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1975 LSU Tigers football team

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1975 LSU Tigers football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record5–6 (2–4 SEC)
Head coach
Home stadiumTiger Stadium
Seasons
← 1974
1976 →
1975 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 3 Alabama $ 6 0 0 11 1 0
Florida 5 1 0 9 3 0
No. 19 Georgia 5 1 0 9 3 0
Ole Miss 5 1 0 6 5 0
Tennessee 3 3 0 7 5 0
Vanderbilt 2 4 0 7 4 0
LSU 2 4 0 5 6 0
Auburn 2 4 0 3 6 2
Mississippi State 1 4 1 6 4 1
Kentucky 0 6 0 2 8 1
  • $ – Conference champion
  • Mississippi State later forfeited 4 1975 wins and one tie due to NCAA violations.
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1975 LSU Tigers football team represented Louisiana State University (LSU) as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1975 NCAA Division I football season. Led by 14th-year head coach Charles McClendon, the Tigers compiled an overall record of 5–6, with a mark of 2–4 in conference play, and finished tied for sixth in the SEC.[1]

LSU suffered its first losing season since 1956 under Paul Dietzel, who led the Tigers to the national championship two years later.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 13at No. 6 Nebraska*L 7–1076,259[2]
September 20No. 11 Texas A&M*L 8–3969,445[3]
September 27vs. Rice*W 16–1342,000[4]
October 4No. 20 Floridadagger
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)
L 6–3467,494[5]
October 11at No. 19 TennesseeL 10–2475,276[6]
October 18Kentucky
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA
W 17–1461,083[7]
October 25No. 20 South Carolina*
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA
W 24–661,445[8]
November 1at Ole MissL 13–1740,438[9]
November 8No. 5 Alabama
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)
L 10–2365,047[10]
November 15Mississippi State
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)
W 6–16 (forfeit)61,483[11][12]
November 22at Tulane*W 42–670,850[13]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

References

  1. ^ "1975 LSU Fighting Tigers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 28, 2023.
  2. ^ "Cornhuskers edge LSU". The Wichita Eagle & Beacon. September 14, 1975. Retrieved October 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Texas A&M overpowers LSU, 39–8". The Victoria Advocate. September 21, 1975. Retrieved October 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Tigers get by plucky Owls". The Shreveport Times. September 28, 1975. Retrieved October 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Gators butcher LSU's Tigers". The Tampa Tribune. October 5, 1975. Retrieved October 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Seivers, Vols take LSU's best shot". The Courier-Journal. October 12, 1975. Retrieved May 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Bayou Bengals outlast Wildcats for 17–14 win". The Daily Advertiser. October 19, 1975. Retrieved October 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "LSU whips error-prone Gamecocks". The Charlotte Observer. October 26, 1975. Retrieved October 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Ole Miss edges Bayou Tigers". Panama City News-Herald. November 2, 1975. Retrieved October 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Alabama beats LSU, clinches part of title". The Baltimore Sun. November 9, 1975. Retrieved October 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Frustration ended in MSU win over LSU". Daily World. November 16, 1975. Retrieved October 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Bulldogs forced to forfeit 19 football games". The Tuscaloosa News. Associated Press. May 24, 1978. p. 19. Retrieved October 28, 2023.
  13. ^ "Wave gives LSU win". Daily World. November 23, 1975. Retrieved October 18, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.