1981 LSU Tigers football team

1981 LSU Tigers football
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Record	3–7–1 (1–4–1 SEC)
Head coach	Jerry Stovall (2nd season)
Home stadium	Tiger Stadium

1981 Southeastern Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 6 Georgia +	6	–	0	–	0			10	–	2	–	0
No. 7 Alabama +	6	–	0	–	0			9	–	2	–	1
Mississippi State	4	–	2	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
Tennessee	3	–	3	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
Florida	3	–	3	–	0			7	–	5	–	0
Auburn	2	–	4	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Kentucky	2	–	4	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
Ole Miss	1	–	4	–	1			4	–	6	–	1
LSU	1	–	4	–	1			3	–	7	–	1
Vanderbilt	1	–	5	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

The 1981 LSU Tigers football team represented Louisiana State University (LSU) during the 1981 NCAA Division I-A football season.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 5	No. 4 Alabama	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)	ABC	L 7–24
September 12	at No. 4 Notre Dame*	Notre Dame Stadium South Bend, IN		L 9–27	59,075
September 19	Oregon State*	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA		W 27–24
September 26	Rice*	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA		W 28–14
October 3	Florida	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)		L 10–24
October 10	at Auburn	Jordan–Hare Stadium Auburn, AL (Tiger Bowl)		L 7–19
October 17	Kentucky	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA		W 24–10
October 24	No. 20 Florida State	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA		L 14–38
October 31	at Ole Miss	Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, MS (Magnolia Bowl)		T 27–27
November 14	Mississippi State	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)		L 9–17
November 28	at Tulane*	Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, LA (Battle for the Rag)		L 7–48
*Non-conference game Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game

Roster

1981 LSU Tigers football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class QB 7 Alan Risher Jr WR 32 Orlando McDaniel Sr	Defense Pos. # Name Class CB 11 James Britt Sr LB 28 Sean Moore Jr CB 35 Eugene Daniel So LB 51 Albert Richardson So	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Jerry Stovall Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster