1991 LSU Tigers football team

The 1991 LSU Tigers football team represented Louisiana State University (LSU) during the 1991 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team was led by Curley Hallman in his first season and finished with an overall record of five wins and six losses (5–6 overall, 3–4 in the SEC).[1][2]

1991 LSU Tigers football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record5–6 (3–4 SEC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorGeorge Haffner (1st season)
Offensive schemeMultiple
Defensive coordinatorMichael Bugar (1st season)
Base defense3–4
Home stadiumTiger Stadium
Seasons
← 1990
1992 →
1991 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 7 Florida $ 7 0 0 10 2 0
No. 5 Alabama 6 1 0 11 1 0
No. 14 Tennessee 5 2 0 9 3 0
No. 17 Georgia 4 3 0 9 3 0
Mississippi State 4 3 0 7 5 0
LSU 3 4 0 5 6 0
Vanderbilt 3 4 0 5 6 0
Auburn 2 5 0 5 6 0
Ole Miss 1 6 0 5 6 0
Kentucky 0 7 0 3 8 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 72:30 p.m.at GeorgiaABCL 10–3185,434[3]
September 1412:00 p.m.at No. 20 Texas A&M*RaycomL 7–4566,281[4]
September 217:00 p.m.VanderbiltW 16–1464,341[5]
October 57:00 p.m.No. 13 Florida
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)
PPVL 0–1672,019[6]
October 127:00 p.m.Arkansas State*
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA
W 70–1462,024[7]
October 192:30 p.m.at KentuckyTBSW 29–2653,650[8]
October 266:30 p.m.No. 1 Florida State*
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA
ESPNL 16–2771,019[9]
November 21:00 p.m.at Ole MissPPVW 25–2241,000[10]
November 92:30 p.m.No. 8 Alabama
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)
ABCL 17–2078,838[11]
November 167:00 p.m.Mississippi State 
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)
PPVL 19–2867,724[12]
November 237:00 p.m.at Tulane*W 39–2038,384[13]
  • *Non-conference game
  •  Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

Roster

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1991 LSU Tigers football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
QB 16 Chad Loup   So
RB 33 Odell Beckham Sr. Jr
SE 49 Todd Kinchen   Sr
C 52 Kevin Mawae So
QB 10 Brad Strohm So
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
ILB 13 Ricardo Washington So
FS 14 Anthony Marshall So
SS 19 Corey Raymond Sr
OLB 35 Roovelroe Swan So
NG 64 Scott Wharton Jr
ILB 85 David Walkup So
NG 96 Bo Davis Jr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
K 6 Pedro Suarez Jr
P 87 Brian Griffith Sr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
  • George HaffnerOffensive coordinator/quarterbacks
  • Steve Buckley – Running backs
  • Larry Edmonson – Wide receiver
  • Darrell Dickey – Tight ends
  • Buddy King – Offensive line
  • Michael Bugar – Defensive coordinator/defensive line
  • Thielen Smith – Inside linebackers
  • Phil BennettOutside linebackers/defensive ends
  • Steve Davis – Special teams coordinator/defensive backs

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  •   Injured
  •   Redshirt

Roster

After the season

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NFL Draft

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The following Tigers were selected in the 1992 NFL draft after the season.[14]

Round Pick Player Position NFL Team
3 57 Marc Boutte Defensive tackle Los Angeles Rams
3 60 Todd Kinchen Wide receiver Los Angeles Rams

References

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  1. ^ "1991 LSU Fighting Tigers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 12, 2023.
  2. ^ 1992 Gumbo, LSU Press, p. 162–189
  3. ^ "Hallman's debut is nightmare, 31–10". Daily World. September 8, 1991. Retrieved November 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Darren who? A&M hammers LSU with Hill". San Angelo Standard-Times. September 15, 1991. Retrieved November 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Ball bounces LSU's way for 1st victory". Alexandria Daily Town Talk. September 22, 1991. Retrieved November 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Czyzewski's FGs, defense help UF beat LSU 16–0". The Palm Beach Post. October 6, 1991. Retrieved November 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Tigers find ready-made victim". The Shreveport Times. October 13, 1991. Retrieved November 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Kentucky's mistakes tip balance as LSU pulls out a 29–26 win". The Courier-Journal. October 20, 1991. Retrieved November 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Seminoles' rally buries LSU, 27–16". The Tampa Tribune. October 27, 1991. Retrieved November 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Jacquet pilots Tigers to win". The Daily Advertiser. November 3, 1991. Retrieved November 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Bama holds on to beat LSU". Alexandria Daily Town Talk. November 10, 1991. Retrieved November 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Mississippi State runs by LSU, toward Liberty". The Commercial Appeal. November 17, 1991. Retrieved November 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "LSU rallies to beat Tulane". Daily World. November 24, 1991. Retrieved November 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "1992 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 20, 2023.