1951 LSU Tigers football team

The 1951 LSU Tigers football team represented Louisiana State University (LSU) in the 1951 college football season.

1951 LSU Tigers football
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Record	7–3–1 (4–2–1 SEC)
Head coach	Gaynell Tinsley (4th season)
Home stadium	Tiger Stadium

1951 Southeastern Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 5 Georgia Tech +	7	–	0	–	0			11	–	0	–	1
No. 1 Tennessee +	5	–	0	–	0			10	–	1	–	0
LSU	4	–	2	–	1			7	–	3	–	1
Ole Miss	4	–	2	–	1			6	–	3	–	1
No. 15 Kentucky	3	–	3	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
Auburn	3	–	4	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Vanderbilt	3	–	5	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Alabama	3	–	5	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Florida	2	–	4	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Georgia	2	–	4	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Mississippi State	2	–	5	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
Tulane	1	–	5	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 22	Mississippi Southern*	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	W 13–0	24,000
September 29	at No. 9 Alabama	Ladd Stadium Mobile, AL (rivalry)	W 13–7	32,169
October 6	Rice*	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	W 7–6	44,000
October 13	at No. 8 Georgia Tech	Grant Field Atlanta, GA	L 7–25	30,000
October 20	at Georgia	Sanford Stadium Athens, GA	W 7–0
October 27	No. 5 Maryland	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	L 0–27	38,000
November 3	Ole Miss	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)	T 6–6
November 10	Vanderbilt	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	L 13–20	18,000
November 17	Mississippi State	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)	W 3–0	20,000
November 24	vs. Villanova	State Fair Stadium Shreveport, LA	W 13–7	13,000
December 1	Tulane	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (Battle for the Rag)	W 14–13	46,000
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game