1972 LSU Tigers football team

1972 Southeastern Conference football standings
	$ – Conference champion; Rankings from AP Poll

1972 LSU Tigers football
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
	Seasons ← 1971 1973 →

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

LSU and Southeastern Conference rival Ole Miss became the last major universities to desegregate their varsity football squads this season.

LSU introduced a new helmet logo, a tiger head above the letters "LSU" inside a purple circle, a logo which was used through 1976. Also, player names were placed on jerseys for the first time.

Schedule[]

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
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	85,372	^[1]
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^[2]

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.^[3]

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

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References[]

^ "Tigers nudge rugged Wave". The Shreveport Times. December 3, 1972. Retrieved October 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "1972 LSU football schedule". LSUSports.net. Retrieved October 14, 2013.
^ And the Valley Shook. Retrieved 2020-Feb-24.
^ "1973 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com". Archived from the original on 2007-12-21.

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[LSU-TU-1972-1] "Tigers nudge rugged Wave". The Shreveport Times. December 3, 1972. Retrieved October 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.

[2] "1972 LSU football schedule". LSUSports.net. Retrieved October 14, 2013.

[3] And the Valley Shook. Retrieved 2020-Feb-24.

[4] "1973 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com". Archived from the original on 2007-12-21.

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1972 Southeastern Conference football standings
v t	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