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The best performance from every starting LSU quarterback this century

From Josh Booty to Jayden Daniels, here’s every LSU signal-caller from this century’s shining moment.

The story of LSU quarterback play this century has been something more resembling a Shakespeare play than a group of football players.

You have all the pieces for a great story. You have your superstar talents, like [autotag]Joe Burrow[/autotag] and [autotag]JaMarcus Russell[/autotag]. You have the guys that were late-round picks but still won titles, like [autotag]Matt Flynn[/autotag] and [autotag]Matt Mauck[/autotag].

You have [autotag]Jordan Jefferson[/autotag] and [autotag]Jarrett Lee[/autotag], two guys who won a lot but caught a lot of flack from fans. Don’t forget signal callers like [autotag]Zach Mettenberger[/autotag], [autotag]Danny Etling[/autotag] and [autotag]Jayden Daniels[/autotag] — veteran transfers who proved to be critical additions.

And that’s not even the end of it.

Here, we’re looking at the best game from every LSU starting quarterback this century. Let’s not waste any more time and jump right in, beginning in the year 2000.

LSU’s best wins vs. Vanderbilt: 2009 season

The LSU Tigers defeated the Vanderbilt Commodores 23-9 in 2009 for their 21st win in the series between the two historic SEC programs.

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The No. 11 LSU Tigers hosted the SEC conference foe Vanderbilt Commodores on September 12, 2009, for the 29th installment of the game between the two conference teams.

The Tigers were coming off a 31-23 season opening win at Washington, while the Commodores entered Baton Rouge with a 1-1 record.

Tigers quarterback Justin Jefferson passed for 138 yards on 20-of-28 completions. Running back Keiland Williams carried the ball 10 times for 72 yards for two touchdowns as LSU defeated Vanderbilt 23-9.

LSU opened the scoring in the first quarter on a touchdown by Williams. Vanderbilt scored in the second quarter to tie the game at 7-7 as Commodores quarterback Larry Smith scored on a six yard run.

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The Tigers put up six more points before halftime on two field goals by kicker Josh Jasper, as he connected on kicks from 32 and 22 yards.

LSU held the 13-7 lead at the half, but would only score three points in the third quarter to hold a 16-7 lead until the Commodores defense earned a safety and cut the deficit to 16-9.

In the fourth quarter, Williams scored on a 14 yard touchdown run to put the Tigers up 23-9. That score would be the last one for either team in the game, as the Tigers earned their second win of the 2009 season.

To finish the season, LSU would finish with a 9-4 record with losses to Florida, Alabama and Ole Miss. In the Capital One Bowl, the Tigers fell to Penn State for their fourth loss of the season.

For Vanderbilt, they finished the 2009 season with a 2-10 record and an 0-8 record in SEC play.

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LSU’s best wins vs. Vanderbilt: 2010 season

The 30th overall meeting between LSU and Vanderbilt in 2010 saw the Tigers take the 27-3 victory.

After a 30-24 win in the Chick-Fil-A Kickoff Game in Atlanta against the North Carolina Tar Heels, the No. 19 LSU Tigers took a trip to Nashville for their first SEC game of the season against the Vanderbilt Commodores.

The Tigers led 10-0 after the first half, scoring 10 points in the second quarter alone to take the lead into the locker room.

LSU quarterback Jordan Jefferson finished the game 8-of-20 passing for 96 yards and an interception. Running back Stevan Ridley was the story of the game, rushing for 159 yards and one touchdown on 17 carries.

In the second half, LSU kicker Josh Jasper connected on a 23-yard field goal to put the Tigers up 13-3 and capped off a 13 play, 75-yard drive.

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Tigers running back Alfred Blue scored on a six-yard rushing touchdown to extend the lead to 20-3 with 10:28 to go in the game.

With just under five minutes remaining, Ridley took a carry 65 yards to the house for another Tigers touchdown to put the game out of reach at 27-3.

Vanderbilt was held to 135 total yards of offense, and the Tigers had 392 total yards. Both teams had one turnover each, but LSU led in first down by a 21-8 margin.

Commodores quarterback Larry Smith was 8-of-15 passing for just 70 yards. Commodores running back Warren Norman ran the ball eight times for 68 yards.

The 27-3 victory for the Tigers gave the program its seventh straight win over the ‘Dores. The Tigers never trailed in the game, and only allowed the Commodores in the red zone just one time.

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