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: Gerry DiNardo Conference: Southeastern-West
1997 Season Highlights
Gerry DiNardo enters his 3rd season as Head Coach at Louisiana State.
1997 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 6 vs.
Texas-El Paso
55
3
W
Sat., Sep. 13 @
Mississippi State
24
9
W
Sat., Sep. 20 vs.
Auburn
28
31
L
Sat., Sep. 27 vs.
Akron
56
0
W
Sat., Oct. 4 @
Vanderbilt
7
6
W
Sat., Oct. 11 vs.
Florida
28
21
W
Sat., Oct. 18 vs.
Mississippi
21
36
L
Sat., Nov. 1 @
Kentucky
63
28
W
Sat., Nov. 8 @
Alabama
27
0
W
Sat., Nov. 15 vs.
Notre Dame
6
24
L
Fri., Nov. 28 vs.
Arkansas
31
21
W
Sun., Dec. 28
Notre Dame
27
9
W
@ Shreveport, LA
Independence Bowl
1997 Season Totals
Record 9-3
Points Scored 373
Scoring Average 31.1
Points Allowed 188
Defense Average 15.7
Opponents Record 67-62
Conference Record 6-2
Home Record 4-3
Away Record 4-0
1997 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
13 9-3-0
AP
13 9-3-0
Coaches
13 9-3-0
USA Today/ESPN
1997 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1997 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).