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1932 LSU

6–⁠3–⁠1 (4–⁠0 Southern Conference), coached by Biff Jones.

Schedule and results

LSU in 1932, game by game: tied vs. TCU 3–3; lost at Rice 8–10; won vs. Spring Hill 80–0; won vs. Mississippi State 24–0; won vs. Arkansas 14–0; won vs. Sewanee 38–0; won at South Carolina 6–0; lost at Centenary (LA) 0–6; won vs. Tulane 14–0; lost vs. Oregon 0–12+80−12Tied 3–3 vs. TCU0TCULost 8–10 at Rice-2RiceWon 80–0 vs. Spring Hill+80Spring HillWon 24–0 vs. Mississippi State+24Mississippi Sta…Won 14–0 vs. Arkansas+14ArkansasWon 38–0 vs. Sewanee+38SewaneeWon 6–0 at South Carolina+6South CarolinaLost 0–6 at Centenary (LA)-6Centenary (LA)Won 14–0 vs. Tulane+14TulaneLost 0–12 vs. Oregon-12Oregon
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 24vsTCUT 3–⁠348%
Oct 1atRiceL 8–⁠1040%
Oct 8vsSpring HillW 80–⁠089%
Oct 15vsMississippi StateW 24–⁠077%
Oct 22vsArkansasW 14–⁠070%
Oct 29vsSewaneeW 38–⁠073%
Nov 5atSouth CarolinaW 6–⁠049%
Nov 12atCentenary (LA)L 0–⁠645%
Nov 26vsTulaneW 14–⁠040%
Dec 17vsOregonL 0–⁠1263%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Oregon 12–⁠0; Southern Conference champions.

In program history: The 78th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).

Southern Conference champions4–⁠0 in the conference, shared with Auburn and Tennessee

Record
6–⁠3–⁠1
Conference
4–⁠0 first in Southern Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
187–⁠31
Coach
Biff Jones
Elo
1557 +50 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
10.9 No. 27 of 120 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Offense
Single-wing

1932 Southern Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
LSU4–⁠06–⁠3–⁠1
Tennessee7–⁠0–⁠19–⁠0–⁠1
Auburn6–⁠0–⁠19–⁠0–⁠1
Virginia Tech6–⁠18–⁠1
Alabama5–⁠28–⁠2
Vanderbilt4–⁠1–⁠26–⁠1–⁠2
NC State3–⁠1–⁠16–⁠1–⁠2
Tulane5–⁠2–⁠16–⁠2–⁠1
Duke5–⁠37–⁠3
Georgia Tech4–⁠4–⁠14–⁠5–⁠1
South Carolina2–⁠2–⁠25–⁠4–⁠2
Kentucky4–⁠54–⁠5
Virginia2–⁠35–⁠4
Ole Miss2–⁠35–⁠6
Georgia2–⁠4–⁠22–⁠5–⁠2
Maryland2–⁠45–⁠6
North Carolina2–⁠5–⁠13–⁠5–⁠2
VMI1–⁠42–⁠8
Washington and Lee1–⁠41–⁠9
Florida1–⁠63–⁠6
Clemson0–⁠43–⁠5–⁠1
Mississippi State0–⁠43–⁠5
Sewanee0–⁠62–⁠7–⁠1

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