1974 LSU Tigers football team

The 1974 LSU Tigers football team represented Louisiana State University (LSU) during the 1974 NCAA Division I football season. Under head coach Charles McClendon, the Tigers had a record of 5–5–1 with a Southeastern Conference record of 2–4. It was McClendon's thirteenth season as head coach at LSU.

1974 LSU Tigers football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record5–5–1 (2–4 SEC)
Head coach
Home stadiumTiger Stadium
1974 Southeastern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 5 Alabama $ 6 0 011 1 0
No. 8 Auburn 4 2 010 2 0
Georgia 4 2 06 6 0
No. 17 Mississippi State 3 3 09 3 0
No. 15 Florida 3 3 08 4 0
Kentucky 3 3 06 5 0
No. 20 Tennessee 2 3 17 3 2
Vanderbilt 2 3 17 3 2
LSU 2 4 05 5 1
Ole Miss 0 6 03 8 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 14Colorado*No. 9W 42–1470,274
September 21Texas A&M*No. 7
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)
L 14–2169,088
September 28at Rice*No. 17T 10–10
October 5at No. 13 FloridaL 14–2456,590
October 12Tennesseedagger
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA
W 20–1067,907[1]
October 19at KentuckyL 13–20
November 2Ole Miss
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)
W 24–0
November 9at AlabamaL 0–3070,364[2][3]
November 16Mississippi StateL 6–7
November 23Tulane*
W 24–2266,017[4]
November 30Utah*
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA
W 35–10
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Roster

1974 LSU Tigers football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
TE 89 Brad Boyd Sr
RB 48 Brad Davis Sr
QB 5 Mike Miley Sr
RB Steve Rogers Sr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
LB Ken Bordelon Jr
LB 80 Bo Harris Sr
CB 29 Mike Williams Sr
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

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

Roster

References

  1. "Tigers overcome fumbles for win". The Daily Advertiser. October 13, 1974. Retrieved May 8, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  2. Browning, Al (November 10, 1974). "Cook gets a nice birthday present". The Tuscaloosa News. p. B1. Retrieved August 22, 2014 via Google News Archives.
  3. "Alabama clinches tie for SEC title". Daytona Beach Sunday News-Journal. Associated Press. November 10, 1974. p. 2C. Retrieved August 22, 2014 via Google News Archives.
  4. "LSU squeaks by Wave, 24–22". Daily World. November 24, 1974. Retrieved October 18, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  5. 1973 LSU Football Schedule/Results | TigerDroppings.com


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