2009 LSU Tigers football team

2009 LSU Tigers football
Conference Southeastern Conference
Division Western Division
Ranking
Coaches No. 17
AP No. 17
2009 record 9–4 (5–3 SEC)
Head coach Les Miles (5th year)
Offensive coordinator Gary Crowton (3rd year)
Offensive scheme Pro-style
Defensive coordinator John Chavis (1st year)
Base defense 4–3
Home stadium Tiger Stadium
(Capacity: 92,400)
Uniform
2009 SEC football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
Eastern Division
#3 Florida x%   8 0         13 1  
Georgia   4 4         8 5  
Tennessee   4 4         7 6  
Kentucky   3 5         7 6  
South Carolina   3 5         7 6  
Vanderbilt   0 8         2 10  
Western Division
#1 Alabama x$#   8 0         14 0  
#17 LSU   5 3         9 4  
#20 Ole Miss   4 4         9 4  
Arkansas   3 5         8 5  
Auburn   3 5         8 5  
Mississippi State   3 5         5 7  
Championship: Alabama 32, Florida 13
  • # BCS National Champion
  • $ BCS representative as conference champion
  • % BCS at-large representative
  • x Division champion/co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2009 LSU Tigers football team represented Louisiana State University in the 2009 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team's head coach was Les Miles who served his fifth year at the helm of LSU football. They played their home games at Tiger Stadium in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The Tigers finished the season 9–4, 5–3 in SEC play and lost the Capital One Bowl, 19–17, against Penn State.

Previous season

In his fourth season as head coach, Les Miles led LSU to a regular season record of 7–5, finishing 3–5 in the SEC. The Tigers were awarded a berth in the 2008 Chick-fil-A Bowl where they faced Georgia Tech. The Tigers easily defeated the Yellow Jackets by a score of 38–3. Miles improved to 4–0 in bowl games as head coach of LSU. LSU completed the 2008 college football season with an 8–5 overall record. The bowl victory also marked the 700th win in LSU Tiger football history. The Tigers look to improve on their 8–5 season in 2009.

Before the season

Coaching changes

Following the 2008 season, co-defensive coordinators, Doug Mallory & Bradley Dale Peveto both left LSU. Mallory moved on to New Mexico to become defensive coordinator of the Lobos' football program,[1] while Peveto took over as the head coach of the Northwestern State Demons.[2] The Tigers replaced Mallory and Peveto with new defensive coordinator John Chavis, who left the University of Tennessee after the departure of head coach Phillip Fulmer.[3] Chavis was a Tennessee alum and held the position of defensive coordinator there since 1995. Chavis will also coach linebackers at LSU.

Ron Cooper was hired as the new defensive backs coach. Previously, Mallory had coached the defensive backs since 2005. Cooper came to LSU from the University of South Carolina where he spent the past five years coaching on the defensive side of the football.[4]

Earl Lane also left LSU following the 2008. Lane spent 3 seasons as defensive line coach at LSU, but decided it was time to move on. Lane was replaced by Brick Haley. Haley was brought aboard as a veteran defensive line coach who has spent time in both the NFL and the Southeastern Conference.[5]

Finally, Josh Henson, who left to become co-offensive line coach for Missouri,[6] was replaced by Don Yanowsky. Henson came to LSU with Miles in 2005 and served as the Tight Ends coach and recruiting coordinator for the Tigers. Henson has a reputation as of being one of the best recruiters in the nation. Yanowsky will also serve as the Tight Ends coach and Recruiting coordinator, and comes to LSU from Boston College.[7]

Key losses

Offense

Defense

Special teams

Returning starters

Offense

Player Class Position
Joseph Barksdale Junior Offensive Tackle
Ciron Black Senior Offensive Tackle
Richard Dickson Senior Tight End
Lyle Hitt Senior Offensive Guard
Brandon LaFell Senior Wide Receiver
Charles Scott Senior Running Back

Defense

Player Class Position
Charles Alexander Senior Defensive Tackle
Harry Coleman Senior Linebacker/Safety
Chad Jones Junior Safety
Patrick Peterson Sophomore Cornerback
Perry Riley Senior Linebacker
Kelvin Sheppard Junior Linebacker

2009 recruiting class

Spring game

The Tigers held their annual spring game on Saturday April 18, 2009. LSU White defeated LSU Purple 27–0.[8]

Pre-season All-SEC honors

[9]

Pre-season watch lists

Schedule

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
September 5 9:30 PM at Washington* No. 11 Husky StadiumSeattle, WA ESPN W 31–23   69,161[18]
September 12 6:00 PM Vanderbilt No. 11 Tiger StadiumBaton Rouge, LA ESPNU W 23–9   91,566[19]
September 19 6:00 PM Louisiana-Lafayette* No. 9 Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA ESPNU W 31–3   92,443[20]
September 26 11:21 PM at Mississippi State No. 7 Davis Wade StadiumStarkville, MS (Rivalry) SECN W 30–26   53,612[21]
October 3 2:30 PM at No. 14 Georgia No. 4 Sanford StadiumAthens, GA CBS W 20–13   92,746[22]
October 10 7:00 PM No. 1 Florida No. 4 Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA (Rivalry) CBS L 3–13   93,129[23]
October 24 6:30 PM Auburn No. 10 Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA (Tiger Bowl) ESPN2 W 31–10   92,654[24]
October 31 7:00 PM Tulane* No. 9 Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA (Battle for the Rag) PPV W 42–0   92,031[25]
November 7 2:30 PM at No. 3 Alabama No. 9 Bryant–Denny StadiumTuscaloosa, AL (Rivalry) CBS L 15–24   92,012[26]
November 14 6:00 PM Louisiana Tech*dagger No. 11 Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA ESPNU W 24–16   92,584[27]
November 21 2:30 PM at Ole Miss No. 10 Vaught–Hemingway StadiumOxford, MS (Magnolia Bowl) CBS L 23–25   61,752[28]
November 28 6:00 PM Arkansas No. 17 Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA (Battle for the Golden Boot) ESPN W 33–30 OT  93,013[29]
January 1, 2010 1:00 PM vs. No. 11 Penn State No. 15 Citrus BowlOrlando, FL (Capital One Bowl) ABC L 17–19   63,025[30]
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Central Standard Time.

Game notes

Washington

Pregame Line:[31] -18.5

1 2 3 4 Total
Tigers 10 7 7 7 31
Huskies 7 6 0 10 23

Vanderbilt

Pregame Line: -14

1 2 3 4 Total
Commodores 0 7 2 0 9
Tigers 7 6 3 7 23

Louisiana-Lafayette

Pregame Line: -27

1 2 3 4 Total
Ragin Cajuns 0 3 0 0 3
Tigers 7 10 7 7 31

Mississippi St.

Pregame Line: -12.5

1 2 3 4 Total
Tigers 13 3 7 7 30
Bulldogs 14 0 7 5 26

#14 Georgia

Pregame Line: +3.5

1 2 3 4 Total
Tigers 3 3 0 14 20
Bulldogs 0 0 0 13 13

#1 Florida

Pregame Line: +10

1 2 3 4 Total
Gators 3 7 0 3 13
Tigers 0 3 0 0 3

Auburn

Pregame Line: -7.5

1 2 3 4 Total
Auburn 0 0 3 7 10
LSU 14 3 14 0 31

Tulane

Pregame Line: -36.5

1 2 3 4 Total
Green Wave 0 0 0 0 0
Tigers 14 7 7 14 42

#3 Alabama

Pregame Line: +7

1 2 3 4 Total
Tigers 0 7 8 0 15
Crimson Tide 0 3 7 14 24

Louisiana Tech

Pregame Line: -23

1 2 3 4 Total
Bulldogs 3 10 0 3 16
Tigers 10 0 7 7 24

Ole Miss

Pregame Line: +4.5

1 2 3 4 Total
Tigers 14 3 0 6 23
Rebels 6 9 0 10 25

Arkansas

Pregame Line: -4

1 2 3 4OT Total
Razorbacks 3 3 14 100 30
Tigers 10 7 7 63 33

Penn State–Capital One Bowl

1 2 3 4 Total
Nittany Lions 7 6 3 3 19
Tigers 0 3 7 7 17

Rankings

Ranking Movement
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
Poll Pre Wk 1 Wk 2 Wk 3 Wk 4 Wk 5 Wk 6 Wk 7 Wk 8 Wk 9 Wk 10 Wk 11 Wk 12 Wk 13 Wk 14 Final
AP 11 11 9 7 4 4 10 9 9 9 9 10 17 15 13 17
Coaches 9 9 7 7 4 4 10 10 9 9 11 10 17 14 13 17
Harris Not released 4 4 9 9 9 9 11 10 16 14 13
BCS Not released 9 9 9 8 8 15 13 12

Roster

2009 LSU Tigers roster

Quarterbacks

  • 9 Jordan Jefferson – Sophomore
  • 10 Russell Shepard – Freshman
  • 12 Jarrett Lee – Sophomore
  • 14 Chris Garrett – Freshman
  • 17 T.C. McCartney – Sophomore

Running Backs

  • 5 Keiland Williams – Senior
  • 8 Trindon Holiday – Senior
  • 24 Patrick Lipoma – Senior
  • 25 Drayton Calhoun – Freshman
  • 26 Richard Murphy – Junior
  • 32 Charles Scott – Senior
  • 40 Orlando Gunn – Sophomore
  • 42 Michael Ford – Freshman

Athlete

  • 43 Cole Richardson – Freshman

Fullbacks

  • 27 August Mangin – Senior
  • 33 Dominique Allen – Freshman
  • 34 Stevan Ridley – Sophomore
  • 35 James Stampley – Sophomore
  • 44 Curtis Sutera – Freshman
  • 45 Richard Dugas – Junior
  • 86 Cleveland Davis -Freshman

Wide Receivers

  • 1 Brandon LaFell – Senior
  • 2 Rueben Randle – Freshman
  • 13 Jordan Newell – Junior
  • 16 Jhyryn Taylor – Freshman
  • 21 Chris Tolliver – Freshman
  • 28 R.J. Jackson – Senior
  • 29 Jarred Joseph – Freshman
  • 31 John Williams – Sophomore
  • 39 R.J. Gillen – Sophomore
  • 80 Terrance Toliver – Junior
  • 82 Karl Acker – Freshman
  • 86 Chris Mitchell – Senior
  • 87 Marc Paul – Freshman
  • 88 Richard Thompson – Senior
 

Tight Ends

  • 18 Richard Dickson – Senior
  • 19 Deangelo Peterson – Sophomore
  • 41 Ronnie Turpin – Freshman
  • 47 Tyler Edwards – Freshman
  • 83 Mitch Joseph – Sophomore
  • 84 Jake Bryan – Freshman
  • 85 Alex Russian – '' Sophomore
  • 89 Greg Ostrom – Freshman

Offensive Line

  • 51 Clay Spencer – Freshman
  • 60 Will Blackwell – Sophomore
  • 61 Ben Domingue – Freshman
  • 65 Lyle Hitt – Senior
  • 68 Josh Dworaczyk – Sophomore
  • 69 Stavion Lowe – Freshman
  • 70 Ciron Black – Senior
  • 71 Alex Bonnette – Freshman
  • 71 Cordian Hagans – Freshman
  • 72 Alex Hurst – Freshman
  • 73 Thomas Parsons – Freshman
  • 74 Josh Williford – Freshman
  • 75 Greg Shaw – Sophomore
  • 76 Chris Faulk – Freshman
  • 78 Joseph Barksdale – Junior
  • 79 Matt Branch – Freshman

Long Snappers

  • 49 Austin Kinchen – Freshman
  • 50 Joey Crappell – Sophomore
 

Defensive Line

  • 50 Chris Davenport – Freshman
  • 77 Josh Downs – Freshman
  • 84 Rahim Alem – Senior
  • 87 Chancey Aghayere – Freshman
  • 88 Chase Clement – Freshman
  • 89 Lavar Edwards – Freshman
  • 90 Michael Brockers – Freshman
  • 91 Charles Alexander – Senior
  • 92 Drake Nevis – Junior
  • 93 Bennie Logan – Freshman
  • 94 Akiem Hicks – Junior
  • 95 Lazarius Levingston – Junior
  • 96 Dwayne Dailey – Sophomore
  • 97 Al Woods – Senior
  • 98 Dennis Johnson – Sophomore
  • 99 Sam Montgomery – Freshman

Linebackers

  • 11 Kelvin Sheppard – Junior
  • 52 Archie Kern Jr- "sophomore"
  • 22 Ryan Baker – Sophomore
  • 24 Harry Coleman – Senior
  • 41 Kyle Prater – Freshman
  • 42 David Impastato – Senior
  • 46 Kevin MinterFreshman
  • 48 Kellen Theriot – Freshman
  • 49 Barkevious Mingo – Freshman
  • 51 Michael Johnson – Freshman
  • 53 Jonathan Nixon – Junior
  • 54 Jacob Cutrera – Senior
  • 55 Seth Fruge – Freshman
  • 56 Perry Riley – Senior
  • 57 Lamin Barrow – Freshman
  • 58 Tahj Jones – Freshman
  • 59 Paul Felio – Sophomore
 

Defensive Backs

  • 6 Tyler Glynn – Freshman
  • 6 Craig Loston – Freshman
  • 17 Morris ClaiborneFreshman
  • 19 David Detz – Freshman
  • 21 Tayler Debusk – Freshman
  • 25 Dexter Alexander – Freshman
  • 28 Joe Maltempi – Senior
  • 34 Jimmy Rome – Junior
  • 35 Ryan St. Julien – Freshman
  • 36 Derrick Bryant – Sophomore
  • 37 Karnell Hatcher – Sophomore
  • 39 Josh Johns – Freshman
  • 43 Daniel Graff – Junior
  • 45 Zach Elkins- Junior

Cornerbacks

  • 4 Jai Eugene – Junior
  • 7 Patrick Peterson – Sophomore
  • 15 Brandon Taylor – Sophomore
  • 29 Chris Hawkins – Senior

Safeties

  • 3 Chad Jones – Junior
  • 13 Ron Brooks – Sophomore
  • 23 Stefoin Francois – Sophomore
  • 40 Rockey Duplessis – Freshman
  • 44 Danny McCray – Senior

Punters

  • 33 DJ Howard – Freshman
  • 38 Derek Helton – Junior

Kickers

  • 3 Parker Brown – Freshman
  • 4 Tyler Listi – Freshman
  • 30 Trent Hebert – Sophomore
  • 30 Josh Jasper – Junior
  • 38 Drew Alleman – Freshman

2009 Louisiana State University Football Roster and Bios http://www.lsusports.net/SportSelect.dbml?&DB_OEM_ID=5200&SPID=2164&SPSID=27812

Coaching staff

Name Title First Year at LSU Alma Mater
Les Miles Head Coach 2005 Michigan (1976)
Gary Crowton Offensive Coordinator 2007 BYU (1983)
John Chavis Defensive Coordinator 2009 Tennessee (1979)
Don Yanowsky Tight Ends Coach/Recruiting Coordinator 2009 University of Toledo (1980)
Brick Haley Defensive Line Coach 2009 Alabama A&M University (1989)
Ron Cooper Defensive Backs Coach 2009 Jacksonville State University (1983)
D.J. McCarthy Wide Receivers Coach 2007 Washington (1994)
Joe Robinson Special Teams Coordinator 2008 Louisiana State University (1985)
Larry Porter Asst. Head Coach/Running Backs/Special Teams 2005 Memphis (1996)
Greg Studrawa Offensive Line Coach 2007 Bowling Green (1987)
Tommy Moffitt Strength & Conditioning Coordinator 2000 Tennessee Tech (1986)

2009 Louisiana State University Football Coaches and Bios http://www.lsusports.net/SportSelect.dbml?&DB_OEM_ID=5200&SPID=2164&SPSID=28715

LSU Tigers in the 2010 National Football League Draft

Player Position Round Pick Overall NFL Team
Chad Jones Defensive Back 3 12 76 New York Giants
Brandon LaFell Wide Receiver 3 14 78 Carolina Panthers
Perry Riley Linebacker 4 5 103 Washington Redskins
Al Woods Defensive Tackle 4 25 123 New Orleans Saints
Trindon Holliday Wide Receiver 6 28 197 Houston Texans
Charles Scott Running Back 6 31 200 Philadelphia Eagles

http://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/2010.htm

References

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