1909 LSU

6–⁠2 (3–⁠0 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association), coached by Joe Pritchard, then John Mayhew (1st season, final 3 games).

LSU, 1909
Photo: LSU Gumbo Yearbook 1910, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Schedule and results

LSU in 1909, game by game: won vs. Jackson Br.-New Orleans 70–0; won vs. Ole Miss 10–0; won vs. Mississippi State 15–0; lost vs. Sewanee 6–15; won vs. Louisiana Tech 23–0; lost at Arkansas 0–16; won vs. Transylvania 52–0; won at Alabama 12–6+70−16Won 70–0 vs. Jackson Br.-New Orleans+70Jackson Br.-New…Won 10–0 vs. Ole Miss+10Ole MissWon 15–0 vs. Mississippi State+15Mississippi Sta…Lost 6–15 vs. Sewanee-9SewaneeWon 23–0 vs. Louisiana Tech+23Louisiana TechLost 0–16 at Arkansas-16ArkansasWon 52–0 vs. Transylvania+52TransylvaniaWon 12–6 at Alabama+6Alabama
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Alabama 12–⁠6; tied for first in the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association.

In program history: The 60th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).

Record
6–⁠2
Conference
3–⁠0 shared first in Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
188–⁠37
Coach
Joe Pritchard, then John Mayhew (1st season, final 3 games)
Elo
1602 −0 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
4.2 No. 32 of 74 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Robert L. Stovall

1909 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Vanderbilt4–⁠07–⁠3
LSU3–⁠06–⁠2
Tulane2–⁠0–⁠14–⁠3–⁠2
Auburn3–⁠15–⁠2
Alabama4–⁠1–⁠25–⁠1–⁠2
Clemson2–⁠16–⁠3
Samford2–⁠25–⁠2–⁠1
Ole Miss1–⁠3–⁠14–⁠3–⁠2
Georgia1–⁠3–⁠11–⁠4–⁠2
The Citadel0–⁠1–⁠14–⁠3–⁠2
Mississippi State0–⁠45–⁠4
Mercer0–⁠33–⁠4
Tennessee0–⁠31–⁠6–⁠2

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