The 1977 LSU Tigers football team represented Louisiana State University (LSU) as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1977 NCAA Division I football season. Led by 16th-year head coach Charles McClendon, the Tigers compiled an overall record of 8–4, with a mark of 4–2 in conference play, and finished fourth in the SEC.^[1]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 17	at Indiana*		Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN		L 21–24	30,067	[2]
September 24	Rice*		Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA		W 77–0	67,844	[3]
October 1	No. 9 Florida		Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)		W 36–14	68,029	[4]
October 8	at Vanderbilt	No. 18	Dudley Field Nashville, TN		W 28–15	24,000	[5]
October 15	No. 12 Kentucky	No. 16	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA		L 13–33	71,495	[6]
October 22	Oregon*		Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA		W 56–17	59,017	[7]
October 29	Ole Miss		Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, MS (rivalry)		W 28–21	46,000	[8]
November 5	No. 2 Alabama	No. 18	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)	ABC	L 3–24	65,377	[9]
November 12	Mississippi State		Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)		W 27–24	61,333	[10]
November 19	at Tulane*		Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, LA (Battle for the Rag)		W 20–17	72,205	[11]
November 26	Wyoming*		Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA		W 66–7	52,338	[12]
December 31	vs. Stanford*		Sun Bowl El Paso, TX (Sun Bowl)	CBS	L 14–24	31,318	[13]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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