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1977 LSU Tigers football team

The 1977 LSU Tigers football team represented Louisiana State University (LSU) as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1977 NCAA Division I football season. Led by 16th-year head coach Charles McClendon, the Tigers compiled an overall record of 8–4, with a mark of 4–2 in conference play, and finished fourth in the SEC.[1]

1977 LSU Tigers football
Sun Bowl, L 14–24 vs. Stanford
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record8–4 (4–2 SEC)
Head coach
CaptainSteve Ripple, Kelly Simmons
Home stadiumTiger Stadium
Seasons
← 1976
1978 →
1977 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 2 Alabama $ 7 – 0 – 0 11 – 1 – 0
No. 6 Kentucky 6 – 0 – 0 10 – 1 – 0
Auburn 5 – 1 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
LSU 4 – 2 – 0 8 – 4 – 0
Florida 3 – 3 – 0 6 – 4 – 1
Georgia 2 – 4 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Mississippi State 2 – 4 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Ole Miss 3 – 4 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Tennessee 1 – 5 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Vanderbilt 0 – 6 – 0 2 – 9 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • Kentucky ineligible for SEC championship due to NCAA probation. Mississippi State later forfeited all 1977 wins due to NCAA violations.
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

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DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 17at Indiana*
L 21–2430,067[2]
September 24Rice*
W 77–067,844[3]
October 1No. 9 Florida
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)
W 36–1468,029[4]
October 8at VanderbiltNo. 18
W 28–1524,000[5]
October 15No. 12 Kentucky No. 16
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA
L 13–3371,495[6]
October 22Oregon*
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA
W 56–1759,017[7]
October 29Ole Miss
W 28–2146,000[8]
November 5No. 2 AlabamaNo. 18
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)
ABCL 3–2465,377[9]
November 12Mississippi State
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)
W 27–2461,333[10]
November 19at Tulane*
W 20–1772,205[11]
November 26Wyoming*
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA
W 66–752,338[12]
December 31vs. Stanford*
CBSL 14–2431,318[13]
  • *Non-conference game
  •  Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

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1977 LSU Tigers football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
RB 4 Charles Alexander Jr
WR 3 Carlos Carson So
QB Steve Ensminger So
QB David Woodley
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DB 37 Willie Teal So
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
K Mike Conway
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  •   Injured
  •   Redshirt

Roster

References

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  1. ^ "1977 LSU Fighting Tigers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 29, 2023.
  2. ^ "Indiana forgets wounds during late rally". The Indianapolis Star. September 18, 1977. Retrieved October 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "LSU crushes Rice, 77–0". The Paducah Sun-Democrat. September 25, 1977. Retrieved October 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Gators bagged by LSU, 36–14". Tallahassee Democrat. October 2, 1977. Retrieved October 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Alexander, LSU rally to whip Vandy 28–15". The Courier-Journal. October 9, 1977. Retrieved October 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Kentucky romps over LSU, 33–13". The Miami Herald. October 16, 1977. Retrieved October 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "LSU humbles Oregon, 56–17". The Montgomery Advertiser. October 23, 1977. Retrieved October 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "LSU outlasts Ole Miss to take victory". The Greenwood Commonwealth. October 30, 1977. Retrieved October 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Tide powers past Tigers". The Shreveport Times. November 6, 1977. Retrieved October 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Late FG lifts LSU by 'Dogs". St. Petersburg Times. November 13, 1977. Retrieved October 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Wave surge ebbs as Tigers roll". Daily World. November 20, 1977. Retrieved October 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ Bill Rutkin (November 27, 1977). "Alexander leads LSU's recordbreakers". The Shreveport Times. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Cards upset LSU". The San Francisco Examiner. January 1, 1978. Retrieved October 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.


 

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