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]
| 1940 LSU Tigers football | |
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| Conference | Southeastern Conference |
| Record | 6–4 (3–3 SEC) |
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| Home stadium | Tiger Stadium |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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
edit| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 21 | Louisiana Tech* | W 39–7 | [3] | ||
| September 28 | Ole Miss |
| L 6–19 | [4] | |
| October 5 | Holy Cross* |
| W 25–0 | [5] | |
| October 12 | at Rice* | L 0–23 | 23,000 | [6] | |
| October 19 | Mercer* |
| W 20–0 | 10,000 | [7] |
| October 26 | Vanderbilt |
| W 7–0 | 20,000 | [8] |
| November 2 | at No. 7 Tennessee | L 0–28 | 18,000 | [9] | |
| November 9 | No. 19 Mississippi State |
| L 7–22 | 25,000 | [10] |
| November 16 | at Auburn | W 21–13 | 11,000 | [11] | |
| November 30 | Tulane |
| W 14–0 | 30,799 | [12] |
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References
edit- ^ "1940 LSU Fighting Tigers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 30, 2023.
- ^ Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 19, 1940). "Final 1940 Litkenhous Ratings". The Boston Globe. p. 22 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Rebels beat L.S.U. in last-period rally". The Atlanta Constitution. September 29, 1940. Retrieved September 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tigers, Led by Dodson, Trounce Holy Cross Team". The Shreveport Times. October 6, 1940. p. 18 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Owls register impressive win over LSU, 23–0". Corpus Christi Caller-Times. October 13, 1940. Retrieved September 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Louisiana State overpowers Mercer College, 20 to 0". Monroe Morning World. October 20, 1940. Retrieved August 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Late scoring drive wins for Bengals". Kingsport Times. October 27, 1940. Retrieved September 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "State Tigers' claws crippled by great Tennessee grid eleven". The Shreveport Times. November 3, 1940. Retrieved August 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Mississippi State swamps Rebels". The Miami News. November 24, 1940. Retrieved September 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Too much bird brings Auburn defeat by LSU". The Huntsville Times. November 17, 1940. Retrieved September 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Louisiana State beats Tulane". The Shreveport Times. December 1, 1940. Retrieved April 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
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