1995 LSU Tigers football team

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1995 LSU Tigers football
Independence Bowl champion
Conference Southeastern Conference
DivisionWestern Division
Ranking
CoachesNo. 25
Record7–4–1 (4–3–1 SEC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Morris Watts (1st season)
Offensive schemeMultiple
Defensive coordinator Carl Reese (1st season)
Base defense 4–3
Captain Sheddrick Wilson
Home stadium Tiger Stadium
Seasons
←  1994
1996  →
1995 Southeastern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Eastern Division
No. 2 Florida x$ 8 –0 –012 –1 –0
No. 3 Tennessee 7 –1 –011 –1 –0
Georgia 3 –5 –06 –6 –0
South Carolina 2 –5 –14 –6 –1
Kentucky 2 –6 –04 –7 –0
Vanderbilt 1 –7 –02 –9 –0
Western Division
Arkansas x 6 –2 –08 –5 –0
No. 21 Alabama 5 –3 –08 –3 –0
No. 22 Auburn 5 –3 –08 –4 –0
LSU 4 –3 –17 –4 –1
Ole Miss 3 –5 –06 –5 –0
Mississippi State 1 –7 –03 –8 –0
Championship: Florida 34, Arkansas 3
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1995 LSU Tigers football team represented Louisiana State University in the sport of American football for the 1995 NCAA Division I-A football season. Coached by Gerry DiNardo in his first season at LSU, the Tigers played their home games at Tiger Stadium in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The team won seven games, lost four, and had one tie. It concluded the season with a 45–26 win over Michigan State in the 1995 Independence Bowl. [1]

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The 45 points scored by LSU in their bowl win over the Spartans was the second-most points (behind Drew Brees and Purdue's 52 points in 1999) allowed by a Nick Saban coached team until the 2019 LSU Tigers put up 46 against Saban's Alabama squad (which was also the most points surrendered by any Alabama team at home in regulation).

LSU did not play in-state rival Tulane in the Battle for the Rag for the first time since 1910 (not counting 1918, when both teams canceled their seasons during the height of U.S. involvement in World War I).

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 22:30 p.m.at No. 3 Texas A&M *
 ABC L 17–3370,057 [2]
September 911:30 a.m.at Mississippi State
JPS W 34–1636,110 [3]
September 167:00 p.m.No. 5 Auburn
W 12–680,559 [4]
September 237:00 p.m. Rice *Dagger-14-plain.pngNo. 18
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA
W 52–773,342 [5]
September 3011:30 a.m.at South Carolina No. 14
JPST 20–2067,902 [6]
October 711:30 a.m.No. 3 Florida No. 21
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)
JPSL 10–2880,583 [7]
October 146:00 p.m.at Kentucky
PPVL 16–2451,500 [8]
October 217:00 p.m. North Texas *
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA
W 49–766,870 [9]
November 42:30 p.m.at No. 16 Alabama
ABCL 3–1070,123 [10]
November 117:00 p.m. Ole Miss
W 38–978,246 [11]
November 182:30 p.m.No. 14 Arkansas
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)
ABCW 28–066,548 [12]
December 294:30 p.m.vs. Michigan State *
 ESPN W 45–2648,835 [13]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

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Roster

1995 LSU Tigers football team roster
PlayersCoaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
RB 1Jermaine SharpJr
WR 2 Eddie Kennison Jr
RB 3 Kevin Faulk Fr
QB 4 Jamie Howard Sr
WR 5Eric SmithSr
WR 6 Sheddrick Wilson Sr
QB 14Herb TylerFr
TE 47 David LaFleur Jr
G 66 Alan Faneca Redshirt.svg  Fr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
CB 8 Tory James Sr
CB 24 Denard Walker Jr
DE 88 Gabe Northern Sr
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Cruz Roja.svg Injured
  • Redshirt.svg Redshirt

Roster

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