1948 LSU Tigers football team

1948 LSU Tigers football
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Record	3–7 (1–5 SEC)
Head coach	Gaynell Tinsley (1st season)
Home stadium	Tiger Stadium
Seasons ←  1947 1949  →

1948 Southeastern Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 8 Georgia $	6	–	0	–	0			9	–	2	–	0
No. 15 Ole Miss	6	–	1	–	0			8	–	1	–	0
No. 13 Tulane	5	–	1	–	0			9	–	1	–	0
No. 12 Vanderbilt	4	–	2	–	1			8	–	2	–	1
Georgia Tech	4	–	3	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
Alabama	4	–	4	–	1			6	–	4	–	1
Mississippi State	3	–	3	–	0			4	–	4	–	1
Tennessee	2	–	3	–	1			4	–	4	–	2
Kentucky	1	–	3	–	1			5	–	3	–	2
Florida	1	–	5	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
LSU	1	–	5	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
Auburn	0	–	7	–	0			1	–	8	–	1
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1948 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 1948 college football season. In their first year under head coach Gaynell Tinsley, the Tigers complied an overall record of 3–7, with a conference record of 1–5, and finished 11th in the SEC. ^[1]

LSU was ranked at No. 74 in the final Litkenhous Difference by Score System ratings for 1948. ^[2]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 18	at Texas *	Memorial Stadium Austin, TX	L 0–33	47,500	[3]
October 2	Rice *	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	W 26–13	29,000	[4]
October 9	Texas A&M *	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)	W 14–13	35,000	[5]
October 16	No. 16 Georgia	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	L 0–22	36,000–37,000	[6]
October 23	at No. 3 North Carolina	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC	L 7–34	40,000–41,000	[7]
October 30	Ole Miss	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)	L 19–49	40,000–45,000	[8]
November 6	at Vanderbilt	Dudley Field Nashville, TN	L 7–48	21,000–22,000	[9]
November 13	Mississippi State	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)	L 0–7	30,000	[10]
November 20	Alabama	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)	W 26–6	25,000–27,000	[11]
November 27	No. 14 Tulane	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (Battle for the Rag)	L 0–46	45,000–46,000	[12]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

1. "1948 LSU Fighting Tigers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 3, 2023.
2. "Michigan, Irish Finish 1-2 in Litkenhous Ratings". Wilmington Morning News. December 15, 1948. p. 32 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Longhorns display fine ground game to crush LSU Bengals, 33–0". The Shreveport Times. September 19, 1948. Retrieved April 29, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
4. "LSU downs favored Rice". The Nashville Tennessean. October 3, 1948. Retrieved October 3, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
5. "LSU outlasts Texas Aggies in 14–13 tilt". The Tyler Courier-Times. October 10, 1948. Retrieved October 3, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
6. "Georgia displays its power in trouncing L.S.U., 22–0". The Commercial Appeal. October 17, 1948. Retrieved October 3, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
7. "Unbeaten Tar Heels blast L.S.U., 34–7". Asheville Citizen-Times. October 24, 1948. Retrieved October 3, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
8. "Ole Miss Rebels murder LSU for 49–19 victory". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. October 31, 1948. Retrieved October 3, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
9. "Vanderbilt humbles Louisiana State 48–7". Johnson City Press. November 7, 1948. Retrieved October 3, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
10. "Maroons win grinding tilt with LSU, 7–0". The Clarion-Ledger. November 14, 1948. Retrieved October 3, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
11. "LSU runs up 26 to 6 upset over Alabama". Tampa Sunday Tribune. November 21, 1948. Retrieved October 3, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
12. "Green Wave engulfs Louisiana State, 46–0". Monroe Morning World. November 28, 1948. Retrieved April 11, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
13. "2013 LSU Football Media Guide". p. 153. Archived from the original on July 14, 2014. Retrieved July 17, 2014.