That team led the nation in 4th down conversions with an 81% average. Les was not rolling the dice, he was playing smart percentage football.
I think one of them was from around midfield. That was the riskiest of them. I just looked it up: 4th and goal at the Florida 1: Perrilloux runs it in for a TD (2nd Q, down 10-0) 4th and 5 at the Florida 25: Flynn runs for 8 yards (I assume that was a pass play) (3rd Q, down 17-7) We would score a TD on the drive 4th and 3 at the Florida 4: Flynn TD Pass to Byrd (4th Q, down 24-14) 4th and 1 at the LSU 49: Hester for 2 yards (4th Q, roughly 7 minutes left) 4th and 1 at the Florida 7: Hester for 2 yards (4th Q, down 24-21, roughly 2 minutes to go), LSU would score game winning TD I don't think Hester made that last first down by more than a foot. I also forgot Colt David missed 2 FGs that game.
Didn't Les call a fake punt at Arizona State with Chris Jackson throwing for a first down deeeeeeeeeeeeep in our own territory in 2005?