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Why doesn't LSU claim the 1962 national title??
Posted on 8/17/17 at 7:18 pm
Posted on 8/17/17 at 7:18 pm
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Posted on 8/17/17 at 7:21 pm to ChollyMac62
Not to be that guy, but honestly, who cares?
Posted on 8/17/17 at 7:21 pm to ChollyMac62
Posted on 8/17/17 at 7:22 pm to KingBeingking
Because we claim the 58 title so why not 62??
Posted on 8/17/17 at 7:23 pm to ChollyMac62
Solid first post and username
Posted on 8/17/17 at 7:24 pm to TigerChief10
Thanks Lol!!
Posted on 8/17/17 at 7:32 pm to ChollyMac62
Reveal your reasons. 
Posted on 8/17/17 at 7:42 pm to ChollyMac62
I think you mean 1961 and not 1962. They have no legit argument in 62. 61 would be a stretch too, but at least it could be stretched.
Posted on 8/17/17 at 7:42 pm to Good Times
Are we supposed to?
Posted on 8/17/17 at 7:47 pm to ChollyMac62
because we are not aTm.......... 
Posted on 8/17/17 at 8:14 pm to ChollyMac62
Don't know much about the '62 team, but 1908 definitely should be recognized.
Posted on 8/17/17 at 8:16 pm to Laman1978
The 1908 team is one of the best of all-time, really.
LSU outscored their opponents 442-11 that season. An average score of 44-1.
They did not allow a single TD all season and shut out 7 teams including Baylor (89-0), Mississippi State (50-0), Texas A&M (26-0), La Tech (22-0).
Their closest game was a 10-2 win over Auburn which was not only Auburn's only loss of the season, it was the only game Auburn didn't shut out their opponent.
NCAA.com claims 1908 as a split championship between LSU and Penn so it isn't like there is no merit in claiming it.
LSU outscored their opponents 442-11 that season. An average score of 44-1.
They did not allow a single TD all season and shut out 7 teams including Baylor (89-0), Mississippi State (50-0), Texas A&M (26-0), La Tech (22-0).
Their closest game was a 10-2 win over Auburn which was not only Auburn's only loss of the season, it was the only game Auburn didn't shut out their opponent.
NCAA.com claims 1908 as a split championship between LSU and Penn so it isn't like there is no merit in claiming it.
Posted on 8/17/17 at 8:26 pm to ChollyMac62
'Cause we're not bama
Posted on 8/17/17 at 8:39 pm to saintsfan92612
Yes I also think we should also claim that one for damn sure but I mean why not just claim 62 as a national title because look it was Charlie McClendons first year as LSU head football coach and we had a 9-1-1 record so why not?? And anyone know how this even came to be ?? How did the titles 1908, 1935, 1936 and 1962 even surface as a LSU national championship claim?? Obviously we know how 1908 came to be!!
Posted on 8/17/17 at 8:59 pm to Bayou
1961 Team was 10-1 and defeated Colorado in the Orange Bowl. It was Dietzel's last year.The 1961 Team was ranked No.3 in the Nation. They Shutout Georgia Tech, Florida, and North Carolina all at their home, They shutout Tulane in Tiger Stadium. The next year 1962 Charlie Mac's first team went 9-1-1 and defeated Texas in the Cotton Bowl. In two years LSU went 19-2-1 and won both Bowl Games against Top Ranked Teams. Probably 2 of the best years in History.
Posted on 8/17/17 at 9:05 pm to ChollyMac62
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Why doesn't LSU claim the 1962 national title??
Because Ole Miss went 10-0 and we went 9-1-1 and they beat us 15-7 in Tiger Stadium and even they didn't win the national title, finishing 3rd in the final AP poll behind USC and Wisconsin. In addition to our loss to them, we also had a tie with Rice and finished 7th in the AP poll. It would be pretty ridiculous to claim a national title for that year just because some obscure screwy ranking system had us #1.
Posted on 8/17/17 at 9:09 pm to saintsfan92612
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The 1908 team is one of the best of all-time, really.
Just stop with that crap, that wasn't even football back then. LSU beat such powerhouses as a local mens gymnastics club (true story not a joke) and the New Orleans national guard chapter. When you scored you got the option of kicking off or receiving. Football didn't really exist until the 50's.
Posted on 8/17/17 at 9:11 pm to Nuts4LSU
The 1961 LSU Team can claim the NC but has not done it. The 1962 Team cannot claim it. The 1961 Team is listed as winning the NC.
Posted on 8/17/17 at 9:14 pm to Malaysian Tiger
And the Cotton Bowl after the 61 season was the most important game in LSU history. Before that game, LSU teams could not play teams that had black athletes. The Governor called a special session of the legislature and they quickly passed the bill and the Governor signed it.
The rest is history
The rest is history
Posted on 8/17/17 at 9:21 pm to Malaysian Tiger
So technically LSU won two national titles with Paul Dietzel??!!
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