Contents
INTRO 3 4 6 11
Quick Facts Roster/Pronunciation Guide 2016 Season Preview Series Record vs. 2016 Opponent
TIGERS 14
Player Profiles
COACHES 42 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61
Head Coach Les Miles Dave Aranda Cam Cameron Dameyune Craig Steve Ensminger Jeff Grimes Jabbar Juluke Ed Orgeron Bradley Dale Peveto Corey Raymond Support Staff
REVIEW 64 66 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85
2015 Season Review 2015 Final Stats Mississippi State Game Recap Auburn Game Recap Syracuse Game Recap Eastern Michigan Game Recap South Carolina Game Recap Florida Game Recap Western Kentucky Game Recap Alabama Game Recap Arkansas Game Recap Ole Miss Game Recap Texas A&M Game Recap Texas Bowl Game vs. Texas Tech Recap
HISTORY 86 116 117 133 136
Record Book LSU vs. All Opponents Year-by-Year Results Noteworthy Games Media Guide Cover Archive
137 Homecoming Games 138 SEC Openers/Milestone Games 139 LSU on Television 140 National Award Winners 148 SEC Award Winners 150 All-Americans 158 Academic Success 160 All-SEC 164 Tigers in the NFL 170 1958 National Champions 171 2003 National Champions 172 2007 National Champions 173 SEC Championships 177 Bowl Games 180 Bowl Records 182 Great Moments 184 LSU Football Traditions 190 All-Time Head Coaching Records 191 All-Time Assistant Coaches 192 Lettermen 200 Tiger Stadium
LSU
210 University 212 Board of Supervisors 213 President Dr. F. King Alexander 214 Vice Chancellor/Director of Athletics Joe Alleva 216 Athletic Administration 220 Academic Staff 222 Championship Legacy 224 Mike The Tiger 226 LSU Greats 228 Prominent Alumni 230 Hall of Fame 232 Tiger Athletic Foundation 233 Sports Properties 234 LSU Communications/Media Guidelines 236 LSU Sports Radio Network 237 LSU Sports Television Network 238 SEC Network 239 LSUsports.net 240 LSU Social Media
UNIVERSITY
Location: Baton Rouge, La. Founded: 1860 Enrollment: 31,527 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: 102,321 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)
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. 12. 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/LOGOS 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, PJ Odom, Amanda Qubty, Clint Self
ASST. EDITORS:
Jake Terry, J ennifer Rodrigues, Bill Franques, Kent Lowe, Todd Politz, Brandon Berrio, Alissa Cavaretta, Fraser McAlpine
PHOTOGRAPHY Steve Franz, Chris Parent, Kyle Zedaker, Madeline Vezain, RaeLynn Rousel, Cory Smith, Maggie Bowles, Brad Messina, Alex Restrepo, Chris Graythen, The Advocate, Jennifer Abelson, 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 Interstate Printing & Graphics, Mobile, Ala.
© COPYRIGHT LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY® The 2016 LSU Football Media Guide was written by the LSU Sports Information Office and designed by the LSU Publications Office. All text and photo content is property of Louisiana State University and LSU Athletics and can not be reproduced without permission from the LSU Sports Information Office. The Coaches’ Trophy and the image of the Crystal Football are trademarks of the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA). The AFCA is the copyright owner of the Coaches’ Trophy. © 1986 AFCA ®. For licensing information, please go to www.championlicensing.com. In recent years, some information that was once printed exclusively in LSU Athletics media guides has been moved to the department’s official website, LSUsports.net. Visit the football homepage to find such information. Additionally, aliases (such as LSUsports.net/football) have been placed throughout the 2016 LSU football media guide to redirect website users to the expanded content that’s available and constantly updated on LSUsports.net.
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2016 FOOTBALL MEDIA GUIDE
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