1964 LSU Tigers football team

1964 LSU Tigers football
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Sugar Bowl champion
Sugar Bowl, W 13–10 vs. Syracuse
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 7
AP	No. 7
1964 record	8–2–1 (4–2–1 SEC)
Head coach	Charles McClendon (3rd season)
Home stadium	Tiger Stadium
Seasons

1964 SEC football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#1/1 Alabama †	8	–	0	–	0			10	–	1	–	0
Georgia	4	–	2	–	0			7	–	3	–	1
Florida	4	–	2	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
Kentucky	4	–	2	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
#7/7 LSU	4	–	2	–	1			8	–	2	–	1
Auburn	3	–	3	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Ole Miss	2	–	4	–	1			5	–	5	–	1
Mississippi State	2	–	5	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
Vanderbilt	1	–	4	–	1			3	–	6	–	1
Tennessee	1	–	5	–	1			4	–	5	–	1
Tulane	1	–	4	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
† – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll / Coaches' Poll

The 1964 LSU Tigers football team represented Louisiana State University during the 1964 NCAA University Division football season.

Schedule

The game vs. Florida was originally scheduled for October 3, but was postponed until December 5 due to the threat of Hurricane Hilda on the original game date.

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result
September 19	Texas A&M*		Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)		W 9–6
September 26	at Rice*		Rice Stadium Houston, TX		W 3–0
October 10	North Carolina*		Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA		W 20–3
October 17	at Kentucky	No. 9	Stoll Field/McLean Stadium Lexington, KY		W 27–7
October 24	Tennessee	No. 7	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA		T 3–3
October 31	Ole Miss	No. 9	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)		W 11–10
November 7	at No. 3 Alabama	No. 8	Legion Field Birmingham, AL (rivalry)	ABC	L 9–17
November 14	Mississippi St	No. 9	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)		W 14–10
November 21	at Tulane	No. 8	Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA (Battle for the Rag)		W 13–3
December 5	Florida	No. 7	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)		L 6–20
January 1, 1965	vs. Syracuse*	No. 7	Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA (Sugar Bowl)	NBC	W 13–10
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game