| Date | TFG | RBA | Away Team | TFG | RBA | Home Team | Plays | Odds TFG / RBA |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007/08/30 | 2 | / 6 | LSU | 45 | at | 87 | / 77 | Mississippi St. | 0 | 159 | 95.7% | / 94.3% |
| 2007/09/08 | 3 | / 30 | Virginia Tech | 7 | at | 1 | / 1 | LSU | 48 | 158 | 70.6% | / 55.2% |
| 2007/09/15 | 85 | / 96 | Middle Tenn. | 0 | at | 1 | / 1 | LSU | 44 | 145 | 98.9% | / 99.0% |
| 2007/09/22 | 29 | / 24 | South Carolina | 16 | at | 1 | / 3 | LSU | 28 | 164 | 94.4% | / 91.4% |
| 2007/09/29 | 1 | / 1 | LSU | 34 | at | 115 | / 117 | Tulane | 9 | 169 | 99.2% | / 99.6% |
| 2007/10/06 | 4 | / 4 | Florida | 24 | at | 1 | / 2 | LSU | 28 | 158 | 81.7% | / 81.8% |
| 2007/10/13 | 1 | / 2 | LSU | 37 | at | 41 | / 34 | Kentucky | 43 | 200 | 89.4% | / 90.9% |
| 2007/10/20 | 11 | / 16 | Auburn | 24 | at | 2 | / 3 | LSU | 30 | 157 | 84.5% | / 82.1% |
| 2007/11/03 | 2 | / 4 | LSU | 41 | at | 26 | / 30 | Alabama | 34 | 191 | 80.7% | / 86.1% |
| 2007/11/10 | 101 | / 101 | LA Tech | 10 | at | 2 | / 4 | LSU | 58 | 175 | 98.0% | / 97.4% |
| 2007/11/17 | 2 | / 3 | LSU | 41 | at | 77 | / 84 | Mississippi | 24 | 161 | 94.7% | / 94.4% |
| 2007/11/23 | 25 | / 25 | Arkansas | 50 | at | 2 | / 5 | LSU | 48 | 210 | 76.6% | / 75.9% |
| 2007/12/01 | 28 | / 24 | Tennessee | 14 | vs | 2 | / 5 | LSU | 21 | 170 | 76.8% | / 71.1% |
| 2008/01/07 | 1 | / 4 | Ohio St. | 24 | vs | 2 | / 3 | LSU | 38 | 156 | 36.4% | / 68.2% |
| LSU Tigers | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | WinPct | SoS | Off. | Def. | Pace | ||||||
| 2007 | 0.881 | 2 | 0.581 | 33 | 29.7 | 3 | 13.3 | 9 | 165.4 | 86 | |
Justin
It's interesting to note that this is one time where the TFG and BCS rankings agreed on the top two teams. LSU had stumbled twice during the season, losing to (41) Kentucky and (25) Arkansas in a pair of triple-overtime contests. This team is also where we see a trend in BCS champions emerge: from here on out, all teams that win a BCS championship have a top-3 offense or defense, and a top-10 squad on the other side of the ball. In this case the Tigers had one of the most efficient offenses in FBS, and a respectable defense that only allowed 13.3 PPH. This was the year that Les Miles really earned the "Mad Hatter" nickname, with several unorthodox play calls. LSU often went for it on 4th down, succeeding over 80% of the time.
This was also the second year that Ohio State would face -- and lose against -- the SEC champion. As with most of their games, LSU succeeded thanks to their efficient offense and great defense.
This was also the second year that Ohio State would face -- and lose against -- the SEC champion. As with most of their games, LSU succeeded thanks to their efficient offense and great defense.
| LSU Tigers | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | WinPct | SoS | Off. | Def. | Pace | ||||||
| 2007 | 0.991 | 3 | 0.548 | 21 | 23.8 | 4 | 10.1 | 7 | 162.1 | 112 | |
Eddie
The "Year of the Upset" finished with two-loss (3) LSU knocking off one-loss (4) Ohio State in one of the best seasons I can personally remember. RBA considered (1) Southern Cal and (2) West Virginia to be better teams, but LSU was certainly a good team powered by a good, but not otherworldly 3.6 +/- 12.9 PPH defense and a consistent but not great 29.7 +/- 11.8 PPH offense. They lost close games and benefited greatly from 2006 Florida's dismantling of Ohio State and timely flops by (6) Missouri and (2) West Virginia in the final week of the regular season. Before leaving 2007, where were Georgia and their upset fans in all this? Lounging at RBA #8, so quit your whining Bulldog fans.
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