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1939 LSU

4–⁠5 (1–⁠5 Southeastern Conference), coached by Bernie Moore.

Schedule and results

LSU in 1939, game by game: lost vs. Ole Miss 7–14; won at Holy Cross 26–7; won vs. Rice 7–0; won vs. Loyola (LA) 20–0; won at Vanderbilt 12–6; lost vs. No. 1 Tennessee 0–20; lost vs. Mississippi State 12–15; lost vs. Auburn 7–21; lost at No. 5 Tulane 20–33+20−20Lost 7–14 vs. Ole Miss-7Ole MissWon 26–7 at Holy Cross+19Holy CrossWon 7–0 vs. Rice+7RiceWon 20–0 vs. Loyola (LA)+20Loyola (LA)Won 12–6 at Vanderbilt+6VanderbiltLost 0–20 vs. No. 1 Tennessee-20No. 1 TennesseeLost 12–15 vs. Mississippi State-3Mississippi Sta…Lost 7–21 vs. Auburn-14AuburnLost 20–33 at No. 5 Tulane-13No. 5 Tulane
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 30vsOle MissL 7–⁠1455%
Oct 7atHoly CrossW 26–⁠730%
Oct 14vsRiceW 7–⁠064%
Oct 21vsLoyola (LA)W 20–⁠091%
Oct 28atVanderbiltW 12–⁠662%
Nov 4vs1TennesseeL 0–⁠2043%
Nov 11vsMississippi StateL 12–⁠1569%
Nov 18vsAuburnL 7–⁠2164%
Dec 2at5TulaneL 20–⁠3322%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Tulane 33–⁠20; unranked in the final AP poll; 10th in the Southeastern Conference.

In program history: The 90th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 3: 18

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 1939.

Led the nationKen Kavanaugh: receptions (30 catches), receiving yards (467 yds)

Consensus All-AmericanKen Kavanaugh, E

Record
4–⁠5
Conference
1–⁠5 10th in Southeastern Conference
AP final
Unranked peak No. 18
Points
111–⁠116
Coach
Bernie Moore
Elo
1518 −37 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
8.5 No. 28 of 124 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

Drafted in 1940

The 1940 draft
Rd 3Ken Kavanaugh EChicago Bears

All-SEC

2 first team

First team

From Wikipedia’s 1939 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1939 Southeastern Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Tennessee6–⁠010–⁠12
Georgia Tech6–⁠08–⁠216
Tulane5–⁠08–⁠1–⁠15
Mississippi State3–⁠28–⁠2
Auburn3–⁠3–⁠15–⁠5–⁠1
Ole Miss2–⁠27–⁠2
Kentucky2–⁠2–⁠16–⁠2–⁠1
Alabama2–⁠3–⁠15–⁠3–⁠1
Georgia1–⁠35–⁠6
LSU1–⁠54–⁠5
Vanderbilt1–⁠62–⁠7–⁠1
Florida0–⁠3–⁠15–⁠5–⁠1
Sewanee0–⁠33–⁠5

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