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1937 LSU Tigers football team

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1937 LSU Tigers football
Sugar Bowl, L 0–6 vs. Santa Clara
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Ranking
APNo. 8
Record9–2 (5–1 SEC)
Head coach
CaptainArthur Morton
Home stadiumTiger Stadium
Seasons
← 1936
1938 →
1937 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 4 Alabama $ 6 0 0 9 1 0
No. 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

The 1937 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 1937 college football season. In their third year under head coach Bernie Moore, the Tigers complied an overall record of 9–2, with a conference record of 5–1, and finished second in the SEC.[1]

Schedule

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DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 25FloridaW 19–015,000[2]
October 2Texas*
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA
W 9–010,000[3]
October 9at Rice*W 13–0[4]
October 16Ole Miss
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)
W 13–025,000[5]
October 23at No. 20 VanderbiltNo. 6L 6–715,000[6]
October 30Loyola (LA)*No. 17
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA
W 52–6[7]
November 6Mississippi StatedaggerNo. 18
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)
W 41–020,000[8]
November 13No. 14 AuburnNo. 15
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)
W 9–730,000[9]
November 20Louisiana Normal*No. 8
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA
W 52–05,000[10]
November 27at TulaneNo. 10W 20–7[11]
January 1, 1938No. 9 Santa ClaraNo. 8
L 0–640,000[12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game


References

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  1. ^ "1937 LSU Fighting Tigers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 29, 2023.
  2. ^ "L.S.U. trims 'Gators, 19–0". The Huntsville Times. September 26, 1937. Retrieved September 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "L.S.U. backs fly through mud to triumph over Texas, 9 to 0". The Shreveport Times. October 3, 1937. Retrieved April 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Rice Owls overpowered 13–0 by mighty LSU Tiger eleven". Waco Sunday Tribune-Herald. October 10, 1937. Retrieved September 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "L.S.U. Tigers beat Ole Miss by 13–0". Tampa Sunday Tribune. October 17, 1937. Retrieved September 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Vandy registers early to gain upset victory over Louisiana State". The Commercial Appeal. October 24, 1937. Retrieved September 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "L.S.U. romps to 52–6 triumph over Loyola". Monroe Morning World. October 31, 1937. p. 8. Retrieved January 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  8. ^ "L.S.U. tramples Maroons, 41 to 0". The Birmingham News. November 7, 1937. Retrieved September 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Louisiana State wins over Auburn, 9 to 7; Fumbles by Plainsmen prove disastrous". Sunday Herald-Leader. November 14, 1937. Retrieved September 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "La. Norman beaten easily by L.S.U." The Anniston Star. November 21, 1937. Retrieved September 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "L.S.U. passes Tulane, 20–7". St. Louis Globe-Democrat. November 28, 1937. Retrieved April 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ Warren Brown (January 2, 1938). "Valiant Bronco Defense Halts L.S.U. on One-Yard Line: Gumbo Forces Both Teams to Pass; 40,000 Watch". The San Francisco Examiner. p. SF 10 – via Newspapers.com.