1971 LSU Tigers football team

The 1971 LSU Tigers football team represented Louisiana State University (LSU) as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1971 NCAA University Division football season. Led by 10th-year head coach Charles McClendon, the Tigers compiled an overall record of 9–3, with a mark of 3–2 in conference play, and finished sixth in the SEC.^[1]

1971 LSU Tigers football
Sun Bowl champion
Sun Bowl, W 33–15 vs. Iowa State
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 10
AP	No. 11
Record	9–3 (3–2 SEC)
Head coach	Charles McClendon (10th season)
Home stadium	Tiger Stadium
Seasons ← 1970 1972 →

1971 Southeastern Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 4 Alabama $	7	–	0	–	0			11	–	1	–	0
No. 7 Georgia	5	–	1	–	0			11	–	1	–	0
No. 12 Auburn	5	–	1	–	0			9	–	2	–	0
No. 15 Ole Miss	4	–	2	–	0			10	–	2	–	0
No. 9 Tennessee	4	–	2	–	0			10	–	2	–	0
No. 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

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 11	Colorado*	No. 9	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA		L 21–31	70,099	[2]
September 18	Texas A&M*		Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)		W 37–0	68,576	[3]
September 25	at Wisconsin*	No. 18	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI		W 38–28	78,535	[4]
October 2	Rice*	No. 16	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA		W 38–3	65,976	[5]
October 9	Florida	No. 16	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)		W 48–7	67,055	[6]
October 16	at Kentucky	No. 12	McLean Stadium Lexington, KY		W 17–13	30,000–35,000	[7]
October 30	at Ole Miss	No. 11	Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, MS (rivalry)		L 22–24	47,122	[8]
November 6	at No. 4 Alabama	No. 18	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)	ABC	L 7–14	64,892	[9][10]
November 13	at Mississippi State	No. 20	Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, MS (rivalry)		W 28–3	35,000	[11]
November 20	No. 7 Notre Dame*	No. 14	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	ABC	W 28–8	66,936	[12]
November 27	Tulane*	No. 10	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (Battle for the Rag)		W 36–7	59,897	[13]
December 18	vs. Iowa State*	No. 11	Sun Bowl El Paso, TX (Sun Bowl)	CBS	W 33–15	33,530	[14]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

1971 LSU Tigers football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class HB 24 Art Cantrelle Sr SB 3 Al Coffee Jr WR 80 Andy Hamilton Sr QB 7 Bert Jones Jr WR 1 Jimmy LeDoux Jr TE, K 81 Jay Michaelson Sr	Defense Pos. # Name Class LB 55 Warren Capone So CB 37 Tommy Casanova Sr DT 78 Ron Estay Sr DT 64 Tyler Lafauci So S 17 Frank Racine So S 11 John Staggs So DE 79 John Wood Jr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Charles McClendon Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster

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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