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-
1978 Season Highlights
Charles McClendon enters his 17th season as Head Coach at Louisiana State.
1978 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 16 vs.
Indiana
24
17
W
Sat., Sep. 23 vs.
Wake Forest
13
11
W
Sat., Sep. 30 @
Rice
37
7
W
Sat., Oct. 7 @
Florida
34
21
W
Sat., Oct. 14 vs.
Georgia
17
24
L
Sat., Oct. 21 @
Kentucky
21
0
W
Sat., Nov. 4 vs.
Mississippi
30
8
W
Sat., Nov. 11 @
Alabama
10
31
L
@ Birmingham, AL
Sat., Nov. 18 @
Mississippi State
14
16
L
@ Jackson, MS
Sat., Nov. 25 vs.
Tulane
40
21
W
Sat., Dec. 2 vs.
Wyoming
24
17
W
Sat., Dec. 23
Missouri
15
20
L
@ Memphis, TN
Liberty Bowl
1978 Season Totals
Record 8-4
Points Scored 279
Scoring Average 23.3
Points Allowed 193
Defense Average 16.1
Opponents Record 63-71
Conference Record 3-3
Home Record 5-1
Away Record 3-2
1978 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1978 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1978 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.