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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-

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1893 <-- 1972 <- 1973 -> 1974 --> 2024

1973 Season Highlights

Charles McClendon enters his 12th season as Head Coach at Louisiana State.

1973 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 15	vs. Colorado	17	6	W
Sat., Sep. 22	vs. Texas A&M	28	23	W
Sat., Sep. 29	vs. Rice	24	9	W
Sat., Oct. 6	vs. Florida	24	3	W
Sat., Oct. 13	@ Auburn	20	6	W
Sat., Oct. 20	vs. Kentucky	28	21	W
Sat., Oct. 27	@ South Carolina	33	29	W
Sat., Nov. 3	@ Mississippi	51	14	W	@ Jackson, MS
Sat., Nov. 17	vs. Mississippi State	26	7	W
Thu., Nov. 22	vs. Alabama	7	21	L
Sat., Dec. 1	@ Tulane	0	14	L
Tue., Jan. 1	Penn State	9	16	L	@ Miami, FL	Orange Bowl

1973 Season Totals
Record	9-3
Points Scored	267
Scoring Average	22.3
Points Allowed	169
Defense Average	14.1
Opponents Record	82-53
Conference Record	5-1
Home Record	6-1
Away Record	3-1

1973 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
13	9-3-0	AP
14	9-2-0	Coaches
14	9-2-0	UPI

1973 Southeastern- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Alabama	11-1	477	113	Lost 23-24	8-0	268	70	Paul W. Bear Bryant
Louisiana State	9-3	267	169	Lost 9-16	5-1	156	72	Charles McClendon
Mississippi	6-5	202	177		4-3	124	137	Billy R. Kinard
Tennessee	8-4	291	247	Lost 19-28	3-3	127	136	Bill Battle
Florida	7-5	187	187		3-4	82	141	Doug Dickey
Georgia	7-4-1	224	166	Won 17-16	3-4	128	114	Vince Dooley
Kentucky	5-6	226	196		3-4	148	130	Fran Curci
Auburn	6-6	170	193	Lost 17-34	2-5	73	140	Ralph Shug Jordan
Mississippi State	4-5-2	219	255		2-5	133	205	Bob Tyler
Vanderbilt	5-6	181	262		1-5	87	181	Steve Sloan

1973 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1973 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).