the-last-century/amp/
History Class: The Mike Archer Era
The Spurrier Myth isn’t true. The story that has passed down among LSU as received wisdom does have some truth to it. Bill Arnsparger did acrimoniously quit LSU, as the school would not make him the athletic director. He would turn up as Florida’s AD within the year. And he did recommend his defensive coordinator, …
LSU Tigers Bowl Game History (Wins, Appearances and All-Time Record)
Bowl season is underway after an exciting 2022 college football campaign. One successful program taking part in the festivities once again is the LSU Tigers, who will face the Purdue Boilermakers at the Citrus Bowl on Monday, Jan. 2. Here's everything you need to know about LSU's bowl game history before making its next appearance. — …
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LSU football head coaching history since 1955
Brian Kelly takes over in Baton Rouge after a couple of rough seasons under Ed Orgeron. Never forget, though, that Coach O brought LSU and the Bayou Bengals faithful a national championship. — Read on http://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/ncaafb/lsu-football-head-coaching-history-since-1955/ss-AA11qz6G
LSU’s season-opening starting quarterbacks since joining the SEC in 1935
Listed below are LSU’s starting season-opening QBs and first game results in the last 87 years dating back to the Tigers’ first season in the SEC in 1935. — Read on lsu.rivals.com/news/lsu-s-season-opening-starting-quarterbacks-since-joining-the-sec-in-1935
TRIVIA QUIZ: LSU Tigers bowl history
The LSU Tigers boast one of the most impressive postseason histories in college football. With more than 50 postseason appearances and nearly 30 bowl… - Read on TRIVIA QUIZ: LSU Tigers bowl history
History Class: The Last Days of Charles McClendon
After the disaster of the Year of the Veer in 1974, LSU had high hopes to improve by getting rid of the disastrous offense which had led to a 5-5-1 season and the offense losing 29 of 41 fumbles. But improvement would have to be swift, as LSU opened the season against #6 Nebraska in …
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LSU football’s 5 greatest seasons in program history
Ranking the five best LSU football seasons ever, including the 2019 team that had a 15-0 record and won the fourth national championship in program history. Source: LSU football: 5 greatest seasons in program history
History Class: McClendon’s Peak Years – And The Valley Shook
After the twin disappointments of 1969 and ’70, LSU went into the 1971 season with confidence that this was the year they took the next step up. The national media agreed, and Sports Illustrated put Tommy Casanova of the cover of its season preview issue. Even with those honors, they still had to take their …
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LSU Football History Class: The Failures of Paul Dietzel and Troy Middleton (1955-57)
Paul Dietzel took over as LSU’s football coach, and immediately all of the problems of the Gus Tinsley era disappeared. Attendance went up, players magically got better, and even the concessions in the stadium improved. That’s how the myth goes anyway.
LSU Football History Class: World War II and the Old War Skule
December 7, 1941 transformed American society as the nation geared up for total war. The nation, shocked by the Pearl Harbor attacks, prepared to put games to the side as part of this mobilization, but FDR’s Green Light Letter, specifically written to the baseball commissioner, urged that games should continue because “that means that they …
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LSU Football History Class: Mike Donahue Era (1922-27)
Accepting the bid to join the new Southern Conference is the decision point for LSU when it decided to play big-time college football. Everything that comes after is a result of that decision, which was no sure thing at the time. LSU was still a small school with a reputation as a “third-rate school” according …
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LSU Football History Class: Irving Pray Era (1911-21)
Wayne Sutton came from University of Washington to coach the 1917 team, but by 1918, LSU and the nation had bigger concerns than the football team. The US entered into War World I and, lacking a standing army, recruited heavily from the ranks of college able-bodied young men.
LSU Football History Class: Edgar Wingard Era (1907-09)
LSU’s first great coach recruits LSU’s first great player: Doc Fenton
LSU Football History Class: The First Decade
On a cold, blustery day in November of 1893, LSU played its first football game. They lost to Tulane 34-0. For fifty cents, spectators could witness something that was similar to but definitely unlike modern football in scoring (five points for a touchdown, four for a field goal), the field (110 yards long), the players …
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LSU Football History Class: World War II and the Old War Skule
December 7, 1941 transformed American society as the nation geared up for total war. The nation, shocked by the Pearl Harbor attacks, prepared to put games to the side as part of this mobilization, but FDR’s Green Light Letter, specifically written to the baseball commissioner, urged that games should continue because “that means that they …
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LSU Football History Class: Mike Donahue Era (1922-27)
Accepting the bid to join the new Southern Conference is the decision point for LSU when it decided to play big-time college football. Everything that comes after is a result of that decision, which was no sure thing at the time. LSU was still a small school with a reputation as a “third-rate school” according …
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LSU Football History Class: Irving Pray Era (1911-21)
Wayne Sutton came from University of Washington to coach the 1917 team, but by 1918, LSU and the nation had bigger concerns than the football team. The US entered into War World I and, lacking a standing army, recruited heavily from the ranks of college able-bodied young men.
LSU Football History Class: Edgar Wingard Era (1907-09)
LSU’s first great coach recruits LSU’s first great player: Doc Fenton
LSU Football History Class: The First Decade
On a cold, blustery day in November of 1893, LSU played its first football game. They lost to Tulane 34-0. For fifty cents, spectators could witness something that was similar to but definitely unlike modern football in scoring (five points for a touchdown, four for a field goal), the field (110 yards long), the players …
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LSU Sports History Classes: Enrolling Now
Every football offseason, Paul and I try and give ourselves a research project. It’s fun for us to look back in the past of LSU football, but over the years, you can see that sort of institutional knowledge slowly eroding. Simply put, we are all forgetting our history, and it seems that the rate of …
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