1950 LSU Tigers football team

The 1950 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 1950 college football season. In their third year under head coach Gaynell Tinsley, the team compiled an overall record of 4–5–2, with a mark of 2–3–2 in conference play, placing ninth in the SEC.

1950 LSU Tigers football
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Record	4–5–2 (2–3–2 SEC)
Head coach	Gaynell Tinsley (3rd season)
Home stadium	Tiger Stadium

1950 Southeastern Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 7 Kentucky $	5	–	1	–	0			11	–	1	–	0
No. 4 Tennessee	4	–	1	–	0			11	–	1	–	0
No. 16 Alabama	6	–	2	–	0			9	–	2	–	0
No. 20 Tulane	3	–	1	–	1			6	–	2	–	1
Georgia Tech	4	–	2	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Georgia	3	–	2	–	1			6	–	3	–	3
Mississippi State	3	–	4	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
Vanderbilt	3	–	4	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
LSU	2	–	3	–	2			4	–	5	–	2
Florida	2	–	4	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Ole Miss	1	–	5	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Auburn	0	–	7	–	0			0	–	10	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 23	at No. 13 Kentucky	Stoll Field/McLean Stadium Lexington, KY	L 0–14	35,500
September 30	Pacific (CA)*	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	W 19–0	30,000
October 7	at Rice*	Rice Stadium Houston, TX	L 20–35	52,000
October 14	Georgia Tech	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	L 0–13	42,000
October 21	Georgia	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	T 13–13	25,000
November 4	Ole Miss	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)	W 40–14	30,000
November 11	at Vanderbilt	Dudley Field Nashville, TN	W 33–7	24,000
November 18	Mississippi State	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)	L 7–13	33,000
November 24	Villanova*	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	W 13–7	10,000
December 2	at No. 20 Tulane	Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA (Battle for the Rag)	T 14–14	74,000
December 9	at No. 3 Texas*	Memorial Stadium Austin, TX	L 6–21	35,000
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game