1977 LSU Tigers football team

The 1977 LSU Tigers football team represented Louisiana State University (LSU) during the 1977 NCAA Division I 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.

1977 LSU Tigers football
Sun Bowl, L 14–24 vs. Stanford
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Record	8–4 (4–2 SEC)
Head coach	Charles McClendon (16th season)
Captain	LB Steve Ripple FB Kelly Simmons
Home stadium	Tiger Stadium
Seasons ← 1976 1978 →

1977 Southeastern Conference football standings
v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 2 Alabama $	7	–	0	–	0			11	–	1	–	0
No. 6 Kentucky	6	–	0	–	0			10	–	1	–	0
Auburn	5	–	1	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
LSU	4	–	2	–	0			8	–	4	–	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

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 17	at Indiana*		Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN		L 21–24
September 24	Rice*		Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA		W 77–0
October 1	No. 9 Florida		Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)		W 36–14
October 8	at Vanderbilt	No. 18	Dudley Field Nashville, TN		W 28–15
October 15	No. 12 Kentucky	No. 16	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA		L 13–33
October 22	Oregon*		Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA		W 56–17
October 29	Ole Miss		Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, MS (rivalry)		W 28–21
November 5	No. 2 Alabama	No. 18	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)	ABC	L 3–24
November 12	Mississippi State		Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)		W 27–24
November 19	at Tulane*		Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, LA (Battle for the Rag)		W 20–17		^[1]
November 26	Wyoming*		Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA		W 66–7	52,338	^[2]
December 31	vs. Stanford*		Sun Bowl El Paso, TX (Sun Bowl)	CBS	L 14–24
*Non-conference game Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game

Roster

1977 LSU Tigers football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class RB 4 Charles Alexander Jr WR 3 Carlos Carson So QB Steve Ensminger So QB David Woodley	Defense Pos. # Name Class DB 37 Willie Teal So	Special teams Pos. # Name Class K Mike Conway	Head coach Charles McClendon Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible   Injured   Redshirt Roster

References

1. "Wave surge ebbs as Tigers roll". Daily World. November 20, 1977. Retrieved October 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
2. Bill Rutkin (November 27, 1977). "Alexander leads LSU's recordbreakers". The Shreveport Times. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.