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1941 LSU

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

Schedule and results

LSU in 1941, game by game: won vs. Louisiana Tech 25–0; lost vs. Holy Cross 13–19; lost at Texas 0–34; tied vs. Mississippi State 0–0; won vs. No. 12 Rice 27–0; won vs. Florida 10–7; lost vs. Tennessee 6–13; lost vs. No. 16 Ole Miss 12–13; tied vs. Auburn 7–7; won at Tulane 19–0+27−34Won 25–0 vs. Louisiana Tech+25Louisiana TechLost 13–19 vs. Holy Cross-6Holy CrossLost 0–34 at Texas-34TexasTied 0–0 vs. Mississippi State0Mississippi Sta…Won 27–0 vs. No. 12 Rice+27No. 12 RiceWon 10–7 vs. Florida+3FloridaLost 6–13 vs. Tennessee-7TennesseeLost 12–13 vs. No. 16 Ole Miss-1No. 16 Ole MissTied 7–7 vs. Auburn0AuburnWon 19–0 at Tulane+19Tulane
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 20vsLouisiana TechW 25–⁠093%
Sep 27vsHoly CrossL 13–⁠1961%
Oct 4atTexasL 0–⁠3427%
Oct 11vsMississippi StateT 0–⁠033%
Oct 18vs12RiceW 27–⁠050%
Oct 25vsFloridaW 10–⁠768%
Nov 1vsTennesseeL 6–⁠1347%
Nov 8vs16Ole MissL 12–⁠1338%
Nov 15vsAuburnT 7–⁠766%
Nov 29atTulaneW 19–⁠027%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Tulane 19–⁠0; unranked in the final AP poll; 7th in the Southeastern Conference.

In program history: The 79th-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 1941.

Record
4–⁠4–⁠2
Conference
2–⁠2–⁠2 7th in Southeastern Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
119–⁠93
Coach
Bernie Moore
Elo
1556 +27 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
12.1 No. 23 of 119 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

All-SEC

1 second team

Second team

  • Bernie LipkisCAP-2

From Wikipedia’s 1941 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1941 Southeastern Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Mississippi State4–⁠0–⁠18–⁠1–⁠116
Tennessee3–⁠18–⁠218
Alabama5–⁠29–⁠220
Georgia3–⁠1–⁠19–⁠1–⁠114
Ole Miss2–⁠1–⁠16–⁠2–⁠117
Vanderbilt3–⁠28–⁠2
LSU2–⁠2–⁠24–⁠4–⁠2
Tulane2–⁠35–⁠4
Georgia Tech2–⁠43–⁠6
Florida1–⁠34–⁠6
Auburn0–⁠4–⁠14–⁠5–⁠1
Kentucky0–⁠45–⁠4

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