1976 LSU Tigers football team

1976 LSU Tigers football
Conference	Southeastern Conference
1976 record	7–3–1 (3–3 SEC)
Head coach	Charles McClendon (15th season)
Captain	DE Butch Knight OG Roy Stuart
Home stadium	Tiger Stadium
Seasons

1976 SEC football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#10/10 Georgia †	5	–	1	–	0			10	–	2	–	0
#11/9 Alabama	5	–	2	–	0			9	–	3	–	0
#20/NR Mississippi State	4	–	2	–	0			9	–	2	–	0
Florida	4	–	2	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
#NR/19 Kentucky	4	–	2	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
Ole Miss	3	–	4	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
LSU	2	–	4	–	0			6	–	4	–	1
Tennessee	2	–	4	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Auburn	2	–	4	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
Vanderbilt	0	–	6	–	0			2	–	9	–	0
† – Conference champion Mississippi State later forfeited all 1976 wins due to NCAA violations. Rankings from AP Poll / Coaches Poll

The 1976 LSU Tigers football team represented Louisiana State University (LSU) during the 1976 NCAA Division I football season. Under head coach Charles McClendon, the Tigers had a record of 7–3–1 with a Southeastern Conference record of 3–3. It was McClendon's fifteenth season as head coach at LSU.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result
September 11	No. 1 Nebraska*		Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	T 6–6
September 18	Oregon State*	No. 16	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	W 28–11
September 25	Rice*	No. 15	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	W 31–0
October 2	at No. 19 Florida	No. 11	Florida Field Gainesville, FL (rivalry)	L 23–28
October 9	Vanderbilt	No. 20	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	W 33–20
October 16	at Kentucky	No. 16	Commonwealth Stadium Lexington, KY	L 7–21
October 30	Ole Miss		Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (Magnolia Bowl)	W 45–0
November 6	at No. 15 Alabama		Legion Field Birmingham, AL (rivalry)	L 17–28
November 13	at Mississippi State		Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, MS (rivalry)	W 21–13
November 20	Tulane		Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (Battle for the Rag)	W 17–7
November 27	Utah		Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	W 35–7
*Non-conference game Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game

Roster

1976 LSU Tigers football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class RB 4 Alexander, CharlesCharles Alexander 3.0 !So QB Ensminger, SteveSteve Ensminger 1.0 !Fr	Defense Pos. # Name Class DB 37 Teal, WillieWillie Teal 1.0 !Fr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Charles McClendon Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt