2010 Capital One Bowl Update

In third season with the Tigers ... One of the top offensive line coaches in the college game ... LSU’s offensive line featured a pair of first-year starters in sophomore center T-Bob Hebert and sophomore left guard Josh Dworaczyk ... LSU’s Ciron Black earned the SEC’s Jacobs Blocking Trophy following the 2009 season as the league’s top offensive lineman as voted on by the SEC Coaches ... Black, who has  started a school-record tying 52-straight games at left tackle, also was a first-team All-SEC pick and a second-team All-America selection (Walter Camp Foundation) ...  The right side of LSU’s offensive line features a pair of former defensive linemen in senior guard Lyle Hitt and junior tackle Joseph Barksdale ... Is the former offensive coordinator at Bowling Green.

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Greg Studrawa, a former offensive coordinator who guided a record-setting offense at Bowling Green, enters his third year as LSU’s offensive line coach in 2009.

In his first two years with the Tigers, Studrawa’s offensive line has helped paved the way for an LSU offense that has scored 943 points and racked up nearly 11,000 yards of offense. In addition, the Tigers have featured a pair of 1,000-yard rushers in each of the past two seasons.

In 2008, LSU used the same starting line for each of the Tigers 13 games as the unit helped contribute to a squad that averaged 30.9 points and 368.1 yards per game. Offensive guard Herman Johnson earned first-team All-America honors from the Associated Press as well as being a first-team all-conference pick. Left tackle Ciron Black ran his streak of consecutive starts to 40 straight on his way to becoming a second-team all-league pick. Johnson went on to become a fifth round draft pick by the Arizona Cardinals in the 2009 NFL Draft.

In his first year with the Tigers in 2007, Studrawa helped mold the Tiger offensive line into one of the most consistent in the SEC. Featuring a pair of first time starters at right guard (Lyle Hitt) and right tackle (Carnell Stewart), LSU managed to average nearly 440 yards of offense per game, including 214.1 yards a game on the ground. As a unit, the Tiger offense set a total of 10 school records in 2007, including total points and total yards.

Herman Johnson earned first-team All-SEC honors in 2007, while Black was a second-team all-conference pick.

Studrawa held the position of offensive coordinator at Bowling Green from 2003-06, overseeing some of the top offenses at both the national and Mid-America Conference level during that time. He was also the assistant head coach for the Falcons during the 2006 season.

In his four years as the offensive coordinator, Bowling Green played in two bowl games – beating Northwestern, 28-24, in the 2003 Motor City Bowl and defeating Memphis, 52-35, in the 2004 GMAC Bowl - and recorded a combined record of 30-19. Studrawa also helped lead the Falcons to two of the biggest wins in school history as they beat 16th-ranked Purdue, 27-26, in 2003 and followed that with a 34-18 victory over 12th-ranked Northern Illinois later that year.

In 2005, Studrawa led a Bowling Green offense that ranked second in the MAC in both passing (283.9) and scoring (33.8) and was third in the league in pass efficiency (142.4). In 2004, BGSU finished second nationally in total offense with a MAC record 506.3 yards per game. The Falcons were also third in the nation in passing (338.3) and turnover margin (1.25) and fourth in scoring with a MAC record 44.3 points per game.

In 2004, the Falcons had four games of scoring at least 50 points as they averaged 49.4 points over their final nine games of the season. The 2004 season saw the Falcons go 9-3 overall, which included the 52-35 victory over Memphis in the GMAC Bowl in Mobile, Ala.

Individually, quarterback Omar Jacobs was named the 2004 MAC Offensive Player of the Year after leading the nation in TD passes with a league record 41. Jacobs was second in the nation in passing yards per game as well as total offense. In addition, his 41 TD-to-4 interception passing ratio set an NCAA record. Jacobs went on to become a fifth round NFL Draft pick by the Pittsburgh Steelers in 2006.

Studrawa also guided an offensive line that allowed a league-low 11 sacks in 2004 as three members of that interior line were named All-MAC, including left tackle Rob Warren, center Scott Mruczkowski and left guard Kory Lichtensteiger. Mruczkowski was selected in the seventh round of the 2005 NFL Draft by the San Diego Chargers where he is currently a backup offensive lineman.

In his first year as Bowling Green’s offensive coordinator, Studrawa guided the Falcon offense to a No. 3 national ranking in total offense. The Falcons were also ranked 11th nationally in passing, 14th in pass efficiency and No. 18 in rushing.

The 2003 Bowling Green offense broke a total of 10 school records during the season – six team and four individual – on its way to an 11-3 overall mark, which was capped with a 28-24 win over Big Ten member Northwestern in the Motor City Bowl.

Studrawa served as the offensive line coach at Bowling Green in 2001 and 2002 before being elevated to the offensive coordinator position in 2003.

Prior to his return to Bowling Green, he spent three years as the offensive line coach at Arkansas State. Other coaching stops for Studrawa include serving as an offensive line coach at Cincinnati in 1989 and 1990 as well as holding offensive coordinator duties at Wilmington (Ohio) College from 1991-96. He followed that with a one year stint as a graduate assistant at Ohio State in 1997.

As a player, Studrawa was a two-year starter at left tackle for Bowling Green in 1986 and 1987. Studrawa was named the recipient of Bowling Green’s Coaches Award following the 1987 season for his outstanding attitude toward Falcon football. Studrawa is a 1987 graduate of Bowling Green.

A native of Fostoria, Ohio, he is a graduate of St. Wendelin High School where he was a first-team All-Ohio selection as a senior. Born on Nov. 3, 1964, Studwara and his wife Cindy have three daughters – Samantha (17), Katelin (14), and Allison (11).

The Studrawa File
Year at LSU: Third (appointed Jan. 20, 2007)
Birthdate: Nov. 3, 1964, in Fostoria, Ohio
Wife: Cindy
Children: Samantha, Katelin, Allison
High School: Wendelin (Ohio) High School
College: Bowling Green, ‘87

Playing Experience
1984-87 Bowling Green (offensive tackle)

Coaching Experience
1989-90 Cincinnati (assistant offensive line)
1991-96 Wilmington (offensive coordinator)
1997 Ohio State (graduate assistant – offense)
1998-2000 Arkansas State (offensive line)
2001-06 Bowling Green (offensive line, 2001-02; offensive coordinator/offensive line, 2003-05; assistant head coach/offensive coordinator, 2006)
2007 LSU (offensive line)

Bowl Experience
As a coach
1998 Sugar Bowl (Ohio State lost to Florida State, 31-14)
2003 Motor City Bowl (Bowling Green def. Northwestern, 28-24)
2004 GMAC Bowl (Bowling Green def. Memphis, 52-35)
2008 BCS National Championship Game (LSU def. Ohio State, 38-24)
2008 Chick-fil-A Bowl (LSU def. Georgia Tech, 38-3)