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The 1973 LSU Tigers football team represented Louisiana State University (LSU) as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1973 NCAA Division I football season. Led by 12th-year head coach Charles McClendon, the Tigers compiled an overall record of 9–3, with a mark of 5–1 in conference play, and finished second in the SEC.[1]

CoachesNo. 14
APNo. 13
Record9–3 (5–1 SEC)
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1973 LSU Tigers football
Orange Bowl, L 9–16 vs. Penn State
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 14
APNo. 13
Record9–3 (5–1 SEC)
Head coach
Home stadiumTiger Stadium
Seasons
← 1972
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1973 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 4 Alabama $8–0–011–1–0
No. 13 LSU5–1–09–3–0
Ole Miss4–3–06–5–0
No. 19 Tennessee3–3–08–4–0
Georgia3–4–07–4–1
Florida3–4–07–5–0
Kentucky3–4–05–6–0
Auburn2–5–06–6–0
Mississippi State2–5–04–5–2
Vanderbilt1–5–05–6–0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll
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After winning its first nine games, LSU accepted a bid to the Orange Bowl to face undefeated Penn State, which was on its way to its third undefeated season in six years.

The Orange Bowl's gamble backfired badly when the Tigers lost to Alabama on Thanksgiving night at home, then to Tulane in New Orleans, the Green Wave's first over its in-state rival since 1948. The Tigers' skid continued on New Year's night with a 16-9 loss to the Nittany Lions, foreshadowing a downturn which saw LSU post non-winning records in 1974 and 1975.

The game vs. Alabama would be the last non-Friday or Saturday game in Baton Rouge until the 2005 game vs. Tennessee was moved from Saturday to Monday due to the threat of Hurricane Rita.

Schedule

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DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 15No. 10 Colorado*No. 15W 17–671,239[2]
September 22Texas A&M*No. 11
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)
W 28–2368,394[3]
September 29Rice*No. 10
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA
W 24–966,226[4]
October 6FloridaNo. 10
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)
W 24–366,974[5]
October 13at AuburnNo. 10W 20–664,331[6]
October 20KentuckyNo. 9
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA
W 28–2166,991[7]
October 27at South Carolina*No. 9W 33–2951,039[8]
November 3at Ole MissNo. 7ABCW 51–1447,222[9]
November 17Mississippi StateNo. 7
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)
W 26–766,536[10]
November 22No. 2 AlabamaNo. 7
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)
ABCL 7–2167,748[11]
December 1at Tulane*No. 8L 0–1486,598[12]
January 1, 1974vs. No. 6 Penn State*No. 13NBCL 9–1660,477[13]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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Roster

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1973 LSU Tigers football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
RB Ken Addy
OL Doug Boutte
TE 89 Brad Boyd Jr
OL Richard Brooks
QB Billy Broussard
OL Clay Cain
WR 3 Al Coffee Sr
RB 48 Brad Davis Jr
TE Bo Dunphy
WR Joe Fakier Sr
OL Russel Heald
RB Lora Hinton
WR Norm Hodgins
WR Ben Jones
OL Logan Killen
G 64 Tyler LaFauci Sr
QB 5 Mike Miley Jr
RB Terry Robiskie Fr
RB Don Roger
RB Steve Rogers Jr
WR Richard Romain
TE Leon Thompson
RB Brian Zeringue
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
LB 99 Ken Bordelon So
DB Dale Cangelosi
LB 55 Warren Capone Sr
DL Steve Cassidy
LB Gary Champagne
DL Ron Daily
DB Rand Dennis
DL 77 A.J. Duhe Fr
LB 80 Bo Harris Jr
DB Norm Hodgins Sr
DE 91 Binks Miciotto Sr
DB Mike Pike
DB 17 Frank Racine Sr
CB 29 Mike Williams Jr
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
K 8 Rusty Jackson Jr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

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