1972 LSU Tigers football team

The 1972 LSU Tigers football team represented Louisiana State University (LSU) as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1972 NCAA University Division football season. Led by 11th-year head coach Charles McClendon, the Tigers compiled an overall record of 9–2–1, with a mark of 4–1–1 in conference play, and finished third in the SEC.[1]

1972 LSU Tigers football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 10
APNo. 11
Record9–2–1 (4–1–1 SEC)
Head coach
Home stadiumTiger Stadium
1972 Southeastern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 7 Alabama $ 7 –1 –010 –2 –0
No. 5 Auburn 6 –1 –010 –1 –0
No. 11 LSU 4 –1 –19 –2 –1
No. 8 Tennessee 4 –2 –010 –2 –0
Georgia 4 –3 –07 –4 –0
Florida 3 –3 –15 –5 –1
Ole Miss 2 –5 –05 –5 –0
Kentucky 2 –5 –03 –8 –0
Mississippi State 1 –6 –04 –7 –0
Vanderbilt 0 –6 –03 –8 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

LSU and SEC rivals Georgia and Ole Miss became the last major universities to desegregate their varsity football squads this season.

The September 30 game against Wisconsin marked the first appearance of a Big Ten Conference team at Tiger Stadium. Only two other Big Ten teams have played at Baton Rouge since: Indiana in 1978 and Ohio State in 1987 (Maryland and Nebraska each played in Baton Rouge before joining the Big Ten, as did future Big Ten member USC).

LSU introduced a new helmet logo, a tiger head above the letters "LSU" inside a purple circle, a logo which was used through 1976. Also, player names were placed on jerseys for the first time.

Schedule
DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 16Pacific (CA)*No. 9
W 31–1366,574[2]
September 23Texas A&M*No. 8
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)
W 42–1768,538[3]
September 30Wisconsin*No. 9
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA
W 27–769,142[4]
October 7at Rice*No. 8
W 12–660,000[5]
October 14No. 9 AuburnNo. 8
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)
W 35–770,132[6]
October 21KentuckyNo. 7
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA
W 10–064,601[7]
November 4Ole MissdaggerNo. 6
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)
W 17–1670,502[8]
November 11at No. 2 AlabamaNo. 6
L 21–3572,039[9][10]
November 18Mississippi StateNo. 8
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)
W 28–1460,589[11]
November 25at FloridaNo. 8
T 3–346,391[12]
December 2at Tulane*No. 11
W 9–385,372[13]
December 30vs. No. 11 TennesseeNo. 10
L 17–2452,961[14]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster
1972 LSU Tigers football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
RB Ken Addy
RB Jim Benglis
TE 89 Brad Boyd
SB 3 Al Coffee Sr
OL Loyd Daniel
RB Chris Dantin
RB Brad Davis
OL Jimmy Elkins
WR Joe Fakier
RB Ben Jones
QB 7 Bert Jones Sr
RB Jim Kadi
WR Gerald Keigley
OL Logan Killen
WR 1 Jimmy LeDoux Sr
QB 16 Paul Lyons
QB 5 Mike Miley
OL Phil Murray
RB Steve Rogers
OL Randy Russell
OL Steve Streete
TE Chuck Williamson
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DE 99 Kenny Bordelon Fr
DL Tommy Butoud
DB Dale Cangelosi
LB 55 Warren Capone Jr
DL Steve Cassidy
LB Gary Champagne
DL Skip Cormier
DB Rand Dennis
DL Jim Gainey
LB Bo Harris
DB Norm Hodgins
DT 64 Tyler Lafauci Jr
DL 91 Binks Miciotto
S 17 Frank Racine Jr
LB Pepper Rutland
S 11 John Staggs Jr
DB Mike Williams
DB Joe Winkler
DE 79 John Wood Sr
 Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
K 8 Rusty Jackson
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Roster

Rankings
Main article: 1972 NCAA University Division football rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
Week
PollPre12345678910111213Final
AP1198988766688111011
Coaches11899787676791210Not released

Season summary

Auburn
#9 Auburn Tigers at #8 LSU Tigers
Period 1 2 34Total
Auburn 0 7 007
LSU 14 7 7735

at Tiger Stadium, Baton Rouge, Louisiana

  • Date: October 14, 1972
  • Game time: night
  • Game attendance: 70,132
  • [15]
Game information

Ole Miss
See also: 1972 Ole Miss Rebels football team and Magnolia Bowl
Ole Miss Rebels at #6 LSU Tigers
Period 1 2 34Total
Ole Miss 3 3 7316
LSU 7 3 0717

at Tiger Stadium, Baton Rouge, Louisiana

  • Date: November 4, 1972
  • Game attendance: 70,502
  • Ocala Star-Banner, 1972 Nov 05.
Game information

Bert Jones set school career records for completions, touchdowns and total offense.[16]

Team players drafted into the NFL
PlayerPositionRoundPickNFL team
Bert JonesQuarterback12Baltimore Colts
John WoodDefensive tackle370Denver Broncos

[17]

References
  1. "1972 LSU Fighting Tigers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 24, 2023.
  2. "LSU gets past feisty UOP, 31–13". The San Francisco Examiner. September 17, 1972. Retrieved October 24, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Jones hurls LSU past A&M 42–17". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. September 24, 1972. Retrieved October 24, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Badgers lose to LSU, 27–7". The La Crosse Tribune. October 1, 1972. Retrieved October 24, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "LSU alive and Kicking asfter Rice scare". The Shreveport Times. October 8, 1972. Retrieved October 24, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "LSU's Jones passes Auburn dizzy, 35–7". Tulsa Daily World. October 15, 1972. Retrieved October 24, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "LSU keeps up with Jones boy". The Shreveport Times. October 22, 1972. Retrieved October 24, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "LSU whips Rebs on final play". Daily World. November 5, 1972. Retrieved October 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. Reed, Delbert (November 12, 1972). "Hot hand for Terry". The Tuscaloosa News. p. B1. Retrieved June 29, 2014.
  10. "Davis sparks Alabama past unbeaten Louisiana State". Star-News. UPI. November 12, 1972. p. 2C. Retrieved June 29, 2014.
  11. "Bengals strike late, 28 to 14". Pensacola News Journal. November 19, 1972. Retrieved October 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. "Gators save tie in stormy finish". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. November 26, 1972. Retrieved October 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. "Tigers nudge rugged Wave". The Shreveport Times. December 3, 1972. Retrieved October 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. "Quick-striking Vols muzzle Bengals' late charge". The Commercial Appeal. December 31, 1972. Retrieved May 7, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  15. "Tigers Outclass Auburn." Ocala Star-Banner. p. 2C. 1972-Oct-15. Retrieved 2022-Dec-07.
  16. And the Valley Shook. Retrieved 2020-Feb-24.
  17. "1973 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com". Archived from the original on December 21, 2007.
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