1939 LSU Tigers football team

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1939 LSU Tigers football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record4–5 (1–5 SEC)
Head coach
Home stadiumTiger Stadium
Seasons
← 1938
1940 →
1939 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 2 Tennessee + 6 0 0 10 1 0
No. 16 Georgia Tech + 6 0 0 8 2 0
No. 5 Tulane + 5 0 0 8 1 1
Mississippi State 3 2 0 8 2 0
Ole Miss 2 2 0 7 2 0
Kentucky 2 2 1 6 2 1
Auburn 3 3 1 5 5 1
Alabama 2 3 1 5 3 1
Georgia 1 3 0 5 6 0
LSU 1 5 0 4 5 0
Vanderbilt 1 6 0 2 7 1
Florida 0 3 1 5 5 1
Sewanee 0 3 0 3 5 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from
AP Poll

The 1939 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 1939 college football season. In their fifth year under head coach Bernie Moore, the Tigers complied an overall record of 4–5, with a conference record of 1–5, and finished 10th in the SEC.[1]

LSU was not ranked in the final AP poll, but it was ranked at No. 38 in the 1939 Williamson System ratings,[2] and at No. 38 in the Litkenhous Ratings.[3]

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 30Ole MissL 7–14[4]
October 7at Holy Cross*W 26–724,000[5]
October 14Rice*
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA
W 7–028,000[6]
October 21Loyola (LA)*
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA
W 20–010,000[7]
October 28at
Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN
  • W 12–610,000[8]
    November 4No. 1 TennesseedaggerNo. 18
    • Tiger Stadium
    • Baton Rouge, LA
    L 0–2042,000[9]
    November 11Mississippi State
    • Tiger Stadium
    • Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)
    L 12–1511,000[10]
    November 18Auburn
    • Tiger Stadium
    • Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)
    L 7–21[11]
    December 2at No. 5 TulaneL 20–3345,000[12]
    • *Non-conference game
    • daggerHomecoming
    • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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    Roster

    No. Player Position Height Weight Hometown High School
    Charles Anastasio Halfback 6-0 178 White Castle, Louisiana -
    - Roy Joe Anderson Fullback 5-11 182 Shreveport, Louisiana -
    49 Dave Bartran Guard 5-8 194 Laurel, Mississippi -
    F. Ogden Bauer End 6-1 197 Cairo, Illinois -
    Dave Bernstein Tackle New Orleans, Louisiana -
    Leo Bird Halfback Shreveport, Louisiana -
    20 Simeon A. "Alex" Box[14] Wingback Laurel, Mississippi George S. Gardiner High School
    16 Young Bussey Halfback 5-9 184 Houston -
    Jimmy Cajoleas Quarterback 5-8 186 New Orleans -
    Irving Campbell Tackle 6-1 205 Fayette, Alabama -
    Dan Eastman Tackle New Orleans -
    Ken Kavanaugh End 6-3 207 Little Rock, Arkansas Little Rock Central High School
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    Roster from Fanbase.com[15]

    References

    1. ^ "1939 LSU Fighting Tigers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 30, 2023.
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    13. ^ "2013 LSU Football Media Guide". p. 152. Archived from the original on July 14, 2014. Retrieved July 17, 2014.
    14. ^ "Alex Box - Baseball's Greatest Sacrifice".
    15. ^ "LSU Tigers Football | Fanbase is your source for sports news and athlete information". Archived from the original on March 6, 2016. Retrieved October 16, 2014.