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-
1970 Season Highlights
Charles McClendon enters his 9th season as Head Coach at Louisiana State.
The Tigers won the Southeastern Conference Championship.
1970 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 19 vs.
Texas A&M
18
20
L
Sat., Sep. 26 vs.
Rice
24
0
W
Sat., Oct. 3 vs.
Baylor
31
10
W
Sat., Oct. 10 vs. Pacific
34
0
W
Sat., Oct. 17 vs.
Kentucky
14
7
W
Sat., Oct. 24 @
Auburn
17
9
W
Sat., Nov. 7 @
Alabama
14
9
W
@ Birmingham, AL
Sat., Nov. 14 vs.
Mississippi State
38
7
W
Sat., Nov. 21 @
Notre Dame
0
3
L
Sat., Nov. 28 @
Tulane
26
14
W
Sat., Dec. 5 vs.
Mississippi
61
17
W
Fri., Jan. 1
Nebraska
12
17
L
@ Miami, FL
Orange Bowl
1970 Season Totals
Record 9-3
Points Scored 289
Scoring Average 24.1
Points Allowed 113
Defense Average 9.4
Opponents Record 68-53
Conference Record 5-0
Home Record 6-1
Away Record 3-1
1970 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
7 9-3-0
AP
6 9-2-0
Coaches
6 9-2-0
UPI
1970 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1970 All Southeastern Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
College football's largest margin of victory came in 1916, when Georgia Tech defeated Cumberland by a score of 222 to 0. The game was cut short by 15 minutes.