1976 LSU Tigers football team

1976 LSU Tigers football
Conference	Southeastern Conference
1976 record	7–3–1 (3–3 SEC)
Head coach	Charles McClendon (15th year)
Home stadium	Tiger Stadium

1976 SEC football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#10 Georgia $	5	–	1	–	0			10	–	2	–	0
#11 Alabama	5	–	2	–	0			9	–	3	–	0
#20 Mississippi State	4	–	2	–	0			9	–	2	–	0
Florida	4	–	2	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
#18 Kentucky	4	–	2	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
Ole Miss	3	–	4	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
LSU	2	–	4	–	0			6	–	4	–	1
Tennessee	2	–	4	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Auburn	2	–	4	–	0			3	–	8	–	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

The 1976 LSU Tigers football team represented Louisiana State University (LSU) during the 1976 college football season. Under head coach Charles McClendon, the Tigers had a record of 7–3–1 with an Southeastern Conference record of 3–3. It was McClendon's fifteenth season as head coach at LSU.

Schedule

Date	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 11	#1 Nebraska*		Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA		T 6–6
September 18	Oregon State*	#16	Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA		W 28–11
September 25	Rice*	#15	Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA		W 31–0
October 2	at #19 Florida	#11	Gainesville, FL (Rivalry)		L 23–28
October 9	Vanderbilt	#20	Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA		W 33–20
October 16	at Kentucky	#16	Lexington, KY		L 7–21
October 30	Ole Miss		Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA (Magnolia Bowl)		W 45–0
November 6	at #15 Alabama		Birmingham, AL (Rivalry)		L 17–28
November 13	at Mississippi State		Jackson, MS		W 21–13
November 20	Tulane		Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA (Battle for the Rag)		W 17–7
November 27	Utah		Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA		W 35–7
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game.