List of LSU Tigers bowl games
The LSU Tigers football team represents Louisiana State University in the sport of American football. LSU has competed in 54 bowl games (with 53 being sanctioned by the NCAA) in its history, going 29–24–1 in NCAA sanctioned bowl games.[1] The Tigers have played in at least one bowl game in every season since 2000; their streak of 20 bowl seasons is the fourth-longest active streak in the NCAA and second-longest in the Southeastern Conference.[2]
Bowl games
Season | Date | Coach | Bowl | Opponent | Result |
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1907 | December 25, 1907 | Edgar Wingard | Bacardi Bowl [A 1] | Havana | W 56–0 |
1935 | January 1, 1936 | Bernie Moore | Sugar Bowl | TCU | L 2–3 |
1936 | January 1, 1937 | Bernie Moore | Sugar Bowl | Santa Clara | L 14–21 |
1937 | January 1, 1938 | Bernie Moore | Sugar Bowl | Santa Clara | L 0–6 |
1943 | January 1, 1944 | Bernie Moore | Orange Bowl | Texas A&M | W 19–14 |
1946 | January 1, 1947 | Bernie Moore | Cotton Bowl Classic | Arkansas | T 0–0 |
1949 | January 2, 1950 | Gaynell Tinsley | Sugar Bowl | Oklahoma | L 0–35 |
1958 | January 1, 1959 | Paul Dietzel | Sugar Bowl | Clemson | W 7–0 |
1959 | January 1, 1960 | Paul Dietzel | Sugar Bowl | Ole Miss | L 0–21 |
1961 | January 1, 1962 | Paul Dietzel | Orange Bowl | Colorado | W 25–7 |
1962 | January 1, 1963 | Charles McClendon | Cotton Bowl Classic | Texas | W 13–0 |
1963 | December 21, 1963 | Charles McClendon | Bluebonnet Bowl | Baylor | L 7–14 |
1964 | January 1, 1965 | Charles McClendon | Sugar Bowl | Syracuse | W 13–10 |
1965 | January 1, 1966 | Charles McClendon | Cotton Bowl Classic | Arkansas | W 14–7 |
1967 | January 1, 1968 | Charles McClendon | Sugar Bowl | Wyoming | W 20–13 |
1968 | December 30, 1968 | Charles McClendon | Peach Bowl | Florida State | W 31–27 |
1970 | January 1, 1971 | Charles McClendon | Orange Bowl | Nebraska | L 12–17 |
1971 | December 18, 1971 | Charles McClendon | Sun Bowl | Iowa State | W 33–15 |
1972 | December 30, 1972 | Charles McClendon | Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl | Tennessee | L 17–24 |
1973 | January 1, 1974 | Charles McClendon | Orange Bowl | Penn State | L 9–16 |
1977 | December 31, 1977 | Charles McClendon | Sun Bowl | Stanford | L 14–24 |
1978 | December 23, 1978 | Charles McClendon | Liberty Bowl | Missouri | L 15–20 |
1979 | December 22, 1979 | Charles McClendon | Tangerine Bowl | Wake Forest | W 34–10 |
1982 | January 1, 1983 | Jerry Stovall | Orange Bowl | Nebraska | L 20–21 |
1984 | January 1, 1985 | Bill Arnsparger | Sugar Bowl | Nebraska | L 10–28 |
1985 | December 27, 1985 | Bill Arnsparger | Liberty Bowl | Baylor | L 7–21 |
1986 | January 1, 1987 | Bill Arnsparger | Sugar Bowl | Nebraska | L 15–30 |
1987 | December 31, 1987 | Mike Archer | Gator Bowl | South Carolina | W 30–13 |
1988 | January 2, 1989 | Mike Archer | Hall of Fame Bowl | Syracuse | L 10–23 |
1995 | December 29, 1995 | Gerry DiNardo | Independence Bowl | Michigan State | W 45–26 |
1996 | December 28, 1996 | Gerry DiNardo | Peach Bowl | Clemson | W 10–7 |
1997 | December 28, 1997 | Gerry DiNardo | Independence Bowl | Notre Dame | W 27–9 |
2000 | December 29, 2000 | Nick Saban | Peach Bowl | Georgia Tech | W 28–14 |
2001 | January 2, 2002 | Nick Saban | Sugar Bowl | Illinois | W 47–34 |
2002 | January 1, 2003 | Nick Saban | Cotton Bowl Classic | Texas | L 20–35 |
2003 | January 4, 2004 | Nick Saban | Sugar Bowl (BCS National Championship) | Oklahoma | W 21–14 |
2004 | January 1, 2005 | Nick Saban | Capital One Bowl | Iowa | L 25–30 |
2005 | December 30, 2005 | Les Miles | Peach Bowl | Miami (FL) | W 40–3 |
2006 | January 3, 2007 | Les Miles | Sugar Bowl | Notre Dame | W 41–14 |
2007 | January 7, 2008 | Les Miles | BCS National Championship Game | Ohio State | W 38–24 |
2008 | December 31, 2008 | Les Miles | Chick-Fil-A Bowl | Georgia Tech | W 38–3 |
2009 | January 1, 2010 | Les Miles | Capital One Bowl | Penn State | L 17–19 |
2010 | January 7, 2011 | Les Miles | Cotton Bowl Classic | Texas A&M | W 41–24 |
2011 | January 9, 2012 | Les Miles | BCS National Championship Game | Alabama | L 0–21 |
2012 | December 31, 2012 | Les Miles | Chick-Fil-A Bowl | Clemson | L 24–25 |
2013 | January 1, 2014 | Les Miles | Outback Bowl | Iowa | W* 21–14 |
2014 | December 30, 2014 | Les Miles | Music City Bowl | Notre Dame | L 28–31 |
2015 | December 29, 2015 | Les Miles | Texas Bowl | Texas Tech | W* 56–27 |
2016 | December 31, 2016 | Ed Orgeron | Citrus Bowl | Louisville | W 29–9 |
2017 | January 1, 2018 | Ed Orgeron | Citrus Bowl | Notre Dame | L 17–21 |
2018 | January 1, 2019 | Ed Orgeron | Fiesta Bowl | UCF | W 40–32 |
2019 | December 28, 2019 | Ed Orgeron | Peach Bowl – CFP Semifinal | Oklahoma | W 63–28 |
2019 | January 13, 2020 | Ed Orgeron | CFP National Championship | Clemson | W 42–25 |
2021 | January 4, 2022 | Brad Davis | Texas Bowl | Kansas State | L 20–42 |
2022 | January 2, 2023 | Brian Kelly | Citrus Bowl | Purdue | W 63–7 |
2023 | January 1, 2024 | Brian Kelly | ReliaQuest Bowl | Wisconsin | W 35–31 |
Notes
* The NCAA vacated all of LSU's wins from 2012–2015 after its use of a player eventually ruled ineligible.[4]
References
- ^ "LSU Fighting Tigers Bowls". Sports Reference. Retrieved July 5, 2017.
- ^ "Longest Active Bowl Streaks in College Football". Scout.com. December 15, 2016. Retrieved July 5, 2017.
- ^ "LSU Bowl History" (PDF). lsusports.net. Retrieved December 8, 2016.
- ^ "Louisiana State University failed to monitor its football and men's basketball programs, resulting in impermissible benefits and recruiting violations; former head men's basketball coach committed multiple violations, failed to cooperate with the infractions investigation, and knowingly provided false or misleading information" (PDF). iarpcc.org. Retrieved 5 September 2023.
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LSU Tigers bowl games
- 1907 Bacardi Bowl
- 1936 Sugar Bowl
- 1937 Sugar Bowl
- 1938 Sugar Bowl
- 1944 Orange Bowl
- 1947 Cotton Bowl Classic
- 1950 Sugar Bowl
- 1959 Sugar Bowl
- 1960 Sugar Bowl
- 1962 Orange Bowl
- 1963 Cotton Bowl Classic
- 1963 Bluebonnet Bowl
- 1965 Sugar Bowl
- 1966 Cotton Bowl Classic (January)
- 1968 Sugar Bowl
- 1968 Peach Bowl
- 1971 Orange Bowl
- 1971 Sun Bowl
- 1972 Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl
- 1974 Orange Bowl
- 1977 Sun Bowl (December)
- 1978 Liberty Bowl
- 1979 Tangerine Bowl
- 1983 Orange Bowl
- 1985 Sugar Bowl
- 1985 Liberty Bowl
- 1987 Sugar Bowl
- 1987 Gator Bowl
- 1989 Hall of Fame Bowl
- 1995 Independence Bowl
- 1996 Peach Bowl
- 1997 Independence Bowl
- 2000 Peach Bowl
- 2002 Sugar Bowl
- 2003 Cotton Bowl Classic
- 2004 Sugar Bowl #
- 2005 Capital One Bowl
- 2005 Peach Bowl
- 2007 Sugar Bowl
- 2008 BCS National Championship Game #
- 2008 Chick-fil-A Bowl
- 2010 Capital One Bowl
- 2011 Cotton Bowl Classic
- 2012 BCS National Championship Game #
- 2012 Chick-fil-A Bowl
- 2014 Outback Bowl
- 2014 Music City Bowl
- 2015 Texas Bowl
- 2016 Citrus Bowl (December)
- 2018 Citrus Bowl
- 2019 Fiesta Bowl (January)
- 2019 Peach Bowl †
- 2020 College Football Playoff National Championship #
- 2022 Texas Bowl (January)
- 2023 Citrus Bowl
- 2024 ReliaQuest Bowl
# denotes national championship game; † denotes College Football Playoff semifinal game