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| Conference | Southeastern Conference |
| Record | 4–5 (1–5 SEC) |
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| Home stadium | Tiger Stadium |
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| No. 2 Tennessee + | 6 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 16 Georgia Tech + | 6 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 5 Tulane + | 5 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mississippi State | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ole Miss | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kentucky | 2 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Auburn | 3 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alabama | 2 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgia | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| LSU | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vanderbilt | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Florida | 0 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sewanee | 0 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1939 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 1939 college football season. In their fifth year under head coach Bernie Moore, the Tigers complied an overall record of 4–5, with a conference record of 1–5, and finished 10th in the SEC. [1]
LSU was not ranked in the final AP poll, but it was ranked at No. 38 in the 1939 Williamson System ratings, [2] and at No. 38 in the Litkenhous Ratings. [3]
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 30 | Ole Miss | L 7–14 | [4] | |||
| October 7 | at Holy Cross* | W 26–7 | 24,000 | [5] | ||
| October 14 | Rice* |
| W 7–0 | 28,000 | [6] | |
| October 21 | Loyola (LA)* |
| W 20–0 | 10,000 | [7] | |
| October 28 | at Vanderbilt | W 12–6 | 10,000 | [8] | ||
| November 4 | No. 1
Tennessee | No. 18 |
| L 0–20 | 42,000 | [9] |
| November 11 | Mississippi State |
| L 12–15 | 11,000 | [10] | |
| November 18 | Auburn |
| L 7–21 | [11] | ||
| December 2 | at No. 5 Tulane | L 20–33 | 45,000 | [12] | ||
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| – | Charles Anastasio | Halfback | 6-0 | 178 | White Castle, Louisiana | - |
| - | Roy Joe Anderson | Fullback | 5-11 | 182 | Shreveport, Louisiana | - |
| 49 | Dave Bartran | Guard | 5-8 | 194 | Laurel, Mississippi | - |
| – | F. Ogden Bauer | End | 6-1 | 197 | Cairo, Illinois | - |
| – | Dave Bernstein | Tackle | – | – | New Orleans, Louisiana | - |
| – | Leo Bird | Halfback | – | – | Shreveport, Louisiana | - |
| 20 | Simeon A. "Alex" Box [14] | Wingback | – | – | Laurel, Mississippi | George S. Gardiner High School |
| 16 | Young Bussey | Halfback | 5-9 | 184 | Houston | - |
| – | Jimmy Cajoleas | Quarterback | 5-8 | 186 | New Orleans | - |
| – | Irving Campbell | Tackle | 6-1 | 205 | Fayette, Alabama | - |
| – | Dan Eastman | Tackle | – | – | New Orleans | - |
| – | Ken Kavanaugh | End | 6-3 | 207 | Little Rock, Arkansas | Little Rock Central High School |
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- ^ "1939 LSU Fighting Tigers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 30, 2023.
- ^ Paul Williamson (December 8, 1941). "Texas Aggies Ranked Nation's Top". The Atlanta Constitution. p. 26 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ E. E. Litkenhous (December 31, 1939). "Vols Second In Final Litkenhous Grid Rankings; Southern California Tenth". Johnson City Sunday Press. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Mississippi repeats victory over L.S.U. in inaugural, 14 to 7". The Commercial Appeal. October 1, 1939. Retrieved September 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "LSU Overwhelms Holy Cross, 26-7". New York Daily News. October 8, 1939. p. 103 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "L.S.U.'s air game beats fumbling Rice Owls by 7–0". Austin American-Statesman. October 15, 1939. Retrieved September 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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"Kavanaugh stars as Bengals beat Loyola Wolves". The Shreveport Times. October 22, 1939. p. 21. Retrieved January 15, 2021 – via
Newspapers.com.
- ^ "LSU passes to 12–6 victory over Vandy". The Knoxville Journal. October 29, 1939. Retrieved September 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tennessee smashes Louisiana State, 20–0". Monroe Morning World. November 5, 1939. Retrieved August 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Mississippi State's fourth quarter field goal breaks tie and defeats Louisiana". The Tyler Courier-Times. November 12, 1939. Retrieved September 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Auburn beats L.S.U., 21 to 7". The Chattanooga Times. November 19, 1939. Retrieved September 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tulane wins in last quarter over Louisiana State". The Birmingham News. December 3, 1939. Retrieved April 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "2013 LSU Football Media Guide". p. 152. Archived from the original on July 14, 2014. Retrieved July 17, 2014.
- ^ "Alex Box - Baseball's Greatest Sacrifice".
- ^ "LSU Tigers Football | Fanbase is your source for sports news and athlete information". Archived from the original on March 6, 2016. Retrieved October 16, 2014.
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| 1939 LSU Tigers football | |
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| Conference | Southeastern Conference |
| Record | 4–5 (1–5 SEC) |
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| No. 2 Tennessee + | 6 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 16 Georgia Tech + | 6 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 5 Tulane + | 5 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mississippi State | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ole Miss | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kentucky | 2 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Auburn | 3 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alabama | 2 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgia | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| LSU | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vanderbilt | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Florida | 0 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sewanee | 0 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1939 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 1939 college football season. In their fifth year under head coach Bernie Moore, the Tigers complied an overall record of 4–5, with a conference record of 1–5, and finished 10th in the SEC. [1]
LSU was not ranked in the final AP poll, but it was ranked at No. 38 in the 1939 Williamson System ratings, [2] and at No. 38 in the Litkenhous Ratings. [3]
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 30 | Ole Miss | L 7–14 | [4] | |||
| October 7 | at Holy Cross* | W 26–7 | 24,000 | [5] | ||
| October 14 | Rice* |
| W 7–0 | 28,000 | [6] | |
| October 21 | Loyola (LA)* |
| W 20–0 | 10,000 | [7] | |
| October 28 | at Vanderbilt | W 12–6 | 10,000 | [8] | ||
| November 4 | No. 1
Tennessee | No. 18 |
| L 0–20 | 42,000 | [9] |
| November 11 | Mississippi State |
| L 12–15 | 11,000 | [10] | |
| November 18 | Auburn |
| L 7–21 | [11] | ||
| December 2 | at No. 5 Tulane | L 20–33 | 45,000 | [12] | ||
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| No. | Player | Position | Height | Weight | Hometown | High School |
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| – | Charles Anastasio | Halfback | 6-0 | 178 | White Castle, Louisiana | - |
| - | Roy Joe Anderson | Fullback | 5-11 | 182 | Shreveport, Louisiana | - |
| 49 | Dave Bartran | Guard | 5-8 | 194 | Laurel, Mississippi | - |
| – | F. Ogden Bauer | End | 6-1 | 197 | Cairo, Illinois | - |
| – | Dave Bernstein | Tackle | – | – | New Orleans, Louisiana | - |
| – | Leo Bird | Halfback | – | – | Shreveport, Louisiana | - |
| 20 | Simeon A. "Alex" Box [14] | Wingback | – | – | Laurel, Mississippi | George S. Gardiner High School |
| 16 | Young Bussey | Halfback | 5-9 | 184 | Houston | - |
| – | Jimmy Cajoleas | Quarterback | 5-8 | 186 | New Orleans | - |
| – | Irving Campbell | Tackle | 6-1 | 205 | Fayette, Alabama | - |
| – | Dan Eastman | Tackle | – | – | New Orleans | - |
| – | Ken Kavanaugh | End | 6-3 | 207 | Little Rock, Arkansas | Little Rock Central High School |
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- ^ "1939 LSU Fighting Tigers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 30, 2023.
- ^ Paul Williamson (December 8, 1941). "Texas Aggies Ranked Nation's Top". The Atlanta Constitution. p. 26 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ E. E. Litkenhous (December 31, 1939). "Vols Second In Final Litkenhous Grid Rankings; Southern California Tenth". Johnson City Sunday Press. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Mississippi repeats victory over L.S.U. in inaugural, 14 to 7". The Commercial Appeal. October 1, 1939. Retrieved September 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "LSU Overwhelms Holy Cross, 26-7". New York Daily News. October 8, 1939. p. 103 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "L.S.U.'s air game beats fumbling Rice Owls by 7–0". Austin American-Statesman. October 15, 1939. Retrieved September 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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^
"Kavanaugh stars as Bengals beat Loyola Wolves". The Shreveport Times. October 22, 1939. p. 21. Retrieved January 15, 2021 – via
Newspapers.com.
- ^ "LSU passes to 12–6 victory over Vandy". The Knoxville Journal. October 29, 1939. Retrieved September 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tennessee smashes Louisiana State, 20–0". Monroe Morning World. November 5, 1939. Retrieved August 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Mississippi State's fourth quarter field goal breaks tie and defeats Louisiana". The Tyler Courier-Times. November 12, 1939. Retrieved September 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Auburn beats L.S.U., 21 to 7". The Chattanooga Times. November 19, 1939. Retrieved September 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tulane wins in last quarter over Louisiana State". The Birmingham News. December 3, 1939. Retrieved April 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "2013 LSU Football Media Guide". p. 152. Archived from the original on July 14, 2014. Retrieved July 17, 2014.
- ^ "Alex Box - Baseball's Greatest Sacrifice".
- ^ "LSU Tigers Football | Fanbase is your source for sports news and athlete information". Archived from the original on March 6, 2016. Retrieved October 16, 2014.
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