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: Gerry DiNardo Conference: Southeastern-West
1996 Season Highlights
Gerry DiNardo enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Louisiana State.
1996 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 7 vs.
Houston
35
34
W
Sat., Sep. 21 @
Auburn
19
15
W
Sat., Sep. 28 vs.
New Mexico State
63
7
W
Sat., Oct. 5 vs.
Vanderbilt
35
0
W
Sat., Oct. 12 @
Florida
13
56
L
Sat., Oct. 19 vs.
Kentucky
41
14
W
Sat., Oct. 26 vs.
Mississippi State
28
20
W
Sat., Nov. 9 vs.
Alabama
0
26
L
Sat., Nov. 16 @
Mississippi
39
7
W
Sat., Nov. 23 vs.
Tulane
35
17
W
Fri., Nov. 29 @
Arkansas
17
7
W
@ Little Rock, AR
Sat., Dec. 28
Clemson
10
7
W
@ Atlanta, GA
Peach Bowl
1996 Season Totals
Record 10-2
Points Scored 335
Scoring Average 27.9
Points Allowed 210
Defense Average 17.5
Opponents Record 67-72
Conference Record 6-2
Home Record 6-1
Away Record 3-1
1996 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
12 10-2-0
AP
13 10-2-0
Coaches
13 10-2-0
USA Today/CNN
1996 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1996 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.