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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  <-- 1978 <- 1979 -> 1980 --> 2024
1979 Season Highlights
 Charles McClendon enters his 18th season as Head Coach at Louisiana State.
 
1979 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 15  @ Colorado  44   0   W       
 Sat., Sep. 22  vs. Rice  47   3   W       
 Sat., Sep. 29  vs. Southern California  12   17   L       
 Sat., Oct. 6  vs. Florida  20   3   W       
 Sat., Oct. 13  @ Georgia  14   21   L       
 Sat., Oct. 20  vs. Kentucky  23   19   W       
 Sat., Oct. 27  vs. Florida State  19   24   L       
 Sat., Nov. 3  @ Mississippi  28   24   W    @ Jackson, MS   
 Sat., Nov. 10  vs. Alabama  0   3   L       
 Sat., Nov. 17  vs. Mississippi State  21   3   W       
 Sat., Nov. 24  @ Tulane  13   24   L       
 Sat., Dec. 22   Wake Forest  34   10   W    @ Orlando, FL   Capital One Bowl
 
1979 Season Totals
  Record7-5
  Points Scored275
  Scoring Average22.9
  Points Allowed151
  Defense Average12.6
  Opponents Record73-62
  Conference Record4-2
  Home Record4-3
  Away Record2-2
1979 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1979 Southeastern- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Alabama 12-038367Won  24-96-018545  Paul W. Bear Bryant
Georgia 6-5206189 5-114294  Vince Dooley
Auburn 8-3330238 4-2153124  Doug Barfield
Louisiana State 7-5275151Won  34-104-210673  Charles McClendon
Tennessee 7-5311235Lost  22-273-3132143  Johnny Majors
Kentucky 5-6180143 3-311679  Fran Curci
Mississippi 4-7251298 3-3169123  Steve Sloan
Mississippi State 3-8162179 2-47492  Emory Bellard
Vanderbilt 1-10179418 0-696272  George MacIntyre
Florida 0-10-1106265 0-639167  Charley Pell

1979 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1979 All Southeastern Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


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