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American college football season
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.
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Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 20 | No. 11
Texas* | | L 14–35 | 44,000 |
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September 27 | at
Alabama | - Tiger Stadium
- Baton Rouge, LA (
rivalry)
| L 20–21 | 34,000 |
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October 4 | at No. 17
Rice* | | W 27–7 | 45,000 |
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October 11 | at No. 13
Kentucky | | W 34–7 | |
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October 18 |
Georgia | - Tiger Stadium
- Baton Rouge, LA
| L 14–27 | 37,000 |
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October 25 | at No. 2
Maryland | | L 6–34 | 30,000 |
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November 1 | at
Ole Miss | | L 0–28 | 22,500 |
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November 8 |
Tennessee![dagger](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/37/Dagger-14-plain.png) | - Tiger Stadium
- Baton Rouge, LA
| L 3–22 | 35,000 |
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November 15 |
Mississippi State | - Tiger Stadium
- Baton Rouge, LA (
rivalry)
| L 14–33 | 20,000 |
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November 29 | at
Tulane | | W 16–0 | |
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- *Non-conference game
Homecoming- Rankings from
AP Poll released prior to the game
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"1952 LSU Fighting Tigers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 4, 2023.
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"Jones paces Texas gridders to 35–14 victory over LSU". The Daily Advertiser. September 21, 1952. Retrieved April 30, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Luna climaxes touchdown drive with 3-yard thrust, Tide nips LSU". The Chattanooga Times. September 28, 1952. Retrieved October 4, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Downtrodden Tigers maul Rice, 27–7". Corpus Christi Caller-Times. October 5, 1952. Retrieved October 4, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Louisiana State raps Kentucky". The Indianapolis Star. October 12, 1952. Retrieved October 4, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Georgia surprises L.S.U. 27–14". The Courier-Journal. October 19, 1952. Retrieved October 3, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Maryland crushes LSU, 34–6". The Pittsburgh Press. October 26, 1952. Retrieved October 4, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Ole Miss bulldozes Louisiana State, 28–0". The Atlanta Journal. November 2, 1952. Retrieved October 3, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"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.
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"Mississippi State runs over LSU team, 33–14". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 16, 1952. Retrieved October 4, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"LSU stuns Tulane with 16 to 0 upset". The Shreveport Times. November 30, 1952. Retrieved September 15, 2021 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"2013 LSU Football Media Guide". p. 153. Archived from
the original on July 14, 2014. Retrieved July 17, 2014.
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