2017 LSU Tigers football team

2017 LSU Tigers football
2017 LSU Tigers football
Citrus Bowl, L 17–21 vs. Notre Dame
Conference	Southeastern Conference
	Western Division
Ranking
Coaches	No. 18
AP	No. 18
Record	9–4 (6–2 SEC)
Head coach	Ed Orgeron (1st season);
Offensive coordinator	Matt Canada (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Multiple
Defensive coordinator	Dave Aranda (2nd season)
Base defense	3–4
Home stadium	Tiger Stadium
Uniform
	Seasons ← 2016 2018 →

The 2017 LSU Tigers football team represented Louisiana State University in the 2017 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Tigers played their home games at Tiger Stadium in Baton Rouge, Louisiana and competed in the Western Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). They were led by first-year head coach Ed Orgeron after he led the Tigers as interim head coach for the final eight games of 2016. They finished the season 9–4, 6–2 in SEC play to finish in third place in the Western Division. They were invited to the Citrus Bowl where they lost to Notre Dame.

2017 Southeastern Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
East Division
No. 2 Georgia x$^	7	–	1	13	–	2
South Carolina	5	–	3	9	–	4
Kentucky	4	–	4	7	–	6
Missouri	4	–	4	7	–	6
Florida	3	–	5	4	–	7
Vanderbilt	1	–	7	5	–	7
Tennessee	0	–	8	4	–	8
West Division
No. 10 Auburn xy	7	–	1	10	–	4
No. 1 Alabama x#^	7	–	1	13	–	1
No. 18 LSU	6	–	2	9	–	4
No. 19 Mississippi State	4	–	4	9	–	4
Texas A&M	4	–	4	7	–	6
Ole Miss*	3	–	5	6	–	6
Arkansas	1	–	7	4	–	8
Championship: Georgia 28, Auburn 7
# – College Football Playoff champion ^ – College Football Playoff participant $ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant * Ole Miss ineligible for postseason due to NCAA sanctions Rankings from AP Poll

The Tigers equaled an FBS record by committing only eight turnovers during the season, becoming the sixth FBS team to do so. The record would fall the next season to Georgia Southern, which had only five turnovers.^[2]

Recruiting

Position key

Back	B	Center	C	Cornerback	CB	Defensive back	DB
Defensive end	DE	Defensive lineman	DL	Defensive tackle	DT	End	E
Fullback	FB	Guard	G	Halfback	HB	Kicker	K
Kickoff returner	KR	Offensive tackle	OT	Offensive lineman	OL	Linebacker	LB
Long snapper	LS	Punter	P	Punt returner	PR	Quarterback	QB
Running back	RB	Safety	S	Tight end	TE	Wide receiver	WR

Recruits

The Tigers signed a total of 23 recruits.

College recruiting information (2017)
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Tyler Shelvin DT	Crowley, Louisiana	Notre Dame HS	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	360 lb (160 kg)	Mar 11, 2015
Tyler Shelvin DT	Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Clyde Edwards-Helaire RB	Baton Rouge, Louisiana	Catholic HS	5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)	191 lb (87 kg)	Feb 13, 2016
Clyde Edwards-Helaire RB	Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Jontre Kirklin CB	Lutcher, Louisiana	Lutcher HS	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Feb 13, 2016
Jontre Kirklin CB	Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Patrick Queen RB	Livonia, Louisiana	Livonia HS	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	218 lb (99 kg)	Feb 27, 2016
Patrick Queen RB	Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Ed Ingram OG	DeSoto, Texas	DeSoto HS	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	325 lb (147 kg)	Apr 15, 2016
Ed Ingram OG	Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Austin Deculus OT	Cypress, Texas	Cy-Fair HS	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	331 lb (150 kg)	May 20, 2016
Austin Deculus OT	Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Tory Carter FB	Leesburg, Georgia	Lee County HS	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	255 lb (116 kg)	May 21, 2016
Tory Carter FB	Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Aaron Moffitt DE	Baton Rouge, Louisiana	Catholic HS	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	255 lb (116 kg)	May 23, 2016
Aaron Moffitt DE	Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Saahdiq Charles OG	Madison, Mississippi	Madison-Ridgeland Academy	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	314 lb (142 kg)	May 24, 2016
Saahdiq Charles OG	Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Mannie Netherly WR	Crosby, Texas	Crosby HS	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jun 24, 2016
Mannie Netherly WR	Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Grant Delpit S	Houston, Texas	IMG Academy	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Jul 9, 2016
Grant Delpit S	Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Seth Stewart OT	Point Pleasant, West Virginia	Point Pleasant HS	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	320 lb (150 kg)	Jul 23, 2016
Seth Stewart OT	Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Kary Vincent Jr. CB	Port Arthur, Texas	Memorial HS	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Jul 24, 2016
Kary Vincent Jr. CB	Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Neil Farrell Jr. DT	Mobile, Alabama	Murphy HS	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	295 lb (134 kg)	Jul 26, 2016
Neil Farrell Jr. DT	Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
JaCoby Stevens S	Murfreesboro, Tennessee	Oakland HS	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Aug 8, 2016
JaCoby Stevens S	Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Justin Thomas DE	Spanish Fort, Alabama	Spanish Fort HS	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	255 lb (116 kg)	Aug 13, 2016
Justin Thomas DE	Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Myles Brennan QB	Bay St. Louis, Mississippi	Saint Stanislaus College	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Dec 15, 2016
Myles Brennan QB	Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Lowell Narcisse QB	St. James Parish, Louisiana	St. James HS	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	224 lb (102 kg)	Dec 19, 2016
Lowell Narcisse QB	Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Racey McMath WR	New Orleans, Louisiana	Edna Karr HS	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Jan 20, 2017
Racey McMath WR	Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Jacob Phillips LB	Nashville, Tennessee	East Nashville Magnet School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	223 lb (101 kg)	Jan 26, 2017
Jacob Phillips LB	Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Tyler Taylor LB	Buford, Georgia	Lanier HS	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	230 lb (100 kg)	Feb 1, 2017
Tyler Taylor LB	Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Todd Harris S	Plaquemine, Louisiana	Plaquemine HS	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Feb 1, 2017
Todd Harris S	Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
K'Lavon Chaisson DE	Houston, Texas	North Shore HS	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Feb 1, 2017
K'Lavon Chaisson DE	Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "LSU Football Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved February 11, 2017. "2017 LSU Football Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved February 11, 2017. "ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved February 11, 2017. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved February 11, 2017. "2017 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved February 11, 2017.

Roster

2017 LSU Tigers football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
QB	`2`	Lowell Narcisse	Fr
WR	`3`	JaCoby Stevens	Fr
RB	`4`	Nick Brossette	Jr
RB	`5`	Derrius Guice	Jr
WR	`7`	D. J. Chark	Sr
QB	`8`	Caleb Lewis	Jr
WR	`10`	Stephen Sullivan	So
WR	`11`	Dee Anderson	So
QB	`12`	Justin McMillan	So
WR	`13`	Micah Dickens	Sr
WR	`14`	Drake Davis	So
QB	`15`	Myles Brennan	Fr
QB	`16`	Danny Etling	Sr
WR	`17`	Tiger Scheyd	Jr
FB	`18`	John David Moore	Sr
WR	`19`	Derrick Dillon	So
RB	`22`	Clyde Edwards-Helaire	Fr
WR	`24`	Colby Brunet	Fr
WR	`26`	Adam Lewis	Fr
RB	`27`	Lanard Fournette	So
RB	`28`	Darrel Williams	Sr
WR	`29`	Louis Landrum	Fr
WR	`30`	Michael Ostrom	Jr
RB	`31`	Justin Jones	Fr
WR	`32`	Justin Jefferson	Fr
RB	`34`	Reshaud Henry	Sr
WR	`35`	Wesley McKoy	Jr
WR	`39`	Michael Kershaw	So
FB	`40`	Mylik McWilliams	Fr
FB	`41`	David Ducre	Jr
TE	`42`	Aaron Moffitt	Fr
FB	`44`	Tory Carter	Fr
FB	`45`	Matthew Clapp	Fr
FB	`47`	Bry'Keithon Mouton	Jr
FB	`48`	Carlton Smith	Fr
OL	`54`	Rory Luke	So
OL	`58`	Jibrail Abdul-Aziz	Jr
OL	`62`	Justin Mikush	Jr
OL	`63`	K. J. Malone	Sr
OL	`64`	Will Clapp	Jr
OL	`65`	Jakori Savage	Fr
OL	`66`	Toby Weathersby	Jr
OL	`67`	Michael Smith	Fr
OL	`69`	Turner Simmers	Jr
OL	`70`	Ed Ingram	Fr
OL	`71`	Donovaughn Campbell	So
OL	`72`	Jacob Azevedo	So
OL	`73`	Adrian Magee	So
OL	`76`	Austin Deculus	Fr
OL	`77`	Saahdiq Charles	Fr
OL	`78`	Garrett Brumfield	Jr
OL	`79`	Lloyd Cushenberry	Fr
TE	`80`	Jamal Pettigrew	Fr
WR	`81`	Racey McMath	Fr
TE	`82`	Thaddeus Moss	So
WR	`83`	Russell Gage	Jr
TE	`84`	Foster Moreau	Jr
WR	`86`	Mannie Netherly	Fr
WR	`87`	Justin Beckwith	Fr
TE	`88`	Jacory Washington	Jr
WR	`89`	Jonathan Giles	Jr

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
DB	`1`	Donte Jackson	Jr
DB	`2`	Kevin Toliver II	Jr
LB	`4`	K'Lavon Chaisson	Fr
LB	`6`	Jacob Phillips	Fr
LB	`8`	Patrick Queen	Fr
DB	`9`	Grant Delpit	Fr
DB	`13`	Jontre Kirklin	Fr
DB	`15`	Kary Vincent Jr.	Fr
DB	`17`	Xavier Lewis	So
DL	`18`	Christian LaCouture	Sr
DB	`21`	Ed Paris	Sr
DB	`22`	Kristian Fulton	So
LB	`23`	Corey Thompson	Sr
LB	`24`	Tyler Taylor	Fr
DB	`26`	John Battle	Jr
DB	`27`	Treven Kately	Fr
DB	`29`	Greedy Williams	Fr
DB	`30`	Eric Monroe	Fr
DB	`31`	Cameron Lewis	Fr
DB	`32`	Tony Westly	Sr
DB	`33`	Todd Harris Jr.	Fr
LB	`35`	Devin Voorhies	Sr
LB	`40`	Devin White	So
DB	`41`	Caleb Brown	Fr
LB	`43`	Ray Thornton	Fr
LB	`45`	Michael Divinity	So
LB	`46`	Andre Anthony	Fr
LB	`47`	Sean Badeaux	Fr
LB	`48`	Donnie Alexander	Sr
LB	`49`	Arden Key	Jr
LB	`51`	Jonathan Rucker	Sr
LB	`53`	Layton Garnett	Fr
LB	`55`	Kody Hall	So
LB	`56`	M. J. Patterson	Sr
LB	`58`	Jared Small	Fr
DL	`59`	Seth Newsome	Fr
DL	`72`	Tyler Shelvin	Fr
DL	`85`	Jamil Abdul-Aziz	Fr
LB	`87`	Sci Martin	So
DL	`90`	Rashard Lawrence	So
DL	`91`	Breiden Fehoko	Jr
DL	`92`	Neil Farrell Jr.	Fr
DL	`93`	Justin Thomas	Fr
DL	`95`	Ed Alexander	So
DL	`96`	Glen Logan	Fr
DL	`97`	Frank Herron	Sr
DL	`98`	Deondre Clark	Sr
DL	`99`	Greg Gilmore	Sr

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class
K	`34`	Connor Culp	Fr
K	`36`	Cameron Gamble	Sr
P	`38`	Josh Growden	So
K	`39`	Jack Gonsoulin	So
P	`46`	Zach Von Rosenberg	Fr
LS	`50`	Blake Ferguson	So
LS	`61`	David-Michael Carrell	So
LS	`89`	Trey Gallman	Jr
K	`94`	Brandon McQuen	Fr

Head coach

Ed Orgeron

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Matt Canada – Offensive coordinator
Dave Aranda – Associate head coach/defensive coordinator
Tommie Robinson – Assistant head coach/running backs/recruiting coordinator
Mickey Joseph – Wide receivers
Steve Ensminger – Tight ends
Pete Jenkins – Defensive line
Jeff Grimes – Offensive line/running game coordinator
Dennis Johnson – Outside linebackers
Corey Raymond – Defensive backs
Tommy Moffitt – Assistant athletic director/strength and conditioning
Dr. Sam Nader – Assistant Athletic Director - Football
Sharon Lewis – Assistant athletic director/football recruiting and alumni relations
Austin Thomas – General Manager

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Redshirt

Roster
Last update: 10/25/18

Schedule

LSU announced its 2017 football schedule on September 13, 2016. The 2017 schedule consisted of 6 home, 5 away and 1 neutral site game in the regular season. The Tigers hosted SEC foes Arkansas, Auburn, and Texas A&M, and traveled to Alabama, Florida, Mississippi State, Ole Miss, and Tennessee.^[3]

The Tigers hosted three of the four non-conference opponents, Chattanooga from the FCS Southern Conference, Syracuse from the Atlantic Coast Conference and Troy from the Sun Belt Conference and traveled to New Orleans to for a neutral site matchup against independent BYU.

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 2	8:30 p.m.	vs. BYU*	No. 13	Mercedes-Benz Superdome New Orleans, LA^[a] (Texas Kickoff)	ESPN	W 27–0	53,826
September 9	6:30 p.m.	Chattanooga*	No. 12	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	SECN	W 45–10	97,289
September 16	6:00 p.m.	at Mississippi State	No. 12	Davis Wade Stadium Starkville, MS (rivalry / SEC Nation)	ESPN	L 7–37	60,596
September 23	6:00 p.m.	Syracuse*	No. 25	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	ESPN2	W 35–26	96,044
September 30	6:00 p.m.	Troy*	No. 25	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	ESPNU	L 21–24	99,879
October 7	2:30 p.m.	at No. 21 Florida		Ben Hill Griffin Stadium Gainesville, FL (rivalry / SEC Nation)	CBS	W 17–16	88,247
October 14	2:30 p.m.	No. 10 Auburn		Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (Tiger Bowl)	CBS	W 27–23	101,601
October 21	6:15 p.m.	at Ole Miss	No. 24	Vaught–Hemingway Stadium Oxford, MS (Magnolia Bowl)	ESPN	W 40–24	64,067
November 4	7:00 p.m.	at No. 2 Alabama	No. 19	Bryant–Denny Stadium Tuscaloosa, AL (rivalry / SEC Nation)	CBS	L 10–24	101,821
November 11	11:00 a.m.	Arkansas	No. 24	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)	ESPN	W 33–10	98,546
November 18	6:00 p.m.	at Tennessee	No. 20	Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN	ESPN	W 30–10	96,888
November 25	6:30 p.m.	Texas A&M	No. 18	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)	SECN	W 45–21	97,675
January 1, 2018	12:00 p.m.	vs. No. 14 Notre Dame*	No. 17	Camping World Stadium Orlando, FL (Citrus Bowl)	ABC	L 17–21	57,726
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll and CFP Rankings after October 31 released prior to game All times are in Central time

Schedule Source:^[4]

^{^[a]} The game between LSU and BYU was originally scheduled to take place at NRG Stadium in Houston, Texas. However, due to massive flooding caused by Hurricane Harvey in the Houston area, school and game officials decided to relocate the game to New Orleans.^[5]

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Final
AP	13	12	12	25	25	—	RV	24	23	19	RV	21	19	17	16	18
Coaches	12	12	11	23	22	—	RV	25	23	20	25	21	18	16	14	18
CFP	Not released									19	24	20	18	17	17	Not released

References

^ "2017 Southeastern Conference Year Summary". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved November 27, 2024.
^ "Georgia Southern tops Eastern Michigan 23-21 on Bass' FG". ESPN.com. Associated Press. December 15, 2018. Retrieved December 16, 2018.
^ "Save the Dates! 2017 Football Schedule Announced" (Press release). Louisiana State University Department of Athletics. September 13, 2016. Retrieved January 10, 2016.
^ "2017 LSU Tigers Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved January 10, 2017.
^ Johnson, Richard (August 27, 2017). "LSU-BYU game moving from Houston to New Orleans". SBNation.com. Retrieved November 11, 2024.

[1] "2017 Southeastern Conference Year Summary". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved November 27, 2024.

[2] "Georgia Southern tops Eastern Michigan 23-21 on Bass' FG". ESPN.com. Associated Press. December 15, 2018. Retrieved December 16, 2018.

[LSU17-3] "Save the Dates! 2017 Football Schedule Announced" (Press release). Louisiana State University Department of Athletics. September 13, 2016. Retrieved January 10, 2016.

[4] "2017 LSU Tigers Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved January 10, 2017.

[s419-5] Johnson, Richard (August 27, 2017). "LSU-BYU game moving from Houston to New Orleans". SBNation.com. Retrieved November 11, 2024.

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