Crowton

Gary Crowton, who has served as the head coach at Louisiana Tech and BYU and is considered one of the top offensive minds in all of football, enters his third season with LSU in 2009. In two years at LSU, Crowton’s offenses have set numerous school records, while averaging over 30 points a contest in both 2007 and 2008.

Nicknamed “The Wizard” by the LSU players, Crowton went into the 2008 season with an offense that had three quarterbacks who had combined to play in one college game. By the end of the season, LSU’s offense was among the best in the league as the Tigers, despite starting three different quarterbacks, averaged 30.9 points and 368 yards per game. True freshman Jordan Jefferson emerged as the Tiger starting quarterback in late November, taking over for an injured Jarrett Lee and the results were immediate. In his first collegiate start, Jefferson guided the Tiger offense to a 30-point effort in a road loss to Arkansas and then followed that with an MVP performance in the 38-3 win over 14th-ranked Georgia Tech in the Chick-fil-A Bowl.

LSU, which scored at least 30 points in eight games, featured a 1,000-yard running back in Charles Scott as the Tigers had a 1,000-yard rusher in back-to-back seasons for just the sixth time in school history.

Crowton’s first year with the Tigers in 2007 resulted in arguably the best offensive production in school history as LSU set 10 offensive school records on their way to claiming the national title. The offensive school records set under Crowton in 2007 include: points in a season (541), points per game (38.6), touchdowns scored (64), rushing TDs (35), passes attempted (442), passes completed (256), total yards (6,152), total plays (1,054) and first downs (316). LSU also scored at least 40 points a school-record seven times in 2007 as the Tigers posted a 12-2 overall mark.

Crowton’s BYU offense scored 40 or more points 10 times that year, including 70 points in a win over Tulane and 44 in a victory over California.

BYU led the nation in total offense (542.9 per game) and scoring (46.8 per game) in 2001 as the Cougars captured the Mountain West Conference title.

In 1997, a year that saw Crowton lead the Bulldogs to wins over California and Alabama, Louisiana Tech ranked No. 3 in the nation in passing (360.5 per game) and total offense (496.0 per game).

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yup and he woke up stupid this year....