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Contents/Quick Facts Rosters/Pronunciation Guide 2012 Season Preview Series Records vs. 2012 Opponents
Only One LSU 12 14 16 17 18 19 20 22 24 26 28 30 31 32 33 33 34 36 38 40 42 44 46 48 50 57 58 60 62
Les Miles Football Championship Football 1958 National Champions 2003 National Champions 2007 National Champions SEC Championships National Honors and Awards Academic Success Tiger Stadium Saturday Night in Death Valley Game Day in Tiger Town/Tailgating National Spotlight SEC Champions Media Worldwide On the Cover - LSU Football National Spotlight Football Operations Center Strength and Conditioning Athletic Training Bowl Games Great Moments NFL Pipeline Tigers in the NFL All-Americans LSU Football Traditions LSU Athletics Championship Tradition Mike the Tiger LSU Greats Prominent LSU Alumni
Tigers 64
Player Profiles
Coaches 90 98 99 100 101 102 103 104 105 106 107 108
Head Coach Les Miles John Chavis Steve Ensminger Brick Haley Adam Henry Steve Kragthorpe Thomas McGaughey Corey Raymong Greg Studrawa Frank Wilson Sam Nader/Sharon Lewis Support Staff
University Review 110 112 114 116 117 118 119 120 121 122 123 124 125 126 127 128 129 130 131
2011 Season Review 2011 Final Statistics 2011 Final Defensive Statistics 2011 Superlatives 2011 Starting Lineups/Career Starts Oregon Game Recap Northwestern State Game Recap Mississippi State Game Recap West Virginia Game Recap Kentucky Game Recap Florida Game Recap Tennessee Game Recap Auburn Game Recap Alabama Game Recap Western Kentucky Game Recap Ole Miss Game Recap Arkansas Game Recap SEC Championship Game (Georgia) Recap BCS National Championship (Alabama) Recap
History 132 133 144 145 146 147 160 168 169 170 171 172 173 174 176 178 179 180 186 190 191
Bowl History and Team Records Record Book Yearly Offensive Records Yearly Defensive Records LSU vs. All Opponents Year-by-Year Records/Milestones All-Americans National Scholar-Athletes Academic All-SEC First-Team All-SEC Second-Team All-SEC National Awards/SEC Awards LSU Athletics Hall of Fame/Louisiana Sports HOF Tigers in the NFL Tigers in the NFL Draft All-Time Head Coaching Records All-Time Assistant Coaches Lettermen Tiger Stadium Tiger Stadium Records National Award Winners
LSU 196 197 198 199 201 202 203 204 205 206 207 208
Board of Supervisors Interim President/Chancellor William Jenkins Vice Chancellor/Director of Athletics Joe Alleva Athletics Administration LSU Sports Information Media Guidelines Opponent Information LSU Sports Radio Network LSU Sports Television Network LSU Sports Properties Tiger Athletic Foundation LSUsports.net Connect
Location: Baton Rouge, La. Founded: 1860 Enrollment: 28,771 Nickname: Tigers or Fighting Tigers Colors: Purple & Gold Print specs: Purple-PMS 268, Gold-PMS 123 Mascot: Mike VI (Live Bengal Tiger) Stadium: Tiger Stadium Capacity: 92,542 Year opened: 1924 Surface: Natural grass Conference: Southeastern (Western Division) Band: Golden Band from Tigerland
Phone Directory (area code 225) Athletics Department: 578-8001 • 578-2430 (FAX) Sports Information Office: 578-8226 • 578-1861 (FAX) LSU Football Office: 578-1151 • 578-3594 (FAX) Michael Bonnette home: 766-2702
LSUsports.net/media Credentials Credentials for LSU home games are issued to working media only. Because of severe space limitations and demand, the deadline for all season credential requests is Aug. 14. Individual game credentials must be requested two (2) weeks prior to the date of the game.
Game Notes Media and fans can access the current media guide, updated statistics and game notes all in one location at www.LSUsports.net/media. Each category is updated daily throughout the season.
Images Members of the media can obtain photos on all LSU coaches and athletes as well as official LSU logos on the Internet at http://media.lsusports.net. The site features head shots and action shots of all LSU’s football players. The site will be updated weekly throughout football season. To gain access to the database, please contact Michael Bonnette in the LSU Sports Information Department for a login and password.
Media Guides How to purchase An LSU Media Guide: • Preorder with your season ticket order form • Online at www.LSUsports.net/mediaguides • Purchase from the LSU SportShop
Credits Editor: Michael Bonnette Design: Jason Feirman, Krystal Bennett, Lacye Beauregard, Corey Schneider Asst. Editors: Bill Martin, Jake Terry, Bill Franques, Kent Lowe, Will Stafford, Matt Dunaway Research: Caroline Downer, Jacob Most, Brooke Hochstetler, Karen Nelson, Palmer Black
Photography Steve Franz, Chris Parent, Hilary Scheinuk, Martin McCallister, Grant Gutierrez, Brad Messina, Jason Feirman, Alex Restrepo, Chris Graythen, The Advocate, Travis Spradling, Arthur D. Lauck, Jennifer Abelson, Bill Feig, Dan Hardesty, Jim Hudelson, LSU Gumbo, Neil Johnson, Rob Musemeche, NFL, NBA, WNBA, Nelson Chenault, Ron Berard, C.C. Lockwood, Erby Aucoin Jr., Getty Images, & Special Thanks to Jim Zeitz & Eddy Perez from LSU University Relations Printing EBSCO Media, Birmingham, Ala.
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