1974 LSU Tigers football team

The 1974 LSU Tigers football team represented Louisiana State University (LSU) as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1974 NCAA Division I football season. Led by 13th-year head coach Charles McClendon, the Tigers compiled an overall record of 5–5–1, with a mark of 2–4 in conference play, and finished ninth in the SEC.^[1]

Record5–5–1 (2–4 SEC)

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1974 Southeastern Conference football standings
v t e	Conf.					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 5 Alabama $	6	–	0	–	0	11	–	1	–	0
No. 8 Auburn	4	–	2	–	0	10	–	2	–	0
Georgia	4	–	2	–	0	6	–	6	–	0
No. 17 Mississippi State	3	–	3	–	0	9	–	3	–	0
No. 15 Florida	3	–	3	–	0	8	–	4	–	0
Kentucky	3	–	3	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
No. 20 Tennessee	2	–	3	–	1	7	–	3	–	2
Vanderbilt	2	–	3	–	1	7	–	3	–	2
LSU	2	–	4	–	0	5	–	5	–	1
Ole Miss	0	–	6	–	0	3	–	8	–	0

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

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Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 14	Colorado*	No. 9	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	W 42–14	70,274	^[2]
September 21	Texas A&M*	No. 7	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)	L 14–21	69,088	^[3]
September 28	at Rice*	No. 17	Rice Stadium Houston, TX	T 10–10	55,000	^[4]
October 5	at No. 13 Florida		Florida Field Gainesville, FL (rivalry)	L 14–24	56,590	^[5]
October 12	Tennessee		Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	W 20–10	67,907	^[6]
October 19	at Kentucky		Commonwealth Stadium Lexington, KY	L 13–20	57,000	^[7]
November 2	Ole Miss		Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)	W 24–0	66,728	^[8]
November 9	at Alabama		Legion Field Birmingham, AL (rivalry)	L 0–30	70,364	^[9]^[10]
November 16	at Mississippi State		Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, MS (rivalry)	L 6–7	37,000	^[11]
November 23	Tulane*		Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (Battle for the Rag)	W 24–22	66,017	^[12]
November 30	Utah*		Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	W 35–10	55,573	^[13]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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