1970 LSU Tigers football team

The 1970 LSU Tigers football team represented Louisiana State University during the 1970 NCAA University Division football season.

1970 LSU Tigers football
SEC champion
Orange Bowl, L 12–17 vs. Nebraska
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 6
APNo. 7
1970 record9–3 (5–0 SEC)
Head coachCharles McClendon (9th season)
Offensive schemeI formation
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumTiger Stadium
(capacity:67,500)
1970 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 7 LSU $ 5 –0 –0  9 –3 –0
No. 4 Tennessee 4 –1 –0  11 –1 –0
No. 10 Auburn 5 –2 –0  9 –2 –0
No. 20 Ole Miss 4 –2 –0  7 –4 –0
Florida 3 –3 –0  7 –4 –0
Georgia 3 –3 –0  5 –5 –0
Alabama 3 –4 –0  6 –5 –1
Mississippi State 3 –4 –0  6 –5 –0
Vanderbilt 1 –5 –0  4 –7 –0
Kentucky 0 –7 –0  2 –9 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Following a 3–0 loss to No. 2 Notre Dame at South Bend, LSU was extended a bid to face Big Eight Conference champion Nebraska in the Orange Bowl. However, the bid was contingent on the Tigers defeating both Tulane at New Orleans and Ole Miss at Baton Rouge in the final two weeks of the season.

Still steaming about being shut out of the major bowl games in 1969 despite a 9–1 record, LSU responded to the challenge. The Tigers overcame a stubborn Tulane squad, which earned a Liberty Bowl invitation ,and then dismantled Ole Miss 61–17 in front of a large television audience and nearly 70,000 fans in Tiger Stadium. In that game, Tommy Casanova tied an NCAA record with two punt return touchdowns in a single game.[1] Casanova and linebacker Mike Anderson were recognized as consensus All-Americans.

Schedule
DateOpponentRankSiteResult
September 19Texas A&M*No. 12
L 18–20
September 26Rice*
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA
W 24–0
October 3Baylor*
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA
W 31–10
October 10Pacific*No. 19
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA
W 34–0
October 17KentuckyNo. 15
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA
W 14–7
October 24at No. 6 AuburnNo. 14
W 17–9
November 7at No. 19 AlabamaNo. 11
W 14–9
November 14Mississippi StateNo. 9
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)
W 38–7
November 21at No. 2 Notre Dame*No. 6
L 0–3
November 28at Tulane*No. 6
W 26–14
December 5No. 16 Ole MissNo. 8
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)
W 61–17
January 1, 1971vs. No. 3 Nebraska*No. 5
L 12–17
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • Source: LSUSports.net: 1970 LSU football schedule[2]

Roster
1970 LSU Tigers football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
HB 24 Art Cantrelle Jr
SB 3 Al Coffee So
WR 80 Andy Hamilton Jr
QB 18 Buddy Lee Sr
QB 7 Bert Jones So
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
LB 45 Mike Anderson Sr
DB 37 Tommy Casanova Jr
DT 78 Ron Estay Jr
DT 73 John Sage Sr
DE 79 John Wood So
 Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
K 25 Mark Lumpkin Sr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

Roster

Team players drafted into the NFL
PlayerPositionRoundPickNFL team
Buddy LeeQuarterback7126Chicago Bears
Mike AndersonLinebacker9216Pittsburgh Steelers
John SageLinebacker17420Philadelphia

[3]

References
  1. "Tiger Den Archives – V". Golden Rankings. Retrieved January 2, 2017.
  2. "1970 LSU football schedule". LSUSports.net. Retrieved October 14, 2013.
  3. https://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1971.htm


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