1970 LSU Tigers football team

The 1970 LSU Tigers football team represented Louisiana State University during the 1970 NCAA University Division football season.

1970 LSU Tigers football
SEC champion
Orange Bowl, L 12–17 vs. Nebraska
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 6
AP	No. 7
1970 record	9–3 (5–0 SEC)
Head coach	Charles McClendon (9th season)
Offensive scheme	I formation
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Tiger Stadium (capacity:67,500)

1970 Southeastern Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 7 LSU $	5	–	0	–	0			9	–	3	–	0
No. 4 Tennessee	4	–	1	–	0			11	–	1	–	0
No. 10 Auburn	5	–	2	–	0			9	–	2	–	0
No. 20 Ole Miss	4	–	2	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
Florida	3	–	3	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
Georgia	3	–	3	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Alabama	3	–	4	–	0			6	–	5	–	1
Mississippi State	3	–	4	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Vanderbilt	1	–	5	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Kentucky	0	–	7	–	0			2	–	9	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

Following a 3–0 loss to No. 2 Notre Dame at South Bend, LSU was extended a bid to face Big Eight Conference champion Nebraska in the Orange Bowl. However, the bid was contingent on the Tigers defeating both Tulane at New Orleans and Ole Miss at Baton Rouge in the final two weeks of the season.

Still steaming about being shut out of the major bowl games in 1969 despite a 9–1 record, LSU responded to the challenge. The Tigers overcame a stubborn Tulane squad, which earned a Liberty Bowl invitation ,and then dismantled Ole Miss 61–17 in front of a large television audience and nearly 70,000 fans in Tiger Stadium. In that game, Tommy Casanova tied an NCAA record with two punt return touchdowns in a single game.[1] Casanova and linebacker Mike Anderson were recognized as consensus All-Americans.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result
September 19	Texas A&M*	No. 12	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)	L 18–20
September 26	Rice*		Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	W 24–0
October 3	Baylor*		Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	W 31–10
October 10	Pacific*	No. 19	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	W 34–0
October 17	Kentucky	No. 15	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	W 14–7
October 24	at No. 6 Auburn	No. 14	Cliff Hare Stadium Auburn, AL (rivalry)	W 17–9
November 7	at No. 19 Alabama	No. 11	Legion Field Birmingham, AL (rivalry)	W 14–9
November 14	Mississippi State	No. 9	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)	W 38–7
November 21	at No. 2 Notre Dame*	No. 6	Notre Dame Stadium South Bend, IN	L 0–3
November 28	at Tulane*	No. 6	Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA (Battle for the Rag)	W 26–14
December 5	No. 16 Ole Miss	No. 8	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)	W 61–17
January 1, 1971	vs. No. 3 Nebraska*	No. 5	Orange Bowl Miami, FL (Orange Bowl)	L 12–17
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

• Source: LSUSports.net: 1970 LSU football schedule[2]

Roster

1970 LSU Tigers football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class HB 24 Art Cantrelle Jr SB 3 Al Coffee So WR 80 Andy Hamilton Jr QB 18 Buddy Lee Sr QB 7 Bert Jones So	Defense Pos. # Name Class LB 45 Mike Anderson Sr DB 37 Tommy Casanova Jr DT 78 Ron Estay Jr DT 73 John Sage Sr DE 79 John Wood So	Special teams Pos. # Name Class K 25 Mark Lumpkin Sr	Head coach Charles McClendon Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster

Team players drafted into the NFL

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL team
Buddy Lee	Quarterback	7	126	Chicago Bears
Mike Anderson	Linebacker	9	216	Pittsburgh Steelers
John Sage	Linebacker	17	420	Philadelphia

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References

1. "Tiger Den Archives – V". Golden Rankings. Retrieved January 2, 2017.
2. "1970 LSU football schedule". LSUSports.net. Retrieved October 14, 2013.
3. https://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1971.htm