LSU Tigers

1979 Roster

NO.	NAME	POS	HEIGHT	WEIGHT	CLASS
86	John Adams J. Adams	DL	6'3"	224	SR
60	George Atiyeh G. Atiyeh	DL	6'2"	254	JR
1	Don Barthel D. Barthel		5'11"	185	JR
95	Jay Blass J. Blass	DL	6'2"	215	SR
58	Greg Bowser G. Bowser	DL	6'2"	234	FR
56	John Ed Bradley J. Ed Bradley	OL	6'3"	234	SR
11	James Britt J. Britt	DB	6'0"	184	SO
35	Rusty Brown R. Brown	DB	5'9"	192	SR
66	Kyle Bruhl K. Bruhl	DL	5'11"	240	SO
69	Mike Burks M. Burks	OL	6'1"	231	FR
3	Carlos Carson C. Carson	WR	5'10"	173	SR
26	Efrem Coley E. Coley	DB	5'10"	186	FR
	John Conway J. Conway	P
43	Robert DeLee R. DeLee	TE	6'3"	236	JR
39	Robert DeRutte R. DeRutte	DB	6'5"	206	SO
55	Marty Dufrene M. Dufrene	OL	6'1"	223	SO
23	Lester Dunn L. Dunn	FB	6'0"	195	FR
5	Steve Ensminger S. Ensminger	QB	6'3"	207	SR
18	Jonn Falgout J. Falgout		5'11"	183	FR
92	Bill Farrell B. Farrell	DL	6'3"	205	JR
93	Jerome Francis J. Francis	DL	6'2"	224	SO
44	Tommy Frizzell T. Frizzell	LB	6'1"	217	SR
47	Hokie Gajan H. Gajan	RB	6'0"	210	JR
13	Jude Hernandez J. Hernandez	RB	6'0"	210	SO
49	Jerry Hill J. Hill	LB	6'4"	220	JR
99	Mark Ippolito M. Ippolito	LB	6'3"	240	SO
42	Mike Johnson M. Johnson	LB	6'0"	220	SO
9	LeRoid Jones L. Jones	FB	6'0"	204	SR
76	Dave Koch D. Koch	OL	6'2"	236	FR
89	Greg LaFleur G. LaFleur	TE	6'4"	231	JR
10	Bob Lane B. Lane	QB	6'2"	196	SO
15	Robby Mahfouz R. Mahfouz	QB	6'1"	197	SO
48	Robbie Mahtook R. Mahtook	LB	5'11"	220	SR
97	Leonard Marshall L. Marshall		6'2"	247	FR
87	Sam McCage S. McCage	OL	6'4"	216	SR
	Orlando McDaniel O. McDaniel	WR
71	Charles McDuff C. McDuff	OL	6'6"	268	JR
	T.A. Messina	K
29	Jerry Murphree J. Murphree		6'0"	188	SR
14	Jesse Myles J. Myles	RB	5'10"	179	FR
68	Ivan Phillips I. Phillips		6'1"	232	SR
21	Tracy Porter T. Porter	WR	6'2"	188	JR
40	Marcus Quinn M. Quinn	DB	6'0"	208	JR
61	Greg Raymond G. Raymond	OL	6'1"	242	FR
51	Al Richardson A. Richardson	LB	5'11"	209	FR
80	Malcolm Scott M. Scott	TE	6'4"	226	FR
52	Leigh Shopard L. Shopard	OL	6'4"	223	FR
27	Danny Soileau D. Soileau	FB	6'1"	217	JR
79	Eddie Stanton E. Stanton	OL	6'5"	248	SR
84	Greg Stevens G. Stevens	DL	6'0"	188	FR
96	Reagan Stewart R. Stewart		5'11"	170	SO
37	Willie Teal W. Teal	DB	5'10"	185	SR
77	Benjy Thibodeaux B. Thibodeaux		6'3"	236	JR
33	Alvin Thomas A. Thomas	DB	6'1"	171	FR
65	Tom Tully T. Tully	OL	6'3"	224	SO
45	Mike Turner M. Turner	OL	6'3"	229	SO
17	Willie Turner W. Turner	WR	6'0"	184	SO
62	Miles Valentine M. Valentine	OL	6'2"	220	SO
59	Donnie Vickers D. Vickers	OL	6'2"	233	FR
6	Lionel Wallis L. Wallis	WR	6'3"	185	JR
70	John Watson J. Watson	OL	6'3"	233	JR
36	Scott Watson S. Watson	DB	6'4"	206	FR
91	Bob Weathersby B. Weathersby		6'1"	241	FR
73	Kerry West K. West	OL	6'4"	262	FR
94	Lyman White L. White	DL	6'0"	218	JR
22	Chris Williams C. Williams	DB	6'0"	198	JR
90	Demetri Williams D. Williams		6'1"	239	JR
8	David Woodley D. Woodley	QB	6'2"	188	SR

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CFB 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

2,977

Atkinson

2,649

Mestemaker

2,577

Jackson

Rush Yards Leaders

1,054

White

1,049

Riley

1,005

Roberts

Rec Yards Leaders

1,110

Legree

1,067

Smith

1,027

Toney

Pass TD Leaders

25

Stokes

25

Atkinson

25

Mensah

Rush TD Leaders

17

Hellums

16

Hawkins

14

Sheppard

Rec TD Leaders

14

Legree

13

Toney

13

Smith

QB Rating Leaders

202.7

Mensah

184.5

Sayin

178.5

Stokes

Sack Leaders

10.5

Simmons

10.0

Osunsanmi

9.0

Zock

CFB 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

47.6

43.8

41.1

41.0

40.4

Opp PPG Rankings

11.9

12.4

12.5

13.4

Total Yards Rankings

540.5

534.9

529.6

517.4

514.0

510.0

Rush Yards Rankings

342.5

341.0

295.8

271.4

261.6

250.8

Pass Yards Rankings

383.4

348.9

338.8

332.4

329.6

324.1

Sack Leaders

35.0

34.0

32.0

31.0

28.0

CFB 2026 Standings

	Pac-12	W	L	PCT
1	Boise State	7	1	.875
2	Oregon State	5	3	.625
3	San Diego State	4	5	.444
4	Texas State	4	4	.500
5	Fresno State	5	3	.625
6	Utah State	3	5	.375
7	Colorado State	3	5	.375
8	Washington State	1	8	.111

	Big 10	W	L	PCT
1	UCLA	8	0	1.000
2	Indiana	8	1	.889
3	Ohio State	6	2	.750
4	USC	7	2	.778
5	Illinois	5	3	.625
6	Minnesota	5	3	.625
7	Iowa	6	2	.750
8	Oregon	5	3	.625
9	Northwestern	6	2	.750
10	Wisconsin	5	3	.625
11	Washington	5	3	.625
12	Michigan	5	3	.625
13	Nebraska	5	3	.625
14	Purdue	3	5	.375
15	Penn State	4	4	.500
16	Rutgers	2	6	.250
17	Maryland	2	6	.250
18	Michigan State	2	6	.250

	Southeastern	W	L	PCT
1	Georgia	7	1	.875
2	Kentucky	7	1	.875
3	Alabama	6	2	.750
4	Ole Miss	6	2	.750
5	Texas	6	2	.750
6	LSU	6	2	.750
7	Missouri	6	2	.750
8	Tennessee	6	2	.750
9	South Carolina	5	3	.625
10	Florida	5	3	.625
11	Oklahoma	4	4	.500
12	Auburn	4	4	.500
13	Mississippi State	4	4	.500
14	Texas A&M	4	4	.500
15	Arkansas	3	5	.375
16	Vanderbilt	3	5	.375

	Conference USA	W	L	PCT
1	Liberty	7	1	.875
2	Jacksonville State	6	2	.750
3	Delaware	4	4	.500
4	New Mexico State	3	5	.375
5	Middle Tennessee	4	4	.500
6	Western Kentucky	3	5	.375
7	Missouri State	3	5	.375
8	Florida International	3	5	.375
9	Kennesaw State	2	6	.250
10	Sam Houston	1	7	.125

	Sun Belt	W	L	PCT
1	Louisiana Tech	6	2	.750
2	Appalachian State	5	3	.625
3	South Alabama	4	4	.500
4	James Madison	7	2	.778
5	Louisiana	5	3	.625
6	Georgia Southern	4	4	.500
7	Arkansas State	4	4	.500
8	Coastal Carolina	3	5	.375
9	Troy	4	4	.500
10	Georgia State	4	4	.500
11	Southern Miss	3	5	.375
12	Marshall	5	3	.625
13	Louisiana-Monroe	1	7	.125
14	Old Dominion	2	7	.222

	Atlantic Coast	W	L	PCT
1	Miami	8	0	1.000
2	Wake Forest	7	1	.875
3	Louisville	5	3	.625
4	SMU	6	2	.750
5	Virginia Tech	6	2	.750
6	Duke	6	2	.750
7	Clemson	5	3	.625
8	Pittsburgh	6	3	.667
9	Boston College	4	4	.500
10	NC State	4	4	.500
11	North Carolina	4	4	.500
12	Virginia	4	5	.444
13	California	3	6	.333
14	Syracuse	4	4	.500
15	Stanford	4	5	.444
16	Florida State	3	5	.375
17	Georgia Tech	2	6	.250

	Mountain West	W	L	PCT
1	New Mexico	7	1	.875
2	Wyoming	5	3	.625
3	UNLV	5	3	.625
4	North Dakota State	7	2	.778
5	Air Force	6	2	.750
6	Nevada	3	5	.375
7	San Jose State	4	5	.444
8	Hawai'i	2	6	.250
9	UTEP	1	7	.125
10	Northern Illinois	0	8	.000

	Independent	W	L	PCT
1	Notre Dame	7	1	.875
2	UConn	4	4	.500

	Mid-American	W	L	PCT
1	Ohio	7	2	.778
2	Toledo	7	2	.778
3	Western Michigan	6	3	.667
4	Buffalo	6	3	.667
5	Miami (OH)	5	4	.556
6	Eastern Michigan	4	6	.400
7	UMass	5	4	.556
8	Kent State	3	6	.333
9	Ball State	3	6	.333
10	Central Michigan	4	5	.444
11	Bowling Green	2	7	.222
12	Sacramento State	2	8	.200
13	Akron	1	8	.111

	American Athletic	W	L	PCT
1	UTSA	7	1	.875
2	North Texas	6	2	.750
3	Memphis	7	2	.778
4	Army	5	3	.625
5	South Florida	6	2	.750
6	UAB	4	4	.500
7	Florida Atlantic	5	3	.625
8	East Carolina	4	4	.500
9	Tulane	4	4	.500
10	Charlotte	1	7	.125
11	Tulsa	4	4	.500
12	Temple	2	6	.250
13	Navy	2	6	.250
14	Rice	1	7	.125

	Big 12	W	L	PCT
1	Utah	8	0	1.000
2	BYU	7	1	.875
3	Texas Tech	7	1	.875
4	Houston	6	2	.750
5	Arizona	6	2	.750
6	Baylor	5	3	.625
7	Oklahoma State	5	3	.625
8	West Virginia	5	3	.625
9	Iowa State	4	4	.500
10	UCF	4	4	.500
11	Cincinnati	5	3	.625
12	Arizona State	4	4	.500
13	TCU	4	4	.500
14	Colorado	3	5	.375
15	Kansas State	4	4	.500
16	Kansas	3	5	.375