1978 LSU Tigers football team

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1978 LSU Tigers football
Liberty Bowl vs. Missouri, L 15–20
Conference Southeastern Conference
1978 record 8–4 (3–3 SEC)
Head coach Charles McClendon (17th year)
Home stadium Tiger Stadium
Seasons
« 1977 1979 »
1978 SEC football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
#1 Alabama $ 6 0 0     11 1 0
#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

The 1978 LSU Tigers football team represented Louisiana State University (LSU) during the 1978 college football season. Under head coach Charles McClendon, the Tigers had a record of 8–4 with a Southeastern Conference record of 3–3. It was McClendon's seventeenth season as head coach at LSU.

Schedule

Date Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
September 16 Indiana* #13 Tiger StadiumBaton Rouge, LA W 24–17    
September 23 Wake Forest* #10 Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA W 13–11    
September 30 at Rice* #11 Houston, TX W 37–7    
October 7 at Florida #11 Gainesville, FL (Rivalry) W 34–21    
October 14 Georgia #11 Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA L 17–24    
October 21 at Kentucky #16 Lexington, KY W 21–0    
November 4 Ole Miss Rebels #12 Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA (Magnolia Bowl) W 30–8    
November 11 at #3 Alabama #10 Birmingham, AL (Rivalry) L 10–31    
November 18 at Mississippi State #17 Mississippi Memorial Stadium • Jackson, MS L 14–16    
November 25 Tulane* Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA (Battle for the Rag) W 40–21    
December 2 Wyoming* Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA W 24–17    
December 31 vs. Missouri* Memphis, TN (Liberty Bowl) L 15–20    
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game.

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