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Number 9:
The Bluegrass Miracle
Nov. 9, 2003
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Trailing 30-27 to Kentucky with 11 seconds to play in
Bluegrass Stadium in Lexington, Ly., LSU mounted a
two-play 87-yard drive that will forever be known, "The
Bluegrass Miracle." QB Marcus Randall connected with
WR Devery Henderson on the game-winning 75-yard
pass as time expired to give the Tigers a 33-30 victory.
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Number 8:
Top Ranked Tiger Bait
October 11, 1997
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This night marked the first time LSU defeated the No.
1-ranked team in the nation when the Tigers u[ended
top-ranked Florida, 28-21,in Tiger Stadium. LSU jumped
out to ea early lead, but the Gators would score with
6:44 remaining in the fourth quarter to cut the lead to
single digits. LSU's defense sealed the victory when
Raion Hill intercepted a Florida pass with less than three
minutes to play and the Tigers ran out the clock to set
off one of the greatest celebrations in Tiger Stadium
history.
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Number 7:
The Earthquake Game,
Oct. 8, 1988
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QB Tommy Hodson connected with TB Eddie Fuller in
the back of the end zone for the touchdown that vaulted
LSU to a 7-6 victory over Auburn on Oct. 8, 1988, to
help lead the Tigers to their seventh SEC crown. The
moment will forever be known as the "Night the Tigers
Moved the Earth." The play caused such a thunderous
explosion from the 79,341 fans in Tiger Stadium, the
LSU Geology Department registered vibrations on a
seismograph machine at the exact moment the TD was
scored.
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Number 6:
Jones to Davis Nov. 4,
1972
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In one of the most exciting endings to a game in LSU
football history, QB Bert Jones connected with RB Brad
Davis in the corner of the end zone as time expired and
Rusty Jackson nailed the extra point to give the Tigers a
17-16 victory over Ole Miss and keep a 12-win streak
alive.
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Number 5:
1966 Cotton Bowl, Jan.
1, 1966
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LSU entered the 1966 Cotton Bowl as a heavy underdog
to the second-ranked Arkansas Razorbacks, but the
Tigers knew they had nothing to lose and a lot of
respect to gain. Arkansas, which entered the game
riding a 22-win-game winning streak fell to the Tigers,
14-7.
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Number 4:
Cannon's Halloween
Run, Oct. 31, 1959
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Billy Cannon's 89-yard punt return for a touchdown
agaisnt Ole Miss is not only one of the most memorable
plays in LSU football history, but it also ranks among the
most memorable moments in college football history.
Besides providing LSU the winning points, Cannon's epic
return helped him to secure the 1959 Heisman Trophy.
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Number 3:
LSU's First National
Championship
1958 Season
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The legendary 1958 team compiled LSU's first perfect
season since the 1908 and became the first squad in
school history to win the national title. The Tigers were
the unblemished season with a 7-0 shutout of Clemson
in the Sugar Bowl.
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Number 2:
2003 National
Champions, Jan. 4,
2004
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LSU, the No. 2 team on the BCS rankings, beat No. 1
BCS ranked Oklahoma in the Nokia Sugar Bowl to win
the national championship, the Tigers' first national
championship since 1958.
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Number 1:
2007 National
Champions, Jan, 7,
2008:
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LSU became the first school in the nation to win multiple
BCS national titles as the second-ranked Tigers downed
top-ranked Ohio State, 38-24, in the 2008 BCS National
Championship Game.
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