1940 LSU Tigers football team

1940 LSU Tigers football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record6–4 (3–3 SEC)
Head coach
Home stadiumTiger Stadium
Seasons
← 1939
1941 →
1940 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 4 Tennessee $ 5 – 0 – 0 10 – 1 – 0
No. 9 Mississippi State 4 – 0 – 1 10 – 0 – 1
Ole Miss 3 – 1 – 0 9 – 2 – 0
Alabama 4 – 2 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
Auburn 3 – 2 – 1 6 – 4 – 1
LSU 3 – 3 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Georgia 2 – 3 – 1 5 – 4 – 1
Florida 2 – 3 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Kentucky 1 – 2 – 2 5 – 3 – 2
Tulane 1 – 3 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Vanderbilt 1 – 5 – 1 3 – 6 – 1
Georgia Tech 1 – 5 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
Sewanee 0 – 1 – 0 3 – 5 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1940 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 1940 college football season. In their sixth year under head coach Bernie Moore, the Tigers complied an overall record of 6–4, with a conference record of 3–3, and finished sixth in the SEC.[1]

LSU was ranked at No. 33 (out of 697 college football teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score system for 1940.[2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 21Louisiana Tech*
W 39–7[3]
September 28Ole Miss
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)
L 6–19[4]
October 5Holy Cross*
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA
W 25–0[5]
October 12at Rice*
L 0–2323,000[6]
October 19Mercer*
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA
W 20–010,000[7]
October 26Vanderbiltdagger
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA
W 7–020,000[8]
November 2at No. 7 Tennessee
L 0–2818,000[9]
November 9No. 19 Mississippi State
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)
L 7–2225,000[10]
November 16at Auburn
W 21–1311,000[11]
November 30Tulane
W 14–030,799[12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. ^ "1940 LSU Fighting Tigers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 30, 2023.
  2. ^ Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 19, 1940). "Final 1940 Litkenhous Ratings". The Boston Globe. p. 22 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Sophomores shine as L.S.U. rolls over Louisiana Tech, 39–7". The Birmingham News. September 22, 1940. Retrieved June 23, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Rebels beat L.S.U. in last-period rally". The Atlanta Constitution. September 29, 1940. Retrieved September 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Tigers, Led by Dodson, Trounce Holy Cross Team". The Shreveport Times. October 6, 1940. p. 18 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Owls register impressive win over LSU, 23–0". Corpus Christi Caller-Times. October 13, 1940. Retrieved September 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Louisiana State overpowers Mercer College, 20 to 0". Monroe Morning World. October 20, 1940. Retrieved August 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Late scoring drive wins for Bengals". Kingsport Times. October 27, 1940. Retrieved September 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "State Tigers' claws crippled by great Tennessee grid eleven". The Shreveport Times. November 3, 1940. Retrieved August 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Mississippi State swamps Rebels". The Miami News. November 24, 1940. Retrieved September 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Too much bird brings Auburn defeat by LSU". The Huntsville Times. November 17, 1940. Retrieved September 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Louisiana State beats Tulane". The Shreveport Times. December 1, 1940. Retrieved April 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.


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