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1912 LSU

4–⁠3 (1–⁠3 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association), coached by Pat Dwyer.

Schedule and results

LSU in 1912, game by game: won vs. Louisiana 85–3; won vs. Mississippi College 45–0; lost vs. Ole Miss 7–10; lost vs. Mississippi State 0–7; lost at Auburn 0–7; won at Arkansas 7–6; won at Tulane 21–3+82−7Won 85–3 vs. Louisiana+82LouisianaWon 45–0 vs. Mississippi College+45Mississippi Col…Lost 7–10 vs. Ole Miss-3Ole MissLost 0–7 vs. Mississippi State-7Mississippi Sta…Lost 0–7 at Auburn-7AuburnWon 7–6 at Arkansas+1ArkansasWon 21–3 at Tulane+18Tulane
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Oct 5vsLouisianaW 85–⁠393%
Oct 11vsMississippi CollegeW 45–⁠083%
Oct 19vsOle MissL 7–⁠1053%
Nov 2vsMississippi StateL 0–⁠749%
Nov 9atAuburnL 0–⁠718%
Nov 16atArkansasW 7–⁠639%
Nov 28atTulaneW 21–⁠347%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Tulane 21–⁠3; tied for 12th in the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association.

In program history: The 98th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).

Record
4–⁠3
Conference
1–⁠3 tied for 12th in Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
165–⁠36
Coach
Pat Dwyer
Elo
1496 +16 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−6.5 No. 52 of 76 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Charles S. Reiley

1912 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Texas A&M2–⁠08–⁠1
Kentucky1–⁠01–⁠0
Vanderbilt2–⁠0–⁠18–⁠1–⁠1
Georgia4–⁠16–⁠1–⁠1
Auburn5–⁠1–⁠16–⁠1–⁠1
Alabama3–⁠25–⁠3–⁠1
Clemson3–⁠24–⁠4
Mercer2–⁠2–⁠15–⁠3–⁠1
Tulane2–⁠35–⁠3
Mississippi State2–⁠34–⁠3
Ole Miss1–⁠24–⁠3
LSU1–⁠34–⁠3
Florida0–⁠1–⁠15–⁠2–⁠1
Tennessee0–⁠34–⁠4
The Citadel0–⁠22–⁠4
Samford0–⁠31–⁠6

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