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November 20, 1971 - #7 Notre Dame vs #14 LSU

Posted on 7/10/22 at 8:14 pm
Posted by G&P
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Member since Aug 2013
1988 posts
Posted on 7/10/22 at 8:14 pm
LSU vs. Notre Dame


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LSU 28 - Notre Dame 8

John Ferguson and Walter Hill were on the call...

Notre Dame in the SEC would be so much fun.
Posted by mattz1122
Member since Oct 2007
52908 posts
Posted on 7/10/22 at 8:25 pm to
Was Brian Kelly ND coach?
Posted by tigernchicago
Alabama
Member since Sep 2003
5075 posts
Posted on 7/10/22 at 8:33 pm to
This was a great game live from the South endzone.

Bert Jones coming out party;

Ronnie Estay played the best game I have ever seen my an interrior DLineman
This post was edited on 7/10/22 at 8:47 pm
Posted by TigerBR1111
Baton Rouge
Member since Sep 2014
6680 posts
Posted on 7/10/22 at 8:37 pm to
Was there. Crowd was incredible. So much hate for Notre Dame back then. I remember Casanova totally shutting down Notre Dame’s All-American wide receiver.
Posted by JodyPlauche
Baton Rouge
Member since Aug 2009
8940 posts
Posted on 7/10/22 at 8:47 pm to
I mention this game in my book and this is the "Bring Back the Magic" game. Dinardo told me himself. Its a good story
Posted by geauxpurple
New Orleans
Member since Jul 2014
12616 posts
Posted on 7/10/22 at 8:52 pm to
I was there. 13 years old. Tiger Stadium held 67,500 people back then but rarely have I heard the stadium louder. That was a game for the ages.

EDIT to add: John Ferguson GOAT.
This post was edited on 7/10/22 at 11:41 pm
Posted by stang14
Member since Nov 2019
991 posts
Posted on 7/10/22 at 9:46 pm to
Year before also a great defensive game. Notre Dame won 3 to 0.
Posted by tigerpawl
Can't get there from here.
Member since Dec 2003
22428 posts
Posted on 7/10/22 at 9:46 pm to
I was there. It was pure bedlam. Never felt that much electricity since.
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What a great time to be exposed to LSU football. Tiger Stadium at night was truly a special place to be.
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Tiger Stadium held 67,500 people back then but rarely have I heard the stadium louder.
THIS. I pity the poor grasshoppers who think they know what LSU football was like back then.
This post was edited on 7/10/22 at 10:31 pm
Posted by TigerWatch
Metairie
Member since Feb 2004
3221 posts
Posted on 7/10/22 at 11:06 pm to
Thing I remember the most…ND had the ball 1st and goal from the one in the North end zone…and did score! One of the best games I ever saw in Tiger Stadium. And the next year…the Ole Miss game!
Posted by ChenierauTigre
Dreamland
Member since Dec 2007
34542 posts
Posted on 7/11/22 at 5:51 am to
I was at that game!! That game was a pretty big deal.
Posted by Telecaster
Memphis
Member since May 2017
1697 posts
Posted on 7/11/22 at 10:25 am to
My first game in Tiger Stadium. I still have the ticket stub and game program.
Posted by atltiger6487
Member since May 2011
18177 posts
Posted on 7/11/22 at 1:35 pm to
that game was on national TV at night. One of the rare games that was televised back then, by ABC.

I remember watching as a 7-year old. Unbelievable game, incredible emotion. Still gives me chills.

Hard to believe those players are about 70 years old now.
Posted by canyon
Member since Dec 2003
18562 posts
Posted on 7/11/22 at 2:16 pm to
Was there. South stands. Best game ever.
Posted by AlwysATgr
Member since Apr 2008
16582 posts
Posted on 7/11/22 at 6:18 pm to
Few thoughts:
We had already lost 3 games before playing ND (Colorado, OM, and Bama) so our season was disappointing. Yet, TS did not disappoint. It was a big deal playing ND.

SI's featured weekly CFB article covered the game. It speaks highly of TS.

Estay, my dad called him Crockett, played one of the best games a DL ever played for us.

Amazing how great CFB and TS can be with relatively little promotion and how regularly bland it's become with all the corporate interests and on. You know.

Posted by Tchefuncte Tiger
Bat'n Rudge
Member since Oct 2004
57460 posts
Posted on 7/12/22 at 6:11 am to
I was at that game and still have the program.
Posted by ElderTiger
Planet Earth
Member since Dec 2010
7024 posts
Posted on 7/12/22 at 6:25 am to
Greatest game I’ve ever witnessed in Tiger Stadium.
Posted by rob62
Member since Sep 2016
5165 posts
Posted on 7/12/22 at 7:27 am to
I was 15 at the time and this is one of my top 5 LSU Games at Tiger Stadium of all time.

1-LSU v Florida State (Oranges flew)
2-LSU v Auburn (Earthquake)
3-LSU v USC (We were robbed)
4-LSU v ND (28-8)
5-LSU v UGA (2018) UGA fans were stunned

Man there are some others that were close but I guess that is my top 5 I attended.
This post was edited on 7/12/22 at 7:54 am
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