1942 LSU Tigers football team

The 1942 LSU Tigers football team represented Louisiana State University (LSU) in the 1942 college football season.

1942 LSU Tigers football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record7–3 (3–2 SEC)
Head coach
Home stadiumTiger Stadium
1942 Southeastern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 2 Georgia $ 6 1 011 1 0
No. 5 Georgia Tech 4 1 09 2 0
No. 7 Tennessee 4 1 09 1 1
No. 18 Mississippi State 5 2 08 2 0
No. 10 Alabama 4 2 08 3 0
LSU 3 2 07 3 0
No. 16 Auburn 3 3 06 4 1
Vanderbilt 2 4 06 4 0
Florida 1 3 03 7 0
Tulane 1 4 04 5 0
Kentucky 0 5 03 6 1
Ole Miss 0 5 02 7 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

LSU was ranked at No. 19 (out of 590 college and military teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score System for 1942.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 19Louisiana Normal*W 40–0
September 26Texas A&M*
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)
W 16–7
October 3at Rice*L 14–27
October 10Mississippi State
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)
W 16–6
October 17Ole Missdagger
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)
W 21–7
October 24Georgia Pre-Flight*
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA
W 34–015,000[2]
October 31at No. 20 TennesseeNo. 19L 0–2615,000[3]
November 7at Fordham*W 26–1316,400
November 14at AuburnL 7–25
November 26Tulane
W 18–630,071[4]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 16, 1942). "Litkenhous Rates Georgia No. 1, Ohio State No. 2". Twin City Sentinel. p. 10 via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Louisiana State University Eleven Scores Easy Victory Over Georgia Navy Pre-Flight Team". The Shreveport Times. October 25, 1942. p. 20 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Second-quarter assault carries Tennessee to easy victory over Louisiana State University". The Shreveport Times. November 1, 1942. Retrieved August 9, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Tigers defeat Tulane eleven by 18–6 score". The Monroe News-Star. November 27, 1942. Retrieved April 10, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
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