1978 LSU Tigers football team

The 1978 LSU Tigers football team represented Louisiana State University (LSU) as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1978 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by 17th-year head coach Charles McClendon, the Tigers compiled an overall record of 8–4, with a mark of 3–3 in conference play, and finished tied for fourth in the SEC.^[1]

1978 LSU Tigers football
Liberty Bowl, L 15–20 vs. Missouri
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Record	8–4 (3–3 SEC)
Head coach	Charles McClendon (17th season)
Home stadium	Tiger Stadium
Seasons ← 1977 1979 →

1978 Southeastern Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 1 Alabama $	6	–	0	–	0			11	–	1	–	0
No. 16 Georgia	5	–	0	–	1			9	–	2	–	1
Auburn	3	–	2	–	1			6	–	4	–	1
LSU	3	–	3	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
Tennessee	3	–	3	–	0			5	–	5	–	1
Florida	3	–	3	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Mississippi State	2	–	4	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Ole Miss	2	–	4	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Kentucky	2	–	4	–	0			4	–	6	–	1
Vanderbilt	0	–	6	–	0			2	–	9	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 16	Indiana*	No. 13	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA		W 24–17	78,534	[2]
September 23	Wake Forest*	No. 10	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA		W 13–11	77,197	[3]
September 30	at Rice*	No. 11	Rice Stadium Houston, TX		W 37–7	50,000	[4]
October 7	at Florida	No. 11	Florida Field Gainesville, FL (rivalry)		W 34–21	55,457	[5]
October 14	Georgia	No. 11	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA		L 17–24	77,158	[6]
October 21	at Kentucky	No. 16	Commonwealth Stadium Lexington, KY		W 21–0	57,918	[7]
November 4	Ole Miss	No. 12	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)	ABC	W 30–8	73,120	[8]
November 11	at No. 3 Alabama	No. 10	Legion Field Birmingham, AL (rivalry)	ABC	L 10–31	76,831	[9]
November 18	at Mississippi State	No. 17	Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, MS (rivalry)		L 14–16	44,200	[10]
November 25	Tulane*		Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (Battle for the Rag)		W 40–21	75,876	[11]
December 2	Wyoming*		Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA		W 24–17	64,458	[12]
December 23	vs. No. 18 Missouri*		Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN (Liberty Bowl)	ABC	L 15–20	53,064	[13]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

1978 LSU Tigers football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class RB 4 Charles Alexander Sr WR 3 Carlos Carson Jr OT 72 Robert Dugas Sr QB 5 Steve Ensminger Jr FB 47 Hokie Gajan So QB 8 David Woodley Jr	Defense Pos. # Name Class DE 86 John Adams Jr DB 37 Willie Teal Jr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Charles McClendon Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt