1970 LSU Tigers football
SEC champion
Orange Bowl, L 12–17 vs. Nebraska
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 6
APNo. 7
Record9–3 (5–0 SEC)
Head coach
Offensive schemeI formation
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumTiger Stadium
1970 Southeastern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 7 LSU $ 5 –0 –09 –3 –0
No. 4 Tennessee 4 –1 –011 –1 –0
No. 10 Auburn 5 –2 –09 –2 –0
No. 20 Ole Miss 4 –2 –07 –4 –0
Florida 3 –3 –07 –4 –0
Georgia 3 –3 –05 –5 –0
Alabama 3 –4 –06 –5 –1
Mississippi State 3 –4 –06 –5 –0
Vanderbilt 1 –5 –04 –7 –0
Kentucky 0 –7 –02 –9 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1970 LSU Tigers football team represented Louisiana State University during the 1970 NCAA University Division football season.

Following a 3–0 loss to No. 2 Notre Dame at South Bend, LSU was extended a bid to face Big Eight Conference champion Nebraska in the Orange Bowl. However, the bid was contingent on the Tigers defeating both Tulane at New Orleans and Ole Miss at Baton Rouge in the final two weeks of the season.

Still steaming about being shut out of the major bowl games in 1969 despite a 9–1 record, LSU responded to the challenge. The Tigers overcame a stubborn Tulane squad, which went on to defeat Colorado in the Liberty Bowl, and then dismantled Ole Miss 61–17 in front of a large television audience and nearly 70,000 fans in Tiger Stadium. In that game, Tommy Casanova tied an NCAA record with two punt return touchdowns in a single game, Craig Burns returned a third put for a touchdown, and Ronnie Estay sacked Rebel quarterback Archie Manning for a safety.[1]

In the Orange Bowl, LSU led Nebraska 12-10 after three quarters, but a late touchdown by Jerry Tagge lifted the Cornhuskers to a 17–12 victory and the Associated Press national championship.

Casanova and linebacker Mike Anderson were recognized as consensus All-Americans.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 19Texas A&M*No. 12
L 18–2067,590[2]
September 26Rice*
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA
W 24–065,000[3]
October 3Baylor*
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA
W 31–1060,000[4]
October 10Pacific (CA)*No. 19
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA
W 34–048,000[5]
October 17KentuckydaggerNo. 15
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA
W 14–767,508[6]
October 24at No. 6 AuburnNo. 14
W 17–962,301–62,392[7]
November 7at No. 19 AlabamaNo. 11
ABCW 14–960,371[8][9]
November 14Mississippi StateNo. 9
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)
W 38–764,000[10]
November 21at No. 2 Notre Dame*No. 6
L 0–359,075[11]
November 28at Tulane*No. 6
W 26–1481,233[12]
December 5No. 16 Ole MissNo. 8
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)
ABCW 61–1767,590[13]
January 1, 1971vs. No. 3 Nebraska*No. 5
NBCL 12–1780,699[14]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

1970 LSU Tigers football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
C 71 Dennis Mclean (C) Sr
HB 24 Art Cantrelle Jr
SB 3 Al Coffee So
WR 80 Andy Hamilton Jr
QB 18 Buddy Lee Sr
QB 7 Bert Jones So
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
LB 45 Mike Anderson Sr
DB 37 Tommy Casanova Jr
DT 78 Ron Estay Jr
DT 73 John Sage Sr
DE 79 John Wood So
 Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
K 25 Mark Lumpkin Sr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Roster

Team players drafted into the NFL

PlayerPositionRoundPickNFL team
Buddy LeeQuarterback7126Chicago Bears
Mike AndersonLinebacker9216New York Jets
John SageLinebacker17420Philadelphia
Dennis McleanOffensive Lineman10261Pittsburgh Steelers. He Decided to serve in Vietnam rather than join the NFL

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References

  1. ↑ "Tiger Den Archives – V". Golden Rankings. Retrieved January 2, 2017.
  2. ↑ "Last-second score shocks LSU 20–18". Tallahassee Democrat. September 20, 1970. Retrieved October 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "LSU takes 24–0 win". San Antonio Express/News. September 27, 1970. Retrieved October 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Louisiana State aerial attack scuttles Baylor". The Odessa American. October 4, 1970. Retrieved October 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "UOP runs into 34–0 beating by tough Louisiana State". The Sacramento Bee. October 11, 1970. Retrieved October 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Cantrelle, Walker send LSU over Kentucky, 14–7". Daily Press. October 18, 1970. Retrieved October 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "LSU's defense stymies Auburn". The Charlotte Observer. October 25, 1970. Retrieved October 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ Land, Charles (November 8, 1970). "Tiger defense handles Tide". The Tuscaloosa News. p. B1. Retrieved January 26, 2014.
  9. ↑ "Bengals put clamps on Alabama". The News and Courier. Associated Press. November 8, 1970. p. 9B. Retrieved January 26, 2014.
  10. ↑ "Tigers use whip on Bulldogs, 38–7". The Shreveport Times. November 15, 1970. Retrieved October 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Irish fight past LSU 3–0". Star Tribune. November 22, 1970. Retrieved October 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ "Tulane loses to LSU, but comes up winner". Alexandria Daily Town Talk. November 29, 1970. Retrieved October 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ↑ "Nation watches LSU rout Rebels, 61–17". Alexandria Daily Town Talk. December 6, 1970. Retrieved October 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ↑ "Tagge leads Nebraska Number 1 crown claim". The Austin American-Statesman. January 2, 1971. Retrieved October 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  15. ↑ "1971 NFL Draft Listing | Pro-Football-Reference.com". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on September 24, 2010. Retrieved March 30, 2018.


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