1942 LSU Tigers football team

1942 Southeastern Conference football standings
	$ – Conference champion; Rankings from AP Poll

1942 LSU Tigers football
1942 LSU Tigers football
Conference	Southeastern Conference
1942 record	7–3 (3–2 SEC)
Head coach	Bernie Moore (8th season);
Home stadium	Tiger Stadium
	Seasons ← 1941 1943 →

The 1942 LSU Tigers football team represented Louisiana State University (LSU) in the 1942 college football season.

Schedule[]

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 19	Louisiana Normal*		Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	W 40–0
September 26	Texas A&M*		Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)	W 16–7
October 3	at Rice*		Rice Field Houston, TX	L 14–27
October 10	Mississippi State		Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)	W 16–6
October 17	Ole Miss		Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)	W 21–7
October 24	Georgia Pre-Flight*		Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	W 34–0	15,000	^[1]
October 31	at No. 20 Tennessee	No. 19	Shields–Watkins Field Knoxville, TN	L 0–26	15,000	^[2]
November 7	at Fordham*		Polo Grounds New York, NY	W 26–13	16,400
November 14	at Auburn		Legion Field Birmingham, AL (rivalry)	L 7–25
November 26	Tulane		Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (Battle for the Rag)	W 18–6	30,071
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References[]

^ "Louisiana State University Eleven Scores Easy Victory Over Georgia Navy Pre-Flight Team". The Shreveport Times. October 25, 1942. p. 20 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Second-quarter assault carries Tennessee to easy victory over Louisiana State University". The Shreveport Times. November 1, 1942. Retrieved August 9, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.

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[1] "Louisiana State University Eleven Scores Easy Victory Over Georgia Navy Pre-Flight Team". The Shreveport Times. October 25, 1942. p. 20 – via Newspapers.com.

[2] "Second-quarter assault carries Tennessee to easy victory over Louisiana State University". The Shreveport Times. November 1, 1942. Retrieved August 9, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.

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National championship seasons in bold

1942 Southeastern Conference football standings
v t	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 2 Georgia $	6	–	1	–	0	11	–	1	–	0
No. 5 Georgia Tech	4	–	1	–	0	9	–	2	–	0
No. 7 Tennessee	4	–	1	–	0	9	–	1	–	1
No. 18 Mississippi State	5	–	2	–	0	8	–	2	–	0
No. 10 Alabama	4	–	2	–	0	8	–	3	–	0
LSU	3	–	2	–	0	7	–	3	–	0
No. 16 Auburn	3	–	3	–	0	6	–	4	–	1
Vanderbilt	2	–	4	–	0	6	–	4	–	0
Florida	1	–	3	–	0	3	–	7	–	0
Tulane	1	–	4	–	0	4	–	5	–	0
Kentucky	0	–	5	–	0	3	–	6	–	1
Ole Miss	0	–	5	–	0	2	–	7	–	0

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll