1996 LSU Tigers football team

1996 LSU Tigers football
SEC Western Division co-champion
Peach Bowl champion
Conference Southeastern Conference
Division Western Division
Ranking
Coaches No. 13
AP No. 12
1996 record 10–2 (6–2 SEC)
Head coach Gerry DiNardo (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator Morris Watts (2nd season)
Offensive scheme Multiple
Defensive coordinator Carl Reese (2nd season)
Base defense 4–3
Home stadium Tiger Stadium
(Capacity: 79,940)
1996 SEC football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
Eastern Division
No. 1 Florida x$  8 –0     12 –1  
No. 9 Tennessee  7 –1     10 –2  
South Carolina  4 –4     6 –5  
Kentucky  3 –5     4 –7  
Georgia  3 –5     5 –6  
Vanderbilt  0 –8     2 –9  
Western Division
No. 11 Alabama xy  6 –2     10 –3  
No. 12 LSU x  6 –2     10 –2  
No. 24 Auburn  4 –4     8 –4  
Mississippi State  3 –5     5 –6  
Ole Miss  2 –6     5 –6  
Arkansas  2 –6     4 –7  
Championship: Florida 45, Alabama 30
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1996 LSU Tigers football team represented Louisiana State University in the 1996 NCAA Division I-A football season. LSU finished with a 10–2 overall record (6–2 in SEC play) after defeating Clemson Tigers, 10–7, in the Peach Bowl. It was Gerry DiNardo's second season as head coach and the Tigers built upon the previous year's success with their first ten-win season and bowl win since 1987. The Tigers tied for the SEC West title with Alabama, but had lost to the Tide 26–0 in Baton Rouge in a game that was notable for being Shaun Alexander's breakout performance.

Schedule

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
September 7 7:00 PM Houston* No. 17 Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, Louisiana W 35–34   80,303
September 21 6:30 PM at No. 14 Auburn No. 21 Jordan–Hare Stadium • Auburn, Alabama (Tiger Bowl) ESPN W 19–15   85,214
September 28 7:00 PM New Mexico Statedagger No. 17 Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, Louisiana W 63–7   77,676
October 5 7:00 PM Vanderbilt No. 14 Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, Louisiana W 35–0   80,142
October 12 11:00 AM at No. 1 Florida No. 12 Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, Florida (Rivalry) CBS L 13–56   85,567
October 19 7:00 PM Kentucky No. 17 Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, Louisiana W 41–14   79,660
October 26 11:30 AM Mississippi State No. 13 Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, Louisiana (Rivalry) JPS W 28–20   79,594
November 9 6:30 PM No. 10 Alabama No. 11 Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, Louisiana (Rivalry) ESPN L 0–26   80,290
November 16 2:00 PM at Ole Miss No. 17 Vaught–Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, Mississippi (Magnolia Bowl) PPV W 39–7   44,436
November 23 7:00 PM Tulane* No. 18 Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, Louisiana (Battle for the Rag) W 35–17   78,966
November 29 1:30 PM at Arkansas No. 19 War Memorial Stadium • Little Rock, Arkansas (Battle for the Golden Boot) CBS W 17–7   22,329
December 28 8:00 PM vs. Clemson* No. 17 Georgia Dome • Atlanta (Peach Bowl) ESPN W 10–7   63,622
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Central Time.

Roster

1996 LSU Tigers football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
TB 1 Jermaine Sharp Sr
RB 3 Kevin Faulk So
TE 47 David LaFleur Sr
G 66 Alan Faneca  So
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DT 94 Anthony McFarland So
 Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

Roster

References


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