2011 LSU Tigers football team

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2011 LSU Tigers football
Louisiana State University (block logo).svg
National champion (Anderson & Hester)
SEC champion
SEC Western Division champion
Conference Southeastern Conference
DivisionWestern Division
Ranking
CoachesNo. 2
APNo. 2
Record13–1 (8–0 SEC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Greg Studrawa (1st as coordinator, 5th overall season)
Offensive schemeMultiple
Defensive coordinator John Chavis (3rd season)
Base defense 4–3
MVP Tyrann Mathieu
CaptainWill Blackwell
Morris Claiborne
Jordan Jefferson
Brandon Taylor
Home stadium Tiger Stadium
Seasons
  2010
2012  
2011 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
Eastern Division
No. 19 Georgia x  7 1   10 4  
No. 9 South Carolina  6 2   11 2  
Florida  3 5   7 6  
Vanderbilt  2 6   6 7  
Kentucky  2 6   5 7  
Tennessee  1 7   5 7  
Western Division
No. 2 LSU x$  8 0   13 1  
No. 1 Alabama  %#  7 1   12 1  
No. 5 Arkansas  6 2   11 2  
Auburn  4 4   8 5  
Mississippi State  2 6   7 6  
Ole Miss*  0 8   2 10  
Championship: LSU 42, Georgia 10
  • # BCS National Champion
  • $ BCS representative as conference champion
  • % BCS at-large representative
  • x Division champion/co-champions
  • * Ole Miss vacated all wins due to NCAA violations.
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2011 LSU Tigers football team represented Louisiana State University in the 2011 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Tigers were led by seventh-year head coach Les Miles and played their home games at Tiger Stadium. They were a member of the Western Division of the Southeastern Conference. They finished the season 13–1, 8–0 in SEC play to be Western Division champions. They represented the division in the SEC Championship Game where they defeated Eastern Division champion Georgia 42–10 be crowned SEC champions. They finished the season ranked #1 in the final BCS poll to earn a spot in the BCS National Championship Game vs #2 Alabama. The Tigers, who had defeated Alabama 9–6 in the regular season, lost to the Crimson Tide 21–0. It was the first time a team was ever shut out in a BCS game.

Contents

Personnel

Roster

2011 LSU Tigers football team roster
PlayersCoaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
RB 4 Alfred Blue So
WR 33 Odell Beckham Jr. Fr
WR 80 Jarvis Landry Fr
QB 8 Zach Mettenberger So
TE 81Jake FranklinSo
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
CB 7 Tyrann Mathieu So
CB 17 Morris Claiborne Jr
DT 90 Michael Brockers So
DT 97 Dennis Johnson Redshirt.svg  Sr
DE 49 Barkevious Mingo So
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
LS 50Joey CrappellSr
P 38 Brad Wing RFr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injury icon 2.svg Injured
  • Redshirt.svg Redshirt

Roster

Coaching staff

NamePositionSeasons at
LSU
Alma Mater
Les Miles Head Coach 7 Michigan (1976)
John Chavis Defensive Coordinator 3 Tennessee (1979)
Greg Studrawa Offensive coordinator 5 Bowling Green (1987)
Steve Kragthorpe Quarterbacks 1 West Texas State (1988)
Frank Wilson Running backs, Recruiting Coordinator 2 Nicholls State (1997)
Ron Cooper Defensive backs3 Jacksonville State (1983)
Steve Ensminger Tight ends 2 LSU (1982)
Billy Gonzales Wide Receivers, Passing Game Coordinator2 Colorado State (1994)
Brick Haley Defensive Line 3 Alabama A&M (1989)
Thomas McGaughey Special teams 1 Houston (1995)
Reference: [1]

Depth chart

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 37:00 p.m.vs. No. 3 Oregon *No. 4 ABC W 40–2787,711 [2]
September 107:00 p.m. Northwestern State *No. 2 PPV W 49–392,405 [3]
September 157:00 p.m.at No. 25 Mississippi State No. 3 ESPN W 19–656,924 [4]
September 247:00 p.m.at No. 16 West Virginia *No. 2ABCW 47–2162,056 [5]
October 111:21 a.m. Kentucky No. 1
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA
SECN W 35–792,660 [6]
October 82:30 p.m.No. 17 Florida No. 1
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)
CBS W 41–1193,022 [7]
October 152:30 p.m.at Tennessee No. 1CBSW 38–7101,822 [8]
October 222:30 p.m.No. 19 Auburn No. 1
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)
CBSW 45–1093,098 [9]
November 5 7:00 p.m.at No. 2 Alabama No. 1CBSW 9–6 OT101,823 [10]
November 126:00 p.m. Western Kentucky *Dagger-14-plain.pngNo. 1
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA
ESPNU W 42–992,917 [11]
November 196:00 p.m.at Ole Miss No. 1ESPNW 52–359,877 [12]
November 251:30 p.m.No. 3 Arkansas No. 1
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)
CBSW 41–1793,108 [13]
December 33:00 p.m.vs. No. 12 Georgia No. 1CBSW 42–1074,515 [14]
January 9, 20127:30 p.m.vs. No. 2 Alabama No. 1ESPNL 0–2178,237 [15]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

Game summaries

Oregon

This is only the 4th meeting of these two teams. The win expanded LSU's lead in the series to 3–1–0. [16]

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#3 Ducks6701427
#4 Tigers313141040

Northwestern State

The "series" began in 1911. The win expanded LSU's lead in the series to 11–0–0. [17]

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#2 Tigers72114749

Mississippi State

The series began in 1896 and LSU has played the Bulldogs more often than any other opponent. The win expanded LSU's lead in the series to 69–33–3. [18]

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#3 Tigers3331019
#25 Bulldogs30306

West Virginia

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#2 Tigers131471347
#16 Mountaineers0714021
West Virginia on offense in the first half. West Virginia on offense against LSU 9-24-2011.jpg
West Virginia on offense in the first half.

[19]

Kentucky

The series began in 1949. The win expanded LSU's lead in the series to 39–16–1. [20]

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#1 Tigers7714735

Florida

The series began in 1937. LSU currently trails in the series, but with the win makes it 25–30–3. [21]

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#17 Gators038011
#1 Tigers141031441

Tennessee

The series began in 1925. LSU currently trails in the series, but with the win makes it 9–20–3. This was also the largest margin of victory by either team in the series. [22]

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#1 Tigers01771438
Volunteers07007

Auburn

The series began in 1901. The win expanded LSU's lead in the series to 25–20–1. This was also the largest margin of victory by either team in the series. [23]

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#19 Auburn Tigers300710
#1 LSU Tigers71421345

Alabama

The series began in 1895. LSU still trails in the series, but with the win makes it 25–45–5.

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#1 Tigers030339
#2 Crimson Tide033006
The Alabama offense lines up against the LSU defense. Alabama on offense against LSU 11-5-2011.jpg
The Alabama offense lines up against the LSU defense.

Western Kentucky

This was the first meeting between the two teams. At halftime, soccer player Mo Isom was named Homecoming Queen [24] at halftime in Tiger Stadium. Isom was the first athlete in LSU history to be recognized as Homecoming Queen. [25]

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#1 Tigers77141442

Ole Miss

The series began in 1894. In this, the 100th meeting between the two teams, the win extended LSU's lead in the series to 57–39–4. This was also the largest margin of victory by either team in the series and Mississippi's worst loss at home ever – after a 47–0 loss to Kentucky in 1949.

#1 LSU at Ole Miss
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[26]

Arkansas

#3 Arkansas at #1 LSU
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The series began in 1901. With the win, LSU extends their lead in the series to 35–20–2 as well as winning the SEC West Division and thus their spot in the conference championship game against Georgia. This was the 2nd largest audience in Tiger Stadium history, behind the 2009 game against Florida which featured 93,129 fans.

Georgia (SEC Championship Game)

This series began in 1901. The last time these two teams played, #13 Georgia won over #3 LSU in 2005 34–15. #8 Georgia went on to lose the Sugar Bowl to #13 West Virginia 35–38. With the win in this game, LSU extended their lead in the series to 16–12–1 as well as winning the SEC and thus their spot in the national championship game against Alabama.

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#12 Bulldogs1000010
#1 Tigers07211442

Alabama (National Championship Game)

For the first time in the BCS-era, the two teams in the national championship game are from the same conference and division.

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#2 Crimson Tide366621
#1 Tigers00000

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend:██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
т = Tied with team above or below ( ) = First-place votes
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314Final
AP 4 (1)2 (17)3 (17)2 (14)1 (42)1 (40)1 (40)1 (41)1 (49)1 (47)1 (59)1 (60)1 (60)1 (60)1 (60)2 (1)
Coaches 4 (2)3 (7)3 (7)3 (5)(20)2 (21)2 (15)2 (15)1 (41)1 (41)1 (59)1 (59)1 (60)1 (59)1 (59)2
Harris Not released1 (71)1 (74)1 (94)1 (93)1 (112)1 (115)1 (115)1 (115)1 (115)Not released
BCS Not released11111111Not released

References

  1. "Football – 2011 Coaches". LSU Sports.net. Archived from the original on April 7, 2013. Retrieved October 2, 2011.
  2. "Oregon Ducks vs. LSU Tigers Box Score". ESPN.com. September 3, 2011. Retrieved September 3, 2011.
  3. "Northwestern State Demons vs. LSU Tigers Box Score". ESPN.com. September 10, 2011. Archived from the original on September 26, 2011. Retrieved October 2, 2011.
  4. "LSU Tigers vs. Mississippi State Bulldogs Box Score". ESPN.com. September 15, 2011. Archived from the original on September 26, 2011. Retrieved October 2, 2011.
  5. "LSU Tigers vs. West Virginia Mountaineers Box Score". ESPN.com. September 24, 2011. Archived from the original on July 8, 2012. Retrieved October 2, 2011.
  6. "Kentucky Wildcats vs. LSU Tigers Box Score". ESPN.com. October 1, 2011. Archived from the original on October 2, 2011. Retrieved October 2, 2011.
  7. "Florida Gators vs. LSU Tigers Box Score". ESPN.com. October 8, 2011. Retrieved October 8, 2011.
  8. "LSU Tigers vs. Tennessee Box Score". ESPN.com. October 15, 2011. Retrieved October 15, 2011.
  9. "Auburn Tigers vs. LSU Tigers Box Score". ESPN.com. October 22, 2011. Retrieved October 22, 2011.
  10. "LSU Tigers vs. Alabama Crimson Tide Box Score". ESPN.com. November 5, 2011. Retrieved November 5, 2011.
  11. "Western Kentucky Hilltoppers vs. LSU Tigers Box Score". ESPN.com. November 12, 2011. Retrieved November 12, 2011.
  12. "LSU Tigers vs. Ole Miss Rebels Box Score". ESPN.com. November 19, 2011. Retrieved November 19, 2011.
  13. "Arkansas Razorbacks vs. LSU Tigers". ESPN.com. November 25, 2011. Retrieved November 25, 2011.
  14. "Georgia Bulldogs vs. LSU Tigers". ESPN.com. December 3, 2011. Retrieved October 28, 2012.
  15. "Alabama Crimson Tide vs. LSU Tigers". ESPN.com. January 9, 2012. Retrieved October 28, 2012.
  16. "Oregon Ducks vs. LSU Tigers football series history". Winsipedia. Retrieved January 11, 2025.
  17. "Football Scores 49–3 Victory in Home Opener." LSUSports.net. Retrieved October 26, 2011.
  18. "Defense Leads No. 3 LSU to 12th-Straight Win at State." LSUSports.net. Retrieved October 26, 2011.
  19. "LSU Scores 20 Unanswered, Beats No. 16 WVU, 47–21." LSUSports.net. Retrieved October 26, 2011.
  20. "No. 1 Football Suffocates Kentucky, 35–7." LSUsports.net. Retrieved October 26, 2011.
  21. "No. 1 LSU Way Too Much for No. 17 Florida, 41–11." LSUsports.net. Retrieved October 26, 2011.
  22. "No. 1 LSU Scores Largest-Ever Win Over Tennessee." LSUsports.net. Retrieved October 26, 2011.
  23. "No. 1 LSU Blitzes Auburn, Sets Up Bama Showdown." LSUsports.net. Retrieved October 26, 2011.
  24. "South".
  25. "Soccer's Isom Crowned Homecoming Queen – LSUsports.net – The Official Web Site of LSU Tigers Athletics". www.lsusports.net. Archived from the original on March 9, 2012.
  26. "LSU vs. Ole Miss – Game Recap – November 19, 2011 – ESPN". Archived from the original on November 21, 2011.