1972 LSU Tigers football team

1972 LSU Tigers football
Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl, L 17–24 vs. Tennessee
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 10
AP	No. 11
1972 record	9–2–1 (4–1–1 SEC)
Head coach	Charles McClendon (11th season)
Home stadium	Tiger Stadium
Seasons

1972 SEC football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#7/4 Alabama †	7	–	1	–	0			10	–	2	–	0
#5/7 Auburn	6	–	1	–	0			10	–	1	–	0
#11/10 LSU	4	–	1	–	1			9	–	2	–	1
#8/11 Tennessee	4	–	2	–	0			10	–	2	–	0
Georgia	4	–	3	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
Florida	3	–	3	–	1			5	–	5	–	1
Ole Miss	2	–	5	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Kentucky	2	–	5	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
Mississippi State	1	–	6	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Vanderbilt	0	–	6	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
† – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll / Coaches' Poll

The 1972 LSU Tigers football team represented Louisiana State University during the 1972 NCAA University Division football season.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result
September 16	Pacific (CA)*	No. 9	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	W 31–13
September 23	Texas A&M*	No. 8	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)	W 42–17
September 30	Wisconsin*	No. 9	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	W 27–7
October 7	at Rice*	No. 8	Rice Stadium Houston, TX	W 12–6
October 14	No. 9 Auburn	No. 8	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)	W 35–7
October 21	Kentucky	No. 7	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	W 10–0
November 4	Ole Miss	No. 6	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)	W 17–16
November 11	at No. 2 Alabama	No. 6	Legion Field Birmingham, AL (rivalry)	L 21–35
November 18	Mississippi State	No. 8	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)	W 28–14
November 25	at Florida	No. 8	Florida Field Gainesville, FL (rivalry)	T 3–3
December 2	at Tulane*	No. 11	Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA (Battle for the Rag)	W 9–3
December 30	vs. No. 11 Tennessee	No. 10	Astrodome Houston, TX (Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl)	L 17–24
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

• Source: LSUSports.net: 1972 LSU football schedule

Roster

1972 LSU Tigers football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class SB 3 Coffee, AlAl Coffee 7.0 !Sr QB 7 Jones, BertBert Jones 7.0 !Sr WR 1 LeDoux, JimmyJimmy LeDoux 7.0 !Sr	Defense Pos. # Name Class LB 55 Capone, WarrenWarren Capone 5.0 !Jr DT 64 Lafauci, TylerTyler Lafauci 5.0 !Jr S 17 Racine, FrankFrank Racine 5.0 !Jr S 11 Staggs, JohnJohn Staggs 5.0 !Jr DE 79 Wood, JohnJohn Wood 7.0 !Sr	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
Bert Jones	Quarterback	1	2	Baltimore Colts
John Wood	Defensive tackle	3	70	Denver Broncos