1937 LSU Tigers football team

1937 LSU Tigers football
Conference Southeastern Conference
Ranking
AP #8
1937 record 9–2 (5–1 SEC)
Head coach Bernie Moore (3rd year)
Home stadium Tiger Stadium
1937 SEC football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
#4 Alabama $ 6 0 0     9 1 0
#8 LSU 5 1 0     9 2 0
Auburn 4 1 2     6 2 3
Vanderbilt 4 2 0     7 2 0
Mississippi State 3 2 0     5 4 1
Georgia Tech 3 2 1     6 3 1
Tennessee 4 3 0     6 3 1
Florida 3 4 0     4 7 0
Tulane 2 3 1     5 4 1
Georgia 1 2 2     6 3 2
Ole Miss 0 4 0     4 5 1
Kentucky 0 5 0     4 6 0
Sewanee 0 6 0     2 7 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1937 LSU Tigers football team represented Louisiana State University (LSU) in the 1937 college football season.

Schedule

Date Opponent Site Result
September 25, 1937 Florida Tiger StadiumBaton Rouge, LA (Rivalry) W 19–0  
October 2, 1937 Texas* Tiger StadiumBaton Rouge, LA W 9–0  
October 9, 1937 at Rice* Rice FieldHouston, TX W 13–0  
October 16, 1937 Ole Miss Tiger StadiumBaton Rouge, LA (Magnolia Bowl) W 13–0  
October 23, 1937 at #20 Vanderbilt Dudley FieldNashville, TN L 6–7  
October 30, 1937 Loyola-New Orleans* Tiger StadiumBaton Rouge, LA W 52–6  
November 6, 1937 Miss Statedagger Tiger StadiumBaton Rouge, LA (Rivalry) W 41–0  
November 13, 1937 #14 Auburn Tiger StadiumBaton Rouge, LA (Tiger Bowl) W 9–7  
November 20, 1937 Northwestern State* Tiger StadiumBaton Rouge, LA W 52–0  
November 27, 1937 at Tulane Tulane StadiumNew Orleans, LA (Battle for the Rag) W 20–7  
January 1, 1938 #9 Santa Clara Tulane StadiumNew Orleans, LA (Sugar Bowl) L 0–6  
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game.

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Rice

The Tigers traveled to Houston to face Rice. LSU picked up their third consecutive shutout of the season in a 13–0 victory. It also marked the longest fumble recovery returned for a touchdown in LSU history when Ken Kavanaugh scooped up a Rice fumble and returned it 100 yards for the score.

References

  1. "2013 LSU Football Media Guide". p. 152. Retrieved July 17, 2014.


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