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1937 LSU

9–⁠2 (5–⁠1 Southeastern Conference), coached by Bernie Moore, finished No. 8 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

LSU in 1937, game by game: won vs. Florida 19–0; won vs. Texas 9–0; won at Rice 13–0; won vs. Ole Miss 13–0; lost at No. 20 Vanderbilt 6–7; won vs. Loyola (LA) 52–6; won vs. Mississippi State 41–0; won vs. No. 14 Auburn 9–7; won vs. Northwestern State 52–0; won at Tulane 20–7; lost vs. No. 8 Santa Clara 0–6+52−6Won 19–0 vs. Florida+19FloridaWon 9–0 vs. Texas+9TexasWon 13–0 at Rice+13RiceWon 13–0 vs. Ole Miss+13Ole MissLost 6–7 at No. 20 Vanderbilt-1No. 20 VanderbiltWon 52–6 vs. Loyola (LA)+46Loyola (LA)Won 41–0 vs. Mississippi State+41Mississippi Sta…Won 9–7 vs. No. 14 Auburn+2No. 14 AuburnWon 52–0 vs. Northwestern State+52Northwestern St…Won 20–7 at Tulane+13TulaneLost 0–6 vs. No. 8 Santa Clara-6No. 8 Santa Clara
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 25vsFloridaW 19–⁠085%
Oct 2vsTexasW 9–⁠079%
Oct 9atRiceW 13–⁠069%
Oct 16vsOle MissW 13–⁠076%
Oct 23at20VanderbiltL 6–⁠763%
Oct 30vsLoyola (LA)W 52–⁠690%
Nov 6vsMississippi StateW 41–⁠080%
Nov 13vs14AuburnW 9–⁠769%
Nov 20vsNorthwestern StateW 52–⁠098%
Nov 27atTulaneW 20–⁠764%
Jan 1Bowls & playoffvs8Santa ClaraSugar BowlL 0–⁠657%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Santa Clara 6–⁠0 in the Sugar Bowl; No. 8 in the final AP poll; 2nd in the Southeastern Conference.

In program history: The 22nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 6
  2. Wk 2: 17
  3. Wk 3: 18
  4. Wk 4: 12
  5. Wk 5: 8
  6. Wk 6: 10
  7. Final: 8

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 1937.

Record
9–⁠2
Conference
5–⁠1 2nd in Southeastern Conference
AP final
No. 8 peak No. 6
Points
234–⁠33
Coach
Bernie Moore
Elo
1716 +58 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
17.5 No. 6 of 126 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Arthur Morton

All-SEC

2 first team, 2 second team

First team

Second team

  • Young BusseyQBUP-2
  • Charles RohmRBAP-2

From Wikipedia’s 1937 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1937 Southeastern Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Alabama6–⁠09–⁠14
LSU5–⁠19–⁠28
Auburn4–⁠1–⁠26–⁠2–⁠3
Vanderbilt4–⁠27–⁠2
Mississippi State3–⁠25–⁠4–⁠1
Georgia Tech3–⁠2–⁠16–⁠3–⁠1
Tennessee4–⁠36–⁠3–⁠1
Florida3–⁠44–⁠7
Tulane2–⁠3–⁠15–⁠4–⁠1
Georgia1–⁠2–⁠26–⁠3–⁠2
Ole Miss0–⁠44–⁠5–⁠1
Kentucky0–⁠54–⁠6
Sewanee0–⁠62–⁠7

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