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1929 LSU

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

Schedule and results

LSU in 1929, game by game: won vs. Louisiana Christian 58–0; won vs. Louisiana 58–0; won vs. Sewanee 27–14; won at Mississippi State 31–6; won vs. Louisiana Tech 53–7; lost at Arkansas 0–32; lost at Duke 6–32; won vs. Ole Miss 13–6; lost vs. Tulane 0–21+58−32Won 58–0 vs. Louisiana Christian+58Louisiana Chris…Won 58–0 vs. Louisiana+58LouisianaWon 27–14 vs. Sewanee+13SewaneeWon 31–6 at Mississippi State+25Mississippi Sta…Won 53–7 vs. Louisiana Tech+46Louisiana TechLost 0–32 at Arkansas-32ArkansasLost 6–32 at Duke-26DukeWon 13–6 vs. Ole Miss+7Ole MissLost 0–21 vs. Tulane-21Tulane
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 28vsLouisiana ChristianW 58–⁠090%
Oct 5vsLouisianaW 58–⁠094%
Oct 12vsSewaneeW 27–⁠1474%
Oct 19atMississippi StateW 31–⁠666%
Oct 26vsLouisiana TechW 53–⁠795%
Nov 2atArkansasL 0–⁠3249%
Nov 9atDukeL 6–⁠3258%
Nov 16vsOle MissW 13–⁠666%
Nov 28vsTulaneL 0–⁠2143%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Tulane 21–⁠0; 10th in the Southern Conference.

In program history: The tied 104th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).

Record
6–⁠3
Conference
3–⁠2 10th in Southern Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
246–⁠118
Coach
Russ Cohen
Elo
1476 −39 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−9.6 No. 77 of 100 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Most valuable player
Dobie Reeves

1929 Southern Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Tulane6–⁠09–⁠0
Tennessee6–⁠0–⁠19–⁠0–⁠1
North Carolina7–⁠19–⁠1
Florida6–⁠18–⁠2
Vanderbilt5–⁠17–⁠2
Kentucky3–⁠1–⁠16–⁠1–⁠1
VMI4–⁠28–⁠2
Georgia4–⁠26–⁠4
Duke2–⁠14–⁠6
LSU3–⁠26–⁠3
Alabama4–⁠36–⁠3
Clemson3–⁠38–⁠3
Virginia Tech2–⁠35–⁠4
Georgia Tech3–⁠53–⁠6
Virginia1–⁠3–⁠24–⁠3–⁠2
Maryland1–⁠3–⁠14–⁠4–⁠2
South Carolina2–⁠56–⁠5
Washington and Lee1–⁠4–⁠13–⁠5–⁠1
Ole Miss0–⁠4–⁠21–⁠6–⁠2
Mississippi State0–⁠3–⁠11–⁠5–⁠2
Sewanee0–⁠4–⁠12–⁠5–⁠2
Auburn0–⁠72–⁠7
NC State0–⁠51–⁠8

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