1949 LSU Tigers football team

1949 LSU Tigers football
Sugar Bowl, L 0–35 vs. Oklahoma
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Ranking
APNo. 9
Record8–3 (4–2 SEC)
Head coach
Home stadiumTiger Stadium
Seasons
← 1948
1950 →
1949 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Tulane $ 5 – 1 – 0 7 – 2 – 1
No. 11 Kentucky 4 – 1 – 0 9 – 3 – 0
No. 17 Tennessee 4 – 1 – 1 7 – 2 – 1
Georgia Tech 5 – 2 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
No. 9 LSU 4 – 2 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
Alabama 4 – 3 – 1 6 – 3 – 1
Vanderbilt 4 – 4 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Auburn 2 – 4 – 2 2 – 4 – 3
Ole Miss 2 – 4 – 0 4 – 5 – 1
Florida 1 – 4 – 1 4 – 5 – 1
Georgia 1 – 4 – 1 4 – 6 – 1
Mississippi State 0 – 6 – 0 0 – 8 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1949 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 1949 college football season. In their second year under head coach Gaynell Tinsley, the team compiled an overall record of 8–3, with a mark of 4–2 in conference play, placing fifth in the SEC, and with a loss against Oklahoma in the Sugar Bowl.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 24Kentucky
L 0–1935,000[2]
October 1Rice*
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA
W 14–730,000[3]
October 8Texas A&M*
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)
W 34–030,000[4]
October 14at Georgia
L 0–7[5]
October 22No. 6 North Carolina
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA
W 13–744,000[6]
October 29Ole MissNo. 17
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)
W 34–735,000[7]
November 5VanderbiltNo. 17
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA
W 33–13[8]
November 12Mississippi StatedaggerNo. 16
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)
W 34–7[9]
November 19Southeastern Louisiana*No. 13
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA
W 48–719,000[10]
November 26at No. 10 TulaneNo. 13
W 21–080,000[11]
January 2, 1950vs. No. 2 OklahomaNo. 9
L 0–3582,000[12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Rankings

See also: 1949 NCAA football rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked
Week
Poll12345678Final
AP———17171613139

After the season

The following Tigers were selected in the 1950 NFL draft after the season.[13]

Round Pick Player Position NFL team
3 37 Ray Collins Tackle San Francisco 49ers
4 42 Zollie Toth Back New York Bulldogs
8 98 Ebert Van Buren Back New York Giants
10 120 Melvin Lyle End New York Bulldogs
14 180 Al Hover Guard Chicago Bears

References

  1. ^ "1949 LSU Tigers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 13, 2021.
  2. ^ "Wildcats wallop Bengals, 19 to 0". The Atlanta Constitution. September 25, 1949. Retrieved February 13, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "LSU upsets touted Rice eleven, 14–7". The El Paso Times. October 2, 1949. Retrieved February 13, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "LSU Tigers trim lowly Texas A&M for 34–0 victory". The Tyler Courier-Times. October 9, 1949. Retrieved February 13, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Georgia wins over LSU by 7 to 0 score". The Tampa Tribune. October 15, 1949. Retrieved February 12, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "LSU checks Carolina, 13–7". The News and Observer. October 23, 1949. Retrieved February 13, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "LSU Tigers roll early to beat 'Ole Miss' 34 to 7". The Shreveport Times. October 30, 1949. Retrieved February 12, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Vandy smothered under, 33 to 13 by LSU Tigers". The Knoxville Journal. November 6, 1949. Retrieved February 12, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "L.S.U. adds Mississippi State to list of victims". The Commercial Appeal. November 13, 1949. Retrieved February 12, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "LSU Tiger reserves defeat Southeastern Louisiana Lions, 48–7". The Shreveport Times. November 20, 1949. Retrieved February 13, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "LSU blasts Tulane, 21–0, to dim Wave bowl hopes". Daily Press. November 27, 1949. Retrieved February 13, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Oklahoma smashes Louisiana State, 35–0". The Atlanta Constitution. January 3, 1950. Retrieved February 13, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "1950 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football Reference. Retrieved February 24, 2024.


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