# 2008 LSU Tigers football team

The 2008 LSU Tigers football team represented Louisiana State University in the 2008 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team's head coach was Les Miles, who entered his fourth year at the helm. They played their home games at Tiger Stadium in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The Tigers entered the season as defending national champions, having defeated Ohio State, 38–24, in the 2008 BCS National Championship Game.

## Previous season

In his third season as head coach, Les Miles led LSU to the 2007 SEC Championship and the 2007 NCAA Division I-FBS national football championship. The Tigers became the first team to win two championships in the Bowl Championship Series era (1998–2013) and also the first 2-loss team to win a national championship, even though no games were lost in regulation. The team finished with a final record of 12–2.
The team overcame 2 triple-overtime losses and four other close games to become the first two-time Bowl Championship Series (BCS) champion ever. On their way to the BCS championship, the Tigers won their tenth Southeastern Conference championship by defeating Tennessee in the 2007 SEC Championship Game.
The Tigers finished the season having earned the Southeastern Conference championship trophy, the Grantland Rice Award, the MacArthur Bowl National Championship trophy, the Associated Press Trophy and the AFCA National Championship Trophy.

## Pre-season

In February, the NCAA granted defensive end Kirston Pittman a sixth-year of eligibility. Pittman had missed the 2005 and 2006 seasons with foot and ankle injuries.

### Coaching changes

Defensive coordinator Bo Pelini left to become the head coach at Nebraska.

### 2008 recruiting class

College recruiting information (2008) :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Chancey Aghayere DL | Garland, Texas | Garland High School | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 243 lb (110 kg) | Oct 13, 2007 |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 86 |||||||
| Ryan Baker LB | Grand Ridge, Florida | Bountstown High School | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 210 lb (95 kg) | Jul 30, 2007 |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 80 |||||||
| DeAngelo Benton WR | Bastrop, Louisiana | Bastrop High School | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | Feb 3, 2008 |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 81 |||||||
| Matt Branch TE | Monroe, Louisiana | Sterlington High School | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 240 lb (110 kg) | Jun 1, 2007 |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 79 |||||||
| Derrick Bryant DB | Lawrenceville, Georgia | Peachtree Ridge High School | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | Oct 13, 2007 |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 76 |||||||
| Chase Clement DE | Thibodaux, Louisiana | E.D. White High School | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 245 lb (111 kg) | Dec 8, 2007 |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 80 |||||||
| Rockey Duplessis DB | Belle Chasse, Louisiana | Belle Chasse High School | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | May 4, 2007 |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 79 |||||||
| Lavar Edwards DE | Gretna, Louisiana | Desire Street Academy | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 280 lb (130 kg) | Jan 26, 2008 |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 40 |||||||
| Tyler Edwards TE | Monroe, Louisiana | Ouachita Parish High School | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 240 lb (110 kg) | Jan 5, 2008 |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 80 |||||||
| Cordian Hagans DL | Snellville, Georgia | Northview High School | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 290 lb (130 kg) | Jul 22, 2007 |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 77 |||||||
| Karnell Hatcher DB | Delray Beach, Florida | Atlantic Community High School | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | Nov 12, 2007 |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 82 |||||||
| Alex Hurst OL | Bartlett, Tennessee | Arlington High School | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 290 lb (130 kg) | Oct 6, 2007 |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 40 |||||||
| Jordan Jefferson QB | St. Rose, Louisiana | Destrehan High School | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 210 lb (95 kg) | Nov 10, 2007 |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 80 |||||||
| Patrick Peterson DB | Pompano Beach, Florida | Ely High School | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | Jan 5, 2008 |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 90 |||||||
| P.J. Lonergan OL | New Orleans, Louisiana | Rummel High School | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 290 lb (130 kg) | Feb 25, 2007 |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 79 |||||||
| Tim Molton WR | Montz, Louisiana | Destrehan High School | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | Jul 25, 2007 |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 74 |||||||
| Thomas Parsons OL | Canyon Lake, Texas | Smithson Valley High School | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 272 lb (123 kg) | Jun 6, 2007 |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 78 |||||||
| Deangelo Peterson WR | New Orleans, Louisiana | Desire Street Academy | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | Jul 10, 2007 |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 40 |||||||
| Kyle Prater LB | Kerrville, Texas | Tivy High School | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 210 lb (95 kg) | Jul 31, 2007 |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 77 |||||||
| Greg Shaw OL | Hialeah, Florida | Edward Pace High School | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 285 lb (129 kg) | |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 79 |||||||
| Clay Spencer OL | Baton Rouge, Louisiana | Parkview Baptist High School | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 285 lb (129 kg) | Feb 24, 2007 |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 76 |||||||
| Ryan St. Julien DB | St. Martinville, Louisiana | Catholic-New Iberia High School | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | Jun 8, 2007 |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 78 |||||||
| Brandon Taylor DB | Franklinton, Louisiana | Franklinton High School | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 178 lb (81 kg) | Apr 3, 2007 |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 80 |||||||
| Jhyryn Taylor WR | Franklinton, Louisiana | Franklinton High School | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | Apr 4, 2007 |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 74 |||||||
| Kellen Theriot LB | Houston, Texas | Episcopal High School | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 225 lb (102 kg) | Mar 30, 2007 |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 76 |||||||
| Chris Tolliver WR | Rayville, Louisiana | Rayville High School | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 189 lb (86 kg) | Dec 19, 2007 |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 82 |||||||
| 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 Commit List 2008". Rivals.com. "Scout.com Football Recruiting: LSU". Scout.com. "2008 Player Commitments – LSU". ESPN.com. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. "2008 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. |||||||

### Key losses

Offense
* Matt Flynn, QB Drafted by the Green Bay Packers in the seventh round (209th overall) of the 2008 NFL draft.
* Jacob Hester, FB/RB Drafted by the San Diego Chargers in the third round (69th overall) of the 2008 NFL Draft.
* Early Doucet, WR Drafted by the Arizona Cardinals in the third round (81st overall) of the 2008 NFL Draft.
* Ryan Perrilloux Dismissed from team February 18, 2008; team policy violations.
Defense
* Glenn Dorsey, DT Drafted by the Kansas City Chiefs fifth overall in the 2008 NFL Draft.
* Craig Steltz, SS Drafted by the Chicago Bears in the fourth round (120th overall) of the 2008 NFL Draft.
* Ali Highsmith, LB Signed with the Arizona Cardinals as a rookie free-agent for a two-year deal.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| August 30 | 10:00 a.m. | No. 1 (FCS) Appalachian State* | No. 7 | Tiger StadiumBaton Rouge, LA | ESPN Classic | W 41–13 | 91,922 |
| September 13 | 7:00 p.m. | North Texas* | No. 7 | Tiger StadiumBaton Rouge, LA | PPV | W 41–3 | 91,602 |
| September 20 | 6:45 p.m. | at No. 10 Auburn | No. 6 | Jordan–Hare StadiumAuburn, AL (Tiger Bowl) (College GameDay) | ESPN | W 26–21 | 87,451 |
| September 27 | 6:30 p.m. | Mississippi State | No. 5 | Tiger StadiumBaton Rouge, LA (rivalry) | ESPN2 | W 34–24 | 92,710 |
| October 11 | 7:00 p.m. | at No. 11 Florida | No. 4 | Ben Hill Griffin StadiumGainesville, FL (rivalry) | CBS | L 21–51 | 90,684 |
| October 18 | 7:00 p.m. | at South Carolina | No. 13 | Williams-Brice StadiumColumbia, SC | ESPN | W 24–17 | 82,477 |
| October 25 | 2:30 p.m. | No. 9 Georgia | No. 11 | Tiger StadiumBaton Rouge, LA | CBS | L 38–52 | 92,904 |
| November 1 | 7:00 p.m. | Tulane* | No. 15 | Tiger StadiumBaton Rouge, LA (Battle for the Rag) | PPV | W 35–10 | 92,136 |
| November 8 | 2:30 p.m. | No. 1 Alabama | No. 15 | Tiger StadiumBaton Rouge, LA (rivalry) (College GameDay) | CBS | L 21–27 $^{OT}$ | 93,039 |
| November 15 | 7:00 p.m. | Troy* | No. 19 | Tiger StadiumBaton Rouge, LA | PPV | W 40–31 | 92,103 |
| November 22 | 2:30 p.m. | Ole Miss | No. 18 | Tiger StadiumBaton Rouge, LA (Magnolia Bowl) | CBS | L 13–31 | 92,649 |
| November 28 | 1:30 p.m. | at Arkansas | | War Memorial StadiumLittle Rock, AR (rivalry) | CBS | L 30–31 | 55,325 |
| December 31 | 7:30 p.m. | vs. No. 14 Georgia Tech* | | Georgia DomeAtlanta, GA (Chick-fil-A Bowl) | ESPN | W 38–3 | 71,423 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Central time ||||||||
* ^A Denotes the largest crowd to watch a football game at Tiger Stadium
Schedule Source: 2008 LSU Tigers football schedule

## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked :
| | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Final |
| AP | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 18 | — | — | — |
| Coaches | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 20 | 18 | — | — | — |
| Harris | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | 2 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 16 | 15 | 19 | 18 | — | — | Not released |
| BCS | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | 13 | 19 | 16 | 20 | 18 | — | — | Not released |

## Game summaries
### Appalachian State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Appalachian State | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 13 |
| • LSU | 14 | 17 | 3 | 7 | 41 |

### North Texas

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| North Texas | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| • LSU | 10 | 17 | 14 | 0 | 41 |

### Auburn

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Louisiana State | 3 | 0 | 14 | 9 | 26 |
| Auburn | 0 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 21 |

### Mississippi State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Mississippi State | 3 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 24 |
| Louisiana State | 10 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 34 |

### Florida

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Louisiana State | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
| Florida | 17 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 51 |

### South Carolina

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Louisiana State | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 24 |
| South Carolina | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 17 |

### Georgia

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Georgia | 14 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 52 |
| Louisiana State | 7 | 10 | 7 | 14 | 38 |

### Tulane

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Tulane | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10 |
| Louisiana State | 7 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 35 |

### Alabama

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
| Alabama | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 27 |
| Louisiana State | 14 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 21 |

### Troy

Game delayed due to effects from Hurricane Gustav from originally scheduled date of September 6.
| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Troy | 14 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 31 |
| • LSU | 3 | 0 | 7 | 30 | 40 |
Trailing 31–3 midway through the third quarter, the Bayou Bengals stage the greatest comeback in LSU history, even surpassing their fabled 1959 Halloween Night Billy Cannon-led rally against Ole Miss, scoring 37 consecutive points and rally for a 40–31 win.

### Ole Miss

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Ole Miss | 7 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 31 |
| Louisiana State | 0 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 13 |

### Arkansas

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Louisiana State | 3 | 17 | 10 | 0 | 30 |
| Arkansas | 7 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 31 |

### Chick-fil-A Bowl

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Louisiana State | 7 | 28 | 3 | 0 | 38 |
| Georgia Tech | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
A 28-point 2nd quarter by LSU was too much for the Yellow Jackets to overcome in the 2008 Chick-fil-A Bowl rout. Georgia Tech gave up three turnovers and did not force any.

## Statistics
### Team

| | Team | Opp |
| Scoring | 402 | 314 |
| Points per Game | 30.92 | 24.15 |
| First Downs | 254 | 211 |
| Rushing | 122 | 76 |
| Passing | 114 | 114 |
| Penalty | 18 | 21 |
| Rushing Yardage | 2168 | 1432 |
| Yards gained | 2510 | 1751 |
| Yards lost | 342 | 319 |
| Attempts | 495 | 421 |
| Average per rush | 4.4 | 3.4 |
| Average per Game | 166.8 | 110.2 |
| TDs Rushing | 27 | 17 |
| Passing yardage | 2168 | 1432 |
| Att-Comp-Int | 391–206–18 | 391–206–18 |
| Average Per Pass | 6.7 | 6.6 |
| Average Per Catch | 12.7 | 12.3 |
| Average per Game | 201.3 | 215.4 |
| TDs Passing | 21 | 15 |
| | Team | Opp |
| Total Offense | 4785 | 4232 |
| Avg per Play | 5.4 | 5.0 |
| Avg per Game | 368.1 | 325.5 |
| Fumbles-Lost | 16.2 | 26–11 |
| Penalties-Yards | 82–649 | 75–637 |
| Avg per Game | 49.9 | 49.0 |
| Punts-Yards | 63-2538 | 75-3124 |
| Avg per Punt | 40.3 | 41.7 |
| Time of Possession/Game | 30:13 | 29:47 |
| 3rd Down Conversions | 70/183 | 57/183 |
| 4th Down Conversions | 7/18 | 9/22 |
| Touchdowns Scored | 50 | 39 |
| Field Goals-Attempts | 18–23 | 14–19 |
| PAT-Attempts | 48–49 | 38–38 |
| Attendance | 739,065 | 315,937 |
| Games/Avg per Game | 8 / 92,383 | 4 / 78,984 |

#### Scores by quarter

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
| LSU | 81 | 134 | 92 | 95 | 0 | 402 |
| Opponents | 75 | 92 | 66 | 75 | 6 | 314 |

### Offense
#### Rushing

| Name | GP-GS | Att | Gain | Loss | Net | Avg | TD | Long | Avg/G |
| Charles Scott | 13–13 | 217 | 1208 | 34 | 1174 | 5.4 | 18 | 56 | 90.3 |
| Keiland Williams | 13–0 | 83 | 444 | 27 | 417 | 5.0 | 2 | 25 | 32.1 |
| Richard Murphy | 13–0 | 44 | 202 | 16 | 186 | 4.2 | 0 | 12 | 14.3 |
| Jordan Jefferson | 7–2 | 49 | 211 | 77 | 134 | 2.7 | 1 | 20 | 19.1 |
| Andrew Hatch | 6–3 | 35 | 175 | 46 | 129 | 3.7 | 2 | 20 | 21.5 |
| Trindon Holliday | 13–0 | 21 | 131 | 17 | 114 | 5.4 | 0 | 39 | 8.8 |
| Stevan Ridley | 13–0 | 12 | 92 | 0 | 92 | 7.7 | 1 | 18 | 7.1 |
| Quinn Johnson | 13–10 | 14 | 30 | 2 | 28 | 2.0 | 3 | 5 | 2.2 |
| Josh Jasper | 13–0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 | 0.5 |
| Brandon LaFell | 13–12 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 3.0 | 0 | 4 | 0.5 |
| Jared Mitchell | 12–0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | −4 | −4.0 | 0 | 0 | −0.3 |
| TEAM | 7–0 | 5 | 0 | 18 | −18 | −3.6 | 0 | 0 | −2.6 |
| Jarrett Lee | 11–8 | 11 | 4 | 101 | −97 | −8.8 | 0 | 4 | −8.8 |
| Total | 13 | 495 | 2510 | 342 | 2168 | 4.4 | 27 | 56 | 166.8 |
| Opponents | 13 | 421 | 1751 | 319 | 1432 | 3.4 | 17 | 68 | 110.2 |

#### Passing

| Name | GP-GS | Effic | Att-Cmp-Int | Pct | Yds | TD | Lng | Avg/G |
| Jarrett Lee | 11–8 | 116.9 | 143–269–16 | 53.2 | 1873 | 14 | 66 | 170.3 |
| Jordan Jefferson | 7–2 | 112.9 | 36–73–1 | 49.3 | 419 | 4 | 41 | 59.9 |
| Andrew Hatch | 6–3 | 118.4 | 25–45–1 | 55.6 | 282 | 2 | 29 | 47.0 |
| Brady Dalfrey | 13–0 | 138.2 | 1–2–0 | 50.0 | 21 | 0 | 21 | 1.6 |
| Keiland Williams | 13–0 | 307.4 | 1–2–0 | 50.0 | 22 | 1 | 22 | 1.7 |
| Total | 13 | 117.4 | 206–391–18 | 52.7 | 2617 | 21 | 66 | 201.3 |
| Opponents | 13 | 116.6 | 227–425–8 | 53.4 | 2800 | 15 | 70 | 215.4 |

#### Receiving

| Name | GP-GS | No. | Yds | Avg | TD | Long | Avg/G |
| Brandon LaFell | 13–12 | 63 | 929 | 14.7 | 8 | 43 | 71.5 |
| Demetrius Byrd | 13–11 | 27 | 513 | 13.9 | 4 | 43 | 39.5 |
| Richard Dickson | 13–13 | 31 | 324 | 10.5 | 5 | 25 | 24.9 |
| Terrance Toliver | 13–2 | 22 | 257 | 11.7 | 1 | 33 | 19.8 |
| Keiland Williams | 13–0 | 11 | 124 | 11.3 | 1 | 66 | 9.5 |
| Richard Murphy | 13–0 | 10 | 92 | 9.2 | 0 | 28 | 7.1 |
| Jared Mitchell | 12–0 | 9 | 106 | 11.8 | 0 | 21 | 8.8 |
| Chris Mitchell | 13–4 | 8 | 67 | 8.4 | 0 | 14 | 5.2 |
| Charles Scott | 13–0 | 10 | 92 | 9.2 | 0 | 28 | 7.1 |
| Quinn Johnson | 13–10 | 2 | 33 | 16.5 | 0 | 15 | 2.5 |
| Trindon Holliday | 13–0 | 2 | 33 | 16.5 | 0 | 21 | 2.5 |
| Chad Jones | 13–6 | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 0 | 21 | 1.6 |
| Ricky Dixon | 10–0 | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 | 0.4 |
| R.J Jackson | 11–0 | 1 | −1 | −1.0 | 0 | 15 | −0.1 |
| Total | 13 | 206 | 2617 | 12.7 | 21 | 66 | 201.3 |
| Opponents | 13 | 227 | 2800 | 12.3 | 15 | 70 | 215.4 |

### Defense

| Name | GP | Tackles | Tackles | Tackles | Tackles | Sacks | Pass Defense | Pass Defense | Pass Defense | Pass Defense | Fumbles | Fumbles | Blkd Kick |
| Name | GP | Solo | Ast | Total | TFL-Yds | No-Yds | Int-Yds | BU | PD | Qbh | Rcv-Yds | FF | Blkd Kick |
| Total | 13 | 441 | 480 | 921 | 75–293 | 28–172 | 8–51 | 61 | 69 | 44 | 11–57 | 14 | 2 |

### Special teams

| Name | Punting | Punting | Punting | Punting | Punting | Punting | Punting | Punting | Kickoffs | Kickoffs | Kickoffs | Kickoffs | Kickoffs |
| Name | No. | Yds | Avg | Long | TB | FC | I20 | Blkd | No. | Yds | Avg | TB | OB |
| Brady Dalfrey | 59 | 2366 | 40.1 | 59 | 3 | 20 | 22 | 0 | | | | | |
| Josh Jasper | 4 | 172 | 43.0 | 45 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 4629 | 60.9 | 4 | 1 |
| Total | 63 | 2538 | 40.3 | 59 | 3 | 22 | 23 | 0 | 76 | 4629 | 60.9 | 4 | 1 |
| Name | Punt Returns | Punt Returns | Punt Returns | Punt Returns | Punt Returns | Kick Returns | Kick Returns | Kick Returns | Kick Returns | Kick Returns |
| Name | No. | Yds | Avg | TD | Long | No. | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
| Trindon Holliday | 21 | 279 | 13.3 | 1 | 92 | 27 | 609 | 22.6 | 0 | 49 |
| Chad Jones | 8 | 95 | 11.9 | 0 | 24 | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 0 | 17 |
| Patrick Peterson | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 | | | | | |
| Keiland Williams | | | | | | 13 | 290 | 22.3 | 0 | 38 |
| Kelvin Sheppard | | | | | | 4 | 47 | 11.8 | 0 | 23 |
| Quinn Johnson | | | | | | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 0 | 12 |
| Will Blackwell | | | | | | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 0 | 7 |
| Brandon Lafell | | | | | | 1 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| Ron Brooks | | | | | | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 0 | 23 |
| T-Bob Hebert | | | | | | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 | 13 |
| TEAM | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 31 | 380 | 12.3 | 1 | 92 | 54 | 1053 | 19.5 | 0 | 49 |

### Roster

2008 Louisiana State University Football Roster and Bios

## Coaching staff

| Name | Title | First Year at LSU | Alma Mater |
| Les Miles | Head coach | 2005 | Michigan (1976) |
| Gary Crowton | Offensive coordinator | 2007 | BYU (1983) |
| Doug Mallory | Co-defensive coordinator | 2005 | Michigan (1988) |
| Bradley Dale Peveto | Co-defensive coordinator | 2005 | SMU (1987) |
| Josh Henson | Tight ends coach/recruiting coordinator | 2005 | Oklahoma State (1998) |
| Earl Lane | Defensive line coach | 2006 | Northwood |
| TBD | Defensive backs coach | | |
| D.J. McCarthy | Wide receivers coach | 2007 | Washington (1994) |
| Joe Robinson | Special teams coordinator | 2008 | Louisiana State University (1985) |
| Larry Porter | Asst. head coach/running backs/special teams | 2005 | Memphis (1996) |
| Greg Studrawa | Offensive line coach | 2007 | Bowling Green (1987) |
| Tommy Moffitt | Strength and conditioning coordinator | 2000 | Tennessee Tech (1986) |

## LSU Tigers in the 2009 National Football League Draft

| Player | Position | Round | Pick | Overall | NFL team |
| Tyson Jackson | Defensive end | 1 | 3 | 3 | Kansas City Chiefs |
| Quinn Johnson | Running back | 5 | 9 | 145 | Green Bay Packers |
| Herman Johnson | Offensive guard | 5 | 31 | 167 | Arizona Cardinals |
| Curtis Taylor | Safety | 7 | 10 | 219 | San Francisco 49ers |
| Demetrius Byrd | Wide receiver | 7 | 15 | 224 | San Diego Chargers |
| Ricky Jean-Francois | Defensive tackle | 7 | 35 | 244 | San Francisco 49ers |
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