1971 LSU Tigers football
Sun Bowl champion
Sun Bowl, W 33–15 vs. Iowa State
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 10
APNo. 11
Record9–3 (3–2 SEC)
Head coach
Home stadiumTiger Stadium
Seasons
← 1970
1972 →
1971 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 4 Alabama $ 7 – 0 – 0 11 – 1 – 0
No. 7 Georgia 5 – 1 – 0 11 – 1 – 0
No. 12 Auburn 5 – 1 – 0 9 – 2 – 0
No. 15 Ole Miss 4 – 2 – 0 10 – 2 – 0
No. 9 Tennessee 4 – 2 – 0 10 – 2 – 0
No. 11 LSU 3 – 2 – 0 9 – 3 – 0
Vanderbilt 1 – 5 – 0 4 – 6 – 1
Florida 1 – 6 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Kentucky 1 – 6 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
Mississippi State 1 – 7 – 0 2 – 9 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1971 LSU Tigers football team represented Louisiana State University (LSU) as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1971 NCAA University Division football season. Led by 10th-year head coach Charles McClendon, the Tigers compiled an overall record of 9–3, with a mark of 3–2 in conference play, and finished sixth in the SEC.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 11Colorado*No. 9
L 21–3170,099[2]
September 18Texas A&M*
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)
W 37–068,576[3]
September 25at Wisconsin*No. 18
W 38–2878,535[4]
October 2Rice*No. 16
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA
W 38–365,976[5]
October 9FloridadaggerNo. 16
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)
W 48–767,055[6]
October 16at KentuckyNo. 12
W 17–1330,000–35,000[7]
October 30at Ole MissNo. 11
L 22–2447,122[8]
November 6at No. 4 AlabamaNo. 18
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)
ABCL 7–1464,892[9][10]
November 13at Mississippi StateNo. 20
  • Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
  • Jackson, MS (rivalry)
W 28–335,000[11]
November 20No. 7 Notre Dame*No. 14
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA
ABCW 28–866,936[12]
November 27Tulane*No. 10
W 36–759,897[13]
December 18vs. Iowa State*No. 11
CBSW 33–1533,530[14]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

1971 LSU Tigers football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
HB 24 Art Cantrelle Sr
SB 3 Al Coffee Jr
WR 80 Andy Hamilton Sr
QB 7 Bert Jones Jr
WR 1 Jimmy LeDoux Jr
TE, K 81 Jay Michaelson Sr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
LB 55 Warren Capone So
CB 37 Tommy Casanova Sr
DT 78 Ron Estay Sr
DT 64 Tyler Lafauci So
S 17 Frank Racine So
S 11 John Staggs So
DE 79 John Wood Jr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Roster

Team players drafted into the NFL

Player Position Round Pick NFL team
Tommy Casanova Defensive back 2 29 Cincinnati Bengals
Andy Hamilton Wide receiver 4 97 Kansas City Chiefs
Ronnie Estay Defensive tackle 8 186 Denver Broncos
Ken Kavanaugh Jr. Tight end 15 367 New York Giants

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References

  1. ^ "1971 LSU Fighting Tigers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 22, 2023.
  2. ^ "Buff sophomore riddles LSU". The Sunday Oklahoman. September 12, 1971. Retrieved October 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "LSU returns, swamps A&M". The Nashville Tennessean. September 19, 1971. Retrieved October 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "LSU raps Badgers 38–28". The La Crosse Sunday Tribune. September 26, 1971. Retrieved October 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Tigers pick Owls, 38–3". The Odessa American. October 3, 1971. Retrieved October 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "LSU begins SEC chase with 48–7 win". Daily World. October 10, 1971. Retrieved October 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "LSU edges by Kentucky". Sunday Courier and Press. October 17, 1971. Retrieved October 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Jackson jinx: Tigers still have it!". The Shreveport Times. October 31, 1971. Retrieved October 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ Reed, Delbert (November 7, 1971). "Terrific defense does job for Tide". The Tuscaloosa News. p. B1. Retrieved February 9, 2014.
  10. ^ "Alabama shaded Louisiana State 14–0". Sarasota Herald-Tribune. Associated Press. November 7, 1971. p. 1C. Retrieved February 9, 2014.
  11. ^ "LSU shackles Bulldogs, 28–3". Tulsa Sunday World. November 14, 1971. Retrieved October 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "LSU wins 28–8 over the Irish". Tallahassee Democrat. November 21, 1971. Retrieved October 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "LSU Tigers trample Tulane Green Wave". The Daily Advertiser. November 28, 1971. Retrieved October 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "L.S.U. spurt unloads I-State in 2nd half". The Kansas City Star. December 19, 1971. Retrieved October 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  15. ^ "1972 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com". Archived from the original on December 21, 2007.


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