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2006 LSU Tigers football
Sugar Bowl, vs. Notre Dame
Conference	SEC
Ranking
Coaches	#4
AP	#4
2006 Record	10-2 (6-2 SEC)
Head Coach	Les Miles
Offensive Coordinator	Jimbo Fisher
Defensive Coordinator	Bo Pelini
Home Stadium	Tiger Stadium
Previous Season Next Season 2005 2007

The 2006 LSU Tigers football team will represent Louisiana State University in the college football season of 2006-2007. The team's coach is former Oklahoma State coach Les Miles. It plays its home games at Tiger Stadium in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The team won a bid to play in the Bowl Championship Series Sugar Bowl at the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans, playing #11 Notre Dame on January 3, 2007. Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Image File history File links LSU_Logo. ... The LSU Tigers football team represents Louisiana State University in NCAA Division I-A college football. ... A sugar bowl is a small bowl or designed for holding sugar or sugar cubes to be served with tea or coffee in the Western tradition. ... The 2006 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team represents the University of Notre Dame during the 2006 college football season. ... The Southeastern Conference (SEC) is a college athletic conference headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama which operates in the southeastern part of the United States. ... Les Miles(born November 10, 1953) is the current head coach of the LSU football team. ... Jimbo Fisher (born October 9, 1965, Clarksburg, West Virginia) is an American college football coach and former player who was the NCAA Division III National Player of the Year as a senior . ... Bo Pelini is currently the defensive coordinator for Louisiana State University. ... Tiger Stadium is the home field of LSUs football team. ... Despite all of the distractions about Hurricane Katrina since it rocked the Gulf of Mexico, most noteably, Louisiana on August 29, 2005 LSU still managed to finish its season with an 11-2 record capped off by a 40-3 victory over a strong University of Miami team in the... Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College, generally known as Louisiana State University or LSU, is a public, coeducational university located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana and the main campus of the Louisiana State University System. ... A college football game between Colorado State University and the Air Force Academy. ... The 2006 NCAA Division I-A football season, or the American college football season, began on August 31, 2006 and will conclude with the Bowl Championship Series (BCS) National Championship Game on January 8, 2007 in Glendale, Arizona, USA (not counting post-season all-star games that follow). ... Oklahoma State University, located in Stillwater, Oklahoma, is an institution of higher learning founded in 1890 as a land-grant university, known as Oklahoma Agricultural and Mechanical College (Oklahoma A&M). ... Les Miles(born November 10, 1953) is the current head coach of the LSU football team. ... Tiger Stadium is a stadium in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. ... Nickname: Red Stick Motto: Authentic Louisiana at every turn Coordinates: Country United States State Louisiana Parish East Baton Rouge Parish Founded 1699 Incorporated 16 January 1817 Mayor Melvin Kip Holden (D) Area    - City 204. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ... The Bowl Championship Series (BCS) is designed to pair the top two teams in college football against each other for a National Championship game. ... January 3 is the 3rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2007 (MMVII) will be a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Previous season

2005 was a successful season under first year head coach Les Miles . He led the team to an 11-2 record and an appearance in the SEC championship game despite the distractions caused by Hurricane Katrina. Despite all of the distractions about Hurricane Katrina since it rocked the Gulf of Mexico, most noteably, Louisiana on August 29, 2005 LSU still managed to finish its season with an 11-2 record capped off by a 40-3 victory over a strong University of Miami team in the... This article covers the SEC championship football game. ... Lowest pressure 902 mbar (hPa; 26. ...

Pre-season

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Schedule

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Post-Season Awards

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Game Notes

UL-Lafayette

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Arizona

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The LSU defense limited Arizona to 156 total yards and recovered four Wildcats turnovers. Arizona's third-down efficiency was only one of the Wildcats problems in Baton Rouge.
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Auburn

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With LSU facing fourth-and-8 from Auburn's 31 and 2:43 left, JaMarcus Russell fired the ball to Early Doucet near the goal line. A diving Eric Brock deflected the pass, but Zach Gilbert was called for pass interference that would have kept the drive alive. Early Joseph Doucet III (born October 28, 1985 in New Iberia, Louisiana) is an football player of the LSU Tigers. ...

The officials overturned the call, although replays showed the contact came before the ball was tipped by Brock.

The Tigers drove to Auburn's 24 with 2.5 seconds left as Russell hooked up with Craig Davis for gains of 20 and 21 yards and Dwayne Bowe for 21. On the final play, Russell went to Davis again. The receiver caught the pass inside the 10, but Brock stopped him cold with a jarring hit at the 4. Dwayne Lorenzo Bowe (born September 21, 1984 in Miami, Florida) is a current football player at Louisiana State University. ...

"It was a low throw on the final play, but it was not JaMarcus' fault", Davis said. "I was expecting it to be a jump ball in the end zone."

Underscoring the physical nature of the game, the two teams combined for less than 2 yards a rush on 61 combined carries.

See also: 2006 Auburn Tigers football team

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Tulane

LSU brought Tulane's 14-game span away from New Orleans to a merciless and painful end. Tulane University is a private, nonsectarian university headquartered in New Orleans, Louisiana. ... New Orleans is the largest city in the state of Louisiana, United States of America. ...

Early Doucet caught two touchdown passes and ran for a third score as the No. 9 Tigers jumped out to a large early lead in a 49-7 victory over Tulane on Saturday night.

Mississippi State

1. 9 LSU would take on Mississippi State in Baton Rouge. The game would take place at 11:30 am CST.

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Mississippi State put the ball on the ground, but they didn't move it forward. On 20 rushing attempts, the Bulldogs gained just 24 total yards.

Florida

It was over when JaMarcus Russell pass was intercepted by Tony Joiner of Florida with 3:00 left in the game.

See also: 2006 Florida Gators football team

The 2006 Florida Gators football team is representing the University of Florida in the 2006 college football season. ...

Kentucky

Fresno St.

There was a lot of excitement when this game was scheduled because Fresno State had been a top 25 team the previous season. In fact, they took #1 USC down to the wire and almost beat them. For this reason, ESPN decided to telecast this game nationally. Unfortunately, Fresno State underperformed this season and LSU took advantage of this early and often, winning 38-6.

Tennessee

LSU QB JaMarcus Russell threw a touchdown pass with 9 seconds remaining to give the LSU Tigers a 28-24 victory over Tennessee. The Vols looked good at times during the game, but could not make a stop on LSU's final drive of the game, which consumed 7:14 from the clock. QB Erik Ainge, starting with a sore ankle, was replaced in the 1st quarter by redshirt freshman Jonathan Crompton. Crompton performed well for his first significant action, connecting on two long touchdown passes to Robert Meachem. On Defense, Tennessee intercepted Russell 3 times and recovered 1 fumble. JaMarcus Russell (born August 9, 1985) is a quarterback for the LSU Tigers. ... Erik Douglas Ainge (born June 12, 1986 in Portland, Oregon) is a collegiate American football player for the University of Tennessee. ... The term redshirt can refer to: a follower of Garibaldi; a student on an NCAA college sports team who was kept out of competition for a year in order to prolong his or her eligibility; a stock character in science fiction, appearing first in the original Star Trek, who serves... Robert Meachem (born September 28, 1984 in Tulsa, Oklahoma) is a Junior wide receiver for the University of Tennessee Football team. ...

See also: 2006 Tennessee Volunteers football team

The 2006 Tennessee Volunteers football team will represent the University of Tennessee in the 2006 college football season. ...

Alabama

Ole Miss

Arkansas

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