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1996 LSU Tigers football
SEC Western Division co-champion
Peach Bowl champion
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
DivisionWestern Division
Ranking
CoachesNo. 13
APNo. 12
1996 record10–2 (6–2 SEC)
Head coachGerry DiNardo (2nd season)
Offensive coordinatorMorris Watts (2nd season)
Offensive schemeMultiple
Defensive coordinatorCarl Reese (2nd season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumTiger Stadium
(Capacity: 79,940)
Seasons
← 1995
1997 →
1996 SEC football standings
v · d · e Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
Eastern Division
#1 Florida x†   8 – 0         12 – 1  
#9 Tennessee   7 – 1         10 – 2  
South Carolina   4 – 4         6 – 5  
Georgia   3 – 5         5 – 6  
Kentucky   3 – 5         4 – 7  
Vanderbilt   0 – 8         2 – 9  
Western Division
#11 Alabama xy   6 – 2         10 – 3  
#12 LSU x   6 – 2         10 – 2  
#24 Auburn   4 – 4         8 – 4  
Mississippi State   3 – 5         5 – 6  
Ole Miss   2 – 6         5 – 6  
Arkansas   2 – 6         4 – 7  
Championship: Florida 45, Alabama 30
† – Conference champion
x – Division champion/co-champions
y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1996 LSU Tigers football team represented Louisiana State University in the 1996 NCAA Division I-A football season. LSU finished with a 10–2 overall record (6–2 in SEC play) after defeating Clemson Tigers, 10–7, in the Peach Bowl. It was Gerry DiNardo's second season as head coach and the Tigers built upon the previous year's success with their first ten-win season and bowl win since 1987. The Tigers tied for the SEC West title with Alabama, but had lost to the Tide 26–0 in Baton Rouge in a game that was notable for being Shaun Alexander's breakout performance.

ScheduleEdit

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 77:00 p.m.Houston*No. 17
W 35–3480,303
September 216:30 p.m.at No. 14 AuburnNo. 21
ESPNW 19–1585,214
September 287:00 p.m.New Mexico StatedaggerNo. 17
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA
W 63–777,676
October 57:00 p.m.VanderbiltNo. 14
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA
W 35–080,142
October 1211:00 a.m.at No. 1 FloridaNo. 12
CBSL 13–5685,567
October 197:00 p.m.KentuckyNo. 17
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA
W 41–1479,660
October 2611:30 a.m.Mississippi StateNo. 13
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)
JPSW 28–2079,594
November 96:30 p.m.No. 10 AlabamaNo. 11
ESPNL 0–2680,290
November 162:00 p.m.at Ole MissNo. 17
PPVW 39–744,436
November 237:00 p.m.Tulane*No. 18
W 35–1778,966
November 291:30 p.m.at ArkansasNo. 19
CBSW 17–722,329
December 288:00 p.m.vs. Clemson*No. 17
ESPNW 10–763,622
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

RosterEdit

1996 LSU Tigers football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
TB 1 Sharp, JermaineJermaine Sharp Sr
RB 3 Faulk, KevinKevin Faulk So
TE 47 LaFleur, DavidDavid LaFleur Sr
G 66 Faneca, AlanAlan Faneca 10px So
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DT 94 McFarland, AnthonyAnthony McFarland So
DE 98 Miller, ArnoldArnold Miller So
DE 99 Watkins, DavidDavid Watkins Fr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Cruz Roja.svg Injured
  • Redshirt.svg Redshirt

Roster

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