1972 LSU Tigers football team
American college football season
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The 1972 LSU Tigers football team represented Louisiana State University (LSU) as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1972 NCAA University Division football season. Led by 11th-year head coach Charles McClendon, the Tigers compiled an overall record of 9–2–1, with a mark of 4–1–1 in conference play, and finished third in the SEC.[1]
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Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl, L 17–24 vs. Tennessee | |
| Conference | Southeastern Conference |
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| Coaches | No. 10 |
| AP | No. 11 |
| Record | 9–2–1 (4–1–1 SEC) |
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| Home stadium | Tiger Stadium |
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| No. 7 Alabama $ | 7 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 5 Auburn | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 11 LSU | 4 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 8 Tennessee | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgia | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Florida | 3 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ole Miss | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kentucky | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mississippi State | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vanderbilt | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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LSU and SEC rivals Georgia and Ole Miss became the last major universities to desegregate their varsity football squads this season.
The September 30 game against Wisconsin marked the first appearance of a Big Ten Conference team at Tiger Stadium. Only three other Big Ten teams have played at Baton Rouge since: Indiana in 1978, Ohio State in 1987 and UCLA in 2024 (Maryland, Nebraska and USC each played in Baton Rouge before joining the Big Ten.).
LSU introduced a new helmet logo, a tiger head above the letters "LSU" inside a purple circle, a logo which was used through 1976. Also, player names were placed on jerseys for the first time.
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 16 | 7:30 p.m. | Pacific (CA)* | No. 9 | W 31–13 | 66,574 | [2] | |
| September 23 | Texas A&M* | No. 8 |
| W 42–17 | 68,538 | [3] | |
| September 30 | Wisconsin* | No. 9 |
| W 27–7 | 69,142 | [4] | |
| October 7 | at Rice* | No. 8 | W 12–6 | 60,000 | [5] | ||
| October 14 | No. 9 Auburn | No. 8 |
| W 35–7 | 70,132 | [6] | |
| October 21 | Kentucky | No. 7 |
| W 10–0 | 64,601 | [7] | |
| November 4 | Ole Miss | No. 6 |
| W 17–16 | 70,502 | [8] | |
| November 11 | at No. 2 Alabama | No. 6 | L 21–35 | 72,039 | [9][10] | ||
| November 18 | Mississippi State | No. 8 |
| W 28–14 | 60,589 | [11] | |
| November 25 | at Florida | No. 8 | T 3–3 | 46,391 | [12] | ||
| December 2 | at Tulane* | No. 11 | W 9–3 | 85,372 | [13] | ||
| December 30 | vs. No. 11 Tennessee | No. 10 |
| L 17–24 | 52,961 | [14] | |
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Rankings
Game summaries
Auburn
at Tiger Stadium, Baton Rouge, Louisiana
- Date: October 14, 1972
- Game time: 7:30 p.m. CDT
- Game attendance: 70,132
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Ole Miss
at Tiger Stadium, Baton Rouge, Louisiana
- Date: November 4, 1972
- Game attendance: 70,502
- Ocala Star-Banner, 1972 Nov 05.
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Bert Jones set school career records for completions, touchdowns and total offense.[16]
Roster
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Special teams
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Team players drafted into the NFL
| Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL team |
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| Bert Jones | Quarterback | 1 | 2 | Baltimore Colts |
| John Wood | Defensive tackle | 3 | 70 | Denver Broncos |
