1973 LSU Tigers football team
American college football season
1973 LSU Tigers football | |
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Orange Bowl, L 9–16 vs. Penn State | |
Conference | Southeastern Conference |
Ranking | |
Coaches | No. 14 |
AP | No. 13 |
Record | 9–3 (5–1 SEC) |
Head coach |
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Home stadium | Tiger Stadium |
Seasons |
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1973 LSU Tigers football team represented Louisiana State University (LSU) as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1973 NCAA Division I football season. Led by 12th-year head coach Charles McClendon, the Tigers compiled an overall record of 9–3, with a mark of 5–1 in conference play, and finished second in the SEC.[1]
Schedule
Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 15 | No. 10 Colorado* | No. 15 |
| W 17–6 | 71,239 | [2] | |
September 22 | Texas A&M* | No. 11 |
| W 28–23 | 68,394 | [3] | |
September 29 | Rice* | No. 10 |
| W 24–9 | 66,226 | [4] | |
October 6 | Florida | No. 10 |
| W 24–3 | 66,974 | [5] | |
October 13 | at Auburn | No. 10 | W 20–6 | 64,331 | [6] | ||
October 20 | Kentucky | No. 9 |
| W 28–21 | 66,991 | [7] | |
October 27 | at South Carolina* | No. 9 | W 33–29 | 51,039 | [8] | ||
November 3 | at Ole Miss | No. 7 | ABC | W 51–14 | 47,222 | [9] | |
November 17 | Mississippi State | No. 7 |
| W 26–7 | 66,536 | [10] | |
November 22 | No. 2 Alabama | No. 7 |
| ABC | L 7–21 | 67,748 | [11] |
December 1 | at Tulane* | No. 8 | L 0–14 | 86,598 | [12] | ||
January 1, 1974 | vs. No. 6 Penn State* | No. 13 | NBC | L 9–16 | 60,477 | [13] | |
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Roster
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References
- ^ "1973 LSU Fighting Tigers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 26, 2023.
- ^ "Miley guides LSU to upset". The Palm Beach Post-Times. September 16, 1973. Retrieved October 26, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "LSU nudges Aggies". Express and News. September 23, 1973. Retrieved October 26, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "LSU overcomes pesky Owls 24–9". Wichita Falls Times. September 30, 1973. Retrieved October 26, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Bayou Bengals bayonet Gators". St. Petersburg Times. October 7, 1973. Retrieved October 26, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Miley propels LSU past Auburn 20–6". The Courier-Journal. October 14, 1973. Retrieved October 26, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Second half doldrums thwart Kentucky again". Messenger-Inquirer. October 21, 1973. Retrieved October 26, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Battered LSU scratches 33–29 win over Carolina". The Greenville News. October 28, 1973. Retrieved October 26, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tigs set back Ole Miss football 40 years". Alexandria Daily Town Talk. November 4, 1973. Retrieved October 26, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Bowl-bound LSU stages 26–7 cruise". The Des Moines Register. November 18, 1973. Retrieved October 26, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Reed, Delbert (November 23, 1973). "Some Tide questions to be answered". The Tuscaloosa News. p. 11. Retrieved July 4, 2014.
- ^ "Greenies frustrated no more: LSU falls, 14–0". The Shreveport Times. December 2, 1973. Retrieved October 26, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Penn State a winner by 16 to 9". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. January 2, 1974. Retrieved October 26, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "2013 LSU Football Media Guide". p. 154. Archived from the original on July 14, 2014. Retrieved July 17, 2014.
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