2015 LSU Tigers football team

2015 Southeastern Conference football standings
	East Division
	West Division
	Championship: Alabama 29, Florida 15
	# – College Football Playoff champion; ^ – College Football Playoff participant; $ – Conference champion; x – Division champion/co-champions; Rankings from AP Poll

2015 LSU Tigers football
2015 LSU Tigers football
Texas Bowl champion
Texas Bowl, W 56–27 vs. Texas Tech
Conference	Southeastern Conference
	Western Division
Ranking
Coaches	No. 17
AP	No. 16
2015 record	9–3 (5–3 SEC)
Head coach	Les Miles (11th season);
Offensive coordinator	Cam Cameron (3rd season)
Offensive scheme	Multiple
Defensive coordinator	Kevin Steele (1st season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Tiger Stadium; (Capacity: 102,321)
Uniform
	Seasons ← 2014 2016 →

The 2015 LSU Tigers football team represented Louisiana State University in the 2015 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They played their home games at Tiger Stadium, in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and competed in the Western Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). They were led by 11th-year head coach Les Miles. They finished the season 9–3, 5–3 in SEC play to finish in a tie for third place in the Western Division. They were invited to the Texas Bowl where they defeated Texas Tech.

Previous season and offseason[]

The 2014 LSU Tigers football team finished the season 8–5 (4–4 in SEC) with a loss to Notre Dame in the Music City Bowl, 31–28. The Tigers won all four non-conference games including the Big-Ten runner-up Wisconsin Badgers, and four SEC games against Florida, Kentucky, Ole Miss, and Texas A&M. LSU suffered its first loss of the season at home against the Mississippi State Bulldogs, the first loss to the Bulldogs since 1999 and first loss to the Bulldogs at home since 1991.

The previous season was one of the worst for LSU under Les Miles, matching the record of the 2008 LSU Tigers football team. The team did manage to sign the consensus #2 recruiting class in the country, including top rated recruits Leonard Fournette, Malachi Dupre, and Brandon Harris, all who made contributions during the season. After the bowl game, Defensive Coordinator John Chavis announced he was leaving LSU for the same position at Texas A&M. LSU hired former Alabama defensive coordinator Kevin Steele to fill the position, and subsequently hired former Ole Miss head coach Ed Orgeron to coach the defensive line.^[1]^[2] Former defensive line coach and ace recruiter Brick Haley departed for the same position at Texas in February.^[3]

LSU lost only three underclassmen to the NFL in the offseason: linebacker Kwon Alexander, cornerback Jalen Collins and defensive end Danielle Hunter; this was a large decrease compared to losing 11 underclassmen in 2012 and 7 in 2013.^[4] On January 16 Les Miles held a press conference announcing that six underclassmen starters would return, including leading receiver Travin Dural and star defensive back Jalen Mills, as well as offensive linemen Vadal Alexander and Jerald Hawkins, tight end Dillon Gordon, and linebacker Lamar Louis.^[5]

For the third consecutive season, LSU signed a top-ten recruiting class consisting of 25 signees, highlighted by top-rated recruits Kevin Toliver II, Arden Key, Tyron Johnson, and Donte Jackson.^[6] While not as acclaimed as the previous season's consensus #2 ranked class, the class was ranked #10 by ESPN, #8 by rivals.com, and #5 by 24/7 sports.

Players drafted[]

Round	Pick	Player	Position	NFL Team
2	42	Jalen Collins	Defensive back	Atlanta Falcons
3	88	Danielle Hunter	Defensive lineman	Minnesota Vikings
4	124	Kwon Alexander	Linebacker	Tampa Bay Buccaneers
7	235	Kenny Hilliard	Running back	Houston Texans

Reference:^[7]

Class of 2015 signees[]

US college sports recruiting information for 2015 recruits
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Nick Brossette RB	Baton Rouge, Louisiana	University Laboratory School	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	211 lb (96 kg)	Aug 26, 2013
Nick Brossette RB	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
George Brown Jr. OT	Cincinnati	Winton Woods High School	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	274 lb (124 kg)	Dec 6, 2014
George Brown Jr. OT	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Jeremy Cutrer DB	Kentwood, Louisiana	Mississippi Gulf Coast Comm College	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Sep 23, 2014
Jeremy Cutrer DB	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Derrick Dillon WR	Franklinton, Louisiana	Pine High School	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Feb 4, 2015
Derrick Dillon WR	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
David Ducre RB	Mandeville, Louisiana	Lakeshore High School	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Feb 19, 2014
David Ducre RB	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Blake Ferguson LS	Buford, Georgia	Buford High School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Sep 22, 2013
Blake Ferguson LS	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Jazz Ferguson WR	Saint Francisville, Louisiana	West Feliciana High School	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	197 lb (89 kg)	Feb 19, 2014
Jazz Ferguson WR	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Lanard Fournette RB	New Orleans	Saint Augustine High School	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	184 lb (83 kg)	Jan 24, 2015
Lanard Fournette RB	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Josh Growden K	Australia	Clare H.S.	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Feb 4, 2015
Josh Growden K	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Derrius Guice RB	Baton Rouge, Louisiana	Catholic High School	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	May 31, 2014
Derrius Guice RB	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Donte Jackson ATH	Jefferson, Louisiana	Riverdale High School	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Jan 21, 2015
Donte Jackson ATH	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Tyron Johnson WR	New Orleans	Warren Easton High School	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jan 2, 2015
Tyron Johnson WR	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Arden Key DE	Lithonia, Georgia	Hapeville Charter High School	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Feb 2, 2015
Arden Key DE	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Xavier Lewis DB	Laplace, Louisiana	East Saint John High School	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	183 lb (83 kg)	Jul 8, 2014
Xavier Lewis DB	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Adrian Magee OT	Franklinton, Louisiana	Franklinton High School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	310 lb (140 kg)	Apr 27, 2014
Adrian Magee OT	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Brandon Martin WR	Dallas, Texas	Prime Prep Academy	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Feb 4, 2015
Brandon Martin WR	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Justin McMillan QB	Cedar Hill, Texas	Cedar Hill High School	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Jun 11, 2014
Justin McMillan QB	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Foster Moreau TE	New Orleans	Jesuit High School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Feb 4, 2015
Foster Moreau TE	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Bry'Kiethon Mouton TE	Lafayette, Louisiana	Acadiana High School	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	240 lb (110 kg)	Aug 1, 2014
Bry'Kiethon Mouton TE	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Hanner Shipley DE	Marble Falls, Texas	Faith Academy of Marble Falls	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	275 lb (125 kg)	Jan 8, 2014
Hanner Shipley DE	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Maea Teuhema OG	Keller, Texas	Keller High School	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	330 lb (150 kg)	Feb 5, 2014
Maea Teuhema OG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Kevin Toliver II DB	Jacksonville, Florida	Trinity Christian Academy	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	193 lb (88 kg)	Nov 4, 2012
Kevin Toliver II DB	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Chidi Valentine-Okeke OT	Ludowici, Georgia	Faith Baptist Christian Academy	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	305 lb (138 kg)	Jan 29, 2015
Chidi Valentine-Okeke OT	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Isaiah Washington DE	New Orleans	Edna Karr High School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	Feb 15, 2014
Isaiah Washington DE	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Toby Weathersby OG	Houston	Westfield High School	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	295 lb (134 kg)	Feb 4, 2015
Toby Weathersby OG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 12 Rivals: 8 247Sports: 5 ESPN: 10
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2015 LSU Football Commitment List". Rivals.com. Retrieved February 5, 2015. "Louisiana State College Football Recruiting Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved February 5, 2015. "LSU Tigers". ESPN.com. Retrieved February 5, 2015. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved February 5, 2015. "2015 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved February 5, 2015.

Coaching staff[]

Name	Position	Seasons at LSU	Alma Mater
Les Miles	Head coach	11	Michigan (1976)
Frank Wilson	Running backs/Recruiting coordinator	6	Nicholls State (1997)
Bradley Dale Peveto	Special teams/ Defensive Assistiant	6	Southern Methodist (1987)
Cam Cameron	Offensive coordinator/Quarterbacks	3	Indiana (1983)
Jeff Grimes	Offensive line/Running Game Coordinator	2	Texas – El Paso (1991)
Kevin Steele	Defensive coordinator	1	Tennessee (1979)
Steve Ensminger	Tight ends	6	LSU (1982)
Corey Raymond	Defensive backs	3	LSU (1992)
Ed Orgeron	Defensive line	1	Northwestern State (1984)
Tony Ball	Wide receivers	1	UT-Chattanooga (1983)
Reference:^[8]

Depth chart[]

The official opening day depth chart was released on August 31, 2015.^[9]

Defense

FS
28 Jalen Mills, Sr
29 Rickey Jefferson, Jr
23 Corey Thompson, Jr

WLB	MIKE	SLB
45 Deion Jones, Sr	52 Kendell Beckwith, Jr	11 Lamar Louis, Sr
48 Donnie Alexander, So	22 Ronnie Feist, Jr	40 Duke Riley, Jr
35 Devin Voorhies, So	⋅	⋅

SS
33 Jamal Adams, So
26 John Battle, So
⋅

CB
13 Dwayne Thomas, Jr
2 Kevin Toliver II, Fr
24 Edward Paris, So

DE	DT	DT	DE
92 Lewis Neal, Jr	57 Davon Godchaux, So	91 Christian LaCouture, So	46 Tashawn Bower, Jr
58 Sione Teuhema, So	97 Frank Herron, So	99 Greg Gilmore, So	49 Arden Key, Fr
98 Deondre Clark, So	95 Quentin Thomas, Sr	95 Quentin Thomas, Sr	93 M.J. Patterson, So

CB
18 Tre'Davious White, Jr
1 Donte Jackson, Fr
39 Russell Gage, So

Offense

WR
83 Travin Dural, Jr
9 John Diarse, So
8 Trey Quinn, So

LT	LG	C	RG	RT
65 Jerald Hawkins, Jr	64 Will Clapp, Fr	77 Ethan Pocic, Jr	76 Josh Boutte, Jr	74 Vadal Alexander, Sr
63 K.J. Malone, So	75 Maea Teuhema, Fr	72 Andy Dodd, So	64 Will Clapp, Fr	66 Toby Weathersby, Fr
⋅	63 K.J. Malone, So	⋅	78 Garrett Brumfield, Fr	70 George Brown Jr., Fr

TE
85 Dillon Gordon, Sr
81 Colin Jeter, Jr
89 DeSean Smith, Jr

WR
15 Malachi Dupre, So
82 D. J. Chark, So
9 John Diarse, So

QB
6 Brandon Harris, So
10 Anthony Jennings, Jr
12 Justin McMillan, Fr

FB
44 John David Moore, So
47 Bry'Keithon Mouton, Fr
41 David Ducre, Fr

Special Teams
PK 14 Trent Domingue, Jr
PK 42 Colby Delahoussaye, Jr
P 38 Jamie Keehn, Jr
KR 7 Leonard Fournette, So
PR 18 Tre'Davious White, Jr
LS 50 Reid Ferguson, Sr
H 16 Brad Kragthorpe, Sr

RB
7 Leonard Fournette, So
34 Darrel Williams, So
5 Derrius Guice, Fr

Schedule[]

LSU announced their 2015 football schedule on October 14, 2014. The 2015 schedule consists of 7 home games and 5 away games in the regular season. The Tigers will host SEC foes Arkansas, Auburn, Florida, and Texas A&M, and will travel to Alabama, Mississippi State, Ole Miss, and South Carolina.^[10] The Tigers planned to open the 2015 season against the McNeese State Cowboys at home on September 5, however, several lightning delays caused the game to be canceled. As a result, LSU will play a schedule of 11 regular season games for 2015. The Tigers officially opened their season on the road against conference and division rival Mississippi State on September 12. The other non-conference games on LSU's schedule are against Eastern Michigan, Syracuse, and WKU. This season will consist of the first meeting against the Syracuse Orange since the 1989 Hall of Fame Bowl where the Orange defeated the Tigers 23–10. Because of massive flooding to the Columbia, South Carolina area, both schools agreed to play the October 10th matchup at Tiger Stadium, while still treating it as a home game for South Carolina.

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 12	8:15 p.m.	at No. 25 Mississippi State	No. 14	Davis Wade Stadium Starkville, MS (rivalry)	ESPN	W 21–19	62,531
September 19	2:30 p.m.	No. 18 Auburn	No. 13	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (Tiger Bowl / SEC Nation)	CBS	W 45–21	102,321
September 26	11:00 a.m.	at Syracuse*	No. 8	Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY	ESPN	W 34–24	43,101
October 3	6:00 p.m.	Eastern Michigan*	No. 9	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	ESPNU	W 44–22	102,321
October 10	2:30 p.m.	at South Carolina	No. 7	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA^[b]	ESPN	W 45–24	42,058
October 17	6:00 p.m.	No. 8 Florida	No. 6	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)	ESPN	W 35–28	102,321
October 24	6:00 p.m.	WKU*	No. 5	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	ESPNU	W 48–20	101,561
November 7	7:00 p.m.	at No. 4 Alabama	No. 2	Bryant–Denny Stadium Tuscaloosa, AL (rivalry) (College GameDay)	CBS	L 16–30	101,821
November 14	6:15 p.m.	Arkansas	No. 9	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (Golden Boot)	ESPN	L 14–31	101,699
November 21	2:30 p.m.	at No. 22 Ole Miss	No. 15	Vaught–Hemingway Stadium Oxford, MS (Magnolia Bowl)	CBS	L 17–38	60,705
November 28	6:30 p.m.	Texas A&M		Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)	SECN	W 19–7	101,803
December 29	8:00 p.m.	vs. Texas Tech*	No. 20	NRG Stadium Houston, TX (Texas Bowl)	ESPN	W 56–27	71,054
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll and CFP Rankings All times are in Central time

^{^[a]}The game between LSU and McNeese State was canceled due to inclement weather. The game was delayed due to lightning after 5 minutes of play during which each team held the ball for one drive and no one scored. Both schools' athletic directors decided not to reschedule the game, thus declaring it a "no contest". LSU did agree to pay McNeese State its promised fee of $500,000.

^{^[b]}The game between LSU and South Carolina was originally scheduled to take place in Columbia, South Carolina. However, in light of massive flooding in Columbia earlier in the week, the game was moved to Baton Rouge.^[11]

Schedule Source:^[12]

Rankings[]

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Final
AP	14	14	13	8 (1)	9	7	6	5 (1)	4 (5)	4 (5)	9	17	RV	23	22	16
Coaches	13	15	14	9	8	5 (1)	5 (1)	5 (1)	4 (1)	4 (1)	9	17	RV	23	21	17
CFP	Not released									2	9	15	NR	21	20	Not released

Season summary[]

at Mississippi State[]

No. 14 LSU Tigers at No. 25 Mississippi State Bulldogs – Game Summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 15 Tigers	14	0	7	0	21
No. 25 Bulldogs	0	3	3	13	19

at Davis Wade Stadium, Starkville, Mississippi

Date: September 12, 2015
Game time: 9:15 p.m. EST
Game attendance: 62,531

Game information

First quarter

LSU – Leonard Fournette 1 Yd Run (Trent Domingue Kick), 4:37. LSU 7–0. Drive: 8 plays, 48 yards, 4:22.
LSU – Leonard Fournette 26 Yd Run (Trent Domingue Kick), 1:58. LSU 14–0. Drive: 2 plays, 46 yards, 0:38.

Second quarter

MSU – Westin Graves 43 Yd Field Goal, 0:45. LSU 14–3. Drive: 9 plays, 37 yards, 2:02.

Third quarter

MSU – Westin Graves 24 Yd Field Goal, 10:04. LSU 14–6. Drive: 9 plays, 40 yards, 2:50.
LSU – Leonard Fournette 18 Yd Run (Trent Domingue Kick), 6:48. LSU 21–6.'Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 3:16.

Fourth quarter

MSU – Dak Prescott 1 Yd Run (Westin Graves Kick), 14:45. Ole Miss 35–14. 'Drive: 14 plays, 87 yards, 4:18
MSU – De'Runnya Wilson 5 Yd pass from Dak Prescott (Two-Point Conversion Failed), 4:00. Ole Miss 42–14. Drive: 6 plays, 82 yards, 1:32.

Top passers

LSU – Brandon Harris – 9/14, 71 yards
MSU – Dak Prescott – 34/53, 335 yards, 1 TD

Top rushers

LSU – Leonard Fournette – 25 rushes, 159 yards, 3 TD
MSU – Brandon Holloway – 5 rushes, 37 yards

Top receivers

LSU – DeSean Smith – 1 reception, 23 yards
MSU – De'Runnya Wilson – 8 receptions, 86 yards, 1 TD

Auburn[]

No. 18 Auburn Tigers at No. 13 LSU Tigers – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 18 Auburn Tigers	0	0	14	7	21
No. 13 LSU Tigers	14	10	14	7	45

at Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Date: September 19, 2015
Game time: 2:39 p.m.
Game attendance: 102,321

Game information

First Quarter

LSU – Brandon Harris 2 yd run (Trent Domingue kick), 13:19. LSU 7–0. Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 1:41.
LSU – Colin Jeter 1 yd pass from Brandon Harris (Trent Domingue kick), 1:39. LSU 14–0. Drive: 13 plays, 78 yards, 7:33.

Second Quarter

LSU – Trent Domingue 32 yd field goal, 6:54. LSU 17–0. Drive: 11 plays, 65 yards, 4:24.
LSU – Leonard Fournette 40 yd run (Trent Domingue kick), 2:10. LSU 24–0. Drive: 6 plays, 95 yards, 2:52.

Third Quarter

AUB – Jeremy Johnson 65 yd run (Daniel Carlson), 13:19. LSU 24–7. Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 1:41.
LSU – Leonard Fournette 29 yd run (Trent Domingue kick), 10:56. LSU 31–7. Drive: 6 plays, 64 yards, 2:23.
LSU – Leonard Fournette 1 yd run (Trent Domingue kick), 4:54. LSU 38–7. Driver: 2 plays, 5 yards, 0:50.
AUB – Melvin Ray 9 yd pass from Jeremy Johnson (Daniel Carlson kick), 1:03. LSU 38–14. Drive: 6 plays, 59 yards, 3:11.

Fourth Quarter

LSU – Brandon Harris 1 yd run (Trent Domingue kick), 11:23. LSU 45–14. Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 4:40.
AUB – D'haquille Williams 10 yd pass from Jeremy Johnson (Daniel Carlson kick), 5:47. LSU 45–21. Drive: 10 plays, 70 yards, 5:36.

Top Passers

AUB − Jeremy Johnson – 11/19, 100 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT
LSU − Brandon Harris – 12/17, 74 yds, 1 TD

Top Rushers

AUB − Jeremy Johnson – 12 carries, 41 yds, 1 TD
LSU − Leonard Fournette – 19 carries, 228 yds, 3 TD

Top Receiving

AUB − Kerryon Johnson – 3 receptions, 17 yds
LSU − Travin Dural – 4 receptions, 27 yds

at Syracuse[]

No. 8 LSU Tigers at Syracuse Orange – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 8 Tigers	7	0	17	10	34
Orange	0	3	7	14	24

at Carrier Dome • Syracuse, New York

Date: September 26, 2015
Game time: 12:00 p.m.
Game attendance: 43,101

Game information

First Quarter

LSU – Leonard Fournette 14 Yd Run (Trent Domingue Kick), 3:56. LSU 7–0. Drive: 6 plays, 91 yards, 3:26.

Second Quarter

SYR – Cole Murphy 43 Yd Field Goal, 6:58. LSU 7–3. Drive: 9 plays, 33 yards, 4:42.

Third Quarter

LSU – Trent Domingue 21 Yd Field Goal, 9:44. LSU 10–3. Drive: 12 plays, 76 yards, 5:16.
LSU – Tre'Davious White 69 Yd Punt Return (Trent Domingue Kick), 7:48. LSU 17–3. Drive: 0 plays, 0 yards, 0:00.
SYR – Brisly Estime 40 Yd pass from Zack Mahoney (Cole Murphy Kick), 6:02. LSU 17–10. Driver: 3 plays, 67 yards, 1:46.
LSU – Leonard Fournette 62 Yd Run (Trent Domingue Kick), 4:09. LSU 24–10. Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 1:53.

Fourth Quarter

SYR – Ben Lewis 2 Yd pass from Zack Mahoney (Cole Murphy Kick), 12:06. LSU 24–17. Drive: 7 plays, 56 yards, 2:40.
LSU – Malachi Dupre 11 Yd pass from Brandon Harris (Trent Domingue Kick), 9:14. LSU 31–17. Drive: 6 plays, 73 yards, 2:52.
LSU – Trent Domingue 37 Yd Field Goal, 5:11. LSU 34–17. Drive: 6 plays, 6 yards, 2:33.
SYR – Dontae Strickland 5 Yd pass from Zack Mahoney (Cole Murphy Kick), 1:53. LSU 34–24. Drive: 16 plays, 75 yards, 3:18.

Top Passers

LSU – Brandon Harris – 8/16, 157 yards, 1 TD
SYR – Zack Mahoney – 16/38, 154 yards, 3 TD, 1 INT

Top rushers

LSU – Leonard Fournette – 26 rushes, 244 yards, 2 TD
SYR – Zack Mahoney – 7 rushes, 40 yards

Top receivers

LSU – Malachi Dupre – 4 receptions, 73 yards, 1 TD
SYR – Brisly Estime – 2 receptions, 50 yards, 1 TD

Eastern Michigan[]

Eastern Michigan Eagles at No. 9 LSU Tigers – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Eagles	0	14	8	0	22
No. 9 Tigers	14	6	10	14	44

at Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Date: October 3, 2015
Game time: 7:00 p.m.
Game attendance: 102,321

Game information

First Quarter

LSU – Leonard Fournette 3 Yd Run (Trent Domingue Kick), 10:40. LSU 7–0. Drive: 8 plays, 73 yards, 2:42.
LSU – Brandon Harris 21 Yd Run (Trent Domingue Kick), 7:18. LSU 14–0. Drive: 4 plays, 66 yards, 1:36.

Second Quarter

LSU – Trent Domingue 26 yd field goal, 6:45. LSU 17–0. Drive: 9 plays, 66 yards, 3:51.
EMU – Shaq Vann 6 Yd Run (Dylan Mulder Kick), 2:48. LSU 17–7. Drive: 8 plays, 59 yards, 3:57.
EMU – Darius Jackson 1 Yd Run (Dylan Mulder Kick), 2:10. LSU 17–14. Drive: 2 plays, 3 yards, 0:20.
LSU – Trent Domingue 45 Yd Field Goal, 0:10. LSU 20–14. Drive: 8 plays, 48 yards, 2:00.

Third Quarter

LSU – Leonard Fournette 75 Yd Run (Trent Domingue Kick), 14:48. LSU 27–14. Drive: 1 play, 75 yards, 0:12.
LSU – Trent Domingue 22 Yd Field Goal, 2:17. LSU 30–14. Drive: 8 plays, 56 yards, 3:27.
EMU – Dustin Creel 12 Yd pass from Brogan Roback (Eddie Daugherty Pass to Brogan Roback), 0:52. LSU 30–22. Driver: 4 plays, 66 yards, 1:25.

Fourth Quarter

LSU – Leonard Fournette 11 Yd Run (Trent Domingue Kick), 14:09. LSU 37–22. Drive: 5 plays, 43 yards, 1:43.
LSU – Deion Jones 26 Yd Interception Return (Trent Domingue Kick), 12:37. LSU 44–22. Drive: 0 plays, 0 yards, 0:00.

Top Passers

EMU − Brogan Roback – 17/24, 161 yds, 1 TD, 3 INT
LSU − Brandon Harris – 4/14, 80 yds

Top Rushers

EMU − Darius Jackson – 19 carries, 66 yds, 1 TD
LSU − Leonard Fournette – 26 carries, 233 yds, 3 TD

Top Receiving

EMU − Sam Browning – 6 receptions, 87 yds
LSU − Colin Jeter – 1 reception, 28 yds

South Carolina[]

South Carolina Gamecocks at No. 7 LSU Tigers – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Gamecocks	3	7	14	0	24
No. 7 Tigers	7	10	21	7	45

at Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Date: October 10, 2015
Game time: 12:30 p.m.
Game attendance: 43,101

Game information

First Quarter

SC – Elliott Fry 21 Yd Field Goal, 11:02. South Carolina 3–0. Drive: 13 plays, 62 yards, 3:58.
LSU – Darrel Williams 4 Yd Run (Trent Domingue Kick), 5:15. LSU 7–3. Drive: 3 plays, 75 yards, 5:47.

Second Quarter

LSU – Malachi Dupre 10 Yd pass from Brandon Harris (Trent Domingue Kick), 7:41. LSU 14–3. Drive: 11 plays, 67 yards, 5:42.
SC – Rashad Fenton 96 Yd Kickoff Return (Elliott Fry Kick), 7:27. LSU 14–10. Driver: 0 plays, 0 yards, 0:00.
LSU – Trent Domingue 29 Yd Field Goal, 0:00. LSU 17–10. Drive: 10 plays, 54 yards, 1:19.

Third Quarter

LSU – Leonard Fournette 87 Yd Run (Trent Domingue Kick), 14:01. LSU 24–10. Drive: 2 plays, 90 yards, 0:51.
LSU – Travin Dural 62 Yd pass from Brandon Harris (Trent Domingue Kick), 6:29. LSU 31–10. Drive: 10 plays, 80 yards, 6:11.
SC – Jerell Adams 36 Yd pass from Perry Orth (Elliott Fry Kick), 5:02. LSU 31–17. Driver: 5 plays, 60 yards, 1:21.
LSU – Darrel Williams 1 Yd Run (Trent Domingue Kick), 1:55. LSU 38–17. Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 3:07.
SC – Pharoh Cooper 43 Yd pass from Perry Orth (Elliott Fry Kick), 0:39. LSU 38–24. Driver: 3 plays, 61 yards, 1:14.

Fourth Quarter

LSU – Derrius Guice 4 Yd Run (Trent Domingue Kick), 13:15. LSU 45–24. Drive: 6 plays, 67 yards, 2:13.

Top Passers

SC − Perry Orth – 14/28, 200 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT
LSU − Brandon Harris – 18/28, 228 yds, 2 TD

Top Rushers

SC − Shon Carson – 16 carries, 26 yds
LSU − Derrius Guice – 16 carries, 161 yds, 1 TD

Top Receiving

SC − Pharoh Cooper – 7 receptions, 105 yds, 1 TD
LSU − Travin Dural – 4 reception, 109 yds, 1 TD

Florida[]

No. 8 Florida Gators at No. 6 LSU Tigers – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 8 Gators	7	7	14	0	28
No. 6 Tigers	0	28	0	7	35

at Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Date: October 17, 2015
Game time: 12:30 p.m.
Game attendance: 102,321

Game information

First Quarter

FLA – Jake McGee 4 Yd pass from Treon Harris (Jorge Powell Kick), 10:13. Florida 7–0. Drive: 4 plays, 13 yards, 2:06.

Second Quarter

LSU – Leonard Fournette 2 Yd Run (Trent Domingue Kick), 12:23. Tied 7–7. Drive: 11 plays, 88 yards, 5:09.
LSU – Malachi Dupre 9 Yd pass from Brandon Harris (Trent Domingue Kick), 5:00. LSU 14–7. Driver: 9 plays, 67 yards, 5:12.
LSU – Leonard Fournette 6 Yd Run (Trent Domingue Kick), 2:24. LSU 21–7. Drive: 2 plays, 58 yards, 0:50.
FLA – Jake McGee 19 Yd pass from Treon Harris (Austin Hardin Kick), 1:34. LSU 21–14. Drive: 4 plays, 80 yards, 0:50.
LSU – Malachi Dupre 50 Yd pass from Brandon Harris (Trent Domingue Kick), 0:15. LSU 28–14. Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 1:20.

Third Quarter

FLA – Kelvin Taylor 2 Yd Run (Austin Hardin Kick), 8:01. LSU 28–21. Drive: 10 plays, 66 yards, 5:10.
FLA – Antonio Callaway 72 Yd Punt Return (Austin Hardin Kick), 1:04. Tied 28–28. Drive: 0 plays, 0 yards, 0:00.

Fourth Quarter

LSU – Trent Domingue 16 Yd Run (Trent Domingue Kick), 10:40. LSU 35–28. Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 5:24.

Top Passers

FLA − Treon Harris – 17/32, 271 yds, 2 TD
LSU − Brandon Harris – 13/19, 202 yds, 2 TD

Top Rushers

FLA − Kelvin Taylor – 15 carries, 25 yds, 1 TD
LSU − Leonard Fournette – 31 carries, 180 yds, 2 TD

Top Receiving

FLA − Antonio Callaway – 3 receptions, 100 yds
LSU − Malachi Dupre – 4 reception, 115 yds, 2 TD

Western Kentucky[]

Western Kentucky Hilltoppers at No. 5 LSU Tigers – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hilltoppers	0	7	6	7	20
No. 5 Tigers	7	7	20	14	48

at Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Date: October 24, 2015
Game time: 12:30 p.m.
Game attendance: 43,101

Game information

First Quarter

LSU – Malachi Dupre 55 Yd pass from Brandon Harris (Trent Domingue Kick), 12:13. LSU 7–0. Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 2:04.

Second Quarter

WKU – Anthony Wales 7 Yd pass from Brandon Doughty (Garrett Schwettman Kick), 10:55. Tied 7–7. Driver: 9 plays, 62 yards, 2:27.
LSU – Darrel Williams 2 Yd Run (Trent Domingue Kick), 1:25. LSU 14–7. Drive: 6 plays, 96 yards, 3:06.

Third Quarter

LSU – Trent Domingue 34 Yd Field Goal, 10:26. LSU 17–7. Drive: 10 plays, 44 yards, 4:34.
WKU – Antwane Grant 39 Yd pass from Brandon Doughty (Garrett Schwettman PAT failed), 8:26. LSU 17–13. Driver: 5 plays, 60 yards, 1:21.
LSU – Trent Domingue 43 Yd Field Goal, 6:43. LSU 20–13. Drive: 3 plays, 24 yards, 0:48.
LSU – Leonard Fournette 1 Yd Run (Trent Domingue Kick), 5:54. LSU 27–13. Driver: 3 plays, 61 yards, 1:14.
LSU – Tyron Johnson 61 Yd pass from Brandon Harris (Trent Domingue Kick), 2:06. LSU 34–13. Driver: 3 plays, 55 yards, 1:37.

Fourth Quarter

WKU – Taywan Taylor 9 Yd pass from Brandon Doughty (Garrett Schwettman Kick), 13:04. LSU 34–20. Drive: 10 plays, 65 yards, 4:02.
LSU – Travin Dural 17 Yd pass from Brandon Harris (Trent Domingue Kick), 8:46. LSU 41–20. Driver: 6 plays, 50 yards, 2:59.
LSU – Derrius Guice 47 Yd Run (Trent Domingue Kick), 1:49. LSU 34–13. Driver: 5 plays, 74 yards, 2:50.

Top Passers

SC − Brandon Doughty – 37/61, 325 yds, 3 TD, 1 INT
LSU − Brandon Harris – 11/20, 286 yds, 3 TD

Top Rushers

SC − Anthony Wales – 12 carries, 54 yds
LSU − Leonard Fournette – 126 carries, 150 yds, 1 TD

Top Receiving

SC − Taywan Taylor – 10 receptions, 103 yds, 1 TD
LSU − Travin Dural – 5 receptions, 132 yds, 1 TD

References[]

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[DC-1] Scarborough, Alex (January 13, 2015). "LSU Hires Kevin Steele as DC". ESPN. Retrieved January 14, 2015.

[DL-2] Scarborough, Alex (January 13, 2015). "Ex-USC Trojans Interim Coach Ed Orgeron Hired as LSU Defensive Line Coach". ESPN. Retrieved January 13, 2015.

[Texas-3] Michelet, Kirk (February 13, 2015). "Brick Haley leaves LSU to join the Texas Longhorns". WAFB. Retrieved September 21, 2019.

[Underclassmen-4] Ching, David (January 22, 2015). "Smaller Draft Hit Should Help LSU in 2015". ESPN. Retrieved January 23, 2015.

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[Draft_Results-7] "Football – 2015 NFL Draft". National Football League. Retrieved July 9, 2015.

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[Depth_Chart-9] "LSU's Depth Chart: Week 1". 247 Sports. Retrieved September 1, 2015.

[LSU15-10] "LSU Announces 2015 Football Schedule" (Press release). Louisiana State University Department of Athletics. October 14, 2014. Retrieved October 31, 2014.

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2015 Southeastern Conference football standings
v t	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
East Division
No. 25 Florida x		7	–	1		10	–	4
No. 22 Tennessee		5	–	3		9	–	4
Georgia		5	–	3		10	–	3
Vanderbilt		2	–	6		4	–	8
Kentucky		2	–	6		5	–	7
Missouri		1	–	7		5	–	7
South Carolina		1	–	7		3	–	9
West Division
No. 1 Alabama x$#^		7	–	1		14	–	1
No. 10 Ole Miss		6	–	2		10	–	3
Arkansas		5	–	3		8	–	5
No. 16 LSU		5	–	3		9	–	3
Texas A&M		4	–	4		8	–	5
Mississippi State		4	–	4		9	–	4
Auburn		2	–	6		7	–	6
Championship: Alabama 29, Florida 15
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