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{{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
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=== 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
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=== 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]].
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=== 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]].
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=== Softball ===
{{main|LSU Tigers softball}}
The softball team participates in the [[Southeastern Conference]]. They are currently coached by [[Yvette Girouard]].
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=== 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]]
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=== 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]]
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=== 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]]
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=== 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]]
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=== 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
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=== 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]]
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=== 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]]
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=== 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]]
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=== 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
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=== 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]]
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=== 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]]
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=== 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]]
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== 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.
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{| 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
|}
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{| 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]])^^^
|}
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^ 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.
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== 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 ==
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