1977 LSU Tigers football team

1977 LSU Tigers football
Sun Bowl vs. Stanford, L 14–24
Conference	Southeastern Conference
1977 record	8–4 (4–2 SEC)
Head coach	Charles McClendon (16th year)
Home stadium	Tiger Stadium

1977 SEC football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#2 Alabama $	7	–	0	–	0			11	–	1	–	0
#6 Kentucky	6	–	0	–	0			10	–	1	–	0
LSU	4	–	2	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
Auburn	4	–	2	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Florida	3	–	3	–	0			6	–	4	–	1
Georgia	2	–	4	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Mississippi State	2	–	4	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Ole Miss	2	–	5	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Tennessee	1	–	5	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Vanderbilt	0	–	6	–	0			2	–	9	–	0
$ – Conference champion Kentucky ineligible for SEC championship due to NCAA probation. Mississippi State later forfeited all 1977 wins due to NCAA violations. Rankings from AP Poll

The 1977 LSU Tigers football team represented Louisiana State University (LSU) during the 1977 college football season. Under head coach Charles McClendon, the Tigers had a record of 8–4 with a Southeastern Conference record of 4–2. It was McClendon's sixteenth season as head coach at LSU.

Schedule

Date	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 17	at Indiana*		Bloomington, IN		L 21–24
September 24	Rice*		Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA		W 77–0
October 1	#9 Florida		Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA (Rivalry)		W 36–14
October 8	at Vanderbilt	#18	Dudley Field • Nashville, TN		W 28–15
October 15	#12 Kentucky	#16	Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA		L 13–33
October 22	Oregon Ducks		Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA		W 56–17
October 29	Ole Miss Rebels		Jackson, MS (Magnolia Bowl)		W 28–21
November 5	#2 Alabama	#18	Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA (Rivalry)		L 3–24
November 12	Mississippi State		Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA		W 27–24
November 19	at Tulane		New Orleans, LA (Battle for the Rag)		W 20–17
November 26	Wyoming*		Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA		W 66–7
December 31	Stanford		Sun Bowl • El Paso, TX (Sun Bowl)		L 14–24
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game.