Defensive line, LSU (from Wake Forest, South Florida), 2021–25
Bernard Gooden
- Number
- No. 88
- Height
- 6′1″
- Weight
- 268 lb
- Class (2025)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Montgomery, AL
Bernard Gooden played defensive line at Wake Forest (2021–22), South Florida (2023–24) and LSU (2025).
Defense
| Season | Team | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Wake Forest | 7 | 1 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024 | South Florida | 35 | 14 | 10 | 1.5 | 2 | 4 |
| 2025 | LSU | 20 | 8 | 3.5 | 1.5 | 0 | 5 |
| Career | 62 | 23 | 15 | 3.5 | 2 | 10 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Wake Forest | 88 | DL | RS | ||
| 2022 | Wake Forest | 88 | DL | Fr. | ||
| 2023 | South Florida | 88 | DL | So. | ||
| 2024 | South Florida | 88 | DL | Jr. | ||
| 2025 | LSU | 88 | DL | Sr. | 6′1″ | 268 |
As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.
Game by game
2025 LSU 11 games, 20 tackles, 1.5 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30 | at Clemson | W 17–10 | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 6 | vs. Louisiana Tech | W 23–7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 20 | vs. SE Louisiana | W 56–10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 27 | at Ole Miss | L 19–24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 11 | vs. South Carolina | W 20–10 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 25 | vs. Texas A&M | L 25–49 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 8 | at Alabama | L 9–20 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 15 | vs. Arkansas | W 23–22 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 |
| Nov 22 | vs. Western Kentucky | W 13–10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 29 | at Oklahoma | L 13–17 | 3 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 27 ✦ | vs. Houston | L 35–38 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2024 South Florida 13 games, 35 tackles, 1.5 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs. Bethune-Cookman | W 48–3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 7 | atAlabama | L 16–42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 14 | at Southern Miss | W 49–24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 21 | vs. Miami | L 15–50 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 28 | at Tulane | L 10–45 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 12 | vs. Memphis | L 3–21 | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 19 | vs. UAB | W 35–25 | 5 | 2 | 2.5 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 1 | at Florida Atlantic | W 44–21 | 2 | 1 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0 |
| Nov 9 | vs. Navy | L 7–28 | 5 | 2 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 16 | at Charlotte | W 59–24 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 23 | vs. Tulsa | W 63–30 | 4 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 30 | at Rice | L 28–35 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Dec 24 ✦ | vs. San José State | W 41–39 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
2022 Wake Forest 3 games, 7 tackles, 0.5 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | vs. VMI | W 44–10 | 3 | 0 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0 |
| Oct 29 | at Louisville | L 21–48 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 5 | at NC State | L 21–30 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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