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1950 LSU

4–⁠5–⁠2 (2–⁠3–⁠2 Southeastern Conference), coached by Gaynell Tinsley.

Schedule and results

LSU in 1950, game by game: lost at Kentucky 0–14; won vs. Pacific 19–0; lost at Rice 20–35; lost vs. Georgia Tech 0–13; tied vs. Georgia 13–13; won vs. Ole Miss 40–14; won at Vanderbilt 33–7; lost vs. Mississippi State 7–13; won vs. Villanova 13–7; tied at Tulane 14–14; lost at Texas 6–21+26−15Lost 0–14 at Kentucky-14KentuckyWon 19–0 vs. Pacific+19PacificLost 20–35 at Rice-15RiceLost 0–13 vs. Georgia Tech-13Georgia TechTied 13–13 vs. Georgia0GeorgiaWon 40–14 vs. Ole Miss+26Ole MissWon 33–7 at Vanderbilt+26VanderbiltLost 7–13 vs. Mississippi State-6Mississippi Sta…Won 13–7 vs. Villanova+6VillanovaTied 14–14 at Tulane0TulaneLost 6–21 at Texas-15Texas
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 23atKentuckyL 0–⁠1440%
Sep 30vsPacificW 19–⁠078%
Oct 7atRiceL 20–⁠3530%
Oct 14vsGeorgia TechL 0–⁠1362%
Oct 21vsGeorgiaT 13–⁠1352%
Nov 4vsOle MissW 40–⁠1455%
Nov 11atVanderbiltW 33–⁠738%
Nov 18vsMississippi StateL 7–⁠1380%
Nov 24vsVillanovaW 13–⁠759%
Dec 2atTulaneT 14–⁠1432%
Dec 9atTexasL 6–⁠2122%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Texas 21–⁠6; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 7th in the Southeastern Conference.

In program history: The 73rd-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 1950.

Record
4–⁠5–⁠2
Conference
2–⁠3–⁠2 tied for 7th in Southeastern Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
165–⁠151
Coach
Gaynell Tinsley
Elo
1572 −13 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
9.6 No. 28 of 120 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

Drafted in 1951

The 1951 draft
Rd 1Y.A. Tittle QBSan Francisco 49ers
Rd 1Ebert Van Buren BPhiladelphia Eagles
Rd 1Ken Konz BCleveland Browns
Rd 2Albin Collins BGreen Bay Packers

All-SEC

1 first team

First team

From Wikipedia’s 1950 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1950 Southeastern Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Kentucky5–⁠111–⁠17
Tennessee4–⁠111–⁠14
Alabama6–⁠29–⁠216
Tulane3–⁠1–⁠16–⁠2–⁠120
Georgia Tech4–⁠25–⁠6
Georgia3–⁠2–⁠16–⁠3–⁠3
Vanderbilt3–⁠47–⁠4
Mississippi State3–⁠44–⁠5
LSU2–⁠3–⁠24–⁠5–⁠2
Florida2–⁠45–⁠5
Ole Miss1–⁠55–⁠5
Auburn0–⁠70–⁠10

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