1925 LSU

5–⁠3–⁠1 (0–⁠2–⁠1 Southern Conference), coached by Mike Donahue.

Schedule and results

LSU in 1925, game by game: won vs. Northwestern State 27–0; won vs. Louisiana 38–0; lost vs. Alabama 0–42; won vs. Louisiana State Freshmen 6–0; tied at Tennessee 0–0; lost at Arkansas 0–12; won vs. Rice 6–0; won at Loyola (LA) 13–0; lost vs. Tulane 0–16+38−42Won 27–0 vs. Northwestern State+27Northwestern St…Won 38–0 vs. Louisiana+38LouisianaLost 0–42 vs. Alabama-42AlabamaWon 6–0 vs. Louisiana State Freshmen+6Louisiana State…Tied 0–0 at Tennessee0TennesseeLost 0–12 at Arkansas-12ArkansasWon 6–0 vs. Rice+6RiceWon 13–0 at Loyola (LA)+13Loyola (LA)Lost 0–16 vs. Tulane-16Tulane
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Tulane 16–⁠0; tied for 17th in the Southern Conference.

In program history: The 114th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).

Record
5–⁠3–⁠1
Conference
0–⁠2–⁠1 tied for 17th in Southern Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
90–⁠70
Coach
Mike Donahue
Elo
1430 −16 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−8.6 No. 77 of 104 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Jonathan E. Steele

1925 Southern Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Alabama7–⁠010–⁠0
Tulane5–⁠09–⁠0–⁠1
North Carolina4–⁠0–⁠17–⁠1–⁠1
Washington and Lee5–⁠15–⁠5
Virginia4–⁠1–⁠17–⁠1–⁠1
Georgia Tech4–⁠1–⁠16–⁠2–⁠1
Kentucky4–⁠26–⁠3
Florida3–⁠28–⁠2
Auburn3–⁠2–⁠15–⁠3–⁠1
Vanderbilt3–⁠36–⁠3
Virginia Tech3–⁠3–⁠15–⁠3–⁠2
South Carolina2–⁠27–⁠3
Tennessee2–⁠2–⁠15–⁠2–⁠1
Georgia2–⁠44–⁠5
Sewanee1–⁠44–⁠4–⁠1
Mississippi State1–⁠43–⁠4–⁠1
VMI1–⁠55–⁠5
LSU0–⁠2–⁠15–⁠3–⁠1
NC State0–⁠4–⁠13–⁠5–⁠1
Ole Miss0–⁠45–⁠5
Maryland0–⁠43–⁠5
Clemson0–⁠41–⁠7

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