1972 LSU Tigers football team

The 1972 LSU Tigers football team represented Louisiana State University during the 1972 NCAA University Division football season.

1972 LSU Tigers football
Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl, L 17–24 vs. Tennessee
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 10
AP	No. 11
1972 record	9–2–1 (4–1–1 SEC)
Head coach	Charles McClendon (11th season)
Home stadium	Tiger Stadium

1972 Southeastern Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 7 Alabama $	7	–	1	–	0			10	–	2	–	0
No. 5 Auburn	6	–	1	–	0			10	–	1	–	0
No. 11 LSU	4	–	1	–	1			9	–	2	–	1
No. 8 Tennessee	4	–	2	–	0			10	–	2	–	0
Georgia	4	–	3	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
Florida	3	–	3	–	1			5	–	5	–	1
Ole Miss	2	–	5	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Kentucky	2	–	5	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
Mississippi State	1	–	6	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Vanderbilt	0	–	6	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

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

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result
September 16	Pacific (CA)*	No. 9	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	W 31–13
September 23	Texas A&M*	No. 8	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)	W 42–17
September 30	Wisconsin*	No. 9	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	W 27–7
October 7	at Rice*	No. 8	Rice Stadium Houston, TX	W 12–6
October 14	No. 9 Auburn	No. 8	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)	W 35–7
October 21	Kentucky	No. 7	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	W 10–0
November 4	Ole Miss	No. 6	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)	W 17–16
November 11	at No. 2 Alabama	No. 6	Legion Field Birmingham, AL (rivalry)	L 21–35
November 18	Mississippi State	No. 8	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)	W 28–14
November 25	at Florida	No. 8	Florida Field Gainesville, FL (rivalry)	T 3–3
December 2	at Tulane*	No. 11	Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA (Battle for the Rag)	W 9–3
December 30	vs. No. 11 Tennessee	No. 10	Astrodome Houston, TX (Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl)	L 17–24
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

• Source: LSUSports.net: 1972 LSU football schedule[1]

Roster

1972 LSU Tigers football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class 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. # Name Class 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. # Name Class K 8 Rusty Jackson	Head coach Charles McClendon Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster

Season summary

Ole Miss

Ole Miss Rebels at #6 LSU Tigers

	1	2	3	4	Total
Ole Miss	3	3	7	3	16
LSU	7	3	0	7	17

at Tiger Stadium, Baton Rouge, Louisiana

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

Game information

First quarter MISS – Steve Lavinghouze 42-yard field goal. Ole Miss 3–0. Drive: LSU – Bert Jones 6-yard run (Rusty Jackson kick). LSU 7–3. Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards. Second quarter LSU – Rusty Jackson 29-yard field goal. LSU 10–3. Drive: MISS – Steve Lavinghouze 38-yard field goal, 0:00. LSU 10–6. Drive: Third quarter MISS – Norris Weese 1-yard run (Steve Ladinghouze kick). Ole Miss 13–10. Drive: 16 plays, 69 yards. Fourth quarter MISS – Steve Lavinghouze 40-yard field goal. Ole Miss 16–10. Drive: LSU – Brad Davis 10-yard pass from Bert Jones (Rusty Jackson kick), 0:00. LSU 17–16. Drive: 13 plays, 80 yards, 3:02. Top passers MISS LSU Top rushers MISS LSU Top receivers MISS LSU

Bert Jones set school career records for completions, touchdowns and total offense. [2]

Team players drafted into the NFL

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL team
Bert Jones	Quarterback	1	2	Baltimore Colts
John Wood	Defensive tackle	3	70	Denver Broncos

[3]

References

1. "1972 LSU football schedule". LSUSports.net. Retrieved October 14, 2013.
2. And the Valley Shook. Retrieved 2020-Feb-24.
3. https://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1973.htm