1951 LSU Tigers football team

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1951 LSU Tigers football
Conference Southeastern Conference
Record7–3–1 (4–2–1 SEC)
Head coach
Home stadium Tiger Stadium
Seasons
  1950
1952  
1951 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 5 Georgia Tech + 7 0 011 0 1
No. 1 Tennessee + 5 0 010 1 0
LSU 4 2 17 3 1
Ole Miss 4 2 16 3 1
No. 15 Kentucky 3 3 08 4 0
Auburn 3 4 05 5 0
Vanderbilt 3 5 06 5 0
Alabama 3 5 05 6 0
Florida 2 4 05 5 0
Georgia 2 4 05 5 0
Mississippi State 2 5 04 5 0
Tulane 1 5 04 6 0
  • + Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1951 LSU Tigers football team represented Louisiana State University (LSU) in the 1951 college football season.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 22 Mississippi Southern *W 13–024,000 [1]
September 29at No. 9 Alabama W 13–732,169 [2]
October 6 Rice *
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA
W 7–644,000 [3]
October 13at No. 8 Georgia Tech L 7–2530,000 [4]
October 20at Georgia W 7–0 [5]
October 27No. 5 Maryland
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA
L 0–2738,000 [6]
November 3 Ole Miss Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)
T 6–6 [7]
November 10 Vanderbilt
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA
L 13–2018,000 [8]
November 17 Mississippi State
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)
W 3–020,000 [9]
November 24vs. Villanova W 13–713,000 [10]
December 1 Tulane
W 14–1346,000 [11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. "LSU tops Southern, 13–0". The Times. September 23, 1951. Retrieved March 30, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  2. "LSU defeats Tide, 13–7". The Selma Times-Journal. September 30, 1951. Retrieved February 10, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Rice Owls drop 7 to 6 defensive scrap to LSU". Wichita Falls Times. October 7, 1951. Retrieved February 10, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Yellow Jackets sting LSU, 25–7". The Greenville News. October 14, 1951. Retrieved February 10, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Louisiana State tops Georgia 7–0 on blocked kick". News-Press. October 21, 1951. Retrieved February 10, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Maryland wins, 27–0, from L.S.U." The Baltimore Sun. October 28, 1951. Retrieved February 10, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Mississippi and LSU battle to 6–6 draw". The Birmingham News. November 4, 1951. Retrieved February 10, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Wade romps, Vandy nips LSU, 20 to 13". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. November 11, 1951. Retrieved February 10, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Field goal gives Louisiana State win". Wichita Falls Times. November 18, 1951. Retrieved February 10, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Tigers rout Villanova, 45 to 7, at Fair Grounds". The Shreveport Times. November 25, 1951. Retrieved February 10, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  11. "Louisiana noses out Tulane". The Commercial Appeal. December 2, 1951. Retrieved February 10, 2022 via Newspapers.com.