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1954 LSU Tigers football team

The 1954 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 1954 college football season. In their seventh year under head coach Gaynell Tinsley, the Tigers complied an overall record of 5–6, with a conference record of 2–5, and finished ninth in the SEC.[1]

1954 LSU Tigers football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record5–6 (2–5 SEC)
Head coach
Home stadiumTiger Stadium
Seasons
← 1953
1955 →
1954 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 6 Ole Miss $ 5 – 0 – 0 9 – 2 – 0
Georgia Tech 6 – 2 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
Florida 5 – 2 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Kentucky 5 – 2 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Georgia 3 – 2 – 1 6 – 3 – 1
No. 13 Auburn 3 – 3 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
Mississippi State 3 – 3 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Alabama 3 – 3 – 2 4 – 5 – 2
LSU 2 – 5 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Tulane 1 – 6 – 1 1 – 6 – 3
Vanderbilt 1 – 5 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
Tennessee 1 – 5 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule edit

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 18at No. 4 Texas*
L 6–2036,000[2]
September 25Alabama
L 0–1240,000[3]
October 2at Kentucky
L 6–7[4]
October 9at Georgia Tech
L 20–3028,000[5]
October 16No. 20 Texas Tech*
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA
W 20–1325,000[6]
October 23No. 18 Florida
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)
W 20–725,000[7]
October 30No. 12 Ole Miss 
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)
L 6–2146,000[8]
November 6Chattanooga*
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA
W 26–1911,000[9]
November 13Mississippi State
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)
L 0–2520,000[10]
November 20vs. No. 9 Arkansas*
W 7–633,000[11]
November 27Tulane
W 14–13[12]
  • *Non-conference game
  •  Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Awards edit

  • Sid Fournet: All-American – AP, Look, Colliers, INS, NEA, UP; ALL-SEC

References edit

  1. ^ "1954 LSU Fighting Tigers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 6, 2023.
  2. ^ "Texas catches L.S.U." Monroe Morning World. September 19, 1954. Retrieved April 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Alabama wins first SEC clash from LSU, 12–0". The Montgomery Advertiser. September 26, 1954. Retrieved October 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "LSU goes down to Kentucky, 7–6". The Birmingham News. October 3, 1954. Retrieved October 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Georgia Tech defeats Louisiana State, 30–20". The Brownsville Herald. October 10, 1954. Retrieved October 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Late LSU rush topples Raiders". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 17, 1954. Retrieved October 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "LSU's long passes sink Florida, 20–7". Fort Lauderdale News. October 24, 1954. Retrieved October 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Rebels belt Bengals, 21–6, and look to SEC crown". The Birmingham News. October 31, 1954. Retrieved October 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "L.S.U. tops Chattanooga". Monroe Morning World. November 7, 1954. Retrieved September 9, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Maroons chill LSU; Davis hot". The Orlando Sentinel. November 14, 1954. Retrieved October 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "LSU stuns Arkansas with 7 to 6 upset". The Shreveport Times. November 21, 1954. Retrieved October 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "L.S.U. barely shades Tulane, 14 to 13". Monroe Morning World. November 28, 1954. Retrieved September 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
 

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