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The LSU Tigers and Lady Tigers are the athletic teams representing Louisiana State University (LSU), a public four-year coeducational university located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. LSU competes in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). LSU fields teams in 21 varsity sports (9 men's, 12 women's). The 9 men's teams play baseball, basketball, cross country, football, golf, swimming & diving, tennis, indoor track & field, and outdoor track & field. The 11 women's teams play basketball, cross country, golf, gymnastics, soccer, softball, swimming & diving, tennis, indoor track & field, outdoor track & field, and both indoor and beach volleyball. LSU athletics has many traditions associated with its sports programs. Its official team nickname is the Fighting Tigers, Tigers or Lady Tigers. The "Lady Tigers" nickname is used only in sports that have teams for both men and women—specifically basketball, cross country, golf, swimming & diving, tennis, and track & field (indoor and outdoor). The nickname was first coined in 1896 after an undefeated football season. The nickname is a throwback to the Civil War fame of a New Orleans infantry company, the "Tiger Rifles". They fought so fiercely in General Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia that they, and eventually all other Louisiana troops, became known as "Louisiana Tigers". In 1955, the LSU "fourth-quarter club" added the word "Fighting" to the nickname thus becoming "Fighting Tigers". The school's mascot is Mike the Tiger and the official school colors are royal purple and old gold. Keeping with the French/Cajun character of South Louisiana, LSU support can be seen by its distinctive spelling of "Go Tigers" as "Geaux Tigers". Based on winning percentage, the university's athletics program is consistently one of the best in the nation. LSU has also won 47 team national championships, placing them 5th all-time in total national championships. Former important rivals in football include one of the longest running college football rivalries with the Ole Miss Rebels and the Tulane Green Wave. More current rivalries include the Alabama Crimson Tide, the Arkansas Razorbacks, the Florida Gators and the Texas A&M Aggies. ==Sports teams== LSU sponsors teams in nine men's and twelve women's NCAA sanctioned sports:〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=LSUsports.net - The Official Web Site of LSU Tigers Athletics )〕 Men's Intercollegiate Sports * Baseball * Basketball * Cross Country * Football * Golf * Swimming & Diving * Tennis * Track & Field (Indoor & Outdoor) Women's Intercollegiate Sports * Basketball * Beach volleyball * * Cross Country * Golf * Gymnastics * Soccer * Softball * Swimming & Diving * Tennis * Track & Field (Indoor & Outdoor) * Volleyball * 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「LSU Tigers and Lady Tigers」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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