1974 LSU Tigers football team
The 1974 LSU Tigers football team represented Louisiana State University (LSU) as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1974 NCAA Division I football season. Led by 13th-year head coach Charles McClendon, the Tigers compiled an overall record of 5–5–1, with a mark of 2–4 in conference play, and finished ninth in the SEC.
Schedule
Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 14 | Colorado* | No. 9 | | W 42–14 | 70,274 | |
September 21 | Texas A&M* | No. 7 | - Tiger Stadium
- Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)
| L 14–21 | 69,088 | |
September 28 | at Rice* | No. 17 | | T 10–10 | 55,000 | |
October 5 | at No. 13 Florida | | | L 14–24 | 56,590 | |
October 12 | Tennessee | | - Tiger Stadium
- Baton Rouge, LA
| W 20–10 | 67,907 | |
October 19 | at Kentucky | | | L 13–20 | 57,000 | |
November 2 | Ole Miss | | - Tiger Stadium
- Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)
| W 24–0 | 66,728 | |
November 9 | at Alabama | | | L 0–30 | 70,364 | |
November 16 | Mississippi State | | | L 6–7 | 37,000 | |
November 23 | Tulane* | | | W 24–22 | 66,017 | |
November 30 | Utah* | | - Tiger Stadium
- Baton Rouge, LA
| W 35–10 | 55,573 | |
- *Non-conference game
- Homecoming
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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Roster
References
- ^ "1974 LSU Fighting Tigers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 26, 2023.
- ^ "LSU whittless Colorado, 42–14". The Pensacola News Journal. September 15, 1974. Retrieved October 26, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Ags sound loud warning, axe LSU". Waco Tribune-Herald. September 22, 1974. Retrieved October 26, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Underdog Rice ties LSU, 10–10". The Odessa American. September 29, 1974. Retrieved October 26, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Bobbling Bengals gouged by Gators, 24–14". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. October 6, 1974. Retrieved October 26, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tigers overcome fumbles for win". The Daily Advertiser. October 13, 1974. Retrieved May 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Kentucky stuns LSU in 20–13 squeaker". The Miami Herald. October 20, 1974. Retrieved October 26, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "LSU routs Rebels for Mac's 100th". The Daily Advertiser. November 3, 1974. Retrieved October 26, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Browning, Al (November 10, 1974). "Cook gets a nice birthday present". The Tuscaloosa News. p. B1. Retrieved August 22, 2014 – via Google News Archives.
- ^ "Alabama clinches tie for SEC title". Daytona Beach Sunday News-Journal. Associated Press. November 10, 1974. p. 2C. Retrieved August 22, 2014 – via Google News Archives.
- ^ "Miss. State capitalizes on LSU error in 7–6 win". Tallahassee Democrat. November 17, 1974. Retrieved October 26, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "LSU squeaks by Wave, 24–22". Daily World. November 24, 1974. Retrieved October 18, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Louisiana State whips Utah". The Arizona Daily Star. December 1, 1974. Retrieved October 26, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ 1973 LSU Football Schedule/Results | TigerDroppings.com
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