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-
1977 Season Highlights
Charles McClendon enters his 16th season as Head Coach at Louisiana State.
1977 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 17 @
Indiana
21
24
L
Sat., Sep. 24 vs.
Rice
77
0
W
Sat., Oct. 1 vs.
Florida
36
14
W
Sat., Oct. 8 @
Vanderbilt
28
15
W
Sat., Oct. 15 vs.
Kentucky
13
33
L
Sat., Oct. 22 vs.
Oregon
56
17
W
Sat., Oct. 29 @
Mississippi
28
21
W
@ Jackson, MS
Sat., Nov. 5 vs.
Alabama
3
24
L
Sat., Nov. 12 vs.
Mississippi State
27
24
W
Sat., Nov. 19 @
Tulane
20
17
W
Sat., Nov. 26 vs.
Wyoming
66
7
W
Sat., Dec. 31
Stanford
14
24
L
@ El Paso, TX
Sun Bowl
1977 Season Totals
Record 8-4
Points Scored 389
Scoring Average 32.4
Points Allowed 220
Defense Average 18.3
Opponents Record 60-71
Conference Record 4-2
Home Record 5-2
Away Record 3-1
1977 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1977 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1977 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.