The LSU Tigers and Lady Tigers (also known as the Fighting Tigers) are the athletic teams representing Louisiana State University (LSU), a state university located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States. LSU competes in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC).
Nickname The Louisiana State University official team nickname is the "Fighting Tigers", "Tigers" or "Lady Tigers".
At one time, the "Lady Tigers" nickname was used only in sports that have teams for both men and women—specifically basketball, cross country, golf, swimming and diving, tennis, and track and field (indoor and outdoor); however, since 2017, only women's basketball, cross country, and track and field use the "Lady Tigers" moniker.
Sports sponsored Baseball Basketball Basketball Beach volleyball Cross country Cross country Football Golf Golf Gymnastics Swimming and diving Soccer Tennis Softball Track and field† Swimming and diving Tennis Track and field† Volleyball With LSU primarily competing in the Southeastern Conference and the women's beach volleyball program competing in the Coastal Collegiate Sports Association, LSU sponsors teams in nine men's and twelve women's NCAA sanctioned sports.
By winning the SEC championship in men's basketball for the 2008–2009 season, LSU became the first SEC school to win at least 10 SEC championships in each of the big three sports of football, men's basketball, and baseball. LSU was the first SEC school to win at least one national championship in each of the big three sports.
Baseball
The LSU baseball team has won eight national championships since 1991. The team participates in the Western division of the Southeastern Conference and is currently coached by Jay Johnson. They play home games at Alex Box Stadium, Skip Bertman Field.
National Championships (8): 1991, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2009, 2023, 2025 CWS appearances (20): 1986, 1987, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2004, 2008, 2009, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2023,2025 SEC Championships (17): 1939, 1943, 1946, 1961, 1975, 1986, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2003, 2009, 2012, 2015, 2017 Conference Tournament Championships (12): 1986, 1990, 1992, 1993, 1994, 2000, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2013, 2014, 2017
Men's basketball
The LSU men's basketball team participates in the Southeastern Conference and is currently coached by Will Wade. They play home games at the Pete Maravich Assembly Center. National Championships (1): 1935† Final Four appearances (4): 1953, 1981, 1986, 2006 Sweet Sixteen appearances (10): 1953, 1954, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1986, 1987, 2000, 2006, 2019 SEC Championships (11): 1935, 1953, 1954, 1979, 1981, 1985, 1991, 2000, 2006, 2009, 2019 † LSU is the only school that officially claims a basketball national championship on the basis of a win in the American Legion Bowl, an event that made no claim to determine a national champion. The Helms Athletic Foundation retroactively named the 19–1 NYU Violets its national champion for the 1934–35 season. The retroactive Premo-Porretta Power Poll also ranked the Violets as its 1935 national champion. The Premo-Porretta poll ranked LSU fifth.
Women's basketball
The LSU women's basketball team participates in the Southeastern Conference and is currently coached by Kim Mulkey. They play home games at the Pete Maravich Assembly Center.
National Championships (1): 2023 AIAW/NCAA Final Four appearances (7): 1977, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2023 NCAA Sweet Sixteen appearances (14): 1984, 1986, 1989, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2013, 2023 SEC Championships (3): 2005, 2006, 2008
Women's beach volleyball
The women's beach volleyball team participates in the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation (MPSF). They were formerly members of the Coastal Collegiate Sports Association (CCSA) until that conference's disbanding in 2025. They are coached by Russell Brock and play home games at the LSU Beach Volleyball Stadium.
National Championships (0): none Conference Championships (0): — none
Men's cross country
The men's cross country team participates in the Southeastern Conference and is currently coached by Dennis Shaver. They host home meets at Highland Road Park.
National Championships - Men (0): none SEC Championships - Men (0): none
Women's cross country
The women's cross country team participates in the Southeastern Conference and is currently coached by Dennis Shaver. They host home meets at Highland Road Park.
National Championships - Women (0): none SEC Championships - Women (0): none
Football
The LSU Tigers football team competes in the Division I - Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and the Western Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). They play in Tiger Stadium, which has a capacity of 102,321. LSU has won four national championships, including two in the last decade. The first national championship was following the regular season in 1958. LSU played Clemson in the 1959 Sugar Bowl on January 1, 1959, following the team being named national champions. LSU won their second national championship during the 2003 season by defeating the Oklahoma Sooners in the 2004 BCS National Championship Game. A controversy arose as the USC Trojans were awarded the Associated Press National Championship even though they did not play in the BCS Championship Game. LSU's win in the 2008 BCS National Championship Game (2007 season) was the Tigers third national championship. They became the first two-loss team to compete for and win the national championship, and the first team to win two Bowl Championship Series titles. During the 2019 season, LSU defeated the Clemson Tigers 42–25 in the 2020 College Football Playoff National Championship game in New Orleans for their fourth national title.
The team is currently coached by Lane Kiffin.
National championships (4): 1958, 2003, 2007, 2019 Conference championships (15) SIAA championships (2): 1896, 1908 SoCon championships (1):1932 SEC championships (11): 1935, 1936, 1958, 1961, 1970, 1986, 2001, 2003, 2007, 2011, 2019 Divisional championships (6): 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2011, 2019, 2022
Men's golf
The men's golf team participates in the Southeastern Conference and is currently coached by Chuck Winstead. The University Club of Baton Rouge is the home venue for the team. National Championships (5): 1940 (co-champion with Princeton), 1942 (co-champion with Stanford), 1947, 1955, 2015 SEC Championships (16): 1937, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1942, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1953, 1954, 1960, 1966, 1967, 1986, 1987, 2015 Individual national champions (3): Fred Haas (1937), Earl Stewart (1941), John Peterson (2011)
Women's golf The women's golf team participates in the Southeastern Conference and is currently coached by Garrett Runion. The University Club of Baton Rouge is the home venue for the team. National Championships (0): none SEC Championships (2): 1992, 2022 Individual national champions (1): Austin Ernst (2011)
Former coaches Karen Bahnsen Buddy Alexander Mary Holmes
Women's gymnastics
The women's gymnastics team participates in the Southeastern Conference and is currently coached by Jay Clark . The Pete Maravich Assembly Center is the home venue for the team. National Championships (1): 2024 SEC Championships (6): 1981, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2024, 2025
Women's soccer
The soccer team participates in the Western division of the Southeastern Conference and is currently coached by Sian Hudson. They play home games at the LSU Soccer Stadium. National Championships (0): none SEC Championships (1): 2018
Softball
The softball team participates in the Western division of the Southeastern Conference and is currently coached by Beth Torina. They play home games at Tiger Park. National Championships (0): none WCWS appearances (5): 2001, 2004, 2012, 2015, 2016, 2017 SEC Championships (5): 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004
Men's swimming and diving
The men's swimming and diving teams participate in the Southeastern Conference. The swim team is currently coached by Rick Bishop and the diving team is currently coached by Drew Livingston. They host home swim meets at the LSU Natatorium. National Championships (0): none SEC Championships (1): 1988
Women's swimming and diving
The women's swimming and diving teams participate in the Southeastern Conference. The swim team is currently coached by Rick Bishop and the diving team is currently coached by Drew Livingston. They host home swim meets at the LSU Natatorium. National Championships (0): none SEC Championships (0): none
Men's tennis The men's tennis team participates in the Western division of the Southeastern Conference and is currently coached by head coach Danny Bryan. They play home matches at the LSU Tennis Complex. National Championships (0): none SEC Championships (4): 1976, 1985, 1998, 1999
Former coaches Jeff Brown Jerry Simmons Steve Strome Steve Carter Dub Robinson Mike Donahue Charles Diel Paul Young
Women's tennis
The women's tennis team participates in the Western division of the Southeastern Conference and is currently coached by head coach Taylor Fogleman. They play home matches at the LSU Tennis Complex. National Championships (0): none SEC Championships (0): none
Former coaches Tony Minnis Geoff Macdonald Phillip Campbell Betty Sue Hagerman Karen McCarter Elliot Pat Newman
Men's indoor track and field
The men's indoor track and field team participates in the Southeastern Conference and is currently coached by Dennis Shaver. They host home track meets at the Carl Maddox Field House. National Championships (2): 2001, 2004 SEC Championships (4): 1957, 1963, 1989, 1990
Women's indoor track and field
The women's indoor track and field team participates in the Southeastern Conference and is currently coached by Dennis Shaver. They host home track meets at the Carl Maddox Field House. National Championships (11): 1987, 1989, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2002, 2003, 2004 SEC Championships (12): 1985, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2008, 2011
Men's outdoor track and field
The men's outdoor track and field team participates in the Southeastern Conference and is currently coached by Dennis Shaver. They host home track meets at the Bernie Moore Track Stadium. National Championships (5): 1933, 1989, 1990, 2002, 2021 SEC Championships (23): 1933, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1951, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1963, 1988, 1989, 1990, 2019
Women's outdoor track and field
The women's outdoor track and field team participates in the Southeastern Conference and is currently coached by Dennis Shaver. They host home track meets at the Bernie Moore Track Stadium. National Championships (14): 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2008, 2012 (vacated) SEC Championships (14): 1985, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1996, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2024
Women's volleyball
The volleyball team participates in the Western division of the Southeastern Conference and is currently coached by Fran Flory. They play home games at the Pete Maravich Assembly Center. National Championships (0): none Final Four appearances (2): 1990, 1991 SEC Championships (4): 1986, 1989, 1990, 1991
Former varsity sports Boxing
LSU boxing started as a club sport in 1929 and enjoyed its first varsity season in 1930. The Tigers held matches at the Huey P. Long Field House and starting in 1937 at the John M. Parker Agricultural Coliseum.