Louisiana State Football Team History
Louisiana State Tigers
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Louisiana State University
Baton Rouge, LA
Founded: 1860
Stadium: Tiger Stadium
Capacity: 92,400
Colors: Purple & Gole
Coach: Gerry DiNardo
Conference: Southeastern-West
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| 1997 Season Highlights |
| Gerry DiNardo enters his 3rd season as Head Coach at Louisiana State. |
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| 1997 Season |
| Date |
Opponent | Score |
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| Sat., Sep. 6 | vs.
Texas-El Paso
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55 |
3 |
W |
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| | Sat., Sep. 13 | @
Mississippi State
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24 |
9 |
W |
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| | Sat., Sep. 20 | vs.
Auburn
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28 |
31 |
L |
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| | Sat., Sep. 27 | vs.
Akron
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56 |
0 |
W |
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| | Sat., Oct. 4 | @
Vanderbilt
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7 |
6 |
W |
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| | Sat., Oct. 11 | vs.
Florida
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28 |
21 |
W |
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| | Sat., Oct. 18 | vs.
Mississippi
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21 |
36 |
L |
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| | Sat., Nov. 1 | @
Kentucky
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63 |
28 |
W |
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| | Sat., Nov. 8 | @
Alabama
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27 |
0 |
W |
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| | Sat., Nov. 15 | vs.
Notre Dame
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6 |
24 |
L |
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| | Fri., Nov. 28 | vs.
Arkansas
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31 |
21 |
W |
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| | Sun., Dec. 28 |
Notre Dame
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27 |
9 |
W |
@ Shreveport, LA |
Independence Bowl |
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| 1997 Season Totals |
| Record | 9-3
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| Points Scored | 373 |
| Scoring Average | 31.1 |
| Points Allowed | 188 |
| Defense Average | 15.7 |
| Opponents Record | 67-62
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| Conference Record | 6-2 |
| Home Record | 4-3
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| Away Record | 4-0
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| 1997 NCAA Final Rankings |
| Rank |
Record |
Source |
| 13 | 9-3-0 |
AP |
| 13 | 9-3-0 |
Coaches |
| 13 | 9-3-0 |
USA Today/ESPN |
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| 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 |
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Some records may be incomplete.
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Great Moments in College Football History
The biggest crowd for a college football game was 114,000 for the 1926 Army-Navy Game. The game ended in a tie when it became too dark to play.
