1954 LSU Tigers football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
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

The 1954 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 1954 college football season. In their seventh year under head coach Gaynell Tinsley, the Tigers complied an overall record of 5–6, with a conference record of 2–5, and finished ninth in the SEC.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 18at No. 4 Texas*L 6–2036,000[2]
September 25AlabamaL 0–1240,000[3]
October 2at KentuckyL 6–7[4]
October 9at Georgia TechL 20–3028,000[5]
October 16No. 20 Texas Tech*
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA
W 20–1325,000[6]
October 23No. 18 Florida
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)
W 20–725,000[7]
October 30No. 12 Ole Missdagger
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)
L 6–2146,000[8]
November 6Chattanooga*
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA
W 26–1911,000[9]
November 13Mississippi State
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)
L 0–2520,000[10]
November 20vs. No. 9 Arkansas*W 7–633,000[11]
November 27Tulane
W 14–13[12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Awards

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

References

  1. "1954 LSU Fighting Tigers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 6, 2023.
  2. "Texas catches L.S.U." Monroe Morning World. September 19, 1954. Retrieved April 30, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Alabama wins first SEC clash from LSU, 12–0". The Montgomery Advertiser. September 26, 1954. Retrieved October 6, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "LSU goes down to Kentucky, 7–6". The Birmingham News. October 3, 1954. Retrieved October 6, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Georgia Tech defeats Louisiana State, 30–20". The Brownsville Herald. October 10, 1954. Retrieved October 6, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Late LSU rush topples Raiders". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 17, 1954. Retrieved October 6, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  7. "LSU's long passes sink Florida, 20–7". Fort Lauderdale News. October 24, 1954. Retrieved October 6, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Rebels belt Bengals, 21–6, and look to SEC crown". The Birmingham News. October 31, 1954. Retrieved October 5, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  9. "L.S.U. tops Chattanooga". Monroe Morning World. November 7, 1954. Retrieved September 9, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Maroons chill LSU; Davis hot". The Orlando Sentinel. November 14, 1954. Retrieved October 6, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  11. "LSU stuns Arkansas with 7 to 6 upset". The Shreveport Times. November 21, 1954. Retrieved October 6, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  12. "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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