1978 LSU Tigers football team

The 1978 LSU Tigers football team represented Louisiana State University (LSU) during the 1978 NCAA Division I-A football season. Under head coach Charles McClendon, the Tigers had a record of 8–4 with a Southeastern Conference record of 3–3. It was McClendon's 17th season as head coach at LSU.

1978 LSU Tigers football
Liberty Bowl, L 15–20 vs. Missouri
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
1978 record8–4 (3–3 SEC)
Head coach
Home stadiumTiger Stadium
1978 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 1 Alabama $ 6 0 0  11 1 0
No. 16 Georgia 5 0 1  9 2 1
Auburn 3 2 1  6 4 1
LSU 3 3 0  8 4 0
Tennessee 3 3 0  5 5 1
Florida 3 3 0  4 7 0
Mississippi State 2 4 0  6 5 0
Ole Miss 2 4 0  5 6 0
Kentucky 2 4 0  4 6 1
Vanderbilt 0 6 0  2 9 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteTVResult
September 16Indiana*No. 13W 24–17
September 23Wake Forest*No. 10
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA
W 13–11
September 30at Rice*No. 11W 37–7
October 7at FloridaNo. 11W 34–21
October 14GeorgiaNo. 11
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA
L 17–24
October 21at KentuckyNo. 16W 21–0
November 4Ole MissNo. 12
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)
ABCW 30–8
November 11at No. 3 AlabamaNo. 10ABCL 10–31
November 18at Mississippi StateNo. 17L 14–16
November 25Tulane*
W 40–21
December 2Wyoming*
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA
W 24–17
December 31vs. Missouri*ABCL 15–20
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game

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Roster

1978 LSU Tigers football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
RB 4 Charles Alexander Sr
WR 3 Carlos Carson Jr
QB Steve Ensminger Jr
  Hokie Gajan
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DB 37 Willie Teal Jr
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

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

    Game summaries

    Wyoming

    Hokie Gajan ran the opening kickoff back 99 yards for a touchdown and Charles Alexander passed the 4,000 career rushing yard mark for his career.[2]

    References


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