1971 LSU Tigers football team

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1971 LSU Tigers football
Sun Bowl, W 33–15 vs. Iowa State
Conference Southeastern Conference
Ranking
AP #11
1971 record 9–3 (3–2 SEC)
Head coach Charles McClendon (10th year)
Home stadium Tiger Stadium
Seasons
« 1970 1972 »
1971 SEC football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
#4 Alabama $ 7 – 0 – 0     11 – 1 – 0
#7 Georgia 5 – 1 – 0     11 – 1 – 0
#12 Auburn 5 – 1 – 0     9 – 2 – 0
#15 Ole Miss 4 – 2 – 0     10 – 2 – 0
#9 Tennessee 4 – 2 – 0     10 – 2 – 0
#11 LSU 3 – 2 – 0     9 – 3 – 0
Vanderbilt 1 – 5 – 0     4 – 6 – 1
Florida 1 – 6 – 0     4 – 7 – 0
Kentucky 1 – 6 – 0     3 – 8 – 0
Mississippi State 1 – 7 – 0     2 – 9 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1971 LSU Tigers football team represented Louisiana State University during the 1971 college football season.

Schedule

Date Opponent# Rank# Site Result
September 11 Colorado* #9 Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA L 21–31  
September 18 Texas A&M* Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA (Rivalry) W 37–0  
September 25 at Wisconsin* #18 Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI W 38–28  
October 2 Rice* #16 Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA W 38–3  
October 9 Florida #16 Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA W 48–7  
October 16 at Kentucky #12 Stoll Field/McLean Stadium • Lexington, KY W 17–13  
October 30 at Ole Miss #11 Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium • Jackson, MS (Rivalry) L 22–24  
November 6 at #4 Alabama #18 Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA (Rivalry) L 7–14  
November 13 at Mississippi State #20 Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium • Jackson, MS W 28–3  
November 20 #7 Notre Dame* #14 Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA W 28–8  
November 27 Tulane* #10 Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA (Battle for the Rag) W 36–7  
December 18 vs. Iowa State* #11 Sun Bowl • El Paso, TX (Sun Bowl) W 33–15  
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll.
  • Source: LSUSports.net: 1971 LSU football schedule[1]

Team players drafted into the NFL

Player Position Round Pick NFL team
Tommy Casanova Defensive back 2 29 Cincinnati Bengals
Andy Hamilton Wide receiver 4 97 Kansas City Chiefs
Ronnie Estay Defensive tackle 8 186 Denver Broncos
Ken Kavanaugh Jr. Tight end 15 367 New York Giants

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References

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  2. ↑ http://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1972.htm
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