1966 LSU Tigers football team

The 1966 LSU Tigers football team represented Louisiana State University (LSU) as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1966 NCAA University Division football season. Led by fifth-year head coach Charles McClendon, the Tigers compiled an overall record of 5–4–1 with a mark of 3–3 in conference play, placing sixth in the SEC.

1966 LSU Tigers football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record5–4–1 (3–3 SEC)
Head coach
Home stadiumTiger Stadium
1966 Southeastern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 3 Alabama + 6 –0 –011 –0 –0
No. 4 Georgia + 5 –0 –010 –1 –0
Florida 5 –1 –09 –2 –0
Ole Miss 5 –2 –08 –3 –0
Tennessee 3 –2 –08 –3 –0
LSU 3 –3 –05 –4 –1
Kentucky 2 –4 –03 –6 –1
Auburn 1 –5 –04 –6 –0
Vanderbilt 0 –5 –01 –9 –0
Mississippi State 0 –6 –02 –8 –0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

The game vs. Tulane was designated as a conference game by the Southeastern Conference (SEC), even though the Green Wave exited the league prior to the 1966 season.

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 177:30 pmSouth Carolina*
W 28–1267,512
September 24at Rice*
L 15–17
October 17:30 pmMiami (FL)*
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA
W 10–8
October 87:30 pmTexas A&M*
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)
T 7–7
October 15at Kentucky
W 30–0
October 227:30 pmNo. 8 Florida
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)
L 7–2867,500
October 29Ole Miss
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)
L 0–17
November 5No. 4 Alabama
ABCL 0–2166,513[1][2]
November 127:30 pmMississippi State
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)
W 17–7
November 197:30 pmat Tulane
W 21–782,307[3]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References
  1. "Tide crushes LSU 21 to 0". Ocala Star-Banner. Associated Press. November 6, 1966. p. 20. Retrieved July 21, 2013 – via Google News Archives.
  2. Land, Charles (November 6, 1966). "Tide puts Tiger in tank". The Tuscaloosa News. p. 13. Retrieved July 21, 2013 – via Google News Archives.
  3. "LSU Tigers dump Tulane". Monroe Morning World. November 20, 1966. Retrieved October 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. 1966 season
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