2008 LSU Tigers football team

2008 LSU Tigers football
Chick-fil-A Bowl champion
Conference Southeastern Conference
Division Western Division
2008 record 8–5 (3–5 SEC)
Head coach Les Miles (4th season)
Offensive coordinator Gary Crowton (2nd season)
Offensive scheme Pro Style
Co-defensive coordinator Doug Mallory (1st as coordinator,4th Overall season)
Co-defensive coordinator Bradley Dale Peveto (1st as coordinator,4th Overall season)
Base defense 4–3
Home stadium Tiger Stadium
(Capacity: 92,400)
2008 SEC football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
Eastern Division
No. 1 Florida x$#  7 –1     13 –1  
No. 13 Georgia  6 –2     10 –3  
Vanderbilt  4 –4     7 –6  
South Carolina  4 –4     7 –6  
Tennessee  3 –5     5 –7  
Kentucky  2 –6     7 –6  
Western Division
No. 6 Alabama x%  8 –0     12 –2  
No. 14 Ole Miss  5 –3     9 –4  
LSU  3 –5     8 –5  
Arkansas  2 –6     5 –7  
Auburn  2 –6     5 –7  
Mississippi State  2 –6     4 –8  
Championship: Florida 31, Alabama 20
  • # – BCS National Champion
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
  • % – BCS at-large representative
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2008 LSU Tigers football team represented Louisiana State University in the 2008 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team's head coach was Les Miles, who entered his fourth year at the helm. They played their home games at Tiger Stadium in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The Tigers entered the season as defending national champions, having defeated Ohio State, 38–24, in the 2008 BCS National Championship Game.

Previous season

In his third season as head coach, Les Miles led LSU to the 2007 SEC Championship and the 2007 NCAA Division I-FBS national football championship. The Tigers became the first team to win two championships in the Bowl Championship Series era (1998–present) and also the first 2-loss team to win a national championship, even though no games were lost in regulation. The team finished with a final record of 12–2.

The team overcame 2 triple-overtime losses and four other close games to become the first two-time Bowl Championship Series (BCS) champion ever. On their way to the BCS championship, the Tigers won their tenth Southeastern Conference championship by defeating Tennessee in the 2007 SEC Championship Game.

The Tigers finished the season having earned the Southeastern Conference championship trophy, the Grantland Rice Award, the MacArthur Bowl National Championship trophy, the Associated Press Trophy and the AFCA National Championship Trophy.

Pre-season

In February, the NCAA granted defensive end Kirston Pittman a sixth-year of eligibility. Pittman had missed the 2005 and 2006 seasons with foot and ankle injuries.[1]

Coaching changes

Defensive coordinator Bo Pelini left to become the head coach at Nebraska.[2]

2008 recruiting class

Key losses

Offense

  • Matt Flynn, QB[3] Drafted by the Green Bay Packers in the seventh round (209th overall) of the 2008 NFL Draft.
  • Jacob Hester, FB/RB[3] Drafted by the San Diego Chargers in the third round (69th overall) of the 2008 NFL Draft.
  • Early Doucet, WR[3] Drafted by the Arizona Cardinals in the third round (81st overall) of the 2008 NFL Draft.
  • Ryan Perrilloux[4] Dismissed from team February 18, 2008; team policy violations.

Defense

  • Glenn Dorsey, DT[3] Drafted by the Kansas City Chiefs fifth overall in the 2008 NFL Draft.
  • Craig Steltz, SS[3] Drafted by the Chicago Bears in the fourth round (120th overall) of the 2008 NFL Draft.
  • Ali Highsmith, LB[3] Signed with the Arizona Cardinals as a rookie free-agent for a two-year deal.

Schedule

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
August 30 10:00 AM No. 1 (FCS) Appalachian State* No. 7 Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, Louisiana ESPN Classic W 41–13   91,922
September 13 7:00 PM North Texas* No. 7 Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, Louisiana PPV W 41–3   91,602
September 20 6:45 PM at No. 10 Auburn No. 6 Jordan–Hare Stadium • Auburn, Alabama (Rivalry) ESPN W 26–21   87,451
September 27 6:30 PM Mississippi State No. 5 Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, Louisiana (Rivalry) ESPN2 W 34–24   92,710
October 11 7:00 PM at No. 11 Florida No. 4 Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, Florida (Rivalry) CBS[5] L 21–51   90,684
October 18 7:00 PM at South Carolina No. 13 Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, South Carolina ESPN W 24–17   82,477
October 25 2:30 PM No. 9 Georgia No. 11 Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, Louisiana CBS L 38–52   92,904
November 1 7:00 PM Tulane* No. 15 Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, Louisiana (Battle for the Rag) PPV W 35–10   92,136
November 8 2:30 PM No. 1 Alabama No. 15 Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, Louisiana (Rivalry) CBS[5] L 21–27 OT  93,039A
November 15 7:00 PM Troy*dagger No. 19 Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, Louisiana PPV W 40–31   92,103
November 22 2:30 PM Ole Miss No. 18 Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, Louisiana (Magnolia Bowl) CBS L 13–31   92,649
November 28 1:30 PM at Arkansas War Memorial Stadium • Little Rock, Arkansas (Rivalry) CBS L 30–31   55,325
December 31 7:30 PM vs. No. 14 Georgia Tech* Georgia Dome • Atlanta (Chick-fil-A Bowl) ESPN W 38–3   71,423
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Central Standard Time.

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Schedule Source: 2008 LSU Tigers football schedule

Rankings

Ranking Movement
PollPreWk 1Wk 2Wk 3Wk 4Wk 5Wk 6Wk 7Wk 8Wk 9Wk 10Wk 11Wk 12Wk 13Wk 14Final
AP #7 #7 #7 #6 #5 #3 #4 #13 #11 #15 #15 #19 #18 NR NR NR
Coaches #6 #6 #7 #6 #6 #2 #3 #14 #11 #15 #15 #20 #18 NR NR
Harris Not released #2 #2 #12 #11 #16 #15 #19 #18 NR NR
BCS Not released #13 #19 #16 #20 #18 NR NR NR

Game summaries

Appalachian State

1 234Total
Appalachian State 0 076 13
• LSU 14 1737 41
  • Location: Baton Rouge, Louisiana
  • Game start: 10:06 AM
  • Elapsed time: 3:09
  • Game attendance: 91,922
  • Game weather: 65% humidity, sunny
  • Referee: Matt Austin
  • TV announcers (ESPN Classic): Sean McDonough (play-by-play), Chris Spielman – (analyst), Rob Stone – (sideline reporter)

Troy

Game delayed due to effects from Hurricane Gustav from originally scheduled date of September 6.[7]

1 234Total
Troy 14 1070 31
• LSU 3 0730 40
  • Location: Baton Rouge, Louisiana
  • Game start: 7:00 PM
  • Elapsed time: 3:43
  • Game attendance: 92,103
  • Game weather: Clear, 45% humidity
  • Referee: Hubert Owens
  • TV announcers (Tigervision): Doug Greengard, (play-by-play), Rene Nadeau, – (analyst), Kevin Guidry, – (sideline reporter)

Trailing 31–3 midway through the third quarter, the Bayou Bengals stage the greatest comeback in LSU history, even surpassing their fabled 1959 Halloween Night Billy Cannon-led rally against Ole Miss, scoring 37 consecutive points and rally for a 40–31 win.[8]

North Texas

1 234Total
North Texas 0 300 3
• LSU 10 17140 41
  • Location: Baton Rouge, Louisiana
  • Game start: 7:00 PM
  • Elapsed time: 2:54
  • Game attendance: 91,602
  • Game weather: Gusts to 25
  • Referee: Hubert Owens
  • TV announcers (TigerVision): Doug Greengard, (play-by-play), Rene Nadeau, – (analyst), Kevin Guidry, – (sideline reporter)

Auburn

1 2 3 4 Total
Louisiana State 3 0 14 9 26
Auburn 0 14 0 7 21

Mississippi State

1 2 3 4 Total
Mississippi State 3 7 0 14 24
Louisiana State 10 7 10 7 34

Florida

1 2 3 4 Total
Louisiana State 0 7 7 7 21
Florida 17 3 14 17 51

South Carolina

1 2 3 4 Total
Louisiana State 3 7 7 7 24
South Carolina 0 17 0 0 17

Georgia

1 2 3 4 Total
Georgia 14 10 14 14 52
Louisiana State 7 10 7 14 38

Tulane

1 2 3 4 Total
Tulane 3 0 0 7 10
Louisiana State 7 14 7 7 35

Alabama

1 2 3 4OT Total
Alabama 7 7 7 06 27
Louisiana State 14 0 0 70 21

Ole Miss

1 2 3 4 Total
Ole Miss 7 14 7 3 31
Louisiana State 0 10 3 0 13

Arkansas

1 2 3 4 Total
Louisiana State 3 17 10 0 30
Arkansas 7 7 10 7 31

Chick-fil-A Bowl

1 2 3 4 Total
Louisiana State 7 28 3 0 38
Georgia Tech 3 0 0 0 3

A 28-point 2nd quarter by LSU was too much for the Yellow Jackets to overcome in the 2008 Chick-fil-A Bowl rout. Georgia Tech gave up three turnovers and did not force any.

Statistics

Team

TeamOpp
Scoring402314
  Points per Game30.9224.15
First Downs254211
  Rushing12276
  Passing114114
  Penalty1821
Rushing Yardage21681432
  Yards gained25101751
  Yards lost342319
  Attempts495421
  Average per rush4.43.4
  Average per Game166.8110.2
  TDs Rushing2717
Passing Yardage21681432
  Att-Comp-Int391–206–18391–206–18
  Average Per Pass6.76.6
  Average Per Catch12.712.3
  Average per Game201.3215.4
  TDs Passing2115
TeamOpp
Total Offense47854232
  Avg per Play5.45.0
  Avg per Game368.1325.5
Fumbles-Lost16.226–11
Penalties-Yards82–64975–637
  Avg per Game49.949.0
Punts-Yards63-253875-3124
  Avg per Punt40.341.7
Time of Possession/Game30:1329:47
3rd Down Conversions70/18357/183
4th Down Conversions7/189/22
Touchdowns Scored5039
Field Goals-Attempts18–2314–19
PAT-Attempts48–4938–38
Attendance739,065315,937
  Games/Avg per Game8 / 92,3834 / 78,984

Scores by quarter

1 2 3 4OT Total
LSU 81 134 92 950 402
Opponents 75 92 66 756 314

Offense

Rushing

NameGP-GSAttGainLossNetAvgTDLongAvg/G
Charles Scott13–1321712083411745.4185690.3
Keiland Williams13–083444274175.022532.1
Richard Murphy13–044202161864.201214.3
Jordan Jefferson7–249211771342.712019.1
Andrew Hatch6–335175461293.722021.5
Trindon Holliday13–021131171145.40398.8
Stevan Ridley13–012920927.71187.1
Quinn Johnson13–1014302282.0352.2
Josh Jasper13–017077.0070.5
Brandon LaFell13–1226063.0040.5
Jared Mitchell12–0104−4−4.000−0.3
TEAM7–05018−18−3.600−2.6
Jarrett Lee11–8114101−97−8.804−8.8
Total13495251034221684.42756166.8
Opponents13421175131914323.41768110.2

Passing

NameGP-GSEfficAtt-Cmp-IntPctYdsTDLngAvg/G
Jarrett Lee11–8116.9143–269–1653.218731466170.3
Jordan Jefferson7–2112.936–73–149.341944159.9
Andrew Hatch6–3118.425–45–155.628222947.0
Brady Dalfrey13–0138.21–2–050.0210211.6
Keiland Williams13–0307.41–2–050.0221221.7
Total13117.4206–391–1852.726172166201.3
Opponents13116.6227–425–853.428001570215.4

Receiving

NameGP-GSNo.YdsAvgTDLongAvg/G
Brandon LaFell13–126392914.784371.5
Demetrius Byrd13–112751313.944339.5
Richard Dickson13–133132410.552524.9
Terrance Toliver13–22225711.713319.8
Keiland Williams13–01112411.31669.5
Richard Murphy13–010929.20287.1
Jared Mitchell12–0910611.80218.8
Chris Mitchell13–48678.40145.2
Charles Scott13–010929.20287.1
Quinn Johnson13–1023316.50152.5
Trindon Holliday13–023316.50212.5
Chad Jones13–612121.00211.6
Ricky Dixon10–0144.0040.4
R.J Jackson11–01−1−1.0015−0.1
Total13206261712.72166201.3
Opponents13227280012.31570215.4

Defense

Name GP Tackles Sacks Pass Defense Fumbles Blkd
Kick
SoloAstTotalTFL-YdsNo-YdsInt-YdsBUPDQbhRcv-YdsFF
Total1344148092175–29328–1728–5161694411–57142

Special teams

Name Punting Kickoffs
No.YdsAvgLongTBFCI20Blkd No.YdsAvgTBOB
Brady Dalfrey59236640.159320220
Josh Jasper417243.045020076462960.941
Total63253840.35932223076462960.941
Name Punt Returns Kick Returns
No.YdsAvgTDLongNo.YdsAvgTDLong
Trindon Holliday2127913.31922760922.6049
Chad Jones89511.902422512.5017
Patrick Peterson166.006
Keiland Williams1329022.3038
Kelvin Sheppard44711.8023
Quinn Johnson2147.0012
Will Blackwell2115.507
Brandon Lafell11010010
Ron Brooks12323.0023
T-Bob Hebert11313.0013
TEAM100.00011111.000
Total3138012.319254105319.5049

Roster

2008 LSU Tigers roster

Quarterbacks

Running Backs

  • 5 Keiland Williams – Junior
  • 24 Patrick Lipoma – Junior
  • 26 Richard Murphy – Sophomore
  • 32 Charles Scott – Senior
  • 33 Orlando Gunn – Freshman

Fullbacks

  • 27 August Mangin – Junior
  • 34 Stevan Ridley – Freshman
  • 42 Steele Hull – Freshman
  • 45 Quinn Johnson – Senior

Wide Receivers

  • 1 Brandon LaFell – Junior
  • 2 Demetrius Byrd – Senior
  • 8 Trindon Holliday – Junior
  • 10 Ricky Dixon – Sophomore
  • 16 Jhyryn Taylor – Freshman
  • 19 Deangelo Peterson – Freshman
  • 21 Chris Tolliver – Freshman
  • 28 R.J. Jackson – Junior
  • 31 John Williams – Freshman
  • 39 R.J. Gillen – Freshman
  • 43 Tim Molton – Freshman
  • 80 Terrance Toliver – Sophomore
  • 86 Chris Mitchell – Junior
  • 87 Jared Mitchell – Junior
  • Ian Harding – Freshman
  • Jared Joseph – Freshman
  • Adam McClure – Sophomore
  • Jordan Newell – Sophomore
  

Tight Ends

Offensive Line

Long snappers

  • 49 Austin Kinchen – Freshman
  • 50 Joey Crappell – Freshman
  • Justin Warner – Freshman
  

Defensive Line

Linebackers

  

Defensive Backs

Cornerbacks

Safeties

Punters

Kickers

2008 Louisiana State University Football Roster and Bios http://www.lsusports.net/SportSelect.dbml?SPSID=27812&SPID=2164&DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=5200&SORT_ORDER=6&Q_SEASON=2008

Coaching staff

Name Title First Year at LSU Alma Mater
Les Miles[9] Head Coach 2005 Michigan (1976)
Gary Crowton[10] Offensive Coordinator 2007 BYU (1983)
Doug Mallory[11] Co-Defensive Coordinator 2005 Michigan (1988)
Bradley Dale Peveto[12] Co-Defensive Coordinator 2005 SMU (1987)
Josh Henson[13] Tight Ends Coach/Recruiting Coordinator 2005 Oklahoma State (1998)
Earl Lane[14] Defensive Line Coach 2006 Northwood
TBD Defensive Backs Coach
D.J. McCarthy[15] Wide Receivers Coach 2007 Washington (1994)
Joe Robinson[16] Special Teams Coordinator 2008 Louisiana State University (1985)
Larry Porter[17] Asst. Head Coach/Running Backs/Special Teams 2005 Memphis (1996)
Greg Studrawa[18] Offensive Line Coach 2007 Bowling Green (1987)
Tommy Moffitt[19] Strength & Conditioning Coordinator 2000 Tennessee Tech (1986)

LSU Tigers in the 2009 National Football League Draft

PlayerPositionRoundPickOverallNFL team
Tyson JacksonDefensive end133Kansas City Chiefs
Quinn JohnsonRunning back59145Green Bay Packers
Herman JohnsonOffensive guard531167Arizona Cardinals
Curtis TaylorSafety710219San Francisco 49ers
Demetrius ByrdWide receiver715224San Diego Chargers
Ricky Jean-FrancoisDefensive tackle735244San Francisco 49ers

https://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/2009.htm

References

  1. ↑ Pittman gets sixth year of eligibility
  2. ↑ Nebraska chooses LSU assistant Pelini as new coach
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 NationalChamps.net 2008 LSU Early Bird Preview
  4. ↑ https://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080502/ap_on_sp_co_ne/fbc_lsu_perrilloux_dismissed;_ylt=AmGTGbXWHK5QLAxJYeg6vV6s0NUE
  5. 1 2 "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2008-09-14. Retrieved 2008-09-13.
  6. ↑ "LSU vs Florida (Oct 11, 2008)". LSUSports.net. LSU. October 11, 2008. Retrieved February 14, 2016.
  7. ↑ "LSU-Troy Game Postponed; Soccer, Volleyball Cancelled". September 3, 2008. Retrieved September 3, 2008.
  8. ↑ "LSU rallies from 28 down to trip Troy in Baton Rouge". Associated Press. November 15, 2008. Archived from the original on December 7, 2008. Retrieved November 20, 2008.
  9. ↑ Les Miles Bio @ LSUSports.net
  10. ↑ Gary Crowton Bio @ LSUSports.net
  11. ↑ Doug Mallory Bio @ LSUSports.net
  12. ↑ Bradley Dale Peveto Bio @ LSUSports.net
  13. ↑ Josh Henson Bio @ LSUSports.net
  14. ↑ Earl Lane Bio @ LSUSports.net
  15. ↑ D.J. McCarthy Bio @ LSUSports.net
  16. ↑ Joe Robinson Bio @ LSUSports.net
  17. ↑ Larry Porter Bio @ LSUSports.net
  18. ↑ Greg Studrawa Bio @ LSUSports.net
  19. ↑ Tommy Moffitt Bio @ LSUSports.net
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