2008 LSU Tigers football team

2008 LSU Tigers football

Chick-fil-A Bowl champion
Chick-fil-A Bowl, W 38–3 vs. Georgia Tech
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Division	Western Division
2008 record	8–5 (3–5 SEC)
Head coach	Les Miles (4th year)
Offensive coordinator	Gary Crowton (2nd year)
Offensive scheme	Pro Style
Co-defensive coordinator	Doug Mallory (1st as coordinator,4th Overall year)
Co-defensive coordinator	Bradley Dale Peveto (1st as coordinator,4th Overall year)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Tiger Stadium (Capacity: 92,400)
Seasons ← 2007 2009 →

2008 SEC football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
Eastern Division
#1 Florida x$#		7	–	1		13	–	1
#13 Georgia		6	–	2		10	–	3
Vanderbilt		4	–	4		7	–	6
South Carolina		4	–	4		7	–	6
Tennessee		3	–	5		5	–	7
Kentucky		2	–	6		7	–	6
Western Division
#6 Alabama x%		8	–	0		12	–	2
#14 Ole Miss		5	–	3		9	–	4
LSU		3	–	5		8	–	5
Arkansas		2	–	6		5	–	7
Auburn		2	–	6		5	–	7
Mississippi State		2	–	6		4	–	8
Championship: Florida 31, Alabama 20
# – BCS National Champion $ – BCS representative as conference champion % – BCS at-large representative x – Division champion/co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

	1	2	3	4	Total
Appalachian State	0	0	7	6	13
• LSU	14	17	3	7	41

Location: Baton Rouge, LA
Game start: 10:06 AM
Elapsed time: 3:09
Game attendance: 91,922
Game weather: 65% humidity, sunny
Referee: Matt Austin
TV announcers (ESPN Classic): Sean McDonough (play-by-play), Chris Spielman – (analyst), Rob Stone – (sideline reporter)

	1	2	3	4	Total
Troy	14	10	7	0	31
• LSU	3	0	7	30	40

Location: Baton Rouge, LA
Game start: 7:00 PM
Elapsed time: 3:43
Game attendance: 92,103
Game weather: Clear, 45% humidity
Referee: Hubert Owens
TV announcers (Tigervision): Doug Greengard, (play-by-play), Rene Nadeau, – (analyst), Kevin Guidry, – (sideline reporter)

	1	2	3	4	Total
North Texas	0	3	0	0	3
• LSU	10	17	14	0	41

Location: Baton Rouge, LA
Game start: 7:00 PM
Elapsed time: 2:54
Game attendance: 91,602
Game weather: Gusts to 25
Referee: Hubert Owens
TV announcers (TigerVision): Doug Greengard, (play-by-play), Rene Nadeau, – (analyst), Kevin Guidry, – (sideline reporter)

The 2008 LSU Tigers football team represented Louisiana State University in the 2008 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team's head coach was Les Miles, who entered his fourth year at the helm. They played their home games at Tiger Stadium in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The Tigers entered the season as defending national champions, having defeated Ohio State, 38–24, in the 2008 BCS National Championship Game.

In his third season as head coach, Les Miles led LSU to the 2007 SEC Championship and the 2007 NCAA Division I-FBS national football championship. The Tigers became the first team to win two championships in the Bowl Championship Series era (1998–Present) and also the first 2-loss team to win a national championship, even though no games were lost in regulation. The team finished with a final record of 12–2.

The team overcame 2 triple-overtime losses and four other close games to become the first two-time Bowl Championship Series (BCS) champion ever. On their way to the BCS championship, the Tigers won their tenth Southeastern Conference championship by defeating Tennessee in the 2007 SEC Championship Game.

The Tigers finished the season having earned the Southeastern Conference championship trophy, the Grantland Rice Award, the MacArthur Bowl National Championship trophy, the Associated Press Trophy and the AFCA National Championship Trophy.