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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: Bernie H. Moore
Conference: Southeastern-

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1893 <-- 1939 <- 1940 -> 1941 --> 2024

1940 Season Highlights

Bernie H. Moore enters his 6th season as Head Coach at Louisiana State.

1940 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 21	vs. Louisiana Tech	39	7	W
Sat., Sep. 28	vs. Mississippi	6	19	L
Sat., Oct. 5	vs. Holy Cross	25	0	W
Sat., Oct. 12	@ Rice	0	23	L
Sat., Oct. 19	vs. Mercer	20	0	W
Sat., Oct. 26	vs. Vanderbilt	7	0	W
Sat., Nov. 2	@ Tennessee	0	28	L
Sat., Nov. 9	vs. Mississippi State	7	22	L
Sat., Nov. 16	@ Auburn	21	13	W	@ Birmingham, AL
Sat., Nov. 30	vs. Tulane	14	0	W

1940 Season Totals
Record	6-4
Points Scored	139
Scoring Average	13.9
Points Allowed	112
Defense Average	11.2
Opponents Record	56-25
Conference Record	3-3
Home Record	5-2
Away Record	1-2

1940 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1940 Southeastern- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Tennessee	10-1	332	45	Lost 13-19	5-0	122	12	Robert R. Bob Neyland
Mississippi State	10-0-1	248	58	Won 14-7	4-0-1	88	21	Allyn McKeen
Mississippi	9-2	251	100		3-1	60	46	Harry J. Mehre
Alabama	7-2	166	80		3-2	75	67	Frank W. Thomas
Auburn	6-4-1	170	153		3-2-1	89	70	John F. Jack Meagher
Louisiana State	6-4	139	112		3-3	55	82	Bernie H. Moore
Florida	5-5	136	141		2-3	48	81	Thomas J. Tom Lieb
Georgia	5-4-1	209	134		2-3-1	82	106	Wallace Butts
Kentucky	5-3-2	190	107		1-2-2	40	79	A.D. Kirwan
Tulane	5-5	144	126		1-3	41	60	Lowell P. Red Dawson
Georgia Tech	3-7	139	160		1-5	72	93	William A. Bill Alexander
Vanderbilt	3-6-1	101	98		0-5-1	35	91	Harry R. Red Sanders

1940 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1940 All Southeastern Conference Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Coming Someday

Some records may be incomplete.

Great Moments in College Football History

The first bowl game, later known as The Rose Bowl, was played on January 1st, 1902 between the Michigan Wolverines and Stanford Cardinals. Michigan won 49-0.