1937 LSU Tigers football team

1937 LSU Tigers football
Sugar Bowl, L 0–6 vs. Santa Clara
Conference Southeastern Conference
Ranking
AP No. 8
1937 record 9–2 (5–1 SEC)
Head coach Bernie Moore (3rd season)
Home stadium Tiger Stadium
1937 SEC football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
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
Rankings from AP Poll

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

Schedule

Date Opponent# Rank# Site Result
September 25 Florida Tiger StadiumBaton Rouge, Louisiana (Rivalry) W 19–0  
October 2 Texas* Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, Louisiana W 9–0  
October 9 at Rice* Rice FieldHouston W 13–0  
October 16 Ole Miss Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, Louisiana (Rivalry) W 13–0  
October 23 at No. 20 Vanderbilt No. 6 Dudley FieldNashville, Tennessee L 6–7  
October 30 Loyola (LA)* No. 17 Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, Louisiana W 52–6  
November 6 Mississippi Statedagger No. 18 Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, Louisiana (Rivalry) W 41–0  
November 13 No. 14 Auburn No. 15 Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, Louisiana (Rivalry) W 9–7  
November 20 Louisiana Normal* No. 8 Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, Louisiana W 52–0  
November 27 at Tulane No. 10 Tulane StadiumNew Orleans (Battle for the Rag) W 20–7  
January 1 No. 9 Santa Clara No. 8 Tulane Stadium • New Orleans (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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