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Did LSU ever have a JV team that actually played games as a team?
Posted on 11/26/11 at 8:07 am
Posted on 11/26/11 at 8:07 am
Just curious if this was ever so...
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Posted on 11/26/11 at 8:08 am to bthomp1
if I remember correctly yes they did in the 70's. A buddy of mine from Ville Platte was on the team.
Posted on 11/26/11 at 8:09 am to bthomp1
They had freshman teams, not jv.
Posted on 11/26/11 at 8:09 am to bthomp1
When freshmen weren't allowed to play varsity.
Posted on 11/26/11 at 8:10 am to tacotiger
Yes , cant exactly remember the years, but certainly during the seventies before freshmen played. Seems like they would play about four or five games a year back then. 
Posted on 11/26/11 at 8:11 am to Common sence
Gotcha. Reason I asked is my friend's younger brother plays at a small school in Texas and they have a JV team (mostly freshmen) that play Monday night games. Just a way of getting them reps besides practice I guess.
Posted on 11/26/11 at 8:11 am to JJ27
LSU did in fact have a JV team. Last year was 1980/81/82 or something along those lines.
They played most of their games @ Bernie Moore Stadium when there was a turf football field in the infield of the track.
Tiger Band also rehearsed there on gameday mornings in the early 80s.
They played most of their games @ Bernie Moore Stadium when there was a turf football field in the infield of the track.
Tiger Band also rehearsed there on gameday mornings in the early 80s.
This post was edited on 11/26/11 at 8:13 am
Posted on 11/26/11 at 8:23 am to bthomp1
I was in graduate school in 1969 when we fielded a freshman team - Bert Jones was qb and I think they went undefeated (five game schedule). Played before some decent crowds in Tiger Stadium. One year in the 60s the freshman team traveled to Mexico and beat up on some Mexican college varsity (about 60 - 0 as I recall).
Posted on 11/26/11 at 8:25 am to bthomp1
Prior to '71 they did, after that freshmen were allowed to play for four years.
Posted on 11/26/11 at 8:27 am to CITWTT
They did as of 79 or so I remember watching Alan Risher lead them over Ole Miss that year. They were called the Baby Bengals!!!!!
Posted on 11/26/11 at 8:31 am to bthomp1
Excuse me changing the subject slightly ...
Back in the days when freshmen could not play on the varsity, LSU had freshman teams.
When Pete Maravich played as a freshman, the place would be packed for the freshman game and then empty out before the varsity game started.
Back in the days when freshmen could not play on the varsity, LSU had freshman teams.
When Pete Maravich played as a freshman, the place would be packed for the freshman game and then empty out before the varsity game started.
Posted on 11/26/11 at 8:42 am to windhammontanatigers
They had a freshman team back when Billy Cannon played as freshmen were not allowed to play. I remember going to Tiger Stadium with my dad and watching the LSU Freshmen vs. Tulane.The stadium was almost full as Cannon ran all over them.
Posted on 11/26/11 at 8:44 am to bthomp1
My roommate told me he would go see Pistol Pete play on the freshman team in the Cow Palace. The freshmen team would play before the varsity.
He said the freshmen game would be packed and then everyone would leave before the varsity game.
He said the freshmen game would be packed and then everyone would leave before the varsity game.
Posted on 11/26/11 at 8:49 am to bthomp1
Yes, back when freshmen were not allowed to play on the varsity in any sport. In fact when the Pistol was a freshman, the crowds were overflowing to watch the freshmen play and then leave when the varsity game started. Very odd.
Posted on 11/26/11 at 9:09 am to bthomp1
Yes, they used to play on Friday nights. I went to several games when I was in college.
Posted on 11/26/11 at 9:09 am to Beached Tiger
Saw Pistol as a freshman versus USM and Wendell Ladner(who also had a stellar career). I had read about Maravich and his long hair and sagging socks and pointed him out to my buddies(who laughed). He was unbelievable and I was a fan for life.
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