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1939 LSU Tigers football team

The 1939 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 1939 college football season. In their fifth year under head coach Bernie Moore, the Tigers complied an overall record of 4–5, with a conference record of 1–5, and finished 10th in the SEC.[1]

1939 LSU Tigers football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record4–5 (1–5 SEC)
Head coach
Home stadiumTiger Stadium
Seasons
← 1938
1940 →
1939 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 2 Tennessee + 6 – 0 – 0 10 – 1 – 0
No. 16 Georgia Tech + 6 – 0 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
No. 5 Tulane + 5 – 0 – 0 8 – 1 – 1
Mississippi State 3 – 2 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
Ole Miss 2 – 2 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
Kentucky 2 – 2 – 1 6 – 2 – 1
Auburn 3 – 3 – 1 5 – 5 – 1
Alabama 2 – 3 – 1 5 – 3 – 1
Georgia 1 – 3 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
LSU 1 – 5 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Vanderbilt 1 – 6 – 0 2 – 7 – 1
Florida 0 – 3 – 1 5 – 5 – 1
Sewanee 0 – 3 – 0 3 – 5 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

LSU was not ranked in the final AP poll, but it was ranked at No. 38 in the 1939 Williamson System ratings,[2] and at No. 38 in the Litkenhous Ratings.[3]

Schedule

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DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 30Ole Miss
L 7–14[4]
October 7at Holy Cross*
W 26–724,000[5]
October 14Rice*
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA
W 7–028,000[6]
October 21Loyola (LA)*
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA
W 20–010,000[7]
October 28at Vanderbilt
W 12–610,000[8]
November 4No. 1 Tennessee No. 18
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA
L 0–2042,000[9]
November 11Mississippi State
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)
L 12–1511,000[10]
November 18Auburn
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)
L 7–21[11]
December 2at No. 5 Tulane
L 20–3345,000[12]
  • *Non-conference game
  •  Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Roster

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No. Player Position Height Weight Hometown High School
– Charles Anastasio Halfback 6-0 178 White Castle, Louisiana -
- Roy Joe Anderson Fullback 5-11 182 Shreveport, Louisiana -
49 Dave Bartran Guard 5-8 194 Laurel, Mississippi -
– F. Ogden Bauer End 6-1 197 Cairo, Illinois -
– Dave Bernstein Tackle – – New Orleans, Louisiana -
– Leo Bird Halfback – – Shreveport, Louisiana -
20 Simeon A. "Alex" Box[14] Wingback – – Laurel, Mississippi George S. Gardiner High School
16 Young Bussey Halfback 5-9 184 Houston -
– Jimmy Cajoleas Quarterback 5-8 186 New Orleans -
– Irving Campbell Tackle 6-1 205 Fayette, Alabama -
– Dan Eastman Tackle – – New Orleans -
– Ken Kavanaugh End 6-3 207 Little Rock, Arkansas Little Rock Central High School
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Roster from Fanbase.com[15]

References

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  1. ^ "1939 LSU Fighting Tigers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 30, 2023.
  2. ^ Paul Williamson (December 8, 1941). "Texas Aggies Ranked Nation's Top". The Atlanta Constitution. p. 26 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ E. E. Litkenhous (December 31, 1939). "Vols Second In Final Litkenhous Grid Rankings; Southern California Tenth". Johnson City Sunday Press. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Mississippi repeats victory over L.S.U. in inaugural, 14 to 7". The Commercial Appeal. October 1, 1939. Retrieved September 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "LSU Overwhelms Holy Cross, 26-7". New York Daily News. October 8, 1939. p. 103 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "L.S.U.'s air game beats fumbling Rice Owls by 7–0". Austin American-Statesman. October 15, 1939. Retrieved September 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Kavanaugh stars as Bengals beat Loyola Wolves". The Shreveport Times. October 22, 1939. p. 21. Retrieved January 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.  
  8. ^ "LSU passes to 12–6 victory over Vandy". The Knoxville Journal. October 29, 1939. Retrieved September 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Tennessee smashes Louisiana State, 20–0". Monroe Morning World. November 5, 1939. Retrieved August 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Mississippi State's fourth quarter field goal breaks tie and defeats Louisiana". The Tyler Courier-Times. November 12, 1939. Retrieved September 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Auburn beats L.S.U., 21 to 7". The Chattanooga Times. November 19, 1939. Retrieved September 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Tulane wins in last quarter over Louisiana State". The Birmingham News. December 3, 1939. Retrieved April 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "2013 LSU Football Media Guide". p. 152. Archived from the original on July 14, 2014. Retrieved July 17, 2014.
  14. ^ "Alex Box - Baseball's Greatest Sacrifice".
  15. ^ "LSU Tigers Football | Fanbase is your source for sports news and athlete information". Archived from the original on March 6, 2016. Retrieved October 16, 2014.


 

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