2019 LSU Tigers Football Season In Review

By Anthony Caruso III | Publisher

Published on Saturday, March 14, 2020 at 12:53 am EST

We’ll look back on the 2019 LSU Tigers football team. The Tigers won the College Football Playoff National Championship.

This was their fourth claimed national championship, as they also won in 1958, 2003, and 2007.

Joe Burrow hugs Damien Lee after their win over the Texas A&M Aggies (Photo by the Associated Press/Gerald Herbert)

The Tigers defeated the Clemson Tigers 42-25 at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana on January 13, 2020. LSU also defeated the Oklahoma Sooners, 63-28, at the Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia on December 28, 2019.

The team was perfect, as they went 15-0. They were the only team to end the season with a perfect season after snapping Clemson’s 20-plus win streak.

Heisman Trophy winner Joe Burrow went 402 of 527 for 5,671 yards. He also had 60 touchdowns aid six interceptions.

Myles Brennan also threw 40 passes on the season. He had 353 yards with one touchdown and one interception.

Clyde Edwards-Helaire led the team with 215 carries for 1,414 yards and 16 touchdowns. Burrow also had 115 carries for 368 yards and five rushing touchdowns.

Tyrion Davis-Prince also made a significant contribution with 64 carries for 295 yards and six touchdowns.

Ja’Marr Chase led the team with 84 receptions for 1,780 yards and 20 touchdowns. Justin Jefferson also had more than 1,000 yards, as he had 111 receptions for 1,540 yards and 18 touchdowns.

Terrace Marshall Jr. also made a significant impact with 46 receptions for 671 yards and 13 touchdowns.

Jacob Phillips led the team with 113 tackles, while K’Lavon Chaisson led the team with 13.5 tackles for a loss.

Chaisson also led the team with 6.5 tackles for a loss. Several players had one forced fumble and one fumble recovery.

Derek Stingley Jr. also led the team with six interceptions. He also led the team with 15 pass deflections.

Cade York went 21 of 27 in field goal attempts. He also went 89 of 93 in extra points.

Zach Von Rosenberg had 47 punts for 2,013 yards. He averaged 42.8 points per game.

Edwards-Helaire led the team with 10 kick returns for 214 yards. Stingley Jr. also led the team with 17 punts for 163 yards.

Both Micah Baskersville and Trey Palmer also had punt return touchdowns on the season.

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(1) Tigers dominate (4) Oklahoma in 2019 CFB Semifinal

By Anthony Caruso III | Publisher

The LSU Tigers advancing to their home state to play in the National Championship. The Tigers will have the home field advantage, as the game will be played in New Orleans, Louisiana.

The (1) Tigers defeated (4) Oklahoma Sooners on Saturday afternoon in the College Football Playoff Semifinal. The Tigers won 63-28 in the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia.

Justin Jefferson runs with the ball after making a reception against the Georgia Bulldogs in the second half of the 2019 SEC Championship game (Getty Images)

According to ESPN’s Stats & Information, the Tigers 63 points tied the bowl record by an SEC team. Auburn Tigers previously had 63 points in the 2018 Music City Bowl against the Purdue Boilermakers.

It was pure domination in this contest that the Tigers also set numerous College Football Playoff records. In fact, Joe Burrow had five of those records.

CFB Records Broken in this contest:

• Joe Burrow: Eight Touchdowns Responsible
• Joe Burrow: Seven Touchdown Passes
• Joe Burrow: 403 Passing Yards in a Half
• Joe Burrow: 493 Passing Yards
• Joe Burrow: 515 Total Yards
• Justin Jefferson: Four Touchdown Receptions
• Justin Jefferson: 227 Receiving Yards
• 49 Points in the First Half
• 63 Points in a Game
• 692 Team Total Yards

Burrow, the Tigers quarterback, went 29 of 39 for 493 yards. He also had seven touchdown passes.

Chris Curry had 16 carries for 89 yards. Justin Jefferson had 14 receptions for 227 yards and four touchdowns.

Sooners quarterback Jalen Hurts went 15 of 31 for 217 yards. He also had one interception.

Hurts had 14 carries for 43 yards and two touchdowns. CeeDee Lamb had four receptions for 119 yards.

Both teams scored 14 points in the second half. Hurts scored on a 12-yard rushing touchdown.

T.J. Pledger had a one-yard rushing touchdown.

Tigers’ Burrow scored on a three-yard rushing touchdown. John Emery Jr. had a six-yard rushing touchdown.

LSU led 49-14 at halftime. Burrow hit Jefferson for a 19-yard touchdown reception. Burrow also hit Terrace Marshall Jr. for an eight-yard touchdown reception.

Burrow hit Jefferson for a 35-yard touchdown reception. Burrow connected with Jefferson for a 42-yard touchdown reception. They also connected for a fourth touchdown, as Burrow hit Jefferson for a 30-yard touchdown reception.

The Athens, Ohio native also hit Thaddeus Moss for a 62-yard touchdown reception. Burrow also hit Marshall Jr. for a two-yard touchdown reception.

Sooners’ Hurts scored on a two-yard rushing touchdown. Kennedy Brooks also scored on a three-yard rushing touchdown.

Tigers no match for Rebels, as No. 1 wins 58-37

By Anthony Caruso III | Publisher

The (1) LSU Tigers were no match for the Ole Miss Rebels on Saturday. The Tigers won 58-37 over the Rebels at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium in Oxford, Mississippi.

LSU leads the all-time series 60-38-4. The Tigers have now won four straight in the series.

Ja’Marr Chase dives for a touchdown against Louisiana Tech Bulldogs (Getty Images)

Ole Miss has not won in the series since a 38-17 win on Nov. 21, 2015.

With the win, the Tigers improved to 10-0 on the season. The team is now 6-0 in conference play.

The Rebels fell to 4-7 on the season. The loss dropped the team to 2-5 in Southeastern Conference play.

Tigers quarterback Joe Burrow went 32 of 42 for 489 yards. He had five touchdown passes and two interceptions.

Clyde Edwards-Helaire had 23 carries for 172 yards and a touchdown. Burrow also had nine carries for 26 yards. Tyrion Davis-Price had three carries for eight yards and a touchdown.

Ja’Marr Chase had eight receptions for 227 yards and three touchdowns. Justin Jefferson had nine receptions for 119 yards and two touchdowns, while Thaddeus Moss had five receptions for 63 yards.

Rebels quarterback John Rhys Plumlee went 9 of 16 for 123 yards. He also threw an interception.

Matt Corral also went 6 of 11 for 89 yards. He also threw one touchdown pass.

Plumlee had 21 carries for 212 yards and four touchdowns. Jerrion Ealy had 13 carries for 141 yards.

Elijah Moore had nine receptions for 143 yards and a touchdown.

 The Rebels outscored the Tigers 30-27 in the second half. Corral hit Moore for a 55-yard touchdown reception. Plumlee also scored on a 35-yard rushing touchdown.

Plumlee also scored on a 60-yard rushing touchdown. Following the score, Plumlee also scored on a two-point conversion.

He also scored on a 46-yard rushing touchdown in the third quarter. Plumlee hit Moore for a two-point conversion.

Tigers’ Edwards-Helaire scored on a 49-yard rushing touchdown. Burrow hit Chase for a 61-yard touchdown reception.

Burrow hit Jefferson for a seven-yard touchdown reception. Cade York made two field goals, including a 27-yard field goal and a 52-yard field goal.

 The Tigers led 31-7 over the Rebels in the first-half. Burrow hit Chase for a 34-yard touchdown reception. Davis-Price also scored on a four-yard rushing touchdown.

Burrow also connected with Chase for a second first-half touchdown, as the duo connected on a 51-yard touchdown reception. Burrow also hit Jefferson for a 12-yard touchdown reception.

York made a 33-yard field goal.

Rebels got on the board in the first half when Plumlee scored on a five-yard rushing touchdown in the second quarter.

(2) LSU defeats (3) Alabama in 2019 Classic

By Anthony Caruso III | Publisher

The (2) LSU Tigers escaped with a narrow win over (3) Alabama Crimson Tide on Saturday afternoon in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. The Tigers won 46-41 over the Crimson Tide at Bryant-Denny Stadium.

This was the Tigers first win over the Crimson Tide since the 2011 season. Also, with the win, LSU is clearly in the title hunt.

Joe Burrow attempts a pass against the Mississippi Rebels (Getty Images)

The Tigers are now 9-0 on the season, including 5-0 in conference play.

The Crimson Tide fell to 8-1 on the season. The loss dropped the team to 5-1 in conference play.

 The loss also eliminated the Crimson Tide from the SEC Championship at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia in December. The Tigers will be taking the Crimson Tide’s spot in the game now vs. an SEC East team, possibly the Georgia Bulldogs.

Plus, in terms of the College Football Playoff, the Crimson Tide needs a miracle to find themselves back into the Top 4. The College Football Playoff will have to determine of a one-loss SEC team is better than other one-loss teams around the country, who may end up winning their conference championship.

The Committee will make their decision known on Sunday, December 8th.

 The performance also may have won the Heisman Trophy for the Tigers senior quarterback Joe Burrow. He came to play on the biggest game of his college career.

Burrow went 31 of 39 for 393 yards. He also threw three touchdowns.

Clyde Edwards-Helaire had 20 carries for 103 yards and three touchdowns.

Ja’Marr Chase had six receptions for 140 yards and a touchdown. Edwards-Helaire had nine receptions for 77 yards and a touchdown. Terrace Marshall Jr. had two receptions for 45 yards and a touchdown.

Crimson Tide quarterback Tua Tagovailoa went 21 of 40 for 418 yards. He also had four touchdowns passes and one interception.

This was Tagovailoa’s first game back after missing the Oct. 26 game against the Arkansas Razorbacks. He had ankle surgery that caused him to miss the contest before returning on Saturday.

Najee Harris had 19 carries for 146 yards and a touchdown.

DeVonte Smith had seven receptions for 213 yards and two touchdowns. Jerry Jeudy also had five receptions for 71 yards and a touchdown. Harris had three receptions for 44 yards and a touchdown.

The Crimson Tide outscored the Tigers 28-13 in the second half. Tagovailoa hit Harris for a 15-yard touchdown reception. Harris also scored on a one-yard rushing touchdown.

Tagovailoa hit Jeudy for a five-yard touchdown reception. Tagovailoa also hit Smith for an 85-yard touchdown reception.

Edwards-Helaire scored on a seven-yard rushing touchdown for the Tigers. Edwards-Helaire also scored on a five-yard rushing touchdown. Following the five-yard rushing touchdown, the two-point conversion attempt failed.

Tigers led 33-13 at halftime. Burrow hit Chase for a 33-yard touchdown reception. Burrow also connected with Marshall Jr. for a 29-yard touchdown reception. Following Marshall Jr.’s touchdown, Cade York’s PAT was blocked.

Edwards-Helaire scored on a one-yard rushing touchdown. He also scored on a 13-yard rushing touchdown.

York made two field goals, including a 45-yard field goal. He also made a 40-yard field goal.

Jaylen Waddle scored on a 77-yard punt return for a touchdown for the Tide. Tagovailoa hit Smith for a 64-yard touchdown reception.

Following the touchdown, Joseph Bulovas’ PAT failed.

Tigers’ Michael Divinity Jr. leaves team

By Anthony Caruso III | Publisher

The LSU Tigers are in their biggest week of the season. This is their week that they face the Alabama Crimson Tide.

One player will be missing from the Tigers lineup. Starting linebacker Michael Divinity Jr. has been removed from the team.

The Athletic reported on Monday that his name plate has already been removed from his locker. He left the team due to person reasons.

The Tigers travel to Tuscaloosa, Alabama for the 3:30 pm kickoff on CBS. In addition, this heavyweight bout features two undefeated 8-0 teams that are also No. 1 and No. 2 in the standings.

LSU will have an attempt to lessen the blow without Divinity Jr. in the next several days before the contest. The team has already played without him this season, as he missed three games during the season.

It does put head coach Ed Orgeron and defensive coordinator Dave Aranda in a tough spot. The team will attempt to use their depth or defensive schemes to allow his former teammates to step up.

Divinity Jr. had 23 tackles when he did see action. He also had four tackles for a loss and three sacks.

Tigers blow out Aggies in team’s third meeting

By Anthony Caruso III | Publisher

The No. 5 LSU Tigers blew out the Utah State Aggies on Saturday afternoon. The Tigers won 42-6 over the Aggies at Tiger Stadium in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

There were 100,266 fans in attendance. LSU has now won all three meetings all-time.

Justin Jefferson catches a 22-yard touchdown reception against the UCF Knights in the PlayStation Fiesta Bowl (Getty Images)

This was the first time these two teams have played each other since a 31-14 win over the Aggies on Sept. 8, 2001. The inaugural meeting came in a 38-17 win over Utah State on Oct. 2, 1993.

The Tigers improved to 5-0 on the season, including 3-0 at home. The Aggies fell to 3-2 on the season, including 1-2 on the road.

Tigers quarterback Joe Burrow went 27 of 38 for 344 yards. He threw five touchdowns and had one interception.

Burrow is the first Tigers quarterback to have four straight 300 yard passing games.

Clyde Edwards-Helaire had 14 carries for 72 yards. Tyrion Davis-Price had 11 carries for 53 yards, while John Emery Jr. had eight carries for 45 yards.

Burrow also had 10 carries for 42 yards and a touchdown.

Justin Jefferson had nine receptions for 155 yards and two touchdowns. Ja’Marr Chase had three receptions for 54 yards and a touchdown. Derrick Dillon had four receptions for 42 yards and a touchdown.

Thaddeus Moss had five receptions for 39 yards and a touchdown. Emery Jr. also had four receptions for 34 yards.

Aggies quarterback Jordan Love went 15 of 30 for 130 yards. He also threw three interceptions.

Gerold Bright had eight carries for 18 yards.

Jordan Nathan had four receptions for 51 yards. Siaosi Mariner had two receptions for 45 yards.

The Tigers scored 21 points in the second half. Burrow hit Jefferson for a four-yard touchdown reception.

The duo connected on another touchdown, this time for a 39-yard touchdown reception. Burrow also hit Moss for an eight-yard touchdown reception.

LSU also scored 21 points in the first half. Burrow hit Dillon for a seven-yard touchdown reception. Burrow also scored on a one-yard rushing touchdown.

Burrow hit Chase for a 25-yard touchdown reception.

Dominik Eberle made two field goal attempts for the Aggies.

Fournette’s younger brother leaves LSU Football

By Anthony Caruso III | Publisher

For the second time this week, the brother of an NFL player has left their respective college teams. First, the brother of Carolina Panthers quarterback Cam Newton left his program at Howard University.

Caylin Newton said despite announcing his transfer, he will finish his degree at the school in May, then transfer to a new school. This time, around, it is the brother of Jacksonville Jaguars running back Leonard Fournette.

Football (Photo by Pixabay)

Lanard Fournette, who was a running back with the LSU Tigers, has left the team. According to ESPN, he graduated in May and withdrew from the school on Wednesday.

The younger Fournette reportedly ‘just wants to move on with his life.’

In four games this season, he had 13 carries for 36 yards and a touchdown. He was listed as a senior on the football team.

Without Fournette, the Tigers now have Clyde Edwards-Helaire as the starter with John Emery Jr. and Tyrion Davis-Price as the backups.

He had just 162 yards in his collegiate career with the Tigers. He also scored two touchdowns.

Tigers defeat Longhorns in Top 10 meeting in Austin

By Anthony Caruso III | Publisher

The No. 9 Texas Longhorns claimed they were back as an elite team following their Bowl win. However, in their second game of the season, the team still has some work to do to be elite once again.

The No. 6 LSU Tigers defeated the Longhorns, 45-38, on Saturday night at Royal Texas Memorial Stadium in Austin, Texas.

Joe Burrow attempts a pass against the Mississippi State Bulldogs in the rain (Getty Images)

The Tigers improved to 2-0 on the season. With the loss, the Longhorns fell to 1-1.

LSU quarterback Joe Burrow went 31 of 39 for 471 yards. He had four touchdown passes and one interception.

Clyde Edwards-Helaire had 15 carries for 87 yards and a touchdown.

Justin Jefferson had nine receptions for 163 yards and three touchdowns. Ja’Marr Chase had eight receptions for 147 yards, while Terrace Marshall Jr. Also had six receptions for 123 yards and a touchdown.

Texas quarterback Sam Ehlinger went 31 of 47 for 401 yards. He also had four touchdown passes.

The 401 passing yards by Ehlinger was a career-high. It is also the sixth-most in a Longhorns game.

Ehlinger had 19 carries for 60 yards and a touchdown. Roschon Johnson had seven carries for 32 yards.

Devin Duvernay had 12 receptions for 154 yards and two touchdowns. Brennan Eagles had five receptions for 116 yards and a touchdown, while Collin Johnson had three receptions for 49 yards.

Duvernay and Eagles became the 16th pair of teammates to have at least 100 receiving yards in a game.

Jake Smith had a 20-yard touchdown reception.

Burrow hit Jefferson for a six-yard touchdown reception. The duo also connected on a 21-yard touchdown reception.

The quarterback also hit Terrace Marshall Jr. for a 26-yard touchdown reception. Burrow hit Jefferson for a 61-yard touchdown reception.

Edwards-Helaire also scored on a 12-yard rushing touchdown. Cade York also made two field goals.

Ehlinger hit Eagles for a 55-yard touchdown reception. He also hit Smith for a 20-yard touchdown reception.

The quarterback also scored on a two-yard rushing touchdown. Ehlinger hit Duvernay for a 44-yard touchdown reception.

The duo also connected on a 15-yard touchdown reception. Cameron Dicker also made a 47 yard field goal.

2018 LSU Tigers Football Season In Review

By Anthony Caruso III | Publisher

In this post, we’ll look back on the 2018 LSU Tigers Football team in this season in review. The Tigers finished with a 10-3 record.

The Tigers began the season with a 5-0 record. They went 5-3 in their final eight games of the season, including losses to the Florida Gators, Alabama Crimson Tide, and the Texas A&M Aggies in a seven overtime contest.

Devin White attempts to interfere with the Jake Fromm pass against the Georgia Bulldogs (Getty Images)

Joe Burrow went 219 of 379 for 2,894 yards. He also threw 16 touchdowns and had five interceptions.

Myles Brennan also went 4 of 6 for 65 yards.

Nick Brossette led the team in rushing with 240 carries for 1,039 yards and 14 touchdowns. Clyde Edwards-Helaire also had 146 carries for 658 yards and seven touchdowns. Burrow also made a significant rushing contribution with 128 carries for 399 yards and seven touchdowns.

Justin Jefferson led the team in receiving with 54 receptions for 875 yards and six touchdowns. Stephen Sullivan also had 23 receptions for 363 yards and two touchdowns. Ja’Marr Chase also had 23 receptions for 313 yards and three touchdowns.

Derrick Dillon also made a significant contribution with 22 receptions for 307 yards and two touchdowns.

Devin White led the defense with 123 tackles, including 12.0 tackles for a loss. He also had 3.0 sacks, three forced fumbles, two fumble recoveries, and six pass deflections.

White had 36 more tackles than his nearest teammate in Jacob Phillips, who had 87.

The star linebacker was also one of two players on the team, who had double-digit tackles for a loss. The other was Rashard Lawrence, who had 10.

Grant Delpit led the team with 5.0 sacks per game. Lawrence, Michael Divinity Jr., and Glen Logan each had 4.0 sacks each.

White led the team with three forced fumbles. Four other players had one forced fumble.

White and Divinity Jr. led the team with two fumble recoveries each.

Delpit, Kristian Fulton, and Greedy Williams led the team each with nine pass deflections. White and Kary Vincent Jr. were the next group with six each.

Zach Von Rosenberg had 51 punts for 2,330 yards and an average of 45.7 yards per punt. His fellow punting teammate, Josh Growden, also had 16 punts for 559 yards and an average of 34.9 yards per punt.

Cole Tracy was perfect in extra points, as he went 42 for 42. He also went 29 of 33 from field goal range.

Jonathan Giles had 13 punt returns for 92 yards. Jontre Kirklin and Justin Jefferson had two punt returns each.

Edwards-Helaire had 17 kickoff returns for 416 yards. Brossette also had one kickoff return for 28 yards.

Crimson Tide shuts out Tigers in Death Valley

By Anthony Caruso III | Publisher

The No. 1 Alabama Crimson Tide defeated the No. 3 LSU Tigers on Saturday night. The Crimson Tide won 29-0 over the Tigers at Tiger Stadium in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

The Crimson Tide improved to 9-0 on the season. They are now 6-0 within the conference.

Alabama has now lost since November 25th, 2017 when they were defeated 26-14 by the Auburn Tigers. The team now has won 11 straight games.

Tua Tagovailoa attempts a pass against the Missouri Tigers (Getty Images)

The Tigers fell to 7-2 with the loss. They are now 4-2 in conference play.

LSU had its two-game win streak snapped with the loss. They have lost two of its last four games.

This is the fourth-time that the Tigers have been shut out at Baton Rouge, Louisiana in the past 25-years. All four of them have come at the hands of the Crimson Tide.

The 29-0 loss is also the largest home shutout by any AP top-5 team in AP Poll history.

Crimson Tide quarterback Tua Tagovailoa went 25 of 42 for 295 yards. He also had two touchdowns and an interception.

Damien Harris had 19 carries for 107 yards and a touchdown. Najee Harris had six carries for 83 yards. Tagovailoa had three carries for 49 yards and a touchdown.

Jerry Jeudy had eight receptions for 103 yards. Irv Smith Jr. had four receptions for 64 yards and a touchdown. Henry Ruggs III had four receptions for 55 yards and a touchdown. Jaylen Waddle had four receptions for 44 yards.

Tigers quarterback Joe Burrow went 18 of 35 for 184 yards. He also had an interception.

Clyde Edwards-Helaire had six carries for 14 yards.

Justin Jefferson had six receptions for 81 yards. Edwards-Helaire had two receptions for 38 yards. Dee Anderson had two receptions for 32 yards.

Alabama scored 13 points in the second-half. Tagovailoa scored on a 44-yard rushing touchdown. Following this touchdown, Joseph Bulovas’ PAT attempt was blocked.

D. Harris scored on a one-yard rushing touchdown.

The Crimson Tide led 16-0 at halftime. Tagovailoa hit Ruggs III for a 15-yard touchdown reception. Following the score, Bulovas’ PAT failed.

Tagovailoa also hit Smith Jr. for a 25-yard touchdown reception. Bulovas also made a 23-yard field goal.