Villanova at LSU
Saturday, November 24, 1951 Share
LSU beat Villanova 45–7. It was their second meeting; LSU leads the series 2–0.
FinalHigh 85°F, low 59°FAttendance 13,000
In the newspapers

Evening star, November 29, 1951, page 70
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after Villanova took a 45–7 lacing at the hands of Louisiana State last week. Although the colleges official statement on the 225-pound play er’s death said he had been i’ll for the past two days, it was learned he practiced Tuesday for the scheduled Tulsa game. The game, booked for the Oklahoma city Saturday, has been can celed. It would have been the windup of nine-game schedule in which Villanova won five and lost three. The hard-working guard played on both offense and defense in this age of platoon football when players specialize in either Of (See L1OTTA, Page C-2)
Public-domain newspapers from the Library of Congress’s Chronicling America, found through the American Stories dataset (Dell and Harvard, CC BY 4.0). The text is the machine reading of the page, mistakes and all.
Before kickoff
Our ratings going in
Our ratings (scores only)
LSU 50% to win. Elo’s favorite won.
The series
Every Villanova–LSU gameLSU leads 2–0 in two meetings.
| 1951 | LSU 45, Villanova 7 | |
| 1950 | LSU 13, Villanova 7 |
Around this game
Villanova
- Next gameat KentuckySept. 20, 1952
- SeasonVillanova in 1951
- ProgramVillanova history and records
LSU
- Next gamevs. TulaneDec. 1, 1951
- SeasonLSU in 1951
- ProgramLSU history and records

