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-
1976 Season Highlights
Charles McClendon enters his 15th season as Head Coach at Louisiana State.
1976 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 11 vs.
Nebraska
6
6
T
Sat., Sep. 18 vs.
Oregon State
28
11
W
Sat., Sep. 25 vs.
Rice
31
0
W
Sat., Oct. 2 @
Florida
23
28
L
Sat., Oct. 9 vs.
Vanderbilt
33
20
W
Sat., Oct. 16 @
Kentucky
7
21
L
Sat., Oct. 30 vs.
Mississippi
45
0
W
Sat., Nov. 6 @
Alabama
17
28
L
@ Birmingham, AL
Sat., Nov. 13 @
Mississippi State
13
21
#Won
@ Jackson, MS
Sat., Nov. 20 vs.
Tulane
17
7
W
Sat., Nov. 27 vs.
Utah
35
7
W
1976 Season Totals
Record 7-3
-1
Points Scored 255
Scoring Average 23.2
Points Allowed 149
Defense Average 13.5
Opponents Record 61-65
Conference Record 3-3
Home Record 6-0
-1
Away Record 1-3
1976 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1976 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1976 All Southeastern Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
The first bowl game, later known as The Rose Bowl, was played on January 1st, 1902 between the Michigan Wolverines and Stanford Cardinals. Michigan won 49-0.