1970 LSU Tigers football team

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1970 LSU Tigers football
SEC champion
Orange Bowl, L 12–17 vs. Nebraska
Conference Southeastern Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 6
APNo. 7
Record9–3 (5–0 SEC)
Head coach
Offensive scheme I formation
Base defense 4–3
Home stadium Tiger Stadium (capacity: 67,500)
Seasons
←  1969
1971  →
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.

Contents

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 19 Texas A&M *No. 12
L 18–2067,590 [2]
September 26 Rice *
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA
W 24–065,000 [3]
October 3 Baylor *
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA
W 31–1060,000 [4]
October 10 Pacific (CA) *No. 19
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA
W 34–048,000 [5]
October 17 Kentucky Dagger-14-plain.pngNo. 15
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA
W 14–767,508 [6]
October 24at No. 6 Auburn No. 14
W 17–962,301–62,392 [7]
November 7at No. 19 Alabama No. 11
 ABC W 14–960,371 [8] [9]
November 14 Mississippi State No. 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 Miss No. 8
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)
ABCW 61–1767,590 [13]
January 1, 1971vs. No. 3 Nebraska *No. 5
 NBC L 12–1780,699 [14]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

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

Roster

Team players drafted into the NFL

PlayerPositionRoundPickNFL team
Buddy LeeQuarterback7126 Chicago Bears
Mike Anderson Linebacker9216 New York Jets
John SageLinebacker17420 Philadelphia
Dennis McleanOffensive Lineman10261 Pittsburgh Steelers. He Decided to serve in Vietnam rather than join the NFL

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  2. ↑ "Last-second score shocks LSU 20–18". Tallahassee Democrat. September 20, 1970. Retrieved October 22, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
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  9. ↑ "Bengals put clamps on Alabama". The News and Courier. Associated Press. November 8, 1970. p. 9B. Retrieved January 26, 2014.
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  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.
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