1937 LSU Tigers football team

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1937 LSU Tigers football
Sugar Bowl, L 0–6 vs. Santa Clara
Conference Southeastern Conference
Ranking
APNo. 8
Record9–2 (5–1 SEC)
Head coach
Captain Arthur Morton
Home stadium Tiger Stadium
Seasons
←  1936
1938  →
1937 Southeastern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 4 Alabama $ 6 –0 –09 –1 –0
No. 8 LSU 5 –1 –09 –2 –0
Auburn 4 –1 –26 –2 –3
Vanderbilt 4 –2 –07 –2 –0
Mississippi State 3 –2 –05 –4 –1
Georgia Tech 3 –2 –16 –3 –1
Tennessee 4 –3 –06 –3 –1
Florida 3 –4 –04 –7 –0
Tulane 2 –3 –15 –4 –1
Georgia 1 –2 –26 –3 –2
Ole Miss 0 –4 –04 –5 –1
Kentucky 0 –5 –04 –6 –0
Sewanee 0 –6 –02 –7 –0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1937 LSU Tigers football team was an American football team that represented Louisiana State University (LSU) as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1937 college football season. In their third year under head coach Bernie Moore, the Tigers complied an overall record of 9–2, with a conference record of 5–1, and finished second in the SEC. [1]

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 25 Florida
W 19–015,000 [2]
October 2 Texas *
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA
W 9–010,000 [3]
October 9at Rice *
W 13–0 [4]
October 16 Ole Miss
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)
W 13–025,000 [5]
October 23at No. 20 Vanderbilt No. 6
L 6–715,000 [6]
October 30 Loyola (LA) *No. 17
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA
W 52–6 [7]
November 6 Mississippi State Dagger-14-plain.pngNo. 18
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)
W 41–020,000 [8]
November 13No. 14 Auburn No. 15
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)
W 9–730,000 [9]
November 20 Louisiana Normal *No. 8
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA
W 52–05,000 [10]
November 27at Tulane No. 10
W 20–7 [11]
January 1, 1938No. 9 Santa Clara No. 8
L 0–640,000 [12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game


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References

  1. ↑ "1937 LSU Fighting Tigers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 29, 2023.
  2. ↑ "L.S.U. trims 'Gators, 19–0". The Huntsville Times. September 26, 1937. Retrieved September 29, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "L.S.U. backs fly through mud to triumph over Texas, 9 to 0". The Shreveport Times. October 3, 1937. Retrieved April 27, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Rice Owls overpowered 13–0 by mighty LSU Tiger eleven". Waco Sunday Tribune-Herald. October 10, 1937. Retrieved September 29, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "L.S.U. Tigers beat Ole Miss by 13–0". Tampa Sunday Tribune. October 17, 1937. Retrieved September 29, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Vandy registers early to gain upset victory over Louisiana State". The Commercial Appeal. October 24, 1937. Retrieved September 29, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "L.S.U. romps to 52–6 triumph over Loyola". Monroe Morning World. October 31, 1937. p. 8. Retrieved January 15, 2021– via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  8. ↑ "L.S.U. tramples Maroons, 41 to 0". The Birmingham News. November 7, 1937. Retrieved September 29, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Louisiana State wins over Auburn, 9 to 7; Fumbles by Plainsmen prove disastrous". Sunday Herald-Leader. November 14, 1937. Retrieved September 29, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "La. Norman beaten easily by L.S.U." The Anniston Star. November 21, 1937. Retrieved September 29, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "L.S.U. passes Tulane, 20–7". St. Louis Globe-Democrat. November 28, 1937. Retrieved April 10, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ Warren Brown (January 2, 1938). "Valiant Bronco Defense Halts L.S.U. on One-Yard Line: Gumbo Forces Both Teams to Pass; 40,000 Watch". The San Francisco Examiner. p. SF 10 – via Newspapers.com.


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