1995 LSU Tigers football team

The 1995 LSU Tigers football team represented Louisiana State University in the sport of American football for the 1995 NCAA Division I-A football season. Coached by Gerry DiNardo in his first season at LSU, the Tigers played their home games at Tiger Stadium in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The team won seven games, lost four, and had one tie. It concluded the season with a 45–26 win over Michigan State in the 1995 Independence Bowl.^[1]

1995 LSU Tigers football
Independence Bowl champion
Independence Bowl, W 45–26 vs. Michigan State
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Division	Western Division
Ranking
Coaches	No. 25
Record	7–4–1 (4–3–1 SEC)
Head coach	Gerry DiNardo (1st season)
Offensive coordinator	Morris Watts (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Multiple
Defensive coordinator	Carl Reese (1st season)
Base defense	4–3
Captain	Sheddrick Wilson
Home stadium	Tiger Stadium
Seasons ← 1994 1996 →

1995 Southeastern Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Eastern Division
No. 2 Florida x$	8	–	0	–	0			12	–	1	–	0
No. 3 Tennessee	7	–	1	–	0			11	–	1	–	0
Georgia	3	–	5	–	0			6	–	6	–	0
South Carolina	2	–	5	–	1			4	–	6	–	1
Kentucky	2	–	6	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Vanderbilt	1	–	7	–	0			2	–	9	–	0
Western Division
Arkansas x	6	–	2	–	0			8	–	5	–	0
No. 21 Alabama	5	–	3	–	0			8	–	3	–	0
No. 22 Auburn	5	–	3	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
LSU	4	–	3	–	1			7	–	4	–	1
Ole Miss	3	–	5	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Mississippi State	1	–	7	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
Championship: Florida 34, Arkansas 3
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

The 45 points scored by LSU in their bowl win over the Spartans was the second-most points (behind Drew Brees and Purdue's 52 points in 1999) allowed by a Nick Saban coached team until the 2019 LSU Tigers put up 46 against Saban's Alabama squad (which was also the most points surrendered by any Alabama team at home in regulation).

LSU did not play in-state rival Tulane in the Battle for the Rag for the first time since 1910 (not counting 1918, when both teams canceled their seasons during the height of U.S. involvement in World War I).

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 2	2:30 p.m.	at No. 3 Texas A&M*		Kyle Field College Station, TX (rivalry)	ABC	L 17–33	70,057	[2]
September 9	11:30 a.m.	at Mississippi State		Scott Field Starkville, MS (rivalry)	JPS	W 34–16	36,110	[3]
September 16	7:00 p.m.	No. 5 Auburn		Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)		W 12–6	80,559	[4]
September 23	7:00 p.m.	Rice*	No. 18	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA		W 52–7	73,342	[5]
September 30	11:30 a.m.	at South Carolina	No. 14	Williams–Brice Stadium Columbia, SC	JPS	T 20–20	67,902	[6]
October 7	11:30 a.m.	No. 3 Florida	No. 21	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)	JPS	L 10–28	80,583	[7]
October 14	6:00 p.m.	at Kentucky		Commonwealth Stadium Lexington, KY	PPV	L 16–24	51,500	[8]
October 21	7:00 p.m.	North Texas*		Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA		W 49–7	66,870	[9]
November 4	2:30 p.m.	at No. 16 Alabama		Bryant–Denny Stadium Tuscaloosa, AL (rivalry)	ABC	L 3–10	70,123	[10]
November 11	7:00 p.m.	Ole Miss		Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (Magnolia Bowl)		W 38–9	78,246	[11]
November 18	2:30 p.m.	No. 14 Arkansas		Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)	ABC	W 28–0	66,548	[12]
December 29	4:30 p.m.	vs. Michigan State*		Independence Stadium Shreveport, LA (Independence Bowl)	ESPN	W 45–26	48,835	[13]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

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Roster

1995 LSU Tigers football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class RB 1 Jermaine Sharp Jr WR 2 Eddie Kennison Jr RB 3 Kevin Faulk Fr QB 4 Jamie Howard Sr WR 5 Eric Smith Sr WR 6 Sheddrick Wilson Sr QB 14 Herb Tyler Fr TE 47 David LaFleur Jr G 66 Alan Faneca  Fr	Defense Pos. # Name Class CB 8 Tory James Sr CB 24 Denard Walker Jr DE 88 Gabe Northern Sr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Gerry DiNardo Coordinators/assistant coaches Morris Watts – Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks Michael Haywood – Running backs Bob McConnell – Wide receiver Bill Elias Jr. – Tight ends Hal Hunter – Offensive line Carl Reese – Defensive coordinator/linebackers Jerry Baldwin – Defensive ends Mike Tolleson – Defensive tackles Ron Case – Defensive backs Bo Davis – Graduate assistant Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster