Louisiana State Football Team History
Louisiana State Tigers
Louisiana State University
Baton Rouge, LA
Founded: 1860 Stadium: Tiger Stadium Capacity: 92,400 Colors: Purple & Gole Coach: Jerry Stovall Conference: Southeastern-
1980 Season Highlights
Jerry Stovall enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Louisiana State.
1980 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 6 vs.
Florida State
0
16
L
Sat., Sep. 13 vs.
Kansas State
21
0
W
Sat., Sep. 20 vs.
Colorado
23
20
W
Sat., Sep. 27 @
Rice
7
17
L
Sat., Oct. 4 @
Florida
24
7
W
Sat., Oct. 11 vs.
Auburn
21
17
W
Sat., Oct. 18 @
Kentucky
17
10
W
Sat., Nov. 1 vs.
Mississippi
38
16
W
Sat., Nov. 8 @
Alabama
7
28
L
Sat., Nov. 15 @
Mississippi State
31
55
L
@ Jackson, MS
Sat., Nov. 22 vs.
Tulane
24
7
W
1980 Season Totals
Record 7-4
Points Scored 213
Scoring Average 19.4
Points Allowed 193
Defense Average 17.5
Opponents Record 65-61
Conference Record 4-2
Home Record 5-1
Away Record 2-3
1980 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1980 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1980 All Southeastern Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
The first bowl game, later known as The Rose Bowl, was played on January 1st, 1902 between the Michigan Wolverines and Stanford Cardinals. Michigan won 49-0.