1995 LSU Tigers football team

1995 LSU Tigers football
Independence Bowl champion
Independence Bowl, W 45–26 vs. Michigan State
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Division	Western Division
Ranking
Coaches	No. 25
1995 record	7–4–1 (4–3–1 SEC)
Head coach	Gerry DiNardo (1st season)
Offensive coordinator	Morris Watts (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Multiple
Defensive coordinator	Carl Reese (1st season)
Base defense	4–3
Captain	Sheddrick Wilson
Home stadium	Tiger Stadium (Capacity: 79,940)
Seasons

1995 SEC football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Eastern Division
#2/3 Florida x†	8	–	0	–	0			12	–	1	–	0
#3/2 Tennessee	7	–	1	–	0			11	–	1	–	0
Georgia	3	–	5	–	0			6	–	6	–	0
South Carolina	2	–	5	–	1			4	–	6	–	1
Kentucky	2	–	6	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Vanderbilt	1	–	7	–	0			2	–	9	–	0
Western Division
Arkansas x	6	–	2	–	0			8	–	5	–	0
#21 Alabama	5	–	3	–	0			8	–	3	–	0
#22/21 Auburn	5	–	3	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
LSU	4	–	3	–	1			7	–	4	–	1
Ole Miss	3	–	5	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Mississippi State	1	–	7	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
Championship: Florida 34, Arkansas 3
† – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

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.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 2	2:30 p.m.	at No. 3 Texas A&M*		Kyle Field College Station, TX (rivalry)	ABC	L 17–33	70,057
September 9	11:30 a.m.	at Mississippi State		Scott Field Starkville, MS (rivalry)	JPS	W 34–16	36,110
September 16	7:00 p.m.	No. 5 Auburn		Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (Tiger Bowl)		W 12–6	80,559
September 23	7:00 p.m.	Rice*	No. 18	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA		W 52–7	73,342
September 30	11:30 a.m.	at South Carolina	No. 14	Williams-Brice Stadium Columbia, SC	JPS	T 20–20	67,902
October 7	11:30 a.m.	No. 3 Florida	No. 21	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)	JPS	L 10–28	80,583
October 14	6:00 p.m.	at Kentucky		Commonwealth Stadium Lexington, KY	PPV	L 16–24	51,500
October 21	7:00 p.m.	North Texas*		Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA		W 49-7	66,870
November 4	2:30 p.m.	at No. 16 Alabama		Bryant–Denny Stadium Tuscaloosa, AL (rivalry)	ABC	L 3–10	70,123
November 11	7:00 p.m.	Ole Miss		Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (Magnolia Bowl)		W 38–9	78,246
November 18	2:30 p.m.	No. 14 Arkansas		Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)	ABC	W 28–0	66,548
December 29	4:30 p.m.	vs. Michigan State*		Independence Stadium Shreveport, LA (Independence Bowl)	ESPN	W 45–26	48,835
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

Roster

1995 LSU Tigers football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class OG 66 Faneca, AlanAlan Faneca File:Redshirt.svg 1.5 !Fr RB 3 Faulk, KevinKevin Faulk 1.0 !Fr QB 4 Howard, JamieJamie Howard 7.0 !Sr WR 2 Kennison, EddieEddie Kennison 5.0 !Jr TE 47 LaFleur, DavidDavid LaFleur 5.0 !Jr RB 1 Sharp, JermaineJermaine Sharp 5.0 !Jr WR 5 Smith, EricEric Smith 7.0 !Sr QB Tyler, HerbHerb Tyler 1.0 !Fr WR 6 Wilson, SheddrickSheddrick Wilson 7.0 !Sr	Defense Pos. # Name Class LB 88 Northern, GabeGabe Northern 7.0 !Sr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Gerry DiNardo Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster