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1964 LSU

8–⁠2–⁠1 (4–⁠2–⁠1 Southeastern Conference), coached by Charles McClendon, finished No. 7 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

LSU in 1964, game by game: won vs. Texas A&M 9–6; won at Rice 3–0; won vs. North Carolina 20–3; won at Kentucky 27–7; tied vs. Tennessee 3–3; won vs. Ole Miss 11–10; lost at No. 3 Alabama 9–17; won vs. Mississippi State 14–10; won at Tulane 13–3; lost vs. Florida 6–20; won vs. Syracuse 13–10+20−14Won 9–6 vs. Texas A&M+3Texas A&MWon 3–0 at Rice+3RiceWon 20–3 vs. North Carolina+17North CarolinaWon 27–7 at Kentucky+20KentuckyTied 3–3 vs. Tennessee0TennesseeWon 11–10 vs. Ole Miss+1Ole MissLost 9–17 at No. 3 Alabama-8No. 3 AlabamaWon 14–10 vs. Mississippi State+4Mississippi Sta…Won 13–3 at Tulane+10TulaneLost 6–20 vs. Florida-14FloridaWon 13–10 vs. Syracuse+3Syracuse
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 19vsTexas A&MW 9–⁠676%
Sep 26atRiceW 3–⁠053%
Oct 10vsNorth CarolinaW 20–⁠360%
Oct 17atKentuckyW 27–⁠758%
Oct 24vsTennesseeT 3–⁠376%
Oct 31vsOle MissW 11–⁠1060%
Nov 7at3AlabamaL 9–⁠1731%
Nov 14vsMississippi StateW 14–⁠1075%
Nov 21atTulaneW 13–⁠379%
Dec 5vsFloridaL 6–⁠2066%
Jan 1Bowls & playoffvsSyracuseSugar BowlW 13–⁠1045%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Syracuse 13–⁠10 in the Sugar Bowl; No. 7 in the final AP poll; 4th in the Southeastern Conference.

In program history: The tied 46th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 4: 9
  2. Wk 5: 7
  3. Wk 6: 9
  4. Wk 7: 8
  5. Wk 8: 9
  6. Wk 9: 8
  7. Wk 10: 6
  8. Final: 7

Players on this team

Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1964.

Record
8–⁠2–⁠1
Conference
4–⁠2–⁠1 4th in Southeastern Conference
AP final
No. 7 peak No. 6
Points
128–⁠89
Coach
Charles McClendon
Elo
1646 +49 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
11.8 No. 19 of 120 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

Drafted in 1965

The 1965 draft
Rd 5Dave McCormick OTSan Francisco 49ers

All-SEC

5 first team

First team

From Wikipedia’s 1964 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1964 Southeastern Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Alabama8–⁠010–⁠11
Florida4–⁠27–⁠3
Kentucky4–⁠25–⁠5
LSU4–⁠2–⁠18–⁠2–⁠17
Georgia3–⁠27–⁠3–⁠1
Auburn3–⁠36–⁠4
Ole Miss2–⁠4–⁠15–⁠5–⁠1
Mississippi State2–⁠54–⁠6
Vanderbilt1–⁠4–⁠13–⁠6–⁠1
Tennessee1–⁠5–⁠14–⁠5–⁠1
Tulane1–⁠43–⁠7

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.