1976 LSU Tigers football team

The 1976 LSU Tigers football team represented Louisiana State University (LSU) as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1976 NCAA Division I football season. Led by 15th-year head coach Charles McClendon, the Tigers compiled an overall record of 7–3–1, with a mark of 3–3 in conference play, and finished tied for sixth in the SEC.^[1]

1976 LSU Tigers football
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Record	7–3–1 (3–3 SEC)
Head coach	Charles McClendon (15th season)
Captains	Butch Knight Roy Stuart
Home stadium	Tiger Stadium
Seasons ← 1975 1977 →

1976 Southeastern Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 10 Georgia $	5	–	1	–	0			10	–	2	–	0
No. 11 Alabama	5	–	2	–	0			9	–	3	–	0
No. 20 Mississippi State	4	–	2	–	0			9	–	2	–	0
Florida	4	–	2	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
No. 18 Kentucky	4	–	2	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
LSU	3	–	3	–	0			6	–	4	–	1
Auburn	3	–	3	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Ole Miss	3	–	4	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Tennessee	2	–	4	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Vanderbilt	0	–	6	–	0			2	–	9	–	0
$ – Conference champion Mississippi State later forfeited all 1976 wins due to NCAA violations. Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 11	No. 1 Nebraska*		Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	T 6–6	70,746	[2]
September 18	Oregon State*	No. 16	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	W 28–11	68,057	[3]
September 25	Rice*	No. 15	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	W 31–0	67,260	[4]
October 2	at No. 19 Florida	No. 11	Florida Field Gainesville, FL (rivalry)	L 23–28	57,119	[5]
October 9	Vanderbilt	No. 20	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	W 33–20	66,835	[6]
October 16	at Kentucky	No. 16	Commonwealth Stadium Lexington, KY	L 7–21	57,695	[7]
October 30	Ole Miss		Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)	W 45–0	67,350	[8]
November 6	at No. 15 Alabama		Legion Field Birmingham, AL (rivalry)	L 17–28	71,018	[9]
November 13	at Mississippi State		Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, MS (rivalry)	W 13–21 (forfeit)	40,000	[10][11]
November 20	Tulane*		Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (Battle for the Rag)	W 17–7	64,318	[12]
November 27	Utah*		Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	W 35–7	48,455	[13]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

1976 LSU Tigers football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class RB 4 Charles Alexander So QB Steve Ensminger Fr	Defense Pos. # Name Class DB 37 Willie Teal Fr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Charles McClendon Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt