The 1937 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 1937 college football season. In their third year under head coach Bernie Moore, the Tigers complied an overall record of 9–2, with a conference record of 5–1, and finished second in the SEC.[1]
| 1937 LSU Tigers football | |
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Sugar Bowl, L 0–6 vs. Santa Clara | |
| Conference | Southeastern Conference |
| Ranking | |
| AP | No. 8 |
| Record | 9–2 (5–1 SEC) |
| Head coach |
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| Captain | Arthur Morton |
| Home stadium | Tiger Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 4 Alabama $ | 6 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 8 LSU | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Auburn | 4 | – | 1 | – | 2 | 6 | – | 2 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vanderbilt | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mississippi State | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgia Tech | 3 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tennessee | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Florida | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tulane | 2 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgia | 1 | – | 2 | – | 2 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ole Miss | 0 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kentucky | 0 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sewanee | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 25 | Florida | W 19–0 | 15,000 | [2] | ||
| October 2 | Texas* |
| W 9–0 | 10,000 | [3] | |
| October 9 | at Rice* | W 13–0 | [4] | |||
| October 16 | Ole Miss |
| W 13–0 | 25,000 | [5] | |
| October 23 | at No. 20 Vanderbilt | No. 6 | L 6–7 | 15,000 | [6] | |
| October 30 | Loyola (LA)* | No. 17 |
| W 52–6 | [7] | |
| November 6 | Mississippi State | No. 18 |
| W 41–0 | 20,000 | [8] |
| November 13 | No. 14 Auburn | No. 15 |
| W 9–7 | 30,000 | [9] |
| November 20 | Louisiana Normal* | No. 8 |
| W 52–0 | 5,000 | [10] |
| November 27 | at Tulane | No. 10 | W 20–7 | [11] | ||
| January 1, 1938 | No. 9 Santa Clara | No. 8 |
| L 0–6 | 40,000 | [12] |
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References
edit- ^ "1937 LSU Fighting Tigers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 29, 2023.
- ^ "L.S.U. trims 'Gators, 19–0". The Huntsville Times. September 26, 1937. Retrieved September 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Rice Owls overpowered 13–0 by mighty LSU Tiger eleven". Waco Sunday Tribune-Herald. October 10, 1937. Retrieved September 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "L.S.U. Tigers beat Ole Miss by 13–0". Tampa Sunday Tribune. October 17, 1937. Retrieved September 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Vandy registers early to gain upset victory over Louisiana State". The Commercial Appeal. October 24, 1937. Retrieved September 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "L.S.U. tramples Maroons, 41 to 0". The Birmingham News. November 7, 1937. Retrieved September 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Louisiana State wins over Auburn, 9 to 7; Fumbles by Plainsmen prove disastrous". Sunday Herald-Leader. November 14, 1937. Retrieved September 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "La. Norman beaten easily by L.S.U." The Anniston Star. November 21, 1937. Retrieved September 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "L.S.U. passes Tulane, 20–7". St. Louis Globe-Democrat. November 28, 1937. Retrieved April 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ 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.
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