History
History Class: The Mike Archer Era
The highest of highs... and the beginning of the Dark Ages
History Class: Bob Brodhead... Off the Field
When even more drama was taking place in the admin building
History Class: Bob Brodhead... On the Field
LSU starts to win. A lot.
History Class: The Bill Arnsparger Era, 1984-1986
You think times are crazy now?
History Class: Paul Dietzel Era 1978-1982
The transition to the modern era
History Class: The Tumultuous Tenure of Jerry Stovall
The 80s were crazy, y’all
History Class: Worst Defensive Days Ever
Well, maybe not ever.
History Class: The Last Years of Carl Maddox
Basketball takes the center stage
History Class: The Last Days of Charles McClendon
Alexander the Great, the Root Hogs. and the Birth of DBU
History Class: The Early 70s Expansion
New facilities and new programs mark the era
History Class: McClendon’s Peak Years
When you think LSU history, you’re thinking of the early 70s
History Class: The Carl Maddox Era Begins
And maybe a little bit about a Pistol
History Class: Football 1968-70
Our class splits into two sections
History Class: The Last Years of Jim Corbett, 1962-66
And the beginning of the Cholly Mack Era
History Class: The 1958 Gold Standard
We are one game away from finally anointing a new Greatest Team Ever
History Class: The Failures of Paul Dietzel and Troy Middleton (1955-57)
It’s always darkest before the dawn
History Class: Gaynell Tinsley Makes LSU a Basketball School
How a few losing season and a new library cost TP Heard his job, but not before Bob Pettit showed up
History Class: The First Years of Gaynell Tinsley
LSU confidently strides into the post-Bernie Moore era by pratfalling on to their face
History Class: Bernie Moore Between the Wars
The best LSU teams that you’ve never heard of: 1935-1937
History Class: Biff Jones and TP Heard 1932-35
Huey Long starts getting some national titles for his investment in LSU
History Class: Russ Cohen and The Kingfish
No matter what your opinion of Huey Long is, there’s one thing you cannot deny… the man loved LSU football.
History Class: Mike Donahue Era (1922-27)
LSU enters the big time
History Class: Irving Pray Era (1911-21)
The three-time part-time LSU football coach and full-time chemist gets his due
History Class: Edgar Wingard Era (1907-09)
LSU’s first great coach recruits LSU’s first great player: Doc Fenton
History Class: The First Decade
LSU sports is born, and immediately starts fighting with Tulane
LSU Sports History Classes: Enrolling Now
We try to make sense of 125+ years of not making sense