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1940 LSU

6–⁠4 (3–⁠3 Southeastern Conference), coached by Bernie Moore.

Schedule and results

LSU in 1940, game by game: won vs. Louisiana Tech 39–7; lost vs. Ole Miss 6–19; won vs. Holy Cross 25–0; lost at Rice 0–23; won vs. Mercer 20–0; won vs. Vanderbilt 7–0; lost at No. 7 Tennessee 0–28; lost vs. No. 19 Mississippi State 7–22; won at Auburn 21–13; won vs. Tulane 14–0+32−28Won 39–7 vs. Louisiana Tech+32Louisiana TechLost 6–19 vs. Ole Miss-13Ole MissWon 25–0 vs. Holy Cross+25Holy CrossLost 0–23 at Rice-23RiceWon 20–0 vs. Mercer+20MercerWon 7–0 vs. Vanderbilt+7VanderbiltLost 0–28 at No. 7 Tennessee-28No. 7 TennesseeLost 7–22 vs. No. 19 Mississippi State-15No. 19 Mississippi Sta…Won 21–13 at Auburn+8AuburnWon 14–0 vs. Tulane+14Tulane
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 21vsLouisiana TechW 39–⁠794%
Sep 28vsOle MissL 6–⁠1950%
Oct 5vsHoly CrossW 25–⁠043%
Oct 12atRiceL 0–⁠2351%
Oct 19vsMercerW 20–⁠093%
Oct 26vsVanderbiltW 7–⁠064%
Nov 2at7TennesseeL 0–⁠2818%
Nov 9vs19Mississippi StateL 7–⁠2243%
Nov 16atAuburnW 21–⁠1326%
Nov 30vsTulaneW 14–⁠045%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Tulane 14–⁠0; unranked in the final AP poll; 6th in the Southeastern Conference.

In program history: The 81st-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 1940.

Record
6–⁠4
Conference
3–⁠3 6th in Southeastern Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
139–⁠112
Coach
Bernie Moore
Elo
1544 +31 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
5.6 No. 39 of 121 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

All-SEC

1 first team

First team

  • John W. GoreeOGAP-3; INS; UP

From Wikipedia’s 1940 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1940 Southeastern Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Tennessee5–⁠010–⁠14
Mississippi State4–⁠0–⁠110–⁠0–⁠19
Ole Miss3–⁠19–⁠2
Alabama4–⁠27–⁠2
Auburn3–⁠2–⁠16–⁠4–⁠1
LSU3–⁠36–⁠4
Georgia2–⁠3–⁠15–⁠4–⁠1
Florida2–⁠35–⁠5
Kentucky1–⁠2–⁠25–⁠3–⁠2
Tulane1–⁠35–⁠5
Georgia Tech1–⁠53–⁠7
Vanderbilt0–⁠5–⁠13–⁠6–⁠1

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