1902 LSU

6–⁠1 (4–⁠1 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association), coached by W.S. Boreland.

LSU, 1902
Photo: Unknown photographer, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Schedule and results

LSU in 1902, game by game: won at Louisiana 42–0; won at Texas 5–0; won vs. Auburn 5–0; won vs. Ole Miss 6–0; lost vs. Vanderbilt 5–27; won at Mississippi State 6–0; won at Alabama 11–0+42−22Won 42–0 at Louisiana+42LouisianaWon 5–0 at Texas+5TexasWon 5–0 vs. Auburn+5AuburnWon 6–0 vs. Ole Miss+6Ole MissLost 5–27 vs. Vanderbilt-22VanderbiltWon 6–0 at Mississippi State+6Mississippi Sta…Won 11–0 at Alabama+11Alabama
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Oct 16atLouisianaW 42–⁠088%
Oct 18atTexasW 5–⁠039%
Oct 27vsAuburnW 5–⁠054%
Nov 8vsOle MissW 6–⁠061%
Nov 17vsVanderbiltL 5–⁠2755%
Nov 27atMississippi StateW 6–⁠059%
Nov 29atAlabamaW 11–⁠051%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Alabama 11–⁠0; Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association champions.

In program history: The 74th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).

Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association champions4–⁠1 in the conference, shared with Clemson

Record
6–⁠1
Conference
4–⁠1 3rd in Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
80–⁠27
Coach
W.S. Boreland
Elo
1567 +67 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−8.7 No. 52 of 72 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Henry E. Landry

1902 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Clemson5–⁠06–⁠1
Vanderbilt3–⁠08–⁠1
LSU4–⁠16–⁠1
Georgia3–⁠14–⁠2–⁠1
North Carolina1–⁠0–⁠15–⁠1–⁠3
Texas2–⁠16–⁠3–⁠1
Furman1–⁠3–⁠14–⁠3–⁠4
Auburn1–⁠3–⁠12–⁠4–⁠1
NC State0–⁠2–⁠23–⁠4–⁠2
Tulane0–⁠2–⁠21–⁠4–⁠2
Alabama1–⁠44–⁠4
Mississippi State0–⁠2–⁠11–⁠4–⁠1
Tennessee0–⁠26–⁠2

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.