1974 LSU Tigers football team

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1974 LSU Tigers football
Old LSU Logo 50s.jpg
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
1974 record5–5–1 (2–4 SEC)
Head coach
Home stadiumTiger Stadium
Seasons
← 1973
1975 →
1974 Southeastern Conference football standings
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 5 Alabama $ 6 – 0 – 0 11 – 1 – 0
No. 8 Auburn 4 – 2 – 0 10 – 2 – 0
Georgia 4 – 2 – 0 6 – 6 – 0
No. 17 Mississippi State 3 – 3 – 0 9 – 3 – 0
No. 15 Florida 3 – 3 – 0 8 – 4 – 0
Kentucky 3 – 3 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
No. 20 Tennessee 2 – 3 – 1 7 – 3 – 2
Vanderbilt 2 – 3 – 1 7 – 3 – 2
LSU 2 – 4 – 0 5 – 5 – 1
Ole Miss 0 – 6 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1974 LSU Tigers football team represented Louisiana State University (LSU) during the 1974 NCAA Division I football season. Under head coach Charles McClendon, the Tigers had a record of 5–5–1 with a Southeastern Conference record of 2–4. It was McClendon's thirteenth season as head coach at LSU.

Schedule[]

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 14Colorado*No. 9
W 42–14
September 21Texas A&M*No. 7
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)
L 14–21
September 28at Rice*No. 17
T 10–10
October 5at No. 13 Florida
L 14–24
October 12Tennessee
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA
W 20–10
October 19at Kentucky
L 13–20
November 2Ole Miss*
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)
W 24–0
November 9at Alabama
L 0–30
November 16Mississippi State
L 6–7
November 23Tulane
W 24–2266,017[1]
November 30Utah*
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA
W 35–10
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game

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Roster[]

1974 LSU Tigers football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
TE 89 Brad Boyd Sr
RB 48 Brad Davis Sr
QB 5 Mike Miley Sr
RB Steve Rogers Sr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
LB Ken Bordelon Jr
LB 80 Bo Harris Sr
CB 29 Mike Williams Sr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Roster

References[]

  1. ^ "LSU squeaks by Wave, 24–22". Daily World. November 24, 1974. Retrieved October 18, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ 1973 LSU Football Schedule/Results | TigerDroppings.com
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