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The Chinese Bandits were the backup defensive unit on coach Paul Dietzel's LSU Tigers football teams, most notably the 1958 and 1959 teams. The name was also used briefly by the Army Cadets football team during Dietzel's coaching tenure at the U.S. Military Academy. At LSU, they made up the third unit of Dietzel's "three-platoon system." While ...
The legendary 1958 team compiled LSU's first perfect season since 1908 and became the first squad in school history to win the national title. Looking to build on a previous season record of 5-5, Coach Paul Dietzel's innovative three-platoon system -- the White Team, the Go Team, and the Chinese Bandits -- revolutionized college football.
The term "Chinese Bandits" originated as the nickname that LSU Coach Paul Dietzel gave to the defensive unit he organized in 1958, which helped LSU to win its first national championship. The next season, the 1959 Chinese Bandit defense held their opponents to an average of only 143.2 yards per game. No LSU defense since has done better ...
The term "Chinese Bandits" originated as the nickname that LSU Coach Paul Dietzel gave to the defensive unit he organized in 1958, which helped LSU to win its first national championship. The next season, the 1959 Chinese Bandit defense held their opponents to an average of only 143.2 yards per game. No LSU defense since has done better. [96]
Kelly knew what LSU's problem was, the same problem that has haunted the Tigers all year: their defense. And yet, Kelly didn't fix it, at all. The Tigers lost to Alabama on Saturday, 42-28.
The three teams were called the White Team (the first-string offense and defense), the Gold (Go) Team (the second-string offense), and the Chinese Bandits (the second-string defense). The system worked, as the 1958 team won the school's first claimed national championship, beating No. 12 Clemson 7–0 in the Sugar Bowl.
LSU's defense got a fourth-down stop inside its 5-yard line after an interception of LSU quarterback Garrett Nussmeier set up the Rebs in good field position. That stop was all the Tigers needed.
LSU football plans to bring back 10 of its top 11 players on defense in terms of snap count for next season, Brian kelly said.