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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]
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 | - Tiger Stadium
- Baton Rouge, LA
| | 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 | - Tiger Stadium
- Baton Rouge, LA
| | L 17–24 | 77,158 | [6] |
October 21 | at Kentucky | No. 16 | | | W 21–0 | 57,918 | [7] |
November 4 | Ole Miss | No. 12 | - Tiger Stadium
- Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)
| 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* | | - Tiger Stadium
- Baton Rouge, LA
| | W 24–17 | 64,458 | [12] |
December 23 | vs. No. 18 Missouri* | | | ABC | L 15–20 | 53,064 | [13] |
- *Non-conference game
- Homecoming
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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1978 LSU Tigers football team roster
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Players
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Coaches
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Offense
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Defense
Pos. |
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Name |
Class
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DE
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86
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John Adams
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Jr
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DB
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37
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Willie Teal
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Jr
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Special teams
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- Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
- Injured
- Redshirt
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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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