1942 LSU Tigers football team
| 1942 LSU Tigers football | |
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| Conference | Southeastern Conference |
| Record | 7–3 (3–2 SEC) |
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| Home stadium | Tiger Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 2 Georgia $ | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 5 Georgia Tech | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 7 Tennessee | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 18 Mississippi State | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 10 Alabama | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| LSU | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 16 Auburn | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vanderbilt | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Florida | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tulane | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kentucky | 0 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ole Miss | 0 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1942 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 1942 college football season. In their eighth year under head coach Bernie Moore, the Tigers complied an overall record of 7–3, with a conference record of 3–2, and finished sixth in the SEC.[1]
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.[2]
Schedule
[edit]| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 19 | Louisiana Normal* | W 40–0 | [3] | |||
| September 26 | Texas A&M* |
| W 16–7 | 25,000 | [4] | |
| October 3 | at Rice* | L 14–27 | 20,000 | [5] | ||
| October 10 | Mississippi State |
| W 16–6 | 25,000 | [6] | |
| October 17 | Ole Miss |
| W 21–7 | 20,000 | [7] | |
| October 24 | Georgia Pre-Flight* |
| W 34–0 | 15,000 | [8] | |
| October 31 | at No. 20 Tennessee | No. 19 | L 0–26 | 15,000 | [9] | |
| November 7 | at Fordham* | W 26–13 | 16,400 | [10] | ||
| November 14 | at Auburn | L 7–25 | 8,000 | [11] | ||
| November 26 | Tulane |
| W 18–6 | 30,071 | [12] | |
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Rankings
[edit]| Week | ||||||||
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| Poll | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Final |
| AP | — | — | 19 | — | — | — | — | — |
References
[edit]- ^ "1942 LSU Fighting Tigers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 1, 2023.
- ^ Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 16, 1942). "Litkenhous Rates Georgia No. 1, Ohio State No. 2". Twin City Sentinel. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Louisiana State scores easy win over state foe". The Shreveport Times. September 20, 1942. Retrieved October 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "L.S.U. downs Texas Aggies in upset". St. Louis Globe-Democrat. September 27, 1942. Retrieved October 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Rice makes bid for national recognition with a 27–14 victory over powerful Louisiana State". San Angelo Standard-Times. October 4, 1942. Retrieved October 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Bayou Tigers rout Maroon team, 16 to 6". The Atlanta Constitution. October 11, 1942. Retrieved October 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Louisiana State jars Mississippi". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 18, 1942. Retrieved October 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Louisiana State University Eleven Scores Easy Victory Over Georgia Navy Pre-Flight Team". The Shreveport Times. October 25, 1942. p. 20 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Louisiana State rally beats Fordham, 26–13". Atlantic City Press. November 8, 1942. Retrieved October 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Auburn Tigers upset Dope Bucket to trim favored L.S.U., 25–7". The Dothan Eagle. November 15, 1942. Retrieved October 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "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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