LSU Moves Up In Both Polls After Win Over Ole Miss

The late start last Saturday night at Tigers stadium had LSU fans worried early as Ole Miss jumped out to a 10 to nothing lead. But what do you do when you fall behind at home and have the number one running back in the country? Feed him the ball and that is exactly what the Tigers did.

Before fans knew it, LSU running back Leonard Fournette had ran up 16 carries for 284 rushing yards and three touchdowns. Fournette had touchdown runs of 59, 76 and 78 yards and broke the old LSU school record previously held by Alley Broussard.

The Tigers beat Ole Miss 38-21 and improved to 5-2 on the season and this was the third straight win for interim head coach Ed Ogeron. The win also gave LSU a boost in the polls.

The Tigers moved up to #19 in both the AP and Amway Coaches Polls.

Associated Press Top 25
1, Alabama(60), 8-0, 1524
2, Michigan(1), 7-0, 1446
3, Clemson, 7-0, 1382
4, Washington, 7-0, 1373
5, Louisville, 6-1, 1276
6, Ohio State, 6-1, 1143
7, Nebraska, 7-0, 1083
8, Baylor, 6-0, 1063
9, Texas A&M, 6-1, 1007
10, West Virginia, 6-0, 997
11, Wisconsin, 5-2, 980
12, Florida State, 5-2, 725
13, Boise State, 7-0, 716
14, Florida, 5-1, 654
15, Auburn, 5-2, 641
16, Oklahoma, 5-2, 626
17, Utah, 7-1, 584
18, Tennessee, 5-2, 572
19, LSU, 5-2, 352
20, Western Michigan, 8-0, 349
21, North Carolina, 6-2, 328
22, Navy, 5-1, 251
23, Colorado, 6-2, 207
24, Penn State, 5-2, 193
25, Virginia Tech, 5-2, 110

Amway Coaches Top 25 Poll
1, Alabama (63), 8-0, 1599
2, Michigan, 7-0, 1486
3, Clemson (1), 7-0, 1485
4, Washington, 7-0, 1434
5, Louisville, 6-1, 1321
6, Baylor, 6-0, 1194
6. Nebraska, 7-0, 1194
8, Ohio State, 6-1, 1137
9, West Virginia, 6-0, 1007
10, Texas A&M, 6-1, 979
11, Wisconsin, 5-2, 963
12, Florida, 5-1, 821
13, Boise State, 7-0, 776
14, Florida State, 5-2, 767
15, Oklahoma, 5-2, 692
16, Utah, 7-1, 664
17, Auburn, 5-2, 552
18, Tennessee, 5-2, 523
19, LSU, 5-2, 424
20, North Carolina, 6-2, 388
21, Western Michigan, 8-0, 352
22, Navy, 5-1, 243
23, Colorado, 6-2, 242
24, Houston, 6-2, 144
25, Virginia Tech, 5-2, 116