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Louisiana State Football Team History

Louisiana State Tigers

Louisiana State University
Baton Rouge, LA
Founded: 1860
Stadium: Tiger Stadium
Capacity: 92,400
Colors: Purple & Gole
Coach: Russell T. Russ Cohen
Conference: Southern-

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1893 <-- 1927 <- 1928 -> 1929 --> 2024

1928 Season Highlights

Russell T. Russ Cohen enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Louisiana State.

1928 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Oct. 6	vs. Louisiana Lafayette	46	0	W
Sat., Oct. 13	vs. Louisiana College	41	0	W
Sat., Oct. 20	@ Mississippi State	31	0	W	@ Jackson, MS
Sat., Oct. 27	vs. Spring Hill	30	7	W
Sat., Nov. 3	vs. Arkansas	0	7	L	@ Shreveport, LA
Sat., Nov. 10	vs. Mississippi	19	6	W
Sat., Nov. 17	@ Georgia	13	12	W
Thu., Nov. 29	@ Tulane	0	0	T
Sat., Dec. 8	@ Alabama	0	13	L	@ Birmingham, AL

1928 Season Totals
Record	6-2 -1
Points Scored	180
Scoring Average	20.0
Points Allowed	45
Defense Average	5.0
Opponents Record	30-21
Conference Record	0-0
Home Record	4-1
Away Record	2-1 -1

1928 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1928 Southern- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Georgia Tech	10-0	221	47	Won 8-7				William A. Bill Alexander
Tennessee	9-0-1	249	51					Robert R. Bob Neyland
Clemson	8-3	192	77					Josh C. Cody
Florida	8-1	336	44					Charles W. Bachman
Vanderbilt	8-2	152	57					Dan McGugin
Virginia Tech	7-2	198	92					Andy Gustafson
Alabama	6-3	187	75					Wallace W. Wade
Louisiana State	6-2-1	180	45					Russell T. Russ Cohen
Maryland	6-3-1	132	70					H.C. Curley Byrd
South Carolina	6-2-2	96	70					W.L. Billy Laval
Tulane	6-3-1	264	76					Bernard W. Bernie Bierman
Duke	5-5	155	116					James Jimmy DeHart
Mississippi	5-4	156	121					Homer Hazel
North Carolina	5-3-2	186	115					Charles C. Chuck Collins
Georgia	4-5	122	113					Harry J. Mehre
Kentucky	4-3-1	100	41					Harry G. Gamage
North Carolina State	4-5-1	157	100					G.K. Gus Tebell
Mississippi State	2-4-2	70	166					John W. Hancock
Virginia	2-6-1	121	142					A. Earle Greasy Neale
Auburn	1-8	37	154					George Bohler

1928 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1928 All Southern Conference Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Coming Someday

Some records may be incomplete.

Great Moments in College Football History

Chief Osceola, the Florida State mascot who rides out and plants a flaming spear at midfield before each home game, has been approved by Florida's Seminole Indian Tribe.