1958 LSU Tigers football team

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1958 LSU Tigers football
National Champions
SEC Champions
Sugar Bowl, LSU 7 Clemson 0
Conference SEC
Ranking
Coaches #1 final ranking
AP #1 final ranking
1958 Record 11-0 (6-0 SEC)
Head Coach Paul Dietzel

Home Stadium

 Tiger Stadium (LSU)
Seasons
« 1957 1959 »

The 1958 LSU Tigers football team won the AP and Coaches Poll National Championships, the first recognized national championship for LSU in the poll era. Under head coach Paul Dietzel, the Tigers cruised to an undefeated (10-0) regular season. The Tigers then defeated Clemson in the Sugar Bowl. The team was led by future Heisman Trophy winner Billy Cannon, although he would not win the award until the 1959 season. The team is also remembered for its unique defensive scheme, of which the Chinese Bandits were a part.


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[edit] Schedule

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
9/20/1958* at Rice Rice Stadium • Houston, TX W 26-6  45,000
9/27/1958 at #5 Alabama #15 Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL W 13-3  34,000
10/4/1958* Hardin-Simmons #13 Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA W 20-6  45,000
10/10/1958* at Miami (FL) #11 Orange Bowl • Miami, FL W 41-0  40,614
10/18/1958 Kentucky #9 Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA W 10-7  65,000
10/25/1958† Florida #3 Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA W 10-7  62,000
11/1/1958 #6 Ole Miss #1 Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA W 14-0  68,000
11/8/1958* Duke #1 Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA W 50-18  63,000
11/15/1958 at #20 Mississippi State #1 Davis Wade Stadium • Starkville, MS W 7-6  N/A
11/22/1958 at Tulane #1 Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA W 62-0  83,221
1/1/1959* vs. #12 Clemson #1 Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA (Sugar Bowl) NBC W 7-0  80,331
*Non-Conference Game. †Homecoming. #Rankings from Coaches Poll released prior to game.

[edit] Roster

LSU coach Paul Dietzel split his team into three groups to minimize fatigue.

[edit] White Team

[edit] Go Team

[edit] Chinese Bandits

  • Andy Bourgeois
  • Carroll Bergeron
  • Mel Branch
  • Emile Fournet
  • John Langan
  • Tommy Lott
  • Duane Leopard
  • Gaynell Kinchen
  • Darryl Jenkins
  • Henry Lee Roberts
  • Hart Bourque
  • Merle Schexnaildre






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