Highlands/Perkins in Baton Rouge in East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana — The American South (West South Central)
2003 National Champions
September 24, 2016
1. 2003 National Champions Marker
Overall Record:13-1 | SEC Record: 7-1
Head Coach Nick Saban
LSU entered the 2003 football season with a potent offense and the potential for a dominant defense. The Tigers ranked 15th in pre-season polls, but question marks were aplenty surrounding coach Nick Saban's fourth LSU team. Those questions were quickly answered as LSU started the season with a 5-0 record including as upset of No. 7 Georgia in Death Valley. The Tigers finished the season by outscoring opponents 475 to 154, becoming the first team in school history to win 13 games and in the process claiming the SEC Championship. Four Tigers earned All-American honors and LSU boasted the nations's No. 1 defense. The Tigers defeated Oklahoma, 21-14, in the Sugar Bowl to claim the National Championship.
Erected by The Pascal Mark Culotta Family.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • Sports. A significant historical year for this entry is 2003.
Location. 30° 24.696′ N, 91° 11.106′ W. Marker is in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, in East Baton Rouge Parish. It is in Highlands/Perkins. It is on West Stadium Drive north of South Stadium Drive, on the right when traveling north. Located at main entrance to LSU Tiger Stadium in the Scotty Moran Champions
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Regionally, this marker is in Louisiana’s Florida Parishes. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Deep South, and in the Great River Road Region. Globally, it is in North America, a Gulf of Mexico state, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, the Louisiana Purchase, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: 2007 National Champions (here, next to this marker); 1958 National Champions (here, next to this marker); 2019 National Champions (here, next to this marker); Charles McClendon Scholarship Foundation (here, next to this marker); Mike Donahue (a few steps from this marker); Bert Jones (a few steps from this marker); Charles Alexander (a few steps from this marker); Lawrence "Biff" Jones (a few steps from this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Baton Rouge.
September 23, 2016
2. 2003 National Champions Marker
Back of Marker
September 24, 2016
3. 2003 National Champions Marker
Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, September 23, 2016
4. Scotty Moran Champions Plaza.
Credits. This page was last revised on October 8, 2024. It was originally submitted on October 4, 2016. This page has been viewed 463 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on October 4, 2016. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
