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1978 LSU Tigers football
1978 LSU Tigers football
Liberty Bowl, L 15–20 vs. Missouri
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Record	8–4 (3–3 SEC)
Head coach	Charles McClendon (17th season);
Home stadium	Tiger Stadium
	Seasons ← 1977 1979 →

1978 Southeastern Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 1 Alabama $	6	–	0	–	0	11	–	1	–	0
No. 16 Georgia	5	–	0	–	1	9	–	2	–	1
Auburn	3	–	2	–	1	6	–	4	–	1
LSU	3	–	3	–	0	8	–	4	–	0
Tennessee	3	–	3	–	0	5	–	5	–	1
Florida	3	–	3	–	0	4	–	7	–	0
Mississippi State	2	–	4	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
Ole Miss	2	–	4	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
Kentucky	2	–	4	–	0	4	–	6	–	1
Vanderbilt	0	–	6	–	0	2	–	9	–	0

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1978 LSU Tigers football team represented Louisiana State University (LSU) as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1978 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by 17th-year head coach Charles McClendon, the Tigers compiled an overall record of 8–4, with a mark of 3–3 in conference play, and finished tied for fourth in the SEC.^[1]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 16	Indiana*	No. 13	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA		W 24–17	78,534	^[2]
September 23	Wake Forest*	No. 10	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA		W 13–11	77,197	^[3]
September 30	at Rice*	No. 11	Rice Stadium Houston, TX		W 37–7	50,000	^[4]
October 7	at Florida	No. 11	Florida Field Gainesville, FL (rivalry)		W 34–21	55,457	^[5]
October 14	Georgia	No. 11	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA		L 17–24	77,158	^[6]
October 21	at Kentucky	No. 16	Commonwealth Stadium Lexington, KY		W 21–0	57,918	^[7]
November 4	Ole Miss	No. 12	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)	ABC	W 30–8	73,120	^[8]
November 11	at No. 3 Alabama	No. 10	Legion Field Birmingham, AL (rivalry)	ABC	L 10–31	76,831	^[9]
November 18	at Mississippi State	No. 17	Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, MS (rivalry)		L 14–16	44,200	^[10]
November 25	Tulane*		Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (Battle for the Rag)		W 40–21	75,876	^[11]
December 2	Wyoming*		Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA		W 24–17	64,458	^[12]
December 23	vs. No. 18 Missouri*		Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN (Liberty Bowl)	ABC	L 15–20	53,064	^[13]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

1978 LSU Tigers football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
RB	`4`	Charles Alexander	Sr
WR	`3`	Carlos Carson	Jr
OT	`72`	Robert Dugas	Sr
QB	`5`	Steve Ensminger	Jr
FB	`47`	Hokie Gajan	So
QB	`8`	David Woodley	Jr

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
DE	`86`	John Adams	Jr
DB	`37`	Willie Teal	Jr

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class

Head coach

Charles McClendon

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Redshirt

References

^ "1978 LSU Fighting Tigers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 29, 2023.
^ "Hoosiers know script but can't act part, lose". The Indianapolis Star. September 17, 1978. Retrieved October 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "LSU halts Wake Forest upset bid". The Charlotte Observer. September 24, 1978. Retrieved October 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "LSU's offense covers Rice like gravy". Daily World. October 1, 1978. Retrieved October 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Alexander, Tigers run over Gators". Tallahassee Democrat. October 8, 1978. Retrieved October 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Georgia upsets LSU". The Tampa Tribune-Times. October 15, 1978. Retrieved October 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ D.G. FitzMaurice (October 22, 1978). "Alexander halted but LSU rolls, 21–0". Sunday Herald-Leader. pp. C1, C7 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "LSU Tigers romp Rebs behind 'Alex the Great'". The Daily Advertiser. November 5, 1978. Retrieved October 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Tide swamps LSU". The Buffalo News. November 12, 1978. Retrieved October 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "16–14, Bulldogs' upset win was almost Peachy". The Clarion-Ledger. November 19, 1978. Retrieved October 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Woodley, Alexander were LSU's insurance". Alexandria Daily Town Talk. November 26, 1978. Retrieved October 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Tigers Survive Scare, Out-Slosh Wyoming". The Daily Advertiser. December 3, 1978. p. 69 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Early and late, Liberty fans liked pageantry". The Commercial Appeal. December 24, 1978. Retrieved October 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.