LSU Tigers 4587079 226092057 2008-07-16T20:04:18Z Seancp 114257 /* Women's Indoor Track & Field */ {{Infobox college athletics | name = LSU Tigers | logo = LSUTigers.png | university = Louisiana State University | conference = [[Southeastern Conference|SEC]] | division = Division I | director = [[Joe Alleva]] | city = Baton Rouge | state = Louisiana | stateabb = LA | teams = | stadium = [[Tiger Stadium (LSU)|Tiger Stadium]] | baseballfield = [[Alex Box Stadium]] | arena = [[Pete Maravich Assembly Center]] | mascot = [[Mike the Tiger]] | nickname = Fightin' Tigers | color1 = Purple | color2 = Gold | hex1 = 461D7C | hex2 = FDD023 | pageurl = http://www.lsusports.net/ | pagename = www.lsusports.net }}'''[[Louisiana State University|LSU]] (Louisiana State University)''' is a member of the [[National Collegiate Athletic Association|NCAA]] (National Collegiate Athletic Association) and 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"), '''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 States of America|Confederate]] heritage and was drawn from the Civil War fame of two Louisiana brigades who fought 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 (LSU)|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 [[University of Alabama athletics|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 "[[-eaux|Geaux]] Tigers". In 1996, a federal court ruled that LSU had violated the civil rights of female athletes. This ruling was based on [[Title IX]] of the Civil Rights Act prohibiting discrimination on the basis of race or gender.<ref>[http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9C0CE0DA1039F930A25752C0A960958260 SPORTS PEOPLE: COLLEGE SPORTS;Bias Found at L.S.U. In Title IX Ruling] Associated Press [[1996]]</ref> LSUs football team is the current National Champion of college football. == Sports == === Football === {{main|LSU Tigers football}} The [[LSU Tigers football|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 (LSU)|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. '''National Championships (3):''' 1958, 2003, 2007<br /> '''SEC Championships (10):''' 1935, 1936, 1958, 1961, 1970, 1986, 1988, 2001, 2003, 2007 ---- === Baseball === {{main|LSU Tigers baseball}} The [[LSU Tigers baseball|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 [[Alex Box Stadium]]. '''National Championships (5):''' 1991, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000<br /> '''SEC Championships (13):''' 1939, 1943, 1946, 1961, 1975, 1986, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2003, 2008 ---- === Men's Basketball === {{main|LSU Tigers basketball}} The [[LSU Tigers basketball|LSU men's basketball team]] participates in the West division of the [[Southeastern Conference]]. The team is currently coached by [[Trent Johnson]]. ---- === Women's Basketball === {{main|LSU Lady Tigers basketball}} The LSU women's basketball team participates in the [[Southeastern Conference]]. They are currently coached by [[Van Chancellor]]. ---- === Softball === {{main|LSU Tigers softball}} The softball team participates in the [[Southeastern Conference]]. They are currently coached by [[Yvette Girouard]]. ---- === Men's Indoor Track & Field === {{main|LSU Tigers track and 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 Indoor Track & Field === {{main|LSU Lady Tigers track and 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 Outdoor Track & Field === {{main|LSU Tigers track and 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]] ---- === Women's Outdoor Track & Field === {{main|LSU Lady Tigers track and 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 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 ---- === Women's Soccer === The women's soccer team participates in the [[Southeastern Conference]]. They are currently coached by [[Brian Lee (soccer)|Brian Lee]]. '''National Championships (0):''' None '''SEC Championships (0):''' None ''Former Coaches'' [[Miriam Hickey]] [[Gregg Boggs]] [[George Fotopoulos]] ---- === 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'' *[[David Toms]] *[[Earl Stewart]] *[[Fred Haas]] *[[Brian Bateman]] ---- === 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 Holmes|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 ---- === Men's Tennis === The Men's Tennis team is currently coached by [[Jeff Brown (tennis)|Jeff Brown]]. '''National Championships (0):''' None '''SEC Championships (4):''' 1976, 1985, 1998, 1999 ''Former Coaches'' [[Mike Donahue]] [[Dub Robinson]] [[Charles Diel]] [[Paul Young (tennis)|Paul Young]] [[Steve Carter (tennis)|Steve Carter]] [[Steve Strome]] [[Jerry Simmons]] ---- === 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 Elliot|Karen McCarter Elliot]] [[Pat Newman]] ---- === 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]] ---- == Facilities == {| class="wikitable" |- ! Name ! Sports ! Capacity |- | [[Tiger Stadium (LSU)|Tiger Stadium]] | [[American football|Football]] | 92,401 |- | [[Pete Maravich Assembly Center]] | [[College basketball|Men's & Women's Basketball]], [[Gymnastics]], [[Volleyball]] | 13,472 |- | [[Alex Box Stadium]] | [[College baseball|Baseball]] | 7,760 |- | [[Tiger Park]] | [[College softball|Softball]] | 1,000 |- | [[Bernie Moore Track & Field Stadium]] | [[Track and field|Men's and Women's Outdoor Track & Field]] | 5,680 |- | [[Carl Maddox Field House]] | [[Track and field|Men's and Women's Indoor Track & Field]] | 3,000 |- | [[LSU Natatorium]] | Swimming & Diving | 2,200 |- | [[LSU Soccer Complex]] | [[Soccer]] | 1,500 |- | [[W.T. "Dub" Robinson Tennis Stadium]] | [[Tennis|Men's and Women's Tennis]] | 550 |- | [[University Club (LSU)|University Club]] | [[Golf|Men's and Women's Golf]] | N/A |} == 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.<ref>NCAA.org [http://www.ncaa.org/champadmin/champs_listing1.html Schools with the most NCAA championships]</ref> Four of them are not recognized because there was not an NCAA sanctioned event in place at the time to determine a champion, and thus polls were used. {{Multicol}} {| class="toccolours" style=" margin-left: 1em;" width="450px" ! colspan="2" style="text-align: center; background:#461D7C" | <font color=#FDD023>'''LSU NCAA National Championships''' </font> |- | '''Year''' || '''Sport''' |- | colspan="3" |<hr> |- | 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 |- | 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 |- | 2003 || Women's Outdoor Track & Field |- | 2004 || Men's Indoor Track & Field |- | 2004 || Women's Indoor Track & Field |- | 2008 || Women's Indoor Track & Field |} {{Multicol-break}} {| class="toccolours" style=" margin-left: 1em;" width="450px" ! colspan="2" style="text-align: center; background:#461D7C" | <font color=#FDD023>'''LSU Other National Championships''' </font> |- | '''Year''' || '''Sport''' |- | colspan="3" |<hr> |- | 1935 || Men's Basketball^ |- | 1958 || Football (AP, Coaches)^^ |- | 2003 || Football ([[Bowl Championship Series]])^^^ |- | 2007 || Football ([[AP poll|AP]], [[Bowl Championship Series]])^^^ |} {{Multicol-end}} ^ Prior to 1939, the NCAA did not conduct a [[NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship|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 championships as "[[Mythical National Championship]]s" (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 LSU Tigers football team|2003 BCS national championship]] and the [[2007 LSU Tigers football team|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 Championship]]s. ---- == Athletic Directors == {| class="wikitable" |- ! Name ! Years Served |- | [[Russ Cohen]] | ????-???? |- | [[T.P. "Skipper" Heard]] | 1932-1955 |- | [[Jim Corbett (athletic director)|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 |} == Broadcast Info == The LSU Sports Radio Network's flagship station [[WDGL-FM]] ("The Eagle 98.1") in Baton Rouge. {| class="wikitable" |- ! Name ! Position |- | [[Jim Hawthorne]] | Director of Broadcasting |- | [[Jordy Hultberg]] | Sideline Reporter |- | [[Doug Moreau]] | Analyst |} == See also == *[[LSU Hall of Fame]] *[[256th Infantry Brigade]] == References == {{reflist}} {{LSU}} {{Southeastern Conference}} [[Category:LSU Tigers athletics| ]] [[Category:Sports in Louisiana|Lsu]] [[Category:College athletic programs]] [[es:LSU Tigers]] [[fr:LSU Tigers]]