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1930 LSU

6–⁠4 (2–⁠4 Southern Conference), coached by Russ Cohen.

Schedule and results

LSU in 1930, game by game: won vs. Dakota Wesleyan 76–0; won vs. Louisiana Tech 71–0; won vs. Louisiana 85–0; lost at South Carolina 6–7; lost at Mississippi State 6–8; won vs. Sewanee 12–0; won vs. Arkansas 27–12; won vs. Ole Miss 6–0; lost at Alabama 0–33; lost at Tulane 7–12+85−33Won 76–0 vs. Dakota Wesleyan+76Dakota WesleyanWon 71–0 vs. Louisiana Tech+71Louisiana TechWon 85–0 vs. Louisiana+85LouisianaLost 6–7 at South Carolina-1South CarolinaLost 6–8 at Mississippi State-2Mississippi Sta…Won 12–0 vs. Sewanee+12SewaneeWon 27–12 vs. Arkansas+15ArkansasWon 6–0 vs. Ole Miss+6Ole MissLost 0–33 at Alabama-33AlabamaLost 7–12 at Tulane-5Tulane
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 20vsDakota WesleyanW 76–⁠088%
Sep 27vsLouisiana TechW 71–⁠093%
Oct 4vsLouisianaW 85–⁠094%
Oct 11atSouth CarolinaL 6–⁠743%
Oct 18atMississippi StateL 6–⁠869%
Oct 25vsSewaneeW 12–⁠068%
Nov 1vsArkansasW 27–⁠1257%
Nov 8vsOle MissW 6–⁠074%
Nov 15atAlabamaL 0–⁠3320%
Nov 27atTulaneL 7–⁠1224%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Tulane 12–⁠7; 16th in the Southern Conference.

In program history: The 95th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).

Record
6–⁠4
Conference
2–⁠4 16th in Southern Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
296–⁠72
Coach
Russ Cohen
Elo
1509 +24 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−0.3 No. 53 of 106 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Most valuable player
J.B. Luker

1930 Southern Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Alabama8–⁠010–⁠0
Tulane5–⁠08–⁠1
Tennessee6–⁠19–⁠1
Duke4–⁠1–⁠18–⁠1–⁠2
Vanderbilt5–⁠28–⁠2
Maryland4–⁠27–⁠5
Florida4–⁠2–⁠16–⁠3–⁠1
North Carolina4–⁠2–⁠25–⁠3–⁠2
Clemson3–⁠28–⁠2
Georgia3–⁠2–⁠17–⁠2–⁠1
Kentucky4–⁠35–⁠3
South Carolina4–⁠36–⁠4
Virginia Tech2–⁠3–⁠15–⁠3–⁠1
Mississippi State2–⁠32–⁠7
Georgia Tech2–⁠4–⁠12–⁠6–⁠1
LSU2–⁠46–⁠4
Virginia2–⁠54–⁠6
Sewanee1–⁠43–⁠6–⁠1
Ole Miss1–⁠53–⁠5–⁠1
NC State1–⁠52–⁠8
Auburn1–⁠63–⁠7
Washington and Lee0–⁠4–⁠13–⁠6–⁠1
VMI0–⁠53–⁠6

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