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1949 LSU

8–⁠3 (4–⁠2 Southeastern Conference), coached by Gaynell Tinsley, finished No. 9 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

LSU in 1949, game by game: lost vs. Kentucky 0–19; won vs. Rice 14–7; won vs. Texas A&M 34–0; lost at Georgia 0–7; won vs. No. 6 North Carolina 13–7; won vs. Ole Miss 34–7; won vs. Vanderbilt 33–13; won vs. Mississippi State 34–7; won vs. SE Louisiana 48–7; won at No. 10 Tulane 21–0; lost vs. No. 3 Oklahoma 0–35+41−35Lost 0–19 vs. Kentucky-19KentuckyWon 14–7 vs. Rice+7RiceWon 34–0 vs. Texas A&M+34Texas A&MLost 0–7 at Georgia-7GeorgiaWon 13–7 vs. No. 6 North Carolina+6No. 6 North CarolinaWon 34–7 vs. Ole Miss+27Ole MissWon 33–13 vs. Vanderbilt+20VanderbiltWon 34–7 vs. Mississippi State+27Mississippi Sta…Won 48–7 vs. SE Louisiana+41SE LouisianaWon 21–0 at No. 10 Tulane+21No. 10 TulaneLost 0–35 vs. No. 3 Oklahoma-35No. 3 Oklahoma
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 24vsKentuckyL 0–⁠1947%
Oct 1vsRiceW 14–⁠737%
Oct 8vsTexas A&MW 34–⁠066%
Oct 14atGeorgiaL 0–⁠729%
Oct 22vs6North CarolinaW 13–⁠727%
Oct 29vsOle MissW 34–⁠752%
Nov 5vsVanderbiltW 33–⁠1348%
Nov 12vsMississippi StateW 34–⁠781%
Nov 19vsSE LouisianaW 48–⁠796%
Nov 26at10TulaneW 21–⁠029%
Jan 2Bowls & playoffvs3OklahomaSugar BowlL 0–⁠3530%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Oklahoma 35–⁠0 in the Sugar Bowl; No. 9 in the final AP poll; 5th in the Southeastern Conference.

In program history: The 52nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 4: 17
  2. Wk 5: 17
  3. Wk 6: 16
  4. Wk 7: 13
  5. Wk 8: 13
  6. Final: 9

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 1949.

Record
8–⁠3
Conference
4–⁠2 5th in Southeastern Conference
AP final
No. 9 peak No. 9
Points
231–⁠109
Coach
Gaynell Tinsley
Elo
1629 +147 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
16.3 No. 18 of 119 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

Drafted in 1950

The 1950 draft
Rd 3Ray Collins OTSan Francisco 49ers
Rd 4Zollie Toth BNew York Bulldogs

All-SEC

2 first team, 3 second team

First team

  • Sam LyleEAP-1; UP-2
  • Allen HoverOGAP-1; UP-2

Second team

From Wikipedia’s 1949 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1949 Southeastern Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Tulane5–⁠17–⁠2–⁠1
Kentucky4–⁠19–⁠311
Tennessee4–⁠1–⁠17–⁠2–⁠117
Georgia Tech5–⁠27–⁠3
LSU4–⁠28–⁠39
Alabama4–⁠3–⁠16–⁠3–⁠1
Vanderbilt4–⁠45–⁠5
Auburn2–⁠4–⁠22–⁠4–⁠3
Ole Miss2–⁠44–⁠5–⁠1
Florida1–⁠4–⁠14–⁠5–⁠1
Georgia1–⁠4–⁠14–⁠6–⁠1
Mississippi State0–⁠60–⁠8–⁠1

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