1978 LSU Tigers football team

1978 LSU Tigers football
Liberty Bowl, L 15–20 vs. Missouri
Conference Southeastern Conference
1978 record 8–4 (3–3 SEC)
Head coach Charles McClendon (17th season)
Home stadium Tiger Stadium
1978 SEC football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 1 Alabama $ 6 –0 –0  11 –1 –0
No. 16 Georgia 5 –0 –1  9 –2 –1
Auburn 3 –2 –1  6 –4 –1
LSU 3 –3 –0  8 –4 –0
Tennessee 3 –3 –0  5 –5 –1
Florida 3 –3 –0  4 –7 –0
Mississippi State 2 –4 –0  6 –5 –0
Ole Miss 2 –4 –0  5 –6 –0
Kentucky 2 –4 –0  4 –6 –1
Vanderbilt 0 –6 –0  2 –9 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1978 LSU Tigers football team represented Louisiana State University (LSU) during the 1978 NCAA Division I-A football season. Under head coach Charles McClendon, the Tigers had a record of 8–4 with a Southeastern Conference record of 3–3. It was McClendon's 17th season as head coach at LSU.

Schedule

Date Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
September 16 Indiana* No. 13 Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, Louisiana W 24–17    
September 23 Wake Forest* No. 10 Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, Louisiana W 13–11    
September 30 at Rice* No. 11 Rice Stadium • Houston W 37–7    
October 7 at Florida No. 11 Florida Field • Gainesville, Florida (Rivalry) W 34–21    
October 14 Georgia No. 11 Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, Louisiana L 17–24    
October 21 at Kentucky No. 16 Commonwealth Stadium • Lexington, Kentucky W 21–0    
November 4 Ole Miss Rebels No. 12 Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, Louisiana (Magnolia Bowl) W 30–8    
November 11 at No. 3 Alabama No. 10 Legion Field • Birmingham, Alabama (Rivalry) ABC L 10–31    
November 18 at Mississippi State No. 17 Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium • Jackson, Mississippi L 14–16    
November 25 Tulane* Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, Louisiana (Battle for the Rag) W 40–21    
December 2 Wyoming* Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, Louisiana W 24–17    
December 31 vs. Missouri* Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium • Memphis, Tennessee (Liberty Bowl) ABC L 15–20    
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game.

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References

  1. ↑ http://www.lsusports.net/main/Schedule.dbml?SPSID=27811&SPID=2164&DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=5200&Q_SEASON=1978


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