1939 LSU Tigers football team

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The 1939 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 1939 college football season. In their fifth year under head coach Bernie Moore, the Tigers compiled an overall record of 4–5, with a conference record of 1–5, and finished 10th in the SEC.[1]

ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record4–5 (1–5 SEC)
Headcoach
HomestadiumTiger Stadium
Quick facts LSU Tigers football, Conference ...
1939 LSU Tigers football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record4–5 (1–5 SEC)
Head coach
Home stadiumTiger Stadium
Seasons
← 1938
1940 â†’
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More information Conf., Overall ...
1939 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
No. 2 Tennessee +6–0–010–1–0
No. 16 Georgia Tech +6–0–08–2–0
No. 5 Tulane +5–0–08–1–1
Mississippi State3–2–08–2–0
Ole Miss2–2–07–2–0
Kentucky2–2–16–2–1
Auburn3–3–15–5–1
Alabama2–3–15–3–1
Georgia1–3–05–6–0
LSU1–5–04–5–0
Vanderbilt1–6–02–7–1
Florida0–3–15–5–1
Sewanee0–3–03–5–0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll
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LSU was not ranked in the final AP poll, but it was ranked at No. 38 in the 1939 Williamson System ratings,[2] and at No. 38 in the Litkenhous Ratings.[3]

Schedule

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DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 30Ole Miss
L 7–14[4]
October 7at Holy Cross*
W 26–724,000[5]
October 14Rice*
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA
W 7–028,000[6]
October 21Loyola (LA)*
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA
W 20–010,000[7]
October 28at Vanderbilt
W 12–610,000[8]
November 4No. 1 TennesseedaggerNo. 18
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA
L 0–2042,000[9]
November 11Mississippi State
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)
L 12–1511,000[10]
November 18Auburn
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)
L 7–21[11]
December 2at No. 5 Tulane
L 20–3345,000[12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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Roster

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No. Player Position Height Weight Hometown High School
–Charles AnastasioHalfback6-0178White Castle, Louisiana-
-Roy Joe AndersonFullback5-11182Shreveport, Louisiana-
49Dave BartranGuard5-8194Laurel, Mississippi-
–F. Ogden BauerEnd6-1197Cairo, Illinois-
–Dave BernsteinTackle––New Orleans, Louisiana-
–Leo BirdHalfback––Shreveport, Louisiana-
20Simeon A. "Alex" Box[14]Wingback––Laurel, MississippiGeorge S. Gardiner High School
16Young BusseyHalfback5-9184Houston-
–Jimmy CajoleasQuarterback5-8186New Orleans-
–Irving CampbellTackle6-1205Fayette, Alabama-
–Dan EastmanTackle––New Orleans-
–Ken KavanaughEnd6-3207Little Rock, ArkansasLittle Rock Central High School
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Roster from Fanbase.com[15]

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