1973 LSU Tigers football team

The 1973 LSU Tigers football team represented Louisiana State University (LSU) during the 1973 NCAA Division I football season. Under head coach Charles McClendon, the Tigers had a record of 9–3 with a Southeastern Conference record of 5–1. It was McClendon's twelfth season as head coach at LSU.

1973 LSU Tigers football
Orange Bowl, L 9–16 vs. Penn State
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 14
APNo. 13
1973 record9–3 (5–1 SEC)
Head coach
Home stadiumTiger Stadium
1973 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 4 Alabama $ 8 0 0  11 1 0
No. 13 LSU 5 1 0  9 3 0
Ole Miss 4 3 0  6 5 0
No. 19 Tennessee 3 3 0  8 4 0
Georgia 3 4 0  7 4 1
Florida 3 4 0  7 5 0
Kentucky 3 4 0  5 6 0
Auburn 2 5 0  6 6 0
Mississippi State 2 5 0  4 5 2
Vanderbilt 1 5 0  5 6 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 15No. 10 Colorado*No. 15W 17–6
September 22Texas A&M*No. 11
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)
W 28–23
September 29Rice*No. 10
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA
W 24–9
October 6FloridaNo. 10
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)
W 24–3
October 13at AuburnNo. 10W 20–664,331
October 20KentuckyNo. 9
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA
W 28–21
October 27at South Carolina*No. 9W 33–29
November 3at Ole MissNo. 7W 51–14
November 17Mississippi StateNo. 7
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)
W 26–7
November 22No. 2 AlabamaNo. 7
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)
ABCL 7–21
December 1at Tulane*No. 8L 0–1486,598
January 1, 1974No. 6 Penn State*No. 13NBCL 9–1660,477
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game

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Roster

1973 LSU Tigers football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
TE 89 Brad Boyd Jr
RB 48 Brad Davis Jr
G 64 Tyler LaFauci Sr
QB 5 Mike Miley Jr
RB Steve Rogers Jr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
LB Ken Bordelon So
LB 80 Bo Harris Jr
DB Norm Hodgins Sr
DE 91 Binks Miciotto Sr
CB 29 Mike Williams Jr
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

Roster

References

  1. "2013 LSU Football Media Guide". p. 154. Retrieved July 17, 2014.


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