to kick the extra point to force overtime, but Florida State was able to successfully block the kick, and thus sealed the victory. Moving forward, the Tigers would win 4 straight against Southern, Mississippi State, New Mexico, and Auburn before eventually losing to Tennessee by a score of 13-40. The Tigers would then go on to beat Florida, upset #7 ranked Ole Miss, upset #6 ranked Alabama 32-31, beat unranked Arkansas 13-10, clinching the SEC West and earning a spot in the 2022 SEC Championship against #1 ranked Georgia. They would go on to win against UAB 41-10 but lose to Texas A&M 23-38. Conference affiliations LSU has been independent and affiliated with three conferences. Independent (1893–1895) Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (1896–1922) Southern Conference (1923–1932) Southeastern Conference (1933–present) Championships National championships LSU claims four national championships (1958, 2003, 2007, and 2019) and have been selected national champions in four additional seasons (1908, 1936, 1962, 2011) by NCAA-designated major selectors. They are additionally recorded as being the Williamson System co-champions for 1935, an apparent error in the NCAA records book. In 1958 they finished as the only undefeated team with a victory over Clemson in the Sugar Bowl, and were named the national champions by both major polls (AP and Coaches). In 2003, 2007, and 2019 LSU claimed the national championship after winning a postseason bowl national championship game. Claimed national championships: 1958 national championshipThe 1958 LSU Tigers football team under head coach Paul Dietzel, cruised to an undefeated season capped by a win over Clemson in the 1959 Sugar Bowl. LSU was named the national champion in both the AP Poll and the Coaches' Poll prior to their 7-0 Sugar Bowl victory over Clemson. LSU's shutout victory over #12 Clemson was convincing and highlighted LSU as the only team in the country to go undefeated. Army, Auburn, and Air Force did not lose all season but they each had one game that ended in a tie. It was the first recognized national championship for LSU in the poll era. With a 10–0 regular season record, LSU was crowned national champion by the Associated Press and the Coaches' Poll (UPI), as well as by 37 other selectors. LSU's total first place votes was 130 to win the 1958 National Championship in the AP poll. LSU received 29 of the 35 first-place votes to win the #1 ranking in the Coaches poll.