The 2017 LSU Tigers football team represented Louisiana State University in the 2017 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Tigers played their home games at Tiger Stadium in Baton Rouge, Louisiana and competed in the Western Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). They were led by first-year head coach Ed Orgeron after he led the Tigers as interim head coach for the final eight games of 2016. They finished the season 9–4, 6–2 in SEC play to finish in third place in the Western Division. They were invited to the Citrus Bowl where they lost to Notre Dame.
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Citrus Bowl, L 17–21 vs. Notre Dame | |
Conference | Southeastern Conference |
Western Division | |
Ranking | |
Coaches | No. 18 |
AP | No. 18 |
Record | 9–4 (6–2 SEC) |
Head coach |
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Offensive coordinator | Matt Canada (1st season) |
Offensive scheme | Multiple |
Defensive coordinator | Dave Aranda (2nd season) |
Base defense | 3–4 |
Home stadium | Tiger Stadium |
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No. 2 Georgia x$^ | 7 | – | 1 | 13 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
South Carolina | 5 | – | 3 | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kentucky | 4 | – | 4 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Missouri | 4 | – | 4 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Florida | 3 | – | 5 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Vanderbilt | 1 | – | 7 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tennessee | 0 | – | 8 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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No. 10 Auburn xy | 7 | – | 1 | 10 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 1 Alabama x#^ | 7 | – | 1 | 13 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 18 LSU | 6 | – | 2 | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 19 Mississippi State | 4 | – | 4 | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas A&M | 4 | – | 4 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ole Miss* | 3 | – | 5 | 6 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arkansas | 1 | – | 7 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Championship: Georgia 28, Auburn 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The Tigers equaled an FBS record by committing only eight turnovers during the season, becoming the sixth FBS team to do so. The record would fall the next season to Georgia Southern, which had only five turnovers.[1]
Recruiting
editPosition key
editBack | B | Center | C | Cornerback | CB | Defensive back | DB | |||
Defensive end | DE | Defensive lineman | DL | Defensive tackle | DT | End | E | |||
Fullback | FB | Guard | G | Halfback | HB | Kicker | K | |||
Kickoff returner | KR | Offensive tackle | OT | Offensive lineman | OL | Linebacker | LB | |||
Long snapper | LS | Punter | P | Punt returner | PR | Quarterback | QB | |||
Running back | RB | Safety | S | Tight end | TE | Wide receiver | WR |
Recruits
editThe Tigers signed a total of 23 recruits.
Roster
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Schedule
editLSU announced its 2017 football schedule on September 13, 2016. The 2017 schedule consisted of 6 home, 5 away and 1 neutral site game in the regular season. The Tigers hosted SEC foes Arkansas, Auburn, and Texas A&M, and traveled to Alabama, Florida, Mississippi State, Ole Miss, and Tennessee.[2]
The Tigers hosted three of the four non-conference opponents, Chattanooga from the FCS Southern Conference, Syracuse from the Atlantic Coast Conference and Troy from the Sun Belt Conference and traveled to New Orleans to for a neutral site matchup against independent BYU.
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 2 | 8:30 p.m. | vs. BYU* | No. 13 | ESPN | W 27–0 | 53,826 | |
September 9 | 6:30 p.m. | Chattanooga* | No. 12 | SECN | W 45–10 | 97,289 | |
September 16 | 6:00 p.m. | at Mississippi State | No. 12 | ESPN | L 7–37 | 60,596 | |
September 23 | 6:00 p.m. | Syracuse* | No. 25 |
| ESPN2 | W 35–26 | 96,044 |
September 30 | 6:00 p.m. | Troy* | No. 25 |
| ESPNU | L 21–24 | 99,879 |
October 7 | 2:30 p.m. | at No. 21 Florida | CBS | W 17–16 | 88,247 | ||
October 14 | 2:30 p.m. | No. 10 Auburn |
| CBS | W 27–23 | 101,601 | |
October 21 | 6:15 p.m. | at Ole Miss | No. 24 | ESPN | W 40–24 | 64,067 | |
November 4 | 7:00 p.m. | at No. 2 Alabama | No. 19 | CBS | L 10–24 | 101,821 | |
November 11 | 11:00 a.m. | Arkansas | No. 24 |
| ESPN | W 33–10 | 98,546 |
November 18 | 6:00 p.m. | at Tennessee | No. 20 | ESPN | W 30–10 | 96,888 | |
November 25 | 6:30 p.m. | Texas A&M | No. 18 |
| SECN | W 45–21 | 97,675 |
January 1, 2018 | 12:00 p.m. | vs. No. 14 Notre Dame* | No. 17 | ABC | L 17–21 | 57,726 | |
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- Schedule Source:[3]
- ^[a] The game between LSU and BYU was originally scheduled to take place at NRG Stadium in Houston, Texas. However, due to massive flooding caused by Hurricane Harvey in the Houston area, school and game officials decided to relocate the game to New Orleans.[4]
Rankings
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Final |
AP | 13 | 12 | 12 | 25 | 25 | — | RV | 24 | 23 | 19 | RV | 21 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 18 |
Coaches | 12 | 12 | 11 | 23 | 22 | — | RV | 25 | 23 | 20 | 25 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 18 |
CFP | Not released | 19 | 24 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | Not released |
References
edit- ^ "Georgia Southern tops Eastern Michigan 23-21 on Bass' FG". ESPN.com. Associated Press. December 15, 2018. Retrieved December 16, 2018.
- ^ "Save the Dates! 2017 Football Schedule Announced" (Press release). Louisiana State University Department of Athletics. September 13, 2016. Retrieved January 10, 2016.
- ^ "2017 LSU Tigers Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved January 10, 2017.
- ^ Johnson, Richard (August 27, 2017). "LSU-BYU game moving from Houston to New Orleans". SBNation.com. Retrieved November 11, 2024.