1964 LSU Tigers football team

1964 LSU Tigers football
Sugar Bowl champion
Sugar Bowl, W 13–10 vs. Syracuse
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 7
APNo. 7
Record8–2–1 (4–2–1 SEC)
Head coach
Home stadiumTiger Stadium
Seasons
← 1963
1965 →
1964 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Alabama $ 8 – 0 – 0 10 – 1 – 0
Florida 4 – 2 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Georgia 4 – 2 – 0 7 – 3 – 1
Kentucky 4 – 2 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
No. 7 LSU 4 – 2 – 1 8 – 2 – 1
Auburn 3 – 3 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Ole Miss 2 – 4 – 1 5 – 5 – 1
Mississippi State 2 – 5 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Vanderbilt 1 – 4 – 1 3 – 6 – 1
Tennessee 1 – 5 – 1 4 – 5 – 1
Tulane 1 – 5 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • Georgia's game against Clemson and Tulane's game against Miami (FL) counted in the conference standings.
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1964 LSU Tigers football team was an American football team that represented Louisiana State University (LSU) as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1964 NCAA University Division football season. In their third year under head coach Charles McClendon, the Tigers complied an overall record of 8–2–1, with a conference record of 4–2–1, and finished third in the SEC.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 19Texas A&M*
W 9–668,000[2]
September 26at Rice*
W 3–064,000[3]
October 10North Carolina*
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA
W 20–368,000[4]
October 17at KentuckyNo. 9
W 27–738,000[5]
October 24TennesseedaggerNo. 7
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA
T 3–359,000[6]
October 31Ole MissNo. 9
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)
W 11–1068,000[7]
November 7at No. 3 AlabamaNo. 8
ABCL 9–1767,749[8][9]
November 14Mississippi StateNo. 9
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)
W 14–1052,000[10]
November 21at TulaneNo. 8
W 13–355,000[11]
December 5[A 1]FloridaNo. 7
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)
L 6–2065,000[12]
January 1, 1965vs. Syracuse*No. 7
NBCW 13–1065,000[13]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

[14]

Notes

  1. ^ The game versus Florida was originally scheduled for October 3, but was postponed until December 5 due to the threat of Hurricane Hilda on the original game date.

References

  1. ^ "1964 LSU Fighting Tigers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 18, 2023.
  2. ^ "LSU nips A&M, 9–6". The Tyler Courier-Times. September 20, 1964. Retrieved October 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "LSU edges Rice 3–0 with late field goal". The Brownsville Herald. September 27, 1964. Retrieved October 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Tigers take Tar Heels, 20–3 in offensive show". Monroe Morning World. October 11, 1964. Retrieved October 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Louisiana State surprises Kentucky 27–7". The Paducah Sun-Democrat. October 18, 1964. Retrieved October 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Tigers, Vols fight to 3–3 stalemate". The Shreveport Times. October 25, 1964. Retrieved May 7, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "LSU squeezes by Rebs, 11–10". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 1, 1964. Retrieved October 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ Halbrooks, Hap (November 8, 1964). "Tide downs LSU". The Florence Times. p. 27. Retrieved May 12, 2013 – via Google News Archives.
  9. ^ Land, Charles (November 8, 1964). "Alabama wraps up SEC title with 17–9 win". The Tuscaloosa News. p. 9. Retrieved May 12, 2013 – via Google News Archives.
  10. ^ "LSU goes to air to top Maroons". The Commercial Appeal. November 15, 1964. Retrieved October 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "LSU three-pointers beat Tulane Green Wave 13–3". The Daily Advertiser. November 22, 1964. Retrieved September 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Gators whips Bengals, 20–6". The Montgomery Advertiser. December 6, 1964. Retrieved October 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "LSU eases past Syracuse, 13–10". Birmingham Post-Herald. January 2, 1965. Retrieved October 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ 1964 season