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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: Mike Donahue
Conference: Southern-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


Select Year:    
1893  <-- 1926 <- 1927 -> 1928 --> 2024
1927 Season Highlights
 Mike Donahue enters his 5th season as Head Coach at Louisiana State.
 
1927 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 24  vs. Louisiana Tech  45   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 1  vs. Louisiana Lafayette  52   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 8  @ Alabama  0   0   T    @ Birmingham, AL   
 Sat., Oct. 15  @ Auburn  9   0   W    @ Montgomery, AL   
 Sat., Oct. 22  @ Mississippi State  9   7   W    @ Jackson, MS   
 Sat., Oct. 29  vs. Arkansas  0   28   L    @ Shreveport, LA   
 Sat., Nov. 5  @ Mississippi  7   12   L       
 Sat., Nov. 12  @ Georgia Tech  0   23   L       
 Thu., Nov. 24  vs. Tulane  6   13   L       
 
1927 Season Totals
  Record4-4 -1
  Points Scored128
  Scoring Average14.2
  Points Allowed83
  Defense Average9.2
  Opponents Record36-29
  Conference Record0-0
  Home Record2-2
  Away Record2-2 -1
1927 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1927 Southern- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Georgia 9-124838   George C. Kid Woodruff
North Carolina State 9-121669   G.K. Gus Tebell
Georgia Tech 8-1-112539   William A. Bill Alexander
Tennessee 8-0-124526   Robert R. Bob Neyland
Vanderbilt 8-1-229593   Dan McGugin
Florida 7-316496   H.L. Sebring
Alabama 5-4-115473   Wallace W. Wade
Clemson 5-3-17384   Josh C. Cody
Mississippi 5-3-117780   Homer Hazel
Mississippi State 5-39354   John W. Hancock
Virginia 5-4117122   A. Earle Greasy Neale
Virginia Tech 5-412548   Andy Gustafson
Louisiana State 4-4-112883   Mike Donahue
Maryland 4-7186144   H.C. Curley Byrd
North Carolina 4-686107   Charles C. Chuck Collins
South Carolina 4-546172   Harry Lightsey
Kentucky 3-6-1115161   Harry G. Gamage
Tulane 2-5-156120   Bernard W. Bernie Bierman
Auburn 0-7-230124   David B. Morey

1927 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1927 All Southern Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


Great Moments in College Football History

The biggest crowd for a college football game was 114,000 for the 1926 Army-Navy Game. The game ended in a tie when it became too dark to play.