1915 LSU Tigers football team

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1915 LSU Tigers football
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Conference Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record6–2 (4–0 SIAA)
Head coach
Captain Alf Reid
Home stadium State Field
Seasons
←  1914
1916  →
1915 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Vanderbilt $ 5 –0 –09 –1 –0
Alabama 5 –0 –06 –2 –0
LSU 4 –0 –06 –2 –0
Transylvania 3 –0 –17 –1 –1
Auburn 5 –1 –06 –2 –0
Georgia 3 –1 –15 –2 –2
Chattanooga 3 –1 –25 –2 –2
Mississippi A&M 4 –2 –15 –2 –1
Kentucky 2 –1 –16 –1 –1
Florida 3 –3 –04 –3 –0
Clemson 2 –2 –12 –4 –2
South Carolina 1 –1 –15 –3 –1
Furman 1 –1 –05 –3 –0
Mercer 2 –3 –05 –4 –0
Mississippi College 2 –3 –04 –4 –1
The Citadel 1 –2 –05 –3 –0
Sewanee 1 –2 –24 –3 –2
Tennessee 1 –4 –04 –4 –0
Tulane 1 –4 –04 –4 –0
Centre 0 –3 –13 –5 –1
Louisville 0 –3 –11 –5 –1
Howard (AL) 0 –3 –03 –4 –1
Wofford 0 –3 –03 –5 –0
Ole Miss 0 –5 –02 –6 –0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1915 LSU Tigers football team represented the University of Louisiana (now known as Louisiana State University or LSU) as a member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA) during the 1915 college football season. Led by second-year head coach E. T. McDonald, the Tigers compiled an overall record of 6–2, with a mark of 4–0 in conference play, and finished third in the SIAA. LSU played home games at State Field in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 1 Jefferson (MS) *
W 42–0
October 9 Mississippi College
  • State Field
  • Baton Rouge, LA
W 14–0 [1]
October 15at Ole Miss
W 28–0600 [2]
October 22vs. Georgia Tech *
L 7–363,000 [3] [4] [5]
October 30 Mississippi A&M
  • State Field
  • Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)
W 10–0 [6]
November 6vs. Arkansas *
W 13–7 [7]
November 17at Rice *
L 0–6 [8]
November 25 Tulane
  • State Field
  • Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)
W 12–0 [9]
  • *Non-conference game

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References

  1. ↑ "Mississippi College beaten by L.S.U. after stiff fight". The Shreveport Times. October 10, 1915. Retrieved September 2, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "L.S.U. swamps Ole Miss by top heavy score of 28 to 0". The Birmingham Age-Herald. October 16, 1915. Retrieved February 11, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Georgia Tech Beats Louisiana". Waco Morning News. October 24, 1915. p. 13. Retrieved May 4, 2016– via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  4. ↑ "Georgia Techs Walloped Tigers of Louisiana". The Charlotte News. October 24, 1915. p. 10. Retrieved May 4, 2016– via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  5. ↑ "Jackets Win Over Louisiana 36 to 7; Strupper Injured". Atlanta Constitution. October 24, 1915. p. 3. Retrieved May 4, 2016– via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  6. ↑ "Louisiana State trim Miss. Aggies". The Atlanta Journal. October 31, 1915. Retrieved February 11, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Louisiana defeats Arkansas eleven". The Commercial Appeal. November 7, 1915. Retrieved February 11, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Rice added another victory to its string". Houston Daily Post. November 18, 1915. Retrieved February 11, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "L.S.U. outfights Tulane". The Chattanooga Daily Times. November 26, 1915. Retrieved April 2, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "1915 LSU Fighting Tigers Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 11, 2024.
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