Coaching Record
| Year | School | G | W | L | T | Pct | SRS | SOS | AP Pre | AP High | AP Post | Bowl | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | LSU | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | .864 | 19.76 | 7.76 | 5 | 4 | 7 | Cotton Bowl-W | |
| 1963 | LSU | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | .636 | 13.52 | 9.52 | Bluebonnet Bowl-L | ||||
| 1964 | LSU | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | .773 | 13.25 | 7.80 | 6 | 7 | Sugar Bowl-W | ||
| 1965 | LSU | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | .727 | 16.37 | 11.00 | 8 | 5 | 8 | Cotton Bowl-W | |
| 1966 | LSU | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | .550 | 9.04 | 8.54 | |||||
| 1967 | LSU | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | .682 | 16.82 | 8.73 | Sugar Bowl-W | ||||
| 1968 | LSU | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | .727 | 8.80 | 3.34 | 18 | 8 | 19 | Peach Bowl-W | |
| 1969 | LSU | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | .900 | 20.68 | 3.58 | 8 | 10 | |||
| 1970 | LSU | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | .750 | 20.61 | 9.77 | 12 | 5 | 7 | Orange Bowl-L | |
| 1971 | LSU | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | .750 | 20.87 | 8.29 | 9 | 9 | 11 | Sun Bowl-W | |
| 1972 | LSU | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | .792 | 19.14 | 9.97 | 11 | 6 | 11 | Bluebonnet Bowl-L | |
| 1973 | LSU | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | .750 | 17.86 | 10.36 | 16 | 7 | 13 | Orange Bowl-L | |
| 1974 | LSU | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | .500 | 10.29 | 7.20 | 9 | 7 | |||
| 1975 | LSU | 11 | 4 | 7 | 0 | .364 | 6.01 | 9.92 | record adjusted to 5-6-0 by NCAA | ||||
| 1976 | LSU | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | .591 | 11.43 | 4.89 | 11 | record adjusted to 7-3-1 by NCAA | |||
| 1977 | LSU | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | .667 | 11.07 | 5.24 | 16 | Sun Bowl-L | |||
| 1978 | LSU | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | .667 | 13.26 | 6.76 | 13 | 10 | Liberty Bowl-L | ||
| 1979 | LSU | 12 | 7 | 5 | 0 | .583 | 14.38 | 7.55 | 13 | Tangerine Bowl-W | |||
| 18 Yrs | LSU | 203 | 135 | 61 | 7 | .682 | 14.62 | 7.79 | 7-6 | record adjusted to 137-59-7 by NCAA |
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