2016 LSU Tigers football team

2016 LSU Tigers football
2016 LSU Tigers football
Citrus Bowl champion
Citrus Bowl, W 29–9 vs. Louisville
Conference	Southeastern Conference
	Western Division
Ranking
Coaches	No. 14
AP	No. 13
Record	8–4 (5–3 SEC)
Head coach	Les Miles (12th season; first 4 games); Ed Orgeron (interim, final 8 games);
Offensive coordinator	Cam Cameron (4th season, first 4 games); Steve Ensminger (interim)
Offensive scheme	Pro-style
Defensive coordinator	Dave Aranda (1st season)
Base defense	3–4
Home stadium	Tiger Stadium
Uniform
	Seasons ← 2015 2017 →

The 2016 LSU Tigers football team represented Louisiana State University in the 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Tigers play their home games at Tiger Stadium in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and compete in the Western Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). They were led by 12th year head coach Les Miles for the first four games of the year. Miles was fired on September 25, along with offensive coordinator Cam Cameron.^[1] Miles was replaced by interim head coach Ed Orgeron, who was later promoted to head coach on November 26, 2016. They finished the season 8–4, 5–3 in SEC play to finish in a tie for second place in the Western Division. They were invited to the Citrus Bowl where they defeated Louisville.

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Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3	2:30 p.m.	vs. Wisconsin*	No. 5	Lambeau Field Green Bay, WI (College GameDay)	ABC	L 14–16	73,128
September 10	6:30 p.m.	No. 5 (FCS) Jacksonville State*	No. 21	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	ESPNU	W 34–13	98,389
September 17	6:00 p.m.	Mississippi State	No. 20	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)	ESPN2	W 23–20	99,910
September 24	5:00 p.m.	at Auburn	No. 18	Jordan–Hare Stadium Auburn, AL (rivalry, SEC Nation)	ESPN	L 13–18	87,451
October 1	6:30 p.m.	Missouri		Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	SECN	W 42–7	102,071
October 15	6:30 p.m.	Southern Miss*		Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	SECN	W 45–10	102,164
October 22	8:00 p.m.	No. 23 Ole Miss	No. 25	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (Magnolia Bowl)	ESPN	W 38–21	101,720
November 5	7:00 p.m.	No. 1 Alabama	No. 13	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry, College GameDay)	CBS	L 0–10	102,321
November 12	6:00 p.m.	at No. 25 Arkansas	No. 24	Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium Fayetteville, AR (rivalry)	ESPN	W 38–10	75,156
November 19^[a]	12:00 p.m.	No. 23 Florida	No. 16	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry, SEC Nation)	SECN	L 10–16	102,043
November 24	6:30 p.m.	at Texas A&M		Kyle Field College Station, TX (rivalry)	ESPN	W 54–39	102,961
December 31	10 a.m.	vs. No. 13 Louisville*	No. 20	Camping World Stadium Orlando, FL (Citrus Bowl)	ABC	W 29–9	46,063
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll and CFP Rankings after November 1 released prior to game All times are in Central time

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Final
AP	5 (1)	21	20	18	RV	RV	RV	25	19	15	19	16	25	21	19	13
Coaches	6	22	22	17	RV	RV	25	23	19	14	19	14	RV	21	20	14
CFP	Not released									13	24	16	—	21	20	Not released

2016 LSU Tigers football team

Schedule

Roster

Rankings

Season summary

Vs. Wisconsin

References

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2016 Southeastern Conference football standings
v t e
Team	W		L	W		L
Eastern Division
No. 14 Florida x	6	–	2	9	–	4
No. 22 Tennessee	4	–	4	9	–	4
Georgia	4	–	4	8	–	5
Kentucky	4	–	4	7	–	6
South Carolina	3	–	5	6	–	7
Vanderbilt	3	–	5	6	–	7
Missouri*	2	–	6	4	–	8
Western Division
No. 2 Alabama x$^	8	–	0	14	–	1
No. 24 Auburn	5	–	3	8	–	5
No. 13 LSU	5	–	3	8	–	4
Texas A&M	4	–	4	8	–	5
Arkansas	3	–	5	7	–	6
Mississippi State	3	–	5	6	–	7
Ole Miss*	2	–	6	5	–	7
Championship: Alabama 54, Florida 16
^ – College Football Playoff participant $ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions * Ole Miss and Missouri vacated all wins due to NCAA violations. Rankings from AP Poll

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
LSU	0	0	14	0	14
Wisconsin	0	6	7	3	16