1946 LSU Tigers football team

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1946 LSU Tigers football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Ranking
APNo. 8
1946 record9–1–1 (5–1 SEC)
Head coach
Home stadiumTiger Stadium
Seasons
← 1945
1947 →
1946 Southeastern Conference football standings
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 3 Georgia + 5 – 0 – 0 11 – 0 – 0
No. 7 Tennessee + 5 – 0 – 0 9 – 2 – 0
No. 8 LSU 5 – 1 – 0 9 – 1 – 1
No. 11 Georgia Tech 4 – 2 – 0 9 – 2 – 0
Mississippi State 3 – 2 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
Alabama 4 – 3 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
Vanderbilt 3 – 4 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Kentucky 2 – 3 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Tulane 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
Auburn 1 – 5 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Ole Miss 1 – 6 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
Florida 0 – 5 – 0 0 – 9 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1946 LSU Tigers football team represented Louisiana State University (LSU) in the 1946 college football season.

Schedule[]

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 28at Rice*
W 7–6
October 5Mississippi State
W 13–6
October 12Texas A&M*No. 13
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)
W 33–9
October 19Georgia TechdaggerNo. 12
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA
L 7–26
October 26at Vanderbilt
W 14–0
November 2Ole Miss
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)
W 34–21
November 9AlabamaNo. 19
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)
W 31–2146,000[1]
November 15at Miami (FL)No. 11
W 20–7
November 23Fordham*No. 9
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA
W 40–0
November 30TulaneNo. 9
W 41–2746,000
January 1, 1947vs. No. 16 Arkansas*No. 8
T 0–038,000
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

After the season[]

Main article: 1947 NFL Draft

The 1947 NFL Draft was held on December 16, 1946. The following Tigers were selected.[2]

Round Pick Player Position NFL Club
3 17 Gene Knight Back Washington Redskins
17 152 Hubert Shurtz Tackle Philadelphia Eagles
18 163 Ed Champagne Tackle Los Angeles Rams
20 179 Charlie Webb End Washington Redskins
20 182 Fred Hall Guard Philadelphia Eagles
21 192 Shelton Ballard Center Chicago Cardinals
30 282 Clyde Lindsley End Chicago Cardinals

References[]

  1. ^ "L.S.U. outscores Tide in thrilling 31–21 win". The Tuscaloosa News. Associated Press. November 10, 1946. p. 6. Retrieved September 19, 2012.
  2. ^ "1947 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 29, 2020.


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