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1976 LSU Tigers football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record7–3–1 (3–3 SEC)
Head coach
CaptainButch Knight, Roy Stuart
Home stadiumTiger Stadium
Seasons
← 1975
1977 →
1976 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 10 Georgia $ 5 – 1 – 0 10 – 2 – 0
No. 11 Alabama 5 – 2 – 0 9 – 3 – 0
No. 20 Mississippi State 4 – 2 – 0 9 – 2 – 0
Florida 4 – 2 – 0 8 – 4 – 0
No. 18 Kentucky 4 – 2 – 0 8 – 4 – 0
LSU 3 – 3 – 0 6 – 4 – 1
Auburn 3 – 3 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Ole Miss 3 – 4 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Tennessee 2 – 4 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Vanderbilt 0 – 6 – 0 2 – 9 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • Mississippi State later forfeited all 1976 wins due to NCAA violations.
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1976 LSU Tigers football team represented Louisiana State University (LSU) as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1976 NCAA Division I football season. Led by 15th-year head coach Charles McClendon, the Tigers compiled an overall record of 7–3–1, with a mark of 3–3 in conference play, and finished tied for sixth in the SEC.[1]

Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 11No. 1 Nebraska*
T 6–670,746[2]
September 18Oregon State*No. 16
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA
W 28–1168,057[3]
September 25Rice*No. 15
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA
W 31–067,260[4]
October 2at No. 19 FloridaNo. 11
L 23–2857,119[5]
October 9VanderbiltdaggerNo. 20
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA
W 33–2066,835[6]
October 16at KentuckyNo. 16
L 7–2157,695[7]
October 30Ole Miss
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)
W 45–067,350[8]
November 6at No. 15 Alabama
L 17–2871,018[9]
November 13at Mississippi State
W 13–21 (forfeit)40,000[10][11]
November 20Tulane*
W 17–764,318[12]
November 27Utah*
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA
W 35–748,455[13]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster[edit]

1976 LSU Tigers football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
RB 4 Charles Alexander So
QB Steve Ensminger Fr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DB 37 Willie Teal Fr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

References[edit]

  1. ^ "1976 LSU Fighting Tigers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 29, 2023.
  2. ^ "Top-ranked Cornhuskers tied by LSU". Albuquerque Journal. September 12, 1976. Retrieved October 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "LSU batters Beavers, 28–11". The Sunday Columbian. September 19, 1976. Retrieved October 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Robiskie LSU rip Rice, 31–0". The Montgomery Advertiser. September 26, 1976. Retrieved October 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Gators' clutch defense kills Tiger rally". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. October 3, 1976. Retrieved October 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Third quarter scoring propels Tiger comeback". The Daily Advertiser. October 10, 1976. Retrieved October 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "UK becomes contender in topsy-turvey SEC race". The Courier-Journal. October 17, 1976. Retrieved October 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "LSU plays havoc with Rebs, 45–0". The Atlanta Journal & Constitution. October 31, 1976. Retrieved October 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Alexander's 'jog' helped 'Bama stop LSU momentum". Alexandria Daily Town Talk. November 7, 1976. Retrieved October 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Late Bengal rally falls short". Daily World. November 14, 1976. Retrieved October 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Bulldogs forced to forfeit 19 football games". The Tuscaloosa News. Associated Press. May 24, 1978. p. 19. Retrieved October 29, 2023.
  12. ^ "Tigers roll over Wave in second half, 17–7". The Shreveport Times. November 21, 1976. Retrieved October 18, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "LSU has easy time with Utah, 35–7". Arizona Republic. November 28, 1976. Retrieved October 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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