List of LSU Tigers head football coaches

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The LSU Tigers college football team represents Louisiana State University (LSU) in the West Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). The Tigers compete as part of the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision. The program has had 32 head coaches since it began play during the 1893 season. [1] Since November 2021, Brian Kelly has served as LSU's head coach. [2]

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The team has played more than 1,200 games over 124 seasons of LSU football. [1] Twelve coaches have led the Tigers in postseason bowl games: Bernie Moore, Gus Tinsley, Paul Dietzel, Charlie McClendon, Jerry Stovall, Bill Arnsparger, Mike Archer, Gerry DiNardo, Nick Saban, Les Miles, Ed Orgeron, and Brian Kelly. [3] In addition, an Edgar Wingard-coached team accepted an invitation to participate in the first Bacardi Bowl. Six of those coaches also won conference championships after LSU left the Southern Conference to join the SEC: Moore, Dietzel, McClendon, Arnsparger, Archer, Saban, Miles, and Orgeron won a combined twelve as a member of the SEC. [3] During their tenures, Dietzel, Saban, Miles, and Orgeron each won national championships awarded by major selectors while with the Tigers. [3] [4]

McClendon is the leader in seasons coached and games won, with 137 victories during his 18 years with the program. [1] Allen Jeardeau has the highest winning percentage of those who have coached more than one game, with .875. [1] John P. Gregg and John W. Mayhew have the lowest winning percentage of those who have coached more than one game, with .333. [1] Bo Rein was hired in 1979 as head coach, but died in a plane crash on January 10, 1980, without ever coaching a game at LSU. [5] [6] Of the 32 different head coaches who have led the Tigers, Dana X. Bible, [7] Mike Donahue, [8] Biff Jones, [9] Moore, [10] and Charlie McClendon [11] have been inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame.

Key

Key to symbols in coaches list
GeneralOverallConferencePostseason [A 1]
No.Order of coaches [A 2] GCGames coachedCWConference winsPWPostseason wins
DCDivision championshipsOWOverall winsCLConference lossesPLPostseason losses
CCConference championshipsOLOverall lossesCTConference tiesPTPostseason ties
NCNational championshipsOTOverall ties [A 3] C%Conference winning percentage
†Elected to the College Football Hall of Fame O%Overall winning percentage [A 4]

Coaches

List of head football coaches showing season(s) coached, overall records, conference records, postseason records, championships and selected awards [A 5]
No.NameTerm
[A 6] 		GCOWOLOTO%CWCLCTC%PWPLPTDC
[A 7] 		CCNCAwards
1 Charles E. Coates 18931010.00000
2 Albert Simmonds 1894–189525100.83300
3 Allen Jeardeau 1896–189787100.8753001.00010
4 Edmond Chavanne 1898, 190053200.6001100.50000
5 John P. Gregg 189962400.3331200.33300
6 W. S. Borland 1901–19032215700.6826600.50000
7 Dan A. Killian 1904–1906168620.5633310.50000
8 Edgar Wingard 1907–19082017300.8504100.80010
9 Joe Pritchard 190954400.8002100.66700
10 John W. Mayhew 1909–191093600.3331300.25000
11 Pat Dwyer 1911–19132516720.6803510.38900
12 E. T. MacDonnell 1914–19162214710.6593310.50000
13 Irving Pray 1916, 1919, 19222011900.5504400.50000000
14 Dana X. Bible †191631020.6671010.75000000
15 Wayne Sutton 191783500.3751300.25000000
16 Branch Bocock 1920–19211711420.7062410.35700000
17 Mike Donahue †1923–192745231930.54451420.28600000
18 Russ Cohen 1928–193137231310.63511910.54800000
19 Biff Jones †1932–19343120560.74111220.80000010
20 Bernie Moore †1935–1947128833960.672432840.60013120
21 Gaynell Tinsley 1948–195475353460.507172560.41701000 SEC Coach of the Year (1949) [16]
AP SEC Coach of the Year (1949) [16]
22 Paul Dietzel 1955–196173462430.651261620.61421021 – 1958 AFCA Coach of the Year (1958) [17]
SEC Coach of the Year (1958) [16]
AP SEC Coach of the Year (1958) [16]
23 Charles McClendon †1962–19792031375970.692634130.60376010AFCA Coach of the Year (1970) [18]
SEC Coach of the Year (1969, 1970) [16]
AP SEC Coach of the Year (1969) [16]
UPI SEC Coach of the Year (1969, 1970) [16]
24 Bo Rein
[A 8] 		1980
25 Jerry Stovall 1980–198345222120.51191320.41701000 Walter Camp Coach of the Year Award (1982) [19]
26 Bill Arnsparger 1984–19863626820.75013320.77803010SEC Coach of the Year (1984, 1986) [16]
AP SEC Coach of the Year (1986) [16]
27 Mike Archer 1987–199046271810.598151200.55611010
28 Curley Hallman 1991–199444162800.364102100.323000000
29 Gerry DiNardo 1995–199957322410.570172010.461300200
Int Hal Hunter
[A 9] 		19991101.000101.00000000
30 Nick Saban 2000–20046448160.75028120.70032321 – 2003 AP Coach of the Year (2003) [21]
Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year (2003) [22]
Paul "Bear" Bryant Award (2003) [23]
AP SEC Coach of the Year (2003) [16]
31 Les Miles 2005–2016148114340.77062280.68974321 – 2007 AP Coach of the Year (2011) [24]
SEC Coach of the Year (2011) [25]
Home Depot Coach of the Year Award (2011) [26]
32 Ed Orgeron 2016–202171512000.738291400.67441011 – 2019Associated Press Coach of the Year (2019)

Home Depot Coach of the Year (2019)

Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year Award (2019)

George Munger Award (2019)

Paul “Bear” Bryant Award (2019)

SEC Coach of the Year (2019)}

Int Brad Davis 20211010.000000-010000

33 Brian Kelly 2022–present272070.7411240.75020100

Notes

  1. ↑ Although the first Rose Bowl Game was played in 1902, it has been continuously played since the 1916 game, and is recognized as the oldest bowl game by the NCAA. "—" indicates any season prior to 1916 when postseason games were not played. [12]
  2. ↑ A running total of the number of head coaches, with coaches who served separate tenures being counted only once. Interim head coaches are represented with "Int" and are not counted in the running total. "—" indicates the team played but either without a coach or no coach is on record. "X" indicates an interim year without play.
  3. ↑ Overtime rules in college football were introduced in 1996, making ties impossible in the period since. [13]
  4. ↑ When computing the win–loss percentage, a tie counts as half a win and half a loss. [14]
  5. ↑ Statistics correct as of the end of the 2023 NCAA Division I FBS football season.
  6. ↑ LSU did not field a team for the 1918 season due to World War I. [3]
  7. ↑ Divisional champions have advanced to the SEC Championship Game since the institution of divisional play beginning in the 1992 season. Since that time, LSU has competed as a member of the SEC West. [15]
  8. ↑ Bo Rein was hired in November 1979, but was killed in a plane crash on January 10, 1980, without coaching an official game at LSU. [5] [6]
  9. ↑ Hal Hunter was named interim head coach for the final game of the 1999 season, following the termination of Gerry DiNardo as head coach. [20]

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