1973 LSU Football Season

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?? **1973 LSU Football Season Overview**

The LSU Tigers, led by head coach Charles McClendon in his 12th season, finished the year with a **9–3 overall record** and a **5–1 mark in the SEC**, earning a trip to the Orange Bowl and a final AP ranking of **#13**.

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### ?? Team Statistics

- **Points Scored:** 258 (23.5 per game)
- **Points Allowed:** 153 (13.9 per game)
- **Total Offense:** 3,832 yards
- **Rushing:** 2,622 yards
- **Passing:** 1,210 yards
- **Touchdowns:** 30 total (21 rushing, 9 passing)

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### ????? Key Individual Stats

#### **Passing Leaders**
| Player | CMP | ATT | YDS | TD | INT | Rating |
|------------------|-----|-----|-----|----|-----|--------|
| Mike Miley (QB) | 60 | 107 | 973 | 7 | 10 | 135.4 |
| Billy Broussard | 13 | 28 | 130 | 0 | 3 | 64.0 |

#### **Rushing Leaders**
| Player | ATT | YDS | AVG | TD |
|------------------|-----|-----|-----|----|
| Brad Davis | 173 | 904 | 5.2 | 6 |
| Steve Rogers | 86 | 386 | 4.5 | 3 |
| Terry Robiskie | 55 | 252 | 4.6 | 3 |

#### **Receiving Leaders**
| Player | REC | YDS | AVG | TD |
|----------------|-----|-----|-----|----|
| Brad Boyd (TE) | 16 | 259 | 16.2| 3 |
| Ben Jones | 11 | 198 | 18.0| 3 |
| Norm Hodgins | 12 | 234 | 19.5| 1 |

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### ?? Game-by-Game Summary

| Date | Opponent | Result | Score | Location |
|------------|------------------|----------|---------|------------------|
| Sep 15 | Colorado (#10) | Win | 17–6 | Baton Rouge |
| Sep 22 | Texas A&M | Win | 28–23 | Baton Rouge |
| Sep 29 | Rice | Win | 24–9 | Baton Rouge |
| Oct 6 | Florida | Win | 24–3 | Baton Rouge |
| Oct 13 | Auburn | Win | 20–6 | Auburn, AL |
| Oct 20 | Kentucky | Win | 28–21 | Baton Rouge |
| Oct 27 | South Carolina | Win | 33–29 | Columbia, SC |
| Nov 3 | Ole Miss | Win | 51–14 | Jackson, MS |
| Nov 17 | Mississippi St. | Win | 26–7 | Baton Rouge |
| Nov 22 | Alabama (#2) | Loss | 7–21 | Baton Rouge |
| Dec 1 | Tulane | Loss | 0–14 | New Orleans |
| Jan 1, 1974| Penn State (#6) | Loss | 9–16 | Orange Bowl, FL |

LSU started the season **9–0**, but dropped their final three games, including the Orange Bowl against Penn State.

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If you'd like, I can break down individual game stats or dive deeper into player performances. Want to relive a specific matchup?

I was on board for that season. I was in high school and it was very traumatic for me because we lost to Tulane 14-0 on December 1st 1973. I am still hearing about that game. To the people who think we don’t have a natural rival, will say that it will always be Tulane regardless of how seldom we play them.

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I am trying to locate the complete TEAM and INDIVIDUAL stats from the 1973 LSU Football season. A game by game summary from that year would also be helpful. Anybody know where I can find this information?

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www. lsusports.net will have the 1973 stats in the archive section

lsu football archive

Has both the season cumulative stats and individual game box scores

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When Tiger Fans ask what is the worst defeat, for me it's not 21-0 to Alabama in The National Championship.
It was 14-0 against Tulane in '73(when you're younger I think it affects you more).

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Steve Foley. First time Tulane had beaten the Tigers since 1948. It was a huge shock and adding the heart-breaking loss to Alabama the previous week, Christmas that year never got off the ground.

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Nov 22 | Alabama (#2) | Loss | 7–21 | Baton Rouge | frick bruh.....I hate those bastards

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that was a crushing loss that year. Both teams were undefeated and it was a top ten matchup. The Tigers were cruising and looking to stake their claim for an elusive national title. And Alabama beat them in TS like it was a routine game for them. That devastating loss led to the humiliating punctuating loss to Tulane the next week.

1973 LSU Season Stats

All the 73 football season means to me is.a low point in LSU Football.
That year I recall sitting in the Super Dome and watching Tulane beat us 14-0.
That is the Only time I Ever left a TIGER game early !

'73 was Tulane Stadium

I was at the game at Auburn that year, 20-6 Real Tigers.

I was young but remember that game, it was played on Thanksgiving Night. LSU actually went toe to toe with Alabama and moved the ball up and down the field, but If I remember, and I wish the game stats are available, LSU turned the ball over like 5 times around the 20 yard line (Bama's).

Bama was, like always under Bryant, fundamentally top notch and maybe had 1 TO, but that was enough, Bama wins 21-7.