2017 LSU Tigers football team

The 2017 LSU Tigers football team represented Louisiana State University in the 2017 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Tigers played their home games at Tiger Stadium in Baton Rouge, Louisiana and competed in the Western Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). They were led by first-year head coach Ed 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 the Citrus Bowl where they lost to Notre Dame.

2017 LSU Tigers football
Citrus Bowl, L, 17–21 vs. Notre Dame
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Division	Western Division
Ranking
Coaches	No. 18
AP	No. 18
2017 record	9–4 (6–2 SEC)
Head coach	Ed Orgeron (1st full year as HC; 2nd overall season)
Offensive coordinator	Matt Canada (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Multiple
Defensive coordinator	Dave Aranda (2nd season)
Base defense	3–4
Home stadium	Tiger Stadium (Capacity: 102,321)

2017 Southeastern Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
East Division
No. 2 Georgia x$^		7	–	1					13	–	2
South Carolina		5	–	3					9	–	4
Kentucky		4	–	4					7	–	6
Missouri		4	–	4					7	–	6
Florida		3	–	5					4	–	7
Vanderbilt		1	–	7					5	–	7
Tennessee		0	–	8					4	–	8
West Division
No. 10 Auburn xy		7	–	1					10	–	4
No. 1 Alabama x#^		7	–	1					13	–	1
No. 18 LSU		6	–	2					9	–	4
No. 19 Mississippi State		4	–	4					9	–	4
Texas A&M		4	–	4					7	–	6
Ole Miss*		3	–	5					6	–	6
Arkansas		1	–	7					4	–	8
Championship: Georgia 28, Auburn 7
– College Football Playoff champion ^ – College Football Playoff participant $ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant * Ole Miss ineligible for postseason due to NCAA sanctions Rankings from AP Poll

The Tigers equaled an FBS record by committing only eight turnovers during the season, becoming the sixth FBS team to do so. The record would fall the next season to Georgia Southern, which had only five turnovers.[1]

Recruiting

Position key

Back	B		Center	C		Cornerback	CB		Defensive back	DB
Defensive end	DE		Defensive lineman	DL		Defensive tackle	DT		End	E
Fullback	FB		Guard	G		Halfback	HB		Kicker	K
Kickoff returner	KR		Offensive tackle	OT		Offensive lineman	OL		Linebacker	LB
Long snapper	LS		Punter	P		Punt returner	PR		Quarterback	QB
Running back	RB		Safety	S		Tight end	TE		Wide receiver	WR

Recruits

The Tigers signed a total of 23 recruits.

US college sports recruiting information for 2017 recruits
Name	Hometown	High school / college	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
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Clyde Edwards-Helaire RB	Baton Rouge, Louisiana	Catholic HS	5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)	191 lb (87 kg)	Feb 13, 2016
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Jontre Kirklin CB	Lutcher, Louisiana	Lutcher HS	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Feb 13, 2016
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Patrick Queen RB	Livonia, Louisiana	Livonia HS	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	218 lb (99 kg)	Feb 27, 2016
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Edward Ingram OG	DeSoto, Texas	DeSoto HS	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	325 lb (147 kg)	Apr 15, 2016
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Austin Deculus OT	Cypress, Texas	Cy-Fair HS	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	331 lb (150 kg)	May 20, 2016
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Tory Carter FB	Leesburg, Georgia	Lee County HS	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	255 lb (116 kg)	May 21, 2016
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Aaron Moffitt DE	Baton Rouge, Louisiana	Catholic HS	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	255 lb (116 kg)	May 23, 2016
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Saahdiq Charles OG	Madison, Mississippi	Madison-Ridgeland Academy	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	314 lb (142 kg)	May 24, 2016
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Mannie Netherly WR	Crosby, Texas	Crosby HS	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jun 24, 2016
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Grant Delpit S	Houston, Texas	IMG Academy	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Jul 9, 2016
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Seth Stewart OT	Point Pleasant, West Virginia	Point Pleasant HS	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	320 lb (150 kg)	Jul 23, 2016
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Kary Vincent CB	Port Arthur, Texas	Memorial HS	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Jul 24, 2016
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Neil Farrell DT	Mobile, Alabama	Murphy HS	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	295 lb (134 kg)	Jul 26, 2016
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JaCoby Stevens S	Murfreesboro, Tennessee	Oakland HS	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Aug 8, 2016
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Justin Thomas DE	Spanish Fort, Alabama	Spanish Fort HS	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	255 lb (116 kg)	Aug 13, 2016
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Myles Brennan QB	Bay St. Louis, Mississippi	Saint Stanislaus College	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Dec 15, 2016
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Lowell Narcisse QB	St. James Parish, Louisiana	St. James HS	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	224 lb (102 kg)	Dec 19, 2016
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Racey McMath WR	New Orleans, Louisiana	Edna Karr HS	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Jan 20, 2017
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Jacob Phillips LB	Nashville, Tennessee	East Nashville Magnet School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	223 lb (101 kg)	Jan 26, 2017
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Tyler Taylor LB	Buford, Georgia	Lanier HS	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	230 lb (100 kg)	Feb 1, 2017
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Todd Harris S	Plaquemine, Louisiana	Plaquemine HS	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Feb 1, 2017
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K'Lavon Chaisson DE	Houston, Texas	North Shore HS	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Feb 1, 2017
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Overall recruiting rankings:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, 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: "LSU Football Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved February 11, 2017. "2017 LSU Football Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved February 11, 2017. "ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved February 11, 2017. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved February 11, 2017. "2017 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved February 11, 2017.

Roster

2017 LSU Tigers football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class QB 2 Lowell Narcisse Fr WR 3 JaCoby Stevens Fr RB 4 Nick Brossette Jr RB 5 Derrius Guice Jr WR 7 D. J. Chark Sr QB 8 Caleb Lewis Jr WR 10 Stephen Sullivan So WR 11 Dee Anderson So QB 12 Justin McMillan So WR 13 Micah Dickens Sr WR 14 Drake Davis So QB 15 Myles Brennan Fr QB 16 Danny Etling Sr WR 17 Tiger Scheyd Jr FB 18 John David Moore Sr WR 19 Derrick Dillon So RB 22 Clyde Edwards-Helaire Fr WR 24 Colby Brunet  Fr WR 26 Adam Lewis Fr RB 27 Lanard Fournette So RB 28 Darrel Williams Sr WR 29 Louis Landrum Fr WR 30 Michael Ostrom Jr RB 31 Justin Jones  Fr WR 32 Justin Jefferson Fr RB 34 Reshaud Henry Sr WR 35 Wesley McKoy Jr WR 39 Michael Kershaw  So FB 40 Mylik McWilliams  Fr FB 41 David Ducre Jr TE 42 Aaron Moffitt Fr FB 44 Tory Carter Fr FB 45 Matthew Clapp Fr FB 47 Bry'Keithon Mouton Jr FB 48 Carlton Smith Fr OL 54 Rory Luke So OL 58 Jibrail Abdul-Aziz Jr OL 62 Justin Mikush Jr OL 63 K. J. Malone Sr OL 64 Will Clapp Jr OL 65 Jakori Savage  Fr OL 66 Toby Weathersby Jr OL 67 Michael Smith  Fr OL 69 Turner Simmers Jr OL 70 Ed Ingram Fr OL 71 Donovaughn Campbell So OL 72 Jacob Azevedo So OL 73 Adrian Magee So OL 76 Austin Deculus Fr OL 77 Saahdiq Charles Fr OL 78 Garrett Brumfield Jr OL 79 Lloyd Cushenberry  Fr TE 80 Jamal Pettigrew  Fr WR 81 Racey McMath Fr TE 82 Thaddeus Moss So WR 83 Russell Gage Jr TE 84 Foster Moreau Jr WR 86 Mannie Netherly Fr WR 87 Justin Beckwith  Fr TE 88 Jacory Washington Jr WR 89 Jonathan Giles Jr	Defense Pos. # Name Class DB 1 Donte Jackson Jr DB 2 Kevin Toliver II Jr LB 4 K'Lavon Chaisson Fr LB 6 Jacob Phillips Fr LB 8 Patrick Queen Fr DB 9 Grant Delpit Fr DB 13 Jontre Kirklin Fr DB 15 Kary Vincent Jr. Fr DB 17 Xavier Lewis So DL 18 Christian LaCouture Sr DB 21 Ed Paris Sr DB 22 Kristian Fulton So LB 23 Corey Thompson Sr LB 24 Tyler Taylor Fr DB 26 John Battle Jr DB 27 Treven Kately Fr DB 29 Greedy Williams  Fr DB 30 Eric Monroe  Fr DB 31 Cameron Lewis  Fr DB 32 Tony Westly Sr DB 33 Todd Harris Jr. Fr LB 35 Devin Voorhies Sr LB 40 Devin White So DB 41 Caleb Brown  Fr LB 43 Ray Thornton  Fr LB 45 Michael Divinity So LB 46 Andre Anthony  Fr LB 47 Sean Badeaux Fr LB 48 Donnie Alexander Sr LB 49 Arden Key Jr LB 51 Jonathan Rucker Sr LB 53 Layton Garnett Fr LB 55 Kody Hall So LB 56 M. J. Patterson Sr LB 58 Jared Small Fr DL 59 Seth Newsome  Fr DL 72 Tyler Shelvin Fr DL 85 Jamil Abdul-Aziz  Fr LB 87 Sci Martin So DL 90 Rashard Lawrence So DL 91 Breiden Fehoko Jr DL 92 Neil Farrell Jr. Fr DL 93 Justin Thomas Fr DL 95 Ed Alexander So DL 96 Glenn Logan  Fr DL 97 Frank Herron Sr DL 98 Deondre Clark Sr DL 99 Greg Gilmore Sr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class K 34 Connor Culp  Fr K 36 Cameron Gamble Sr P 38 Josh Growden So K 39 Jack Gonsoulin So P 46 Zack Von Rosenberg  Fr LS 50 Blake Ferguson So LS 61 David-Michael Carrell So LS 89 Trey Gallman Jr K 94 Brandon McQuen Fr	Head coach Ed Orgeron 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) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster Last update: 10/25/18

Schedule

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 foes Arkansas, Auburn, and Texas A&M, and traveled to Alabama, Florida, Mississippi State, Ole Miss, and Tennessee.[2]

The Tigers hosted three of the four non-conference opponents, Chattanooga from the FCS Southern Conference, Syracuse from the Atlantic Coast Conference and Troy from the Sun Belt Conference and traveled to New Orleans to for a neutral site matchup against independent BYU.

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 2	8:30 p.m.	vs. BYU*	No. 13	Mercedes-Benz Superdome New Orleans, LA^[a] (Texas Kickoff)	ESPN	W 27–0	53,826
September 9	6:30 p.m.	Chattanooga*	No. 12	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	SECN	W 45–10	97,289
September 16	6:00 p.m.	at Mississippi State	No. 12	Davis Wade Stadium Starkville, MS (rivalry)	ESPN	L 7–37	60,596
September 23	6:00 p.m.	Syracuse*	No. 25	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	ESPN2	W 35–26	96,044
September 30	7:00 p.m.	Troy*	No. 25	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	ESPNU	L 21–24	99,879
October 7	2:30 p.m.	at No. 21 Florida		Ben Hill Griffin Stadium Gainesville, FL (rivalry)	CBS	W 17–16	88,247
October 14	2:30 p.m.	No. 10 Auburn		Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (Tiger Bowl)	CBS	W 27–23	101,601
October 21	6:15 p.m.	at Ole Miss	No. 24	Vaught–Hemingway Stadium Oxford, MS (Magnolia Bowl)	ESPN	W 40–24	64,067
November 4	7:00 p.m.	at No. 1 Alabama	No. 19	Bryant–Denny Stadium Tuscaloosa, AL (rivalry)	CBS	L 10–24	101,821
November 11	11:00 a.m.	Arkansas		Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)	ESPN	W 33–10	98,546
November 18	6:00 p.m.	at Tennessee	No. 21	Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN	ESPN	W 30–10	96,888
November 25	6:30 p.m.	Texas A&M	No. 19	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)	SECN	W 45–21	97,675
January 1, 2018	12:00 p.m.	vs. No. 14 Notre Dame*	No. 16	Camping World Stadium Orlando, FL (Citrus Bowl)	ABC	L 17–21	57,726
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game All times are in Central time

Schedule Source:[3]

^{^[a]} The game between LSU and BYU was originally scheduled to take place at NRG Stadium in Houston, Texas. However, due to massive flooding caused by Hurricane Harvey in the Houston area, school and game officials decided to relocate the game to New Orleans.[4]

Rankings

Further information: 2017 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Final
AP	13	12	12	25	25	NR	RV	24	23	23	19	RV	21	19	16	18
Coaches	12	12	11	23	22	NR	RV	25	23	23	20	25	21	18	14	18
CFP	Not released									NR	19	24	20	18	17	Not released

References

1. "Georgia Southern tops Eastern Michigan 23-21 on Bass' FG". ESPN.com. Associated Press. December 15, 2018. Retrieved December 16, 2018.
2. "Save the Dates! 2017 Football Schedule Announced" (Press release). Louisiana State University Department of Athletics. September 13, 2016. Retrieved January 10, 2016.
3. "2017 LSU Tigers Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved January 10, 2017.
4. https://www.sbnation.com/college-football/2017/8/27/16210992/hurricane-harvey-lsu-byu-game-houston-2017