1971 LSU Tigers football team

1971 LSU Tigers football
Sun Bowl, W 33–15 vs. Iowa State
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 10
AP	No. 11
1971 record	9–3 (3–2 SEC)
Head coach	Charles McClendon (10th season)
Home stadium	Tiger Stadium (capacity: 67,500)
Seasons

1971 SEC football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#4/2 Alabama †	7	–	0	–	0			11	–	1	–	0
#7/8 Georgia	5	–	1	–	0			11	–	1	–	0
#12/5 Auburn	5	–	1	–	0			9	–	2	–	0
#15/20 Ole Miss	4	–	2	–	0			10	–	2	–	0
Tennessee	4	–	2	–	0			10	–	2	–	0
LSU	3	–	2	–	0			9	–	3	–	0
Vanderbilt	1	–	5	–	0			4	–	6	–	1
Florida	1	–	6	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Kentucky	1	–	6	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
Mississippi State	1	–	7	–	0			2	–	9	–	0
† – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll / Coaches' Poll

The 1971 LSU Tigers football team represented Louisiana State University during the 1971 NCAA University Division football season.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result
September 11	Colorado*	No. 9	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	L 21–31
September 18	Texas A&M*		Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)	W 37–0
September 25	at Wisconsin*	No. 18	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	W 38–28
October 2	Rice*	No. 16	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	W 38–3
October 9	Florida	No. 16	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)	W 48–7
October 16	at Kentucky	No. 12	Stoll Field/McLean Stadium Lexington, KY	W 17–13
October 30	at Ole Miss	No. 11	Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, MS (rivalry)	L 22–24
November 6	at No. 4 Alabama	No. 18	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)	L 7–14
November 13	at Mississippi State	No. 20	Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, MS (rivalry)	W 28–3
November 20	No. 7 Notre Dame*	No. 14	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	W 28–8
November 27	Tulane*	No. 10	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (Battle for the Rag)	W 36–7
December 18	vs. Iowa State*	No. 11	Sun Bowl El Paso, TX (Sun Bowl)	W 33–15
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

• Source: LSUSports.net: 1971 LSU football schedule

Roster

1971 LSU Tigers football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class HB 24 Cantrelle, ArtArt Cantrelle 7.0 !Sr SB 3 Coffee, AlAl Coffee 5.0 !Jr WR 80 Hamilton, AndyAndy Hamilton 7.0 !Sr QB 7 Jones, BertBert Jones 5.0 !Jr WR 1 LeDoux, JimmyJimmy LeDoux 5.0 !Jr TE/K 81 Michaelson, JayJay Michaelson 7.0 !Sr	Defense Pos. # Name Class LB 55 Capone, WarrenWarren Capone 3.0 !So CB 37 Casanova, TommyTommy Casanova 7.0 !Sr DT 78 Estay, RonRon Estay 7.0 !Sr DT 64 Lafauci, TylerTyler Lafauci 3.0 !So S 17 Racine, FrankFrank Racine 3.0 !So S 11 Staggs, JohnJohn Staggs 3.0 !So DE 79 Wood, JohnJohn Wood 5.0 !Jr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Charles McClendon Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

Team players drafted into the NFL

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL team
Tommy Casanova	Defensive back	2	29	Cincinnati Bengals
Andy Hamilton	Wide receiver	4	97	Kansas City Chiefs
Ronnie Estay	Defensive tackle	8	186	Denver Broncos
Ken Kavanaugh Jr.	Tight end	15	367	New York Giants