Ed Orgeron

Ed Orgeron
Orgeron at the White House in 2020
Biographical details
Born (1961-07-27) July 27, 1961 (age 63)
Larose, Louisiana, U.S.
Playing career
1979LSU
1980–1983Northwestern State
Position(s)Defensive lineman
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1984Northwestern State (LA)
1985McNeese State (LA)
1986–1987Arkansas (asst. strength)
1988–1992Miami (FL) (DL)
1994Nicholls State (LB)
1995–1997Syracuse (DL)
1998–2004USC (AHC/DL/RC)
2005–2007Ole Miss
2008New Orleans Saints (DL)
2009Tennessee (AHC/DL/RC)
2010–2013USC (DC/DL/RC)
2013USC (interim HC)
2015–2016LSU (DL)
2016–2021LSU
Head coaching record
Overall67–47
Bowls4–1
Tournaments2–0 (CFP)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
Awards

Edward James Orgeron Jr. (/ˈʒərɒn/; born July 27, 1961) is a former American football coach. He was most recently the head football coach at Louisiana State University (LSU), a position he held from midway through the 2016 season until the 2021 season. Orgeron previously served as the head football coach at the University of Mississippi (Ole Miss) from 2005 to 2007 and was the interim head coach at the University of Southern California (USC) in 2013. He led the 2019 LSU Tigers football team to a national championship, beating the defending champions Clemson in the 2020 College Football Playoff National Championship.

Orgeron played college football as a defensive lineman at LSU and Northwestern State University.