The LSU Tigers football team represents Louisiana State University in the sport of American football. LSU has competed in 54 bowl games (with 53 being sanctioned by the NCAA) in its history, going 29–24–1 in NCAA sanctioned bowl games. The Tigers have played in at least one bowl game in every season since 2000; their streak of 20 bowl seasons is the fourth-longest active streak in the NCAA and second-longest in the Southeastern Conference.
Bowl games 1907December 25, 1907 Edgar Wingard Bacardi Bowl HavanaW 56–0 1935 January 1, 1936 Bernie Moore Sugar Bowl TCUL 2–3 1936 January 1, 1937 Bernie Moore Sugar Bowl Santa ClaraL 14–21 1937 January 1, 1938 Bernie Moore Sugar Bowl Santa ClaraL 0–6 1943 January 1, 1944 Bernie Moore Orange Bowl Texas A&MW 19–14 1946January 1, 1947 Bernie Moore Cotton Bowl Classic ArkansasT 0–0 1949January 2, 1950 Gaynell Tinsley Sugar Bowl OklahomaL 0–35 1958January 1, 1959 Paul Dietzel Sugar Bowl ClemsonW 7–0 1959January 1, 1960 Paul Dietzel Sugar Bowl Ole MissL 0–21 1961January 1, 1962 Paul Dietzel Orange Bowl ColoradoW 25–7 1962January 1, 1963 Charles McClendon Cotton Bowl Classic TexasW 13–0 1963December 21, 1963 Charles McClendon Bluebonnet Bowl BaylorL 7–14 1964January 1, 1965 Charles McClendon Sugar Bowl SyracuseW 13–10 1965January 1, 1966 Charles McClendon Cotton Bowl Classic ArkansasW 14–7 1967January 1, 1968 Charles McClendon Sugar Bowl WyomingW 20–13 1968December 30, 1968 Charles McClendon Peach Bowl Florida StateW 31–27 1970January 1, 1971 Charles McClendon Orange Bowl NebraskaL 12–17 1971December 18, 1971 Charles McClendon Sun Bowl Iowa StateW 33–15 1972December 30, 1972 Charles McClendon Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl TennesseeL 17–24 1973January 1, 1974 Charles McClendon Orange Bowl Penn StateL 9–16 1977December 31, 1977 Charles McClendon Sun Bowl StanfordL 14–24 1978December 23, 1978 Charles McClendon Liberty Bowl MissouriL 15–20 1979December 22, 1979 Charles McClendon Tangerine Bowl Wake ForestW 34–10 1982January 1, 1983 Jerry Stovall Orange Bowl NebraskaL 20–21 1984January 1, 1985 Bill Arnsparger Sugar Bowl NebraskaL 10–28 1985December 27, 1985 Bill Arnsparger Liberty Bowl BaylorL 7–21 1986January 1, 1987 Bill Arnsparger Sugar Bowl NebraskaL 15–30 1987December 31, 1987 Mike Archer Gator Bowl South CarolinaW 30–13 1988January 2, 1989 Mike Archer Hall of Fame Bowl SyracuseL 10–23 1995December 29, 1995 Gerry DiNardo Independence Bowl Michigan StateW 45–26 1996December 28, 1996 Gerry DiNardo Peach Bowl ClemsonW 10–7 1997December 28, 1997 Gerry DiNardo Independence Bowl Notre DameW 27–9 2000December 29, 2000 Nick Saban Peach Bowl Georgia TechW 28–14 2001January 2, 2002 Nick Saban Sugar Bowl IllinoisW 47–34 2002January 1, 2003 Nick Saban Cotton Bowl Classic TexasL 20–35 2003January 4, 2004 Nick Saban Sugar Bowl (BCS National Championship) OklahomaW 21–14 2004January 1, 2005 Nick Saban Capital One Bowl IowaL 25–30 2005December 30, 2005 Les Miles Peach Bowl Miami (FL)W 40–3 2006January 3, 2007 Les Miles Sugar Bowl Notre DameW 41–14 2007January 7, 2008 Les Miles BCS National Championship Game Ohio StateW 38–24 2008December 31, 2008 Les Miles Chick-Fil-A Bowl Georgia TechW 38–3 2009January 1, 2010 Les Miles Capital One Bowl Penn StateL 17–19 2010January 7, 2011 Les Miles Cotton Bowl Classic Texas A&MW 41–24 2011January 9, 2012 Les Miles BCS National Championship Game AlabamaL 0–21 2012December 31, 2012 Les Miles Chick-Fil-A Bowl ClemsonL 24–25 2013January 1, 2014 Les Miles Outback Bowl IowaW* 21–14 2014December 30, 2014 Les Miles Music City Bowl Notre DameL 28–31 2015December 29, 2015 Les Miles Texas Bowl Texas TechW* 56–27 2016December 31, 2016 Ed Orgeron Citrus Bowl LouisvilleW 29–9 2017January 1, 2018 Ed Orgeron Citrus Bowl Notre DameL 17–21 2018January 1, 2019 Ed Orgeron Fiesta Bowl UCFW 40–32 2019December 28, 2019 Ed Orgeron Peach Bowl – CFP Semifinal OklahomaW 63–28 2019January 13, 2020 Ed Orgeron CFP National Championship ClemsonW 42–25 2021January 4, 2022Brad DavisTexas BowlKansas StateL 20–422022January 2, 2023Brian KellyCitrus BowlPurdueW 63–72023January 1, 2024 Brian KellyReliaQuest BowlWisconsinW 35–312024December 31, 2024 Brian KellyTexas BowlBaylorW 44–31
Notes
The NCAA vacated all of LSU's wins from 2012–2015 after its use of a player eventually ruled ineligible.
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