Report: LSU to add long-time assistant coach Pete Jenkins to staff

Following a defensive debacle against Ole Miss that cost LSU the game, the Tigers are adding some reinforcements to their staff by hiring former defensive line coach Pete Jenkins.

Jenkins, 82, has not coached since 2017, when he was at LSU on Les Miles‘ staff.

He will reportedly join the Tigers, according to a report from WGNO’s Ed Daniels, though what position he will fill exactly was not specified.

Jenkins has a wealth of experience coaching on the defensive line, with 49 years of coaching experience at the college level, almost all on the defensive line. He has worked at Auburn, Florida, LSU and Mississippi State in the SEC.

In his previous stints with the Tigers, the team won three SEC titles and made nine bowl appearances.

More Info on Pete Jenkins

The Jenkins File
Birthdate: August 27, 1941, at Macon, Georgia
Wife: former Donna Reece
Children: Jennifer and Jeff
High School: Hawkins High School (Macon, Georgia)
College: Western Carolina ’64

COACHING EXPERIENCE
1964-65, Warner-Robbins (Ga.) High School (assistant coach)
1965-67, Columbus (Ga.) Baker High School (assistant coach)
1967-68, Phoenix City (Ala.) High School (head coach)
1968-70, Troy State (defensive coordinator)
1971-72, North Alabama (defensive coordinator)
1973-74, South Carolina (defensive ends)
1975-77, Southern Mississippi (defensive coordinator)
1978, Oklahoma State (defensive line)
1979, Florida (defensive line)
1980-90, LSU (defensive line 1980-90; defensive coordinator 1982, 1987-89;
assistant head coach 1980-84, 1990)
1991-95, Mississippi State (defensive line)
1996-98, Auburn (defensive line)
2000-01, LSU (defensive line)
2007-09, Philadelphia Eagles (defensive line)
2013, Southern Cal (defensive line)
2016-17, LSU (defensive line)

BOWL EXPERIENCE
Season, Bowl, Team, Opponent, Results
1982, Orange, LSU, Nebraska, L, 21-20
1984, Sugar, LSU, Nebraska, L, 28-10
1985, Liberty, LSU, Baylor, L, 21-7
1986, Sugar, LSU, Nebraska, L, 30-15
1987, Gator, LSU, South Carolina, W, 30-13
1988, Hall of Fame, LSU, Syracuse, L, 23-10
1991, Liberty, Mississippi State, Air Force, L, 38-15,
1993, Peach, Mississippi State, North Carolina, L, 21-17
1995, Peach, Mississippi State, NC State, L, 28-24
1996, Independence, Auburn, Army, W, 32-29
1998, Peach, Auburn, Clemson, W, 21-17
2000, Peach, LSU, Georgia Tech, W, 28-14
2001, Sugar, LSU, Illinois, W, 47-34
2016, Citrus, LSU, Louisville, W, 29-9
2017, Citrus, LSU, Notre Dame, L, 21-17