1927 LSU Tigers football team

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1927 LSU Tigers football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record4–4–1 (2–3–1 SoCon)
Head coach
MVPBabe Godfrey
CaptainBabe Godfrey
Home stadiumTiger Stadium
Seasons
← 1926
1928 →
1927 Southern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Georgia Tech + 7 0 1 8 1 1
Tennessee + 5 0 1 8 0 1
NC State + 4 0 0 9 1 0
Vanderbilt 5 0 2 8 1 2
No. 8 Georgia 6 1 0 9 1 0
Florida 5 2 0 7 3 0
Ole Miss 3 2 0 5 3 1
Virginia 4 4 0 5 4 0
Clemson 2 2 0 5 3 1
Alabama 3 4 1 5 4 1
LSU 2 3 1 4 4 1
Mississippi A&M 2 3 0 5 3 0
Washington and Lee 2 3 0 4 4 1
VPI 2 3 0 5 4 0
Maryland 3 5 0 4 7 0
South Carolina 2 4 0 4 5 0
VMI 2 4 0 6 4 0
Tulane 2 5 1 2 5 1
North Carolina 2 5 0 4 6 0
Sewanee 1 4 0 2 6 0
Kentucky 1 5 0 3 6 1
Auburn 0 6 1 0 7 2
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from Dickinson System

The 1927 LSU Tigers football team was an American football team that represented Louisiana State University (LSU) as a member of the Southern Conference during the 1927 college football season. In their fifth season under head coach Mike Donahue, LSU compiled a 4–4–1 record.[1]

Tackle Jess Tinsley became the first LSU player selected as a first team All-Southern player since 1919.[2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 24Louisiana Tech*W 45–0[3]
October 1Southwestern Louisiana*
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA
W 52–0[4]
October 8at AlabamaT 0–012,000[5]
October 15at AuburnW 9–0[6]
October 22at Mississippi A&M
W 9–7[7]
October 29vs. Arkansas*L 0–2812,000[8]
November 5at Ole MissL 7–12[9]
November 12at Georgia TechL 0–23[10]
November 24Tulane
L 6–1320,000[11]
  • *Non-conference game

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References

  1. ^ "1927 LSU Fighting Tigers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 9, 2023.
  2. ^ "Spears Given Highest Vote in Selection". Sarasota Herald-Tribune. November 27, 1927.
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  12. ^ "2013 LSU Football Media Guide". p. 150. Retrieved July 17, 2014.