1996-97 LSU Tigers — schedule and results

The 1996-97 LSU Tigers went 10-20 (3-13 in the SEC) under head coach Dale Brown. Simple Rating System: 3.91.

Game-by-game results (30 games)

DateOpponentResultArena
1996-11-22vs Troy TrojansW 90–59Maravich Assembly Center
1996-11-25neutral Kansas JayhawksL 53–82Lahaina Civic Center
1996-11-26neutral Iowa HawkeyesW 70–60Lahaina Civic Center
1996-11-27neutral South Carolina GamecocksL 68–74Lahaina Civic Center
1996-11-30vs North Carolina A&T AggiesW 74–62Maravich Assembly Center
1996-12-02vs Samford BulldogsL 50–53Maravich Assembly Center
1996-12-07neutral Louisville CardinalsL 87–93 (OTOT)Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim
1996-12-15neutral Michigan WolverinesL 59–70Palace of Auburn Hills
1996-12-18neutral North Carolina Tar HeelsL 48–67Greensboro Coliseum
1996-12-21vs Oral Roberts Golden EaglesW 59–58Maravich Assembly Center
1996-12-23vs Prairie View A&M PanthersW 96–56Maravich Assembly Center
1996-12-28vs Fresno State BulldogsW 79–75Maravich Assembly Center
1996-12-30vs Lafayette LeopardsW 64–43Maravich Assembly Center
1997-01-04at Mississippi State BulldogsL 66–69Humphrey Coliseum
1997-01-08vs Florida GatorsW 88–82 (OTOT)Maravich Assembly Center
1997-01-11at Arkansas RazorbacksL 57–82Bud Walton Arena
1997-01-15vs Vanderbilt CommodoresL 62–69Maravich Assembly Center
1997-01-19at Tennessee VolunteersL 52–66Thompson-Boling Arena
1997-01-22vs Auburn TigersW 75–59Maravich Assembly Center
1997-01-25at Alabama Crimson TideL 66–75Coleman Coliseum
1997-01-29vs Mississippi State BulldogsL 60–68Maravich Assembly Center
1997-02-01vs South Carolina GamecocksL 65–80Maravich Assembly Center
1997-02-05vs Ole Miss RebelsL 73–79Maravich Assembly Center
1997-02-08at Auburn TigersL 72–76Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum
1997-02-12at Kentucky WildcatsL 48–84Rupp Arena
1997-02-15vs Alabama Crimson TideL 72–78Maravich Assembly Center
1997-02-22at Georgia BulldogsL 59–82Stegeman Coliseum
1997-02-26at Ole Miss RebelsL 68–74C.M. "Tad" Smith Coliseum
1997-03-01vs Arkansas RazorbacksW 66–64Maravich Assembly Center
1997-03-06neutral Georgia BulldogsL 54–75The Pyramid

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