American college football season
The1972 LSU Tigers football team representedLouisiana State University (LSU) as a member of theSoutheastern Conference (SEC) during the1972 NCAA University Division football season . Led by 11th-year head coachCharles McClendon , the Tigers compiled an overall record of 9–2–1, with a mark of 4–1–1 in conference play, and finished third in the SEC.[ 1]
LSU and SEC rivalsGeorgia andOle Miss became the last major universities to desegregate their varsity football squads this season.
The September 30 game againstWisconsin marked the first appearance of aBig Ten Conference team atTiger Stadium . Only three other Big Ten teams have played at Baton Rouge since:Indiana in 1978,Ohio State in 1987 andUCLA in 2024 (Maryland ,Nebraska andUSC each played in Baton Rouge before joining the Big Ten.).
LSU introduced a new helmet logo, a tiger head above the letters "LSU" inside a purple circle, a logo which was used through 1976. Also, player names were placed on jerseys for the first time.
Date Time Opponent Rank Site Result Attendance Source September 16 7:30 p.m. Pacific (CA) * No. 9 W 31–1366,574 [ 2] September 23 Texas A&M * No. 8 Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry ) W 42–1768,538 [ 3] September 30 Wisconsin * No. 9 Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA W 27–769,142 [ 4] October 7 atRice * No. 8 W 12–660,000 [ 5] October 14 No. 9Auburn No. 8 Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry ) W 35–770,132 [ 6] October 21 Kentucky No. 7 Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA W 10–064,601 [ 7] November 4 Ole Miss No. 6 Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry ) W 17–1670,502 [ 8] November 11 at No. 2Alabama No. 6 L 21–3572,039 [ 9] [ 10] November 18 Mississippi State No. 8 Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry ) W 28–1460,589 [ 11] November 25 atFlorida No. 8 T 3–346,391 [ 12] December 2 atTulane * No. 11 W 9–385,372 [ 13] December 30 vs. No. 11Tennessee No. 10 L 17–2452,961 [ 14] *Non-conference game Rankings fromAP Poll released prior to the game All times are inCentral time
Ranking movementsLegend: ██ Increase in ranking██ Decrease in ranking Week Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Final AP 11 9 8 9 8 8 7 6 6 6 8 8 11 10 11 Coaches 11 8 9 9 7 8 7 6 7 6 7 9 12 10 Not released
Game information First quarter
LSU – Jones 7-yard run (Jackson kick).LSU 7–0.Drive: 67 yards. LSU – Keigley 19-yard pass from Jones (Jackson kick).LSU 14–0.Drive: 69 yards. Second quarter
AUB – Henley 1-yard run (Jett kick).LSU 14–7. LSU – Boyd 19-yard pass from Fakier (Jackson kick).LSU 21–7. Third quarter
LSU – Keigley 19-yard pass from Jones (Jackson kick).LSU 28–7. Fourth quarter
LSU – Keigley 27-yard pass from Jones (Jackson kick).LSU 35–7. Top passers Top rushers LSU – Bert Jones – 8 rushes, 60 yards, TD
Game information First quarter MISS – Steve Lavinghouze 42-yard field goal.Ole Miss 3–0.Drive: LSU –Bert Jones 6-yard run (Rusty Jackson kick).LSU 7–3.Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards. Second quarter LSU – Rusty Jackson 29-yard field goal.LSU 10–3.Drive: MISS – Steve Lavinghouze 38-yard field goal, 0:00.LSU 10–6.Drive: Third quarter MISS –Norris Weese 1-yard run (Steve Ladinghouze kick).Ole Miss 13–10.Drive: 16 plays, 69 yards. Fourth quarter MISS – Steve Lavinghouze 40-yard field goal.Ole Miss 16–10.Drive: LSU – Brad Davis 10-yard pass from Bert Jones (Rusty Jackson kick), 0:00.LSU 17–16.Drive: 13 plays, 80 yards, 3:02. Top passers Top rushers Top receivers
Bert Jones set school career records for completions, touchdowns and total offense.[ 16]
1972 LSU Tigers football team roster Players Coaches Offense Pos. # Name Class RB Ken Addy RB Jim Benglis TE 89 Brad Boyd SB 3 Al Coffee Sr OL Loyd Daniel RB Chris Dantin RB Brad Davis OL Jimmy Elkins WR Joe Fakier RB Ben Jones QB 7 Bert Jones Sr RB Jim Kadi WR Gerald Keigley OL Logan Killen WR 1 Jimmy LeDoux Sr QB 16 Paul Lyons QB 5 Mike Miley OL Phil Murray RB Steve Rogers OL Randy Russell OL Steve Streete TE Chuck Williamson
Defense Pos. # Name Class DE 99 Kenny Bordelon Fr DL Tommy Butoud DB Dale Cangelosi LB 55 Warren Capone Jr DL Steve Cassidy LB Gary Champagne DL Skip Cormier DB Rand Dennis DL Jim Gainey LB Bo Harris DB Norm Hodgins DT 64 Tyler Lafauci Jr DL 91 Binks Miciotto S 17 Frank Racine Jr LB Pepper Rutland S 11 John Staggs Jr DB Mike Williams DB 38 Roland Skelton Jr DE 79 John Wood Sr
Special teams Pos. # Name Class K 8 Rusty Jackson
Head coach Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain(S) Suspended(I) IneligibleRoster
Team players drafted into the NFL [ edit ] [ 17]
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