1928 LSU Tigers football team

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The 1928 LSU Tigers football team was an American football team that represented Louisiana State University (LSU) as a member of the Southern Conference during the 1928 college football season. In their first season under head coach Russ Cohen, LSU compiled a 6–2–1 record.[1]

ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record6–2–1 (3–1–1 SoCon)
Headcoach
MVPHank Stovall
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1928 LSU Tigers football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record6–2–1 (3–1–1 SoCon)
Head coach
MVPHank Stovall
CaptainJess Tinsley
Home stadiumTiger Stadium
Seasons
← 1927
1929 â†’
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1928 Southern Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 3 Georgia Tech $7–0–010–0–0
Tennessee6–0–19–0–1
Florida6–1–08–1–0
VPI4–1–07–2–0
Alabama6–2–06–3–0
LSU3–1–16–2–1
Clemson4–2–08–3–0
Vanderbilt4–2–08–2–0
Tulane3–3–16–3–1
Ole Miss3–3–05–4–0
North Carolina2–2–25–3–2
Kentucky2–2–14–3–1
South Carolina2–2–16–2–2
Maryland2–3–16–3–1
VMI2–3–15–3–2
Georgia2–4–04–5–0
NC State1–3–14–5–1
Mississippi A&M1–4–02–4–2
Virginia1–6–02–6–1
Washington and Lee1–6–02–8–0
Sewanee0–5–02–7–0
Auburn0–7–01–8–0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from Dickinson System
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Jess Tinsley was named first team All-Southern for the second year in a row,[2] playing weak side tackle. First year coach Russ Cohen, himself a former All-Southern end at Vanderbilt, claimed that Tinsley was "the finest tackle he had ever seen.[3]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 6Southwestern Louisiana*
W 46–0[4]
October 12Louisiana College*
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA
W 41–0[5]
October 20at Mississippi A&M
W 31–0[6]
October 27Spring Hill*
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA
W 30–7[7]
November 3vs. Arkansas*
L 7–0[8]
November 10Ole Missdagger
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)
W 19–6[9]
November 17at Georgia
W 13–12[10]
November 29at Tulane
T 0–0[11]
December 8at Alabama
L 13–012,000[12][13]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
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