1962
January 1, 1962 – Orange Bowl Stadium
Blocked Punts Propel Tigers
LSU's Paul Dietzel, coaching his last game for the Tigers, watched while his team turned Colorado punts into scores in a 25-7 triumph over the Big Seven opponent.
Dietzel noticed a quirk in the Colorado center's snaps and used it to his team's advantage in this battle of top-10, once-beaten teams.
In the early going, Wendell Harris' 30-yard field goal gave LSU a 3-0 lead. Then, the Tigers blocked a Charlie McBride punt into the end zone for a safety.
Colorado's Loren Schweiniger went 59 yards with an interception return that gave the Buffaloes a 7-5 lead, but LSU came back before the half with an 82-yard scoring march that made it 11-7.
In the third quarter, the Tigers put 14 points on the scoreboard on Jimmy Field's run from the 9 and a Gene Sykes recovery of his own blocked punt.
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LSU |
COLO |
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First Downs |
19 |
7 |
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Rushing Attempts |
57 |
16 |
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Rushing Yards |
206 |
24 |
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Passes Attempted |
18 |
39 |
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Passes Completed |
8 |
12 |
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Had Intercepted |
3 |
0 |
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Passing Yards |
109 |
105 |
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Total Offense |
315 |
129 |
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Punts/Avg. |
4/33.8 |
8/22.1 |
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Fumbles/Lost |
2/1 |
2/1 |
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Penalties/Yards |
7/65 |
5/35 |
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SCORE BY QUARTERS |
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LSU |
5 |
6 |
14 |
0 |
- |
25 |
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Colorado |
0 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
- |
7 |
SCORING SUMMARY
LSU: Harris 30-yard FG; LSU: Kinchen safety on blocked punt; COLO: Schweninger 59-yard interception return (Hillebrand kick); LSU: Cranford 1-yard run (run failed); LSU: Field 9-yard run (Harris kick); LSU: Sykes recovered blocked punt in end zone (Harris kick)
LSU Head Coach: Paul Dietzel
Colorado Head Coach: Sonny Grandelius