LSU ended on a high note by drubbing bowl-bound Tulane.Īs of 2020, this is the last LSU team to finish with a winning record and not be invited to a bowl. 1 victory over Ole Miss, but subsequent one-sided road losses to Alabama and Mississippi State led bowls to snub the Tigers. LSU was tied for first place in the Southeastern Conference following a Nov. The Tigers second game, a 27-9 loss at Notre Dame, was. In its second season under Jerry Stovall, LSU went 3-7-1, its worst record since going 3-7 in Paul Dietzels second season of 1956.This mark for futility has been surpassed twice, 2-9 in 1992 and 3-8 in 1999. Louis Cardinals, was approved as Rein's successor approximately 36 hours after the plane crash. The 1981 LSU Tigers football team represented Louisiana State University (LSU) during the 1981 NCAA Division I-A football season. Jerry Stovall, a former LSU All-American and nine-year National Football League veteran with the St. Rein's tenure was cut short after only 42 days when he died in a plane crash January 10, 1980. The 1980 LSU Tigers football team represented Louisiana State University (LSU) during the 1980 NCAA Division I-A football season.īo Rein was hired Novemafter four seasons at North Carolina State as the successor to Charles McClendon, who compiled a 137–59–7 record in 18 seasons.
