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American college football season
The 1938 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
1938 college football season. In their fourth year under head coach
Bernie Moore, the Tigers complied an overall record of 6–4, with a conference record of 2–4, and finished 10th in the SEC.
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Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 24 |
Ole Miss | | L 7–20 | 25,000 |
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October 2 | at
Texas* | | W 20–0 | 17,000 |
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October 8 |
Rice* | - Tiger Stadium
- Baton Rouge, LA
| W 3–0 | 40,000 |
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October 15 |
Loyola (LA)* | - Tiger Stadium
- Baton Rouge, LA
| W 47–6 | 10,000 |
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October 22 | No. 16
Vanderbilt | - Tiger Stadium
- Baton Rouge, LA
| W 7–0 | 35,000 |
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October 29 | at No. 8
Tennessee | | L 6–14 | 36,000 |
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November 5 |
Mississippi State | - Tiger Stadium
- Baton Rouge, LA (
rivalry)
| W 32–7 | |
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November 12 | at
Auburn | | L 6–28 | 14,000 |
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November 19 |
Southwestern Louisiana* | - Tiger Stadium
- Baton Rouge, LA
| W 32–0 | |
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November 26 |
Tulane | | L 0–14 | 40,000 |
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- *Non-conference game
- Homecoming
- Rankings from
AP Poll released prior to the game
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"1938 LSU Fighting Tigers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 30, 2023.
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"L.S.U. upset 20–7 by alert Ole Miss squad". Austin American-Statesman. September 25, 1938. Retrieved September 29, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Louisiana State overwhelms Texas, 20–0". Monroe Morning World. October 2, 1938. Retrieved April 27, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Rice Owls spilled by late Tiger field goal, 3 to 0". The Tyler Courier-Times. October 9, 1938. Retrieved September 30, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Louisiana State University Tigers stage scoring spree in turning back Loyola Wolves 47 to 8". The Shreveport Times. August 8, 1938. p. 21. Retrieved January 15, 2021 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"LSU Tigers scratch Vanderbilt from unbeaten class, 7–0". The Knoxville Journal. October 23, 1938. Retrieved September 30, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Tennessee Volunteers whip Louisiana State Tigers 14 to 6 as three governors watch game". The Shreveport Times. October 30, 1938. Retrieved August 8, 2021 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"LSU overcomes resistance by Mississippi State, 32–7". The Palm Beach Post-Times. November 6, 1938. Retrieved September 30, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Underdog Auburn Tigers rip hide of LSU Bengals, 28–6". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. November 13, 1938. Retrieved September 30, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Louisiana State tunes team up in 32–0 win over Southwestern". The Shreveport Times. November 20, 1938. Retrieved September 30, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Tulane downs L.S.U., 14–0, in rough tilt". The Salt Lake Tribune. November 27, 1938. Retrieved April 10, 2022 – via
Newspapers.com.
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