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Evaluate LSU's QBs since 1970

Posted on 6/23/11 at 1:33 pm
Posted by NorthTiger
Upper 40
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Posted on 6/23/11 at 1:33 pm
Found this list of starting QBs at LSU. The list stops at 2008, so obviously add JJ to 2009 and 2010.

Name the 3 best and 3 worst from this list. I'll go with Bert Jones, Tommy Hodson and Alan Risher. Apologies to Jordan Jefferson, Josh Booty and Billy Broussard.

LSU Quarterbacks of the 1970s- Year by Year
Year Player Att. Com. Yards TD
1970 Buddy Lee 138 73 1162 6
1971 Bert Jones 119 66 945 9
1972 Bert Jones 199 103 1446 14
1973 Mike Miley 107 60 978 7
1974 Billy Broussard 103 41 700 1
1975 Pat Lyons 168 72 457 4
1976 Pat Lyons 133 54 685 3
1977 Steve Ensminger 159 71 952 9
1978 David Woodley 153 79 995 3
1979 Steve Ensminger 174 80 1168 5

LSU Quarterbacks of the 1980s – Year by Year
Year Player Att. Comp. Yards TD
1980 Alan Risher 143 82 971 9
1981 Alan Risher 238 150 1,780 5
1982 Alan Risher 234 149 1,834 17
1983 Jeff Wickersham 337 193 2,542 7
1984 Jeff Wickersham 312 178 2,165 12
1985 Jeff Wickersham 346 209 2,145 5
1986 Tommy Hodson 288 175 2,261 19
1987 Tommy Hodson 265 162 2,125 15
1988 Tommy Hodson 293 154 2,074 13
1989 Tommy Hodson 317 183 2,655 22

LSU Quarterbacks of the 1990s – Year by Year
Year Player Att. Comp. Yards TD
1990 Chad Loup 141 75 975 3
1991 Chad Loup 174 102 1,181 9
1992 Jamie Howard 200 101 1,349 5
1993 Jamie Howard 248 106 1,319 5
1994 Jamie Howard 274 140 1,997 13
1995 Jamie Howard 212 112 1,493 9
1996 Herb Tyler 187 109 1,688 7
1997 Herb Tyler 209 127 1,581 10
1998 Herb Tyler 250 153 2,018 18
1999 Josh Booty 333 162 1,830 7

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LSU Quarterbacks of the 2000s – Year by Year
Year Player Att. Comp. Yards TD
2000 Josh Booty 290 145 2,121 17
2001 Rohan Davey 367 217 3,347 18
2002 Marcus Randall 181 87 1,173 7
2003 Matt Mauck 358 229 2,825 28
2004 Marcus Randall 162 102 1,269 9
2005 JaMarcus Russell 311 188 2,443 15
2006 JaMarcus Russell 342 232 3,129 28
2007 Matt Flynn 359 202 2,407 21
2008 Jarrett Lee 269 143 1,873 14
Posted by Stewie Griffin
Baton Rouge
Member since Feb 2005
16148 posts
Posted on 6/23/11 at 1:34 pm to
Russell
Jones
Hodson
Posted by cheeriopiss
Huntsville, AL
Member since Nov 2009
2142 posts
Posted on 6/23/11 at 1:36 pm to
quote:

1990 Chad Loup 141 75 975 3



was the year my dad started taking me to games

great way to start your tiger fanhood.
Posted by FootballNostradamus
Member since Nov 2009
20509 posts
Posted on 6/23/11 at 1:40 pm to
Definitely need to factor in rushing statistics for some of these guys…
Posted by Rudy40
Baton Rouge,La
Member since Jan 2007
2993 posts
Posted on 6/23/11 at 1:40 pm to
Jones, Hodson and Russell the best. Though you can make an argument for Davey (but he only was a full time starter 1 year) Same argument for Flynn.
Tyler also just out of the top three wasnt as good a passer as the others but made up for it with running and decision making.

In my mind the 3 worst are pretty clear cut.
Broussard, Lyons, Jefferson.
Posted by LSU82BILL
Fort Lauderdale, FL
Member since Sep 2006
10601 posts
Posted on 6/23/11 at 1:45 pm to
I understand the love for Bert Jones and all but I'll take what Rohan, Mauck and Flynn did statistically and what those teams accomplished in their one full year as starters over Bert.

Did Jamie Howard really start for 4 years? Thank God that was right around the time I got married and started having kids to distract me a little from LSU football or I might have committed suicide.
This post was edited on 6/23/11 at 1:59 pm
Posted by deuce985
Member since Feb 2008
27660 posts
Posted on 6/23/11 at 1:45 pm to
Passing wise, yea. Some of those guys had some running to go with everything. Herb Tyler was a underrated QB, IMO. He seemed to make the big throw when we needed them.
Posted by TheDoc
doc is no more
Member since Dec 2005
99297 posts
Posted on 6/23/11 at 1:48 pm to
quote:

Alan Risher.


Over Russell?
Posted by 3HourTour
A whiskey barrel
Member since Mar 2006
21669 posts
Posted on 6/23/11 at 1:49 pm to
2006 JR
Posted by The312
I Live in The Three One Two
Member since Aug 2008
6967 posts
Posted on 6/23/11 at 1:51 pm to
The worst that I have personally witnessed since I matriculated at LSU in 1994:

(1) Marcus Randall
(2) Jordan Jefferson (to date - he could redeem himself)

The best I have seen in the same time period:

(1) Russell;
(2) Davey;
(3) Flynn.
This post was edited on 6/23/11 at 1:56 pm
Posted by deuce985
Member since Feb 2008
27660 posts
Posted on 6/23/11 at 1:52 pm to
You really can't go by those stats shown, IMO. You need the entire body of work. Also, they don't have a stat for everything. No stat for clutch.
Posted by Baloo
Formerly MDGeaux
Member since Sep 2003
49645 posts
Posted on 6/23/11 at 1:59 pm to
Josh Booty had over 300 attempts and still couldn't crack 2000 yards. He was immobile and made bad decisions. He's far and away the worst QB we've had.

The top three are Jones, Russell, and Hodson.
Posted by DaSaltyTiger
Alexandria/Pineville, LA area
Member since Dec 2004
4689 posts
Posted on 6/23/11 at 2:12 pm to
Best
Risher, Mauck, Flynn (the last two delivered NCs); Risher could have if he had better material around him.

I did not include Jones because he shared time with Paul Lyons, and was characterized by MacLendon as not being that coachable. Actually in subbing for an injured Buddy Lee in the Orange Bowl, Jones cost LSU and MacLendon a shot at an NC with a checkoff on a fourth and short against Nebraska. It had been a freaky day in the bowls and AP had told both locker rooms that things had fell in such a manner that whoever won the game would be the AP champion. Things were never really the same between MacLendon and Jones after that game, and in fact, Charley Mac started Paul Lyons the next season until they got to the Notre Dame game, in which Jones would get the nod.

It would have been intertesting to see what Mike Miley would have done if he would have hung with us for more than a year.


Worst

The Pat Lyons/Bobby Moreau combination
Tie between Marcus Randall and Carl Otis Trimble
and worst of all - Josh Booty
Posted by NorthTiger
Upper 40
Member since Jan 2004
3865 posts
Posted on 6/23/11 at 2:12 pm to
quote:

quote:


Alan Risher.

Over Russell?


Not only would I choose Risher over Russell, but I had more confidence in Herb Tyler, Rohan Davey, Matt Mauck or Matt Flynn.

This post was edited on 6/23/11 at 2:31 pm
Posted by saintsfan22
baton rouge
Member since May 2006
75909 posts
Posted on 6/23/11 at 2:23 pm to
quote:

Rationale: consistency.


If this is your rationale than Herb Tyler, Rohan Davey, Matt Mauck should definitely not be ahead of Russell.
Posted by RogerTheShrubber
Juneau, AK
Member since Jan 2009
281843 posts
Posted on 6/23/11 at 2:24 pm to
Best. Jones, JR, Davey

Worst. Randall, Jefferson, Lyons.
Posted by CajunFootball
Jackson, Mississippi
Member since Oct 2010
19432 posts
Posted on 6/23/11 at 2:26 pm to
Anyone who thinks Josh Booty is not the worst QB at LSU must not have watched him play.
Posted by BRLawyer
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Member since Sep 2004
354 posts
Posted on 6/23/11 at 2:27 pm to
Bert Jones. Some of the rest were so-so, but none close to his passing ability.
Posted by TXGunslinger10
Houston, TX
Member since Jun 2011
18040 posts
Posted on 6/23/11 at 2:27 pm to
Man, Jeff Wickersham was about the most consistent QB we have on this list in terms of yardage...I wish I could remember why his TD totals were so low.
Posted by bigpurple1957
Philadelphia,Ms.
Member since Oct 2010
121 posts
Posted on 6/23/11 at 2:30 pm to
Worst : Pat Lyons
Billy Broussard
Sol Graves
Bobby Moreau

Best: Bert Jones
Matt Mauck
Matt Flynn
J. Russell
Russell had the best receivers in the nation, as a group, in 2006.

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