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LSU TIGERS
University	Louisiana State University
Conference	SEC
NCAA	Division I
Athletics director	Skip Bertman
Location	Baton Rouge, LA
Varsity teams
Football stadium	Tiger Stadium
Basketball arena	Pete Maravich Assembly Center
Baseball stadium	Alex Box Stadium
Mascot	Mike the Tiger
Nickname	Fightin' Tigers
Fight song
Colors	Royal Purple and Old Gold
Homepage	www.lsusports.net

LSU (Louisiana State University) is a member of the NCAA (National Collegiate Athletic Association) and the Southeastern Conference. It fields teams in 14 varsity sports (5 men's, 7 women's, 2 coed). Its official team nickname is the Fightin' Tigers (not plainly "Tigers"), Lady Tigers, Bayou Bengals for the men and Ben-Gals for the women, and the school mascot is Mike the Tiger. The school colors are purple and gold. LSU's nickname is a throwback to its Confederate heritage and was drawn from the Civil War fame of two Louisiana brigades who fought so fiercely that they became known as the "Louisiana Tigers."

Based on winning percentage, the University's athletics program is consistently one of the best in the nation. Its arenas include Tiger Stadium (football), Pete Maravich Assembly Center (basketball, volleyball, gymnastics), Carl Maddox Fieldhouse (indoor track), Bernie Moore Stadium (outdoor track), Tiger Park (softball), and Alex Box Stadium (baseball.) Important rivals in football include one of the longest running college football rivals with the Ole Miss Rebels, and others include the Alabama Crimson Tide, Arkansas Razorbacks and the Auburn Tigers.

Keeping with the French/Cajun character of South Louisiana, LSU support can be seen by its distinctive spelling of "Go Tigers" as "Geaux Tigers".

In 1996, a federal court ruled that LSU had violated the civil rights of female athletes. This ruling was based on Title IX of the Civil Rights Act prohibiting discrimination on the basis of race or gender.^[1]

Contents 1 Sports 1.1 Football 1.2 Baseball 1.3 Men's Basketball 1.4 Women's Basketball 1.5 Softball 1.6 Men's Indoor Track & Field 1.7 Women's Indoor Track & Field 1.8 Men's Outdoor Track & Field 1.9 Women's Outdoor Track & Field 1.10 Women's Gymnastics 1.11 Women's Soccer 1.12 Men's Golf 1.13 Women's Golf 1.14 Swimming & Diving 1.15 Men's Tennis 1.16 Women's Tennis 1.17 Volleyball 2 Facilities 3 National Championships 4 Athletic Directors 5 Broadcast Info 6 See also 7 References

Main article: LSU Tigers football

The LSU football team is a football program in Division I-A college football. They participate in the West division of the Southeastern Conference and are currently coached by Les Miles. They play their home games in Tiger Stadium, which holds 92,000 people and is known as "Death Valley."

National Championships (2) 1958, 2003
SEC Championships (10) 1935, 1936, 1958, 1961, 1970, 1986, 1988, 2001, 2003, 2007

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Main article: LSU Tigers baseball

The LSU baseball team has won five national championships since 1991. The team participates in the West division of the Southeastern Conference and they are currently coached by Paul Mainieri.
National Championships (5) 1991, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000
SEC Championships (13) 1939, 1943, 1946, 1961, 1975, 1986, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2003

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Main article: LSU Tigers basketball

The LSU men's basketball team participates in the West division of the Southeastern Conference. They are currently coached by John Brady, who led the team to the Final Four in 2006 in Indianapolis, Indiana

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Main article: LSU Lady Tigers basketball

The LSU women's basketball team participates in the Southeastern Conference. They are currently coached by Van Chancellor.

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Main article: LSU Tigers softball

The softball team participates in the Southeastern Conference. They are currently coached by Yvette Girouard.

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The Men's Indoor Track & Field team is currently coached by Dennis Shaver.

National Championships (2): 2001, 2004

SEC Championships (4): 1957, 1963, 1989, 1990

Former Coaches

Pat Henry

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The Women's Indoor Track & Field team is currently coached by Dennis Shaver.

National Championships (11): 1987, 1989, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2002, 2003, 2004

SEC Championships (10): 1985, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999

Former Coaches

Pat Henry

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The Men's Outdoor Track & Field team is currently coached by Dennis Shaver.

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

Former Coaches

• Bernie Moore
• Pat Henry

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The Women's Outdoor Track & Field team is currently coached by Dennis Shaver.

National Championships (13): 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003

SEC Championships (8): 1985, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1996

Former Coaches

Pat Henry

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The women's gymnastics team participates in the Southeastern Conference. They are currently coached by D-D Breaux.

National Championships (0): None

SEC Championships (1): 1981

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The women's soccer team participates in the Southeastern Conference. They are currently coached by Brian Lee.

National Championships (0): None

SEC Championships (0): None

Former Coaches

Miriam Hickey

Gregg Boggs

George Fotopoulos

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The Men's Golf team is currently coached by Chuck Winstead.

National Championships (4): 1940, 1942, 1947, 1955

SEC Championships (15): 1937, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1942, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1953, 1954, 1960, 1966, 1967, 1986, 1987

Former Players

• David Toms
• Earl Stewart
• Fred Haas
• Brian Bateman

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The Women's Golf team is currently coached by Karen Bahnsen.

National Championships (0): None

SEC Championships (1): 1992

Former Coaches

Buddy Alexander

Mary Rehling Holmes

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The swim team is currently coached by Adam Schmitt. The diving team is currently coached by Doug Shaffer.

National Championships (0): None

SEC Championships (1): 1988

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The Men's Tennis team is currently coached by Jeff Brown.

National Championships (0): None

SEC Championships (4): 1976, 1985, 1998, 1999

Former Coaches

Mike Donahue

Dub Robinson

Charles Diel

Paul Young

Steve Carter

Steve Strome

Jerry Simmons

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The Women's Tennis team is currently coached by Tony Minnis.

National Championships (0): None

SEC Championships (0): None

Former Coaches

Goeff Macdonald

Phillip Campbell

Betty Sue Hagerman

Karen McCarter Elliot

Pat Newman

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The Volleyball team is currently coached by Fran Flory.

National Championships (0): None

SEC Championships (4): 1986, 1989, 1990, 1991

Former Coaches

Scott Luster

Ruth Nelson

Gerry Owens

Jinks Coleman

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Name	Sports	Capacity
Tiger Stadium	Football	92,400
Pete Maravich Assembly Center	Men's & Women's Basketball, Gymnastics, Volleyball	13,472
Alex Box Stadium	Baseball	7,760
Tiger Park	Softball	1,000
Bernie Moore Track & Field Stadium	Men's and Women's Outdoor Track & Field	5,680
Carl Maddox Field House	Men's and Women's Indoor Track & Field	3,000
LSU Natatorium	Swimming & Diving	2,200
LSU Soccer Complex	Soccer	1,500
W.T. "Dub" Robinson Tennis Stadium	Men's and Women's Tennis	550
University Club	Men's and Women's Golf	N/A

LSU has won 43 team national championships, 40 of which are recognized by the NCAA, placing them 6th all time in total national championships.^[2] Three of them are not recognized because there was not an NCAA sanctioned event in place at the time to determine a champion, and thus polls were used.

^ Prior to 1939, the NCAA did not conduct a tournament to determine the men's basketball national champion, and thus this is a "Mythical National Championship" as determined by polls.

^^ The NCAA does not award a national championship in Division I-FBS football. Instead, polls are used to determine national champions. In this case, AP Poll and the Coaches Poll, the two biggest selectors at the time, awarded LSU the national championship. Many members of the sports media and fans refer to Division I-FBS national championships as "Mythical National Championships" (a national championship that is won without a tournament).

^^^ In 1998 major Division I-FBS conferences came together to created the Bowl Championship Series, in an effort to establish a more legitimate national champion. LSU won the 2003 BCS National Championship Game (actually the 2004 Sugar Bowl) and was awarded the BCS national championship. This is not an NCAA national championship, and because of that, many members of the sports media and fans still refer to it as a Mythical National Championship.

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Name	Years Served
Russ Cohen	????-????
T.P. "Skipper" Heard	1932-1955
Jim Corbett	1955-1967
Harry Rabenhorst	1967-1968
Carl Maddox	1968-1978
Paul Dietzel	1978-1982
Bob Brodhead	1982-1987
Joe Dean	1987-2001
Skip Bertman	2001-Present

The LSU Sports Radio Network's flagship station WDGL-FM ("The Eagle 98.1") in Baton Rouge.

Name	Position
Jim Hawthorne	Director of Broadcasting
Jordy Hultberg	Sideline Reporter
Doug Moreau	Analyst

• LSU Hall of Fame
• 256th Infantry Brigade

1. ^ SPORTS PEOPLE: COLLEGE SPORTS;Bias Found at L.S.U. In Title IX Ruling Associated Press 1996
2. ^ NCAA.org Schools with the most NCAA championships

v • d • e Louisiana State University
Academics	LSU Honors College
Athletics	LSU Tigers • Football • Baseball • Men's Basketball • Women's basketball • Softball • Mike the Tiger Rivalries: Tiger Rag (LSU-Tulane) • Golden Boot (LSU-Arkansas) • Auburn LSU rivalry Facilities: Alex Box Stadium • Tiger Stadium (LSU) • Tiger Park • Pete Maravich Assembly Center
Campus	Highland Road Park Observatory • Memorial Tower • Pete Maravich Assembly Center • Shaw Center for the Arts • LSU Rural Life Museum • LSU Hilltop Arboretum • Center for Computation and Technology
Student life	Notable LSU People • Louisiana State University Tiger Marching Band • Horace Hearne Institute • KLSU • Louisiana State University Press • Red Stick International Animation Festival • Tiger Weekly

v • d • e Southeastern Conference
Eastern Division	Florida (Gators) • Georgia (Bulldogs & Lady Bulldogs) • Kentucky (Wildcats) South Carolina (Gamecocks) • Tennessee (Volunteers & Lady Vols) • Vanderbilt (Commodores)
Western Division	Alabama (Crimson Tide) • Arkansas (Razorbacks & Lady'Backs) • Auburn (Tigers) LSU (Tigers & Lady Tigers) • Mississippi (Rebels) • Mississippi State (Bulldogs & Lady Bulldogs)