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American college football season
The 1938 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 1938 college football season. In their fourth year under head coach Bernie Moore, the Tigers complied an overall record of 6–4, with a conference record of 2–4, and finished 10th in the SEC.[1]
Schedule[edit]
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 24 | Ole Miss | | L 7–20 | 25,000 | [2] |
October 2 | at Texas* | | W 20–0 | 17,000 | [3] |
October 8 | Rice* | - Tiger Stadium
- Baton Rouge, LA
| W 3–0 | 40,000 | [4] |
October 15 | Loyola (LA)* | - Tiger Stadium
- Baton Rouge, LA
| W 47–6 | 10,000 | [5] |
October 22 | No. 16 Vanderbilt | - Tiger Stadium
- Baton Rouge, LA
| W 7–0 | 35,000 | [6] |
October 29 | at No. 8 Tennessee | | L 6–14 | 36,000 | [7] |
November 5 | Mississippi State | - Tiger Stadium
- Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)
| W 32–7 | | [8] |
November 12 | at Auburn | | L 6–28 | 14,000 | [9] |
November 19 | Southwestern Louisiana* | - Tiger Stadium
- Baton Rouge, LA
| W 32–0 | | [10] |
November 26 | Tulane | | L 0–14 | 40,000 | [11] |
- *Non-conference game
- Homecoming
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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References[edit]
- ^ "1938 LSU Fighting Tigers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 30, 2023.
- ^ "L.S.U. upset 20–7 by alert Ole Miss squad". Austin American-Statesman. September 25, 1938. Retrieved September 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Louisiana State overwhelms Texas, 20–0". Monroe Morning World. October 2, 1938. Retrieved April 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Rice Owls spilled by late Tiger field goal, 3 to 0". The Tyler Courier-Times. October 9, 1938. Retrieved September 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Louisiana State University Tigers stage scoring spree in turning back Loyola Wolves 47 to 8". The Shreveport Times. August 8, 1938. p. 21. Retrieved January 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "LSU Tigers scratch Vanderbilt from unbeaten class, 7–0". The Knoxville Journal. October 23, 1938. Retrieved September 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tennessee Volunteers whip Louisiana State Tigers 14 to 6 as three governors watch game". The Shreveport Times. October 30, 1938. Retrieved August 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "LSU overcomes resistance by Mississippi State, 32–7". The Palm Beach Post-Times. November 6, 1938. Retrieved September 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Underdog Auburn Tigers rip hide of LSU Bengals, 28–6". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. November 13, 1938. Retrieved September 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Louisiana State tunes team up in 32–0 win over Southwestern". The Shreveport Times. November 20, 1938. Retrieved September 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tulane downs L.S.U., 14–0, in rough tilt". The Salt Lake Tribune. November 27, 1938. Retrieved April 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
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