1979 LSU Tigers football team

1979 LSU Tigers football
Tangerine Bowl, W 34–10 vs. Wake Forest
Conference	Southeastern Conference
1979 record	7–5 (4–2 SEC)
Head coach	Charles McClendon (18th year)
Home stadium	Tiger Stadium

1979 SEC football standings
	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
#1 Alabama $	6	–	0	–	0	12	–	0	–	0
Georgia	5	–	1	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
#16 Auburn	4	–	2	–	0	8	–	3	–	0
LSU	4	–	2	–	0	7	–	5	–	0
Tennessee	3	–	3	–	0	7	–	5	–	0
Kentucky	3	–	3	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
Ole Miss	3	–	3	–	0	4	–	7	–	0
Mississippi State	2	–	4	–	0	3	–	8	–	0
Vanderbilt	0	–	6	–	0	1	–	10	–	0
Florida	0	–	6	–	0	0	–	10	–	1

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1979 LSU Tigers football team represented Louisiana State University (LSU) during the 1979 NCAA Division I-A football season. Under head coach Charles McClendon, the Tigers had a record of 7–5 with a Southeastern Conference record of 4–2. It was McClendon's 18th and final season as head coach at LSU.

Bo Rein, who led NC State to the 1979 Atlantic Coast Conference championship, was hired six days after the regular season finale, but McClendon and his staff coached the Tangerine Bowl vs. Wake Forest. Rein perished in a bizarre plane crash January 10, 1980, only 42 days after his hiring.

Schedule

Date	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result
September 15	at Colorado*		Folsom Field • Boulder, Colorado		W 44–0
September 22	at Rice*		Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, Louisiana		W 47–3
September 29	at No. 1 USC*	No. 20	Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, Louisiana		L 12–17
October 6	at Florida	No. 17	Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, Louisiana (Rivalry)		W 20–3
October 13	at Georgia	No. 13	Sanford Stadium • Athens, Georgia (SEC)		L 14–21
October 20	at Kentucky		Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, Louisiana (SEC)		W 23–19
October 27	at No. 8 Florida State*		Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, Louisiana	ABC	L 19–24
November 3	at Ole Miss Rebels		Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium • Jackson, Mississippi (Magnolia Bowl)		W 28–24
November 10	at No. 1 Alabama		Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, Louisiana (Rivalry)		L 0–3
November 17	Mississippi State		Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, Louisiana		W 21–3
November 24	at No. 18 Tulane*		Louisiana Superdome • New Orleans (Battle for the Rag)	ABC	L 13–24
December 22	at vs. Wake Forest*		Orlando Stadium • Orlando, Florida (Tangerine Bowl)	Mizlou	W 34–10
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game.

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References

↑ http://www.lsusports.net/main/Schedule.dbml?SPSID=27811&SPID=2164&DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=5200&Q_SEASON=1979

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Venues	State Field (1893–1924) Tiger Stadium (1924–present) Charles McClendon Practice Facility LSU Football Operations Center LSU Indoor Practice Facility LSU Academic Center for Student-Athletes

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Alabama Arkansas Auburn Florida Mississippi State Ole Miss: Magnolia Bowl Texas A&M Tulane: Battle for the Rag

Culture & lore	History Traditions Mike the Tiger LSU Tiger Marching Band Songs of LSU Chinese Bandits Cannon's Halloween Run Earthquake Game Bluegrass Miracle 2011 "Game of the Century"

People	Head coaches All-Americans LSU Hall of Fame inductees College Football Hall of Fame inductees NFL draftees Statistical leaders

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National championship seasons in bold

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