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]
| 1938 LSU Tigers football | |
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| Conference | Southeastern Conference |
| Record | 6–4 (2–4 SEC) |
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| Home stadium | Tiger Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 2 Tennessee $ | 7 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 13 Alabama | 4 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 19 Tulane | 4 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ole Miss | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgia Tech | 2 | – | 1 | – | 3 | 3 | – | 4 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vanderbilt | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Florida | 2 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Auburn | 3 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgia | 1 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| LSU | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mississippi State | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kentucky | 0 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sewanee | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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* |
| W 3–0 | 40,000 | [4] |
| October 15 | Loyola (LA)* |
| W 47–6 | 10,000 | [5] |
| October 22 | No. 16 Vanderbilt |
| W 7–0 | 35,000 | [6] |
| October 29 | at No. 8 Tennessee | L 6–14 | 36,000 | [7] | |
| November 5 | Mississippi State |
| W 32–7 | [8] | |
| November 12 | at Auburn | L 6–28 | 14,000 | [9] | |
| November 19 | Southwestern Louisiana* |
| W 32–0 | [10] | |
| November 26 | Tulane |
| L 0–14 | 40,000 | [11] |
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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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