1924 LSU

5–⁠4 (0–⁠3 Southern Conference), coached by Mike Donahue.

Schedule and results

LSU in 1924, game by game: won vs. Spring Hill 7–6; won vs. Louisiana 31–7; won at Indiana 20–14; won at Rice 12–0; lost at Auburn 0–3; lost at Arkansas 7–10; lost at Georgia Tech 7–28; won vs. Northwestern State 40–0; lost vs. Tulane 0–13+40−21Won 7–6 vs. Spring Hill+1Spring HillWon 31–7 vs. Louisiana+24LouisianaWon 20–14 at Indiana+6IndianaWon 12–0 at Rice+12RiceLost 0–3 at Auburn-3AuburnLost 7–10 at Arkansas-3ArkansasLost 7–28 at Georgia Tech-21Georgia TechWon 40–0 vs. Northwestern State+40Northwestern St…Lost 0–13 vs. Tulane-13Tulane
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Tulane 13–⁠0; tied for 19th in the Southern Conference.

In program history: The 116th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).

Record
5–⁠4
Conference
0–⁠3 tied for 19th in Southern Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
124–⁠81
Coach
Mike Donahue
Elo
1419 +11 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−0.1 No. 59 of 111 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Cliff Campbell

1924 Southern Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Alabama5–⁠08–⁠1
Georgia5–⁠17–⁠3
Florida2–⁠0–⁠16–⁠2–⁠2
Tulane4–⁠18–⁠1
Washington and Lee4–⁠1–⁠16–⁠3–⁠1
South Carolina3–⁠27–⁠3
Mississippi State3–⁠25–⁠4
Virginia3–⁠25–⁠4
Sewanee3–⁠25–⁠5
Georgia Tech3–⁠2–⁠15–⁠3–⁠1
Vanderbilt3–⁠36–⁠3–⁠1
Virginia Tech2–⁠2–⁠34–⁠2–⁠3
VMI2–⁠3–⁠16–⁠3–⁠1
Kentucky2–⁠34–⁠5
North Carolina2–⁠34–⁠5
Maryland1–⁠2–⁠13–⁠3–⁠3
Auburn2–⁠4–⁠14–⁠4–⁠1
NC State1–⁠4–⁠12–⁠6–⁠2
LSU0–⁠35–⁠4
Ole Miss0–⁠34–⁠5
Tennessee0–⁠43–⁠5
Clemson0–⁠32–⁠6

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