The 1972 LSU Tigers football team represented Louisiana State University during the 1972 NCAA University Division football season .
LSU and Southeastern Conference rival Ole Miss became the last major universities to desegregate their varsity football squads this season.
The Sept. 30 game vs. Wisconsin marked the first appearance of a Big Ten Conference team at Tiger Stadium . Only two other Big Ten teams have played at Baton Rouge since: Indiana in 1978 and Ohio State in 1987 (Maryland and Nebraska each played in Baton Rouge before joining the Big Ten, as did future Big Ten member USC ).
LSU introduced a new helmet logo, a tiger head above the letters "LSU" inside a purple circle, a logo which was used through 1976. Also, player names were placed on jerseys for the first time.
Schedule Date Opponent Rank Site Result Attendance Source September 16 Pacific (CA) * No. 9 W 31–13September 23 Texas A&M * No. 8 Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry ) W 42–17September 30 Wisconsin * No. 9 Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA W 27–7October 7 at Rice * No. 8 W 12–6October 14 No. 9 Auburn No. 8 Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry ) W 35–7October 21 Kentucky No. 7 Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA W 10–0November 4 Ole Miss No. 6 Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry ) W 17–16November 11 at No. 2 Alabama No. 6 L 21–35November 18 Mississippi State No. 8 Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry ) W 28–14November 25 at Florida No. 8 T 3–3December 2 at Tulane * No. 11 W 9–385,372 [1] December 30 vs. No. 11 Tennessee No. 10 L 17–2452,961 [2] *Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
Roster
1972 LSU Tigers football team roster
Players
Coaches
Offense
Pos.
#
Name
Class
RB
Ken Addy
RB
Jim Benglis
TE
89
Brad Boyd
SB
3
Al Coffee Sr
OL
Loyd Daniel
RB
Chris Dantin
RB
Brad Davis
OL
Jimmy Elkins
WR
Joe Fakier
RB
Ben Jones
QB
7
Bert Jones Sr
RB
Jim Kadi
WR
Gerald Keigley
OL
Logan Killen
WR
1
Jimmy LeDoux Sr
QB
16
Paul Lyons
QB
5
Mike Miley
OL
Phil Murray
RB
Steve Rogers
OL
Randy Russell
OL
Steve Streete
TE
Chuck Williamson
Defense
Pos.
#
Name
Class
DE
99
Kenny Bordelon Fr
DL
Tommy Butoud
DB
Dale Cangelosi
LB
55
Warren Capone Jr
DL
Steve Cassidy
LB
Gary Champagne
DL
Skip Cormier
DB
Rand Dennis
DL
Jim Gainey
LB
Bo Harris
DB
Norm Hodgins
DT
64
Tyler Lafauci Jr
DL
91
Binks Miciotto
S
17
Frank Racine Jr
LB
Pepper Rutland
S
11
John Staggs Jr
DB
Mike Williams
DB
Joe Winkler
DE
79
John Wood Sr
Special teams
Pos.
#
Name
Class
K
8
Rusty Jackson
Head coach Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain(S) Suspended(I) IneligibleRoster
Rankings Ranking movementsLegend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. Week Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Final AP 11 9 8 9 8 8 7 6 6 6 8 8 11 10 11 Coaches 11 8 9 9 7 8 7 6 7 6 7 9 12 10 Not released
Season summary Ole Miss
Game information
First quarter MISS – Steve Lavinghouze 42-yard field goal. Ole Miss 3–0. Drive:
LSU – Bert Jones 6-yard run (Rusty Jackson kick). LSU 7–3. Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards. Second quarter LSU – Rusty Jackson 29-yard field goal. LSU 10–3. Drive:
MISS – Steve Lavinghouze 38-yard field goal, 0:00. LSU 10–6. Drive: Third quarter MISS – Norris Weese 1-yard run (Steve Ladinghouze kick). Ole Miss 13–10. Drive: 16 plays, 69 yards. Fourth quarter MISS – Steve Lavinghouze 40-yard field goal. Ole Miss 16–10. Drive:
LSU – Brad Davis 10-yard pass from Bert Jones (Rusty Jackson kick), 0:00. LSU 17–16. Drive: 13 plays, 80 yards, 3:02.
Top passers Top rushers Top receivers
Bert Jones set school career records for completions, touchdowns and total offense.[3]
Team players drafted into the NFL [4]
References
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