1971 LSU Tigers football team

1971 LSU Tigers football
Sun Bowl, W 33–15 vs. Iowa State
Conference Southeastern Conference
Ranking
AP #11
1971 record 9–3 (3–2 SEC)
Head coach Charles McClendon (10th year)
Home stadium Tiger Stadium
1971 SEC football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
#4 Alabama $ 7 0 0     11 1 0
#7 Georgia 5 1 0     11 1 0
#12 Auburn 5 1 0     9 2 0
#15 Ole Miss 4 2 0     10 2 0
#9 Tennessee 4 2 0     10 2 0
#11 LSU 3 2 0     9 3 0
Vanderbilt 1 5 0     4 6 1
Florida 1 6 0     4 7 0
Kentucky 1 6 0     3 8 0
Mississippi State 1 7 0     2 9 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1971 LSU Tigers football team represented Louisiana State University during the 1971 college football season.

Schedule

Date Opponent# Rank# Site Result
September 11 Colorado* #9 Tiger StadiumBaton Rouge, LA L 21–31  
September 18 Texas A&M* Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA (Rivalry) W 37–0  
September 25 at Wisconsin* #18 Camp Randall StadiumMadison, WI W 38–28  
October 2 Rice* #16 Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA W 38–3  
October 9 Florida #16 Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA W 48–7  
October 16 at Kentucky #12 Stoll Field/McLean StadiumLexington, KY W 17–13  
October 30 at Ole Miss #11 Mississippi Veterans Memorial StadiumJackson, MS (Rivalry) L 22–24  
November 6 at #4 Alabama #18 Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA (Rivalry) L 7–14  
November 13 at Mississippi State #20 Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium • Jackson, MS W 28–3  
November 20 #7 Notre Dame* #14 Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA W 28–8  
November 27 Tulane* #10 Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA (Battle for the Rag) W 36–7  
December 18 vs. Iowa State* #11 Sun BowlEl Paso, TX (Sun Bowl) W 33–15  
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll.

Team players drafted into the NFL

Player Position Round Pick NFL team
Tommy CasanovaDefensive back2 29 Cincinnati Bengals
Andy Hamilton Wide receiver497 Kansas City Chiefs
Ronnie EstayDefensive tackle8 186 Denver Broncos
Ken Kavanaugh Jr.Tight end15367New York Giants

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