1952 LSU Tigers football team
| 1952 LSU Tigers football | |
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| Conference | Southeastern Conference |
| Record | 3–7 (2-5 SEC) |
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| Home stadium | Tiger Stadium |
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| No. 2 Georgia Tech $ | 7 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 12 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 8 Tennessee | 5 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 7 Ole Miss | 4 | – | 0 | – | 2 | 8 | – | 1 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 9 Alabama | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgia | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 15 Florida | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mississippi State | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tulane | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 20 Kentucky | 1 | – | 3 | – | 2 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| LSU | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vanderbilt | 1 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 5 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Auburn | 0 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1952 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 1952 college football season. In their fifth year under head coach Gaynell Tinsley, the Tigers complied an overall record of 3–7, with a conference record of 2–5, and finished 10th in the SEC.[1]
Schedule
[edit]| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 20 | No. 11 Texas* | L 14–35 | 44,000 | [2] | |
| September 27 | at Alabama |
| L 20–21 | 34,000 | [3] |
| October 4 | at No. 17 Rice* | W 27–7 | 45,000 | [4] | |
| October 11 | at No. 13 Kentucky | W 34–7 | [5] | ||
| October 18 | Georgia |
| L 14–27 | 37,000 | [6] |
| October 25 | at No. 2 Maryland | L 6–34 | 30,000 | [7] | |
| November 1 | at Ole Miss | L 0–28 | 22,500 | [8] | |
| November 8 | Tennessee |
| L 3–22 | 35,000 | [9] |
| November 15 | Mississippi State |
| L 14–33 | 20,000 | [10] |
| November 29 | at Tulane | W 16–0 | [11] | ||
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References
[edit]- ^ "1952 LSU Fighting Tigers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 4, 2023.
- ^ "Jones paces Texas gridders to 35–14 victory over LSU". The Daily Advertiser. September 21, 1952. Retrieved April 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Luna climaxes touchdown drive with 3-yard thrust, Tide nips LSU". The Chattanooga Times. September 28, 1952. Retrieved October 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Downtrodden Tigers maul Rice, 27–7". Corpus Christi Caller-Times. October 5, 1952. Retrieved October 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Louisiana State raps Kentucky". The Indianapolis Star. October 12, 1952. Retrieved October 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Georgia surprises L.S.U. 27–14". The Courier-Journal. October 19, 1952. Retrieved October 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Maryland crushes LSU, 34–6". The Pittsburgh Press. October 26, 1952. Retrieved October 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Ole Miss bulldozes Louisiana State, 28–0". The Atlanta Journal. November 2, 1952. Retrieved October 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "LSU Tigers halt Tennessee attack in opening half then bow 22–3". The Daily Advertiser. November 9, 1952. Retrieved March 29, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Mississippi State runs over LSU team, 33–14". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 16, 1952. Retrieved October 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "LSU stuns Tulane with 16 to 0 upset". The Shreveport Times. November 30, 1952. Retrieved September 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "2013 LSU Football Media Guide". p. 153. Archived from the original on July 14, 2014. Retrieved July 17, 2014.
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