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1995 LSU Tigers football team

The 1995 LSU Tigers football team represented Louisiana State University in the sport of American football for the 1995 NCAA Division I-A football season. Coached by Gerry DiNardo in his first season at LSU, the Tigers played their home games at Tiger Stadium in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The team won seven games, lost four, and had one tie. It concluded the season with a 45–26 win over Michigan State in the 1995 Independence Bowl.[1]

1995 LSU Tigers football
Independence Bowl champion
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
DivisionWestern Division
Ranking
CoachesNo. 25
Record7–4–1 (4–3–1 SEC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorMorris Watts (1st season)
Offensive schemeMultiple
Defensive coordinatorCarl Reese (1st season)
Base defense4–3
CaptainSheddrick Wilson
Home stadiumTiger Stadium
Seasons
← 1994
1996 →
1995 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Eastern Division
No. 2 Florida x$ 8 – 0 – 0 12 – 1 – 0
No. 3 Tennessee 7 – 1 – 0 11 – 1 – 0
Georgia 3 – 5 – 0 6 – 6 – 0
South Carolina 2 – 5 – 1 4 – 6 – 1
Kentucky 2 – 6 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Vanderbilt 1 – 7 – 0 2 – 9 – 0
Western Division
Arkansas x 6 – 2 – 0 8 – 5 – 0
No. 21 Alabama 5 – 3 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
No. 22 Auburn 5 – 3 – 0 8 – 4 – 0
LSU 4 – 3 – 1 7 – 4 – 1
Ole Miss 3 – 5 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Mississippi State 1 – 7 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
Championship: Florida 34, Arkansas 3
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 45 points scored by LSU in their bowl win over the Spartans was the second-most points (behind Drew Brees and Purdue's 52 points in 1999) allowed by a Nick Saban coached team until the 2019 LSU Tigers put up 46 against Saban's Alabama squad (which was also the most points surrendered by any Alabama team at home in regulation).

LSU did not play in-state rival Tulane in the Battle for the Rag for the first time since 1910 (not counting 1918, when both teams canceled their seasons during the height of U.S. involvement in World War I).

Schedule edit

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 22:30 p.m.at No. 3 Texas A&M*
ABCL 17–3370,057[2]
September 911:30 a.m.at Mississippi State
JPSW 34–1636,110[3]
September 167:00 p.m.No. 5 Auburn
W 12–680,559[4]
September 237:00 p.m.Rice* No. 18
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA
W 52–773,342[5]
September 3011:30 a.m.at South CarolinaNo. 14
JPST 20–2067,902[6]
October 711:30 a.m.No. 3 FloridaNo. 21
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)
JPSL 10–2880,583[7]
October 146:00 p.m.at Kentucky
PPVL 16–2451,500[8]
October 217:00 p.m.North Texas*
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA
W 49–766,870[9]
November 42:30 p.m.at No. 16 Alabama
ABCL 3–1070,123[10]
November 117:00 p.m.Ole Miss
W 38–978,246[11]
November 182:30 p.m.No. 14 Arkansas
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)
ABCW 28–066,548[12]
December 294:30 p.m.vs. Michigan State*
ESPNW 45–2648,835[13]
  • *Non-conference game
  •  Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

[14]

Roster edit

1995 LSU Tigers football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
RB 1 Jermaine Sharp Jr
WR 2 Eddie Kennison Jr
RB 3 Kevin Faulk Fr
QB 4 Jamie Howard Sr
WR 5 Eric Smith Sr
WR 6 Sheddrick Wilson Sr
QB 14 Herb Tyler Fr
TE 47 David LaFleur Jr
G 66 Alan Faneca   Fr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
CB 8 Tory James Sr
CB 24 Denard Walker Jr
DE 88 Gabe Northern Sr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  •   Injured
  •   Redshirt

Roster

References edit

  1. ^ "LSU blasts Michigan State for Independence Bowl title". The Galveston Daily News. Associated Press. December 30, 1995. p. 17. Retrieved July 5, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "McElroy lifts Texas A&M past LSU". The Philadelphia Inquirer. September 3, 1995. Retrieved February 7, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Future is now as frosh lead 34–16 LSU victory". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. September 10, 1995. Retrieved February 7, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "LSU shuts down Auburn, 12–6". The Miami Herald. September 17, 1995. Retrieved February 7, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Howard passes LSU past Rice". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. September 24, 1995. Retrieved February 7, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "LSU, South Carolina play to 20–20 tie". Ledger-Enquirer. October 1, 1995. Retrieved February 7, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Sluggish Florida shakes off LSU". The Greenville News. October 8, 1995. Retrieved February 7, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Gritty Widcats rally past Bayou Bengals". Messenger-Inquirer. October 15, 1995. Retrieved February 7, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "LSU's Faulk shines in rout". The Daily Advertiser. October 22, 1995. Retrieved February 7, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Option breaks LSU-Tide deadlock". Daily World. November 5, 1995. Retrieved February 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Feshman quarterback lifts Tigers past Rebels". The Shreveport Times. November 12, 1995. Retrieved February 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "LSU roasts Arkansas 28–0". The Sun Herald. November 19, 1995. Retrieved February 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "LSU wallops Michigan State". The State. December 30, 1995. Retrieved February 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "1995 LSU Fighting Tigers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 8, 2024.
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