Big upsets in Tiger history? | TigerFan.com

houtiger · Jul 30, 2005

I posted this in the "lost it moments" thread, and thought it would be fun to recall some big upsets, any sport. I gonna cherry pick this fine one:

I remember the 1966 Cotton Bowl against Arkansas, when LSU won 14-7. Don't sound like much, heh.

Well, LSU was 7-3 going into the game, maybe ranked #20, I don't really remember. Arkansas was 10-0, and riding the longest win streak in the nation at the time, 22 games straight. Word was that "LSU was not worthy of the Cotton Bowl bid". I think Arkansas was rated like #2. Nobody gave LSU a chance.

Pat Screen was the starter at QB, but injury prone. When he went down, Billy Ezell (Captain Easy) would come in and that season, he played a lot of games for us. Injuries hurt us that season, and most Tiger fans felt we were better than a 7-3 club.

One reason I became a good Tiger fan is in the 60's, LSU pulled a good number of big upsets. It always seemed if we were the underdog, we fought a lot harder and pulled out many wins. We knew this game would be tough, but Pat Screen was going to be healed up and ready to go. We had hope of playing better than the regular season.

We did. On game day, we ran mostly, with Don Schwab and Joe Labruzzo carrying the load. Screen passed to Doug Moreau when necessary. The defense was magnificent, holding the number 2 team in the nation to 7 points. It was suspensefull down to the last play of the game.

But I think when LSU scored the go ahead touchdown, I have never been more excited in my life as a Tiger fan! Some of it had to do with my age, early teens at the time, and I just don't get quite that excited anymore. But I jumped for joy and yelled a bunch for a while. We had a little gathering of Tiger fans out in the country, and I went with my Dad. Everyone was screaming. It was a good day!

The event was so momentus that there were license plates made to commemorate the event, and my Dad bought one. We had it on the car for about 5 more years,

LSU Cotton Bowl Champs
1966
LSU 14 Arkansas 7

I heard that Jerry Jones, Dallas Cowboys owner, played O-line in that game for the Hogs.
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MobileBengal · Jul 30, 2005

I think the biggest upset in my period of fandom is the 2000 win over Tennessee. I wasnt an LSU fan until I decided I was going to attend in 1998, and that totally didnt compare to how passionate I became after joining Tiger Band in 1999. The last year of Dinardo was so terrible, and I saw every game from the stands, from before kickoff to well after the final whistle. When Saban was hired, I was unsure of the decision- unsure of the direction of the team. That 2000 upset over UT signified the beginning of our return to glory. After just losing to UAB, and getting waxed by Auburn before that, I just knew it was about to be another season of "more of the same". It was Daveys coming out party- 23-35 for 318 yards.

mcmikel · Jul 30, 2005

Hudson Hallman's 17-13 1993 win AT Alabama. The Red Elephants had not been defeated in 31 straight games, LSU three games removed from a 3-58 loss in Tiger Stadium to Visor Boy and a 28 point underdog. LSU played the 2nd best game under his watch (I think the 30-6 whipping laid on Ar-Kansas in 1994 was one of the most enjoyable games I've seen).

upsizin · Jul 30, 2005

florida 97? 2001 seccg?

LSUfan71 · Jul 30, 2005

mcmikel said:

Hudson Hallman's 17-13 1993 win AT Alabama. The Red Elephants had not been defeated in 31 straight games, LSU three games removed from a 3-58 loss in Tiger Stadium to Visor Boy and a 28 point underdog. LSU played the 2nd best game under his watch (I think the 30-6 whipping laid on Ar-Kansas in 1994 was one of the most enjoyable games I've seen).
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Wasn't that the "when pigs fly" game? An Alabama paper claimed LSU would beat Bama that week "when pigs fly". I recall the Tigers blitzing constantly, probably Curley's best game.

TigerKid05 · Jul 30, 2005

Biggest upset for me woould have to be '97 against Florida. A week before the game started I knew we were going to win because of the commercial advertising the game. It was for ESPN of course and showed Herb Tyler breaking a tackle and scoring a touchdown. Not to mention it was a night game vs. Florida. LSU always beats Florida at night.