2016 LSU Tigers football team

American college football season August 2023 February 2026 2016 LSU Tigers football Louisiana State University (block logo).svg 125 Southeastern Conference Western Division SEC 14 13 8–4 5–3 Les Miles 12th first 4 games Ed Orgeron interim; final 8 games Cam Cameron (4th season; first 4 games)Steve Ensminger (interim) Pro-style Dave Aranda 1st 3–4 Tiger Stadium Citrus Bowl champion Citrus Bowl W 29–9 vs. Louisville 180px The 2016 LSU Tigers football team represented Louisiana State University in the 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Tigers play their home games at Tiger Stadium in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and compete in the Western Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). They finished the season 8–4, 5–3 in SEC play to finish in a tie for second place in the Western Division. They were invited to the Citrus Bowl where they defeated Louisville. The Tigers were led by 12th year head coach Les Miles for the first four games of the year. Miles was fired on September 25, along with offensive coordinator Cam Cameron.Smith Erick LSU fires coach Les Miles four games into his 12th season USA TODAY 2016-09-25 https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/ncaaf/sec/2016/09/25/les-miles-fired-lsu/91089640/ 2024-11-27 Defensive line coach Ed Orgeron was named interim head coach, who was later promoted to full-time head coach on November 26. Schedule 2016 AP Poll and CFP Rankings after November 1 released prior to game Central September 3 2:30 p.m. l y y 5 Wisconsin Lambeau Field Green Bay, WI College GameDay ABC 14–16 73,128 September 10 6:30 p.m. w y 21 Jacksonville State 5 (FCS) Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA ESPNU 34–13 98,389 September 17 6:00 p.m. w 20 Mississippi State Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA rivalry ESPN2 23–20 99,910 September 24 5:00 p.m. l y 18 Auburn Jordan–Hare Stadium Auburn, AL rivalry, SEC Nation ESPN 13–18 87,451 October 1 6:30 p.m. w y Missouri Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA SECN 42–7 102,071 October 15 6:30 p.m. w y Southern Miss Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA SECN 45–10 102,164 October 22 8:00 p.m. w 25 Ole Miss 23 Magnolia Bowl Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA ESPN 38–21 101,720 November 5 7:00 p.m. l 13 Alabama 1 Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA rivalry, College GameDay CBS 0–10 102,321 November 12 6:00 p.m. w y 24 Arkansas 25 Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium Fayetteville, AR rivalry ESPN 38–10 75,156 November 19Postponed [a] 12:00 p.m. l 16 Florida 23 Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA rivalry, SEC Nation SECN 10–16 102,043 November 24 6:30 p.m. w y Texas A&M Kyle Field College Station, TX rivalry ESPN 54–39 102,961 December 31 10:00 a.m. w y y 20 Louisville 13 Citrus Bowl Camping World Stadium Orlando, FL ABC 29–9 46,063 Postponed [a]The October 8 game between LSU and Florida was postponed in advance of the arrival of Hurricane Matthew.Goldberg Rob LSU vs. Florida Rescheduled After Hurricane Matthew: Date, Comments and Reaction Bleacher Report 2016-10-13 https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2669475-lsu-vs-florida-rescheduled-after-hurricane-matthew-date-comments-and-reaction 2024-11-11 The game was eventually rescheduled for November 19 at Tiger Stadium, replacing the previously scheduled game against South Alabama. 2016 LSU Tigers Football Schedule http://www.fbschedules.com/ncaa-16/2016-lsu-tigers-football-schedule.php FB Schedules November 5, 2015 Rankings 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings 15 9 5 (1) 6 21 22 20 22 18 17 RV RV RV RV RV 25 25 23 19 19 15 14 13 19 19 24 16 14 16 25 RV NR 21 21 21 19 20 20 13 14 Roster 2016 LSU Tigers f 2 Fr Trey LaForge QB yes 4 So Nick Brossette RB y 5 So Derrius Guice RB y 6 Jr Brandon Harris Brandon Harris (quarterback) QB y 7 Jr Leonard Fournette RB y 8 So Caleb Lewis QB 10 Fr Stephen Sullivan WR y Stephen Sullivan (American football) 11 Fr Dee Anderson WR 12 Fr Justin McMillan QB yes 14 Fr Lindsey Scott Jr. QB y 15 Jr Malachi Dupre WR y 16 Jr Danny Etling QB y 17 So Tiger Scheyd QB 19 Fr Derrick Dillon WR y 25 Fr Drake Davis WR 27 Fr Lanard Fournette RB yes 28 Jr Darrel Williams RB y 29 Fr Louis Landrum WR 30 So Michael Ostrom WR 31 Fr Justin Jones WR 32 Fr Jalen Williams WR 34 Jr Reshaud Henry RB 39 Jr Russell Gage WR y 41 So David Ducre FB 44 Jr John David Moore FB 47 So Bry'Kiethon Mouton FB 48 Fr Ronnie Lamarque FB 54 Fr Rory Luke OL y 58 So Jibrail Abdul-Aziz OL 63 Jr K. J. Malone G 64 So Will Clapp C y 65 Fr Jakori Savage OL 66 So Toby Weathersby T y 67 Fr Michael Smith OL 68 Fr Chidi Okeke OL y 69 So Turner Simmers OL 71 Fr Donavaughn Campbell OL 72 Jr Andy Dodd C 73 Fr Adrian Magee G y y 74 Fr Willie Allen OL 75 So Maea Teuhema G y 76 Sr Josh Boutte G 77 Sr Ethan Pocic C G y 78 So Garrett Brumfield G 79 Fr Lloyd Cushenberry OL y 80 Fr Jamal Pettigrew TE 81 Sr Colin Jeter TE 82 Jr D. J. Chark WR y 83 Sr Travin Dural WR y 84 So Foster Moreau TE y 85 Fr Caleb Roddy TE 86 So Jazz Ferguson WR y 88 So Jacory Washington TE 89 Sr DeSean Smith TE 1 So Donte Jackson Donte Jackson (American football) DB y 2 So Kevin Toliver II CB y 8 Fr Saivion Smith CB y 9 Sr Rickey Jefferson S 12 Jr Micah Dickens CB 13 Sr Dwayne Thomas DB 15 Jr Tony Westly DB 17 Fr Xavier Lewis CB yes 18 Sr Tre'Davious White CB y 21 Jr Ed Paris CB 22 Fr Kristian Fulton DB y 23 Sr Corey Thompson S y Corey Thompson (American football) 24 Fr Devin White LB y 25 Fr T. J. Lemoine DB 26 So John Battle S 27 Sr Brandon Surtain DB 29 Fr Greedy Williams DB y 30 Fr Eric Monroe DB 31 Fr Cameron Lewis DB 32 So Leyton Lavigne DB 33 Jr Jamal Adams S y 35 Jr Devin Voorhies LB 40 Sr Duke Riley Duke Riley (American football) LB y 41 So Abraham Wallace DB 43 Fr Ray Thornton LB 44 Fr Clifton Escort II DL 45 Fr Michael Divinity LB y 46 Sr Tashawn Bower DE y 47 Jr Chance Barney LB 48 Jr Donnie Alexander LB 49 So Arden Key DE y 50 Fr Layton Garnett LB 51 Jr Jonathan Rucker LB 52 Sr Kendell Beckwith LB y 53 Fr Ben Nola LB 54 Fr Justin Kairdolf DL 55 So Travonte Valentine NT 56 Jr M. J. Patterson LB 57 Jr Davon Godchaux DT y 58 Sr Hunter Burns LB 59 Sr Jordan Harper DE 60 Sr Marcus Roberts DL 85 Fr Jamil Abdul-Aziz DL 87 Fr Sci Martin DE 90 Fr Rashard Lawrence DT y 91 Sr Christian LaCouture DT 92 Sr Lewis Neal Lewis Neal (American football) DE y 93 Fr Andre Anthony DE y 93 Fr Seth Newsome DE 94 So Isaiah Washington DE 95 Fr Ed Alexander DT 96 Fr Glen Logan DE y 97 Jr Frank Herron DT y 98 Jr Deondre Clark DE 99 Jr Greg Gilmore DT 34 Fr Connor Culp K 35 Fr Jack Gonsoulin K y 36 Jr Cameron Gamble P 38 Fr Josh Growden P 42 Sr Colby Delahoussaye K 46 Fr Zach Von Rosenberg P y 50 Fr Blake Ferguson LS y Blake Ferguson (American football) 59 Sr John Ballis LS http://www.lsusports.net/SportSelect.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=5200&SPID=2164&SPSID=27812&KEY=&Q_SEASON=2016 *Ed Orgeron Dennis Johnson – Outside linebackers Game summaries Vs. Wisconsin 2016 Wisconsin Badgers football team No. 5 Tigers 0 0 14 0 Badgers 0 6 7 3 Statistics LSUWIS First downs 14 21 Total yards 257 339 Rushing yards 126 134 Passing yards 131 205 Turnovers 3 3 Time of possession 23:03 36:57 Team Category Player Statistics LSU Passing Brandon Harris 12/21, 131 yards, TD, 2 INT Rushing Leonard Fournette 23 rushes, 138 yards Receiving Travin Dural 5 receptions, 50 yards, TD Wisconsin Passing Bart Houston 19/31, 205 yards, 2 INT Rushing Corey Clement 21 rushes, 86 yards, TD Receiving Troy Fumagalli 7 receptions, 100 yards No. 5 (FCS) Jacksonville State 2016 Jacksonville State Gamecocks football team No. 5 (FCS) Gamecocks 0 10 0 3 No. 21 Tigers 0 27 7 0 Statistics JVSTLSU First downs 17 18 Total yards 368 371 Rushing yards 120 244 Passing yards 248 127 Turnovers 1 2 Time of possession 33:09 26:51 Team Category Player Statistics Jacksonville State Passing Eli Jenkins 17/35, 248 yards, TD, INT Rushing Eli Jenkins 18 rushes, 82 yards Receiving Krenwick Sanders 1 reception, 76 yards, TD LSU Passing Danny Etling 6/14, 100 yards, TD, INT Rushing Derrius Guice 19 rushes, 155 yards, TD Receiving DeSean Smith 1 reception, 46 yards, TD Mississippi State 2016 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team Bulldogs 0 3 3 14 No. 20 Tigers 14 9 0 0 Statistics MSSTLSU First downs 14 22 Total yards 270 392 Rushing yards 56 177 Passing yards 214 215 Turnovers 1 1 Time of possession 27:16 32:44 Team Category Player Statistics Mississippi State Passing Nick Fitzgerald 12/24, 120 yards Rushing Ashton Shumpert 6 rushes, 34 yards Receiving Fred Ross 6 receptions, 89 yards, TD LSU Passing Danny Etling 19/30, 215 yards, TD Rushing Leonard Fournette 28 rushes, 147 yards, 2 TD Receiving Malachi Dupre 4 receptions, 54 yards At Auburn 2016 Auburn Tigers football team No. 18 LSU Tigers 7 0 6 0 AUB Tigers 3 6 3 6 Statistics LSUAUB First downs 14 18 Total yards 338 388 Rushing yards 220 154 Passing yards 118 234 Turnovers 1 1 Time of possession 27:49 32:11 Team Category Player Statistics LSU Passing Danny Etling 15/27, 118 yards, TD Rushing Leonard Fournette 16 rushes, 101 yards Receiving Travin Dural 4 receptions, 47 yards Auburn Passing Sean White 19/26, 234 yards Rushing Kerryon Johnson 22 rushes, 93 yards Receiving Kerryon Johnson 4 receptions, 68 yards Missouri 2016 Missouri Tigers football team MIZ Tigers 0 0 0 7 LSU Tigers 7 14 7 14 Statistics MIZLSU First downs 14 30 Total yards 265 634 Rushing yards 77 418 Passing yards 188 216 Turnovers 1 0 Time of possession 17:27 42:33 Team Category Player Statistics Missouri Passing Drew Lock 17/37, 167 yards, INT Rushing Ish Witter 11 rushes, 48 yards Receiving Johnathon Johnson 3 receptions, 42 yards LSU Passing Danny Etling 19/30, 216 yards Rushing Derrius Guice 17 rushes, 163 yards, 3 TD Receiving D. J. Chark 3 receptions, 58 yards Southern Miss 2016 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football team Golden Eagles 7 3 0 0 Tigers 7 3 28 7 Statistics USMLSU First downs 16 17 Total yards 242 459 Rushing yards 81 183 Passing yards 161 276 Turnovers 1 1 Time of possession 37:59 22:01 Team Category Player Statistics Southern Miss Passing Nick Mullens 25/36, 161 yards Rushing Ito Smith 16 rushes, 64 yards, TD Receiving Ito Smith 6 receptions, 46 yards LSU Passing Danny Etling 11/18, 276 yards, 3 TD, INT Rushing Derrius Guice 16 rushes, 162 yards, 2 TD Receiving Malachi Dupre 3 receptions, 100 yards, 2 TD No. 23 Ole Miss 2016 Ole Miss Rebels football team No. 23 Rebels 10 11 0 0 No. 25 Tigers 7 14 10 7 Statistics MISSLSU First downs 19 20 Total yards 325 515 Rushing yards 107 311 Passing yards 218 204 Turnovers 2 3 Time of possession 27:47 32:13 Team Category Player Statistics Ole Miss Passing Chad Kelly 20/33, 218 yards, TD, 2 INT Rushing Chad Kelly 12 rushes, 56 yards Receiving Damore'ea Stringfellow 4 receptions, 92 yards LSU Passing Danny Etling 19/28, 204 yards, TD, INT Rushing Leonard Fournette 16 rushes, 284 yards, 3 TD Receiving Malachi Dupre 5 receptions, 52 yards No. 1 Alabama 2016 Alabama Crimson Tide football team No. 1 Crimson Tide 0 0 0 10 No. 13 Tigers 0 0 0 0 Statistics ALALSU First downs 16 6 Total yards 323 125 Rushing yards 216 33 Passing yards 107 92 Turnovers 2 1 Time of possession 33:55 26:05 Team Category Player Statistics Alabama Passing Jalen Hurts 10/19, 107 yards, INT Rushing Jalen Hurts 20 rushes, 114 yards, TD Receiving ArDarius Stewart 3 receptions, 55 yards LSU Passing Danny Etling 11/24, 92 yards, INT Rushing Leonard Fournette 17 rushes, 35 yards Receiving D. J. Chark 3 receptions, 45 yards At No. 25 Arkansas 2016 Arkansas Razorbacks football team No. 24 Tigers 7 14 7 10 No. 25 Razorbacks 0 7 3 0 Statistics LSUARK First downs 23 13 Total yards 547 291 Rushing yards 390 81 Passing yards 157 210 Turnovers 2 3 Time of possession 35:11 24:49 Team Category Player Statistics LSU Passing Danny Etling 10/16, 157 yards Rushing Derrius Guice 21 rushes, 252 yards, 2 TD Receiving Malachi Dupre 2 receptions, 60 yards Arkansas Passing Austin Allen 15/31, 210 yards, TD, 2 INT Rushing Devwah Whaley 7 rushes, 52 yards Receiving Dominique Reed 2 receptions, 58 yards, TD No. 23 Florida 2016 Florida Gators football team No. 23 Gators 0 3 7 6 No. 16 Tigers 7 0 0 3 Statistics FLALSU First downs 14 23 Total yards 270 423 Rushing yards 126 219 Passing yards 144 204 Turnovers 0 2 Time of possession 25:58 34:02 Team Category Player Statistics Florida Passing Austin Appleby 7/17, 144 yards, TD Rushing Jordan Scarlett 22 rushes, 108 yards Receiving Tyrie Cleveland 3 receptions, 124 yards, TD LSU Passing Danny Etling 14/25, 204 yards Rushing Derrius Guice 19 rushes, 83 yards, TD Receiving D. J. Chark 2 receptions, 46 yards At Texas A&M 2016 Texas A&M Aggies football team Tigers 10 10 14 20 Aggies 7 0 10 22 Statistics LSUTAMU First downs 28 19 Total yards 622 472 Rushing yards 298 188 Passing yards 324 284 Turnovers 0 1 Time of possession 35:26 24:34 Team Category Player Statistics LSU Passing Danny Etling 20/28, 324 yards, 2 TD Rushing Derrius Guice 37 rushes, 285 yards, 4 TD Receiving Russell Gage 5 receptions, 62 yards, TD Texas A&M Passing Trevor Knight 14/30, 211 yards, 3 TD Rushing Keith Ford 15 rushes, 100 yards Receiving Christian Kirk 8 receptions, 107 yards, 2 TD Vs. No. 13 Louisville (Citrus Bowl) 2016 Louisville Cardinals football team 2016 Citrus Bowl (December) No. 20 Tigers 0 16 10 3 No. 13 Cardinals 3 3 0 3 Statistics LSULOU First downs 20 11 Total yards 394 220 Rushing yards 177 67 Passing yards 217 153 Turnovers 1 1 Time of possession 35:38 24:22 Team Category Player Statistics LSU Passing Danny Etling 16/29, 217 yards, 2 TD, INT Rushing Derrius Guice 26 rushes, 138 yards, TD Receiving Malachi Dupre 7 receptions, 139 yards Louisville Passing Lamar Jackson 10/27, 153 yards Rushing Lamar Jackson 26 rushes, 33 yards Receiving James Quick 3 receptions, 81 yards References LSU Category:LSU Tigers football seasons Category:Citrus Bowl champion seasons LSU Tigers football