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The 2016 LSU Tigers football team represented Louisiana State University in the 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Tigers play their home games at Tiger Stadium in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and compete in the Western Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). They finished the season 8–4, 5–3 in SEC play to finish in a tie for second place in the Western Division. They were invited to the Citrus Bowl where they defeated Louisville.

ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
DivisionWestern Division
CoachesNo. 14
APNo. 13
Quick facts LSU Tigers football, Citrus Bowl champion ...
2016 LSU Tigers football
Citrus Bowl champion
Citrus Bowl, W 29–9 vs. Louisville
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
DivisionWestern Division
Ranking
CoachesNo. 14
APNo. 13
Record8–4 (5–3 SEC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorCam Cameron (4th season; first 4 games)
Steve Ensminger (interim)
Offensive schemePro-style
Defensive coordinatorDave Aranda (1st season)
Base defense3–4
Home stadiumTiger Stadium
Uniform
Seasons
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More information Conf., Overall ...
2016 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
Eastern Division
No. 14 Florida x 6–2  9–4 
No. 22 Tennessee 4–4  9–4 
Georgia 4–4  8–5 
Kentucky 4–4  7–6 
South Carolina 3–5  6–7 
Vanderbilt 3–5  6–7 
Missouri* 2–6  4–8 
Western Division
No. 2 Alabama x$^ 8–0  14–1 
No. 24 Auburn 5–3  8–5 
No. 13 LSU 5–3  8–4 
Texas A&M 4–4  8–5 
Arkansas 3–5  7–6 
Mississippi State 3–5  6–7 
Ole Miss* 2–6  5–7 
Championship: Alabama 54, Florida 16
  • ^ – College Football Playoff participant
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • * Ole Miss and Missouri vacated all wins due to NCAA violations.
Rankings from AP Poll
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The Tigers were led by 12th year head coach Les Miles for the first four games of the year. Miles was fired on September 25, along with offensive coordinator Cam Cameron.[1] Defensive line coach Ed Orgeron was named interim head coach, who was later promoted to full-time head coach on November 26.

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 32:30 p.m.vs. Wisconsin*No. 5
ABCL 14–1673,128
September 106:30 p.m.No. 5 (FCS) Jacksonville State*No. 21
ESPNUW 34–1398,389
September 176:00 p.m.Mississippi StateNo. 20
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)
ESPN2W 23–2099,910
September 245:00 p.m.at AuburnNo. 18
ESPNL 13–1887,451
October 16:30 p.m.Missouridagger
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA
SECNW 42–7102,071
October 156:30 p.m.Southern Miss*
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA
SECNW 45–10102,164
October 228:00 p.m.No. 23 Ole MissNo. 25
ESPNW 38–21101,720
November 57:00 p.m.No. 1 AlabamaNo. 13
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry, College GameDay)
CBSL 0–10102,321
November 126:00 p.m.at No. 25 ArkansasNo. 24
ESPNW 38–1075,156
November 19[a]12:00 p.m.No. 23 FloridaNo. 16
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry, SEC Nation)
SECNL 10–16102,043
November 246:30 p.m.at Texas A&M
ESPNW 54–39102,961
December 3110:00 a.m.vs. No. 13 Louisville*No. 20
ABCW 29–946,063
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^[a]The October 8 game between LSU and Florida was postponed in advance of the arrival of Hurricane Matthew.[2] The game was eventually rescheduled for November 19 at Tiger Stadium, replacing the previously scheduled game against South Alabama.

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Rankings

Further information: 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings
More information Week, Poll ...
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes ( ) = First-place votes
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314Final
AP5 (1)212018RVRVRV251915191625211913
Coaches6222217RVRV252319141914RV212014
CFPNot released132416—2120Not released
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Roster

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2016 LSU Tigers football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
QB 2 Trey LaForge  Fr
RB 4 Nick Brossette So
RB 5 Derrius Guice So
QB 6 Brandon Harris Jr
RB 7 Leonard Fournette Jr
QB 8 Caleb Lewis So
WR 10 Stephen Sullivan Fr
WR 11 Dee Anderson Fr
QB 12 Justin McMillan  Fr
QB 14 Lindsey Scott Jr. Fr
WR 15 Malachi Dupre Jr
QB 16 Danny Etling Jr
QB 17 Tiger Scheyd So
WR 19 Derrick Dillon Fr
WR 25 Drake Davis Fr
RB 27 Lanard Fournette  Fr
RB 28 Darrel Williams Jr
WR 29 Louis Landrum Fr
WR 30 Michael Ostrom So
WR 31 Justin Jones Fr
WR 32 Jalen Williams Fr
RB 34 Reshaud Henry Jr
WR 39 Russell Gage Jr
FB 41 David Ducre So
FB 44 John David Moore Jr
FB 47 Bry'Kiethon Mouton So
FB 48 Ronnie Lamarque Fr
OL 54 Rory Luke  Fr
OL 58 Jibrail Abdul-Aziz So
G 63 K. J. Malone Jr
C 64 Will Clapp So
OL 65 Jakori Savage Fr
OT 66 Toby Weathersby So
OL 67 Michael Smith Fr
OL 68 Chidi Okeke  Fr
OL 69 Turner Simmers So
OL 71 Donavaughn Campbell Fr
C 72 Andy Dodd Jr
G 73 Adrian Magee  Fr
OL 74 Willie Allen Fr
G 75 Maea Teuhema So
G 76 Josh Boutte Sr
C, G 77 Ethan Pocic Sr
G 78 Garrett Brumfield So
OL 79 Lloyd Cushenberry Fr
TE 80 Jamal Pettigrew Fr
TE 81 Colin Jeter Sr
WR 82 D. J. Chark Jr
WR 83 Travin Dural Sr
TE 84 Foster Moreau So
TE 85 Caleb Roddy Fr
WR 86 Jazz Ferguson So
TE 88 Jacory Washington So
TE 89 DeSean Smith Sr
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DB 1 Donte Jackson So
CB 2 Kevin Toliver II So
CB 8 Saivion Smith Fr
S 9 Rickey Jefferson Sr
CB 12 Micah Dickens Jr
DB 13 Dwayne Thomas Sr
DB 15 Tony Westly Jr
CB 17 Xavier Lewis  Fr
CB 18 Tre'Davious White Sr
CB 21 Ed Paris Jr
DB 22 Kristian Fulton Fr
S 23 Corey Thompson Sr
LB 24 Devin White Fr
DB 25 T. J. Lemoine Fr
S 26 John Battle So
DB 27 Brandon Surtain Sr
DB 29 Greedy Williams Fr
DB 30 Eric Monroe Fr
DB 31 Cameron Lewis Fr
DB 32 Leyton Lavigne So
S 33 Jamal Adams Jr
LB 35 Devin Voorhies Jr
LB 40 Duke Riley Sr
DB 41 Abraham Wallace So
LB 43 Ray Thornton Fr
DL 44 Clifton Escort II Fr
LB 45 Michael Divinity Fr
DE 46 Tashawn Bower Sr
LB 47 Chance Barney Jr
LB 48 Donnie Alexander Jr
DE 49 Arden Key So
LB 50 Layton Garnett Fr
LB 51 Jonathan Rucker Jr
LB 52 Kendell Beckwith Sr
LB 53 Ben Nola Fr
DL 54 Justin Kairdolf Fr
NT 55 Travonte Valentine So
LB 56 M. J. Patterson Jr
DT 57 Davon Godchaux Jr
LB 58 Hunter Burns Sr
DE 59 Jordan Harper Sr
DL 60 Marcus Roberts Sr
DL 85 Jamil Abdul-Aziz Fr
DE 87 Sci Martin Fr
DT 90 Rashard Lawrence Fr
DT 91 Christian LaCouture Sr
DE 92 Lewis Neal Sr
DE 93 Andre Anthony Fr
DE 93 Seth Newsome Fr
DE 94 Isaiah Washington So
DT 95 Ed Alexander Fr
DE 96 Glen Logan Fr
DT 97 Frank Herron Jr
DE 98 Deondre Clark Jr
DT 99 Greg Gilmore Jr
 Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
K 34 Connor Culp Fr
K 35 Jack Gonsoulin  Fr
P 36 Cameron Gamble Jr
P 38 Josh Growden Fr
K 42 Colby Delahoussaye Sr
P 46 Zach Von Rosenberg Fr
LS 50 Blake Ferguson Fr
LS 59 John Ballis Sr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Roster

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Game summaries

Vs. Wisconsin

See also: 2016 Wisconsin Badgers football team
More information Total ...
1 2 3 4 Total
No. 5 Tigers 0 0 14 0 14
Badgers 0 6 7 3 16
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More information Statistics, LSU ...
StatisticsLSUWIS
First downs1421
Total yards257339
Rushing yards126134
Passing yards131205
Turnovers33
Time of possession23:0336:57
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More information Team, Category ...
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
LSU Passing Brandon Harris 12/21, 131 yards, TD, 2 INT
Rushing Leonard Fournette 23 rushes, 138 yards
Receiving Travin Dural 5 receptions, 50 yards, TD
Wisconsin Passing Bart Houston 19/31, 205 yards, 2 INT
Rushing Corey Clement 21 rushes, 86 yards, TD
Receiving Troy Fumagalli 7 receptions, 100 yards
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No. 5 (FCS) Jacksonville State

See also: 2016 Jacksonville State Gamecocks football team
More information Total ...
1 2 3 4 Total
No. 5 (FCS) Gamecocks 0 10 0 3 13
No. 21 Tigers 0 27 7 0 34
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More information Statistics, JVST ...
StatisticsJVSTLSU
First downs1718
Total yards368371
Rushing yards120244
Passing yards248127
Turnovers12
Time of possession33:0926:51
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TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
Jacksonville State Passing Eli Jenkins 17/35, 248 yards, TD, INT
Rushing Eli Jenkins 18 rushes, 82 yards
Receiving Krenwick Sanders 1 reception, 76 yards, TD
LSU Passing Danny Etling 6/14, 100 yards, TD, INT
Rushing Derrius Guice 19 rushes, 155 yards, TD
Receiving DeSean Smith 1 reception, 46 yards, TD
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Mississippi State

See also: 2016 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team
More information Total ...
1 2 3 4 Total
Bulldogs 0 3 3 14 20
No. 20 Tigers 14 9 0 0 23
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More information Statistics, MSST ...
StatisticsMSSTLSU
First downs1422
Total yards270392
Rushing yards56177
Passing yards214215
Turnovers11
Time of possession27:1632:44
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TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
Mississippi State Passing Nick Fitzgerald 12/24, 120 yards
Rushing Ashton Shumpert 6 rushes, 34 yards
Receiving Fred Ross 6 receptions, 89 yards, TD
LSU Passing Danny Etling 19/30, 215 yards, TD
Rushing Leonard Fournette 28 rushes, 147 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Malachi Dupre 4 receptions, 54 yards
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At Auburn

See also: 2016 Auburn Tigers football team
More information Total ...
1 2 3 4 Total
No. 18 LSU Tigers 7 0 6 0 13
AUB Tigers 3 6 3 6 18
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More information Statistics, LSU ...
StatisticsLSUAUB
First downs1418
Total yards338388
Rushing yards220154
Passing yards118234
Turnovers11
Time of possession27:4932:11
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More information Team, Category ...
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
LSU Passing Danny Etling 15/27, 118 yards, TD
Rushing Leonard Fournette 16 rushes, 101 yards
Receiving Travin Dural 4 receptions, 47 yards
Auburn Passing Sean White 19/26, 234 yards
Rushing Kerryon Johnson 22 rushes, 93 yards
Receiving Kerryon Johnson 4 receptions, 68 yards
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Missouri

See also: 2016 Missouri Tigers football team
More information Total ...
1 2 3 4 Total
MIZ Tigers 0 0 0 7 7
LSU Tigers 7 14 7 14 42
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More information Statistics, MIZ ...
StatisticsMIZLSU
First downs1430
Total yards265634
Rushing yards77418
Passing yards188216
Turnovers10
Time of possession17:2742:33
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TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
Missouri Passing Drew Lock 17/37, 167 yards, INT
Rushing Ish Witter 11 rushes, 48 yards
Receiving Johnathon Johnson 3 receptions, 42 yards
LSU Passing Danny Etling 19/30, 216 yards
Rushing Derrius Guice 17 rushes, 163 yards, 3 TD
Receiving D. J. Chark 3 receptions, 58 yards
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Southern Miss

See also: 2016 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football team
More information Total ...
1 2 3 4 Total
Golden Eagles 7 3 0 0 10
Tigers 7 3 28 7 45
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More information Statistics, USM ...
StatisticsUSMLSU
First downs1617
Total yards242459
Rushing yards81183
Passing yards161276
Turnovers11
Time of possession37:5922:01
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More information Team, Category ...
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
Southern Miss Passing Nick Mullens 25/36, 161 yards
Rushing Ito Smith 16 rushes, 64 yards, TD
Receiving Ito Smith 6 receptions, 46 yards
LSU Passing Danny Etling 11/18, 276 yards, 3 TD, INT
Rushing Derrius Guice 16 rushes, 162 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Malachi Dupre 3 receptions, 100 yards, 2 TD
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No. 23 Ole Miss

See also: 2016 Ole Miss Rebels football team
More information Total ...
1 2 3 4 Total
No. 23 Rebels 10 11 0 0 21
No. 25 Tigers 7 14 10 7 38
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More information Statistics, MISS ...
StatisticsMISSLSU
First downs1920
Total yards325515
Rushing yards107311
Passing yards218204
Turnovers23
Time of possession27:4732:13
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More information Team, Category ...
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
Ole Miss Passing Chad Kelly 20/33, 218 yards, TD, 2 INT
Rushing Chad Kelly 12 rushes, 56 yards
Receiving Damore'ea Stringfellow 4 receptions, 92 yards
LSU Passing Danny Etling 19/28, 204 yards, TD, INT
Rushing Leonard Fournette 16 rushes, 284 yards, 3 TD
Receiving Malachi Dupre 5 receptions, 52 yards
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No. 1 Alabama

See also: 2016 Alabama Crimson Tide football team
More information Total ...
1 2 3 4 Total
No. 1 Crimson Tide 0 0 0 10 10
No. 13 Tigers 0 0 0 0 0
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More information Statistics, ALA ...
StatisticsALALSU
First downs166
Total yards323125
Rushing yards21633
Passing yards10792
Turnovers21
Time of possession33:5526:05
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More information Team, Category ...
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
Alabama Passing Jalen Hurts 10/19, 107 yards, INT
Rushing Jalen Hurts 20 rushes, 114 yards, TD
Receiving ArDarius Stewart 3 receptions, 55 yards
LSU Passing Danny Etling 11/24, 92 yards, INT
Rushing Leonard Fournette 17 rushes, 35 yards
Receiving D. J. Chark 3 receptions, 45 yards
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At No. 25 Arkansas

See also: 2016 Arkansas Razorbacks football team
More information Total ...
1 2 3 4 Total
No. 24 Tigers 7 14 7 10 38
No. 25 Razorbacks 0 7 3 0 10
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More information Statistics, LSU ...
StatisticsLSUARK
First downs2313
Total yards547291
Rushing yards39081
Passing yards157210
Turnovers23
Time of possession35:1124:49
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More information Team, Category ...
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
LSU Passing Danny Etling 10/16, 157 yards
Rushing Derrius Guice 21 rushes, 252 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Malachi Dupre 2 receptions, 60 yards
Arkansas Passing Austin Allen 15/31, 210 yards, TD, 2 INT
Rushing Devwah Whaley 7 rushes, 52 yards
Receiving Dominique Reed 2 receptions, 58 yards, TD
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No. 23 Florida

See also: 2016 Florida Gators football team
More information Total ...
1 2 3 4 Total
No. 23 Gators 0 3 7 6 16
No. 16 Tigers 7 0 0 3 10
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More information Statistics, FLA ...
StatisticsFLALSU
First downs1423
Total yards270423
Rushing yards126219
Passing yards144204
Turnovers02
Time of possession25:5834:02
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More information Team, Category ...
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
Florida Passing Austin Appleby 7/17, 144 yards, TD
Rushing Jordan Scarlett 22 rushes, 108 yards
Receiving Tyrie Cleveland 3 receptions, 124 yards, TD
LSU Passing Danny Etling 14/25, 204 yards
Rushing Derrius Guice 19 rushes, 83 yards, TD
Receiving D. J. Chark 2 receptions, 46 yards
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At Texas A&M

See also: 2016 Texas A&M Aggies football team
More information Total ...
1 2 3 4 Total
Tigers 10 10 14 20 54
Aggies 7 0 10 22 39
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More information Statistics, LSU ...
StatisticsLSUTAMU
First downs2819
Total yards622472
Rushing yards298188
Passing yards324284
Turnovers01
Time of possession35:2624:34
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More information Team, Category ...
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
LSU Passing Danny Etling 20/28, 324 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Derrius Guice 37 rushes, 285 yards, 4 TD
Receiving Russell Gage 5 receptions, 62 yards, TD
Texas A&M Passing Trevor Knight 14/30, 211 yards, 3 TD
Rushing Keith Ford 15 rushes, 100 yards
Receiving Christian Kirk 8 receptions, 107 yards, 2 TD
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Vs. No. 13 Louisville (Citrus Bowl)

See also: 2016 Louisville Cardinals football team and 2016 Citrus Bowl (December)
More information Total ...
1 2 3 4 Total
No. 20 Tigers 0 16 10 3 29
No. 13 Cardinals 3 3 0 3 9
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More information Statistics, LSU ...
StatisticsLSULOU
First downs2011
Total yards394220
Rushing yards17767
Passing yards217153
Turnovers11
Time of possession35:3824:22
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More information Team, Category ...
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
LSU Passing Danny Etling 16/29, 217 yards, 2 TD, INT
Rushing Derrius Guice 26 rushes, 138 yards, TD
Receiving Malachi Dupre 7 receptions, 139 yards
Louisville Passing Lamar Jackson 10/27, 153 yards
Rushing Lamar Jackson 26 rushes, 33 yards
Receiving James Quick 3 receptions, 81 yards
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