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

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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.

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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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Football continued After being handed three straight losses by the once-weak Mississippi State, the Tigers decided to turn the tables and put a win back in the series they had dominated over the years. In the strangest game of the year, LSU squeaked out a 27-24 verdict when Mike Conway kicked a 28 yard field goal in the waning minutes. Although not artistically done, the win put LSU back in bowl business and a week later prior to the Tulane game, it would be announced that the Tigers would play in the Sun Bowl. Watching the several thousand screaming LSU and Tulane fans form a tunnel for their respective teams apparently exhausted the Tigers because it was not until late in the game that they would put away a psyched-up band of Tulane Greenies. The Wave had definitely come to play, and for a half, it seemed LSU hadn ' t. In quick suc- cession, the Green Wave scored a TD, then blocked a Tiger punt for another score to lead 17-7 at half- time, as Tiger fans looked on with more amazement than ever. But, as they had done before, the Tigers came out inspired in the second half. Tulane, however hung tough, and allowed the Tigers only two field goals at the end of long drives. Then, like a bolt of lightning, freshman Chris Williams took a Tulane punt and sped 60 yards to give LSU a 20-17 lead. When the Wave missed a field goal moments later, the Tigers ran out the clock to preserve the narrow victory. In the regular season finale, LSU ran up a 24-7 first quarter lead, then laughed their way to a 66-7 annihi- lation of the Wyoming Cowboys. The 66 points lifted the Tigers sea- son total to 375 the second high- est ever by an LSU team. It also ranked as the third highest average per game scoring by any Tiger ball club. Only the 1908 (44.2) and the 1969 (34.9) teams averaged more points per game. The Sun Bowl, LSU ' s first bowl since the ' 74 Orange Bowl, matched two 8-3 teams - - the Cardinals of Stanford and the Tigers of LSU, who met for the first time on a foot- ball field. The game saw the Tigers run up and down the field and the Cardinals pass up and down the field, and in the end, the pass won out. Three interceptions suffered by LSU killed three long drives and 24 to 14 told the tale for the beaten Tigers. 180 Main Ingredients