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1972 LSU Tigers football team

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Ranking
APNo. 11
Head coach
  • (11th season)
1972 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 7 Alabama $ 7 1 0 10 2 0
No. 5 Auburn 6 1 0 10 1 0
No. 11 LSU 4 1 1 9 2 1
No. 8 Tennessee 4 2 0 10 2 0
Georgia 4 3 0 7 4 0
Florida 3 3 1 5 5 1
Ole Miss 2 5 0 5 5 0
Kentucky 2 5 0 3 8 0
Mississippi State 1 6 0 4 7 0
Vanderbilt 0 6 0 3 8 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1972 LSU Tigers football team represented Louisiana State University during the 1972 college football season.

Schedule

September 16Pacific*No. 9

W 31–13 September 23Texas A&M*No. 8

  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA (Rivalry)

W 42–17 September 30Wisconsin*No. 9

  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA

W 27–7 October 7at Rice*No. 8

W 12–6 October 14No. 9 AuburnNo. 8

  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA

W 35–7 October 21KentuckyNo. 7

  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA

W 10–0 November 4Ole MissNo. 6

  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA

W 17–16 November 11at No. 2 AlabamaNo. 6

L 21–35 November 18Mississippi StateNo. 8

  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA

W 28–14 November 25at FloridaNo. 8

T 3–3 December 2at Tulane*No. 11

W 9–3 December 30vs. No. 11 TennesseeNo. 10

L 17–24

Template:CFB Schedule End

  • Source: LSUSports.net: 1972 LSU football schedule[1]

Team players drafted into the NFL

Player Position Round Pick NFL team
Bert Jones Quarterback 1 2 Baltimore Colts
John Wood Defensive Tackle 3 70 Denver Broncos

[2]

References

  1. ^ "1972 LSU football schedule". LSUSports.net. Retrieved October 14, 2013.
  2. ^ http://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1973.htm