1937 LSU Tigers football team

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

1937 LSU Tigers football
Sugar Bowl, L 0–6 vs. Santa Clara
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Ranking
APNo. 8
Record9–2 (5–1 SEC)
Head coach
CaptainArthur Morton
Home stadiumTiger Stadium
1937 Southeastern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 4 Alabama $ 6 –0 –09 –1 –0
No. 8 LSU 5 –1 –09 –2 –0
Auburn 4 –1 –26 –2 –3
Vanderbilt 4 –2 –07 –2 –0
Mississippi State 3 –2 –05 –4 –1
Georgia Tech 3 –2 –16 –3 –1
Tennessee 4 –3 –06 –3 –1
Florida 3 –4 –04 –7 –0
Tulane 2 –3 –15 –4 –1
Georgia 1 –2 –26 –3 –2
Ole Miss 0 –4 –04 –5 –1
Kentucky 0 –5 –04 –6 –0
Sewanee 0 –6 –02 –7 –0
  • $ – Conference champion

Schedule
DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 25Florida
W 19–0
October 2Texas*
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA
W 9–010,000[1]
October 9at Rice*
W 13–0
October 16Ole Miss
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)
W 13–0
October 23at No. 20 VanderbiltNo. 6
L 6–7
October 30Loyola (LA)*No. 17
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA
W 52–6[2]
November 6Mississippi StatedaggerNo. 18
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)
W 41–0
November 13No. 14 AuburnNo. 15
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)
W 9–7
November 20Louisiana Normal*No. 8
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA
W 52–0
November 27at TulaneNo. 10
W 20–7[3]
January 1, 1938No. 9 Santa ClaraNo. 8
L 0–640,000[4]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

[5]

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. "L.S.U. backs fly through mud to triumph over Texas, 9 to 0". The Shreveport Times. October 3, 1937. Retrieved April 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. "L.S.U. romps to 52–6 triumph over Loyola". Monroe Morning World. October 31, 1937. p. 8. Retrieved January 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com. open access
  3. "L.S.U. passes Tulane, 20–7". St. Louis Globe-Democrat. November 28, 1937. Retrieved April 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. Warren Brown (January 2, 1938). "Valiant Bronco Defense Halts L.S.U. on One-Yard Line: Gumbo Forces Both Teams to Pass; 40,000 Watch". The San Francisco Examiner. p. SF 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "2013 LSU Football Media Guide". p. 152. Archived from the original on July 14, 2014. Retrieved July 17, 2014.
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