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Louisiana State Football Team History


Louisiana State Tigers
Louisiana State University
 Baton Rouge, LA
Founded: 1860
Stadium: Tiger Stadium
Capacity: 92,400
Colors: Purple & Gole
Coach: Charles McClendon
Conference: Southeastern-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1893  <-- 1976 <- 1977 -> 1978 --> 2024
1977 Season Highlights
 Charles McClendon enters his 16th season as Head Coach at Louisiana State.
 
1977 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 17  @ Indiana  21   24   L       
 Sat., Sep. 24  vs. Rice  77   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 1  vs. Florida  36   14   W       
 Sat., Oct. 8  @ Vanderbilt  28   15   W       
 Sat., Oct. 15  vs. Kentucky  13   33   L       
 Sat., Oct. 22  vs. Oregon  56   17   W       
 Sat., Oct. 29  @ Mississippi  28   21   W    @ Jackson, MS   
 Sat., Nov. 5  vs. Alabama  3   24   L       
 Sat., Nov. 12  vs. Mississippi State  27   24   W       
 Sat., Nov. 19  @ Tulane  20   17   W       
 Sat., Nov. 26  vs. Wyoming  66   7   W       
 Sat., Dec. 31   Stanford  14   24   L    @ El Paso, TX   Sun Bowl
 
1977 Season Totals
  Record8-4
  Points Scored389
  Scoring Average32.4
  Points Allowed220
  Defense Average18.3
  Opponents Record60-71
  Conference Record4-2
  Home Record5-2
  Away Record3-1
1977 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1977 Southeastern- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Alabama 11-1380139Won  35-67-020976  Paul W. Bear Bryant
Kentucky 10-1252111 6-015250  Fran Curci
Auburn 6-5204243 5-1131130  Doug Barfield
Louisiana State 8-4389220Lost  14-244-2135131  Charles McClendon
Florida 6-4-1251235 3-3108135  Doug Dickey
Mississippi 6-5208196 3-4145143  Ken Cooper
Georgia 5-6157191 2-479132  Vince Dooley
Tennessee 4-7229229 1-5112136  Johnny Majors
Vanderbilt 2-9141276 0-667172  Fred Pancoast
Mississippi State 0-11193227 0-6105138  Bob Tyler

1977 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1977 All Southeastern Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


Great Moments in College Football History

Quarterbacks from Alabama won the first three Super Bowls. They also have more Super Bowl wins than quarterbacks from any other school (Kenny Stabler 1, Joe Namath 1 and Bart Starr 2).