1938 LSU Tigers football team

The 1938 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 1938 college football season. In their fourth year under head coach Bernie Moore, the Tigers complied an overall record of 6–4, with a conference record of 2–4, and finished 10th in the SEC.[1]

1938 LSU Tigers football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record6–4 (2–4 SEC)
Head coach
Home stadiumTiger Stadium
1938 Southeastern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 2 Tennessee $ 7 –0 –011 –0 –0
No. 13 Alabama 4 –1 –17 –1 –1
No. 19 Tulane 4 –1 –17 –2 –1
Ole Miss 3 –2 –09 –2 –0
Georgia Tech 2 –1 –33 –4 –3
Vanderbilt 4 –3 –06 –3 –0
Florida 2 –2 –14 –6 –1
Auburn 3 –3 –14 –5 –1
Georgia 1 –2 –15 –4 –1
LSU 2 –4 –06 –4 –0
Mississippi State 1 –4 –04 –6 –0
Kentucky 0 –4 –02 –7 –0
Sewanee 0 –6 –01 –8 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 24Ole Miss
L 7–2025,000[2]
October 2at Texas*
W 20–017,000[3]
October 8Rice*
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA
W 3–040,000[4]
October 15Loyola (LA)*
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA
W 47–610,000[5]
October 22No. 16 Vanderbiltdagger
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA
W 7–035,000[6]
October 29at No. 8 Tennessee
L 6–1436,000[7]
November 5Mississippi State
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)
W 32–7[8]
November 12at Auburn
L 6–2814,000[9]
November 19Southwestern Louisiana*
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA
W 32–0[10]
November 26Tulane
L 0–1440,000[11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References
  1. "1938 LSU Fighting Tigers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 30, 2023.
  2. "L.S.U. upset 20–7 by alert Ole Miss squad". Austin American-Statesman. September 25, 1938. Retrieved September 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Louisiana State overwhelms Texas, 20–0". Monroe Morning World. October 2, 1938. Retrieved April 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Rice Owls spilled by late Tiger field goal, 3 to 0". The Tyler Courier-Times. October 9, 1938. Retrieved September 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Louisiana State University Tigers stage scoring spree in turning back Loyola Wolves 47 to 8". The Shreveport Times. August 8, 1938. p. 21. Retrieved January 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "LSU Tigers scratch Vanderbilt from unbeaten class, 7–0". The Knoxville Journal. October 23, 1938. Retrieved September 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Tennessee Volunteers whip Louisiana State Tigers 14 to 6 as three governors watch game". The Shreveport Times. October 30, 1938. Retrieved August 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "LSU overcomes resistance by Mississippi State, 32–7". The Palm Beach Post-Times. November 6, 1938. Retrieved September 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Underdog Auburn Tigers rip hide of LSU Bengals, 28–6". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. November 13, 1938. Retrieved September 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Louisiana State tunes team up in 32–0 win over Southwestern". The Shreveport Times. November 20, 1938. Retrieved September 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. "Tulane downs L.S.U., 14–0, in rough tilt". The Salt Lake Tribune. November 27, 1938. Retrieved April 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
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