1977 LSU Tigers football team

1977 LSU Tigers football
Sun Bowl vs. Stanford, L 1424
Conference Southeastern Conference
1977 record 8–4 (4–2 SEC)
Head coach Charles McClendon (16th year)
Home stadium Tiger Stadium
1977 SEC football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
#2 Alabama $ 7 0 0     11 1 0
#6 Kentucky 6 0 0     10 1 0
LSU 4 2 0     8 4 0
Auburn 4 2 0     5 6 0
Florida 3 3 0     6 4 1
Georgia 2 4 0     5 6 0
Mississippi State 2 4 0     5 6 0
Ole Miss 2 5 0     5 6 0
Tennessee 1 5 0     4 7 0
Vanderbilt 0 6 0     2 9 0
  • $ Conference champion
  • Kentucky ineligible for SEC championship due to NCAA probation. Mississippi State later forfeited all 1977 wins due to NCAA violations.
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1977 LSU Tigers football team represented Louisiana State University (LSU) during the 1977 college football season. Under head coach Charles McClendon, the Tigers had a record of 8–4 with a Southeastern Conference record of 4–2. It was McClendon's sixteenth season as head coach at LSU.

Schedule

Date Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
September 17 at Indiana* Bloomington, IN L 21–24    
September 24 Rice* Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA W 77–0    
October 1 #9 Florida Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA (Rivalry) W 36–14    
October 8 at Vanderbilt #18 Dudley FieldNashville, TN W 28–15    
October 15 #12 Kentucky #16 Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA L 13–33    
October 22 Oregon Ducks Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA W 56–17    
October 29 Ole Miss Rebels Jackson, MS (Magnolia Bowl) W 28–21    
November 5 #2 Alabama #18 Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA (Rivalry) L 3–24    
November 12 Mississippi State Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA W 27–24    
November 19 at Tulane New Orleans, LA (Battle for the Rag) W 20–17    
November 26 Wyoming* Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA W 66–7    
December 31 Stanford Sun BowlEl Paso, TX (Sun Bowl) L 14–24    
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game.

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