1928 LSU Tigers football team

The 1928 LSU Tigers football team represented Louisiana State University (LSU) in the 1928 Southern Conference football season.

1928 LSU Tigers football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record6–2–1 (3–1–1 SoCon)
Head coach
MVPHank Stovall
CaptainJess Tinsley
Home stadiumTiger Stadium
1928 Southern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 3 Georgia Tech $ 7 0 010 0 0
Tennessee 6 0 19 0 1
Florida 6 1 08 1 0
VPI 4 1 07 2 0
Alabama 6 2 06 3 0
LSU 3 1 16 2 1
Clemson 4 2 08 3 0
Vanderbilt 4 2 08 2 0
Tulane 3 3 16 3 1
Ole Miss 3 3 05 4 0
North Carolina 2 2 25 3 2
Kentucky 2 2 14 3 1
South Carolina 2 2 16 2 2
Maryland 2 3 16 3 1
VMI 2 3 15 3 2
Georgia 2 4 04 5 0
NC State 1 3 14 5 1
Mississippi A&M 1 4 02 4 2
Virginia 1 6 02 6 1
Washington and Lee 1 6 02 8 0
Sewanee 0 5 02 7 0
Auburn 0 7 01 8 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from Dickinson System

Jess Tinsley was named first team All-Southern for the second year in a row,[1] playing weak side tackle. First year coach Russ Cohen, himself a former All-Southern end at Vanderbilt, claimed that Tinsley was "the finest tackle he had ever seen.[2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 6Southwestern Louisiana*W 46–0[3]
October 13Louisiana College*
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA
W 41–0
October 20at Mississippi A&MJackson, MS (rivalry)W 31–0
October 27Spring Hill*
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA
W 30–7[4]
November 3vs. Arkansas*L 7–0
November 10Ole Missdagger
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)
W 19–6
November 17at GeorgiaW 13–12
November 29at TulaneT 0–0[5]
December 8at AlabamaL 13–0[6][7]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

[8]

References

  1. "All Southern Selections". The Kingsport Times. December 7, 1928.
  2. Finney, Peter (1993). The Fighting Tigers, 1893-1993. Louisiana State University Press. p. 90.
  3. "Crippled Bulldogs lose to L.S.U. Tigers, 46 to 0". The Daily Advertiser. October 8, 1928. Retrieved July 30, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "L.S.U. goal line crossed by foe". The Atlanta Constitution. October 28, 1928. Retrieved April 25, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "L.S.U. and Tulane play scoreless tie". The Montgomery Advertiser. November 30, 1928. Retrieved April 10, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Alabama Crimson Tide ends season with gridiron victory over Louisiana State eleven". The Shreveport Times. December 9, 1928. Retrieved February 15, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Crimson Tidesmen crush through Louisiana Tiger line for 13 to 0 victory". The Tuscaloosa News. December 9, 1928. Retrieved February 15, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  8. "2013 LSU Football Media Guide". p. 150. Retrieved July 17, 2014.


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