Louisiana State University - Gumbo Yearbook (Baton Rouge, LA)

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Football continued However, in the Alabama Crim- son Tide, the Tigers met the second SEC power they would not be able to overcome. A national TV audi- ence and a rare afternoon game in Tiger Stadium had the spirits of the Purple and Gold at a super high as the 18th-ranked Tigers fought the second-ranked Tide. A great defen- sive first half that ended in a 10-3 Bama lead kept the Tiger spirits high. They remained high until a Mike Conway field goal attempt failed at the start of the third period. Then the Red Elephants went to work. Driving methodi- cally, Bama rolled to two more touchdowns, and smothered the nation ' s top rushing team to cap- ture the SEC Title with a 24-3 tri- umph. 1.1 at ? a Mil (Se 178 Main Ingredients

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on 1. Traveling Tiger motor homes filled up acani lots for the Tiger borne games. (Rayner) 2. An LSL ' alumnus directed traffic in the Traveling Tigers ' parking lots. (Schuhz) 3. Ardent Tiger sup- porters set up camp in the field next to .Alex Box Stadium. (Rayner) 4. Coach Mac explained. We haven ' t been lucky the last mo or three years, We haven ' t had a break at all Somewhere this thing has got to go the other way. Sooner or later it ' s got to turn. I ' m counting on it. I ' m telling you. (Schultz) 5. LSL overcame a 21 point lead to beat Ok Miss in a televised thriller. ( Zietz ) Football . . .continued Patsies can do wonders to heal a wounded team. In 1977. Oregon became LSD ' s midseason patsy. Although falling behind early, the Tigers regained control enroute to a 56-17 thrashing of the Ducks. The game saw Charles Alexander etch new milestones in the LSU record book. Against Oregon he gained 237 yards and scored four touch- downs. Two straight Ole Miss victories, an exciting LSU team, and Charlie Alexander were the ingredients that allowed the 1977 renewal of the Tigers and the Rebels to be tele- vised. In sunny, hot, Jackson, Missis- sippi, the fired-up Rebels of Ole Miss ran up a stunning, embarrass- ing 21-0 lead over the lifeless, lead- footed Tigers. These Rebels, with their 4-4 record, looked like Johnny Vaught ' s Mississippi teams of the past that once ruled the SEC and LSU. Then, just before halftime. LSU scored. At the time, the Tiger touchdown didn ' t seem to make much differ- ence, but in the eyes of the players, it apparently did. The second half belonged to LSU and the 10,000 traveling Tigers that went to Jackson. It ended with a pulsating 28-21 LSU victory, the Tigers ' sixth win over the Rebels in the past eight years. At 1 n H

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1. The team planned for the next set of downs. (Badeaux) 2. At the Abhama game, the referees catted it a safety, but il wasn ' t one. (Rayner) 3. Tiger cheerleaders, Janet Milner and Lawrence Svendson. awaited the next cheer in the chillv weather at Tiger Stadium. (Daniel) 4. Here come Mike the Tiger and the LSL ' cheerleaders. (Scbultz) Cheerleaders Spur Tiger Enthusiasm The LSU cheerleaders, always an integral part of Tiger football, added basketball to their repertoire this past season. At Coach Dale Brown ' s urging, they have started performing at all of the team ' s home games. Adding basketball to a schedule that already includes home and away football games, pep rallies, and certain alumni func- tions, transformed their season from one semester to two. This year ' s male cheerleaders were Myles Roeling, Pat Kelley, P. J. Demarie. Lawrence Svendson, David Forrester, and Herman Har- ris. Janet Milner, Judy Fousch, Missy Crews, Ladeta Crowley. and Jeanie Beadle were this year ' s girls. Michael Ballinger, Mike Thibo- deaux, Anna Sells, and Barbara Achee served as alternates. Charlie Roberts, the squad ' s sponsor, led the team to a tie for first place over- all at camp in Memphis during the summer of T7. Auditions are held each March to select the squad for the upcoming year. All prospective candidates must be full-time students on the date of the audition at LSU and must have at least two regular undergraduate semesters, not including the summer term, remain - ing at LSU after the semester in which auditions are held.