2016 LSU Tigers football team
| 2016 LSU Tigers football | |
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| Conference | Southeastern Conference |
| Western Division | |
| Ranking | |
| AP | No. 25 |
| 2016 record | 7–4 (5–3 SEC) |
| Head coach |
Les Miles (4 games) Ed Orgeron (interim) |
| Offensive coordinator |
Cam Cameron (4 games) Steve Ensminger (interim) |
| Offensive scheme | Pro-style |
| Defensive coordinator | Dave Aranda (1st year) |
| Base defense | 3–4 |
| Home stadium |
Tiger Stadium (Capacity: 102,321) |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| East Division | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 20 Florida xy | 6 | – | 2 | 8 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tennessee | 4 | – | 4 | 8 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgia | 4 | – | 4 | 7 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kentucky | 4 | – | 4 | 7 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Carolina | 3 | – | 5 | 6 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vanderbilt | 3 | – | 5 | 6 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Missouri | 2 | – | 6 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| West Division | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 1 Alabama x$^ | 8 | – | 0 | 13 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 17 Auburn | 5 | – | 3 | 8 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 19 LSU | 5 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas A&M | 4 | – | 4 | 8 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arkansas | 3 | – | 5 | 7 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mississippi State | 3 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ole Miss | 2 | – | 6 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Championship: Alabama 54, Florida 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2016 LSU Tigers football team represents Louisiana State University in the 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Tigers play their home games at Tiger Stadium in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and compete in the Western Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). They were led by 12th year head coach Les Miles for the first four games of the year before he was fired on September 25 along with offensive coordinator Cam Cameron.[1] Miles was replaced by interim head coach Ed Orgeron.
Schedule
LSU announced its 2016 football schedule on October 29, 2015. Because of scheduling issues, the 2016 schedule consisted of 7 home, 3 away and 1 neutral site games in the regular season. The Tigers were to host SEC foes Alabama, Mississippi State, Missouri, and Ole Miss, and will travel to Arkansas, Auburn, Florida, and Texas A&M.[2]
The Tigers competed against the Missouri Tigers for the first time since the 1978 Liberty Bowl which Missouri won 20–15. The team will travel to Green Bay, Wisconsin to compete against Wisconsin from the Big Ten Conference at Lambeau Field. LSU will then host the other three non–conference slate against Jacksonville State from the Ohio Valley Conference, South Alabama from the Sun Belt Conference and Southern Miss from Conference USA.
| Date | Time | Opponent# | Rank# | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | ||
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| September 3 | 2:30 p.m. | vs. Wisconsin* | No. 5 | Lambeau Field • Green Bay, WI | ABC | L 14–16 | 73,128 | ||
| September 10 | 6:30 p.m. | Jacksonville State* | No. 21 | Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA | ESPNU | W 34–13 | 98,389 | ||
| September 17 | 6:00 p.m. | Mississippi State | No. 20 | Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA (Rivalry) | ESPN2 | W 23–20 | 99,910 | ||
| September 24 | 5:00 p.m. | at Auburn | No. 18 | Jordan–Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL (Tiger Bowl) | ESPN | L 13–18 | 87,451 | ||
| October 1 | 6:30 p.m. | Missouri |
Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA | SECN | W 42–7 | 102,071 | |||
| October 15 | 6:30 p.m. | Southern Miss* | Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA | SECN | W 45–10 | 102,164 | |||
| October 22 | 8:00 p.m. | No. 23 Ole Miss | No. 25 | Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA (Magnolia Bowl) | ESPN | W 38–21 | 101,720 | ||
| November 5 | 7:00 p.m. | No. 1 Alabama | No. 15 | Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA (Rivalry) | CBS | L 0–10 | 102,321 | ||
| November 12 | 6:00 p.m. | at Arkansas | No. 19 | Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, AR (Golden Boot) | ESPN | W 38–10 | 75,156 | ||
| November 19[a] | 12:00 p.m. | No. 21 Florida | No. 16 | Tiger Stadium[3][4] • Baton Rouge, LA (Rivalry) | SECN | L 10–16 | 102,043 | ||
| November 24 | 6:30 p.m. | at No. 22 Texas A&M | No. 25 | Kyle Field • College Station, TX (Rivalry) | ESPN | W 54–39 | 102,961 | ||
| *Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time. | |||||||||
- ^[a] The October 8 game between LSU and Florida was postponed in advance of the arrival of Hurricane Matthew.[5] The game was eventually rescheduled for November 19 at Tiger Stadium, replacing the previously scheduled game against South Alabama.
- Schedule Source:[6]
Rankings
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| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Final | ||||||||||||||||||||
| AP | 5 (1) | 21 | 20 | 18 | RV | RV | RV | 25 | 19 | 15 | 19 | 16 | 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coaches | 6 | 22 | 22 | 17 | RV | RV | 25 | 23 | 19 | 14 | 19 | 14 | RV | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| CFP | Not released | 13 | 24 | 16 | NR | Not released | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
References
- ↑ http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/ncaaf/sec/2016/09/25/les-miles-fired-lsu/91089640/
- ↑ "2016 SEC Football Schedule Released" (Press release). Louisiana State University Department of Athletics. October 29, 2015. Retrieved November 5, 2015.
- ↑ "LSU vs Florida Rescheduled After Hurricane Matthew". Bleacher Report. October 13, 2016. Retrieved October 13, 2016.
- ↑ "Football to Host Florida Nov. 19 in Tiger Stadium". LSUSports.net. October 13, 2016. Retrieved October 13, 2016.
- ↑ "SEC: LSU-Florida Football Postponed" (Press release). Louisiana State University Department of Athletics. October 6, 2016. Retrieved October 6, 2016.
- ↑ "2016 LSU Tigers Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved November 5, 2015.