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1946 LSU

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

Schedule and results

LSU in 1946, game by game: won at Rice 7–6; won vs. Mississippi State 13–6; won vs. Texas A&M 33–9; lost vs. Georgia Tech 7–26; won at Vanderbilt 14–0; won vs. Ole Miss 34–21; won vs. Alabama 31–21; won at Miami 20–7; won vs. Fordham 40–0; won vs. Tulane 41–27; tied vs. No. 10 Arkansas 0–0+40−19Won 7–6 at Rice+1RiceWon 13–6 vs. Mississippi State+7Mississippi Sta…Won 33–9 vs. Texas A&M+24Texas A&MLost 7–26 vs. Georgia Tech-19Georgia TechWon 14–0 at Vanderbilt+14VanderbiltWon 34–21 vs. Ole Miss+13Ole MissWon 31–21 vs. Alabama+10AlabamaWon 20–7 at Miami+13MiamiWon 40–0 vs. Fordham+40FordhamWon 41–27 vs. Tulane+14TulaneTied 0–0 vs. No. 10 Arkansas0No. 10 Arkansas
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 28atRiceW 7–⁠662%
Oct 5vsMississippi StateW 13–⁠659%
Oct 12vsTexas A&MW 33–⁠971%
Oct 19vsGeorgia TechL 7–⁠2672%
Oct 26atVanderbiltW 14–⁠060%
Nov 2vsOle MissW 34–⁠2182%
Nov 9vsAlabamaW 31–⁠2152%
Nov 15atMiamiW 20–⁠753%
Nov 22vsFordhamW 40–⁠091%
Nov 30vsTulaneW 41–⁠2783%
Jan 1Bowls & playoffvs10ArkansasCotton BowlT 0–⁠070%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Tied Arkansas 0–⁠0 in the Cotton Bowl; No. 8 in the final AP poll; 3rd in the Southeastern Conference.

In program history: The 35th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 13
  2. Wk 2: 12
  3. Wk 5: 19
  4. Wk 6: 11
  5. Wk 7: 9
  6. Wk 8: 9
  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 1946.

Record
9–⁠1–⁠1
Conference
5–⁠1 3rd in Southeastern Conference
AP final
No. 8 peak No. 8
Points
240–⁠123
Coach
Bernie Moore
Elo
1665 +79 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
19.0 No. 11 of 120 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

Drafted in 1947

The 1947 draft
Rd 3Gene Knight BWashington Redskins
Rd 7Gene Knight BSan Francisco 49ers (AAFC)

All-SEC

2 first team, 3 second team

First team

Second team

From Wikipedia’s 1946 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1946 Southeastern Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Georgia5–⁠011–⁠03
Tennessee5–⁠09–⁠27
LSU5–⁠19–⁠1–⁠18
Georgia Tech4–⁠29–⁠211
Mississippi State3–⁠28–⁠2
Alabama4–⁠37–⁠4
Vanderbilt3–⁠45–⁠4
Kentucky2–⁠37–⁠3
Tulane2–⁠43–⁠7
Auburn1–⁠54–⁠6
Ole Miss1–⁠62–⁠7
Florida0–⁠50–⁠9

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