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S T R E N GTH & CONDITIO N I N G

SU strength coach Tommy Moffitt was a perfect fit for the Tigers in his first season Lat LSU in 2000. He came to the Tigers from Miami where he was named the 1999 Collegiate Football Strength and Conditioning Coach of the Year by the Professional Football Strength and Conditioning Coaches Society. The LSU strength and conditioning facility, located in Tiger Stadium, was built in 1997 and

features the latest in both strength training and cardiovascular training equipment. LSU has had a football player earn Strength and Conditioning All-America honors four of the

42 2 0 0 1 L S U F O O T B A L L M E D I A G U I D E The Tigers work on various karate techniques to help improve agility and flexibility.

Second-year strength and conditioning coach Tommy Moffitt was the 1999 National Strength Coach of the Year and brings a wealth of experience with many of the nation’s premier programs.

Measuring 10,000-square feet, LSU has one of the finest strength and conditioning facilities in the nation.

last five years - Chuck Wiley (1996 and 1997), Anthony McFarland (1998) and Louis Williams (1999).

More Info: www.lsusports.net/fb/ipix/fbweight.htm

Want to see more of the Tiger’s Weight Room? Take an IPIX 360O virtual tour on the LSU Athletic Department web site.

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AT H L E T I C T R A I N I N G C E N T E R

DR. MARTIN J. BROUSSARD CENTER FOR ATHLETIC TRAINING the features of the 23,000-square foot SU boasts the largest and most complete facility include an on-site x-ray room, an in- athletic training facility in all of house pharmacy, as well as state of the art collegiate athletics. Focused on L hydrotherapy pools. The Broussard Center for aggressive rehabilitation, the Broussard Athletic Training is equipped with the largest Center for Athletic Training is furnished with hydrotherapy pools in both collegiate and the latest in technology and equipment. Some of professional sports and is one of the few collegiate training centers with a full-service pharmacy, as

44 2 0 0 1 L S U F O O T B A L L M E D I A G U I D E well as on-site x- Dr. Martin J. Broussard LSU’s multi-million dollar athletic training facility is named ray room. LSU is in honor of Dr. Martin J. Broussard,who served as head trainer for the Tigers for several decades.Broussard lettered in baseball also the only and track and field at LSU in the mid-1940's winning the SEC broad jump title in 1944 and finishing second in the 220-yard school in college dash.He served as head trainer at Florida and Texas A&M before being appointed to the same position at LSU in 1948 and the leg- athletics with a endary Broussard has been an LSU fixture since.Broussard grad- uated from LSU in 1945 and he received his Master’s of Science training room degree from LSU in 1960 followed by a doctorate in 1967. “Doc”was also a trainer for the Pan American Games in 1955 and the U.S. Olympic team in 1960,and in 1963 he was equipped with a named Trainer of the Year by the Rockne Foundation. full-service vision center. The facility is named in honor of legendary trainer Dr. Martin J. Broussard, who served as LSU’s athletic trainer for several decades.

More Info: www.lsusports.net/fb/ipix/fbtraining.htm

Want to see the Hydrotherapy Pools? See the IPIX 360O virtual tour of the Training Room on the LSU Athletic Department web site. Dr. Martin J. Broussard with LSU running back Billy Cannon in 1959.

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Head Coach Nick Saban with Defensive MVP Bradie James (11) and Offensive MVP Rohan Davey (6) after the 2000 Peach Bowl victory over Georgia Tech.

C H A M P IO N S H I P F O OT B A L L

189 Academic All-SEC honors

168 First team All-SEC selections

50 All-America honors

32 Bowl games

23 NFL first round draft picks

18 Academic All-America selections Tommy Casanova was a three-time All-America selection at safety from 1969-71 and is one of 10 former Tigers 15 Bowl victories (5 players, 5 coaches) enshrined in the Hall of Fame. 10 College Football Hall of Famers LSU coach Paul Dietzel SEC Championships guided the 7 Tigers to the 1958 national 3 Pro Football Hall of Famers title and as a result he was SEC West Championships named 2 National Coach of the Year by 1 National Championship the Billy Cannon returns home from New York after Coaches 1 Heisman Trophy winner winning the Heisman Trophy in 1959 Association.

46 2 0 0 1 L S U F O O T B A L L M E D I A G U I D E The Earthquake Game NATIONAL CHAMPIONS Eddie Fuller hauled in this 1958 Tommy Hodson pass with less SEC CHAMPIONS than two minutes left to lift the 1988 Tigers to a 7-6 win over Auburn 1986 in 1988. The play caused such a thunderous explosion from the 1970 crowd of 79,341 that the tremor 1961 caused by the vibrations 1958 registered on a seismograph in LSU’s Geology Department on 1936 campus. 1935 SEC WEST CHAMPIONS 1997 1996

LSU captured its first national title in 1958 as the Tigers rolled to a perfect 11-0 mark while allowing just 53 points all season long.

Charles McClendon capped his 18-year career in TigerTown by leading LSU to 13 bowl games, seven of which were victories, including the 1966 Cotton Bowl.

HEISMAN TROPHY Billy Cannon • 1959 NATIONAL COACH OF THE YEAR Jerry Stovall • 1982 Charles McClendon • 1970 Bill Arnsparger led LSU to the 1986 SEC title and to bowl games in Paul Dietzel • 1958 each of his three years as head coach of the Tigers. 2 0 0 1 L S U F O O T B A L L M E D I A G U I D E 47 THIS IS LSU Mickey Mangham hauls in the Billy Cannon toss for the only score in the 1959 Sugar Bowl against Clemson.

BOWL APPEARANCES Sugar Bowl 1936 • 1937 • 1938 1950 • 1959 • 1960 1965 • 1968 • 1985 • 1987

Orange Bowl 1944 • 1962 • 1971 1971 • 1983

Citrus Bowl B O W L G A M E S 1979 Cotton Bowl 1947 • 1963 • 1966 • LSU is one of only 12 schools across the country, including just five in the SEC, that have 1987

appeared in 30 or more bowl games. Peach Bowl 1968 • 1996 • 2000

Sun Bowl • 18 of LSU’s 32 bowl 1971 • 1977

appearances have Liberty Bowl 1978 • 1985 come on New Year’s Independence Bowl Day. 1995 • 1997

Hall of Fame Bowl 1989 • LSU ranks ninth Bluebonnet Bowl all-time in bowl 1963 • 1972 Wendell Davis holding the MVP trophy from the 1987 Gator Bowl. appearances with 32 and the Tigers are Bradie James was named 14th all-time in bowl the Defensive MVP of the 2000 Peach Bowl. victories with 15.

48 LSU BOWL APPEARANCES Ticker tape falls from the Sugar Bowl ...... 10 Georgia Dome ceiling, as the Orange Bowl ...... 5 Cotton Bowl ...... 3 Tigers receive Peach Bowl ...... 3 the Peach Bowl trophy Independence Bowl ...... 2 Liberty Bowl ...... 2 after rallying for a dramatic Sun Bowl ...... 2 Bluebonnet Bowl ...... 2 28-14 victory over Georgia Gator Bowl ...... 1 Tech last season. Citrus Bowl ...... 1 Hall of Fame Bowl ...... 1

Dalton Hilliard against Nebraska in the 1983 Orange Bowl.

POSSIBLE BOWL GAMES FOR LSU IN 2001-2002

(ALL TIMES CENTRAL) BOWL DATE TV TIME PARTICIPANTS Mainstay Independence Bowl Dec. 27 ESPN 7 p.m. SEC selection vs. Big 12 #6 HomePoint.com Music City Bowl Dec. 28 ESPN 4 p.m. Big East #4 vs. SEC selection Chick-Fil-A Peach Bowl Dec. 31 ESPN 6:30 p.m. ACC selection vs. SEC selection SBC Cotton Bowl Jan. 1 FOX 10 a.m. SEC selection vs. Big 12 #2 Outback Bowl Jan. 1 ESPN 10 a.m. SEC selection vs. Big Ten #4 OurHouse.com Florida Citrus Bowl Jan. 1 ABC Noon SEC #2 vs. Big Ten #2 Tostitos Fiesta Bowl Jan. 1 ABC 4 p.m. Bowl Championship Series Nokia Sugar Jan. 1 ABC 7:30 p.m. Bowl Championship Series FedEx Orange Bowl Jan. 2 ABC 7 p.m. Bowl Championship Series Rose Bowl Jan. 3 ABC 7 p.m. Bowl Championship Series

Charlie McClendon, seen here riding the shoulders of his players after guiding the Tigers to a shocking 13-0 of Texas in the 1963 Cotton Bowl, led LSU to 13 bowl games in 18 years from 1962-79.

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NFL SCOUT DAY

early 100 NFL representatives, including pro prospects first hand through a series of scouts, coaches and general managers, drills. The LSU Indoor Facility is the ideal Nconverge on the LSU campus each spring setting, giving both prospects and scouts all the for Scout Day. Scout Day gives NFL scouts and necessary resources to conduct a productive executives an opportunity to view potential LSU session.

“I looked at Scout Day as an opportunity to prove myself at the highest level. Coming from a school like LSU, many of the scouts and general managers will have seen you on TV already, but Scout Day gives them a chance to see what you can do up close and personal. I’ll never forget looking up and seeing so many scouts there, but that’s the advantage of being at a school like LSU and being at a top SEC program.” - Anthony “Booger” McFarland , a Tiger from 1995-98 who went on to become the No. 1 pick of the in the 1999 NFL draft.

50 2 0 0 1 L S U F O O T B A L L M E D I A G U I D E LSU annually has one of the best attended Scout Day’s in the nation. NFL scouts and executives get an opportunity to test LSU player’s strength, speed, agility and jumping ability in person.

Over his last six years as a head coach, teams. Throughout its illustrious history, LSU has Nick Saban has seen 22 of his players selected produced a total of 23 first-round draft choices in the NFL draft. Currently, the Tigers have at and had one each year from 1996-99. The Tigers least one representative on 21 of the 31 NFL had three players drafted in the 2001 draft.

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Kevin Mawae earned All-SEC honors in 1991 and is currently the highest paid center in NFL history.

Tory James played on LSU’s 1995 Indepedence Bowl team and he also Anthony “Booger” McFarland became LSU’s picked up a pair of rings with latest first round draft pick when Tampa Bay the Denver Broncos. selected him in the first round in 1999. T IG E R S i n t he N F L

The Former LSU made David LaFleur greats Steve their top pick in the Van Buren, 1997 NFL Draft. Y.A. Tittle and Jimmy Taylor are members of the NFL Hall of Fame.

NFL FIRST ROUND PICKS

1944 Steve Van Buren, B Philadelphia 1948 Y.A. Tittle,QB 1951 Kenny Konz, B Cleveland , B Philadelphia Y.A.Tittle,QB San Francisco 1957 Earl Leggett, T Chicago 1960 , HB Detroit Billy Cannon, B Los Angeles 1962 Wendell Harris, B Baltimore Earl Gros, B Green Bay 1963 Jerry Stovall, B St.Louis 1966 George Rice, T Chicago 1973 Bert Jones,QB Baltimore 1975 Mike Williams,DB San Diego 1977 A. J. Duhe,DT Miami 1979 Charles Alexander, RB Cincinnati 1988 Wendell Davis,WR Chicago 1989 Eric Hill,LB Phoenix Bert Jones earned All-America 1991 Harvey Williams,RB Kansas City honors for LSU in 1972 and he later went 1996 Eddie Kennison,WR St. Louis on to be an All-Pro quarterback with the 1997 David LaFleur, TE Dallas Baltimore Colts. 1998 ,OL Pittsburgh 1999 Anthony McFarland,NG Tampa Bay

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