1939 LSU Tigers football team

The 1939 LSU Tigers football team represented Louisiana State University (LSU) in the 1939 college football season.

1939 LSU Tigers football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record4–5 (1–5 SEC)
Head coach
Home stadiumTiger Stadium
1939 Southeastern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 2 Tennessee + 6 –0 –010 –1 –0
No. 16 Georgia Tech + 6 –0 –08 –2 –0
No. 5 Tulane + 5 –0 –08 –1 –1
Mississippi State 3 –2 –08 –2 –0
Ole Miss 2 –2 –07 –2 –0
Kentucky 2 –2 –16 –2 –1
Auburn 3 –3 –15 –5 –1
Alabama 2 –3 –15 –3 –1
Georgia 1 –3 –05 –6 –0
LSU 1 –5 –04 –5 –0
Vanderbilt 1 –6 –02 –7 –1
Florida 0 –3 –15 –5 –1
Sewanee 0 –3 –03 –5 –0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

LSU was not ranked in the final AP poll, but it was ranked at No. 38 in the 1939 Williamson System ratings,[1] and at No. 38 in the Litkenhous Ratings.[2]

Schedule
DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 30Ole Miss
L 7–14
October 7at Holy Cross*
W 26–724,000[3]
October 14Rice*
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA
W 7–0
October 21Loyola (LA)*
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA
W 20–010,000[4]
October 28at Vanderbilt
W 12–6
November 4No. 1 TennesseedaggerNo. 18
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA
L 0–2042,000[5]
November 11Mississippi State
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)
L 12–15
November 18Auburn
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)
L 7–21
December 2at No. 5 Tulane
L 20–3345,000[6]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Roster
No. Player Position Height Weight Hometown High School
–Charles AnastasioHalfback6-0178White Castle, Louisiana-
-Roy Joe AndersonFullback5-11182Shreveport, Louisiana-
49Dave BartranGuard5-8194Laurel, Mississippi-
–F. Ogden BauerEnd6-1197Cairo, Illinois-
–Dave BernsteinTackle––New Orleans, Louisiana-
–Leo BirdHalfback––Shreveport, Louisiana-
20Simeon A. "Alex" Box[8]Wingback––Laurel, MississippiGeorge S. Gardiner High School
16Young BusseyHalfback5-9184Houston-
–Jimmy CajoleasQuarterback5-8186New Orleans-
–Irving CampbellTackle6-1205Fayette, Alabama-
–Dan EastmanTackle––New Orleans-
–Ken KavanaughEnd6-3207Little Rock, ArkansasLittle Rock Central High School
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Roster from Fanbase.com[9]

References
  1. Paul Williamson (December 8, 1941). "Texas Aggies Ranked Nation's Top". The Atlanta Constitution. p. 26 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. 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.
  3. "LSU Overwhelms Holy Cross, 26-7". New York Daily News. October 8, 1939. p. 103 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Kavanaugh stars as Bengals beat Loyola Wolves". The Shreveport Times. October 22, 1939. p. 21. Retrieved January 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com. open access
  5. "Tennessee smashes Louisiana State, 20–0". Monroe Morning World. November 5, 1939. Retrieved August 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Tulane wins in last quarter over Louisiana State". The Birmingham News. December 3, 1939. Retrieved April 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "2013 LSU Football Media Guide". p. 152. Archived from the original on July 14, 2014. Retrieved July 17, 2014.
  8. "Alex Box - Baseball's Greatest Sacrifice".
  9. "LSU Tigers Football | Fanbase is your source for sports news and athlete information". Archived from the original on 2016-03-06. Retrieved 2014-10-16.
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