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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: Les Miles
Conference: Southeastern-West

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1893 <-- 2008 <- 2009 -> 2010 --> 2024

2009 Season Highlights

Les Miles enters his 5th season as Head Coach at Louisiana State.

2009 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 5	@ Washington	31	23	W
Sat., Sep. 12	vs. Vanderbilt	23	9	W
Sat., Sep. 19	vs. Louisiana Lafayette	31	3	W
Sat., Sep. 26	@ Mississippi State	30	26	W
Sat., Oct. 3	@ Georgia	20	13	W
Sat., Oct. 10	vs. Florida	3	13	L
Sat., Oct. 24	vs. Auburn	31	10	W
Sat., Oct. 31	vs. Tulane	42	0	W
Sat., Nov. 7	@ Alabama	15	24	L
Sat., Nov. 14	vs. Louisiana Tech	24	16	W
Sat., Nov. 21	@ Mississippi	23	25	L
Sat., Nov. 28	vs. Arkansas	33	30	W
Fri., Jan. 1	Penn State	17	19	L	@ Orlando, FL	Capital One Bowl

2009 Season Totals
Record	9-4
Points Scored	323
Scoring Average	24.8
Points Allowed	211
Defense Average	16.2
Opponents Record	90-63
Conference Record	5-3
Home Record	6-1
Away Record	3-2

2009 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
17	9-4	AP
17	9-4	USA Today

2009 Southeastern-West Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Alabama	14-0	449	164	Won 37-21	8-0	208	85	Nick Saban
Louisiana State	9-4	323	211	Lost 17-19	5-3	178	150	Les Miles
Mississippi	9-4	384	230	Won 21-7	4-4	180	176	Houston Nutt
Arkansas	8-5	468	326	Won 20-17	3-5	234	233	Bobby Petrino
Auburn	8-5	436	358	Won 38-35	3-5	203	219	Gene Chizik
Mississippi State	5-7	307	321		3-5	180	235	Dan Mullen

2009 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

2009 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 forward pass first appeared in college football in 1906. It was introduced in an attempt to increase scoring and reduce injuries.