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American college football season
The 1979 LSU Tigers football team represented
Louisiana State University (LSU) as a member of the
Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the
1979 NCAA Division I-A football season . Led by 18th-year head coach
Charles McClendon , the Tigers compiled an overall record of 7–5, with a mark of 4–2 in conference play, and finished tied for third in the SEC.
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Bo Rein , who led
NC State to the 1979
Atlantic Coast Conference championship, was hired six days after the regular season finale, but McClendon and his staff coached the
Tangerine Bowl vs.
Wake Forest . Rein perished in a bizarre plane crash January 10, 1980, only 42 days after his hiring and was succeeded by former LSU All-American
Jerry Stovall .
Schedule
Date Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance Source September 15 at
Colorado * W 44–046,642
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September 22
Rice * W 47–374,934
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September 29 No. 1
USC * No. 20 Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA L 12–1778,322
[4]
October 6
Florida No. 17 Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (
rivalry ) W 20–373,073
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October 13 at
Georgia No. 13 L 14–2161,000
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October 20
Kentucky Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA W 23–1971,296
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October 27 No. 8
Florida State * Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA
ABC L 19–2467,167
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November 3 at
Ole Miss W 28–2445,548
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November 10 No. 1
Alabama Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (
rivalry ) L 0–373,708
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November 17
Mississippi State Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (
rivalry ) W 21–369,454
[11]
November 24 at No. 18
Tulane * ABC L 13–2473,496
[12]
December 22 vs.
Wake Forest *
Mizlou W 34–1038,666
[13]
*Non-conference game HomecomingRankings from
AP Poll released prior to the game
Roster
1979 LSU Tigers football team roster
Players
Coaches
Offense
Defense
Special teams
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
Injured
Redshirt
Roster
References
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"1979 LSU Fighting Tigers Schedule and Results" . SR/College Football . Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 30, 2023 .
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"Woodley, defensive key Tigers past Colorado" . The Daily Advertiser . September 16, 1979. Retrieved October 30, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com .
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"LSU trounces Rice 47–3 behind Woodlet, Gajan" . The Opelika-Auburn News . September 23, 1979. Retrieved October 30, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com .
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"For 59 minutes USC isn't even No. 1 in Baton Rouge" . The Los Angeles Times . September 30, 1979. Retrieved October 30, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com .
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"Florida leads early but loses to LSU 20–3" . Tallahassee Democrat . October 7, 1979. Retrieved October 30, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com .
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" 'Real' Dogs stand up, whip LSU" . The Atlanta Journal & Constitution . October 14, 1979. Retrieved October 30, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com .
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"Tigers come back against Kentucky" . The Shreveport Times . October 21, 1979. Retrieved October 30, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com .
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"FSU's Jordan spears LSU" . The Orlando Sentinel Star . October 28, 1979. Retrieved October 30, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com .
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"Porter, Gajan were cast in strange roles" . Alexandria Daily Town Talk . November 4, 1979. Retrieved October 30, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com .
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"McElroy field goal wins it" . The Montgomery Advertiser . November 11, 1979. Retrieved October 30, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com .
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"LSU does it via air ways" . Daily World . November 18, 1979. Retrieved October 30, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com .
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"Wave rides crest into Liberty" . The Commercial Appeal . November 25, 1979. Retrieved October 30, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com .
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"Tigers claw Wake 34–10" . The Orlando Sentinel Star . December 23, 1979. Retrieved October 30, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com .
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