1995 LSU Tigers football team

1995 LSU Tigers football
Independence Bowl champion
Conference Southeastern Conference
Division Western Division
Ranking
Coaches No. 25
1995 record 7–4–1 (4–3–1 SEC)
Head coach Gerry DiNardo (1st season)
Offensive coordinator Morris Watts (1st season)
Offensive scheme Multiple
Defensive coordinator Carl Reese (1st season)
Base defense 4–3
Captain Sheddrick Wilson
Home stadium Tiger Stadium
(Capacity: 79,940)
1995 SEC football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW 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 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]

Schedule

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
September 2 2:30 PM at No. 3 Texas A&M* Kyle Field • College Station, Texas ABC L 17–33   70,057
September 9 11:30 AM at Mississippi State Scott Field • Starkville, Mississippi JPS W 34–16   36,110
September 16 7:00 PM No. 5 Auburn Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, Louisiana (Tiger Bowl) W 12–6   80,559
September 23 7:00 PM Rice*dagger No. 18 Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, Louisiana W 52–7   73,342
September 30 11:30 AM at South Carolina No. 14 Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, South Carolina JPS T 20–20   67,902
October 7 11:30 AM No. 3 Florida No. 21 Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, Louisiana (Rivalry) JPS L 10–28   80,583
October 14 6:00 PM at Kentucky Commonwealth Stadium • Lexington, Kentucky PPV L 16–24   51,500
October 21 7:00 PM North Texas* Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, Louisiana W 49-7   66,870
November 4 2:30 PM at No. 16 Alabama Bryant–Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama (Rivalry) ABC L 3–10   70,123
November 11 7:00 PM Ole Miss Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, Louisiana W 38–9   78,246
November 18 2:30 PM No. 14 Arkansas Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, Louisiana (Rivalry) ABC W 28–0   66,548
December 28 4:30 PM vs. Michigan State* Independence Stadium • Shreveport, Louisiana (Independence Bowl) ESPN W 45–26   48,835
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Central Time.

Roster

1995 LSU Tigers football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
TB 1 Jermaine Sharp Jr
SE 2 Eddie Kennison Jr
RB 3 Kevin Faulk Fr
QB 4 Jamie Howard Sr
SE 5 Eric Smith Sr
FL 6 Sheddrick Wilson Sr
TE 47 David LaFleur Jr
G 66 Alan Faneca  Fr
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
LB 88 Gabe Northern Sr
 Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

Roster

References

  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.
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