LSU Death Valley Louisiana by Glen P. Weber

Description: Death Valley LouisianaBy Glen P. WeberOverall Size: 9 1/2 x 11 3/4 The LSU Tigers football team, also known as the Fighting Tigers represents Louisiana State University in the sport of American football. The Tigers compete in the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) of the National Collegiate Athletics Association (NCAA) and the Western Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). LSU ended the 2013 season with 753 victories, the 11th most inDivision I FBS NCAA history, and the 4th most of any SEC team, behind only Alabama (827), Tennessee (799), and Georgia (759). The Tigers also have the 11th highest winning percentage among teams with at least 1,000 games played.LSU has won three National Championships in 1958, 2003 and 2007. LSU won the BCS National Championship in 2004 (2003 season) with a 21–14 win over Oklahoma in the Nokia Sugar Bowl in New Orleans, and victory in the 2008 BCS National Championship Game (2007 season) versus the Ohio State Buckeyes with a 38–24 score, thus becoming the first team since the advent of the BCS to win multiple BCS national titles.LSU has been featured in a game with ESPN College GameDay on location a total of 20 times, and the show has aired from Baton Rouge a total of 9 times. The Tigers have now made at least one appearance on the show in each of the past 10 seasons.Football seasons[edit]The LSU Tigers football team played their 120th season of college football during the 2013 season.LSU Tigers football seasons1800s (1893–1899)[edit]1893 – November 25 – LSU plays first football game in school history.1894 – November 30 – LSU achieves its first victory in a football game. LSU beats Natchez AC 26-0. Samuel Marmaduke Dinwidie Clark has the honor of scoring the very first touchdown in LSU history.1895 – October 26 – LSU 1st Win in Baton Rouge.Building the program (1900–1934)[edit]1908 – LSU 10-0 – Doc Fenton leads LSU to its very first National Championship. This National Championship title, awarded by the National Championship Foundation, is not claimed by LSU. This season also lead to an SIAA football co-championship. LSU's largest ever margin of victory (to date) came against Baylor University in a home game for LSU at State Field on November 10, 1908 in Baton Rouge. The final score was LSU 89, Baylor 0.1914 – LSU's largest loss margin came on October 31, 1914 in a game against Texas A&M in Dallas, Texas. The final score was Texas A&M 63, LSU 9.1924 – November 25 – First Game played at Tiger Stadium.1931 – October 3 – LSU plays first night game in Tiger Stadium.Moore-Tinsley era (1935–1954)[edit]1935 – 1st SEC Championship – Under head coach Bernie Moore, LSU won their 1st SEC Championship finishing with a 5-0 conference record and 9–2–0 overall. The Tigers took home the Williamson Poll national championship, which is not claimed by LSU.1936 – Sugar Bowl – #7 LSU plays in their 1st Sugar Bowl game falling to #4 TCU 3-2. The game was played at Tulane Stadium in New Orleans on January 1, 1936.1936 – LSU won their 2nd SEC Championship finishing with a 6-0 conference record and 9–1–1 overall. The Tigers finished runner-up to Minnesota in the AP Poll. LSU won the Williamson Poll and Sagarin Ratings national championships, which are not claimed by the school.1947 – Cotton Bowl Classic – "Ice Bowl" – LSU led by head coach Bernie Moore and quarterback Y. A. Tittle entered the game against Arkansas with a 9-1 record. Ice, sleet and snow pelted the stadium as LSU players filled oil drums with charcoal and started fires for makeshift heaters while fans built fires in the stands. LSU dominated the game with a 271-54 advantage in total yards and 15-1 advantage in first downs, but that didn't equate to the numbers on the scoreboard. The game ended in a 0-0 tie and LSU finished the season 9-1-1.Paul Dietzel era (1955–1961)[edit] TEAM STATS: First Downs OLE MISS 19 LSU 6, Rushing OLE MISS 51-140 LSU 32-(-15), Passing OLE MISS 15-27-2 LSU 9-25-1, Passing Yards OLE MISS 223 LSU 89, Total Offense OLE MISS 78-363 LSU 57-74, Punting OLE MISS 6-37.5 LSU 12-34.3, Fumbles-Lost OLE MISS 4-2 LSU 2-0 Penalties-YDS OLE MISS 7-65 LSU 4-301959 – Sugar Bowl – #1 LSU wins the 1958 national championship, beating No. 12 Clemson 7–0. The only score was a pass from Billy Cannon to freshman Mickey Mangham, one of the smallest players on the team. The game was played at Tulane Stadium in New Orleans.1959 – Cannon's Halloween Run – Late in the game between No. 1 LSU and No. 3 Ole Miss, LSU was trailing 3–0. Then Billy Cannon returned a punt 89 yards for a TD, breaking seven tackles. The Rebels then drove down the field but were stopped on the LSU 1-yard line as the game ended resulting in a 7–3 victory for LSU in Tiger Stadium.1960 – Sugar Bowl – On Jan 1, 1960, one of the most anticipated rematches in college football history took place. This game, however, would not be the classic that transpired only weeks before. (When LSU upset the Rebels 7-3 in Baton Rouge) Ole Miss dominated the game from start to finish and came away with a decisive 21-0 win over the Tigers. LSU finished the season having only given up 29 points. While the Rebels only allowed their opponents 21 points the entire year. No one team scored on Ole Miss' first team defense.Charles McClendon era (1962–1979)[edit]1966 – Cotton Bowl Classic – Unranked LSU upset undefeated and #2 ranked Arkansas, winning the game 14–7 and snapping Arkansas' 22-game winning streak.1972 – Jones to Davis - "The Night The Clock Stopped" – No. 6 LSU survived an upset bid from unranked Ole Miss in Tiger Stadium by winning the game on a TD pass from QB Bert Jones to RB Brad Davis. Ole Miss fans say the 1972 contest featured a few seconds of free football. The Tigers trailed the Rebels 16–10 with four seconds to play. After a lengthy incompletion by Jones, the game clock still showed one second remaining. The Tigers used the precious second to win the game on the "last play," 17–16. A song was written to commemorate the game, called "One Second Blues", (track #11) which is featured on the CD "Hey Fightin' Tigers". The alleged home-clock advantage inspired a sign at the Louisiana state line (as you left Mississippi) reading, "You are now entering Louisiana. Set your clocks back four seconds." For that year, the Ole Miss yearbook reported the score for the game as "Ole Miss 16, LSU 10 + 7 ".Stovall-Arnsparger-Archer-Hallman era (1980–1994)[edit]1982 – Shut-down of Bear Bryant's last offense – LSU defeated Alabama 20–10 in Birmingham, Alabama in what would be Bear Bryant's last game coaching against LSU. At the end of the season Coach Bryant retired and died two months later. During Bryant's post-game interview, he acknowledged LSU's defensive performance as being so dominate that he referred to it as "an old-fashioned butt-whipping". LSU's Defense held Alabama to just 80-yards of total offense, the lowest offensive production in Alabama history. Later that week, LSU's defensive front seven of Melancon and Joiner (OLBs), Richardson & Williams (ILBs) and Marshall, Elko & Dardar (DL) were named the "Associated Press Sportswriters' Defensive Player of the Week". It was the first time an entire front-seven unit was so named. The LSU Secondary of Britt, Hobley, Dale & Clark were also instrumental in the shutdown but were overlooked for the AP honor.1988 – "The Earthquake Game" – Unranked LSU staged a near literal earth-shattering upset victory over No. 4 Auburn in Tiger Stadium, winning the game 7–6 with 1:41 remaining on a TD pass from QB Tommy Hodson to TB Eddie Fuller. The reaction of the crowd was so immense that it registered as an earthquake on a seismograph in LSU’s Howe-Russell Geoscience Complex.Gerry Dinardo era (1995–1999)[edit]1995 – Bring Back The Magic Game – Wearing its white jerseys at home in Tiger Stadium for the first time since 1982, LSU upset No. 5 Auburn, winning the game 12–6 as LSU DB Troy Twillie intercepted Auburn QB Patrick Nix's 11-yard pass into the end zone with no time remaining. This game marked a return to national significance in head coach Gerry DiNardo's first season.1997 – No. 1 Falls! – After nine straight losses to Steve Spurrier-led Florida, No. 14 LSU shocked the No. 1-ranked defending national champion Gators 28–21 in Tiger Stadium, making the cover of Sports Illustrated. It was the first time LSU beat a No. 1 ranked team and the first time the goalposts were ever torn down in Tiger Stadium.Nick Saban era (2000–2004)[edit]2000 – Goodbye Goalposts – In head coach Nick Saban's first season, LSU returned to national prominence by beating #11 Tennessee in overtime 38-31 on ESPN after which the goal posts were torn down for only the 2nd time in the history of Tiger Stadium. The victory over Tennessee also marked the first time that LSU played in an overtime game at home. And just a few weeks, later the goals posts were again ripped down as LSU beat Alabama 30-28 on CBS in Baton Rouge for the first time in 31 years. This was the 3rd and final time that the goal posts came down in Death Valley.2001 – SEC Champions! - 2001 SEC Championship Game – #21 LSU staged an upset victory over #2 Tennessee, winning 31–20. The victory earned LSU a spot in its first Sugar Bowl since 1986, and knocked the Volunteers out of national title contention.2002 – "The Bluegrass Miracle" – No. 16 LSU survived an upset bid from unranked Kentucky by winning the game 33–30 on a miraculous 75-yard Hail Mary pass as time expired. Kentucky coach Guy Morriss had gotten the traditional "Gatorade Bath" right before the Hail Mary. Kentucky fans, believing they had won, had already rushed the field and torn down one goal post.2003 – Let the Valley Shake! – No. 11 LSU outlasted No. 7 Georgia, 17-10. With ESPN College Gameday on hand for the first time since 1997, Quarterback Matt Mauck found wide receiver Skyler Green for a 34-yard touchdown with 3:03 remaining in the game. All-American cornerback Corey Webster sealed the victory with an interception in the final minute. The game is notable for the LSU fans chanting LSU-LSU after a Georgia touchdown. Georgia head coach Mark Richt was quoted as saying, "Usually when the opposing team does well, the crowd quiets down. All I began to hear was a chant 'L-S-U, L-S-U.' It got louder and louder and louder. It was the loudest I've ever heard a stadium." The win catapulted LSU onto the national scene where they would go on to win the 2003 National Championship.2004 – 2004 Sugar Bowl (BCS National Championship Game) – LSU becomes the BCS national champion by defeating Oklahoma 21–14.Les Miles era (2005–present)2005 – LSU vs Arizona State – An LSU home game and Les Miles' first as head coach at LSU was moved to Arizona State's Sun Devil Stadiumdue to the effects of Hurricane Katrina. With one endzone painted with "www.KatrinaSRF.com" and the other with "Together We Stand" along with logos of the states of Louisiana and Arizona, LSU rallied in the fourth quarter for a 35-31 comeback victory. Trailing 17-7 in the fourth quarter, LSU returned a blocked field goal and punt for touchdowns to ignite the comeback. The lead went back-and-forth with Arizona State taking a 31-28 lead with 4:07 to play. Quarterback JaMarcus Russell then lead the Tigers on a 10-play, 91-yard drive capped with a 39-yard touchdown pass to Early Doucet on fourth-and-10 to give LSU a 35-31 lead. LSU's defense then stopped Arizona State on downs at the LSU 30-yard line to secure the victory.2006 – LSU vs Tennessee – QB JaMarcus Russell completes a touchdown pass to WR Early Doucet with 9 seconds to go to beat Tennessee in Neyland Stadium in Knoxville after a breakout performance by Tennessee backup QB Jonathan Crompton.2007 – Primetime Drama – No. 2 LSU played what was hyped as one of the most exciting games ever played in Tiger Stadium against No. 9Florida. The game is also known for the LSU students leaving thousands of messages on the phone of Florida quarterback, Tim Tebow, prompting him to give a "telephone" hand gesture to the LSU student section following an early touchdown. Florida began the fourth quarter with a 24–14 lead, but behind solid defense and being a perfect 5 for 5 on fourth down conversions, the Tigers were able to take the lead 28–24 with 1:06 left in the game after a Jacob Hester touchdown to defeat the Gators. It was LSU's first national primetime game on CBS since 1981.2008 – 2008 BCS National Championship Game – No. 2 LSU defeats No. 1 Ohio State University in the BCS national championship 38–24, becoming the first school to win two BCS national championship titles and improving their BCS record to 4–0, the best of any team. They also became the first two loss team to ever play in the BCS national championship.2010 – Last Ditch in Death Valley – In the 5th game of the 2010 season, undefeated no. 12 LSU trailed the Volunteers 14 – 10 with 0:04 left on the clock and the ball spotted on the Tennessee 2-yard line. On 3rd & Goal, after a failed QB sneak attempt and with time disappearing off the clock, LSU attempted to send in several players for a substitution package. Seeing that the time was about to expire, Center T-Bob Hebert snapped the ball before Jefferson was ready, the ball was fumbled, Jefferson was tackled, and the clock expired. On further review, Tennessee was penalized half the distance to the goalline for illegal participation. Amid the confusion in the waning seconds, Tennessee coaches sent 4 players onto the field when they saw LSU make a substitution. Only 2 players then left the field, leaving the Vols with 13 players lined up on defense. Due to the penalty, LSU got the ball back for a single untimed play on the 1-yard line. With their last play, LSU's Stevan Ridley received the toss sweep, charging forward, only to be hit near the line of scrimmage, but continued to drive forward through two Tennessee defenders and into the endzone for the game winning score – final score LSU 16, Tennessee 14.2011 – "The Game of the Century" – The ninth regulation game of the season for LSU found the No. 1 nationally ranked Tigers against the No. 2 Alabama Crimson Tide in a match called the "Game of the Century"[4] or the "Matchup of the Year".[5] Both teams were undefeated and both teams were coming off a bye week; viewed as important to the BCS Championship game as the "inside track" by many sportswriters, the press built up the game in a Super Bowl-style atmosphere. Ultimately, the game came down to field position and a series of field goals as the top-ranked defense of both teams prevented any touchdowns. Alabama missed three field goals and a fourth was blocked during regulation, leading to a 6-6 tie heading into overtime. On the first possession of OT, Alabama again missed a field goal from 52 yards out, only to watch LSU earn the win on the next possession with a chip-shot field goal. As a result, it's the second-lowest scoring matchup between No. 1 and No. 2 teams in the history of the NCAA, with a 9-6 decision.[6]2012 – BCS National Championship Game – For the first time in BCS National Championship history, two SEC teams, the No. 1 LSU Tigers and the No. 2 Alabama Crimson Tide, faced each other in the National Championship Game. Alabama won the game, 21-0. The SEC-only title game added impetus to the push for a national playoff system and hastened the death of the BCS system as implemented up to that time.[7]

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