Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College | |
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Established | 1860[2] |
LSU System | |
Academic affiliations | |
Endowment | $845 million (2017 total for LSU System)[3] |
President | F. King Alexander |
Provost | Stacia Haynie |
Academic staff | 1,500[4] |
5,000[4] | |
Students | 30,863 (Fall 2017)[5] |
Undergraduates | 25,446[5] |
Postgraduates | 5,417[5] |
Location | , , U.S. 30°24′52″N91°10′42″W / 30.4145°N 91.17826°WCoordinates: 30°24′52″N91°10′42″W / 30.4145°N 91.17826°W |
Campus | Urban 4,925 acres (19.93 km2) |
Colors | Purple and Gold[6] |
Nickname | Tigers & Lady Tigers |
Division IFBS – SEC | |
Mascot | Mike the Tiger |
Website | www.lsu.edu |
Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge | |
Location | Highland Road, Baton Rouge |
Coordinates | 30°24′52″N91°10′42″W / 30.4145°N 91.17826°W |
Area | 95 acres (38 ha) |
Built | 1920s |
Built by | Works Progress Administration |
Architect | Theodore C. Link; Wogan & Bernard; Weiss, Dreyfous & Seiferth; Neild, Somdal & Neild |
Architectural style | Italian Renaissance |
NRHP reference # | 88001586[7] |
Added to NRHP | September 15, 1988 |
Laurie Braden, LSU’s director of university recreation, has something to say about the most visual element of the school’s newly expanded recreation center.
Louisiana State University (officially Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College, commonly referred to as LSU) is a publicresearch university in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.[8] The university was founded in 1853 in what is now known as Pineville, Louisiana, under the name Louisiana State Seminary of Learning & Military Academy. The current LSU main campus was dedicated in 1926, consists of more than 250 buildings constructed in the style of Italian Renaissance architect Andrea Palladio, and the main campus historic district occupies a 650-acre (2.6 km²) plateau on the banks of the Mississippi River.
LSU is the flagship school of the state of Louisiana, as well the flagship institution of the Louisiana State University System, and is the most comprehensive university in Louisiana. In 2017, the university enrolled over 25,000 undergraduate and over 5,000 graduate students in 14 schools and colleges. Several of LSU's graduate schools, such as the E. J. Ourso College of Business and the Paul M. Hebert Law Center, have received national recognition in their respective fields of study. Designated as a land-grant, sea-grant and space-grant institution, LSU is also noted for its extensive research facilities, operating some 800 sponsored research projects funded by agencies such as the National Institutes of Health, the National Science Foundation, the National Endowment for the Humanities, and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.[9][10]
LSU's athletics department fields teams in 21 varsity sports (9 men's, 12 women's), and is a member of the NCAA (National Collegiate Athletic Association) and the SEC (Southeastern Conference). The university is represented by its mascot, Mike the Tiger.[11]
- 1History
- 2Campus
- 2.2Architecture and landscape
- 3Academics
- 5Museums
- 6Student life
- 8Athletics
- 9Traditions
History[edit]
19th century[edit]
Louisiana State University Agricultural & Mechanical College had its origin in several land grants made by the United States government in 1806, 1811, and 1827 for use as a seminary of learning. It was founded as a military academy and is still today steeped in military tradition, giving rise to the school's nickname 'The Ole War Skule.' In 1853, the Louisiana General Assembly established the Seminary of Learning of the State of Louisiana near Pineville in Rapides Parish in Central Louisiana. Modeled initially after Virginia Military Institute, the institution opened with five professors and nineteen cadets on January 2, 1860, with ColonelWilliam Tecumseh Sherman as superintendent. The original location of the Old LSU Site is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[12] On January 26, 1861, after only a year at the helm, Sherman resigned his position because Louisiana became the sixth state to secede from the Union. The school closed on June 30, 1861, with the start of the American Civil War.
Downtown Baton Rouge Campus (1886-1925) Historical Marker
During the course of the war, the university reopened briefly in April 1863, but was closed once again with the invasion of the Red River Valley by the Union Army. The losses sustained by the institution during the Union occupation were heavy, and after 1863 the seminary remained closed for the remainder of the Civil War. Following the surrender of the Confederates at Appomattox Court House on April 9, 1865, General Sherman donated two cannons to the institution. These cannons had been captured from Confederate forces after the close of the war and had been used during the initial firing upon Fort Sumter in April 1861. The cannons are still displayed in front of LSU's Military Science/Aerospace Studies Building.[13]
The seminary officially reopened its doors on October 2, 1865, only to be burned October 15, 1869. On November 1, 1869, the institution resumed its exercises in Baton Rouge, where it has since remained. In 1870, the name of the institution was officially changed to Louisiana State University.[14]
Louisiana State University Agricultural & Mechanical College was established by an act of the legislature, approved April 7, 1874, to carry out the United States Morrill Act of 1862, granting lands for this purpose. It temporarily opened in New Orleans, June 1, 1874, where it remained until it merged with Louisiana State University in 1877. This prompted the final name change for the university to the Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College.[15]
20th century[edit]
Louisiana State University Memorial Tower
A panorama of the LSU campus in 1909
In 1905, LSU admitted its first female student, Miss R. O. Davis. She was admitted into a program to pursue a master's degree. The following year, 1906, LSU admitted sixteen female students to its freshman class as part of an experimental program. Prior to this, LSU's student body was all-male. In 1907, LSU's first female graduate, Miss Martha McC. Read, was awarded a Bachelor of Arts degree.[16] After this two year experimental program, the university fully opened its doors to female applicants in 1908, and thus coeducation was born at LSU.[17]
On April 30, 1926, the present LSU campus was formally dedicated, following the school's history at the federal garrison grounds (now the site of the state capitol) where it had been located since 1886. Prior to this, LSU utilized the quarters of the Institute for the Deaf, Mute, and Blind. Land for the present campus was purchased in 1918, construction started in 1922, and the move began in 1925; however, it was not until 1932 that the move was finally completed. The campus was originally designed for 3000 students, but was cut back due to budget problems. After some years of enrollment fluctuation, student numbers began a steady increase, new programs were added, curricula and faculty expanded, and a true state university emerged.[14]
In 1928, LSU was a small-time country school that generated little interest or attention in the state. Labeled a 'third-rate' institution by the Association of State Universities, the school had only 1800 students, 168 faculty members, and an annual operating budget of $800,000. In 1930, Huey Pierce Long, Jr., the governor, initiated a massive building program to expand the physical plant and add departments.
By 1936, LSU had the finest facilities in the South, a top-notch faculty of 394 professors, a new medical school, more than 6,000 students, and a winning football team. In only eight years, it had risen in size from 88th in the nation to 20th, and it was the 11th largest state university in the nation. Long financed these improvements by arranging for the state to purchase acreage from the old LSU campus, which adjoined the grounds of the new State Capitol building in downtown Baton Rouge. To the consternation of his critics, Long essentially diverted $9 million for LSU's expansion and increased the annual operating budget to $2.8 million.[18]
LSU was hit by scandal in 1939 when James Monroe Smith, appointed by Huey Long as president of LSU, was charged with embezzling a half-million dollars. In the ensuing investigation, at least twenty state officials were indicted. Two committed suicide as the scandal enveloped Governor Richard W. Leche, who received a 10-year federal prison sentence as a result of a kickback scheme.[19]Paul M. Hebert, Dean of LSU's law school at the time, then assumed interim presidency in Smith's place.
During World War II, LSU was one of 131 colleges and universities nationally that took part in the V-12 Navy College Training Program which offered students a path to a Navy commission.[20]
Although some African-Americans students tried to enroll in LSU in 1946, the university did not admit African-Americans until the 1950s. In 1953 A. P. Tureaud, Jr. enrolled under court order, but his enrollment was cancelled when a higher court overturned the ruling. His case was ultimately decided by the U.S. Supreme Court. Tureaud returned to LSU in 1956. A classroom building on the LSU campus is named for his father, the late A. P. Tureaud, Sr., a noted Civil Rights leader. The federal courts mandated full integration for LSU in 1964. The first African-American graduate of the LSU Law School was New Orleans's first African-American mayor, the late Ernest N. 'Dutch' Morial.[21]
In 1969, mandatory ROTC for freshmen and sophomores was abolished; however, LSU continues to maintain Air Force and Army ROTC.In 1978, LSU was named a sea-grant college, the 13th university in the nation to be so designated. In 1992, the LSU Board of Supervisors approved the creation of the LSU Honors College.[22]
21st century[edit]
In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, LSU accepted an additional 2,300 displaced students from the greater New Orleans area, such as Tulane University, Loyola University New Orleans, Xavier University of Louisiana, and University of New Orleans. In addition to accepting displaced students, university officials also took on the challenge of housing and managing many hurricane victims, converting the Pete Maravich Assembly Center into a fully functional field hospital. Around 3,000 LSU students volunteered during the months after Katrina, assisting with the administration of medical treatment to some 5,000 evacuees and screening another 45,000 for various diseases.[23]
In 2013, F. King Alexander was named President of Louisiana State University.[24]
Campus[edit]
History[edit]
Foster Hall as seen from Troy H. Middleton Library
LSU Historical Enrollment[25] | ||
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Year | Pop. | ±% |
1860 | 19 | — |
1861 | 73 | +284.2% |
1928 | 1,800 | +2365.8% |
1936 | 6,000 | +233.3% |
2002 | 31,582 | +426.4% |
2003 | 31,234 | −1.1% |
2004 | 31,561 | +1.0% |
2005 | 33,264 | +5.4% |
2015 | 31,527 | −5.2% |
2017 | 30,863 | −2.1% |
The current LSU campus is located on 1,000 acres (8.1 km²) just south of downtown Baton Rouge. A majority of the university's 250 buildings, most of which were built between 1925 and 1940, occupy a 650-acre (2.6 km²) plateau on the banks of the Mississippi River.
The Olmsted Brothers Firm of Brookline, Massachusetts, designed the current campus around 1921 when LSU was planning to move its campus from downtown Baton Rouge. The Olmsted firm originally designed the campus for up to 3,000 students, but state officials asked the firm to scale the plan back due to budgetary constraints; subsequently, the new plan presented to the state by the Olmsted Brothers centered the campus around a cruciform quadrangle similar to the one that exists on campus today.
For unknown reasons, the Olmsted Brothers firm was dropped from the project, and an architect named Theodore Link, who was well known for designing Union Station in St. Louis, Missouri, took over the campus master plan. Link collaborated with Wilbur Tyson Trueblood on the project, but remained faithful to the campus that the Olmsted firm had designed. Unfortunately, Link died in 1923 before the plan was completed. New Orleans architects Wogan and Bernard completed Link's work and the campus was dedicated on April 30, 1926.[26]
The first building actually constructed on the present campus was the Swine Palace, the former livestock barn that is now the Reilly Theater. Most of the current buildings that occupy the university's Quad were completed between 1922 and 1925.[27]
Under Huey Long, the governor from 1928 to 1932, LSU 'more than doubled its enrollment despite the Great Depression; its standing had risen to Grade A; dormitories and buildings for departments of music, dramatic arts, and physical education had been completed; other buildings were soon to start, and costs of attendance had been lowered within the reach of many.'[28]
Because the original campus was designed to accommodate 1,500 students, space is now at a premium at LSU. During the 1990s, LSU officials created a set of design guidelines that call for all newly- constructed buildings to have an Italian Renaissance flavor.[27]
Architecture and landscape[edit]
Although the Olmsted firm had originally envisioned a Spanish or Mexican style design for the university, Link designed the campus with tan stucco walls, red-tiled rooftops, and extensive porticoes in an attempt to emulate the architecture of Italian Renaissance architect Andrea Palladio. The design of Hill Memorial Library was loosely based on that of the Boston Public Library, which was the first public library in the U.S. The flanking academic buildings that formed the rest of the Quad represented the major disciplines at the university, and their placement was modeled after that of buildings on the University of Virginia's campus, which was designed by Thomas Jefferson.[26]
Nine LSU buildings, including the library and the academic buildings for dairying and physics, were constructed by George A. Caldwell, a native of Abbeville. Caldwell designed twenty-six public buildings in Louisiana.[29]
LSU Campus Mounds - Estimated to be over 5,000 years old.
The campus is known for the 1,200 live oak trees that shade the ground of the university. During the 1930s, landscape artist Steele Burden planted many of live oaks and magnolia trees, which are now valued at over $50 million. Many of the azaleas, crepe myrtles, ligustrum, and camellias planted in the quadrangle were added to the campus in the 1970s. Through the LSU Foundation's 'Endow an Oak' program, individuals and groups are able to endow live oaks across the university's campus.[4]
Fifty-seven resources on the LSU campus were listed in the 95 acres (38 ha) Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge historic district on the National Register of Historic Places on September 15, 1988.[7] Forty-six of the enlisted resources were considered contributing buildings and structures.[30][31]
The campus is protected by the State Capital Historic District Legislation.[32]
The LSU Campus Mounds, which are part of a larger mound group spread throughout the state, are located near the northwestern corner of the campus and were built an estimated 5,000 years ago. They were individually enlisted in the National Register of Historic Places on March 1, 1999.[33][34]
Contributing Properties[edit]
The 46 contributing properties of the historic district are:
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Campus housing[edit]
On-campus housing options include on-campus apartments (East Campus Apartments, West Campus Apartments, Edward Gay and Nicholson Apartments), Annie Boyd Hall, Evangeline Hall, the Agricultural Residence College, the Engineering Residential College, the Business Residential College, Broussard, Acadian, Beauregard, Blake, Cypress, Louise Garig, Herget, Highland, Jackson, Kirby Smith (temporary), LeJeune, McVoy, Miller, Taylor, East Laville, and West Laville.[35]
Other campuses[edit]
Other Louisiana State University campuses include the LSU Agricultural Center, Pennington Biomedical Research Center, LSU of Alexandria, LSU Shreveport, LSU Eunice, LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans and LSU Health Sciences Center Shreveport.
The University of New Orleans was a member of Louisiana State University from 1958 until 1963 as LSUNO and under its own name 1963 until 2011 when it was transferred to the University of Louisiana System by the Louisiana Legislature.[36]
In addition, LSU owns and operates the J. Bennett Johnston, Sr. Center for Advanced Microstructures and Devices (CAMD), which is a 1.3 GeV synchrotron radiation facility.[37]
Academics[edit]
Colleges and schools[edit]
LSU's campus with Tiger Stadium and the PMAC in the foreground
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Rankings[edit]
University rankings | |
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National | |
ARWU[38] | 96-117 |
Forbes[39] | 218 |
Times/WSJ[40] | 352 |
U.S. News & World Report[41] | 140 |
Washington Monthly[42] | 185 |
Global | |
ARWU[43] | 301-400 |
QS[44] | 651-700 |
Times[45] | 401–500 |
U.S. News & World Report[46] | 344 |
The LSU Faculty Club in March 2018
Louisiana State University is ranked 140th in the national universities category and 70th among public universities by the 2019 U.S. News & World Report ranking of U.S. colleges.[47] LSU is also ranked as the 218th best overall university in the nation by Forbes magazine[48] and is featured in the 2011 edition of Princeton Review's Best 371 Colleges guide. Additionally, U.S. News & World Report ranked LSU as the 16th most popular university in the nation.[49] LSU was listed for academic censure by the national Association of University Professors for its alleged mistreatment of faculty on June 16, 2012.[50] It was also featured as one of the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education's 2016 '10 Worst Colleges for Free Speech' due to its firing of a professor.[51]
Programs that have received recognition within LSU include the following:
- The E. J. Ourso College of Business has two professional programs ranked by U.S. News & World Report: in 2015, the Public Administration Institute ranked 73rd nationally according to the magazine, and the Flores MBA program was ranked 65th nationally.[52] Additionally,
- LSU students have won the International Student High Achievement Award, an accolade given to students who score the highest possible score on the Certified Internal Auditor (CIA) exam, seventeen times during the last twenty-one years.[53]
- In 2007, the Flores MBA Program was ranked seventh in the nation 'for attracting corporate MBA recruiters who recruit regionally' by the Wall Street Journal.[54]
- The LSU College of Engineering undergraduate program was ranked 91st by U.S. News & World Report while the graduate program was ranked 94th.[55]
- The Paul M. Hebert Law Center is ranked as the 75th best law school in the nation by the 2010 U.S. News Rankings of Best Law Schools.[56]
- In 2009, Entrepreneur Magazine ranked LSU among the top 12 Entrepreneurial Colleges and Universities in the nation.[57]
- The University's Robert S. Reich School of Landscape Architecture was ranked No. 1 nationally in undergraduate and No. 2 in graduate programs by DesignIntelligence in its 2011 and 2012 editions of 'America's Best Architecture & Design Schools'. The journal has ranked the school in the top five since 2004.[58]
- The LSU College of Education graduate program was ranked 86th in the nation by U.S. News & World Report.[59]
- The LSU French program, comprising the Department of French Studies and the Center for French and Francophone Studies, is recognized by the Cultural Services office of the French Ambassador to the United States as a centre d'excellence, an honor given to only 15 university French programs in the United States, and is ranked as one of the top 20 undergraduate French programs in the nation.[60][61]
- The LSU graduate program in fine arts is ranked 62nd in the nation by U.S. News & World Report.[62]
- The LSU graduate program in library and information studies is ranked 27th in the nation by U.S. News & World Report.[63]
- The LSU School of Social Work is ranked 79th in the nation by the 2015 U.S. News & World Report.[64]
Libraries[edit]
Troy Middleton Library as viewed from the LSU quad
LSU's main library collection, numbering almost three million volumes, is housed in Troy H. Middleton Library on the main quadrangle of the university. It is both a general use library and a U.S. Regional Depository Library, housing publications from the federal government, United Nations, and United States Patent and Trademark Office. The LSU Libraries belong to the Association of Research Libraries, which includes the top 113 academic libraries in the U.S. and Canada; the Association of Southeastern Research Libraries (ASERL); LYRASIS, which is a merger of the Southeastern Library Network SOLINET with PALINET; and the Louisiana Academic Library Information Network Consortium (LALINC). LSU was among the founding members of the Louisiana Online University Information System (LOUIS) network which provides access to most academic library catalogs in the state. The LSU Libraries' subject strengths include Louisiana materials, sugar culture and technology, Southern history, agriculture, petroleum engineering, plant pathology, natural history, and various aspects of aquaculture including crawfish, wetlands research, and marine biology.[65]
LSU Libraries' U.S. Regional Depository Library and the U.S. Patent Depository Library collections are housed in Middleton Library. The Library has been a depository for federal government publications since 1907 and has a substantial number of U.S. documents issued before and after that time. The Library became a Regional Depository Library in 1964. The Library was designated an official depository for U.S. Patents in 1981. The patent collection includes all patents issued from 1871 to the present.[66]
The LSU Libraries Special Collections in Hill Memorial Library provides a center for research in the humanities, social sciences, and fine arts. The primary strength of Special Collections resides in the Louisiana and Lower Mississippi Valley Collections, an outstanding integrated collection that consists of materials documenting the history and culture of the region. It provides rare and early imprints pertaining to the exploration and colonization of the region; books on Louisiana subjects; books by Louisiana authors; Louisiana state documents; extensive manuscript collections, which include the personal papers of important individuals in the history of the region, including the Long family; records of business, professions, and organizations; and extensive photographic collections.[66] Its collections of rare books, dating back to the fifteenth century, number more than 80,000 volumes and include the E. A. McIlhenny Natural History Collection, which contains many important works in the history of ornithological and botanical illustration, including John James Audubon's Birds of America, Margaret Stones's Flora of Louisiana, and books by Edward Lear, John Gould, Mark Catesby, and Sir Joseph Banks.[67]
Museums[edit]
The Shaw Center for the Arts, which houses the LSU MOA
The LSU campus houses eight museums that feature original works by students as well as traveling exhibits by local, national, and international artisans. In addition to the campus museums, LSU currently runs four museums in the greater Baton Rouge area: The LSU Museum of Art, The LSU Museum of Natural History, The LSU Museum of Natural Science, and the LSU Rural Life Museum.[68]
LSU Museum of Art[edit]
The LSU Museum of Art (LSU MOA), located in the Shaw Center for the Arts in downtown Baton Rouge, opened in March 2005. The museum manifests a decade-long vision to offer LSU and the Baton Rouge community greater access to its diverse art collection, changing exhibitions, education programs, and special events. The LSU MOA shares the Shaw Center for the Arts with many cultural partners including the LSU School of Art Gallery, LSU's Laboratory for Creative Arts and Technology, the Manship Theatre, and the Community School for the Arts of the Arts Council of Greater Baton Rouge.[69]
LSU MOA first opened in 1962 under the name of The Anglo-American Art Museum in the Memorial Tower on LSU's Baton Rouge campus. The museum and its collection were established through a generous gift to LSU in 1959 from an anonymous donor who wished to support an institution that would illustrate British and continental influences on early American art and culture in the South. The museum's significant collection of American and British portraiture, furniture, and decorative arts grew from this foundation.[70]
LSU Museum of Natural Science[edit]
The LSU Museum of Natural Science was founded in 1936, when its first director, George H. Lowery, Jr., assembled a few study specimens of birds in a classroom in Audubon Hall. Since its move to Murphy J. Foster Hall in 1950, the museum has continued to expand and is currently one of the nation's largest natural history museums, with holdings of over 2.5 million specimens. As the only comprehensive research museum in the south-central United States, the LSU Museum of Natural Science fulfills a variety of scientific and educational roles at the university, including: the generation of new knowledge in the fields of zoology, archaeology, and paleontology through scholarly research based primarily on natural history collections; collection and preservation of research specimens as a resource for study of the Earth's natural history; education of graduate and undergraduate students in academic areas that are most effectively taught in the museum setting; education of the public by means of exhibits and lecture programs; and assistance to local citizens, wildlife officials, and forensic specialists through identification and consultation services.[71]
LSU Rural Life Museum[edit]
The LSU Rural Life Museum has been listed as one of the top outdoor museums in the country. The variety of people who settled in Louisiana made significant and lasting contributions to the state's unique culture and heritage. It is one of the few museums that celebrates the day-to-day lives of early Americans, including Native Americans, French and Spanish settlers, Anglo-Americans, Germans, Africans, and Acadians. The Rural Life Museum features several displays and exhibits on the pre-industrial residents of Louisiana. The permanent collection includes tools, utensils, furniture, and farming equipment. The recreated 'working plantation' consists of a complex of buildings authentically furnished to reconstruct all the major activities of life on a typical 19th century plantation. The museum also serves as a research facility for LSU students engaged in heritage conservation studies.[72]
Louisiana Museum of Natural History[edit]
In 1999, the sixteen natural history collections at Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge were designated by the state legislature as the Louisiana Museum of Natural History. Together, these collections hold a total of more than 2.8 million specimens, objects, and artifacts that document the rich natural history of Louisiana. These collections are dispersed among six independently administered units on campus, and include the Vascular Plant Herbarium, the Mycological Herbarium, the Lichen Herbarium, the Louisiana State Arthropod Museum, the Palynology Collection, the Mineralogy and Petrology Collections, the Textile and Costume Museum, the Louisiana Geological Survey Log Library and Core Repository, and, within the LSU Museum of Natural Science, the Collection of Amphibians and Reptiles, the Collection of Birds, the Collection of Fishes, the Collection of Genetic Resources, the Collection of Mammals, the Vertebrate Paleontology Collection, the Collection of Microfossils and Invertebrates, and the Anthropological and Ethnological Collections.[73]
Student life[edit]
Organizations[edit]
The LSU Student Union
There are over 350 student organizations currently active at LSU, including a student government and a total of 36 fraternities and sororities.[74] LSU Student Government, sometimes referred to as LSU SG, is the official student government association of Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College. It is the voice of the LSU student body on matters ranging from university administration to parking and transportation. In addition to the roles of advising and advocating, SG controls approximately $5.5 million of student and state funding each year to support student initiatives such as the LSU Student Technology Fee, student organization support through PSIF, ORF, and other funding programs, the Coca-Cola fund for new initiatives, and the SG Newspaper Initiative that provides free copies of The Advocate, Wall Street Journal, and The New York Times.[75] LSU also has an active Society of American Archivists student chapter.
Much like the United States Government, LSU Student Government is divided into three major branches; Executive, Legislative, and Judicial. LSU SG is headed by the Student Body President and the Student Body Vice President, elected to office during the spring semester of each academic year. A College Council system is also established to designate members of SG to the duties of representing specific academic colleges. Additionally, a Student Union Board representative is elected each spring to represent student interests and oversee programs, events, and regulations of the LSU Student Union.[75]
Media[edit]
The Daily Reveille, the university's student newspaper, has been keeping students informed for more than a century. It publishes five days a week during the fall and spring semesters and twice a week during the summer semester. The paper has a circulation of 11,000 or more. The Daily Reveille, which is funded by advertising and student fees, employs more than 80 students each semester in jobs ranging from writing and editing to design and illustration. The Daily Reveille was recognized for its outstanding coverage in the 2002–2003 school year with a Pacemaker Award from the Associated Collegiate Press and the Newspaper Association of America Foundation, the highest award granted to student publications in the United States. Princeton Review named The Daily Reveille as the 12th best college newspaper in the nation in its 2008 edition of The Best 361 Colleges.The Daily Reveille won the Editor & Publisher award, or EPpy, in 2008 for best college newspaper Web site.[76] The Society of Professional Journalists named The Reveille 'Best All-Around Daily Student Newspaper' in its 2012 Mark of Excellence awards.[77]
KLSU is an FCC-licensed non-commercial educational (NCE) college radio station, public broadcasting with 5,000 watts of power at 91.1 on the FM dial. Radio on the LSU campus began in 1915 when Dr. David Guthrie, a physics professor, patched together a radio transmitter from spare parts. Call letters KFGC were assigned in the early 1920s. In 1924 the station covered the first football game played in Tiger Stadium and thus provided the first broadcast of a football game in the South. In the 1950s, it switched to FM and became the first educational station in the country to broadcast a college opera. And in the 1990s, it was the first college station to stream audio on the Net. The station is on the air 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, with a format of college alternative music and specialty programming. All programming and operations are managed by the student staff.[78]
Broadcasting on campus cable channel 75, Tiger TV reaches approximately 6500 students who live and congregate in common areas on campus, such as residence halls and sorority and fraternity houses. It employs approximately 100 people each semester giving students the opportunity to be station manager, camera operators, news reporters, programmers, on-air personality, even work with clients to help create TV commercials. In its short on-air history, Tiger TV has grown to include an almost $1-million state of the art television studio and provide more than 8 hours of original programming each day. The station mixes news and sports programming with local and national entertainment shows. Tiger TV shares its production equipment and facilities with the Manship School of Mass Communication and is one of the most modern Student television stations in the country.[78]
Greek life[edit]
The Greek community at Louisiana State University is composed of 36 organizations, governed by three councils. These groups work together with University, local, and national affiliates to help achieve the goals and ideals their organizations were founded upon. In the 2006–2007 academic year, Greek organizations at LSU contributed over 50,000 hours and $250,000 to community and philanthropic efforts. Students in the LSU Greek community are also active in many areas on campus, outside of their fraternity or sorority. Greek students are active in over 80 student organizations, including Student Government and various honor societies. In celebration of Greek Week during 2008, the LSU Greek community raised over $117,000 and built two houses for Habitat for Humanity.[79]
Fraternities[80] | National Pan-Hellenic Council[81] | Pan-Hellenic Council[82] | |||
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Publications[edit]
- LSU Press is a nonprofit book publisher dedicated to the publication of scholarly, general interest, and regional books. It publishes approximately 80 titles per year and continues to garner national and international accolades, including four Pulitzer Prizes. John Kennedy Toole's A Confederacy of Dunces is among its best-known publications.[84]
- Southern Review is a literary journal published by LSU. It was co-founded in 1935 by three-time Pulitzer Prize-winning writer Robert Penn Warren, who served as U.S. Poet Laureate and wrote the classic novel All the King's Men, and renowned literary critic of the New Criticism school, Cleanth Brooks. It publishes fiction, poetry, and essays, with an emphasis on southern culture and history.[85]
- Legacy is a student-run magazine that publishes a variety of feature-length stories. In both 2001 and 2005, it was named the best student magazine in the nation by the Society of Professional Journalists.[86]
- LSU RESEARCH magazine informs readers about university research programs.
- Apollo's Lyre is a poetry and fiction magazine published each semester by the Honors College.
- LSU Alumni Magazine is a quarterly which focuses on Alumni success and current University news sent out to alumni everywhere.
- Gumbo is the university's yearbook, which may be purchased.
- LSU Today magazine keeps faculty and staff updated with university news.
- New Delta Review is a literary quarterly funded by LSU that publishes a wide range of fiction, poetry, and interviews from new, up-and-coming, and established writers.[87]
Athletics[edit]
LSU fields teams in 21 varsity sports (9 men's, 12 women's), and is a member of the NCAA (National Collegiate Athletic Association) and the Southeastern Conference.[88]
The 9 men's teams compete in baseball, basketball, cross country, football, golf, swimming and diving, tennis, indoor track and field, and outdoor track and field. The 12 women's teams compete in basketball, beach volleyball, cross country, golf, gymnastics, soccer, softball, swimming and diving, tennis, indoor track and field, outdoor track and field, and volleyball.
The athletics department official nickname is Fighting Tigers, Tigers, or Lady Tigers.[89]
National championships[edit]
LSU has won 47 team national championships, 44 of which were bestowed by the NCAA, tying for 6th all-time in total NCAA team national championships.[90] The three football titles were not conferred by the NCAA, as it does not award college football national championships at the Division I-FBS level.
- Baseball - (6): 1991, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2009
- Men's Basketball - (1): 1935 (pre-NCAA; defeated Pittsburgh in an arranged game)
- Boxing - (1): 1949
- Football - (3): 1958, 2003, 2007
- Men's golf - (5): 1940, 1942, 1947, 1955, 2015
- Men's indoor track and field - (2): 2001, 2004
- Women's indoor track and field - (11): 1987, 1989, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2002, 2003, 2004
- Men's outdoor track and field - (4): 1933, 1989, 1990, 2002
- Women's outdoor track and field - (14): 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2008, 2012(vacated)
Facilities[edit]
LSU's stadiums, arenas and courses include Tiger Stadium ('Death Valley') (football), Alex Box Stadium, Skip Bertman Field (baseball), Bernie Moore Track Stadium (outdoor track), Carl Maddox Field House (indoor track), Highland Road Park (cross country), LSU Natatorium (swimming and diving), LSU Soccer Stadium (soccer), LSU Tennis Complex (tennis), Pete Maravich Assembly Center (PMAC) (basketball, gymnastics, volleyball), Tiger Park (softball) and University Club of Baton Rouge (golf).[91][92]
LSU's academic center and practice facilities include the LSU Academic Center for Student-Athletes, Charles McClendon Practice Facility (football), LSU Football Operations Center (football), LSU Indoor Practice Facility (football), LSU Basketball Practice Facility (basketball) and LSU Gymnastics Training Facility(gymnastics).
Tiger Stadium
Although originally nicknamed 'Deaf Valley' for its excruciating levels of sound, the nickname 'Death Valley' caught on instead. It is legendary for the crowd noise generated by fans. It is the sixth-largest college football stadium in the nation and third-largest stadium in the SEC, holding 102,321 fans after its latest expansion in 2014. The Tiger Stadium atmosphere is generally considered one of the loudest and most electrifying college football experiences in the country. During a nationally televised game against Auburn in 2003, ESPN recorded a noise level of 117 decibels at certain points in the game. In 2007 when the No. 1 ranked Tigers played the No. 9 ranked Florida Gators, the noise level registered at 122 decibels when the Tigers made a come-from-behind win in the final minutes of the game.[92]
A similar sound level resulted in the legendary 'Earthquake Game' against Auburn in 1988. LSU won 7–6 when quarterback Tommy Hodson completed a game-winning touchdown pass to running back Eddie Fuller in the waning seconds of the game. The crowd's roar registered on a seismograph, shaking the ground as much as a small earthquake. This reached a magnitude of 4.7[93]
Rivals[edit]
Rivals include the traditional intra-SEC West rivals the Alabama Crimson Tide, Arkansas Razorbacks, Auburn Tigers, Mississippi State Bulldogs, Ole Miss Rebels, Texas A&M Aggies, and the SEC East rival Florida Gators (designated under the SEC's inter-division 'designated rival' format). LSU and Arkansas play annually in football, alternating sites between Baton Rouge and Fayetteville (Little Rock from 1994 through 2010). The winner of the game is awarded the 'Golden Boot', a gold-plated trophy that is formed in the shape of the two states. The game was previously played the Friday after Thanksgiving in 1992, and every year between 1996 and 2013, except 2009, but starting in 2014, the SEC separated LSU and Arkansas on the final weekend of the regular season. The Tigers now play Texas A&M on the final weekend of the regular season, while Arkansas plays Missouri.
LSU and in-state rival Tulane Green Wave battle for the 'Tiger Rag', a flag divided evenly between the colors of the two schools. This rivalry was recently suspended after a payout from LSU.[94]
The LSU-Auburn rivalry has become more important in recent years as, since the advent of the SEC's divisional format, the winner has usually ended up winning the West Division as well. The LSU-Ole Miss game, known as the Magnolia Bowl (a name selected by the student bodies of both schools) has become more formalized over the years, with a large trophy and a large traveling fanbase for both teams present each year. The LSU-Florida rivalry also has major importance as the two schools won three football national championships between 2006-2008 (Florida in 2006 and 2008; LSU in 2007). The LSU-Alabama rivalry has become very important in recent years due to the Nick Saban becoming the Coach of Alabama and the two teams' dominance of the SEC's West Division and their matchup in the 2012 BCS National Championship Game (the only time the standalone game featured two teams from the same conference).
Traditions[edit]
Mascot[edit]
Mike the Tiger - LSU's official mascot
LSU Athletics is represented by its mascot, a live Bengal tiger named Mike the Tiger. LSU is only one of two institutions of higher education in the United States to have a live tiger as their mascot; the other is the University of Memphis. The tiger was named after Mike Chambers, LSU's athletic trainer in 1936, and was bought for $750 from the Little Rock Arkansas Zoo. Mike V reigned from 1990–2007 and remained housed in his on-campus habitat until his death due to kidney failure on May 18, 2007 at age 17. Mike VI was an 11-year-old, 500-pound (230 kg) tiger acquired from an Indiana big cat sanctuary. Previously known as Roscoe, 'Mike VI' is a Bengal-Siberian mix and was officially named Mike on September 8, 2007. He was introduced to fans at the home game against Florida on October 6, 2007.[95] In 2017, LSU officially introduced Mike VII, formerly named 'Harvey'.[96]
In 2005, a new $3 million Mike the Tiger Habitat was created for Mike between Tiger Stadium and the Pete Maravich Assembly Center. Its amenities include lush plantings, a waterfall, a flowing stream that empties into a wading pond, and rocky plateaus. The habitat has, as a backdrop, an Italianate tower - a campanile - that creates a visual link to the Italianate architectural vernacular of LSU's campus.
Alma mater[edit]
The 'LSU Alma Mater' was written in 1929 by Lloyd Funchess and Harris Downey, two students who developed the original song and music because LSU's first alma mater was sung to the tune of 'Far Above Cayuga's Waters' and was used by Cornell University.[97] The band plays the 'Alma Mater' during pregame and at the end of each home football game.
Fight song[edit]
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'Fight for LSU' is LSU's official fight song. During LSU football games, it is played when the team runs onto the field, after the field goal or extra point is attempted/scored and at the end of each half (though at the end of the first half a recording is played since the band is already on the sidelines and unable to perform it live). Contrary to popular belief, the song 'Hey Fightin' Tigers' is not LSU's fight song, however it is a staple at pep rallies and is often sung by fans before games and after wins.[98]
Louisiana State University Lab School[edit]
The university operates the Louisiana State University Laboratory School, a Kindergarten through 12 public school. The School was established by the College of Education of Louisiana State University and has operated under its auspices for over eighty years. This coeducational school exists as an independent system to provide training opportunities for pre- and in-service teachers and to serve as a demonstration and educational research center. Since the school is part of LSU, students are required to pay tuition. The school is located on the main campus of Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge. LSU Laboratory School was the first International Baccalaureate Diploma Program school in the state of Louisiana and is adopting the complete K-12 program. IB is a model curriculum that stresses creativity, inquiry, service, and internationalism.[99]
Farm[edit]
Hill Farm Community Garden
Hill Farm established in 1927 by the Louisiana Agricultural Experiment Station in order to carry out research horticultural crops as part of Louisiana State University's mission as a land-grant university.[100]
During the 1960s a large part of the Farm's land was reallocated for the construction of sorority houses, as a result many of the fruit breeding programs had to be moved to other parts of the state. In the 1990s a new student recreation center and playing fields were created on the site of most of the remaining land, the remaining research programs were moved to the Burden Research Plantation. Today five acres of the original Hill Farm remain and used primarily as an agriculture teaching facility and community garden. Individual garden plots are nine by five feet (9' X 5') and may be rented by students, faculty, and the community at large. The price per lot has been deliberately kept low in order to support the Farm's mission to 'provide access to gardening space, education, and resources necessary for the community to grow food in environmentally sustainable ways as a means of creating a food system where locally produced, affordable and nutritious food is available to all, and where the community can come together to share, play, and inspire one another.'[101] Although the gardeners are not required to plant certified organic seeds and plants, the Farm does require that gardeners use organic farming methods.[102]
Notable alumni[edit]
LSU athletes have gone on to recognition for their prominence in their respective sports. 'Pistol' Pete Maravich played basketball for LSU and was three-time consensus first team All-American and 1970 National 'Player of the Year'. Shaquille O'Neal ('Shaq') also played basketball for LSU and received many honors, including being named twice as a first team Men's Basketball All-American and twice as the SECPlayer Of The Year. Billy Cannon played Halfback for LSU and is the only LSU player to win the Heisman Trophy (in 1959). Cannon was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2009. JaMarcus Russell, Oakland Raiders quarterback number 1 draft pick of 2007.[103] Professional golfer Johnny Pott, five-time winner on the PGA Tour, was a member of the 1955 NCAA winning golf team. Teammates Alex Bregman and Aaron Nola were both 2018 Major League Baseball All Stars.
LSU alumni have also been active on both the national and international stage in the fields of politics, academia, and the arts. Such notables include James Carville, who was the senior political adviser to Bill Clinton, and Donna Brazile, the campaign manager of the 2000 presidential campaign of Vice-President Al Gore. Hubert Humphrey, the 38th Vice President of the United States, earned a master's degree in political science before becoming the junior United States Senator from Minnesota. Randy Moffett, president of the University of Louisiana System (ULS) and formerly president of Southeastern Louisiana University received his Ed.D. from Louisiana State University in 1980. Academy Award-winning actress Joanne Woodward majored in drama during her enrollment at LSU.[104][105] Author and screenwriter Nic Pizzolatto, creator of True Detective, graduated from LSU with a BA English & Philosophy. Another peculiar writer that graduated from LSU was Marcelo Ramos Motta, a noted author on the subject of Thelema. The rock band Better Than Ezra also are LSU graduates.
America's early Space Program benefited from the services of two LSU Graduates. NASA Engineer Maxime Faget was a Naval Reserve Officer and the NASA Engineer responsible for the design of the Mercury Capsule, Apollo Command Module, Capsule Escape Tower System, Mach Meter, and the STS Space Shuttle Orbiter Vehicle and System (STS=Space Transportation System). NASA Pioneer/Founder Walter C. Williams established what is now known as NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center, previously known as Muroc Army Station. Dr. Williams was directly involved with the Bell X-1 program, 'Glamorous Glennis', research flights which led to the first manned flight exceeding the speed of sound in level flight. Dr. Williams was on the Aeronautical Board of NACA, and was responsible for hiring many of the 'pioneers' of what has now become America's Space Program, NASA. Michael I. Jordan, Professor of Computer Science at UC Berkeley is also an LSU alumnus.[4][106]
James Carville, former Presidential campaign adviser to Bill Clinton Lieutenant GeneralClaire Lee Chennault, military aviator who commanded the Flying Tigers during World War II Edwin Edwards, 50th Governor of Louisiana, four terms as longest serving in Louisiana history John Bel Edwards, Governor of Louisiana Maxime Faget, designer of the Mercury space capsule Hubert Humphrey, 38thVice President of the United States and U.S. Senator from Minnesota Shaquille O'Neal, four-time NBA Championship winner. Steve Scalise, House Minority Whip and U.S. Representative of Louisiana's 1st district
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LSU Tigers and Lady Tigers | |
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University | Louisiana State University |
Conference | Southeastern Conference |
NCAA | Division I/FBS |
Athletic director | Scott Woodward |
Location | Baton Rouge, Louisiana |
Varsity teams | 21 |
Football stadium | Tiger Stadium |
Basketball arena | Pete Maravich Assembly Center |
Baseball stadium | Alex Box Stadium, Skip Bertman Field |
Softball stadium | Tiger Park |
Soccer stadium | LSU Soccer Stadium |
Natatorium | LSU Natatorium |
Other arenas | Bernie Moore Track Stadium Carl Maddox Field House Highland Road Park LSU Tennis Complex Mango's Beach Volleyball Club University Club of Baton Rouge |
Mascot | Mike the Tiger |
Nickname | Fighting Tigers, Tigers, Lady Tigers, Bayou Bengals |
Fight song | Fight for LSU |
Colors | Purple and Gold[1] |
Website | www.lsusports.net |
SEC logo in LSU's colors
LSU Athletics Administration Building
The LSU Tigers and Lady Tigers are the athletic teams representing Louisiana State University (LSU), a public four-year coeducationaluniversity located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. LSU competes in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC).
LSU athletics has many traditions associated with its sports programs. Based on winning percentage, the university's athletics program is consistently one of the best in the nation. LSU has also won 48 team national championships, placing them 14th all-time in total national championships. Traditional rivals in football include long running rivalries with the Ole Miss Rebels and Tulane Green Wave. More current football rivalries include the Alabama Crimson Tide, Arkansas Razorbacks, Auburn Tigers, Florida Gators, Mississippi State Bulldogs and Texas A&M Aggies.
- 2Sports sponsored
- 3Former varsity sports
- 4Non-varsity sports
- 10LSU traditions
- 14Broadcast information
Nickname[edit]
The Louisiana State University official team nickname is the Fighting Tigers, Tigers or Lady Tigers.[2] At one time, the 'Lady Tigers' nickname was used only in sports that have teams for both men and women—specifically basketball, cross country, golf, swimming and diving, tennis, and track and field (indoor and outdoor)–however since 2017, only women's basketball, cross country, and track and field use the 'Lady Tigers' moniker.[3]
Sports sponsored[edit]
Men's sports | Women's sports |
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Baseball | Basketball |
Basketball | Beach volleyball |
Cross country | Cross country |
Football | Golf |
Golf | Gymnastics |
Swimming and diving | Soccer |
Tennis | Softball |
Track and field† | Swimming and diving |
Tennis | |
Track and field† | |
Volleyball | |
† – Track and field includes both indoor and outdoor |
With LSU primarily competing in the Southeastern Conference and the women's beach volleyball program competing in the Coastal Collegiate Sports Association, LSU sponsors teams in nine men's and twelve women's NCAA sanctioned sports.
By winning the SEC championship in men's basketball for the 2008-2009 season, LSU became the first SEC school to win at least 10 SEC championships in each of the big three sports of football, men's basketball, and baseball.[4] LSU was the first SEC school to win at least one national championship in each of the big three sports.
LSU has won 48 overall men's and women's team national championships through the 2017 NCAA athletic season. 43 were bestowed by the NCAA,[5] as the NCAA does not award college football national championships at the Division I FBS level[6] or recognize LSU's claimed men's basketball championship.[7]
LSU ranks tied for ninth all-time in total NCAA Division I national championships through the 2017 NCAA athletic season.[5]
Baseball[edit]
The LSU baseball team has won six national championships since 1991. The team participates in the Western division of the Southeastern Conference and is currently coached by Paul Mainieri. They play home games at Alex Box Stadium, Skip Bertman Field.[8]
- National Championships (6): 1991, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2009
- CWS appearances (18): 1986, 1987, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2004, 2008, 2009, 2013, 2015, 2017
- SEC Championships (17): 1939, 1943, 1946, 1961, 1975, 1986, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2003, 2009, 2012, 2015, 2017
- Conference Tournament Championships (12): 1986, 1990, 1992, 1993, 1994, 2000, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2013, 2014, 2017
Men's basketball[edit]
The LSU men's basketball team participates in the Southeastern Conference and is currently coached by Will Wade. They play home games at the Pete Maravich Assembly Center.
- National Championships (1): 1935†
- Final Four appearances (4): 1953, 1981, 1986, 2006
- Sweet Sixteen appearances (9): 1953, 1954, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1986, 1987, 2000, 2006
- SEC Championships (10): 1935, 1953, 1954, 1979, 1981, 1985, 1991, 2000, 2006, 2009
† LSU is the only school that officially claims a basketball national championship on the basis of a win in the American Legion Bowl, an event that made no claim to determine a national champion.[9] The Helms Athletic Foundation retroactively named the 19–1 NYU Violets its national champion for the 1934–35 season. The retroactive Premo-Porretta Power Poll also ranked the Violets as its 1935 national champion. The Premo-Porretta poll ranked LSU fifth.[7] |
Women's basketball[edit]
The LSU women's basketball team participates in the Southeastern Conference and is currently coached by Nikki Fargas. They play home games at the Pete Maravich Assembly Center.
- National Championships (0): none
- AIAW/NCAA Final Four appearances (6): 1977, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
- NCAA Sweet Sixteen appearances (13): 1984, 1986, 1989, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2013
- SEC Championships (3): 2005, 2006, 2008
Women's beach volleyball[edit]
The women's beach volleyball team participates in the Coastal Collegiate Sports Association[10] and is coached by Russell Brock. They play home games at Mango's Beach Volleyball Club.
- National Championships (0): none
- SEC Championships (N/A): — sport is not sponsored by the SEC
Men's cross country[edit]
The men's cross country team participates in the Southeastern Conference and is currently coached by Dennis Shaver. They host home meets at Highland Road Park.
- National Championships - Men (0): none
- SEC Championships - Men (0): none
Women's cross country[edit]
The women's cross country team participates in the Southeastern Conference and is currently coached by Dennis Shaver. They host home meets at Highland Road Park.
- National Championships - Women (0): none
- SEC Championships - Women (0): none
Football[edit]
The LSU Tigers football team competes in the Division I - Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) of the National Collegiate Athletics Association (NCAA) and the Western Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). They play in Tiger Stadium, which has a capacity of 102,321. LSU has won three national championships, including two in the last decade. The first national championship was following the regular season in 1958. LSU played Clemson in the Sugar Bowl on January 1, 1959 following the team being named national champions. LSU won their second national championship in the 2003 BCS National Championship game. A controversy arose as the USC Trojans were awarded the Associated Press National Championship even though they did not play in the BCS Championship Game. LSU's win in the 2008 BCS National Championship Game (2007 season) was the Tigers third national championship. They became the first two-loss team to compete for and win the national championship, and the first team to win two Bowl Championship Series titles. The team is currently coached by Ed Orgeron.
- National championships (3): 1958, 2003, 2007
- Conference championships (14)
- SIAA championships (2): 1896, 1908
- SoCon championships (1):1932
- SEC championships (11): 1935, 1936, 1958, 1961, 1970, 1986, 1988, 1989, 2001, 2003, 2007, 2011
- Divisional championships (8): 1996, 1997, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2011
Men's golf[edit]
The men's golf team participates in the Southeastern Conference and is currently coached by Chuck Winstead. The University Club of Baton Rouge is the home venue for the team.
- National Championships (5): 1940 (co-champion with Princeton), 1942 (co-champion with Stanford), 1947, 1955, 2015
- SEC Championships (16): 1937, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1942, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1953, 1954, 1960, 1966, 1967, 1986, 1987, 2015
- Individual national champions (3):Fred Haas (1937), Earl Stewart (1941), John Peterson (2011)
Women's golf[edit]
The women's golf team participates in the Southeastern Conference and is currently coached by Garrett Runion. The University Club of Baton Rouge is the home venue for the team.
- National Championships (0): none
- SEC Championships (1): 1992
- Individual national champions (1):Austin Ernst (2011)
Former coaches
- Mary Holmes
Women's gymnastics[edit]
The women's gymnastics team participates in the Southeastern Conference and is currently coached by D-D Breaux. The Pete Maravich Assembly Center is the home venue for the team.
- National Championships (0): none
- SEC Championships (1): 1981, 2017, 2018
Women's soccer[edit]
The soccer team participates in the Western division of the Southeastern Conference and is currently coached by Brian Lee. They play home games at the LSU Soccer Stadium.
- National Championships (0): none
- SEC Championships (0): none
Softball[edit]
The softball team participates in the Western division of the Southeastern Conference and is currently coached by Beth Torina. They play home games at Tiger Park.
- National Championships (0): none
- WCWS appearances (5): 2001, 2004, 2012, 2015, 2016, 2017
- SEC Championships (5): 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004
Men's swimming and diving[edit]
The men's swimming and diving teams participate in the Southeastern Conference. The swim team is currently coached by Dave Geyer and the diving team is currently coached by Doug Shaffer. They host home swim meets at the LSU Natatorium.
- National Championships (0): none
- SEC Championships (1): 1988
Women's swimming and diving[edit]
The women's swimming and diving teams participate in the Southeastern Conference. The swim team is currently coached by Dave Geyer and the diving team is currently coached by Doug Shaffer. They host home swim meets at the LSU Natatorium.
- National Championships (0): none
- SEC Championships (0): none
Men's tennis[edit]
The men's tennis team participates in the Western division of the Southeastern Conference and is currently coached by co-head coaches Andy Brandi and Chris Brandi. They play home matches at the LSU Tennis Complex.
- National Championships (0): none
- SEC Championships (4): 1976, 1985, 1998, 1999
Former coaches
- Paul Young
Women's tennis[edit]
The women's tennis team participates in the Western division of the Southeastern Conference and is currently coached by co-head coaches Julia Sell and Michael Sell. They play home matches at the LSU Tennis Complex.
- National Championships (0): none
- SEC Championships (0): none
Former coaches
Men's indoor track and field[edit]
The men's indoor track and field team participates in the Southeastern Conference and is currently coached by Dennis Shaver. They host home track meets at the Carl Maddox Field House.
- National Championships (2): 2001, 2004
- SEC Championships (4): 1957, 1963, 1989, 1990
Women's indoor track and field[edit]
The women's indoor track and field team participates in the Southeastern Conference and is currently coached by Dennis Shaver. They host home track meets at the Carl Maddox Field House.
- National Championships (11): 1987, 1989, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2002, 2003, 2004
- SEC Championships (11): 1985, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2007, 2008, 2011
Men's outdoor track and field[edit]
The men's outdoor track and field team participates in the Southeastern Conference and is currently coached by Dennis Shaver. They host home track meets at the Bernie Moore Track Stadium.
- National Championships (4): 1933, 1989, 1990, 2002
- SEC Championships (22): 1933, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1951, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1963, 1988, 1989, 1990
Women's outdoor track and field[edit]
The women's outdoor track and field team participates in the Southeastern Conference and is currently coached by Dennis Shaver. They host home track meets at the Bernie Moore Track Stadium.
- National Championships (14): 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2008, 2012 (vacated)
- SEC Championships (8): 1985, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1996, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012
Women's volleyball[edit]
The volleyball team participates in the Western division of the Southeastern Conference and is currently coached by Fran Flory. They play home games at the Pete Maravich Assembly Center.
- National Championships (0): none
- Final Four appearances (2): 1990, 1991
- SEC Championships (4): 1986, 1989, 1990, 1991
Former varsity sports[edit]
Boxing[edit]
LSU boxing started as a club sport in 1929 and enjoyed its first varsity season in 1930. The Tigers held matches at the Huey P. Long Field House and starting in 1937 at the John M. Parker Agricultural Coliseum.
In LSU's first season, they had a record of 5-2 and 6-1 in the ensuring 1931 campaign. In 1934, LSU won its first Southeastern Conference title by beating rival Tulane. Late in the 1930s, LSU won additional SEC titles and finished with a second-place finish in the 1939 NCAA Tournament and a third-place finish in 1940 NCAA Tournament. Some Tiger stalwarts during this period were Heston Daniel, Al Michael, Snyder Parham and Dub Robinson. World War II interrupted the sport, but LSU returned to varsity boxing in 1948.[11]
The 1949 campaign, LSU's second season after the war, proved to be its best. Paced by individual national champions Wilbert 'Pee Wee' Moss and Edsel 'Tad' Thrash and coached by Jim Owen, the Tigers went undefeated in regular season play. They finished the year by beating South Carolina in front of 11,000 fans in Parker Coliseum, en route to its first and only national title. Boxing at LSU continued as a varsity sport during the early 1950s as LSU fans watched LSU greats Calvin Clary, Crowe Peele and Bobby Freeman.[12][13] Late in the decade, a dwindling number of schools in the region that sponsored boxing as a varsity sport led to higher travel costs for the LSU team. Ultimately, LSU announced in 1956 it would no longer support boxing on the varsity level.[14]
LSU recorded an all-time dual meet record of 101–22–6, one national championship, 31 individual conference champions, 11 individual NCAA champions and 12 NCAA runners-up.[11]
Men's wrestling[edit]
LSU fielded a varsity men's wrestling team from 1968–1985. It won seven Southeastern Conference titles. The team also had two eighth-place finishes in the NCAA Tournament in 1983 and 1984.[15][16] The wrestling program was dropped as a result of Title IX compliance in 1985.[17][18]
From 1968–1978, LSU was coached by Dale Ketelsen. His teams won two Southeastern Conference wrestling tournament titles. He produced 15 individual conference champions and was also a member of the NCAA wrestling rules committee while at LSU.[19][20] From 1979–1985, the team was coached by Larry Sciacchetano. His teams won five Southeastern Conference titles.[15]
Men's wrestlers
- Phil Bode was the 1971 and 1972 SEC champion.[21]
- Jules Plaisance enrolled at LSU in 1969 and won three Southeastern Conference championships at 142, 150, & 158 lb. weight classes. He finished second once.[22]
- John Tenta, who went on to fame in the World Wrestling Federation, was a heavyweight wrestler at LSU.[23][24][25]
Non-varsity sports[edit]
Men's rugby[edit]
Founded in 1970, LSU rugby has played its matches at the UREC Field Complex since 2006. LSU has a tradition of success since its founding, highlighted by its 22-game winning streak during the 1996-97 season.[26]
More recently, LSU rugby has been successful in conference play and in national competition. LSU plays in the Southeastern Conference against its traditional SEC rivals. In 2009, LSU defeated Colorado and Air Force to advance to the national quarterfinals before losing to San Diego State, and in 2010, LSU again defeated Colorado to qualify for the sweet 16 round of the national playoffs.[26] LSU competed at the 2011 Collegiate Rugby Championship, finishing 9th in a tournament broadcast live on NBC.[27] LSU finished first in the SEC West Division in 2012, with a 5-2 record.
Men's soccer[edit]
The LSU men's soccer club team has competed in the Texas Collegiate Soccer League (Louisiana Division) since 2010. The team plays its home games at the UREC Field Complex.[28]
In 2012, the team earned its first-ever bid to the NIRSA National Campus Championship Series (NCCS), National Soccer Championships.
Men's volleyball[edit]
The LSU men's volleyball team competes in the Southern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association. The competes with other teams throughout the region. The team competes for championship honors in the SIVA tournament.[28]
Other sports[edit]
Sport | Association |
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Bowling team | United States Bowling Congress Collegiate Division, Southwest Intercollegiate Bowling Conference |
Women's equestrian team | |
Men's ice hockey team | American Collegiate Hockey Association, South Eastern Collegiate Hockey Conference |
Men's lacrosse team | United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association, Lone Star Alliance |
Women's lacrosse team | Women's Collegiate Lacrosse Associates, Texas Women's Lacrosse League |
Powerlifting team | |
Rowing team | American Collegiate Rowing Association, Southern Intercollegiate Rowing Association |
Women's rugby team | |
Triathlon team | |
Water polo team |
NACDA Directors' Cup[edit]
The National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA) ranks athletic departments on an annual basis. Each institution is awarded points in a pre-determined number of sports for men and women. The overall champion is the institution which has a broad-based program, achieving success in many sports, both men's and women's. The winner in each division receives a crystal trophy.[29]
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Athletic facilities[edit]
The following is a list of the athletic facilities for the LSU Tigers and Lady Tigers. It includes LSU's outdoor stadiums, indoor arenas, and training and practice facilities.
- Tiger Stadium is the home stadium of the LSU football team. The stadium is also known by its nickname, 'Death Valley'. It opened in 1924 with an original seating capacity of 12,000. Tiger Stadium currently has a seating capacity of 102,321, making it the sixth largest stadium in the NCAA and the ninth largest stadium in the world.[30]
- Tiger Stadium also has some unique features. Unlike most football fields, where only the yard lines ending in '0' are marked, Tiger Stadium also marks the yard lines ending in '5'. It also has 'H' style (or 'offset') goal posts, as opposed to the more modern 'Y' ('slingshot' or 'tuning fork') style used by other schools today, although they are not the true 'H' goal posts which were once ubiquitous on American football fields, since the posts are behind the uprights and connected to the uprights by curved bars. This 'H' style allows the team to run through the goal post in the north end zone. The crossbar from the goalposts which stood in the north end zone of Tiger Stadium from 1955 through 1984 is now mounted above the door which leads from LSU's locker room onto the playing field. The crossbar is painted with the word 'WIN!', and superstition dictates every player entering the field touch the bar on his way out the door.[30]
- The Charles McClendon Practice Facility is the name of the LSU Tigers football practice facility. The facility features the LSU Football Operations Center, the Tigers Indoor Practice Facility and four outdoor 100-yard football practice fields.[31] In 2002, it was named after former LSU head coach and College Football Hall of Fame member, Charles McClendon.[32]
- The LSU Football Operations Center, built in 2006, is an all-in-one facility that includes the Tigers locker room, players' lounge, weight room, training room, equipment room, video operations center and coaches offices.[33] The operations center atrium holds team displays and graphics, trophy cases and memorabilia of LSU football.[31] A nutrition center for student athletes is being added to the facility.
- The LSU Indoor Practice Facility, built in 1991, is a climate-controlled 82,500 square feet facility connected to the Football Operations Center and adjacent to LSU's four outdoor 100-yard football practice fields. The facility holds the 100-yd Anderson-Feazel LSU Indoor field.[31]
- LSU Outdoor Practice Fields
- The LSU Outdoor Practice Fields consist of four outdoor practice fields that are directly adjacent to the football operations center and indoor practice facility. Three of the fields are natural grass, while the fourth has a Momentum Field Turf by SportExe playing surface.[11]
- The Pete Maravich Assembly Center, opened in 1972, is the home arena to the Louisiana State UniversityTigers and Lady Tigersbasketball teams, Tigers gymnastics team and Tigers indoor volleyball team. The stadium is also known by its nicknames, 'Deaf Dome' and 'PMAC'. It has a current seating capacity of 13,215. It was originally known as the LSU Assembly Center, but was renamed in honor of LSU basketball legend Pete Maravich, shortly after his death in 1988.[34] The auxiliary gym located underneath the north section of the arena is the practice facility for the volleyball team.
- The offices for the Tiger Athletic Foundation (TAF) are also located in the arena. TAF is a private, non-profit corporation dedicated to supporting Louisiana State University (LSU) and its athletics program. It is the primary source of private funding for LSU athletics.[35]
- The LSU basketball practicefacility which is connected to the Maravich Center was completed in 2010. The facility features separate, full-size duplicate gymnasiums for the men's and women's basketball teams. They include a regulation NCAA court in length with two regulation high school courts in the opposition direction. The courts are exact replicas of the Maravich Center game court and have two portable goals and four retractable goals. The facility also houses team locker rooms, a team lounge, training rooms, a coach's locker room and coach's offices.[36]
- The building also includes a two-story lobby and staircase that ascends to the second level where a club room is used for pre-game and post-game events and is connected to the Maravich Center concourse. The lobby includes team displays and graphics, trophy cases and memorabilia of LSU Basketball.[36]
- Alex Box Stadium, Skip Bertman Field is the home stadium of the LSU Tigers college baseball team and has a seating capacity of 10,326.[37] The stadium section (and LSU's previous baseball stadium 200 yards to the north) were named for Simeon Alex Box, an LSU letterman (1942), Purple Heart and Distinguished Service Cross recipient, who was killed in North Africa during World War II. In 2013, the field was named in honor of former LSU head baseball coach and athletic director Skip Bertman. The first game in the new stadium was played February 20, 2009 versus Villanova.[38]
- Bernie Moore Track Stadium is the outdoor stadium for the LSU Tigers and LSU Lady Tigers track & field teams. The facility, built in 1969, has a seating capacity of 5,680.[39] In 1971, the facility was renamed after former LSU football coach, track & field coach and SEC CommissionerBernie Moore. Moore coached the LSU Track and Field teams for 18 years (1930–47) and led the Tigers to their first NCAA National Championship in 1933.[39] He was SEC Commissioner from 1948–1966.
- Located in Bernie Moore Track Stadium is the LSU Tigers and LSU Lady Tigers track and field teams' weight room. The weight room is a 2,000 square foot facility and features 10 multi-purpose power stations, 5 dumbbell stations, 4 power racks, 5 sets of competition plates, 10 competition Olympic bars, 2 multi-purpose racks and an assortment of selectorized machines.
- Carl Maddox Field House is the indoor stadium for the LSU Tigers and Lady Tigers track & field teams. It was built in 1975, renovated in 2014 and has a seating capacity of 2,000. In 1998, the facility was renamed in honor of former LSU Athletic DirectorCarl Maddox.[40]
- Highland Road Park is the home course for the LSU Tigers and LSU Lady Tigers cross country teams.
- The LSU Gymnastics Training Facility is the practice venue for the LSU Tigers women's gymnastics team. The new facility opened in 2016 and provides 38,000 square feet of training and team space.
- The LSU Natatorium, opened in 1985, is the home arena for the LSU Tigers and LSU Lady Tigers swimming and diving teams. The stadium has a seating capacity of 2,200. The Natatorium features a 50-meter pool, which can be converted into two 25-meter or 25-yard pools with the use of bulkheads and includes a championship diving well with one- and three-meter springboards and five-, seven- and 10-meter platforms.[41]
- The LSU Soccer Stadium is the home stadium for the LSU Tigers women's soccer team. The two-level stadium has a seating capacity of 2,197.[42]
- The LSU Tennis Complex, completed in 2016, serves as the home of the LSU Tigers and LSU Lady Tigers tennis teams. The facility provides six indoor tennis courts with a second floor grandstand covering 75,000 square feet and seating for 300. The complex includes 12 lighted outdoor courts with a grandstand that seats 1,400.[43]
- The only LSU sports facility not owned by the university, Mango's Beach Volleyball Club is a privately owned beach volleyball facility open to the public, located near Interstate 12 in Baton Rouge's Eastgate neighborhood. It serves as home to the Tigers beach volleyball team.[44]
- Tiger Park is the home stadium of the LSU Tigers softball team. The park, built in 2009, has an official seating capacity of 1,289. The stadium also features an outfield berm that can accommodate an additional 1,200 fans.[45]
- The University Club of Baton Rouge is the home of the LSU Tigers and Lady Tigers golf teams. The course is a 7,700 yard, Par 72 Championship-Caliber, 300-acre course originally designed in 1998 and later redesigned by former LSU All-American and PGA golfer David Toms and original designer Jim Lipe.
- The Mary and Woody Bilyeu Golf Practice Facility functions as the golf-learning center for the LSU Tigers and Lady Tigers golf teams. The clubhouse features a team meeting room, locker rooms and coaches offices.
- The LSU Strength and Conditioning facility or LSU North Stadium weight room, is a strength training and conditioning facility at Louisiana State University. Built in 1997, it is located adjacent to Tiger Stadium.[46] Measuring 10,000-square feet with a flat surface, it has 28 multi-purpose power stations, 36 assorted selectorized machines and 10 dumbbell stations along with a plyometric specific area, medicine balls, hurdles, plyometric boxes and assorted speed and agility equipment.[47] It also features 2 treadmills, 4 stationary bikes, 2 elliptical cross trainers, a stepper and stepmill.[48]
LSU Cox Communications Academic Center for Student-Athletes[edit]
The LSU Cox Communications Academic Center for Student-Athletes is located in the Gym/Armory building. The building opened in 1930 and was completely renovated and reopened in 2002 to house the Academic Center for Student-Athletes.[49]
The goal of the academic center is to offer a comprehensive framework tailored to improve the academic skill set of each student-athlete.[50] The 54,000 square foot Academic Center for Student-Athletes is complete with an entry/atrium, 1,000-seat Bo Campbell auditorium, computer labs, instructional technology lab, resource library with tech center, study area, tutorial center, meeting rooms, classrooms, student learning center, Shaquille O'Neal life skills labs and offices, Eric Hill communications studio, career center and Academic Hall of Fame.[51][52]
Former athletic facilities[edit]
- Alex Box Stadium — Baseball (1938–2008)
- First LSU Diamond — Baseball (1929–1935)
- Huey P. Long Field House — Boxing (1932–1936) and Men's and women's swimming and diving (1932–1984)
- John M. Parker Agricultural Coliseum — Men's basketball (1937–1971) and Boxing (1937–1956)
- LSU Gym/Armory — Men's basketball (1930–1937) and Wrestling (1968–1971)
- Second LSU Diamond — Baseball (1936–1937)
- State Field — Baseball (1908–1924), Men's basketball (1893–1924) and Football (1893–1924)
- Original Tiger Park — Softball (1997–2008)
- W.T. 'Dub' Robinson Stadium — Men's and women's tennis (1976–2014)
Non-varsity athletic facilities[edit]
Student Recreation Center
The Student Recreation Center is an athletic facility on the campus of Louisiana State University that is used for badminton, basketball, indoor soccer, powerlifting, raquetball, sand volleyball, squash, swimming, table tennis, tennis and volleyball.[53][54]
The Student Recreation Center is an athletic facility on the campus of Louisiana State University that is used for badminton, basketball, indoor soccer, powerlifting, raquetball, sand volleyball, squash, swimming, table tennis, tennis and volleyball.[53][54]
It is home to the LSU men's basketball club team, powerlifting team, tennis club team, men's volleyball and women's volleyball club teams.[53]
The facility includes two gyms (West Gym: six multi-purpose wood courts, East Gym: one multi-purpose wood court and one synthetic court),[55] indoor climbing area,[56] eight lane 25-yard indoor lap pool, eight lane 25-yard lighted outdoor lap pool,[57] powerlifting room,[58] nine raquetball courts, one squash court,[55] an indoor track,[59] nine lighted outdoor tennis courts, two sand volleyball courts[60] and locker rooms.[61]
UREC Field Complex
The UREC Field Complex (formerly LSU Sport & Adventure Complex) is an athletic facility on the campus of Louisiana State University that is used for flag football, lacrosse, rugby, soccer, softball and ultimate frisbee.[62][63]
The UREC Field Complex (formerly LSU Sport & Adventure Complex) is an athletic facility on the campus of Louisiana State University that is used for flag football, lacrosse, rugby, soccer, softball and ultimate frisbee.[62][63]
It is the home of the LSU men's and women's lacrosse teams, men's and women's rugby teams, men's soccer and women's soccer club teams and men's and women's ultimate frisbee club teams.[53]
The complex includes eight lighted multi-purpose grass fields and four lighted grass softball fields.[62] The facility also includes locker rooms and spectator seating.[63]
Planet Ice Skating and Hockey Arena
The Planet Ice Skating and Hockey Arena is an ice hockey rink in Lafayette, Louisiana that is the home game and practice rink for the LSU men's ice hockey team.[64]
The Planet Ice Skating and Hockey Arena is an ice hockey rink in Lafayette, Louisiana that is the home game and practice rink for the LSU men's ice hockey team.[64]
LSU traditions[edit]
Mike the Tiger[edit]
Mike the Tiger is the official mascot of Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge, Louisiana and serves as the graphic image of LSU athletics. Mike is the name of both the live and costumed mascots.[65] Mike the Tiger lives in a habitat (situated between Tiger Stadium and the Pete Maravich Assembly Center) which includes among its amenities lush plantings, a waterfall, a flowing stream that empties into a wading pond, and rocky plateaus.
School colors[edit]
LSU's official colors are Royal Purple and Old Gold.[66] There is some discrepancy in the origin of LSU's current official colors. It is believed that purple and gold were first worn by an LSU team in the spring of 1893 when the LSU baseball squad beat Tulane in the first intercollegiate contest played in any sport by Louisiana State University.[67]
In another story, before LSU's first ever football game, football coach/chemistry professor Dr. Charles E. Coates and some of his players purchased ribbon to adorn their gray jerseys as they prepared to play the first LSU football game versus Tulane. Stores were stocking ribbons in the colors of Mardi Gras—purple, gold and green—for the coming Carnival season. However, none of the green had arrived, so all of the purple and gold stock were purchased.[67]
LSU's original school colors were white and blue chosen by Superintendent/President David F. Boyd (1865–1880).[68]
'Fight for LSU'[edit]
'Fight for LSU' is the university's official fight song. The band plays 'Fight for LSU' often, most notably when the team enters the field (while the band is in a tunnel formation at the end of its pregame performance), successfully kicks a field goal, scores an extra point, or completes a two-point conversion. Following a halftime performance, the band often exits the field while playing 'Fight for LSU.'
Louisiana State University Tiger Marching Band[edit]
The Louisiana State University Tiger Marching Band (also called The Golden Band from Tigerland or simply the Tiger Band) is known by LSU fans and foes alike for the first four notes of its pregame salute sounded on Saturday nights in Tiger Stadium. This 325-member marching band performs at all LSU football home games, all bowl games, and select away games and represents the university at other functions as one of its most recognizable student and spirit organizations.
On football game days, the band marches from the band hall to Tiger Stadium, stopping along the way at Victory Hill, located right outside the stadium. 'Thousands of fans lining North Stadium Drive listen for the cadence of drums announcing the band's departure from the Greek Theatre' and await the impending arrival of the band.[69] The band stops on the hill and begins to play the opening strains of the 'Pregame Salute.' Then, while playing the introduction to 'Touchdown for LSU,' the band begins to run in tempo through the streets and down the hill amidst the crowd of cheering fans. The band also marches from the stadium to the band hall upon the conclusion of the game, a practice not usually employed by other bands.[70]
One of the most celebrated traditions carried on by the band is its pregame performance at each home football game. The performance includes pieces from the band's expansive repertoire of school songs, including 'Pregame Salute'/'Touchdown for LSU'.[71] The band begins the performance in the south end zone of the stadium and is called to attention by the drum major right before he marches out across the end zone in front of the band. Stopping at the goal line, the drum major wields his mace and uses his whistle to signal the band to take the field. The band marches out of the end zone to the beat of a single bass drum. The Golden Girls and color guard accompany the band on the field. The band stands at attention and then plays the opening chords of the salute (which are taken from the tune 'Tiger Rag'), the band turns to face all four corners of the stadium. The crowd explodes in cheers. Once the band salutes each part of the stadium, the pace of the music and the marching picks up, the music transitions into Long's 'Touchdown for LSU,' and the band sweeps the field. Toward the end of the song, the band breaks the fronts and spells out 'LSU.'
In the 'LSU' formation, the band plays the 'LSU Alma Mater' and the 'Star-Spangled Banner. The band then plays LSU's official fight song, 'Fight for LSU' as it salutes both sides of the stadium. Upon switching formations, the band plays the second half of 'Tiger Rag,' which culminates in the crowd chanting 'T-I-G-E-R-S, TIGERS!' in unison. This is followed the 'First Down Cheer,' to which the crowd in unison responds to each of the three refrains with 'GEAUX! TIGERS!' and to the final refrain with 'LSU!' The band immediately breaks into an encore performance of 'Touchdown for LSU' as it marches to the north end zone, and then breaks to form a tunnel through which the football team will enter the field.
The band also performs on first, second, and third down when the Tigers are on offense. The 'First Down Cheer' includes the 'Hold that Tiger' musical phrase from 'Tiger Rag.' The 'Third Down Cheer' is based on the song 'Eye of the Tiger' made famous by Survivor. The piece, 'Tiger Bandits' was created to pay homage to the defensive unit from the 1958 national championship football team. Coach Paul Dietzel called the unit the 'Chinese Bandits.'[72] The title of the song was eventually changed to 'Tiger Bandits' (or just simply 'Bandits'). The band plays the song when the LSU defense forces the opposing team to give up possession of the football. With arms extended out, LSU fans bow to pay homage to the defensive stop.
Bengal Brass[edit]
The Bengal Brass is a group of 60 members selected from the ranks of the band constitute the Bengal Brass Basketball Band, often simply referred to as Bengal Brass.[73] This group of all-brass musicians (and percussionist on a trap set) is often split into two squads—purple and gold—and performs at LSU select home volleyball matches, many home gymnastics meets, all home men's basketball, and all home women's basketball games in the Pete Maravich Assembly Center. Bengal Brass also travels with the men's and women's basketball teams during postseason play.
Golden Girls and Colorguard[edit]
The LSU Golden Girls, a feature unit with the Tiger Band and the oldest and most established danceline on the LSU campus, was created in 1959 as the Ballet Corps by then director of bands Thomas Tyra.[74] The Golden Girl moniker became official in 1965. Today, the line includes 14 to 18 dancers who audition each year to make the line and who are often members of private dance studios.[71] The Golden Girls fall under the Department of Bands in the School of Music. Blair Buras Guillaume is the director of the team. Members must audition every year, and receive college credit for participation.
The LSU Colorguard, a flag twirling unit not to be confused with a traditional military colorguard, was established in 1971.[75] Twenty-four to twenty- eight female twirlers are selected from an audition process.[75]
LSU Cheerleaders[edit]
The LSU Cheerleaders consist of both male and female cheerleaders that perform at LSU football and men's and women's basketball games. The cheerleaders lead the crowd in numerous cheers during game play and breaks. Prior to home football games the LSU cheerleaders ride atop Mike the Tiger's mobile unit, lead the crowd in cheers such as the 'Geaux Tigers' cheer and lead the football team onto the field prior to the game and after halftime. The cheerleaders are located on both sidelines during football games and are located along the baseline for home basketball games. LSU's cheerleaders also compete against other universities cheerleading squads in competitions sanctioned by the Universal Cheerleaders Association (UCA). The 1989 Tiger cheerleaders won the UCA National Championship.[76]
LSU Tiger Girls[edit]
The LSU Tiger Girls, were established as a danceline for the LSU men's and women's basketball teams. The all-female squad performs during all home games and other university and non-university sponsored functions. The Tiger Girls also compete against other universities dance teams in competitions sanctioned by the Universal Dance Association (UDA).[77]
LSU Bat Girls[edit]
The LSU Bat Girls are a support squad that contributes to the LSU Baseball program. The Bat Girls consist of 30 individuals who work in teams of 10 at all home games, post-season games and various charity events. The squad serves as hostesses at Alex Box Stadium, Skip Bertman Field and their responsibilities include selling game day programs, recovering foul balls, retrieving bats and helmets, answering fans questions, assisting with game day promotions and giveaways and checking on umpires. They also assist the athletic department with many different aspects of the game such as attending coaches committee meetings.
LSU Athletic Hall of Fame[edit]
LSU Athletic Hall of Fame - Jack and Priscilla Andonie Museum
The Louisiana State University Athletic Hall of Fame recognizes members of the athletics program that have made a lasting impact on the university. To be eligible for the LSU Hall of Fame in the Athlete category, an individual must have earned a college degree and gained national distinction through superlative performance. Hall of Fame candidates must also have established a personal reputation for character and citizenship. To be eligible in the Coach/Administrator category, the individual must have made significant contributions to LSU Athletics and gained national distinction through exceptional accomplishments in his or her field of expertise while establishing an image that reflects favorably upon the university.
The Jack and Priscilla Andonie Museum located on the campus of LSU in Baton Rouge, Louisiana is the physical location of the Louisiana State University Athletic Hall of Fame.
Tiger Athletic Foundation[edit]
The Tiger Athletic Foundation or TAF is a private, non-profit corporation dedicated to supporting Louisiana State University (LSU) and its athletics program. It is the primary source of private funding for LSU athletics and contributions to TAF benefit every athlete and every team at LSU. TAF has become a critical element in the success of LSU Athletics by providing private funding for scholarships, academic rewards, new athletic facilities and facility upgrades. In addition to contributions to the athleticscholarship fund, TAF will continue to provide funding for academic programs and facilities that benefit all LSU students.[78][79]
Athletic directors[edit]
Name | Years served |
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Russ Cohen | 1928–1931 |
T.P. 'Skipper' Heard | 1931–1954 |
Jim Corbett | 1954–1967 |
Harry Rabenhorst | 1967–1968 |
Carl Maddox | 1968–1978 |
Paul Dietzel | 1978–1982 |
Bob Brodhead | 1982–1987 |
Joe Dean | 1987–2000 |
Skip Bertman | 2001–2008 |
Joe Alleva | 2008–2019 |
Scott Woodward | 2019– |
Broadcast information[edit]
The LSU Sports Radio Network's flagship station for men's sports is WDGL-FM ('The Eagle 98.1') in Baton Rouge and the flagship station for women's sports is WBRP-FM (Talk 107.3) in Baton Rouge.[80].
Current[edit]
As of the 2017–18 season:[80][81][82][83]
Name | Position |
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Chris Blair | Play-by-play (baseball, men's basketball, football); Director of Broadcasting |
Doug Thompson | Analyst (baseball, home games) |
Bill Franques | Analyst (baseball, away games) |
John Brady | Analyst (men's basketball) |
Kevin Ford | Analyst/play-by-play (men's basketball); Studio host (football) |
Doug Moreau | Analyst (football) |
Gordy Rush | Sideline reporter (football) |
Patrick Wright | Play-by-play (women's basketball, softball) |
Kent Lowe | Analyst (softball) |
Former 'Voice of the Tigers'[edit]
- John Ferguson – Play-by-play commentator (men's basketball, football) (1946–1958, 1961–1987)[84][85]
- J.C. Politz – Play-by-play commentator (men's basketball, football) (1959–1960)[86]
- Jim Hawthorne – Play-by-play commentator (baseball, men's basketball, football) (1979–2016)[87]
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External links[edit]
- Official website
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