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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← 19761978 →
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

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.

Schedule

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

Roster

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 Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Roster

References

  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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