1995 LSU Tigers football team

The 1995 LSU Tigers football team represented Louisiana State University in the sport of American football for the 1995 NCAA Division I-A football season. Coached by Gerry DiNardo in his first season at LSU, the Tigers played their home games at Tiger Stadium in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The team won seven games, lost four, and had one tie. It concluded the season with a 45–26 win over Michigan State in the 1995 Independence Bowl.[1]

1995 LSU Tigers football
Independence Bowl champion
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
DivisionWestern Division
Ranking
CoachesNo. 25
Record7–4–1 (4–3–1 SEC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorMorris Watts (1st season)
Offensive schemeMultiple
Defensive coordinatorCarl Reese (1st season)
Base defense4–3
CaptainSheddrick Wilson
Home stadiumTiger Stadium
Seasons
← 1994
1996 →
1995 Southeastern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Eastern Division
No. 2 Florida x$8001210
No. 3 Tennessee7101110
Georgia350660
South Carolina251461
Kentucky260470
Vanderbilt170290
Western Division
Arkansas x620850
No. 21 Alabama530830
No. 22 Auburn530840
LSU431741
Ole Miss350650
Mississippi State170380
Championship: Florida 34, Arkansas 3
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 45 points scored by LSU in their bowl win over the Spartans was the second-most points (behind Drew Brees and Purdue's 52 points in 1999) allowed by a Nick Saban coached team until the 2019 LSU Tigers put up 46 against Saban's Alabama squad (which was also the most points surrendered by any Alabama team at home in regulation).

LSU did not play in-state rival Tulane in the Battle for the Rag for the first time since 1910 (not counting 1918, when both teams canceled their seasons during the height of U.S. involvement in World War I).

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 22:30 p.m.at No. 3 Texas A&M*ABCL 17–3370,057[2]
September 911:30 a.m.at Mississippi StateJPSW 34–1636,110[3]
September 167:00 p.m.No. 5 AuburnW 12–680,559[4]
September 237:00 p.m.Rice* No. 18
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA
W 52–773,342[5]
September 3011:30 a.m.at South CarolinaNo. 14JPST 20–2067,902[6]
October 711:30 a.m.No. 3 FloridaNo. 21
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)
JPSL 10–2880,583[7]
October 146:00 p.m.at KentuckyPPVL 16–2451,500[8]
October 217:00 p.m.North Texas*
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA
W 49–766,870[9]
November 42:30 p.m.at No. 16 AlabamaABCL 3–1070,123[10]
November 117:00 p.m.Ole Miss
W 38–978,246[11]
November 182:30 p.m.No. 14 Arkansas
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)
ABCW 28–066,548[12]
December 294:30 p.m.vs. Michigan State*ESPNW 45–2648,835[13]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

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Roster

1995 LSU Tigers football team roster
PlayersCoaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
RB1Jermaine SharpJr
WR2Eddie KennisonJr
RB3Kevin FaulkFr
QB4Jamie HowardSr
WR5Eric SmithSr
WR6Sheddrick WilsonSr
QB14Herb TylerFr
TE47David LaFleurJr
G66Alan Faneca  Fr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
CB8Tory JamesSr
CB24Denard WalkerJr
DE88Gabe NorthernSr
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

Roster

References