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1976 LSU Tigers football team

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1976 LSU Tigers football
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Record	7–3–1 (3–3 SEC)
Head coach	Charles McClendon (15th season)
Captain	Butch Knight, Roy Stuart
Home stadium	Tiger Stadium
Seasons ← 1975 1977 →

1976 Southeastern Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No.10Georgia $	5	–	1	–	0	10	–	2	–	0
No.11Alabama	5	–	2	–	0	9	–	3	–	0
No.20Mississippi State	4	–	2	–	0	9	–	2	–	0
Florida	4	–	2	–	0	8	–	4	–	0
No.18Kentucky	4	–	2	–	0	8	–	4	–	0
LSU	3	–	3	–	0	6	–	4	–	1
Auburn	3	–	3	–	0	4	–	7	–	0
Ole Miss	3	–	4	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
Tennessee	2	–	4	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
Vanderbilt	0	–	6	–	0	2	–	9	–	0

$ – Conference champion Mississippi State later forfeited all 1976 wins due to NCAA violations. Rankings from AP Poll

The 1976 LSU Tigers football team represented Louisiana State University (LSU) as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1976 NCAA Division I football season. Led by 15th-year head coach Charles McClendon, the Tigers compiled an overall record of 7–3–1, with a mark of 3–3 in conference play, and finished tied for sixth in the SEC.^[1]

Schedule[edit]

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 11	No. 1Nebraska*		Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	T 6–6	70,746	^[2]
September 18	Oregon State*	No. 16	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	W 28–11	68,057	^[3]
September 25	Rice*	No. 15	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	W 31–0	67,260	^[4]
October 2	at No. 19Florida	No. 11	Florida Field Gainesville, FL (rivalry)	L 23–28	57,119	^[5]
October 9	Vanderbilt	No. 20	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	W 33–20	66,835	^[6]
October 16	atKentucky	No. 16	Commonwealth Stadium Lexington, KY	L 7–21	57,695	^[7]
October 30	Ole Miss		Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)	W 45–0	67,350	^[8]
November 6	at No. 15Alabama		Legion Field Birmingham, AL (rivalry)	L 17–28	71,018	^[9]
November 13	atMississippi State		Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, MS (rivalry)	W 13–21 (forfeit)	40,000	^[10]^[11]
November 20	Tulane*		Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (Battle for the Rag)	W 17–7	64,318	^[12]
November 27	Utah*		Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	W 35–7	48,455	^[13]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster[edit]

1976 LSU Tigers football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
RB	`4`	Charles Alexander	So
QB		Steve Ensminger	Fr

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
DB	`37`	Willie Teal	Fr

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class

Head coach

Charles McClendon

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Redshirt

References[edit]

^ "1976 LSU Fighting Tigers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 29, 2023.

^ "Top-ranked Cornhuskers tied by LSU". Albuquerque Journal. September 12, 1976. Retrieved October 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.

^ "LSU batters Beavers, 28–11". The Sunday Columbian. September 19, 1976. Retrieved October 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.

^ "Robiskie LSU rip Rice, 31–0". The Montgomery Advertiser. September 26, 1976. Retrieved October 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.

^ "Gators' clutch defense kills Tiger rally". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. October 3, 1976. Retrieved October 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.

^ "Third quarter scoring propels Tiger comeback". The Daily Advertiser. October 10, 1976. Retrieved October 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.

^ "UK becomes contender in topsy-turvey SEC race". The Courier-Journal. October 17, 1976. Retrieved October 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.

^ "LSU plays havoc with Rebs, 45–0". The Atlanta Journal & Constitution. October 31, 1976. Retrieved October 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.

^ "Alexander's 'jog' helped 'Bama stop LSU momentum". Alexandria Daily Town Talk. November 7, 1976. Retrieved October 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.

^ "Late Bengal rally falls short". Daily World. November 14, 1976. Retrieved October 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.

^ "Bulldogs forced to forfeit 19 football games". The Tuscaloosa News. Associated Press. May 24, 1978. p. 19. Retrieved October 29, 2023.

^ "Tigers roll over Wave in second half, 17–7". The Shreveport Times. November 21, 1976. Retrieved October 18, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.

^ "LSU has easy time with Utah, 35–7". Arizona Republic. November 28, 1976. Retrieved October 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.

v t e LSU Tigers football
Venues	State Field (1893–1924) Tiger Stadium (1924–present) Charles McClendon Practice Facility LSU Football Operations Center LSU Indoor Practice Facility Martin J. Broussard Center for Athletic Training LSU Academic Center for Student-Athletes
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Alabama Arkansas Auburn Florida Mississippi State Ole Miss: Magnolia Bowl Texas A&M Tulane: Battle for the Rag
Culture & lore	History Mike the Tiger LSU Tiger Marching Band Songs of LSU Golden Girls and Colorguard LSU Cheerleaders Jersey No. 18 Chinese Bandits Cannon's Halloween run Earthquake Game Bluegrass Miracle 2011 "Game of the Century" Highest scoring Division I game 2019 "Game of the Century" Bengal Punch
People	Head coaches All-Americans LSU Hall of Fame inductees College Football Hall of Fame inductees NFL draftees Statistical leaders
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