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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: Gaynell Gus Tinsley
Conference: Southeastern-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1893  <-- 1947 <- 1948 -> 1949 --> 2024
1948 Season Highlights
 Gaynell Gus Tinsley enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Louisiana State.
 
1948 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 18  @ Texas  0   33   L       
 Sat., Oct. 2  @ Rice  26   13   W       
 Sat., Oct. 9  vs. Texas A&M  14   13   W       
 Sat., Oct. 16  vs. Georgia  0   22   L       
 Sat., Oct. 23  @ North Carolina  7   34   L       
 Sat., Oct. 30  vs. Mississippi  19   49   L       
 Sat., Nov. 6  @ Vanderbilt  7   48   L       
 Sat., Nov. 13  vs. Mississippi State  0   7   L       
 Sat., Nov. 20  vs. Alabama  26   6   W       
 Sat., Nov. 27  vs. Tulane  0   46   L       
 
1948 Season Totals
  Record3-7
  Points Scored99
  Scoring Average9.9
  Points Allowed271
  Defense Average27.1
  Opponents Record65-31
  Conference Record1-5
  Home Record2-4
  Away Record1-3
1948 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1948 Southeastern- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Georgia 9-2306141Lost  28-416-017551  Wallace Butts
Mississippi 8-122693 6-116073  John H. Vaught
Tulane 9-120760 5-112440  Henry E. Frnka
Vanderbilt 8-2-132873 4-2-117067  Harry R. Red Sanders
Georgia Tech 7-322669 4-312662  Bobby Dodd
Alabama 6-4-1228170 3-4-1139152  Harold D. Red Drew
Mississippi State 4-4-110387 3-36259  Allyn McKeen
Tennessee 4-4-214098 2-3-15977  Robert R. Bob Neyland
Florida 5-5213206 1-578153  Raymond Bear Wolf
Kentucky 5-3-2199128 1-3-16096  Paul W. Bear Bryant
Louisiana State 3-799271 1-552178  Gaynell Gus Tinsley
Auburn 1-8-168262 0-729228  Earl M. Brown

1948 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1948 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 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.