The following is a complete list of LSU Tigers football seasons through the 2021 season. [1] [2] LSU competes as part of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I Football Bowl Subdivision, representing the Louisiana State University in the Western Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). LSU plays their home games at Tiger Stadium in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. [3]
The LSU Tigers claim four national championships, all of which were awarded by the AP or Coaches' wire-service polls, Bowl Championship Series or College Football Playoff. They were selected as National Champions on three additional occasions, though the program does not claim these titles. LSU has won 15 conference championships with 12 being Southeastern Conference championships. LSU has 812 official wins ranking it twelfth all-time for Division I FBS teams. [4] The LSU Tigers first fielded a football team in 1893. [5] [6] [7]
Year | Coach | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | Coaches# | AP° | ||
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Charles E. Coates (Independent)(1893) | |||||||||
1893 | Charles E. Coates | 0–1 | |||||||
Albert Simmonds (Independent)(1894–1895) | |||||||||
1894 | Albert Simmonds | 2–1 | |||||||
1895 | Albert Simmonds | 3–0 | |||||||
Allen Jeardeau (SIAA)(1896–1897) | |||||||||
1896 | Allen Jeardeau | 6–0 | 3–0 | T–1st | |||||
1897 | Allen Jeardeau | 1–1 | 0–0 | N/A | |||||
Edmond Chavanne (SIAA)(1898) | |||||||||
1898 | Edmond Chavanne | 1–0 | 1–0 | T–2nd | |||||
John P. Gregg (SIAA)(1899) | |||||||||
1899 | John P. Gregg | 1–4 | 1–2 | 13th | |||||
Edmond Chavanne(SIAA)(1900) | |||||||||
1900 | Edmond Chavanne | 2–2 | 0–1 | T–11th | |||||
W. S. Borland (SIAA)(1901–1903) | |||||||||
1901 | W. S. Borland | 5–1 | 2–1 | T–3rd | |||||
1902 | W. S. Borland | 6–1 | 4–1 | T–1st [n 1] | |||||
1903 | W. S. Borland | 4–5 | 0–5 | 17th | |||||
Dan A. Killian (SIAA)(1904–1906) | |||||||||
1904 | Dan A. Killian | 3–4 | 1–2 | 11th | |||||
1905 | Dan A. Killian | 3–0 | 2–0 | 3rd | |||||
1906 | Dan A. Killian | 2–2–2 | 0–2–1 | 8th | |||||
Edgar Wingard (SIAA)(1907–1908) | |||||||||
1907 | Edgar Wingard | 7–3 | 3–1 | 3rd | W Bacardi | ||||
1908 | Edgar Wingard | 10–0 | 2–0 | T–1st | |||||
Joe Pritchard (SIAA)(1909) | |||||||||
1909 | Joe Pritchard [n 2] | 6–2 [n 2] | 3–1 [n 2] | 4th | |||||
John W. Mayhew (SIAA)(1910) | |||||||||
1910 | John W. Mayhew | 1–5 | 1–3 | 10th | |||||
James Dwyer (SIAA)(1911–1913) | |||||||||
1911 | James Dwyer | 6–3 | 2–1 | T–5th | |||||
1912 | James Dwyer | 4–3 | 2–3 | T–13th | |||||
1913 | James Dwyer | 6–1–2 | 1–1–2 | T–7th | |||||
E. T. MacDonnell (SIAA)(1914–1916) | |||||||||
1914 | E. T. MacDonnell | 4–4–1 | 1–2–1 | 12th | |||||
1915 | E. T. MacDonnell | 6–2 | 4–0 | 3rd | |||||
1916 | E. T. MacDonnell [n 3] | 7–1–2 [n 3] | 3–1–1 [n 3] | T–4th | |||||
Wayne Sutton (SIAA)(1917) | |||||||||
1917 | Wayne Sutton | 3–5 | 2–3 | T–10th | |||||
1918 | No team | ||||||||
Irving Pray (SIAA)(1919) | |||||||||
1919 | Irving Pray | 6–2 | 3–2 | T–11th | |||||
Branch Bocock (SIAA)(1920–1921) | |||||||||
1920 | Branch Bocock | 5–3–1 | 1–3 | T–18th | |||||
1921 | Branch Bocock | 6–1–1 | 2–1–1 | T–9th | |||||
Irving Pray(SIAA)(1922) | |||||||||
1922 | Irving Pray | 3–7 | 1–2 | T–11th | |||||
Mike Donahue (Southern Conference)(1923–1927) | |||||||||
1923 | Mike Donahue | 3–5–1 | 0–3 | 18th | |||||
1924 | Mike Donahue | 5–4 | 0–3 | T–19th | |||||
1925 | Mike Donahue | 5–3–1 | 0–2–1 | 18th | |||||
1926 | Mike Donahue | 6–3 | 3–3 | T–10th | |||||
1927 | Mike Donahue | 4–4–1 | 2–3–1 | 11th | |||||
Russ Cohen (Southern Conference)(1928–1931) | |||||||||
1928 | Russ Cohen | 6–2–1 | 3–1–1 | 6th | |||||
1929 | Russ Cohen | 6–3 | 3–1 | 10th | |||||
1930 | Russ Cohen | 6–4 | 2–3 | 16th | |||||
1931 | Russ Cohen | 5–4 | 3–2 | 7th | |||||
Biff Jones (Southern Conference)(1932) | |||||||||
1932 | Biff Jones | 6–3–1 | 3–0 | T–1st | |||||
Biff Jones(Southeastern Conference)(1933–1934) | |||||||||
1933 | Biff Jones | 7–0–3 | 3–2 | 2nd | |||||
1934 | Biff Jones | 7–2–2 | 4–2 | 4th | |||||
Bernie Moore (Southeastern Conference)(1935–1947) | |||||||||
1935 | Bernie Moore | 9–2 | 5–0 | 1st | L Sugar | ||||
1936 | Bernie Moore | 9–1–1 | 6–0 | 1st | L Sugar | 2 | |||
1937 | Bernie Moore | 9–2 | 5–1 | 2nd | L Sugar | 8 | |||
1938 | Bernie Moore | 6–4 | 2–4 | 10th | |||||
1939 | Bernie Moore | 4–5 | 1–5 | 10th | |||||
1940 | Bernie Moore | 6–4 | 3–3 | 6th | |||||
1941 | Bernie Moore | 4–4–2 | 2–2–2 | 7th | |||||
1942 | Bernie Moore | 7–3 | 3–2 | 6th | |||||
1943 | Bernie Moore | 6–3 | 2–2 | 2nd | W Orange | ||||
1944 | Bernie Moore | 2–5–1 | 2–3–1 | 6th | |||||
1945 | Bernie Moore | 7–2 | 5–2 | 3rd | 15 | ||||
1946 | Bernie Moore | 9–1–1 | 5–1 | 3rd | T Cotton | 8 | |||
1947 | Bernie Moore | 5–3–1 | 2–3–1 | T–7th | |||||
Gaynell Tinsley (Southeastern Conference)(1948–1954) | |||||||||
1948 | Gaynell Tinsley | 3–7 | 1–5 | T–10th | |||||
1949 | Gaynell Tinsley | 8–3 | 4–2 | 5th | L Sugar | 9 | |||
1950 | Gaynell Tinsley | 4–5–2 | 2–3–2 | 9th | |||||
1951 | Gaynell Tinsley | 7–3–1 | 4–2–1 | T–3rd | |||||
1952 | Gaynell Tinsley | 3–7 | 2–5 | 10th | |||||
1953 | Gaynell Tinsley | 5–3–3 | 2–3–3 | 8th | |||||
1954 | Gaynell Tinsley | 5–6 | 2–5 | 9th | |||||
Paul Dietzel (Southeastern Conference)(1955–1961) | |||||||||
1955 | Paul Dietzel | 3–5–2 | 2–3–1 | 9th | |||||
1956 | Paul Dietzel | 3–7 | 1–5 | 11th | |||||
1957 | Paul Dietzel | 5–5 | 4–4 | 7th | |||||
1958 | Paul Dietzel | 11–0 | 6–0 | 1st | W Sugar | 1 | 1 | ||
1959 | Paul Dietzel | 9–2 | 5–1 | T–2nd | L Sugar | 3 | 3 | ||
1960 | Paul Dietzel | 5–4–1 | 2–3–1 | 8th | |||||
1961 | Paul Dietzel | 10–1 | 6–0 | T–1st | W Orange | 3 | 4 | ||
Charles McClendon (Southeastern Conference)(1962–1979) | |||||||||
1962 | Charles McClendon | 9–1–1 | 5–1 | 3rd | W Cotton | 8 | 7 | ||
1963 | Charles McClendon | 7–4 | 4–2 | 5th | L Bluebonnet | ||||
1964 | Charles McClendon | 8–2–1 | 4–2–1 | 5th | W Sugar | 7 | 7 | ||
1965 | Charles McClendon | 8–3 | 3–3 | T–6th | W Cotton | 14 | 8 | ||
1966 | Charles McClendon | 5–4–1 | 3–3 | 6th | |||||
1967 | Charles McClendon | 7–3–1 | 3–2–1 | 6th | W Sugar | ||||
1968 | Charles McClendon | 8–3 | 4–2 | T–3rd | W Peach | 19 | |||
1969 | Charles McClendon | 9–1 | 4–1 | 2nd | 7 | 10 | |||
1970 | Charles McClendon | 9–3 | 5–0 | 1st | L Orange | 6 | 7 | ||
1971 | Charles McClendon | 9–3 | 3–2 | 6th | W Sun | 10 | 11 | ||
1972 | Charles McClendon | 9–2–1 | 4–1–1 | 3rd | L Astro-Bluebonnet | 10 | 11 | ||
1973 | Charles McClendon | 9–3 | 5–1 | 2nd | L Orange | 14 | 13 | ||
1974 | Charles McClendon | 5–5–1 | 2–4 | 9th | |||||
1975 | Charles McClendon | 5–6 | 2–4 | T–6th | |||||
1976 | Charles McClendon | 7–3–1 | 3–3 | T–7th | |||||
1977 | Charles McClendon | 8–4 | 4–2 | T–3rd | L Sun | ||||
1978 | Charles McClendon | 8–4 | 3–3 | T–4th | L Liberty | ||||
1979 | Charles McClendon | 7–5 | 4–2 | T–3rd | W Tangerine | ||||
Jerry Stovall (Southeastern Conference)(1980–1983) | |||||||||
1980 | Jerry Stovall | 7–4 | 4–2 | T–4th | |||||
1981 | Jerry Stovall | 3–7–1 | 1–4–1 | 8th | |||||
1982 | Jerry Stovall | 8–3–1 | 4–1–1 | 2nd | L Orange | 11 | 11 | ||
1983 | Jerry Stovall | 4–7 | 0–6 | T–9th | |||||
Bill Arnsparger (Southeastern Conference)(1984–1986) | |||||||||
1984 | Bill Arnsparger | 8–3–1 | 4–1–1 | 2nd | L Sugar | 16 | 15 | ||
1985 | Bill Arnsparger | 9–2–1 | 4–1–1 | T–2nd | L Liberty | 20 | 20 | ||
1986 | Bill Arnsparger | 9–3 | 5–1 | 1st | L Sugar | 11 | 10 | ||
Mike Archer (Southeastern Conference)(1987–1990) | |||||||||
1987 | Mike Archer | 10–1–1 | 5–1 | 2nd | W Gator | 5 | 5 | ||
1988 | Mike Archer | 8–4 | 6–1 | T–1st | L Hall of Fame | 19 | |||
1989 | Mike Archer | 4–7 | 2–5 | T–7th | |||||
1990 | Mike Archer | 5–6 | 2–5 | T–7th | |||||
Curley Hallman (Southeastern Conference)(1991–1994) | |||||||||
1991 | Curley Hallman | 5–6 | 3–4 | T–6th | |||||
1992 | Curley Hallman | 2–9 | 1–7 | 6th (Western) | |||||
1993 | Curley Hallman | 5–6 | 3–5 | T–4th (Western) | |||||
1994 | Curley Hallman | 4–7 | 3–5 | 4th (Western) | |||||
Gerry DiNardo (Southeastern Conference)(1995–1999) | |||||||||
1995 | Gerry DiNardo | 7–4–1 | 4–3–1 | 4th (Western) | W Independence | 25 | |||
1996 | Gerry DiNardo | 10–2 | 6–2 | T–1st (Western) | W Peach | 13 | 12 | ||
1997 | Gerry DiNardo | 9–3 | 6–2 | T–1st (Western) | W Independence | 13 | 13 | ||
1998 | Gerry DiNardo | 4–7 | 2–6 | 5th (Western) | |||||
1999 | Gerry DiNardo | 3–8 [n 4] | 1–7 [n 4] | 6th (Western) | |||||
Nick Saban (Southeastern Conference)(2000–2004) | |||||||||
2000 | Nick Saban | 8–4 | 5–3 | 2nd (Western) | W Peach | 22 | |||
2001 | Nick Saban | 10–3 | 5–3 | T–1st (Western) | W Sugar † | 8 | 7 | ||
2002 | Nick Saban | 8–5 | 5–3 | T–2nd (Western) [n 5] | L Cotton | ||||
2003 | Nick Saban | 13–1 | 7–1 | T–1st (Western) | W Sugar † | 1 | 2 | ||
2004 | Nick Saban | 9–3 | 6–2 | 2nd (Western) | L Capital One | 16 | 16 | ||
Les Miles (Southeastern Conference)(2005–2016) | |||||||||
2005 | Les Miles | 11–2 | 7–1 | T–1st (Western) | W Peach | 5 | 6 | ||
2006 | Les Miles | 11–2 | 6–2 | T–2nd (Western) | W Sugar † | 3 | 3 | ||
2007 | Les Miles | 12–2 | 6–2 | 1st (Western) | W BCS NCG † | 1 | 1 | ||
2008 | Les Miles | 8–5 | 3–5 | 3rd (Western) | W Chick-fil-A | ||||
2009 | Les Miles | 9–4 | 5–3 | 2nd (Western) | L Capital One | 17 | 17 | ||
2010 | Les Miles | 11–2 | 6–2 | T–2nd (Western) | W Cotton | 8 | 8 | ||
2011 | Les Miles | 13–1 | 8–0 | 1st (Western) | L BCS NCG † | 2 | 2 | ||
2012 | Les Miles | 10–3 [n 6] | 6–2 [n 6] | T–2nd (Western) | L Chick-fil-A | 12 | 13 | ||
2013 | Les Miles | 10–3 [n 6] | 5–3 [n 6] | 3rd (Western) | W Outback | 14 | 14 | ||
2014 | Les Miles | 8–5 [n 6] | 4–4 [n 6] | T–4th (Western) | L Music City | ||||
2015 | Les Miles | 9–3 [n 6] | 5–3 [n 6] | T–3rd (Western) | W Texas | 17 | 16 | ||
2016 | Les Miles [n 7] | 8–4 [n 7] | 5–3 [n 7] | T–2nd (Western) | W Citrus | 14 | 13 | ||
Ed Orgeron (Southeastern Conference)(2016–2021) | |||||||||
2017 | Ed Orgeron | 9–4 | 6–2 | 3rd (Western) | L Citrus | 18 | 18 | ||
2018 | Ed Orgeron | 10–3 | 5–3 | T–2nd (Western) | W Fiesta † | 7 | 6 | ||
2019 | Ed Orgeron | 15–0 | 8–0 | 1st (Western) | W Peach †, W CFP NCG † | 1 | 1 | ||
2020 | Ed Orgeron | 5–5 | 5–5 | 4th (Western) | |||||
2021 | Ed Orgeron [n 8] | 6–7 [n 8] | 3–5 | T–6th (Western) | L Texas Bowl | ||||
Brian Kelly (Southeastern Conference)(2022–present) | |||||||||
2022 | Brian Kelly | 10–4 | 6–2 | T–1st (Western) | W Citrus Bowl | 15 | 16 | ||
Total: | 819–428–47 | ||||||||
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