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1976 LSU

6–⁠4–⁠1 (2–⁠4 Southeastern Conference), coached by Charles McClendon. Officially 7–⁠3–⁠1. Mississippi State forfeited to LSU.

Schedule and results

LSU in 1976, game by game: tied vs. No. 1 Nebraska 6–6; won vs. Oregon State 28–11; won vs. Rice 31–0; lost at No. 19 Florida 23–28; won vs. Vanderbilt 33–20; lost at Kentucky 7–21; won vs. Ole Miss 45–0; lost at No. 15 Alabama 17–28; lost at Mississippi State 13–21; won vs. Tulane 17–7; won vs. Utah 35–7+45−14Tied 6–6 vs. No. 1 Nebraska0No. 1 NebraskaWon 28–11 vs. Oregon State+17Oregon StateWon 31–0 vs. Rice+31RiceLost 23–28 at No. 19 Florida-5No. 19 FloridaWon 33–20 vs. Vanderbilt+13VanderbiltLost 7–21 at Kentucky-14KentuckyWon 45–0 vs. Ole Miss+45Ole MissLost 17–28 at No. 15 Alabama-11No. 15 AlabamaLost 13–21 at Mississippi State-8Mississippi Sta…Won 17–7 vs. Tulane+10TulaneWon 35–7 vs. Utah+28Utah
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 11vs1NebraskaT 6–⁠637%
Sep 18vsOregon StateW 28–⁠1179%
Sep 25vsRiceW 31–⁠070%
Oct 2at19FloridaL 23–⁠2831%
Oct 9vsVanderbiltW 33–⁠2069%
Oct 16atKentuckyL 7–⁠2147%
Oct 30vsOle MissW 45–⁠049%
Nov 6at15AlabamaL 17–⁠2822%
Nov 13atMississippi StateL 13–⁠21won by forfeit34%
Nov 20vsTulaneW 17–⁠779%
Nov 27vsUtahW 35–⁠783%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Utah 35–⁠7; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 7th in the Southeastern Conference.

In program history: The 80th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 2: 16
  2. Wk 3: 15
  3. Wk 4: 11
  4. Wk 5: 20
  5. Wk 6: 16

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 1976.

Record
6–⁠4–⁠1
Conference
2–⁠4 tied for 7th in Southeastern Conference
AP final
Unranked peak No. 11
Points
255–⁠149
Coach
Charles McClendon
Elo
1555 +48 this season
SP+ rating
8.5 No. 41 of 132; offense No. 56, defense No. 38
SRS
13.2 No. 21 of 137 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captains
Butch Knight and Roy Stuart

Drafted in 1977

The 1977 draft
Rd 1A.J. Duhe LBMiami Dolphins

All-SEC

4 first team, 2 second team

First team

Second team

  • Bobby DugasOTAP-2
  • Jon StreeteLBAP-2

From Wikipedia’s 1976 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1976 Southeastern Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Georgia5–⁠110–⁠210
Alabama5–⁠29–⁠311
Mississippi State4–⁠29–⁠220
Kentucky4–⁠28–⁠418
Florida4–⁠28–⁠4
Ole Miss3–⁠45–⁠6
LSU2–⁠46–⁠4–⁠1
Tennessee2–⁠46–⁠5
Auburn2–⁠43–⁠8
Vanderbilt0–⁠62–⁠9

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