- 2010 LSU Tigers football team
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2010 LSU Tigers football Cotton Bowl Classic Champions Cotton Bowl Classic vs. Texas A&M, W 41–24 Conference Southeastern Conference Ranking Coaches #8 AP #8 2010 record 11–2 (6–2 SEC) Head coach Les Miles (6th year) Offensive coordinator Gary Crowton Defensive coordinator John Chavis Home stadium Tiger Stadium Seasons « 2009 2011 » 2010 SEC football standings Conf Overall Team W L W L Eastern Division #22 South Carolina x 5 – 3 9 – 5 Florida 4 – 4 8 – 5 Georgia 3 – 5 6 – 7 Tennessee 3 – 5 6 – 7 Kentucky 2 – 6 6 – 7 Vanderbilt 1 – 7 2 – 10 Western Division #1 Auburn x† 8 – 0 14 – 0 #12 Arkansas ‡ 6 – 2 10 – 3 #8 LSU 6 – 2 11 – 2 #10 Alabama 5 – 3 10 – 3 #15 Mississippi State 4 – 4 9 – 4 Ole Miss 1 – 7 4 – 8 Championship: Auburn 56, South Carolina 17
December 4, 2010† – BCS representative as champion
‡ – BCS at-large representative
x – Division champion/co-champions
As of January 11, 2011 • Rankings from AP PollThe 2010 LSU Tigers football team represented Louisiana State University in the 2010 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Tigers were led by head coach Les Miles in his 6th season. They played their home games at Tiger Stadium and were members of the Southeastern Conference in the Western Division. They finished the season 11–2, 6–2 in SEC play and were invited to the Cotton Bowl Classic where they defeated Texas A&M 41–24.
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Personnel
Coaching staff
Name Position Seasons at
LSUAlma Mater Les Miles Head coach 6 Michigan (1976) John Chavis Defensive Coordinator 2 Tennessee (1979) Gary Crowton Offensive Coordinator 4 Brigham Young (1983) Greg Strudawa Offensive Line 4 Bowling Green (1987) Frank Wilson Running Backs, Recruiting Coordinator 1 Nicholls State (1997) Ron Cooper Defensive Backs 1 Jacksonville State (1983) Steve Ensminger Tight Ends 1 LSU (1982) Billy Gonzales Wide Receivers, Passing Game Coordinator 1 Colorado State (1994) Brick Haley Defensive Line 1 Alabama A&M (1989) Joe Robinson Special Teams 2 LSU (1985) Reference:[1] Schedule
Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance September 4 7:00 PM vs. #18 North Carolina* #21 Georgia Dome • Atlanta, GA (Chick-fil-A College Kickoff) ABC W 30–24 68,919[2] September 11 6:00 PM at Vanderbilt #19 Vanderbilt Stadium • Nashville, TN ESPNU W 27–3 36,940[3] September 18 6:00 PM Mississippi State #15 Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA ESPNU W 29–7 92,538[4] September 25 8:00 PM #22 West Virginia* #15 Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA ESPN2 W 20–14 92,575[5] October 2 2:30 PM Tennessee #12 Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA CBS W 16–14 92,932[6] October 9 6:30 PM at #14 Florida #12 Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, FL (Rivalry) ESPN W 33–29 90,721[7] October 16 6:00 PM McNeese State* #9 Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA FSN W 32–10 92,576[8] October 23 2:30 PM at #5 Auburn #6 Jordan-Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL (The Tiger Bowl) CBS L 17–24 87,451[9] November 6 2:30 PM #5 Alabama #12 Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA (Alabama-LSU rivalry) CBS W 24–21 92,969[10] November 13 6:00 PM Louisiana-Monroe* #5 Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA PPV W 51–0 92,518[11] November 20 2:30 PM Mississippi #5 Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA (Magnolia Bowl) CBS W 43–36 92,915[12] November 27 2:30 PM at #12 Arkansas #6 War Memorial Stadium • Little Rock, AR (Battle for the Golden Boot) CBS L 23–31 55,808[13] January 7, 2011 7:30 PM vs. #18 Texas A&M* #11 Cowboys Stadium • Arlington, TX (Cotton Bowl Classic) Fox W 41–24 83,514[14] *Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.
Schedule Source: [1]Game notes
North Carolina
See also: 2010 North Carolina Tar Heels football team1 2 3 4 Total #18 Tar Heels 0 10 0 14 24 #21 Tigers 7 23 0 0 30 LSU began the 2010 season against North Carolina in the Chick-fil-A College Kickoff. North Carolina took the field missing 13 key players due to NCAA inverstigations over relationships with agents and possible academic violations. The Tigers scored first on a 6 yard touchdown pass from Jordan Jefferson to Russell Shepard. After falling behind 10-7, the Tigers scored 23 unawnswered points. Shepard gave the Tigers the lead with a 50 yard touchdown run, followed by a safety, then two touchdowns from Patrick Peterson and Rueben Randle, respectively. North Carolina rallied with two touchdowns in the fourth quarter and had an opportunity to score the game-tying touchdown with only seconds remaining. The Tigers defense held their ground and earned a hard-fought 30-24 victory in Atlanta. LSU won its 6th consecutive season opener under head coach Les Miles.
Vanderbilt
See also: 2010 Vanderbilt Commodores football team1 2 3 4 Total #19 Tigers 0 10 0 17 27 Commodores 0 0 3 0 3 The Tigers went on the road in week two to face the Vanderbilt Commodores. After a scoreless first quarter, Russell Shepard got the scoring going with a 30 yard touchdown run. After three straight field goals (two by LSU, one by Vanderbilt), the Tigers put the game away with two touchdown runs by Alfred Blue and Stevan Ridley, respectively. The Tigers defeated the Commodores 27-3 marking a 2-0 start for the 5th consecutive season. Ridley finished the game with a season-high 159 rushing yards. LSU's defense dominated allowing just 135 total yards, and holding Vanderbilt to just 2-13 on third down.
Mississippi State
See also: 2010 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team1 2 3 4 Total Bulldogs 0 0 7 0 7 #15 Tigers 3 9 14 3 29 The Tigers took the field in the season opener at Tiger Stadium against the Mississippi State Bulldogs. In the annual Gold Game, LSU began with 12 consecutive points and shut out the Bulldogs in the first half. After a 1 yard touchdown run by Mississippi State's Vick Ballard, the Tigers responded with a 16 yard run by Jordan Jefferson. LSU put the game away with a 2 yard touchdown run by Stevan Ridley and defeated the Bulldogs 29-7. The Tiger defense forced five interceptions, including two by Patrick Peterson. Josh Jasper kicked a school-record 5 field goals in the victory which gave the Tigers a 3-0 start. With the win, LSU extended its winning streak against Mississippi State to ten games, with their last loss coming in the 1999 season.
West Virginia
See also: 2010 West Virginia Mountaineers football team1 2 3 4 Total #22 Mountaineers 0 7 7 0 14 #15 Tigers 7 10 0 3 20 Tennessee
See also: 2010 Tennessee Volunteers football team- The Volunteers lead the series 20–7–3
- Reminiscent of the 2009 game against Ole Miss, again the Tigers experienced clock management problems in the final seconds of the game. Confusion on LSU's side of the ball and some hurried substitutions resulted in a muffed hike and a sack with no time left on the clock. Tennessee would have won the game on this play, however they also had some late substitutions and received a penalty for too many men on the field causing a replay of the 3rd down, upon which LSU does score and win.
1 2 3 4 Total Volunteers 7 0 0 7 14 #12 Tigers 7 0 0 9 16 Florida
See also: 2010 Florida Gators football team- Florida leads the series 24–30–3
- This was LSU's first victory over the Gators since their 2007 BCS National Championship season
1 2 3 4 Total #12 Tigers 3 17 0 13 33 #14 Gators 0 14 0 15 29 McNeese State
See also: McNeese State University- McNeese State is the second winningest football program in the state of Louisiana
1 2 3 4 Total Cowboys 7 3 0 0 10 #9 Tigers 7 9 6 10 32 Auburn
See also: 2010 Auburn Tigers football team- LSU leads this series 24–20–1
- This was LSU's first loss against Auburn since their 2006 season
1 2 3 4 Total #6 LSU Tigers 3 7 0 7 17 #4 Auburn Tigers 7 3 7 7 24 Alabama
See also: 2010 Alabama Crimson Tide football team- Alabama leads this series 45–24–5
- Though the Crimson Tide have only won 3 games in the past 10 years of this series, Alabama has a 24–9 record when visiting Baton Rouge
1 2 3 4 Total #7 Crimson Tide 0 7 7 7 21 #12 Tigers 3 0 7 14 24 Louisiana-Monroe
See also: 2010 ULM Warhawks football team- With this victory, LSU extends its winning streak in non-conference games to 33, the longest in the nation.
1 2 3 4 Total Warhawks 0 0 0 0 0 #5 Tigers 13 10 21 7 51 Ole Miss
See also: 2010 Ole Miss Rebels football team- LSU leads this series 55–39–4
- The Rebels have won in their past 2 meetings, but their last win prior to that was in 2001
1 2 3 4 Total Rebels 10 7 7 12 36 #5 Tigers 10 10 3 20 43 Arkansas
1 2 3 4 Total #5 Tigers 0 14 6 3 23 #12 Razorbacks 7 14 0 10 31 See also: 2010 Arkansas Razorbacks football team- LSU leads this series 34–19–2
- Their last 3 meetings have been decided by 3 points or less, 2 of which going into overtime
Texas A&M – Cotton Bowl Classic
1 2 3 4 Total #11 Tigers 7 21 7 6 41 #18 Aggies 10 7 0 7 24 See also: 2010 Texas A&M Aggies football team and 2011 Cotton Bowl Classic- LSU leads the series, 26–20–3
Statistics
Team
Statistic LSU Opponent Scoring 386 237 Points per Game 29.7 18.2 First Downs 228 211 Rushing 132 96 Passing 84 96 Penalty 12 19 Total Offense 4437 3993 Avg per Play 5.3 4.9 Avg per Game 341.3 307.2 Fumbles-Lost 25-13 32-13 Penalties-Yards 77-603 70-555 Avg per Game 46.4 42.7 Statistic LSU Opponent Punts-Yards 55-2415 68-2844 Avg per Punt 43.9 41.8 Time of Possession/Game 30:10 29:50 3rd Down Conversions 70 / 183 (38%) 61 / 176 (35%) 4th Down Conversions 11 / 12 (92%) 11 / 21 (52%) Touchdowns Scored 43 31 Field Goals-Attempts-Long 28-34-53 7-14-48 PAT-Attempts 36-37 (97%) 28-28 (100%) Red-Zone Scores 44-51 (86%) 26-32 (81%) Red-Zone Touchdowns 27-51 (53%) 21-32 (66%) Attendance 649,023 270,920 Games/Avg per Game 7 / 92,718 4 / 67,730 Scores by quarter
1 2 3 4 Total Opponents 48 72 38 79 237 Tigers 70 140 64 112 386 Rankings
See also: 2010 NCAA Division I FBS football rankingsRanking Movement
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. ██ Not ranked the previous week. RV=Received votes.Poll Pre Wk 1 Wk 2 Wk 3 Wk 4 Wk 5 Wk 6 Wk 7 Wk 8 Wk 9 Wk 10 Wk 11 Wk 12 Wk 13 Wk 14 Final AP 21 19 15 15 12 12 9 6 12 12 5 5 6 11 11 8 Coaches 16 16 12 12 10 9 9 6 13 11 6 6 6 12 12 8 Harris Not released 9 6 12 12 6 6 6 11 11 BCS Not released 6 12 10 5 5 5 10 11 See also
- 2010 Southeastern Conference football season
- 2010 NCAA Division I FBS football season
- 2010 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings
References
- ^ "Football – 2010 Coaches". LSU Sports.net. http://www.lsusports.net/SportSelect.dbml?SPSID=28715&SPID=2164&DB_OEM_ID=5200&Q_SEASON=2010. Retrieved October 11, 2011.
- ^ "LSU Tigers vs. North Carolina Tar Heels Box Score". ESPN.com. http://scores.espn.go.com/ncf/boxscore?gameId=302470153. Retrieved 2010-09-05.
- ^ "LSU Tigers vs. Vanderbilt Commodores Box Score". ESPN.com. http://scores.espn.go.com/ncf/boxscore?gameId=302540238. Retrieved 2010-09-12.
- ^ "LSU Tigers vs. Mississippi State Bulldogs Box Score". ESPN.com. http://scores.espn.go.com/ncf/recap?gameId=302610099. Retrieved 2010-09-19.
- ^ "West Virginia Mountaineers vs. LSU Tigers Box Score". ESPN.com. http://espn.go.com/ncf/boxscore?gameId=302680099. Retrieved 2010-10-03.
- ^ "Tennessee Volunteers vs. LSU Tigers Box Score". ESPN.com. http://espn.go.com/ncf/boxscore?gameId=302750099. Retrieved 2010-10-03.
- ^ "LSU Tigers vs. Florida Gators Box Score". ESPN.com. http://espn.go.com/ncf/boxscore?gameId=302820057. Retrieved 2010-10-21.
- ^ "McNeese State Cowboys vs. LSU Tigers Box Score". ESPN.com. http://espn.go.com/ncf/boxscore?gameId=302890099. Retrieved 2010-10-21.
- ^ "LSU Tigers vs. Auburn Tigers Box Score". ESPN.com. http://espn.go.com/ncf/boxscore?gameId=302960002. Retrieved 2011-01-08.
- ^ "Alabama Crimson Tide vs. LSU Tigers Box Score". ESPN.com. http://espn.go.com/ncf/boxscore?gameId=303100099. Retrieved 2011-01-08.
- ^ "Louisiana-Monroe Warhawks vs. LSU Tigers Box Score". ESPN.com. http://espn.go.com/ncf/boxscore?gameId=303170099. Retrieved 2011-01-08.
- ^ "Mississippi Rebels vs. LSU Tigers Box Score". ESPN.com. http://espn.go.com/ncf/boxscore?gameId=303240099. Retrieved 2011-01-08.
- ^ "LSU Tigers vs. Arkansas Razorbacks Box Score". ESPN.com. http://espn.go.com/ncf/boxscore?gameId=303310008. Retrieved 2011-01-08.
- ^ "LSU Tigers vs. Texas A&M Aggies Box Score". ESPN.com. http://scores.espn.go.com/ncf/boxscore?gameId=310070245. Retrieved 2011-01-08.
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