#4 Charles Alexander Season 2024
2012 College Football Hall of Fame
1993 Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame
1989 LSU Athletics Hall of Fame
1978 Heisman Trophy Finalist
1978 First Team All-America (Kodak/American Football Coaches Association, FWAA, Sporting News, National Editorial Alliance)
1978 First Team All-SEC (UPI, AP)
1977 First team All-America (UPI, Kodak/American Football Coaches Association, FWAA, Sporting News, National Editorial Alliance)
1977 SEC Most Valuable Player
1977 First Team All-SEC (UPI, AP)
1977 Heisman Finalist
1975 SEC Freshman of the Year
CAREER
One of 10 LSU two-time First Team All-Americans … Rushed for 4,035 yards and 40 touchdowns on 855 carries in his LSU career … accounted for 49 receptions for 431 yards and 2 touchdowns … Went 1 for 2 passing for 17 yards … Accounted for 330 yards in two bowl games … Set 27 school records, 3 of which still stand to this day … Currently holds school record for most rushes in a game (43) (1977), most yards in a season (1686) (1977), and most yards gained per game in a season (153.3) (1977) … Set SEC records for: rushing yards gained in a single-season (1,686) (1977); rushing yards gained for a career (4,035) (1975-1978); rushing yards per game in a single-season (153.3) (1977); rushing touchdowns in a single-season (17) (1977); rushing touchdowns for a career (40) (1975-1978) … Drafted with the 12th pick of the first round of the 1979 NFL Draft by Cincinnati and played in Super Bowl XVI … Selected to the College Football Hall of Fame in 2012 … Selected to the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame in 1993 … Selected to the LSU Athletics Hall of Fame in 1989 … Rushed for 2,645 yards in seven seasons with the Cincinnati Bengals.
SENIOR SEASON (1978)
1978 First Team All-SEC tailback … rushed for 1,172 yards and 14 touchdowns on 281 carries … Was the team’s second leading receiver with 28 receptions for 263 yards and 2 touchdowns … had 1 incomplete pass attempt … Rushed 24 times for 133 yards in the 1978 Liberty Bowl … finished fifth in Heisman Trophy voting … First team All-American … First team All-SEC.
JUNIOR SEASON (1977)
1977 First Team All-SEC tailback … Rushed for 1686 yards and 17 touchdowns on 311 carries … added 12 receptions for 80 yards and 1 complete pass on 1 attempt for 17 yards … Rushed 31 times for 197 yards in the 1977 Sun Bowl … First team All-American … First team All-SEC …
SOPHOMORE SEASON (1976)
Rushed for 876 yards and 7 touchdowns on 155 carries … Added 8 receptions for 82 yards.
FRESHMAN SEASON (1975)
Named freshman of the year in the SEC … Rushed for 301 yards and 2 touchdowns on 108 carries … added 1 reception for 6 yards.
HIGH SCHOOL
Played at Galveston Ball High School … Two-time all-district halfback … named to the Texas “Super Team,” after the 1974 season.
PERSONAL
Born July 28, 1957, in Galveston, Texas … Nicknamed “Alexander the Great.”
* The NCAA did not include team/individual bowl stats toward in official totals until 2002.
Charles Alexander Game-by-Game Rushing Statistics
| 1975 (Freshman) | |||||
| Date | Opponent | Rush | Yds. | TD | Long |
| Sept.13 | at #6 Nebraska | 8 | -2 | 0 | 5 |
| Sept. 20 | #11 Texas A&M | 8 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Sept. 27 | vs. Rice (Shreveport) | 15 | 39 | 0 | 16 |
| Oct. 4 | #20 Florida | 11 | 30 | 0 | 6 |
| Oct. 11 | at #19 Tennessee | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4 |
| Oct. 18 | Kentucky | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Oct. 25 | #20 South Carolina | 14 | 53 | 0 | 13 |
| Nov. 1 | at Ole Miss (Jackson) | 12 | 65 | 0 | 28 |
| Nov. 8 | #5 Alabama | 7 | 16 | 0 | 10 |
| Nov. 15 | Mississippi St. | 4 | 10 | 0 | 5 |
| Nov. 22 | at Tulane | 21 | 81 | 2 | 16 |
| 1975 Totals – 11 Games | 108 | 301 | 2 | 28 | |
| 1976 (Sophomore) | |||||
| Date | Opponent | Rush | Yds. | TD | Long |
| Sept. 11 | #1 Nebraska | 8 | 17 | 0 | 5 |
| Sept. 18 | Oregon St. | 14 | 81 | 0 | 21 |
| Sept. 25 | Rice | 12 | 36 | 1 | 16 |
| Oct. 2 | at #19 Florida | 13 | 65 | 0 | 17 |
| Oct. 9 | Vanderbilt | 17 | 152 | 1 | 43 |
| Oct. 16 | at Kentucky | 11 | 68 | 0 | 17 |
| Oct. 30 | Ole Miss | 16 | 138 | 1 | 64 |
| Nov. 6 | at #15 Alabama (Birmingham) | 9 | 43 | 0 | 13 |
| Nov. 13 | at Mississippi St. (Jackson) | 15 | 74 | 0 | 15 |
| Nov. 20 | Tulane | 18 | 61 | 2 | 11 |
| Nov. 27 | Utah | 22 | 141 | 2 | 20 |
| 1976 Totals – 11 Games | 155 | 876 | 7 | 64 | |
| 1977 (Junior) | |||||
| Date | Opponent | Rush | Yds. | TD | Long |
| Sept. 17 | at Indiana | 24 | 117 | 2 | 16 |
| Sept. 24 | Rice | 16 | 155 | 0 | 33 |
| Oct. 1 | #9 Florida | 31 | 170 | 2 | 15 |
| Oct. 8 | at Vanderbilt | 26 | 183 | 3 | 25 |
| Oct. 15 | #12 Kentucky | 25 | 87 | 0 | 17 |
| Oct. 22 | Oregon | 31 | 237 | 4 | 20 |
| Oct. 29 | at Ole Miss (Jackson) | 23 | 61 | 1 | 9 |
| Nov. 5 | #2 Alabama | 22 | 110 | 0 | 25 |
| Nov. 12 | Mississippi St. | 29 | 136 | 1 | 43 |
| Nov. 19 | at Tulane | 41 | 199 | 1 | 28 |
| Nov. 26 | Wyoming | 43 | 231 | 3 | 24 |
| Dec. 31 | vs. Stanford (Sun Bowl) * | 31 | 197 | 1 | 53 |
| 1977 Totals * – 12 Games | 342 | 1,883 | 18 | 53 | |
| 1978 (Senior) | |||||
| Date | Opponent | Rush | Yds. | TD | Long |
| Sept. 16 | Indiana | 32 | 144 | 2 | 15 |
| Sept. 23 | Wake Forest | 31 | 123 | 2 | 32 |
| Sept. 30 | at Rice | 24 | 144 | 2 | 19 |
| Oct. 7 | at Florida | 40 | 156 | 1 | 16 |
| Oct. 14 | Georgia | 22 | 81 | 1 | 19 |
| Oct. 21 | at Kentucky | 23 | 64 | 0 | 9 |
| Nov. 4 | Ole Miss | 28 | 147 | 2 | 64 |
| Nov. 11 | at #3 Alabama (Birmingham) | 14 | 46 | 0 | 13 |
| Nov. 18 | at Mississippi St. (Jackson) | 20 | 57 | 2 | 12 |
| Nov. 25 | Tulane | 28 | 156 | 1 | 64 |
| Dec. 2 | Wyoming | 19 | 54 | 1 | 9 |
| Dec. 23 | vs. #18 Missouri (Liberty Bowl)* | 24 | 133 | 1 | 23 |
| 1978 Totals* – 12 Games | 305 | 1,305 | 15 | 64 | |
| Career Totals* | 910 | 4,365 | 42 | 64 | |
Charles Alexander Game-by-Game Receiving Statistics
| 1975 (Freshman) | |||||
| Date | Opponent | Rec. | Yds. | TD | Long |
| Sept.13 | at #6 Nebraska | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| Sept. 20 | #11 Texas A&M | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| Sept. 27 | vs. Rice (Shreveport) | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| Oct. 4 | #20 Florida | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| Oct. 11 | at #19 Tennessee | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| Oct. 18 | Kentucky | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| Oct. 25 | #20 South Carolina | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| Nov. 1 | at Ole Miss (Jackson) | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| Nov. 8 | #5 Alabama | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| Nov. 15 | Mississippi St. | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| Nov. 22 | at Tulane | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1975 Totals – 11 Games | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 | |
| 1976 (Sophomore) | |||||
| Date | Opponent | Rec. | Yds. | TD | Long |
| Sept. 11 | #1 Nebraska | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| Sept. 18 | Oregon St. | 1 | 9 | 0 | 9 |
| Sept. 25 | Rice | 3 | 28 | 0 | 22 |
| Oct. 2 | at #19 Florida | 2 | 14 | 0 | 7 |
| Oct. 9 | Vanderbilt | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| Oct. 16 | at Kentucky | 1 | -2 | 0 | -2 |
| Oct. 30 | Ole Miss | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| Nov. 6 | at #15 Alabama (Birmingham) | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| Nov. 13 | at Mississippi St. (Jackson) | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| Nov. 20 | Tulane | 1 | 33 | 0 | 33 |
| Nov. 27 | Utah | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1976 Totals – 11 Games | 8 | 82 | 0 | 33 | |
| 1977 (Junior) | |||||
| Date | Opponent | Rec. | Yds. | TD | Long |
| Sept. 17 | at Indiana | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| Sept. 24 | Rice | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| Oct. 1 | #9 Florida | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Oct. 8 | at Vanderbilt | 2 | 17 | 0 | 9 |
| Oct. 15 | #12 Kentucky | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| Oct. 22 | Oregon | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| Oct. 29 | at Ole Miss (Jackson) | 3 | 31 | 0 | 32 |
| Nov. 5 | #2 Alabama | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Nov. 12 | Mississippi St. | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov. 19 | at Tulane | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov. 26 | Wyoming | 1 | 16 | 0 | 16 |
| Dec. 31 | vs. Stanford (Sun Bowl)* | 2 | 5 | 0 | 6 |
| 1977 Totals* – 12 Games | 14 | 85 | 0 | 32 | |
| 1978 (Senior) | |||||
| Date | Opponent | Rec. | Yds. | TD | Long |
| Sept. 16 | Indiana | 2 | 5 | 0 | 6 |
| Sept. 23 | Wake Forest | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| Sept. 30 | at Rice | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Oct. 7 | at Florida | 3 | 16 | 0 | 14 |
| Oct. 14 | Georgia | 1 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| Oct. 21 | at Kentucky | 11 | 94 | 1 | 44 |
| Nov. 4 | Ole Miss | 1 | 25 | 1 | 25 |
| Nov. 11 | at #3 Alabama (Birmingham) | 3 | 17 | 0 | 13 |
| Nov. 18 | at Mississippi St. (Jackson) | 1 | 36 | 0 | 36 |
| Nov. 25 | Tulane | 2 | 11 | 0 | 10 |
| Dec. 2 | Wyoming | 3 | 45 | 0 | 30 |
| Dec. 23 | vs. #18 Missouri (Liberty Bowl)* | 1 | 12 | 0 | 12 |
| 1978 Totals* – 12 Games | 29 | 275 | 2 | 44 | |
| Career Totals* – 46 Games | 52 | 448 | 2 | 44 | |