1979 LSU Tigers football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record7–5 (4–2 SEC)
Head coach
Home stadiumTiger Stadium
1979 Southeastern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 1 Alabama $ 6 –0 –012 –0 –0
Georgia 5 –1 –06 –5 –0
No. 16 Auburn 4 –2 –08 –3 –0
LSU 4 –2 –07 –5 –0
Tennessee 3 –3 –07 –5 –0
Kentucky 3 –3 –05 –6 –0
Ole Miss 3 –3 –04 –7 –0
Mississippi State 2 –4 –03 –8 –0
Vanderbilt 0 –6 –01 –10 –0
Florida 0 –6 –00 –10 –1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

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.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 15at Colorado*
W 44–046,642[2]
September 22Rice*
W 47–374,934[3]
September 29No. 1 USC*No. 20
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA
L 12–1778,322[4]
October 6FloridaNo. 17
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)
W 20–373,073[5]
October 13at GeorgiaNo. 13
L 14–2161,000[6]
October 20Kentucky
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA
W 23–1971,296[7]
October 27No. 8 Florida State*dagger
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA
ABCL 19–2467,167[8]
November 3at Ole Miss
W 28–2445,548[9]
November 10No. 1 Alabama
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)
L 0–373,708[10]
November 17Mississippi State
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)
W 21–369,454[11]
November 24at No. 18 Tulane*
ABCL 13–2473,496[12]
December 22vs. Wake Forest*
MizlouW 34–1038,666[13]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

1979 LSU Tigers football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
WR 3 Carlos Carson Sr
QB 5 Steve Ensminger Sr
QB 7 Alan Risher Fr
QB 8 David Woodley Sr
RB 9 LeRoid Jones Sr
WR 21 Tracy Porter Jr
WR 32 Orlando McDaniel So
TE 89 Greg LaFleur Jr
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
CB 11 James Britt So
S 22 Chris Williams Jr
CB 37 Willie Teal Sr
LB 51 Albert Richardson Fr
DE 86 John Adams Sr
LB 94 Lyman White Jr
 Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Roster

References

  1. ↑ "1979 LSU Fighting Tigers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 30, 2023.
  2. ↑ "Woodley, defensive key Tigers past Colorado". The Daily Advertiser. September 16, 1979. Retrieved October 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "LSU trounces Rice 47–3 behind Woodlet, Gajan". The Opelika-Auburn News. September 23, 1979. Retrieved October 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "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.
  5. ↑ "Florida leads early but loses to LSU 20–3". Tallahassee Democrat. October 7, 1979. Retrieved October 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "'Real' Dogs stand up, whip LSU". The Atlanta Journal & Constitution. October 14, 1979. Retrieved October 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Tigers come back against Kentucky". The Shreveport Times. October 21, 1979. Retrieved October 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "FSU's Jordan spears LSU". The Orlando Sentinel Star. October 28, 1979. Retrieved October 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Porter, Gajan were cast in strange roles". Alexandria Daily Town Talk. November 4, 1979. Retrieved October 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "McElroy field goal wins it". The Montgomery Advertiser. November 11, 1979. Retrieved October 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "LSU does it via air ways". Daily World. November 18, 1979. Retrieved October 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ "Wave rides crest into Liberty". The Commercial Appeal. November 25, 1979. Retrieved October 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ↑ "Tigers claw Wake 34–10". The Orlando Sentinel Star. December 23, 1979. Retrieved October 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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