American college football season
The2017 LSU Tigers football team representedLouisiana State University in the2017 NCAA Division I FBS football season . The Tigers played their home games atTiger Stadium inBaton Rouge, Louisiana and competed in the Western Division of theSoutheastern Conference (SEC). They were led by first-year head coachEd 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 theCitrus Bowl where they lost toNotre Dame .
The Tigers equaled anFBS record by committing only eight turnovers during the season, becoming the sixth FBS team to do so. The record would fallthe next season toGeorgia Southern , which had only five turnovers.[ 2]
The Tigers signed a total of 23 recruits.
College recruiting information (2017)Name Hometown School 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 Recruit 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 Recruit 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 Recruit 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 Recruit 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 Recruit 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 Recruit 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 Recruit 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 Recruit 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 Recruit 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 Recruit 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 Recruit 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 Recruit 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 Recruit 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 Recruit 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 Recruit 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 Recruit 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 Recruit 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 Recruit 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 Recruit 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 Recruit 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 Recruit 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 Recruit 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 Recruit ratings :Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN : Overall recruit ranking: Note : In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, 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:
2017 LSU Tigers football team roster Players Coaches Offense Defense Special teams Head coach 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) IneligibleRoster
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 foesArkansas ,Auburn , andTexas A&M , and traveled toAlabama ,Florida ,Mississippi State ,Ole Miss , andTennessee .[ 3]
The Tigers hosted three of the four non-conference opponents,Chattanooga from theFCS Southern Conference ,Syracuse from theAtlantic Coast Conference andTroy from theSun Belt Conference and traveled toNew Orleans to for a neutral site matchup againstindependent BYU .[ 4]
Date Time Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance September 2 8:30 p.m. vs.BYU * No. 13 ESPN W 27–053,826 September 9 6:30 p.m. Chattanooga * No. 12 SECN W 45–1097,289 September 16 6:00 p.m. atMississippi State No. 12 ESPN L 7–3760,596 September 23 6:00 p.m. Syracuse * No. 25 Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA ESPN2 W 35–2696,044 September 30 6:00 p.m. Troy * No. 25 Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA ESPNU L 21–2499,879 October 7 2:30 p.m. at No. 21Florida CBS W 17–1688,247 October 14 2:30 p.m. No. 10Auburn CBS W 27–23101,601 October 21 6:15 p.m. atOle Miss No. 24 ESPN W 40–2464,067 November 4 7:00 p.m. at No. 2Alabama No. 19 CBS L 10–24101,821 November 11 11:00 a.m. Arkansas No. 24 Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry ) ESPN W 33–1098,546 November 18 6:00 p.m. atTennessee No. 20 ESPN W 30–1096,888 November 25 6:30 p.m. Texas A&M No. 18 Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry ) SECN W 45–2197,675 January 1, 2018 12:00 p.m. vs. No. 14Notre Dame * No. 17 ABC L 17–2157,726
Schedule source: [ 5] ^[a] NRG Stadium inHouston, Texas . However, due to massive flooding caused byHurricane Harvey in the Houston area, school and game officials decided to relocate the game to New Orleans.[ 6] Ranking movementsLegend: ██ Increase in ranking██ Decrease in ranking 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
^ "2017 Southeastern Conference Year Summary" .College Football at Sports-Reference.com . RetrievedNovember 27, 2024 .^ "Georgia Southern tops Eastern Michigan 23-21 on Bass' FG" .ESPN.com . Associated Press. December 15, 2018. RetrievedDecember 16, 2018 .^ "Save the Dates! 2017 Football Schedule Announced" (Press release). Louisiana State University Department of Athletics. September 13, 2016. RetrievedJanuary 10, 2016 .^ Eisenman, Brandon (July 19, 2020)."LSU football's best neutral site games: vs. BYU, 2017" .LSU Wire . USA Today. RetrievedJanuary 11, 2025 . ^ "2017 LSU Tigers Football Schedule" . FB Schedules. RetrievedJanuary 10, 2017 .^ Johnson, Richard (August 27, 2017)."LSU-BYU game moving from Houston to New Orleans" .SBNation.com . RetrievedNovember 11, 2024 .
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