1970 LSU Tigers football team
| 1970 LSU Tigers football | |
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SEC champion | |
Orange Bowl, L 12–17 vs. Nebraska | |
| Conference | Southeastern Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Coaches | No. 6 |
| AP | No. 7 |
| Record | 9–3 (5–0 SEC) |
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| Offensive scheme | I formation |
| Base defense | 4–3 |
| Home stadium | Tiger Stadium |
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| No. 7 LSU $ | 5 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 4 Tennessee | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 10 Auburn | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 20 Ole Miss | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Florida | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgia | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alabama | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mississippi State | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vanderbilt | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kentucky | 0 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1970 LSU Tigers football team represented Louisiana State University during the 1970 NCAA University Division football season.
Following a 3–0 loss to No. 2
Baton Rouge
in the final two weeks of the season.
Still steaming about being shut out of the major bowl games in
Tiger Stadium. In that game, Tommy Casanova tied an NCAA record with two punt return touchdowns in a single game, Craig Burns returned a third put for a touchdown, and Ronnie Estay sacked Rebel quarterback Archie Manning for a safety.[1]
In the Orange Bowl, LSU led Nebraska 12-10 after three quarters, but a late touchdown by Jerry Tagge lifted the Cornhuskers to a 17–12 victory and the Associated Press national championship.
Casanova and linebacker Mike Anderson were recognized as consensus All-Americans.
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 19 | Texas A&M* | No. 12 | L 18–20 | 67,590 | [2] | ||
| September 26 | Rice* |
| W 24–0 | 65,000 | [3] | ||
| October 3 | Baylor* |
| W 31–10 | 60,000 | [4] | ||
| October 10 | Pacific (CA)* | No. 19 |
| W 34–0 | 48,000 | [5] | |
| October 17 | Kentucky | No. 15 |
| W 14–7 | 67,508 | [6] | |
| October 24 | at No. 6 Auburn | No. 14 | W 17–9 | 62,301–62,392 | [7] | ||
| November 7 | at No. 19 ABC | W 14–9 | 60,371 | [8][9] | |||
| November 14 | Mississippi State | No. 9 |
| W 38–7 | 64,000 | [10] | |
| November 21 | at No. 2 Notre Dame* | No. 6 | L 0–3 | 59,075 | [11] | ||
| November 28 | at Tulane* | No. 6 | W 26–14 | 81,233 | [12] | ||
| December 5 | No. 16 Ole Miss | No. 8 |
| ABC | W 61–17 | 67,590 | [13] |
| January 1, 1971 | vs. No. 3 Nebraska* | No. 5 | NBC | L 12–17 | 80,699 | [14] | |
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Roster
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Team players drafted into the NFL
| Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL team |
| Buddy Lee | Quarterback | 7 | 126 | Chicago Bears |
| Mike Anderson | Linebacker | 9 | 216 | New York Jets |
| John Sage | Linebacker | 17 | 420 | Philadelphia |
| Dennis Mclean | Offensive Lineman | 10 | 261 | Pittsburgh Steelers. He Decided to serve in Vietnam rather than join the NFL |
References
- ^ "Tiger Den Archives – V". Golden Rankings. Retrieved January 2, 2017.
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- ^ Land, Charles (November 8, 1970). "Tiger defense handles Tide". The Tuscaloosa News. p. B1. Retrieved January 26, 2014.
- ^ "Bengals put clamps on Alabama". The News and Courier. Associated Press. November 8, 1970. p. 9B. Retrieved January 26, 2014.
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- ^ "1971 NFL Draft Listing | Pro-Football-Reference.com". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on September 24, 2010. Retrieved March 30, 2018.
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