1928 LSU Tigers football team

The 1928 LSU Tigers football team represented Louisiana State University (LSU) in the 1928 Southern Conference football season.

1928 LSU Tigers football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
1928 record6–2–1 (3–1–1 SoCon)
Head coach
MVPHank Stovall
CaptainJess Tinsley
Home stadiumTiger Stadium
1928 Southern Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Georgia Tech $ 7 0 0  10 0 0
Tennessee 6 0 1  9 0 1
Florida 6 1 0  8 1 0
VPI 4 1 0  7 2 0
Alabama 6 2 0  6 3 0
LSU 3 1 1  6 2 1
Clemson 4 2 0  8 3 0
Vanderbilt 4 2 0  8 2 0
Tulane 3 3 1  6 3 1
Ole Miss 3 3 0  5 4 0
North Carolina 2 2 2  5 3 2
Kentucky 2 2 1  4 3 1
South Carolina 2 2 1  6 2 2
Maryland 2 3 1  6 3 1
VMI 2 3 1  5 3 2
Georgia 2 4 0  4 5 0
NC State 1 3 1  4 5 1
Mississippi A&M 1 4 0  2 4 2
Virginia 1 6 0  2 6 1
Washington and Lee 1 6 0  2 8 0
Sewanee 0 5 0  2 7 0
Auburn 0 7 0  1 8 0
  • $ Conference champion

Jess Tinsley was named first team All-Southern for the second year in a row,[1] playing weak side tackle. First year coach Russ Cohen, himself a former All-Southern end at Vanderbilt, claimed that Tinsley was "the finest tackle he had ever seen.[2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResult
October 6Southwestern Louisiana*W 46–0
October 13Louisiana College*
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA
W 41–0
October 20at Mississippi A&MJackson, MS (rivalry)W 31–0
October 27Spring Hill*
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA
W 30–7
November 3vs. Arkansas*L 7–0
November 5Ole Miss
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)
W 19–6
November 12at GeorgiaW 13–12
November 29at TulaneT 0–0
December 8at AlabamaL 13–0
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming

[3]

References

  1. "All Southern Selections". The Kingsport Times. December 7, 1928.
  2. Finney, Peter (1993). The Fighting Tigers, 1893-1993. Louisiana State University Press. p. 90.
  3. "2013 LSU Football Media Guide". p. 150. Retrieved July 17, 2014.


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