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| year = 1940
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|record=6–4
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{{1940 SEC football standings}}
{{1940 Southeastern Conference football standings}}
The '''1940 LSU Tigers football team''' was an [[American football]] team that represented [[Louisiana State University]] (LSU) as a member of the [[Southeastern Conference]] (SEC) during the [[1940 college football season]]. In their sixth year under head coach [[Bernie Moore]], the Tigers complied an overall record of 6–4, with a conference record of 3–3, and finished sixth in the SEC.<ref>{{cite news|title=1940 LSU Fighting Tigers Schedule and Results|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=SR/College Football|accessdate=September 30, 2023|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/louisiana-state/1940-schedule.html}}</ref>
The '''1940 LSU Tigers football team''' represented [[Louisiana State University]] (LSU) in the [[1940 college football season]].

LSU was ranked at No. 33 (out of 697 college football teams) in the final rankings under the [[Litkenhous Ratings|Litkenhous Difference by Score]] system for 1940.<ref>{{cite news|title=Final 1940 Litkenhous Ratings|newspaper=The Boston Globe|author=Dr. E. E. Litkenhous|date=December 19, 1940|page=22|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123126338/final-1940-litkenhous-ratings/|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>


==Schedule==
==Schedule==
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| w/l = w
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| nonconf = y
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| rank =
| opponent = [[1940 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team|Louisiana Tech]]
| opponent = [[1940 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team|Louisiana Tech]]
| site_stadium = [[Tiger Stadium (LSU)|Tiger Stadium]]
| site_stadium = [[Tiger Stadium (Louisiana)|Tiger Stadium]]
| site_cityst = [[Baton Rouge, Louisiana|Baton Rouge, LA]]
| site_cityst = [[Baton Rouge, Louisiana|Baton Rouge, LA]]
| score = 39–7
| score = 39–7
| source = <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/80126852/sophomores-shine-as-lsu-rolls-over-lo/|work=The Birmingham News|title=Sophomores shine as L.S.U. rolls over Louisiana Tech, 39–7|date=September 22, 1940|accessdate=June 23, 2021|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 28
| date = September 28
| w/l = l
| w/l = l
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| rank =
| opponent = [[1940 Ole Miss Rebels football team|Ole Miss]]
| opponent = [[1940 Ole Miss Rebels football team|Ole Miss]]
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| gamename = [[Magnolia Bowl|rivalry]]
| site_stadium = Tiger Stadium
| site_stadium = Tiger Stadium
| site_cityst = Baton Rouge, LA
| site_cityst = Baton Rouge, LA
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| gamename = [[Magnolia Bowl|rivalry]]
| score = 6–19
| score = 6–19
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| attend =
| source = <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-atlanta-constitution-rebels-beat-ls/132706736/|title=Rebels beat L.S.U. in last-period rally|newspaper=The Atlanta Constitution|date=September 29, 1940|accessdate=September 30, 2023|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
|{{CFB schedule entry
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| w/l = w
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| nonconf = y
| rank =
| opponent = [[1940 Holy Cross Crusaders football team|Holy Cross]]
| opponent = [[1940 Holy Cross Crusaders football team|Holy Cross]]
| site_stadium = Tiger Stadium
| site_stadium = Tiger Stadium
| site_cityst = Baton Rouge, LA
| site_cityst = Baton Rouge, LA
| score = 25–0
| score = 25–0
| source = <ref>{{cite news|title=Tigers, Led by Dodson, Trounce Holy Cross Team|newspaper=The Shreveport Times|date=October 6, 1940|page=18|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/120334996/tigers-led-by-dodson-trounce-holy/|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
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|{{CFB schedule entry
|{{CFB schedule entry
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| nonconf = y
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| away = y
| rank =
| opponent = [[1940 Rice Owls football team|Rice]]
| opponent = [[1940 Rice Owls football team|Rice]]
| site_stadium = [[Rice Field]]
| site_stadium = [[Rice Field]]
| site_cityst = [[Houston|Houston, TX]]
| site_cityst = [[Houston|Houston, TX]]
| score = 0–23
| score = 0–23
| attend = 23,000
| source = <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/corpus-christi-caller-times-owls-registe/132708774/|title=Owls register impressive win over LSU, 23–0|newspaper=Corpus Christi Caller-Times|date=October 13, 1940|accessdate=September 30, 2023|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
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}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
|{{CFB schedule entry
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| w/l = w
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| nonconf = y
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| opponent = [[1940 Mercer Bears football team|Mercer]]
| rank =
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| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1940|team=Mercer Bears|title=Mercer}}
| site_stadium = Tiger Stadium
| site_stadium = Tiger Stadium
| site_cityst = Baton Rouge, LA
| site_cityst = Baton Rouge, LA
| score = 20–0
| score = 20–0
| attend = 10,000
| source = <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/84057161/louisiana-state-overpowers-mercer-colleg/|work=Monroe Morning World|title=Louisiana State overpowers Mercer College, 20 to 0|date=October 20, 1940|accessdate=August 24, 2021|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
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}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
|{{CFB schedule entry
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| w/l = w
| w/l = w
| homecoming = y
| homecoming = y
| rank =
| opponent = [[1940 Vanderbilt Commodores football team|Vanderbilt]]
| opponent = [[1940 Vanderbilt Commodores football team|Vanderbilt]]
| site_stadium = Tiger Stadium
| site_stadium = Tiger Stadium
| site_cityst = Baton Rouge, LA
| site_cityst = Baton Rouge, LA
| score = 7–0
| score = 7–0
| attend = 20,000
| source = <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/kingsport-times-late-scoring-drive-wins/132708875/|title=Late scoring drive wins for Bengals|newspaper=Kingsport Times|date=October 27, 1940|accessdate=September 30, 2023|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
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}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
|{{CFB schedule entry
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| w/l = l
| w/l = l
| away = y
| away = y
| rank =
| opponent = [[1940 Tennessee Volunteers football team|Tennessee]]
| opponent = [[1940 Tennessee Volunteers football team|Tennessee]]
| opprank = 7
| opprank = 7
| site_stadium = [[Shields–Watkins Field]]
| site_stadium = [[Neyland Stadium|Shields–Watkins Field]]
| site_cityst = [[Knoxville, Tennessee|Knoxville, TN]]
| site_cityst = [[Knoxville, Tennessee|Knoxville, TN]]
| score = 0–28
| score = 0–28
| attend = 18,000
| source = <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/83066746/state-tigers-claws-crippled-by-great-te/|work=The Shreveport Times|title=State Tigers' claws crippled by great Tennessee grid eleven|date=November 3, 1940|accessdate=August 8, 2021|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
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}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 9
| date = November 9
| w/l = l
| w/l = l
| rank =
| opponent = [[1940 Mississippi State Maroons football team|Mississippi State]]
| opponent = [[1940 Mississippi State Maroons football team|Mississippi State]]
| opprank = 19
| opprank = 19
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| gamename = [[LSU–Mississippi State football rivalry|rivalry]]
| site_stadium = Tiger Stadium
| site_stadium = Tiger Stadium
| site_cityst = Baton Rouge, LA
| site_cityst = Baton Rouge, LA
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| gamename = [[LSU–Mississippi State football rivalry|rivalry]]
| score = 7–22
| score = 7–22
| attend = 25,000
| source = <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-miami-news-mississippi-state-swamps/132702610/|title=Mississippi State swamps Rebels|newspaper=The Miami News|date=November 24, 1940|accessdate=September 30, 2023|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
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}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
|{{CFB schedule entry
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| w/l = w
| w/l = w
| away = y
| away = y
| rank =
| opponent = [[1940 Auburn Tigers football team|Auburn]]
| opponent = [[1940 Auburn Tigers football team|Auburn]]
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| gamename = [[Auburn–LSU football rivalry|rivalry]]
| site_stadium = [[Legion Field]]
| site_stadium = [[Legion Field]]
| site_cityst = [[Birmingham, Alabama|Birmingham, AL]]
| site_cityst = [[Birmingham, Alabama|Birmingham, AL]]
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| gamename = [[Auburn–LSU football rivalry|rivalry]]
| score = 21–13
| score = 21–13
| attend = 11,000
| source = <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-huntsville-times-too-much-bird-bring/132708117/|title=Too much bird brings Auburn defeat by LSU|newspaper=The Huntsville Times|date=November 17, 1940|accessdate=September 30, 2023|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 30
| date = November 30
| w/l = w
| w/l = w
| rank =
| opponent = [[1940 Tulane Green Wave football team|Tulane]]
| opponent = [[1940 Tulane Green Wave football team|Tulane]]
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| gamename = [[Battle for the Rag]]
| site_stadium = Tiger Stadium
| site_stadium = Tiger Stadium
| site_cityst = Baton Rouge, LA
| site_cityst = Baton Rouge, LA
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| gamename = [[Battle for the Rag]]
| score = 14–0
| score = 14–0
| attend = 30,799
| source = <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/99498848/louisiana-state-beats-tulane/|work=The Shreveport Times|title=Louisiana State beats Tulane|date=December 1, 1940|accessdate=April 10, 2022|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
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==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 14:28, 21 August 2024

1940 LSU Tigers football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record6–4 (3–3 SEC)
Head coach
Home stadiumTiger Stadium
Seasons
← 1939
1941 →
1940 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 4 Tennessee $ 5 – 0 – 0 10 – 1 – 0
No. 9 Mississippi State 4 – 0 – 1 10 – 0 – 1
Ole Miss 3 – 1 – 0 9 – 2 – 0
Alabama 4 – 2 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
Auburn 3 – 2 – 1 6 – 4 – 1
LSU 3 – 3 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Georgia 2 – 3 – 1 5 – 4 – 1
Florida 2 – 3 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Kentucky 1 – 2 – 2 5 – 3 – 2
Tulane 1 – 3 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Vanderbilt 1 – 5 – 1 3 – 6 – 1
Georgia Tech 1 – 5 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
Sewanee 0 – 1 – 0 3 – 5 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1940 LSU Tigers football team was an American football team that represented Louisiana State University (LSU) as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1940 college football season. In their sixth year under head coach Bernie Moore, the Tigers complied an overall record of 6–4, with a conference record of 3–3, and finished sixth in the SEC.[1]

LSU was ranked at No. 33 (out of 697 college football teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score system for 1940.[2]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 21Louisiana Tech*
W 39–7[3]
September 28Ole Miss
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)
L 6–19[4]
October 5Holy Cross*
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA
W 25–0[5]
October 12at Rice*
L 0–2323,000[6]
October 19Mercer*
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA
W 20–010,000[7]
October 26Vanderbiltdagger
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA
W 7–020,000[8]
November 2at No. 7 Tennessee
L 0–2818,000[9]
November 9No. 19 Mississippi State
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)
L 7–2225,000[10]
November 16at Auburn
W 21–1311,000[11]
November 30Tulane
W 14–030,799[12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

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  1. ^ "1940 LSU Fighting Tigers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 30, 2023.
  2. ^ Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 19, 1940). "Final 1940 Litkenhous Ratings". The Boston Globe. p. 22 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Sophomores shine as L.S.U. rolls over Louisiana Tech, 39–7". The Birmingham News. September 22, 1940. Retrieved June 23, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Rebels beat L.S.U. in last-period rally". The Atlanta Constitution. September 29, 1940. Retrieved September 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Tigers, Led by Dodson, Trounce Holy Cross Team". The Shreveport Times. October 6, 1940. p. 18 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Owls register impressive win over LSU, 23–0". Corpus Christi Caller-Times. October 13, 1940. Retrieved September 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Louisiana State overpowers Mercer College, 20 to 0". Monroe Morning World. October 20, 1940. Retrieved August 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Late scoring drive wins for Bengals". Kingsport Times. October 27, 1940. Retrieved September 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "State Tigers' claws crippled by great Tennessee grid eleven". The Shreveport Times. November 3, 1940. Retrieved August 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Mississippi State swamps Rebels". The Miami News. November 24, 1940. Retrieved September 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Too much bird brings Auburn defeat by LSU". The Huntsville Times. November 17, 1940. Retrieved September 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Louisiana State beats Tulane". The Shreveport Times. December 1, 1940. Retrieved April 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.


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