McClendon is the leader in seasons coached and games won, with 137 victories during his 18 years with the program.[1]Allen Jeardeau has the highest winning percentage of those who have coached more than one game, with .875.[1]John P. Gregg and John W. Mayhew have the lowest winning percentage of those who have coached more than one game, with .333.[1]Bo Rein was hired in 1979 as head coach, but died in a plane crash on January 10, 1980, without ever coaching a game at LSU.[5][6] Of the 32 different head coaches who have led the Tigers, Dana X. Bible,[7]Mike Donahue,[8]Biff Jones,[9] Moore,[10] and Charlie McClendon[11] have been inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame.
List of head football coaches showing season(s) coached, overall records, conference records, postseason records, championships and selected awards[A 5]
AFCA Coach of the Year (1970)[18] SEC Coach of the Year (1969, 1970)[16] AP SEC Coach of the Year (1969)[16] UPI SEC Coach of the Year (1969, 1970)[16]
^Although the first Rose Bowl Game was played in 1902, it has been continuously played since the 1916 game, and is recognized as the oldest bowl game by the NCAA. "—" indicates any season prior to 1916 when postseason games were not played.[12]
^A running total of the number of head coaches, with coaches who served separate tenures being counted only once. Interim head coaches are represented with "Int" and are not counted in the running total. "—" indicates the team played but either without a coach or no coach is on record. "X" indicates an interim year without play.
^Overtime rules in college football were introduced in 1996, making ties impossible in the period since.[13]
^When computing the win–loss percentage, a tie counts as half a win and half a loss.[14]
^LSU did not field a team for the 1918 season due to World War I.[3]
^Divisional champions have advanced to the SEC Championship Game since the institution of divisional play beginning in the 1992 season. Since that time, LSU has competed as a member of the SEC West.[15]
^Bo Rein was hired in November 1979, but was killed in a plane crash on January 10, 1980, without coaching an official game at LSU.[5][6]
^Hal Hunter was named interim head coach for the final game of the 1999 season, following the termination of Gerry DiNardo as head coach.[20]
2010 LSU Football Media Guide. Baton Rouge, Louisiana: LSU Sports Information Office. 2010. Archived from the original on October 25, 2012. Retrieved February 3, 2012.
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^ abcde2010 LSU Tigers Football Media Guide, p. 180
^ abOller, Rob (January 5, 2008). "Promising start ended tragically". The Columbus Dispatch. Columbus, Ohio: Dispatch.com. Archived from the original on August 29, 2012. Retrieved February 3, 2012.
^National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) (2011). Bowl/All-Star Game Records(PDF). Indianapolis, Indiana: NCAA. pp. 5–10. Archived(PDF) from the original on October 5, 2011. Retrieved August 21, 2011.
^Finder, Chuck (September 6, 1987). "Big plays help Paterno to 200th". The New York Times. New York City. Archived from the original on September 28, 2013. Retrieved October 22, 2009.
^Harwell, Hoyt (November 30, 1990). "SEC sets division lineups". The Tuscaloosa News. Tuscaloosa, Alabama. p. 1C. Archived from the original on November 17, 2015. Retrieved February 3, 2012.
^ abcdefghij2010 LSU Tigers Football Media Guide, p. 174
^"DiNardo out at LSU". CNN/Sports Illustrated. Associated Press. November 16, 1999. Archived from the original on November 4, 2012. Retrieved February 3, 2012.
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