1969 LSU Tigers. This was Coach Mac's championship team. The Tigers went 9 and 1 and were blowing most teams out. They lost to Archie in Jackson 26-23; they passed on a possible tying field goal and failed to convert on fourth down deep in Rebel territory. The Tigers had a gentleman's agreement to meet #1 Texas in the Cotton Bowl for the national championship. Texas should have lost to Arkansas who would later be humbled by the Rebs in the Sugar Bowl. When Notre Dame announced it would break its bowl ban, Royal and the boys backed out of the deal with LSU. Perhaps, the best team in the country did not even go to a bowl game.

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Posted by viceman

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Posted on 1/14/22 at 5:36 pm to bearhc

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1969 LSU Tigers. This was Coach Mac's championship team. The Tigers went 9 and 1 and were blowing most teams out. They lost to Archie in Jackson 26-23; they passed on a possible tying field goal and failed to convert on fourth down deep in Rebel territory. The Tigers had a gentleman's agreement to meet #1 Texas in the Cotton Bowl for the national championship. Texas should have lost to Arkansas who would later be humbled by the Rebs in the Sugar Bowl. When Notre Dame announced it would break its bowl ban, Royal and the boys backed out of the deal with LSU. Perhaps, the best team in the country did not even go to a bowl game.

Before my time, but love history and college football and did not know this.
Thanks for sharing that.