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1938 LSU

6–⁠4 (2–⁠4 Southeastern Conference), coached by Bernie Moore.

Schedule and results

LSU in 1938, game by game: lost vs. Ole Miss 7–20; won at Texas 20–0; won vs. Rice 3–0; won vs. Loyola (LA) 47–6; won vs. No. 16 Vanderbilt 7–0; lost at No. 8 Tennessee 6–14; won vs. Mississippi State 32–7; lost at Auburn 6–28; won vs. Louisiana 32–0; lost vs. Tulane 0–14+41−22Lost 7–20 vs. Ole Miss-13Ole MissWon 20–0 at Texas+20TexasWon 3–0 vs. Rice+3RiceWon 47–6 vs. Loyola (LA)+41Loyola (LA)Won 7–0 vs. No. 16 Vanderbilt+7No. 16 VanderbiltLost 6–14 at No. 8 Tennessee-8No. 8 TennesseeWon 32–7 vs. Mississippi State+25Mississippi Sta…Lost 6–28 at Auburn-22AuburnWon 32–0 vs. Louisiana+32LouisianaLost 0–14 vs. Tulane-14Tulane
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 24vsOle MissL 7–⁠2076%
Oct 1atTexasW 20–⁠065%
Oct 8vsRiceW 3–⁠065%
Oct 15vsLoyola (LA)W 47–⁠690%
Oct 22vs16VanderbiltW 7–⁠062%
Oct 29at8TennesseeL 6–⁠1441%
Nov 5vsMississippi StateW 32–⁠774%
Nov 12atAuburnL 6–⁠2856%
Nov 19vsLouisianaW 32–⁠096%
Nov 26vsTulaneL 0–⁠1459%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Tulane 14–⁠0; unranked in the final AP poll; 10th in the Southeastern Conference.

In program history: The 69th-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 1938.

Record
6–⁠4
Conference
2–⁠4 10th in Southeastern Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
160–⁠89
Coach
Bernie Moore
Elo
1583 −62 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
4.3 No. 45 of 122 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

Drafted in 1939

The 1939 draft
Rd 5Eddie Gatto OTCleveland Rams

All-SEC

2 first team, 1 second team

First team

Second team

  • John W. GoreeOGAP-2

From Wikipedia’s 1938 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1938 Southeastern Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Tennessee7–⁠011–⁠02
Alabama4–⁠1–⁠17–⁠1–⁠113
Tulane4–⁠1–⁠17–⁠2–⁠119
Ole Miss3–⁠29–⁠2
Georgia Tech2–⁠1–⁠33–⁠4–⁠3
Vanderbilt4–⁠36–⁠3
Auburn3–⁠3–⁠14–⁠5–⁠1
Florida2–⁠2–⁠14–⁠6–⁠1
Georgia1–⁠2–⁠15–⁠4–⁠1
LSU2–⁠46–⁠4
Mississippi State1–⁠44–⁠6
Kentucky0–⁠42–⁠7
Sewanee0–⁠61–⁠8

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