Herb Tyler is a formerAmerican football player. He was aquarterback for theLSU Tigers from 1995 to 1998.
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In 1995, Tyler, a native ofNew Orleans, Louisiana, went toLouisiana State University (LSU) Late in his freshman season, Tyler replaced injured senior Jamie Howard to become LSU'sstarting quarterback. Over Tyler's next 31 games as a starter, LSU went 26–5, including a #12 ranking in the 1996 finalAP Poll and a #13 ranking in the 1997 final AP Poll (it was the first time LSU had finished in the final AP Poll since 1988).
Major victories during that time included unranked LSU's 28–0 victory over #14Arkansas in 1995 (televised byABC), #21 LSU's 19–15 victory at #14Auburn in 1996 (televised byESPN), and, most notably, #14 LSU's 28–21 victory over #1Florida in 1997 (televised by ESPN).
In the victory over #1 Florida, Tyler ran for twotouchdowns off theoption play, including one for 40 yards and one for 11 yards. However, during Tyler's last 7 games as a starter, LSU went 1–6. In his last game as a starter, at #10Notre Dame, Tyler suffered ahamstring injury. Because of that, he was not able to start in the last game of his senior year at #13 Arkansas.
A mobile quarterback,[1] Tyler passed for 5,876 yards and 40 touchdowns and rushed for 778 yards and 23 touchdowns during his time at LSU.[2]
In 2001, Tyler was the quarterback for theBaton Rouge Blaze. After the Blaze went defunct at the end of the season, Tyler became the quarterback for the now-defunctHouma Bayou Bucks of theNational Indoor Football League.