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1935 LSU

9–⁠2 (5–⁠0 Southeastern Conference), coached by Bernie Moore.

Schedule and results

LSU in 1935, game by game: lost vs. Rice 7–10; won vs. Texas 18–6; won at Manhattan 32–0; won vs. Arkansas 13–7; won at Vanderbilt 7–2; won vs. Auburn 6–0; won vs. Mississippi State 28–13; won at Georgia 13–0; won vs. Louisiana 56–0; won at Tulane 41–0; lost vs. TCU 2–3+56−3Lost 7–10 vs. Rice-3RiceWon 18–6 vs. Texas+12TexasWon 32–0 at Manhattan+32ManhattanWon 13–7 vs. Arkansas+6ArkansasWon 7–2 at Vanderbilt+5VanderbiltWon 6–0 vs. Auburn+6AuburnWon 28–13 vs. Mississippi State+15Mississippi Sta…Won 13–0 at Georgia+13GeorgiaWon 56–0 vs. Louisiana+56LouisianaWon 41–0 at Tulane+41TulaneLost 2–3 vs. TCU-1TCU
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 28vsRiceL 7–⁠1062%
Oct 5vsTexasW 18–⁠663%
Oct 12atManhattanW 32–⁠090%
Oct 19vsArkansasW 13–⁠777%
Oct 26atVanderbiltW 7–⁠258%
Nov 2vsAuburnW 6–⁠071%
Nov 9vsMississippi StateW 28–⁠1373%
Nov 16atGeorgiaW 13–⁠046%
Nov 23vsLouisianaW 56–⁠098%
Nov 30atTulaneW 41–⁠057%
Jan 1Bowls & playoffvsTCUSugar BowlL 2–⁠352%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to TCU 3–⁠2 in the Sugar Bowl; Southeastern Conference champions.

In program history: The 17th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).

Players on this team

Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1935.

Southeastern Conference champions5–⁠0 in the conference

Consensus All-AmericanGaynell Tinsley, E

Record
9–⁠2
Conference
5–⁠0 first in Southeastern Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
223–⁠41
Coach
Bernie Moore
Elo
1725 +108 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
20.3 No. 7 of 128 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

Drafted in 1936

The 1936 draft
Rd 6Abe Mickal BDetroit Lions

All-SEC

4 first team, 2 second team

First team

  • Gaynell TinsleyEAP-1; AU-1
  • Osborn HelvestonOGAU-1
  • Jesse FatherreeRBAP-1; AU-1
  • Bill CrassFBAP-1; AU-2

Second team

From Wikipedia’s 1935 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1935 Southeastern Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
LSU5–⁠09–⁠2
Vanderbilt5–⁠17–⁠3
Ole Miss3–⁠19–⁠3
Auburn5–⁠28–⁠2
Alabama4–⁠26–⁠2–⁠1
Tulane3–⁠36–⁠4
Kentucky3–⁠35–⁠4
Georgia Tech3–⁠45–⁠5
Mississippi State2–⁠38–⁠3
Tennessee2–⁠34–⁠5
Georgia2–⁠46–⁠4
Florida1–⁠63–⁠7
Sewanee0–⁠62–⁠7

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