2011 LSU Tigers football team The 2011 LSU Tigers football team represented Louisiana State University in the 2011 NCAA Division I FBS football season . The Tigers were led by seventh year head coach Les Miles and played their home games at Tiger Stadium . They are a member of the Western Division of the Southeastern Conference . They finished the season 13 – 1 , 8 – 0 in SEC play to be Western Division champions . They represented the division in the SEC Championship Game where they defeated Eastern Division champion Georgia 42 – 10 be crowned SEC champions . They finished the season ranked # 1 in the final BCS poll to earn a spot in the BCS National Championship Game vs # 2 Alabama . The Tigers , who defeated Alabama 9 – 6 in the regular season , lost to the Crimson Tide 0 – 21 . It was the first time a team was ever shutout in a BCS game . Schedule . Schedule Source : Game notes . Oregon . This is only the 4th meeting of these two teams . The win expanded LSU ' s lead in the series to 3 - 1 - 0 . Northwestern State . The " series " began in 1911 . The win expanded LSU ' s lead in the series to 11 - 0 - 0 . Mississippi State . The series began in 1896 and LSU has played the Bulldogs more often than any other opponent . The win expanded LSU ' s lead in the series to 69 - 33 - 3 . Kentucky . The series began in 1949 . The win expanded LSU ' s lead in the series to 39 - 16 - 1 . Florida . The series began in 1937 . LSU currently trails in the series , but with the win makes it 25 - 30 - 3 . Tennessee . The series began in 1925 . LSU currently trails in the series , but with the win makes it 9 - 20 - 3 . This was also the largest margin of victory by either team in the series . Auburn . The series began in 1901 . The win expanded LSU ' s lead in the series to 25 - 20 - 1 . This was also the largest margin of victory by either team in the series . Alabama . The series began in 1895 . LSU still trails in the series , but with the win makes it 25 - 45 - 5 . Western Kentucky . This was the first meeting between the two teams . At halftime , soccer player Mo Isom was named Homecoming Queen at halftime in Tiger Stadium . Isom was the first athlete in LSU history to be recognized as Homecoming Queen . Ole Miss . The series began in 1894 . In this , the 100th meeting between the two teams , the win extended LSU ' s lead in the series to 57 - 39 - 4 . This was also the largest margin of victory by either team in the series and Mississippi ' s worst loss at home ever - after a 47 - 0 loss to Kentucky in 1949 . Arkansas . The series began in 1901 . With the win , LSU extends their lead in the series to 35 - 20 - 2 as well as winning the SEC West Division and thus their spot in the conference championship game against Georgia . This was the 2nd largest audience in Tiger Stadium history , behind the 2009 game against Florida which featured 93 , 129 fans . Georgia ( SEC Championship Game ) . This series began in 1901 . The last time these two teams played , # 13 Georgia won over # 3 LSU in 2005 34 - 15 . # 8 Georgia went on to lose the Sugar Bowl to # 13 West Virginia 35 - 38 . With the win in this game , LSU extended their lead in the series to 16 - 12 - 1 as well as winning the SEC and thus their spot in the national championship game against Alabama . Alabama ( National Championship Game ) . For the first time in the BCS - era , the two teams in the national championship game are from the same conference and division .