1947 LSU Tigers football team
| 1947 LSU Tigers football | |
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| Conference | Southeastern Conference |
| Record | 5–3–1 (2–3–1 SEC) |
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| Home stadium | Tiger Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 13 Ole Miss $ | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 10 Georgia Tech | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 6 Alabama | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mississippi State | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgia | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vanderbilt | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tulane | 2 | – | 3 | – | 2 | 2 | – | 5 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| LSU | 2 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kentucky | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tennessee | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Auburn | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Florida | 0 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1947 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 1947 college football season. In their 13th year under head coach Bernie Moore, the Tigers complied an overall record of 5–3–1, with a conference record of 2–3–1, and finished eighth in the SEC.[1]
LSU was ranked at No. 34 (out of 500 college football teams) in the final Litkenhous Ratings for 1947.[2]
Schedule[edit]
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 27 | Rice* | W 21–14 | 46,000 | [3] | ||
| October 4 | at Georgia | L 19–35 | 45,000 | [4] | ||
| October 11 | Texas A&M* |
| W 19–13 | 35,000 | [5] | |
| October 17 | at Boston College | W 14–13 | 36,423 | [6] | ||
| October 26 | No. 19 Vanderbilt | No. 18 |
| W 19–13 | 42,000 | [7] |
| November 1 | Ole Miss | No. 17 |
| L 18–20 | 46,000 | [8] |
| November 15 | Mississippi State |
| W 21–6 | 40,000 | [9] | |
| November 22 | at No. 8 Alabama | L 12–41 | 25,000 | [10] | ||
| November 30 | at Tulane | T 6–6 | 67,000 | [11] | ||
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Rankings[edit]
| Week | ||||||||||
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| Poll | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Final |
| AP | — | — | 18 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Personnel[edit]
- QB Y.A. Tittle
References[edit]
- ^ "1947 LSU Fighting Tigers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 3, 2023.
- ^ Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 18, 1947). "Michigan National Champion in Final Litkenhous Ratings". Times. p. 47 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Leroy Simms (September 28, 1947). "L.S.U. Fights Off Stiff Rice Opposition To Win, 21-14". Monroe Morning World. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Georgia Upsets LSU's Hopes; Dominates Game, Wins 35-19". Daily World (Opelousas, Louisiana). October 5, 1947. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Kris Kreeger (October 12, 1947). "Bumbling LSU Pulls Itself Together In Final Period To Beat Texans, 19-13". The Shreveport Times. p. 34 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Jerry Nason (October 18, 1947). "L.S.U. Triumphs, 14-13, as B. C. Surge Falls Short". The Boston Globe. pp. 1, 4 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Raymond Johnson (October 26, 1947). "Bengals Squeeze Past Commodores 19 To 13: Davidson Shines As VU Displays Great Offense". The Nashville Tennessean. pp. 1C, 4C – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ F. M. Williams (November 2, 1947). "Conerly Throws Tigers for Loss". The Atlanta Constitution. pp. 17C, 18C – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "L.S.U. Win Over Maroons Scrambles Race". Monroe Morning World. November 16, 1947. pp. 10, 14 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Mullins, Jim (November 23, 1947). "Tide engulfs LSU, accepts Sugar Bowl bid". The Tuscaloosa News. Associated Press. p. 1. Retrieved September 30, 2012.
- ^ "Terrific line play gives Tulane tie with LSU". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. December 7, 1947. Retrieved April 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
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