Louisiana State Football Team History
Louisiana State Tigers
Louisiana State University
Baton Rouge, LA
Founded: 1860 Stadium: Tiger Stadium Capacity: 92,400 Colors: Purple & Gole Coach: Nick Saban Conference: Southeastern-West
2001 Season Highlights
Nick Saban enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Louisiana State.
The Tigers won the Southeastern Conference Championship.
The Tigers won the Southeastern Conference West Championship.
2001 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 1 vs.
Tulane
48
17
W
Sat., Sep. 8 vs.
Utah State
31
14
W
Sat., Sep. 29 @
Tennessee
18
26
L
Sat., Oct. 6 vs.
Florida
15
44
L
Sat., Oct. 13 @
Kentucky
29
25
W
Sat., Oct. 20 @
Mississippi State
42
0
W
Sat., Oct. 27 vs.
Mississippi
24
35
L
Sat., Nov. 3 @
Alabama
35
21
W
Sat., Nov. 10 vs.
Middle Tennessee State
30
14
W
Fri., Nov. 23 vs.
Arkansas
41
38
W
Sat., Dec. 1 vs.
Auburn
27
14
W
Sat., Dec. 8 @
Tennessee
31
20
W
@ Atlanta, GA
Tue., Jan. 1
Illinois
47
34
W
@ New Orleans, LA
Sugar Bowl
2001 Season Totals
Record 10-3
Points Scored 418
Scoring Average 32.2
Points Allowed 302
Defense Average 23.2
Opponents Record 90-63
Conference Record 5-3
Home Record 5-2
Away Record 4-1
2001 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
8 10-3-0
AP
8 10-3-0
Coaches
8 10-3-0
USA Today/ESPN
2001 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
2001 All Southeastern Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
The first bowl game, later known as The Rose Bowl, was played on January 1st, 1902 between the Michigan Wolverines and Stanford Cardinals. Michigan won 49-0.