1954 LSU Tigers football team

The 1954 LSU Tigers football team represented Louisiana State University during the 1954 college football season. Under head coach Gaynell Tinsley, the Tigers had a record of 5–6 with a Southeastern Conference (SEC) record of 2–5.[1] It was Tinsley's final season as head coach at LSU.

1954 LSU Tigers football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
1954 record5–6 (2–5 SEC)
Head coach
Home stadiumTiger Stadium
1954 Southeastern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 6 Ole Miss $ 5 0 09 2 0
Georgia Tech 6 2 08 3 0
Florida 5 2 05 5 0
Kentucky 5 2 07 3 0
Georgia 3 2 16 3 1
No. 13 Auburn 3 3 08 3 0
Mississippi State 3 3 06 4 0
Alabama 3 3 24 5 2
LSU 2 5 05 6 0
Tulane 1 6 11 6 3
Vanderbilt 1 5 02 7 0
Tennessee 1 5 04 6 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 18at No. 4 Texas*L 6–20
September 25AlabamaL 0–1240,000
October 2at KentuckyL 6–7
October 9at Georgia TechL 20–30
October 16No. 20 Texas Tech*
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA
W 20–13
October 23No. 18 Florida
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)
W 20–725,000
October 30No. 12 Ole Miss
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)
L 6–2146,000
November 6Chattanooga*
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA
W 26–1911,000[2]
November 13Mississippi State
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)
L 0–2520,000
November 20vs. No. 9 Arkansas*W 7–633,000
November 27Tulane
W 14–13[3]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game

Awards

  • Sid Fournet: All-American – AP, Look, Colliers, INS, NEA, UP; ALL-SEC

References

  1. 1955 Gumbo, LSU Press, p. 270–287
  2. "L.S.U. tops Chattanooga". Monroe Morning World. November 7, 1954. Retrieved September 9, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "L.S.U. barely shades Tulane, 14 to 13". Monroe Morning World. November 28, 1954. Retrieved September 19, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
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