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Regular Session, 2012 ENROLLED
SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 9
BY SENATOR DORSEY-COLOMB
A RESOLUTION
To commend and congratulate the Louisiana State University football team on culminating
an outstanding season by capturing the 2011 SEC Championship and earning a No.
2 national ranking.
WHEREAS, upon the completion of the 2011 football season, it is appropriate that
the achievements of LSU head coach Les Miles and his team be commended and celebrated;
and
WHEREAS, Coach Miles and his team took on the best that college football could
offer and brought home an outstanding 13-1 record, while garnering the Southeastern
Conference championship; and
WHEREAS, in the season's opening game versus the No. 3 ranked University of
Oregon, the No. 4 ranked Tigers throttled the Ducks 40-27 in a game at Cowboys Stadium
in Arlington, Texas, where LSU had outstanding performances on offense, defense, and
special teams; in the first home game of the season, LSU defeated Northwestern State
University 49-3; the Tigers earned a 19-6 victory over Mississippi State in Starkville, with
a suffocating defense that allowed only 193 yards and had 15 tackles for loss; making the
program's first trip to Morgantown, West Virginia, LSU defeated the sixteenth ranked West
Virginia Mountaineers 47-21, ignited by a 99-yard kickoff return by Morris Claiborne; at
home in Death Valley, the Tigers defeated Kentucky 35-7, highlighted by Tyrann Mathieu's
sack, strip, scoop, and score; before a home crowd of 93,022, the Tigers defeated the Florida
Gators 41-11, posting its largest victory over Florida since 1971; in Neyland Stadium in
Knoxville, Tennessee, LSU scored its largest ever win over the Volunteers with a score of
38-7; behind a strong offensive performance by Rueben Randle, the Tigers defeated the
nationally ranked Auburn Tigers 45-10; in an epic matchup of No. 1 versus No. 2, the top
ranked Fighting Tigers, behind Drew Alleman's three clutch field goals, including the game
winner in overtime, defeated the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa; LSU became 10-0
for the first time since 1958 with a 42-9 homecoming victory over Western Kentucky; with
a running game racking up 353 yards and four touchdowns and a defense producing two SR NO. 9 ENROLLED
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touchdowns of their own, LSU beat Ole Miss 52-3 in Oxford; in a battle to determine the
Southeastern Conference Western Division champion, No. 1 LSU defeated the No. 3 ranked
Arkansas Razorbacks at Tiger Stadium 41-17 and earned a trip to Atlanta's Georgia Dome
to play in the Southeastern Conference Championship game with a regular season record of
12-0; and
WHEREAS, the Tigers met the Eastern Division champion, the University of
Georgia Bulldogs, in the 2011 Southeastern Conference Championship game, and behind
the spectacular play of the game's most valuable player, Tyrann Mathieu, LSU overcame a
sluggish first half and defeated the Bulldogs 42-10 for LSU's eleventh league title and a spot
in the 2011 BCS National Championship game; and
WHEREAS, with a lineup of five All-Americans, a crushing defense, a smash-mouth
offense, and game-changing special teams, under the leadership of the Associated Press
National Coach of the Year, Les Miles, and Broyles Award winner, John Chavis, LSU went
undefeated in its regular season schedule; and
WHEREAS, LSU football's outstanding accomplishments bring immense pride and
distinguished honor to the state of Louisiana, Louisiana State University, and all persons
who associate with the Purple and Gold.
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Senate of the Legislature of Louisiana
does hereby commend and congratulate the Louisiana State University football team on an
outstanding season by capturing the 2011 SEC Championship and earning a national ranking
of No. 2.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to
Louisiana State University Head Football Coach Les Miles.
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE