The 2008 LSU Tigers football team represented Louisiana State University

Louisiana State University

Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College, most often referred to as Louisiana State University, or LSU, is a public coeducational university located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The University was founded in 1853 in what is now known as Pineville, Louisiana, under the name...

 in the college football

College football

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 season of 2008–2009

2008 NCAA Division I FBS football season

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. The team's head coach

Head coach

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 was Les Miles

Les Miles

Leslie Edwin "Les" Miles, nicknamed "The Mad Hatter", is an American college football coach and the current head coach of the Louisiana State University football team. Prior to holding that position, he was head coach at Oklahoma State...

 who entered his fourth year at the helm of LSU Football. They played their home games at Tiger Stadium

Tiger Stadium (LSU)

Tiger Stadium is an outdoor stadium located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. It is best known as the home stadium of the Louisiana State University football team.Tiger Stadium opened with a capacity of 12,000 in 1924...

 in Baton Rouge

Baton Rouge, Louisiana

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, Louisiana

Louisiana

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. The Tigers entered the season as defending national champions, having defeated Ohio State

Ohio State Buckeyes football

The Ohio State Buckeyes football team is an intercollegiate varsity sports team of The Ohio State University. The team is a member of the Big Ten Conference of the NCAA, playing at the Division I Football Bowl Subdivision, formerly Division I-A, level. The team nickname is derived from the state...

, 38–24, in the 2008 BCS National Championship Game

2008 BCS National Championship Game

The 2008 Allstate BCS National Championship Game was played at the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana, on Monday, January 7, 2008, and featured the #1 and #2 college football teams in the United States as determined by the BCS Poll to decide the BCS National Championship for the 2007...

.

Previous season

In his third season as head coach, Les Miles

Les Miles

Leslie Edwin "Les" Miles, nicknamed "The Mad Hatter", is an American college football coach and the current head coach of the Louisiana State University football team. Prior to holding that position, he was head coach at Oklahoma State...

 led LSU to the 2007 SEC Championship

2007 SEC Championship Game

The 2007 SEC Championship Game was played on December 1, 2007 in the Georgia Dome in Atlanta, Georgia. The game determined the 2007 football champion of the Southeastern Conference. The LSU Tigers, winners of the Western division of the SEC, defeated the Tennessee Volunteers, who won the Eastern...

 and the 2007 NCAA Division I-FBS national football championship. The Tigers became the first team to win two championships in the Bowl Championship Series

Bowl Championship Series

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 era (1998–Present) and also the first 2-loss team to win a national championship, even though no games were lost in regulation. The team finished with a final record of 12–2.

The team overcame 2 triple-overtime

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 losses and four other close games to become the first two-time Bowl Championship Series

Bowl Championship Series

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 (BCS) champion ever. On their way to the BCS championship, the Tigers won their tenth Southeastern Conference

Southeastern Conference

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 championship by defeating Tennessee

Tennessee Volunteers football

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 in the 2007 SEC Championship Game

2007 SEC Championship Game

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.

The Tigers finished the season having earned the Southeastern Conference championship trophy, the Grantland Rice Award

Grantland Rice Award

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, the MacArthur Bowl National Championship trophy, the Associated Press Trophy and the AFCA National Championship Trophy

AFCA National Championship Trophy

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.

Pre-season

In February, the NCAA granted defensive end Kirston Pittman

Kirston Pittman

Kirston Jarre Pittman is an American football defensive end who is currently a member of the New Orleans VooDoo. He was signed by the St. Louis Rams as an undrafted free agent in 2009. He played college football at Louisiana State.-Early years:A a senior at East St...

 a sixth-year of eligibility. Pittman had missed the 2005 and 2006 seasons with foot and ankle injuries.

Coaching changes

Defensive coordinator Bo Pelini

Bo Pelini

Mark "Bo" Pelini is the head football coach at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln. He had previously been defensive coordinator for the LSU Tigers, Oklahoma Sooners, and the Nebraska Cornhuskers...

 left to become the head coach at Nebraska

Nebraska Cornhuskers football

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.

2008 recruiting class

Key losses

Offense

• Matt Flynn, QB Drafted by the Green Bay Packers in the seventh round (209th overall) of the 2008 NFL Draft.
• Jacob Hester
  Jacob Hester
  Jacob Troy Hester is a fullback for the San Diego Chargers of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Chargers in the third round of the 2008 NFL Draft...
  
  , FB/RB Drafted by the San Diego Chargers in the third round (69th overall) of the 2008 NFL Draft.
• Early Doucet
  Early Doucet
  Early Joseph Doucet, III is an American football wide receiver for the Arizona Cardinals of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Cardinals in the third round of the 2008 NFL Draft. He played college football at Louisiana State.-Early years:Early Doucet prepped at St. Martinville...
  
  , WR Drafted by the Arizona Cardinals in the third round (81st overall) of the 2008 NFL Draft.
• Ryan Perrilloux
  Ryan Perrilloux
  Ryan Anthony Perrilloux is an American football quarterback for the New York Giants of the National Football League. He was signed by the Hartford Colonials as a street free agent in 2010. He played college football at Jacksonville State.He previously played college football for the LSU Tigers...
  
   Dismissed from team February 18, 2008; team policy violations.

Defense

• Glenn Dorsey
  Glenn Dorsey
  -Kansas City Chiefs:Dorsey was drafted by the Kansas City Chiefs fifth overall in the 2008 NFL Draft. On July 26, 2008, he signed a five-year, $51 million contract with $23 million guaranteed....
  
  , DT Drafted by the Kansas City Chiefs fifth overall in the 2008 NFL Draft.
• Craig Steltz
  Craig Steltz
  Craig Joseph Steltz is an American football safety for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Bears in the fourth round of the 2008 NFL Draft. He played college football at Louisiana State University....
  
  , SS Drafted by the Chicago Bears in the fourth round (120th overall) of the 2008 NFL Draft.
• Ali Highsmith
  Ali Highsmith
  Arlington Louis "Ali" Highsmith is an American football linebacker who is currently a free agent. He was signed by the Arizona Cardinals as an undrafted free agent in 2008...
  
  , LB Signed with the Arizona Cardinals as a rookie free-agent for a two-year deal.

Schedule

Schedule Source: 2008 LSU Tigers football schedule

Rankings

Ranking Movement

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	#7	#7	#7	#6	#5	#3	#4	#13	#11	#15	#15	#19	#18	NR	NR	NR
Coaches	#6	#6	#7	#6	#6	#2	#3	#14	#11	#15	#15	#20	#18	NR	NR
Harris	Not released					#2	#2	#12	#11	#16	#15	#19	#18	NR	NR
BCS	Not released								#13	#19	#16	#20	#18	NR	NR	NR

Appalachian State

Troy

Game delayed due to effects from Hurricane Gustav

Hurricane Gustav

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 from originally scheduled date of September 6.
Trailing 31–3 midway through the third quarter, the Bayou Bengals stage the greatest comeback in LSU history, even surpassing their fabled 1959 Halloween Night Billy Cannon

Billy Cannon

William Abb "Billy" Cannon is an All-American, 1959 Heisman Trophy winner and 2008 inductee into the College Football Hall of Fame from Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge, and one of the American Football League's most celebrated players.He was born in Philadelphia, Mississippi, and moved...

-led rally against Ole Miss

Ole Miss Rebels football

The football history of the University of Mississippi , includes the formation of the first football team in the state and is 26th on the list of college football's all-time winning programs...

, scoring 37 consecutive points and rally for a 40–31 win.

North Texas

Auburn

Mississippi State

Florida

South Carolina

Georgia

Tulane

Alabama

Ole Miss

Arkansas

Chick-fil-A Bowl

A 28 point 2nd quarter by LSU was too much for the Yellow Jackets to overcome in the 2008 Chick-fil-A Bowl rout. Georgia Tech gave up three turnovers and did not force any.

Team

class="wikitable" style="white-space:nowrap;">		Team	Opp
Scoring	402	314
Points per Game	30.92	24.15
First Downs	254	211
Rushing	122	76
Passing	114	114
Penalty	18	21
Rushing Yardage	2168	1432
Yards gained	2510	1751
Yards lost	342	319
Attempts	495	421
Average per rush	4.4	3.4
Average per Game	166.8	110.2
TDs Rushing	27	17
Passing Yardage	2168	1432
Att-Comp-Int	391–206–18	391–206–18
Average Per Pass	6.7	6.6
Average Per Catch	12.7	12.3
Average per Game	201.3	215.4
TDs Passing	21	15

class="wikitable" style="white-space:nowrap;"> Team Opp Total Offense 4785 4232   Avg per Play 5.4 5.0   Avg per Game 368.1 325.5 Fumbles-Lost 16.2 26–11 Penalties-Yards 82–649 75–637   Avg per Game 49.9 49.0 Punts-Yards 63-2538 75-3124   Avg per Punt 40.3 41.7 Time of Possession/Game 30:13 29:47 3rd Down Conversions 70/183 57/183 4th Down Conversions 7/18 9/22 Touchdowns Scored 50 39 Field Goals-Attempts 18–23 14–19 PAT-Attempts 48–49 38–38 Attendance 739,065 315,937   Games/Avg per Game 8 / 92,383 4 / 78,984

Scores by quarter

Rushing

Name	GP-GS	Att	Gain	Loss	Net	Avg	TD	Long	Avg/G
Charles Scott	13–13	217	1208	34	1174	5.4	18	56	90.3
Keiland Williams	13–0	83	444	27	417	5.0	2	25	32.1
Richard Murphy	13–0	44	202	16	186	4.2	0	12	14.3
Jordan Jefferson	7–2	49	211	77	134	2.7	1	20	19.1
Andrew Hatch	6–3	35	175	46	129	3.7	2	20	21.5
Trindon Holliday	13–0	21	131	17	114	5.4	0	39	8.8
Stevan Ridley	13–0	12	92	0	92	7.7	1	18	7.1
Quinn Johnson	13–10	14	30	2	28	2.0	3	5	2.2
Josh Jasper	13–0	1	7	0	7	7.0	0	7	0.5
Brandon LaFell	13–12	2	6	0	6	3.0	0	4	0.5
Jared Mitchell	12–0	1	0	4	−4	−4.0	0	0	−0.3
TEAM	7–0	5	0	18	−18	−3.6	0	0	−2.6
Jarrett Lee	11–8	11	4	101	−97	−8.8	0	4	−8.8
Total	13	495	2510	342	2168	4.4	27	56	166.8
Opponents	13	421	1751	319	1432	3.4	17	68	110.2

Passing

Name	GP-GS	Effic	Att-Cmp-Int	Pct	Yds	TD	Lng	Avg/G
Jarrett Lee	11–8	116.9	143–269–16	53.2	1873	14	66	170.3
Jordan Jefferson	7–2	112.9	36–73–1	49.3	419	4	41	59.9
Andrew Hatch	6–3	118.4	25–45–1	55.6	282	2	29	47.0
Brady Dalfrey	13–0	138.2	1–2–0	50.0	21	0	21	1.6
Keiland Williams	13–0	307.4	1–2–0	50.0	22	1	22	1.7
Total	13	117.4	206–391–18	52.7	2617	21	66	201.3
Opponents	13	116.6	227–425–8	53.4	2800	15	70	215.4

Receiving

Name	GP-GS	No.	Yds	Avg	TD	Long	Avg/G
Brandon LaFell	13–12	63	929	14.7	8	43	71.5
Demetrius Byrd	13–11	27	513	13.9	4	43	39.5
Richard Dickson	13–13	31	324	10.5	5	25	24.9
Terrance Toliver	13–2	22	257	11.7	1	33	19.8
Keiland Williams	13–0	11	124	11.3	1	66	9.5
Richard Murphy	13–0	10	92	9.2	0	28	7.1
Jared Mitchell	12–0	9	106	11.8	0	21	8.8
Chris Mitchell	13–4	8	67	8.4	0	14	5.2
Charles Scott	13–0	10	92	9.2	0	28	7.1
Quinn Johnson	13–10	2	33	16.5	0	15	2.5
Trindon Holliday	13–0	2	33	16.5	0	21	2.5
Chad Jones	13–6	1	21	21.0	0	21	1.6
Ricky Dixon	10–0	1	4	4.0	0	4	0.4
R.J Jackson	11–0	1	−1	−1.0	0	15	−0.1
Total	13	206	2617	12.7	21	66	201.3
Opponents	13	227	2800	12.3	15	70	215.4

Defense

Name	GP	Tackles				Sacks	Pass Defense				Fumbles		Blkd Kick
		Solo	Ast	Total	TFL-Yds	No-Yds	Int-Yds	BU	PD	Qbh	Rcv-Yds	FF
Total	13	441	480	921	75–293	28–172	8–51	61	69	44	11–57	14	2

Special teams

Name	Punting								Kickoffs
	No.	Yds	Avg	Long	TB	FC	I20	Blkd	No.	Yds	Avg	TB	OB
Brady Dalfrey	59	2366	40.1	59	3	20	22	0
Josh Jasper Josh Jasper Joshua Norwood "Josh" Jasper is an American football placekicker.He set the Tennessee state record for career high school field goals, with 44, and his longest field goal was 54 yards. In 2010, he was a Consensus College All-American placekicker for the LSU Tigers in his senior year, after...	4	172	43.0	45	0	2	0	0	76	4629	60.9	4	1
Total	63	2538	40.3	59	3	22	23	0	76	4629	60.9	4	1

Name	Punt Returns					Kick Returns
	No.	Yds	Avg	TD	Long	No.	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
Trindon Holliday	21	279	13.3	1	92	27	609	22.6	0	49
Chad Jones	8	95	11.9	0	24	2	25	12.5	0	17
Patrick Peterson	1	6	6.0	0	6
Keiland Williams						13	290	22.3	0	38
Kelvin Sheppard						4	47	11.8	0	23
Quinn Johnson						2	14	7.0	0	12
Will Blackwell						2	11	5.5	0	7
Brandon Lafell						1	10	10	0	10
Ron Brooks						1	23	23.0	0	23
T-Bob Hebert						1	13	13.0	0	13
TEAM	1	0	0.0	0	0	1	11	11.0	0	0
Total	31	380	12.3	1	92	54	1053	19.5	0	49

Roster

2008 LSU Tigers roster
Quarterbacks 9 Jordan Jefferson – Freshman 12 Jarrett Lee – Freshman 14 Andrew Hatch – Sophomore 17 T.C. McCartney – Freshman Running Backs 5 Keiland Williams – Junior 24 Patrick Lipoma – Junior 26 Richard Murphy – Sophomore 32 Charles Scott – Senior 33 Orlando Gunn – Freshman Fullbacks 27 August Mangin – Junior 34 Stevan Ridley – Freshman 42 Steele Hull – Freshman 45 Quinn Johnson – Senior Wide Receivers 1 Brandon LaFell – Junior 2 Demetrius Byrd – Senior 8 Trindon Holliday – Junior 10 Ricky Dixon – Sophomore 16 Jhyryn Taylor – Freshman 19 Deangelo Peterson – Freshman 21 Chris Tolliver – Freshman 28 R.J. Jackson – Junior 31 John Williams – Freshman 39 R.J. Gillen – Freshman 43 Tim Molton – Freshman 80 Terrance Toliver – Sophomore 86 Chris Mitchell – Junior 87 Jared Mitchell – Junior Ian Harding – Freshman Jared Joseph – Freshman Adam McClure – Sophomore Jordan Newell – Sophomore		Tight Ends Offensive Line Long Snappers 49 Austin Kinchen – Freshman 50 Joey Crappell – Freshman Justin Warner – Freshman		Defensive Line Linebackers		Defensive Backs Cornerbacks Safeties Punters Kickers

2008 Louisiana State University Football Roster and Bios http://www.lsusports.net/SportSelect.dbml?SPSID=27812&SPID=2164&DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=5200&SORT_ORDER=6&Q_SEASON=2008

Coaching staff

Name	Title	First Year at LSU	Alma Mater
Les Miles Les Miles Leslie Edwin "Les" Miles, nicknamed "The Mad Hatter", is an American college football coach and the current head coach of the Louisiana State University football team. Prior to holding that position, he was head coach at Oklahoma State...	Head Coach	2005	Michigan University of Michigan The University of Michigan is a public research university located in Ann Arbor, Michigan in the United States. It is the state's oldest university and the flagship campus of the University of Michigan...  (1976)
Gary Crowton Gary Crowton -External links:* *...	Offensive Coordinator	2007	BYU Brigham Young University Brigham Young University is a private university located in Provo, Utah. It is owned and operated by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints , and is the United States' largest religious university and third-largest private university.Approximately 98% of the university's 34,000 students...  (1983)
Doug Mallory	Co-Defensive Coordinator	2005	Michigan University of Michigan The University of Michigan is a public research university located in Ann Arbor, Michigan in the United States. It is the state's oldest university and the flagship campus of the University of Michigan...  (1988)
Bradley Dale Peveto	Co-Defensive Coordinator	2005	SMU Southern Methodist University Southern Methodist University is a private university in Dallas, Texas, United States. Founded in 1911 by the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, SMU operates campuses in Dallas, Plano, and Taos, New Mexico. SMU is owned by the South Central Jurisdiction of the United Methodist Church...  (1987)
Josh Henson	Tight Ends Coach/Recruiting Coordinator	2005	Oklahoma State (1998)
Earl Lane	Defensive Line Coach	2006	Northwood Northwood University Northwood University is a private university with multiple locations. The school has four residential campuses: Midland, Michigan , Cedar Hill, Texas , West Palm Beach, Florida and a joint program with Hotel Institute Montreux in Montreux, Switzerland, began in 2001...
TBD	Defensive Backs Coach
D.J. McCarthy	Wide Receivers Coach	2007	Washington University of Washington University of Washington is a public research university, founded in 1861 in Seattle, Washington, United States. The UW is the largest university in the Northwest and the oldest public university on the West Coast. The university has three campuses, with its largest campus in the University...  (1994)
Joe Robinson	Special Teams Coordinator	2008	Louisiana State University Louisiana State University Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College, most often referred to as Louisiana State University, or LSU, is a public coeducational university located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The University was founded in 1853 in what is now known as Pineville, Louisiana, under the name...  (1985)
Larry Porter Larry Porter Larry Porter is the former head coach of the Memphis Tigers football team. Porter was named the new head football coach at the University of Memphis on November 29, 2009...	Asst. Head Coach/Running Backs/Special Teams	2005	Memphis University of Memphis The University of Memphis is an American public research university located in the Normal Station neighborhood of Memphis, Tennessee and is the flagship public research university of the Tennessee Board of Regents system....  (1996)
Greg Studrawa	Offensive Line Coach	2007	Bowling Green (1987)
Tommy Moffitt	Strength & Conditioning Coordinator	2000	Tennessee Tech (1986)

LSU Tigers in the 2009 National Football League Draft

Player	Position	Round	Pick	Overall	NFL Team
Tyson Jackson Tyson Jackson -Kansas City Chiefs:Jackson was drafted by the Chiefs, who looked to implement him as DE into their new 3-4 defense. Jackson remained unsigned at the beginning of the Chiefs' training camp session and did not travel with the team to River Falls, Wisconsin...	Defensive End	1	3	3	Kansas City Chiefs 2009 Kansas City Chiefs season The 2009 Kansas City Chiefs season was the franchise's 50th season, and first with head coach Todd Haley at the helm. It was also the first season with Scott Pioli as the team's general manager. The Chiefs attempted to improve on their 2–14 record from 2008 with the third overall selection in the...
Quinn Johnson Quinn Johnson Quinn Johnson is an American football fullback for the Denver Broncos of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Green Bay Packers in the fifth round of the 2009 NFL Draft...	Running Back	5	9	145	Green Bay Packers 2009 Green Bay Packers season The 2009 Green Bay Packers season was the 89th season in the National Football League for the Green Bay Packers and the 91st season for the team overall...
Herman Johnson Herman Johnson Herman Johnson is an American football guard who is a free agent. He was drafted by the Arizona Cardinals in the fifth round of the 2009 NFL Draft...	Offensive Guard	5	31	167	Arizona Cardinals 2009 Arizona Cardinals season The 2009 Arizona Cardinals season is the 90th season for the team in the National Football League and the 22nd season in Arizona. The Cardinals finished the season with a 10–6 record, an improvement from their 9–7 previous season record and the first time the team has won ten games since 1976 The...
Curtis Taylor Curtis Taylor Curtis Trishton Taylor is formerly a National Football League free safety for the San Francisco 49ers. Taylor played college football at Louisiana State and was regarded as a top prospect at his position in the 2009 NFL Draft...	Safety	7	10	219	San Francisco 49ers 2009 San Francisco 49ers season The 2009 San Francisco 49ers season was the franchise's 64th season, and the first full year with Mike Singletary as head coach after being named interim head coach in 2008. It is the seventh year in which the 49ers have their seventh offensive coordinator...
Demetrius Byrd Demetrius Byrd Demetrius Byrd is an American football wide receiver who is currently a free agent. He was drafted by the San Diego Chargers in the seventh round of the 2009 NFL Draft...	Wide Receiver	7	15	224	San Diego Chargers 2009 San Diego Chargers season The 2009 San Diego Chargers season was the 50th season for the original American Football League team, and its 40th in the NFL. The Chargers improved upon their regular season record of 8–8 in 2008 and won their division for the fourth straight year and fifth time in six seasons...
Ricky Jean-Francois Ricky Jean-Francois Ricky Barkley Jean-Francois is a professional American football nose tackle for the San Francisco 49ers. He played collegiately at Louisiana State.-College career:...	Defensive Tackle	7	35	244	San Francisco 49ers

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