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The LSU Tigers college football team compete as part of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I Football Bowl Subdivision, representing Louisiana State University (LSU) in the Western Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). LSU has played their home games at Tiger Stadium in Baton Rouge, Louisiana since 1924, with a current capacity of 102,321.
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The Tigers claim four national championships and have been selected as national champions by NCAA recognized pollsters on three additional occasions, though the program does not claim these titles. In addition to this the program has 16 conference championships and six undefeated seasons. In their history the Tigers have won 842 games and possess a .654 winning percentage, ranking 13th and 14th among Division I FBS programs respectively. As of the end of the 2022 season, LSU has the 10th most appearances in the AP poll with 665,[1] with 36 No. 1 rankings, the 12th most of all time.[2]
Football was first introduced to the university in 1983 by chemistry professor Charles E. Coates, who coached the Tigers in their first ever game, a loss to Tulane University.[3]
Following a period of decline in the late 1980s and 1990s LSU hired Nick Saban who led the team to a national championship victory in 2003, the second in program history. Saban left the Tigers following the 2004 season to coach in the NFL and was replaced by Les Miles. Miles continued the Tigers success, appearing in two BCS National Championship Games, with a victory in 2007 and a loss to his predecessor Nick Saban and the Alabama Crimson Tide in 2011. Miles was fired during the 2016 season in favor of Ed Orgeron who would lead the Tigers to their fourth national championship in 2019 behind the highest scoring offense in college football history.
Through the 2023 season, LSU has compiled an overall record of 842 wins, 434 losses and 53 ties. The Tigers have appeared in 54 bowl games, most recently in the 2023 Citrus Bowl, with 30 bowl victories in their history.https://collegefootballnetwork.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/LSU-Football-2023-Media-Guide.pdf (56)