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1995 LSU

7–⁠4–⁠1 (4–⁠3–⁠1 Southeastern Conference), coached by Gerry DiNardo.

Schedule and results

LSU in 1995, game by game: lost at No. 3 Texas A&M 17–33; won at Mississippi State 34–16; won vs. No. 5 Auburn 12–6; won vs. Rice 52–7; tied at South Carolina 20–20; lost vs. No. 3 Florida 10–28; lost at Kentucky 16–24; won vs. North Texas 49–7; lost at No. 16 Alabama 3–10; won vs. Ole Miss 38–9; won vs. No. 14 Arkansas 28–0; won vs. Michigan State 45–26+45−18Lost 17–33 at No. 3 Texas A&M-16No. 3 Texas A&MWon 34–16 at Mississippi State+18Mississippi Sta…Won 12–6 vs. No. 5 Auburn+6No. 5 AuburnWon 52–7 vs. Rice+45RiceTied 20–20 at South Carolina0South CarolinaLost 10–28 vs. No. 3 Florida-18No. 3 FloridaLost 16–24 at Kentucky-8KentuckyWon 49–7 vs. North Texas+42North TexasLost 3–10 at No. 16 Alabama-7No. 16 AlabamaWon 38–9 vs. Ole Miss+29Ole MissWon 28–0 vs. No. 14 Arkansas+28No. 14 ArkansasWon 45–26 vs. Michigan State+19Michigan State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 2at3Texas A&ML 17–⁠3319%
Sep 9atMississippi StateW 34–⁠1631%
Sep 16vs5AuburnW 12–⁠638%
Sep 23vsRiceW 52–⁠767%
Sep 30atSouth CarolinaT 20–⁠2057%
Oct 7vs3FloridaL 10–⁠2835%
Oct 14atKentuckyL 16–⁠2463%
Oct 21vsNorth TexasW 49–⁠788%
Nov 4at16AlabamaL 3–⁠1022%
Nov 11vsOle MissW 38–⁠958%
Nov 18vs14ArkansasW 28–⁠053%
Dec 29Bowls & playoffvsMichigan StateIndependence BowlW 45–⁠2652%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Michigan State 45–⁠26 in the Independence Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; 6th in the Southeastern Conference.

In program history: The 58th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 5: 18
  2. Wk 6: 14
  3. Wk 7: 21

Players on this team

Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1995.

Record
7–⁠4–⁠1
Conference
4–⁠3–⁠1 6th in Southeastern Conference
AP final
Unranked peak No. 14
Points
324–⁠186
Coach
Gerry DiNardo
Elo
1608 +120 this season
SP+ rating
14.7 No. 21 of 107; offense No. 46, defense No. 7
SRS
12.3 No. 18 of 108 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Morris Watts
Defensive coordinator
Carl Reese
Captain
Sheddrick Wilson
Offense
Multiple
Defense
4–⁠3

Drafted in 1996

The 1996 draft
Rd 1Eddie Kennison WRSt. Louis Rams
Rd 2Tory James DBDenver Broncos
Rd 2Gabe Northern DEBuffalo Bills

All-SEC

2 first team, 3 second team

First team

Second team

From Wikipedia’s 1995 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1995 Southeastern Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Florida8–⁠012–⁠12
Tennessee7–⁠111–⁠13
Arkansas6–⁠28–⁠5
Alabama5–⁠38–⁠321
Auburn5–⁠38–⁠422
LSU4–⁠3–⁠17–⁠4–⁠1
Ole Miss3–⁠56–⁠5
Georgia3–⁠56–⁠6
South Carolina2–⁠5–⁠14–⁠6–⁠1
Kentucky2–⁠64–⁠7
Mississippi State1–⁠73–⁠8
Vanderbilt1–⁠72–⁠9

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.