1937 LSU Tigers football
Sugar Bowl, L 0–6 vs. Santa Clara
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Ranking
APNo. 8
Record9–2 (5–1 SEC)
Head coach
CaptainArthur Morton
Home stadiumTiger Stadium
1937 Southeastern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 4 Alabama $ 6 0 09 1 0
No. 8 LSU 5 1 09 2 0
Auburn 4 1 26 2 3
Vanderbilt 4 2 07 2 0
Mississippi State 3 2 05 4 1
Georgia Tech 3 2 16 3 1
Tennessee 4 3 06 3 1
Florida 3 4 04 7 0
Tulane 2 3 15 4 1
Georgia 1 2 26 3 2
Ole Miss 0 4 04 5 1
Kentucky 0 5 04 6 0
Sewanee 0 6 02 7 0
  • $ Conference champion

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]

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 25FloridaW 19–015,000[2]
October 2Texas*
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA
W 9–010,000[3]
October 9at Rice*W 13–0[4]
October 16Ole Miss
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)
W 13–025,000[5]
October 23at No. 20 VanderbiltNo. 6L 6–715,000[6]
October 30Loyola (LA)*No. 17
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA
W 52–6[7]
November 6Mississippi StatedaggerNo. 18
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)
W 41–020,000[8]
November 13No. 14 AuburnNo. 15
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)
W 9–730,000[9]
November 20Louisiana Normal*No. 8
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA
W 52–05,000[10]
November 27at TulaneNo. 10W 20–7[11]
January 1, 1938No. 9 Santa ClaraNo. 8
L 0–640,000[12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game


References

  1. "1937 LSU Fighting Tigers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 29, 2023.
  2. "L.S.U. trims 'Gators, 19–0". The Huntsville Times. September 26, 1937. Retrieved September 29, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "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.
  4. "Rice Owls overpowered 13–0 by mighty LSU Tiger eleven". Waco Sunday Tribune-Herald. October 10, 1937. Retrieved September 29, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "L.S.U. Tigers beat Ole Miss by 13–0". Tampa Sunday Tribune. October 17, 1937. Retrieved September 29, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Vandy registers early to gain upset victory over Louisiana State". The Commercial Appeal. October 24, 1937. Retrieved September 29, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  7. "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. Open access icon
  8. "L.S.U. tramples Maroons, 41 to 0". The Birmingham News. November 7, 1937. Retrieved September 29, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  9. "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.
  10. "La. Norman beaten easily by L.S.U." The Anniston Star. November 21, 1937. Retrieved September 29, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  11. "L.S.U. passes Tulane, 20–7". St. Louis Globe-Democrat. November 28, 1937. Retrieved April 10, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  12. 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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