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1978 LSU Tigers football team
American college football season
The 1978 LSU Tigers football team represented Louisiana State University (LSU) as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1978 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by 17th-year head coach Charles McClendon, the Tigers compiled an overall record of 8–4, with a mark of 3–3 in conference play, and finished tied for fourth in the SEC.[1]
Quick Facts LSU Tigers football, Liberty Bowl, L 15–20 vs. Missouri ...
| 1978 LSU Tigers football | |
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Liberty Bowl, L 15–20 vs. Missouri | |
| Conference | Southeastern Conference |
| Record | 8–4 (3–3 SEC) |
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| Home stadium | Tiger Stadium |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 16 | Indiana* | No. 13 | W 24–17 | 78,534 | [2] | ||
| September 23 | Wake Forest* | No. 10 |
| W 13–11 | 77,197 | [3] | |
| September 30 | at Rice* | No. 11 | W 37–7 | 50,000 | [4] | ||
| October 7 | at Florida | No. 11 | W 34–21 | 55,457 | [5] | ||
| October 14 | Georgia | No. 11 |
| L 17–24 | 77,158 | [6] | |
| October 21 | at Kentucky | No. 16 | W 21–0 | 57,918 | [7] | ||
| November 4 | Ole Miss | No. 12 |
| ABC | W 30–8 | 73,120 | [8] |
| November 11 | at No. 3 Alabama | No. 10 | ABC | L 10–31 | 76,831 | [9] | |
| November 18 | at Mississippi State | No. 17 | L 14–16 | 44,200 | [10] | ||
| November 25 | Tulane* |
| W 40–21 | 75,876 | [11] | ||
| December 2 | Wyoming* |
| W 24–17 | 64,458 | [12] | ||
| December 23 | vs. No. 18 Missouri* | ABC | L 15–20 | 53,064 | [13] | ||
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- "1978 LSU Fighting Tigers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 29, 2023.
- "Hoosiers know script but can't act part, lose". The Indianapolis Star. September 17, 1978. Retrieved October 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "LSU halts Wake Forest upset bid". The Charlotte Observer. September 24, 1978. Retrieved October 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "LSU's offense covers Rice like gravy". Daily World. October 1, 1978. Retrieved October 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Alexander, Tigers run over Gators". Tallahassee Democrat. October 8, 1978. Retrieved October 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Georgia upsets LSU". The Tampa Tribune-Times. October 15, 1978. Retrieved October 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- D.G. FitzMaurice (October 22, 1978). "Alexander halted but LSU rolls, 21–0". Sunday Herald-Leader. pp. C1, C7 – via Newspapers.com.
- "LSU Tigers romp Rebs behind 'Alex the Great'". The Daily Advertiser. November 5, 1978. Retrieved October 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Tide swamps LSU". The Buffalo News. November 12, 1978. Retrieved October 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "16–14, Bulldogs' upset win was almost Peachy". The Clarion-Ledger. November 19, 1978. Retrieved October 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Woodley, Alexander were LSU's insurance". Alexandria Daily Town Talk. November 26, 1978. Retrieved October 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Tigers Survive Scare, Out-Slosh Wyoming". The Daily Advertiser. December 3, 1978. p. 69 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Early and late, Liberty fans liked pageantry". The Commercial Appeal. December 24, 1978. Retrieved October 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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