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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.[ 1]
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 .
Date Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance Source September 15 at Colorado * W 44–046,642 [ 2] September 22 Rice * W 47–374,934 [ 3] 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 [ 5] October 13 at Georgia No. 13 L 14–2161,000 [ 6] October 20 Kentucky Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA W 23–1971,296 [ 7] October 27 No. 8 Florida State * Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA ABC L 19–2467,167 [ 8] November 3 at Ole Miss W 28–2445,548 [ 9] November 10 No. 1 Alabama Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry ) L 0–373,708 [ 10] 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 Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
1979 LSU Tigers football team roster
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^ "1979 LSU Fighting Tigers Schedule and Results" . SR/College Football . Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 30, 2023 .^ "Woodley, defensive key Tigers past Colorado" . The Daily Advertiser . September 16, 1979. Retrieved October 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .^ "LSU trounces Rice 47–3 behind Woodlet, Gajan" . The Opelika-Auburn News . September 23, 1979. Retrieved October 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .^ "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 .^ "Florida leads early but loses to LSU 20–3" . Tallahassee Democrat . October 7, 1979. Retrieved October 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .^ " . The Atlanta Journal & Constitution . October 14, 1979. Retrieved October 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .^ "Tigers come back against Kentucky" . The Shreveport Times . October 21, 1979. Retrieved October 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .^ "FSU's Jordan spears LSU" . The Orlando Sentinel Star . October 28, 1979. Retrieved October 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .^ "Porter, Gajan were cast in strange roles" . Alexandria Daily Town Talk . November 4, 1979. Retrieved October 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .^ "McElroy field goal wins it" . The Montgomery Advertiser . November 11, 1979. Retrieved October 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .^ "LSU does it via air ways" . Daily World . November 18, 1979. Retrieved October 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .^ "Wave rides crest into Liberty" . The Commercial Appeal . November 25, 1979. Retrieved October 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .^ "Tigers claw Wake 34–10" . The Orlando Sentinel Star . December 23, 1979. Retrieved October 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
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