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LSU is a member of the NCAA (National Collegiate Athletic Association) and the Southeastern Conference. It fields teams in 14 varsity sports
(5 men's, 7 women's, 2 coed). Its official team nickname is the Tigers and Lady Tigers and its school colors are
purple and gold.According to a study by LSU economics professor Loren Scott, the existence of LSU Athletics generates $131 million in sales
for businesses in the Baton Rouge community, another $40 million in household earnings and supports over 2,100 jobs in the Baton
Rouge area.LSU fielded its first football team in 1893. In their first ever game, they lost to
Tulane 34-0.Since then, LSU has won national and SEC titles in nearly every sport.
National Titles
- Men's Basketball - 1935
- Boxing - 1949
- Football - 1958, 2003
- Men's Golf - 1940, 1942, 1947, 1955
- Men's Indoor Track - 2001, 2004
- Women's Indoor Track - 1987, 1989, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2002, 2003, 2004
- Men's Outdoor Track - 1933, 1989, 1990, 2002
- Women's Outdoor Track - 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996,1997, 2000, 2003
- Baseball - 1991, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000
SEC titles
- Baseball - 1939, 1943, 1946, 1961, 1975, 1986, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2003
- Men's Basketball - 1934-35, 1952-53, 1953-54, 1978-79, 1980-81, 1984-85, 1990-91, 1999-2000
- Football - 1935, 1936, 1958, 1961, 1970, 1986, 1988, 2001, 2003
- Men's Golf - 1937, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1942, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1953, 1954, 1960, 1966, 1967, 1986, 1987
- Women's Golf - 1992
- Gymnastics - 1981
- Men's Swimming - 1988
- Men's Tennis - 1976, 1985, 1998, 1999
- Men's Indoor Track - 1957, 1963, 1989, 1990
- Women's Indoor Track - 1985, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999
- Men's Outdoor Track - 1933, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1951, 1957, 1958, 1959,
1960, 1963, 1988, 1989, 1990
- Women's Outdoor Track - 1985, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1996
- Softball - 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004
- Volleyball - 1986, 1989, 1990, 1991
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