1915 LSU

6–⁠2 (3–⁠0 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association), coached by E.T. McDonald.

LSU, 1915
Photo: Photographer: Ewing, Inc. Baton Rouge, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Schedule and results

LSU in 1915, game by game: won vs. Jefferson 42–0; won vs. Mississippi College 14–0; won at Ole Miss 28–0; lost vs. Georgia Tech 7–36; won vs. Mississippi State 10–0; won vs. Arkansas 13–7; lost at Rice 0–6; won vs. Tulane 12–0+42−29Won 42–0 vs. Jefferson+42JeffersonWon 14–0 vs. Mississippi College+14Mississippi Col…Won 28–0 at Ole Miss+28Ole MissLost 7–36 vs. Georgia Tech-29Georgia TechWon 10–0 vs. Mississippi State+10Mississippi Sta…Won 13–7 vs. Arkansas+6ArkansasLost 0–6 at Rice-6RiceWon 12–0 vs. Tulane+12Tulane
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Tulane 12–⁠0; tied for first in the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association.

In program history: The 97th-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
126–⁠49
Coach
E.T. McDonald
Elo
1502 +69 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−2.8 No. 52 of 86 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Alf Reid

1915 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Vanderbilt3–⁠09–⁠1
LSU3–⁠06–⁠2
Alabama3–⁠06–⁠2
Auburn5–⁠16–⁠2
Georgia3–⁠1–⁠15–⁠2–⁠2
Mississippi State3–⁠25–⁠2–⁠1
Florida3–⁠24–⁠3
Clemson2–⁠22–⁠4–⁠2
Kentucky1–⁠16–⁠1–⁠1
Furman1–⁠15–⁠3
Chattanooga0–⁠0–⁠10–⁠0–⁠2
Mercer1–⁠21–⁠3
Tulane1–⁠34–⁠4
The Citadel0–⁠25–⁠3
Tennessee0–⁠44–⁠4
Wofford0–⁠23–⁠5
Ole Miss0–⁠42–⁠6
Samford0–⁠20–⁠2

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