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1928 LSU

6–⁠2–⁠1 (3–⁠1–⁠1 Southern Conference), coached by Russ Cohen.

Schedule and results

LSU in 1928, game by game: won vs. Louisiana 46–0; won vs. Louisiana Christian 41–0; won at Mississippi State 31–0; won vs. Spring Hill 30–7; lost at Arkansas 0–7; won vs. Ole Miss 19–6; won at Georgia 13–12; tied at Tulane 0–0; lost at Alabama 0–13+46−13Won 46–0 vs. Louisiana+46LouisianaWon 41–0 vs. Louisiana Christian+41Louisiana Chris…Won 31–0 at Mississippi State+31Mississippi Sta…Won 30–7 vs. Spring Hill+23Spring HillLost 0–7 at Arkansas-7ArkansasWon 19–6 vs. Ole Miss+13Ole MissWon 13–12 at Georgia+1GeorgiaTied 0–0 at Tulane0TulaneLost 0–13 at Alabama-13Alabama
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Oct 6vsLouisianaW 46–⁠092%
Oct 13vsLouisiana ChristianW 41–⁠088%
Oct 20atMississippi StateW 31–⁠051%
Oct 27vsSpring HillW 30–⁠785%
Nov 3atArkansasL 0–⁠740%
Nov 10vsOle MissW 19–⁠659%
Nov 17atGeorgiaW 13–⁠1232%
Nov 29atTulaneT 0–⁠047%
Dec 8atAlabamaL 0–⁠1333%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Alabama 13–⁠0; 6th in the Southern Conference.

In program history: The 88th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).

Record
6–⁠2–⁠1
Conference
3–⁠1–⁠1 6th in Southern Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
180–⁠45
Coach
Russ Cohen
Elo
1523 +54 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
6.3 No. 32 of 100 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Jess Tinsley
Most valuable player
Hank Stovall

1928 Southern Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Georgia Tech7–⁠010–⁠0
Tennessee6–⁠0–⁠19–⁠0–⁠1
Florida6–⁠18–⁠1
Virginia Tech4–⁠17–⁠2
Alabama6–⁠26–⁠3
LSU3–⁠1–⁠16–⁠2–⁠1
Vanderbilt4–⁠28–⁠2
Clemson4–⁠28–⁠3
Tulane3–⁠3–⁠16–⁠3–⁠1
Ole Miss3–⁠35–⁠4
South Carolina2–⁠2–⁠16–⁠2–⁠2
North Carolina2–⁠2–⁠25–⁠3–⁠2
Kentucky2–⁠2–⁠14–⁠3–⁠1
Maryland2–⁠3–⁠16–⁠3–⁠1
VMI2–⁠3–⁠15–⁠3–⁠2
Georgia2–⁠44–⁠5
NC State1–⁠3–⁠14–⁠5–⁠1
Mississippi State1–⁠42–⁠4–⁠2
Virginia1–⁠62–⁠6–⁠1
Washington and Lee1–⁠62–⁠8
Sewanee0–⁠52–⁠7
Auburn0–⁠71–⁠8

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