1952 LSU Tigers football team

1952 LSU Tigers football
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Record	3–7 (2-5 SEC)
Head coach	Gaynell Tinsley (5th season)
Home stadium	Tiger Stadium
Seasons ←  1951 1953  →

1952 Southeastern Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 2 Georgia Tech $	7	–	0	–	0			12	–	0	–	0
No. 8 Tennessee	5	–	0	–	1			8	–	2	–	1
No. 7 Ole Miss	4	–	0	–	2			8	–	1	–	2
No. 9 Alabama	4	–	2	–	0			10	–	2	–	0
Georgia	4	–	3	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
No. 15 Florida	3	–	3	–	0			8	–	3	–	0
Mississippi State	3	–	4	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
Tulane	3	–	5	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
No. 20 Kentucky	1	–	3	–	2			5	–	4	–	2
LSU	2	–	5	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
Vanderbilt	1	–	4	–	1			3	–	5	–	2
Auburn	0	–	7	–	0			2	–	8	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1952 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 1952 college football season. In their fifth year under head coach Gaynell Tinsley, the Tigers complied an overall record of 3–7, with a conference record of 2–5, and finished 10th in the SEC. ^[1]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 20	No. 11 Texas *	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	L 14–35	44,000	[2]
September 27	at Alabama	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)	L 20–21	34,000	[3]
October 4	at No. 17 Rice *	Rice Stadium Houston, TX	W 27–7	45,000	[4]
October 11	at No. 13 Kentucky	McLean Stadium Lexington, KY	W 34–7		[5]
October 18	Georgia	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	L 14–27	37,000	[6]
October 25	at No. 2 Maryland	Byrd Stadium College Park, MD	L 6–34	30,000	[7]
November 1	at Ole Miss	Hemingway Stadium Oxford, MS (rivalry)	L 0–28	22,500	[8]
November 8	Tennessee	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	L 3–22	35,000	[9]
November 15	Mississippi State	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)	L 14–33	20,000	[10]
November 29	at Tulane	Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA (Battle for the Rag)	W 16–0		[11]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

1. "1952 LSU Fighting Tigers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 4, 2023.
2. "Jones paces Texas gridders to 35–14 victory over LSU". The Daily Advertiser. September 21, 1952. Retrieved April 30, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
3. "Luna climaxes touchdown drive with 3-yard thrust, Tide nips LSU". The Chattanooga Times. September 28, 1952. Retrieved October 4, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
4. "Downtrodden Tigers maul Rice, 27–7". Corpus Christi Caller-Times. October 5, 1952. Retrieved October 4, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
5. "Louisiana State raps Kentucky". The Indianapolis Star. October 12, 1952. Retrieved October 4, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
6. "Georgia surprises L.S.U. 27–14". The Courier-Journal. October 19, 1952. Retrieved October 3, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
7. "Maryland crushes LSU, 34–6". The Pittsburgh Press. October 26, 1952. Retrieved October 4, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
8. "Ole Miss bulldozes Louisiana State, 28–0". The Atlanta Journal. November 2, 1952. Retrieved October 3, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
9. "LSU Tigers halt Tennessee attack in opening half then bow 22–3". The Daily Advertiser. November 9, 1952. Retrieved March 29, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
10. "Mississippi State runs over LSU team, 33–14". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 16, 1952. Retrieved October 4, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
11. "LSU stuns Tulane with 16 to 0 upset". The Shreveport Times. November 30, 1952. Retrieved September 15, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
12. "2013 LSU Football Media Guide". p. 153. Archived from the original on July 14, 2014. Retrieved July 17, 2014.