1948 LSU Tigers football team

1948 LSU Tigers football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record3–7 (1–5 SEC)
Head coach
Home stadiumTiger Stadium
Seasons
← 1947
1949 →
1948 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 8 Georgia $ 6 – 0 – 0 9 – 2 – 0
No. 15 Ole Miss 6 – 1 – 0 8 – 1 – 0
No. 13 Tulane 5 – 1 – 0 9 – 1 – 0
No. 12 Vanderbilt 4 – 2 – 1 8 – 2 – 1
Georgia Tech 4 – 3 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Alabama 4 – 4 – 1 6 – 4 – 1
Mississippi State 3 – 3 – 0 4 – 4 – 1
Tennessee 2 – 3 – 1 4 – 4 – 2
Kentucky 1 – 3 – 1 5 – 3 – 2
Florida 1 – 5 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
LSU 1 – 5 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
Auburn 0 – 7 – 0 1 – 8 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1948 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 1948 college football season. In their first year under head coach Gaynell Tinsley, the Tigers complied an overall record of 3–7, with a conference record of 1–5, and finished 11th in the SEC.[1]

LSU was ranked at No. 74 in the final Litkenhous Difference by Score System ratings for 1948.[2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 18at Texas*
L 0–3347,500[3]
October 2Rice*
W 26–1329,000[4]
October 9Texas A&M*
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)
W 14–1335,000[5]
October 16No. 16 Georgia
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA
L 0–2236,000–37,000[6]
October 23at No. 3 North Carolina
L 7–3440,000–41,000[7]
October 30Ole Missdagger
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)
L 19–4940,000–45,000[8]
November 6at Vanderbilt
L 7–4821,000–22,000[9]
November 13Mississippi State
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)
L 0–730,000[10]
November 20Alabama
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)
W 26–625,000–27,000[11]
November 27No. 14 Tulane
L 0–4645,000–46,000[12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

[13]

References

  1. ^ "1948 LSU Fighting Tigers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 3, 2023.
  2. ^ "Michigan, Irish Finish 1-2 in Litkenhous Ratings". Wilmington Morning News. December 15, 1948. p. 32 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Longhorns display fine ground game to crush LSU Bengals, 33–0". The Shreveport Times. September 19, 1948. Retrieved April 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "LSU downs favored Rice". The Nashville Tennessean. October 3, 1948. Retrieved October 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "LSU outlasts Texas Aggies in 14–13 tilt". The Tyler Courier-Times. October 10, 1948. Retrieved October 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Georgia displays its power in trouncing L.S.U., 22–0". The Commercial Appeal. October 17, 1948. Retrieved October 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Unbeaten Tar Heels blast L.S.U., 34–7". Asheville Citizen-Times. October 24, 1948. Retrieved October 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Ole Miss Rebels murder LSU for 49–19 victory". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. October 31, 1948. Retrieved October 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Vanderbilt humbles Louisiana State 48–7". Johnson City Press. November 7, 1948. Retrieved October 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Maroons win grinding tilt with LSU, 7–0". The Clarion-Ledger. November 14, 1948. Retrieved October 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "LSU runs up 26 to 6 upset over Alabama". Tampa Sunday Tribune. November 21, 1948. Retrieved October 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Green Wave engulfs Louisiana State, 46–0". Monroe Morning World. November 28, 1948. Retrieved April 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "2013 LSU Football Media Guide". p. 153. Archived from the original on July 14, 2014. Retrieved July 17, 2014.


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