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1940 LSU Tigers football team

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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 represented Louisiana State University (LSU) in the 1940 college football season.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 21Louisiana Tech*W 39–7
September 28Ole Miss
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)
L 6–19
October 5Holy Cross*
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA
W 25–0
October 12at Rice*L 0–23
October 19Mercer*
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA
W 20–0
October 26Vanderbiltdagger
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA
W 7–0
November 2at No. 7 TennesseeL 0–28
November 9No. 19 Mississippi State
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)
L 7–22
November 16at AuburnW 21–13
November 30Tulane
W 14–0
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

  1. ^ "2013 LSU Football Media Guide". p. 152. Retrieved July 17, 2014.