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2007 LSU

12–⁠2 (6–⁠2 Southeastern Conference), coached by Les Miles, finished No. 1 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

LSU in 2007, game by game: won at Mississippi State 45–0; won vs. No. 9 Virginia Tech 48–7; won vs. Middle Tennessee 44–0; won vs. No. 12 South Carolina 28–16; won at Tulane 34–9; won vs. No. 9 Florida 28–24; lost at No. 17 Kentucky 37–43; won vs. No. 18 Auburn 30–24; won at No. 17 Alabama 41–34; won vs. Louisiana Tech 58–10; won at Ole Miss 41–24; lost vs. Arkansas 48–50; won vs. No. 14 Tennessee 21–14; won vs. No. 3 Ohio State 38–24+48−6Won 45–0 at Mississippi State+45Mississippi Sta…Won 48–7 vs. No. 9 Virginia Tech+41No. 9 Virginia TechWon 44–0 vs. Middle Tennessee+44Middle TennesseeWon 28–16 vs. No. 12 South Carolina+12No. 12 South CarolinaWon 34–9 at Tulane+25TulaneWon 28–24 vs. No. 9 Florida+4No. 9 FloridaLost 37–43 at No. 17 Kentucky-6No. 17 KentuckyWon 30–24 vs. No. 18 Auburn+6No. 18 AuburnWon 41–34 at No. 17 Alabama+7No. 17 AlabamaWon 58–10 vs. Louisiana Tech+48Louisiana TechWon 41–24 at Ole Miss+17Ole MissLost 48–50 vs. Arkansas-2ArkansasWon 21–14 vs. No. 14 Tennessee+7No. 14 TennesseeWon 38–24 vs. No. 3 Ohio State+14No. 3 Ohio State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 30atMississippi StateW 45–⁠076%
Sep 8vs9Virginia TechW 48–⁠763%
Sep 15vsMiddle TennesseeW 44–⁠087%
Sep 22vs12South CarolinaW 28–⁠1673%
Sep 29atTulaneW 34–⁠988%
Oct 6vs9FloridaW 28–⁠2464%
Oct 13at17KentuckyL 37–⁠4366%
Oct 20vs18AuburnW 30–⁠2470%
Nov 3at17AlabamaW 41–⁠3464%
Nov 10vsLouisiana TechW 58–⁠1092%
Nov 17atOle MissW 41–⁠2487%
Nov 23vsArkansasL 48–⁠5078%
Dec 1vs14TennesseeSEC Championship GameW 21–⁠1463%
Jan 7Bowls & playoffvs3Ohio StateBCS National ChampionshipW 38–⁠2445%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Ohio State 38–⁠24 in the BCS National Championship; No. 1 in the final AP poll; Southeastern Conference champions.

In program history: The 4th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 2
  2. Wk 2: 2
  3. Wk 3: 2
  4. Wk 4: 2
  5. Wk 5: 2
  6. Wk 6: 1
  7. Wk 7: 1
  8. Wk 8: 5
  9. Wk 9: 3
  10. Wk 10: 3
  11. Wk 11: 2
  12. Wk 12: 1
  13. Wk 13: 1
  14. Wk 14: 5
  15. Final: 1

National championsNo. 1 in the final AP poll, and a title the school claims

Southeastern Conference champions6–⁠2 in the conference, won the SEC Championship Game

Outland TrophyGlenn Dorsey, DT; also the Lombardi and Nagurski

2 consensus All-AmericansGlenn Dorsey, DT; Craig Steltz, S

Record
12–⁠2
Conference
6–⁠2 shared first in Southeastern Conference
AP final
No. 1 peak No. 1
Points
541–⁠279
Coach
Les Miles
Elo
1801 +118 this season
SP+ rating
28.9 No. 4 of 120; offense No. 7, defense No. 7, special teams No. 27
SRS
18.5 No. 5 of 119 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 5
Offensive coordinator
Gary Crowton
Defensive coordinator
Bo Pelini
Offense
Pro-style
Defense
4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense23rd of 119
  • Defense2nd of 119
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.0843%0.9123rd of 119
Defense-0.0735%0.972nd of 119
How these are measured

Play-weighted averages over games against FBS opponents; raw numbers, not adjusted for the strength of the opponent. EPA (expected points added) measures how much each play changed the expected score; success rate counts plays that kept the offense on schedule; explosiveness is the average EPA on successful plays. Lower is better on defense. Ranked by EPA per play among teams that were FBS that season.

Drives and havoc

Points per trip inside the 40Average startHavoc
Offense0.0own 332% allowed
Defense-0.2own 293% caused

A trip inside the 40 is a drive that reaches the opponent’s 40-yard line; points per trip is how many it scored on average (allowed, on defense). Average start is where drives began (the defense’s line is where its opponents started). Havoc is the share of plays ending in a tackle for loss, a forced fumble, an interception or a pass broken up. From CollegeFootballData.com.

Top recruits in the 2007 class

Terrance Toliver WR★★★★★No. 8
DeAngelo Benton WR★★★★No. 40
Joseph Barksdale DT★★★★No. 61
Sidell Corley Jr. SDE★★★★No. 72
Chad Jones S★★★★No. 77
Phelon Jones CB★★★★No. 89
Stefoin Francois S★★★★No. 104
T-Bob Hebert OC★★★★No. 132

247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.

The 2007 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks14.00.927
Receivers24.50.988
Offensive line14.00.934
Defensive line34.00.950
Defensive backs34.00.953
Athletes and specialists24.00.921
Whole class124.10.949

High-school signees by position group, with their average stars and 247Sports composite rating (out of 1), via CollegeFootballData.com. Athletes are signees with no set position.

Drafted in 2008

The 2008 draft
Rd 1Glenn Dorsey DTKansas City Chiefs
Rd 3Chevis Jackson CBAtlanta Falcons
Rd 3Jacob Hester FBSan Diego Chargers
Rd 3Early Doucet WRArizona Cardinals
Rd 4Craig Steltz SChicago Bears
Rd 7Matt Flynn QBGreen Bay Packers
Rd 7Keith Zinger TEAtlanta Falcons

All-SEC

7 first team, 3 second team

First team

Second team

From Wikipedia’s 2007 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

2007 Southeastern Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
LSU6–⁠212–⁠21
Georgia6–⁠211–⁠22
Tennessee6–⁠210–⁠412
Florida5–⁠39–⁠413
Auburn5–⁠39–⁠415
Arkansas4–⁠48–⁠5
Mississippi State4–⁠48–⁠5
Alabama4–⁠47–⁠6
Kentucky3–⁠58–⁠5
South Carolina3–⁠56–⁠6
Vanderbilt2–⁠65–⁠7
Ole Miss0–⁠83–⁠9

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