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.
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