For only the second time in the
113-year history of LSU football, the Tigers won 10-plus games in consecutive
seasons. LSU has a chance at winning No. 11 and the 22nd in two
seasons when the Tigers take the field in the AllState Sugar Bowl versus Notre Dame.
No. 8 LSU 45,
UL-Lafayette 3
Sept. 2,
2006
Tiger
Stadium
Baton Rouge, La.
92,362
The Tigers wasted little time
getting the season jump-started. LSU scored on its third offensive play of
season, a 58-yard pass from JaMarcus Russell to Brandon LaFell setting the tone
for the Tigers’ 45-3 rout of the Cajuns in the season opener. LSU bolted out to
a 28-3 halftime lead as Russell tossed three, first-half touchdown passes and
Jonathan Zenon returned an interception 20 yards for another score. The Tigers
struggled to run the football, but still managed just 170 yards on the ground.
Alley Broussard led all rushers with 46 yards on eight carries with a touchdown.
Russell completed 13 of 17 passes for 253 yards and three scores.
No. 8 LSU 45,
Arizona
3
Sept. 9,
2006
Tiger
Stadium
Baton Rouge, La.
92,221
The Arizona Wildcats came to
Baton Rouge
thinking upset. However, the Wildcats were the ones who left the capital city
upset. LSU physically brutalized the visitors from the Pac-10 disposing of Mike
Stoops team by the same score by which the Tigers beat ULL – 45-3. LSU used a
balanced attack rushing for 231 yards and passing for 230 in dismantling the
Wildcats. Jonathan Zenon again returned a first quarter interception for a
touchdown. Jacob Hester led the Tigers offensively scoring a rushing and
receiving touchdown.
No. 3 Auburn 7, No. 6 LSU
3
Sept. 16,
2006
Jordan-Hare
Stadium
Auburn, Ala.
87,451
Craig Davis was tackled on the four
yard line as time expired as the Auburn Tigers
held off the LSU Tigers 7-3 in an epoch SEC Western Division showdown. Defense
set the tone of the day in this classic SEC slugfest as LSU dented the
scoreboard first just before halftime on a 42-yard, Colt David field goal. The
Tigers took the lead 7-3 on a 1-yard Brandon Cox 1-yard run late in the third
quarter. A controversial pass interference non-call appeared to have ended LSU’s
hopes of a fourth quarter comeback, but the Tigers got one last chance inside
the last minute of play. However, LSU’s efforts four yards short.
No. 10 LSU 49,
Tulane 7
Sept. 23,
2006
Tiger
Stadium
Baton Rouge, La.
92,135
After LSU’s emotional loss at
Auburn, the
Tigers returned home and let out some frustration on an overmatched Tulane team.
Early Doucet led the Tigers scoring three touchdowns, two receiving and one
rushing score. LSU scored 14 points in each of the first three quarters and led
42-0 going into the final frame. Charles Scott became LSU’s first 100-yard
rusher (15 carries, 101 yards, 2 TDs) since Joseph Addai ran for 130 yards in
the 2005 Peach Bowl win over Miami.
No. 9 LSU 48,
Mississippi
State
17
Sept. 30,
2006
Tiger
Stadium
Baton Rouge, La.
91,960
Mississippi State never had a chance. In
blitzkrieg-like fashion, the LSU Tigers bolted out to a 21-0 first quarter lead
and led 35-3 at halftime in a 48-17 domination of the visiting Bulldogs. The
game was delayed 52 minutes in the second due to inclement weather. A few
thousand LSU fans remained in the stands to watch the remainder of the contest
as the Tigers did allow 14 second half points, including a 23-yard interception
return for a touchdown by Derek Pegues on an errant pass from backup quarterback
Matt Flynn. JaMarcus Russell was nearly flawless going 18 of 20 for 330 yards
and three touchdowns.
No. 5 Florida 23, No. 9 LSU
10
Oct. 7,
2006
Ben Hill Griffin
Stadium
Gainesville, Fla.
90,714
Plagued by turnovers and special
teams mishaps, LSU lost to the Florida Gators 23-10 in The Swamp. LSU took an
early 7-0 lead on a 2-yard pass to Jacob Hester. But a muffed punt by Chevis Jackson led to a 1-yard run by Tim Tebow. An interception and an Russell fumble
at the Florida
one allowed the Gators to squeeze in another score just before halftime allowing
a 14-7 lead at the break. Early Doucet fumbled the opening kickoff of the second
half resulting in a safety and Tebow threw a touchdown pass to Louis Murphy to
open up a 23-7 lead. LSU was on the Florida side of 50 five times down the stretch
but could muster only a field goal.
No. 14 LSU 49,
Kentucky
0
Oct. 14,
2006
Tiger
Stadium
Baton Rouge, La.
92,148
Similar to the Tigers win over
Tulane, LSU scored 14 points in each of the first three quarters en route to a
49-0 win over the Kentucky Wildcats. Dwayne Bowe caught three touchdown passes
AND Jacob Hester rushed for two more in leading the Tigers offensive assault.
LSU rushed for 268 yards and JaMarcus Russell was again nearly perfect going 15
of 18 for 226 yards and a pair of touchdowns. On the night, LSU accumulated 546
total yards of offense.
No. 14 LSU 38,
Fresno
State 6
Oct. 21,
2006
Tiger
Stadium
Baton Rouge, La.
91,833
When LSU scheduled the Bulldogs, no
one thought Fresno would be mired in the midst of its worst
seasons in years. The Tigers throttled 1-6 Fresno State 38-6 on a stormy night in Tiger
Stadium. The start of the game was delayed 16 minutes due to weather and a
pregame deluge resulted in a mostly empty Death
Valley. LSU took advantage of big plays scoring five touchdowns on
plays equaling 21 yards or more. A 38-yard run by Trindon Holliday, a 38-yard
touchdown pass from JaMarcus Russell to Dwayne Bowe and a 77-yard punt return
for a touchdown highlighted the scoring.
No. 13 LSU 28, No. 8
Tennessee
24
Nov. 4,
2006
Neyland
Stadium
Knoxville, Tenn.
106,333
For the eighth time in his career,
LSU quarterback JaMarcus Russell engineered a game-winning drive in the fourth
quarter or overtime. Russell completed a 4-yard pass to Early Doucet with nine
seconds remaining giving LSU a 28-24 victory over the Tennessee Volunteers. It
was only the second-ever victory for LSU in Neyland Stadium. LSU scored first
when Russell hit Craig Davis for on 23 –yard touchdown pass in the second
quarter. But the Tigers fell behind 17-7 when Russell’s first pass of the second
half went the other for a pick-six. LSU re-took a 21-17 lead on two third
quarter touchdowns, but the Volunteers forced the issue when Jonathan Crompton
hit Robert Meachem on a 54 yard touchdown pass midway through the fourth. LSU
got the ball back with 7:29 left to play, converted a key fourth and eight and
never relinquished possession until the final seconds of the game.
No. 12 LSU 28,
Alabama
14
Nov. 11,
2006
Tiger
Stadium
Baton Rouge, La.
92,588
Reeling Alabama visited Tiger Stadium still smarting from an
embarrassing loss to Mississippi State. Down and out, the Tide fought
valiantly in a 28-14 loss to the Tigers, LSU’s fourth straight win over
Alabama and
sixth in the last seven meetings. LSU bolted out to a 14-0 first quarter lead on
a 38-yard touchdown run by Keiland Williams and a 30-yard touchdown reception by
Early Doucet. The Tide cut into the lead with a 29-yard touchdown reception by
Kenneth Darby. The teams traded scores in the second quarter and LSU led 21-14
at the break. But a 17-yard touchdown catch by Jacob Hester in the third quarter
secured the victory for the Tigers.
No. 9 LSU 23, Ole Miss 20
Nov. 18,
2006
Tiger
Stadium
Baton Rouge, La.
92,449
While Ole Miss hasn’t been the best
of teams in the SEC Western Division, the Rebels have given LSU fits over the
last several years and this season was no different. The Tigers had to score 13
fourth quarter points to force overtime with a 3-7 Ole Miss team, which led 20-7
heading into the final period. JaMarcus Russell tossed a pair of fourth quarter
touchdown passes to Early Doucet and Dwayne Bowe. Colt david’s extra point was
blocked with 14 seconds left forcing the extra period. David got to redeem
himself kicking a game-winning 26-yard field goal in the first overtime
period.
No. 9 LSU 31, No. 5
Arkansas
26
Nov. 24,
2006
War Memorial
Stadium
Little Rock, Ark.
55,833
In what started as a defensive
struggled ended with an electrifying 28-point fourth quarter explosion as LSU
beat Arkansas 31-26 in Little Rock. The Tigers
took a 24-12 lead early in the fourth quarter when JaMarcus Russell found early
Doucet on a seven-yard touchdown pass. But the Hogs’ Darren McFadden ripped off
an 80-yard touchdown run closing the gap to 24-19. On the ensuing kickoff,
Trindon Holliday broke free on a 92-yard kickoff return for a touchdown and a
31-19 lead. Arkansas’ Felix Jones made it a 31-26 game
with 4:53 left to play. But the Tigers defense held as LSU defeated the SEC
Western Division champions. LSU hadn’t surrendered a 100-yard rusher all season
long but gave up 298 yards to the Hogs’ Darren McFadden (182) and Felix Jones
(137).