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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.[1]

DivisionWestern Division
CoachesNo. 25
Record7–4–1 (4–3–1 SEC)
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1995 LSU Tigers football
Independence Bowl champion
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
DivisionWestern Division
Ranking
CoachesNo. 25
Record7–4–1 (4–3–1 SEC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorMorris Watts (1st season)
Offensive schemeMultiple
Defensive coordinatorCarl Reese (1st season)
Base defense4–3
CaptainSheddrick Wilson
Home stadiumTiger Stadium
Seasons
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More information Conf., Overall ...
1995 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Eastern Division
No. 2 Florida x$8–0–012–1–0
No. 3 Tennessee7–1–011–1–0
Georgia3–5–06–6–0
South Carolina2–5–14–6–1
Kentucky2–6–04–7–0
Vanderbilt1–7–02–9–0
Western Division
Arkansas x6–2–08–5–0
No. 21 Alabama5–3–08–3–0
No. 22 Auburn5–3–08–4–0
LSU4–3–17–4–1
Ole Miss3–5–06–5–0
Mississippi State1–7–03–8–0
Championship: Florida 34, Arkansas 3
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll
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The 45 points scored by LSU in their bowl win over the Spartans was the second-most points (behind Drew Brees and Purdue's 52 points in 1999) allowed by a Nick Saban coached team until the 2019 LSU Tigers put up 46 against Saban's Alabama squad (which was also the most points surrendered by any Alabama team at home in regulation).

The Tigers broke out purple pants for its game at Kentucky, but lost 24-16. The pants were immediately retired.

LSU's 20-20 tie vs. South Carolina became the last involving an SEC team when the NCAA adopted overtime the next season.

LSU did not play in-state rival Tulane in the Battle for the Rag for the first time since 1910 (not counting 1918, when both teams canceled their seasons during the height of U.S. involvement in World War I).

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 22:30 p.m.at No. 3 Texas A&M*ABCL 17–3370,057[2]
September 911:30 a.m.at Mississippi StateJPSW 34–1636,110[3]
September 167:00 p.m.No. 5 AuburnW 12–680,559[4]
September 237:00 p.m.Rice*daggerNo. 18
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA
W 52–773,342[5]
September 3011:30 a.m.at South CarolinaNo. 14JPST 20–2067,902[6]
October 711:30 a.m.No. 3 FloridaNo. 21
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)
JPSL 10–2880,583[7]
October 146:00 p.m.at KentuckyPPVL 16–2451,500[8]
October 217:00 p.m.North Texas*
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA
W 49–766,870[9]
November 42:30 p.m.at No. 16 AlabamaABCL 3–1070,123[10]
November 117:00 p.m.Ole Miss
W 38–978,246[11]
November 182:30 p.m.No. 14 Arkansas
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)
ABCW 28–066,548[12]
December 294:30 p.m.vs. Michigan State*ESPNW 45–2648,835[13]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time
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Roster

More information Players, Coaches ...
1995 LSU Tigers football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
RB 1 Jermaine Sharp Jr
WR 2 Eddie Kennison Jr
RB 3 Kevin Faulk Fr
QB 4 Jamie Howard Sr
WR 5 Eric Smith Sr
WR 6 Sheddrick Wilson Sr
QB 14 Herb Tyler Fr
TE 47 David LaFleur Jr
G 66 Alan Faneca  Fr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
CB 8 Tory James Sr
CB 24 Denard Walker Jr
S 33 Raion Hill  Fr
LB 48 Joe Wesley Fr
DE 88 Gabe Northern Sr
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

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