The LSU Tigers football team represents Louisiana State University in the sport of American football. LSU has competed in 54 bowl games (with 53 being sanctioned by the NCAA) in its history, going 29–24–1 in NCAA sanctioned bowl games.[1] The Tigers have played in at least one bowl game in every season since 2000; their streak of 20 bowl seasons is the fourth-longest active streak in the NCAA and second-longest in the Southeastern Conference.[2]Season
Date
Coach
Bowl
Opponent
Result
1907
December 25, 1907
Edgar Wingard
Bacardi Bowl [A 1]
Havana
W 56–0
1935
January 1, 1936
Bernie Moore
Sugar Bowl
TCU
L 2–3
1936
January 1, 1937
Bernie Moore
Sugar Bowl
Santa Clara
L 14–21
1937
January 1, 1938
Bernie Moore
Sugar Bowl
Santa Clara
L 0–6
1943
January 1, 1944
Bernie Moore
Orange Bowl
Texas A&M
W 19–14
1946
January 1, 1947
Bernie Moore
Cotton Bowl Classic
Arkansas
T 0–0
1949
January 2, 1950
Gaynell Tinsley
Sugar Bowl
Oklahoma
L 0–35
1958
January 1, 1959
Paul Dietzel
Sugar Bowl
Clemson
W 7–0
1959
January 1, 1960
Paul Dietzel
Sugar Bowl
Ole Miss
L 0–21
1961
January 1, 1962
Paul Dietzel
Orange Bowl
Colorado
W 25–7
1962
January 1, 1963
Charles McClendon
Cotton Bowl Classic
Texas
W 13–0
1963
December 21, 1963
Charles McClendon
Bluebonnet Bowl
Baylor
L 7–14
1964
January 1, 1965
Charles McClendon
Sugar Bowl
Syracuse
W 13–10
1965
January 1, 1966
Charles McClendon
Cotton Bowl Classic
Arkansas
W 14–7
1967
January 1, 1967
Charles McClendon
Sugar Bowl
Wyoming
W 20–13
1968
December 30, 1968
Charles McClendon
Peach Bowl
Florida State
W 31–27
1970
January 1, 1971
Charles McClendon
Orange Bowl
Nebraska
L 12–17
1971
December 18, 1971
Charles McClendon
Sun Bowl
Iowa State
W 33–15
1972
December 30, 1972
Charles McClendon
Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl
Tennessee
L 17–24
1973
January 1, 1974
Charles McClendon
Orange Bowl
Penn State
L 9–16
1977
December 31, 1977
Charles McClendon
Sun Bowl
Stanford
L 14–24
1978
December 23, 1978
Charles McClendon
Liberty Bowl
Missouri
L 15–20
1979
December 22, 1979
Charles McClendon
Tangerine Bowl
Wake Forest
W 34–10
1982
January 1, 1983
Jerry Stovall
Orange Bowl
Nebraska
L 20–21
1984
January 1, 1985
Bill Arnsparger
Sugar Bowl
Nebraska
L 10–28
1985
December 27, 1985
Bill Arnsparger
Liberty Bowl
Baylor
L 7–21
1986
January 1, 1987
Bill Arnsparger
Sugar Bowl
Nebraska
L 15–30
1987
December 31, 1987
Mike Archer
Gator Bowl
South Carolina
W 30–13
1988
January 2, 1989
Mike Archer
Hall of Fame Bowl
Syracuse
L 10–23
1995
December 29, 1995
Gerry DiNardo
Independence Bowl
Michigan State
W 45–26
1996
December 28, 1996
Gerry DiNardo
Peach Bowl
Clemson
W 10–7
1997
December 28, 1997
Gerry DiNardo
Independence Bowl
Notre Dame
W 27–9
2000
December 29, 2000
Nick Saban
Peach Bowl
Georgia Tech
W 28–14
2001
January 2, 2002
Nick Saban
Sugar Bowl
Illinois
W 47–34
2002
January 1, 2003
Nick Saban
Cotton Bowl Classic
Texas
L 20–35
2003
January 4, 2004
Nick Saban
Sugar Bowl (BCS National Championship)
Oklahoma
W 21–14
2004
January 1, 2005
Nick Saban
Capital One Bowl
Iowa
L 25–30
2005
December 30, 2005
Les Miles
Peach Bowl
Miami (FL)
W 40–3
2006
January 3, 2007
Les Miles
Sugar Bowl
Notre Dame
W 41–14
2007
January 7, 2008
Les Miles
BCS National Championship Game
Ohio State
W 38–24
2008
December 31, 2008
Les Miles
Chick-Fil-A Bowl
Georgia Tech
W 38–3
2009
January 1, 2010
Les Miles
Capital One Bowl
Penn State
L 17–19
2010
January 7, 2011
Les Miles
Cotton Bowl Classic
Texas A&M
W 41–24
2011
January 9, 2012
Les Miles
BCS National Championship Game
Alabama
L 0–21
2012
December 31, 2012
Les Miles
Chick-Fil-A Bowl
Clemson
L 24–25
2013
January 1, 2014
Les Miles
Outback Bowl
Iowa
W 21–14
2014
December 30, 2014
Les Miles
Music City Bowl
Notre Dame
L 28–31
2015
December 29, 2015
Les Miles
Texas Bowl
Texas Tech
W 56–27
2016
December 31, 2016
Ed Orgeron
Citrus Bowl
Louisville
W 29–9
2017
January 1, 2018
Ed Orgeron
Citrus Bowl
Notre Dame
L 17–21
2018
January 1, 2019
Ed Orgeron
Fiesta Bowl
UCF
W 40–32
2019
December 28, 2019
Ed Orgeron
Peach Bowl – CFP Semifinal
Oklahoma
W 63–28
2019
January 13, 2020
Ed Orgeron
CFP National Championship
Clemson
W 42–25
2021
January 4, 2022
Brad Davis
Texas Bowl
Kansas State
L 21–42
- ^ "LSU Fighting Tigers Bowls". Sports Reference. Retrieved July 5, 2017.
- ^ "Longest Active Bowl Streaks in College Football". Scout.com. December 15, 2016. Retrieved July 5, 2017.
- ^ "LSU Bowl History" (PDF). lsusports.net. Retrieved December 8, 2016.
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LSU's 2021 season will officially have a postseason end as the Tigers were selected to participate in the Texas Bowl against Kansas State on Jan. 4, 2022, according to Brett McMurphy of Action Network.
The game, which will be located in Houston, is not the first time LSU has been to the Texas Bowl. The Tigers beat Patrick Mahomes and Texas Tech back in 2015 56-27 in the bowl game.
It's another month of practice for a team that could very well look extremely different on the field and on the sidelines as well. News of who coach Brian Kelly will be keeping or bringing in on staff has yet to really take off, leaving many in the dark about what the future of the program will look like.
A few moves that have been made public are receivers coach Mickey Joseph heading back to his alma mater of Nebraska, cornerbacks coach Corey Raymond and running backs coach Kevin Faulk staying on staff as well as Kelly electing not to keep strength and conditioning coach Tommy Moffitt on staff.
Kelly said during his introductory press conference that one of the goals over the next few weeks will be to meet with and get a feel for most of the players on the roster and with a few extra weeks of practice preparing for the Wildcats, there will be no better time to do so.
"There will have to be a lot more meetings that are substantive because we've got work to do," Kelly said. "I've got to make some decisions relative to staff, preparing this football team for a bowl game, recruiting, and all of those things."
Kansas State went 7-5 during the regular season and will be the second time the two programs face off. The first and only matchup between the two came in 1980, resulting in a 21-0 win for the purple and gold.
Getting these few weeks in will be critical for the future young players of the LSU program and an important step for Kelly to really evaluate the talent on the roster.