1954 LSU Tigers football team

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1954 LSU Tigers football
Conference Southeastern Conference
Record5–6 (2–5 SEC)
Head coach
Home stadium Tiger Stadium
Seasons
←  1953
1955  →
1954 Southeastern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 6 Ole Miss $ 5 –0 –09 –2 –0
Georgia Tech 6 –2 –08 –3 –0
Florida 5 –2 –05 –5 –0
Kentucky 5 –2 –07 –3 –0
Georgia 3 –2 –16 –3 –1
No. 13 Auburn 3 –3 –08 –3 –0
Mississippi State 3 –3 –06 –4 –0
Alabama 3 –3 –24 –5 –2
LSU 2 –5 –05 –6 –0
Tulane 1 –6 –11 –6 –3
Vanderbilt 1 –5 –02 –7 –0
Tennessee 1 –5 –04 –6 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1954 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 1954 college football season. In their seventh year under head coach Gaynell Tinsley, the Tigers complied an overall record of 5–6, with a conference record of 2–5, and finished ninth in the SEC. [1]

Contents

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 18at No. 4 Texas *
L 6–2036,000 [2]
September 25 Alabama
L 0–1240,000 [3]
October 2at Kentucky
L 6–7 [4]
October 9at Georgia Tech
L 20–3028,000 [5]
October 16No. 20 Texas Tech *
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA
W 20–1325,000 [6]
October 23No. 18 Florida
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)
W 20–725,000 [7]
October 30No. 12 Ole Miss Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)
L 6–2146,000 [8]
November 6 Chattanooga *
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA
W 26–1911,000 [9]
November 13 Mississippi State
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)
L 0–2520,000 [10]
November 20vs. No. 9 Arkansas *
W 7–633,000 [11]
November 27 Tulane
W 14–13 [12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Awards

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References

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  2. ↑ "Texas catches L.S.U." Monroe Morning World. September 19, 1954. Retrieved April 30, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Alabama wins first SEC clash from LSU, 12–0". The Montgomery Advertiser. September 26, 1954. Retrieved October 6, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "LSU goes down to Kentucky, 7–6". The Birmingham News. October 3, 1954. Retrieved October 6, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Georgia Tech defeats Louisiana State, 30–20". The Brownsville Herald. October 10, 1954. Retrieved October 6, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Late LSU rush topples Raiders". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 17, 1954. Retrieved October 6, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "LSU's long passes sink Florida, 20–7". Fort Lauderdale News. October 24, 1954. Retrieved October 6, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Rebels belt Bengals, 21–6, and look to SEC crown". The Birmingham News. October 31, 1954. Retrieved October 5, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "L.S.U. tops Chattanooga". Monroe Morning World. November 7, 1954. Retrieved September 9, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Maroons chill LSU; Davis hot". The Orlando Sentinel. November 14, 1954. Retrieved October 6, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "LSU stuns Arkansas with 7 to 6 upset". The Shreveport Times. November 21, 1954. Retrieved October 6, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ "L.S.U. barely shades Tulane, 14 to 13". Monroe Morning World. November 28, 1954. Retrieved September 19, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
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