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1927 LSU Tigers football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record4–4–1 (2–3–1 SoCon)
Head coach
MVPBabe Godfrey
CaptainBabe Godfrey
Home stadiumTiger Stadium
Seasons
← 1926
1928 →
1927 Southern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Georgia Tech + 7 – 0 – 1 8 – 1 – 1
Tennessee + 5 – 0 – 1 8 – 0 – 1
NC State + 4 – 0 – 0 9 – 1 – 0
Vanderbilt 5 – 0 – 2 8 – 1 – 2
No. 8 Georgia 6 – 1 – 0 9 – 1 – 0
Florida 5 – 2 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Ole Miss 3 – 2 – 0 5 – 3 – 1
Virginia 4 – 4 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Clemson 2 – 2 – 0 5 – 3 – 1
Alabama 3 – 4 – 1 5 – 4 – 1
LSU 2 – 3 – 1 4 – 4 – 1
Mississippi A&M 2 – 3 – 0 5 – 3 – 0
Washington and Lee 2 – 3 – 0 4 – 4 – 1
VPI 2 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Maryland 3 – 5 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
South Carolina 2 – 4 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
VMI 2 – 4 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Tulane 2 – 5 – 1 2 – 5 – 1
North Carolina 2 – 5 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Sewanee 1 – 4 – 0 2 – 6 – 0
Kentucky 1 – 5 – 0 3 – 6 – 1
Auburn 0 – 6 – 1 0 – 7 – 2
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from Dickinson System

The 1927 LSU Tigers football team was an American football team that represented Louisiana State University (LSU) as a member of the Southern Conference during the 1927 college football season. In their fifth season under head coach Mike Donahue, LSU compiled a 4–4–1 record.[1]

Tackle Jess Tinsley became the first LSU player selected as a first team All-Southern player since 1919.[2]

Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 24Louisiana Tech*
W 45–0[3]
October 1Southwestern Louisiana*
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA
W 52–0[4]
October 8at Alabama
T 0–012,000[5]
October 15at Auburn
W 9–0[6]
October 22at Mississippi A&M
W 9–7[7]
October 29vs. Arkansas*
L 0–2812,000[8]
November 5at Ole Miss
L 7–12[9]
November 12at Georgia Tech
L 0–23[10]
November 24Tulane
L 6–1320,000[11]
  • *Non-conference game

[12]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "1927 LSU Fighting Tigers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 9, 2023.
  2. ^ "Spears Given Highest Vote in Selection". Sarasota Herald-Tribune. November 27, 1927.
  3. ^ Banfield, K. C. (September 25, 1927). "L. S. U. Tigers Snow Bulldogs of Tech Under 44-0 Score in Opening Game of 1927". The Times. Shreveport, Louisiana. p. 9. Retrieved July 16, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  4. ^ "Louisiana State Tigers score easy victory over Southwestern Bulldogs". The Shreveport Times. October 2, 1927. Retrieved July 31, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Louisiana Tigers hold Alabama Crimson Tide to even terms in hard contested game". The Shreveport Times. October 9, 1927. Retrieved February 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Donahue lads defeat fighting Plainsmen by 9 to 0 score". The Montgomery Advertiser. October 16, 1927. Retrieved February 25, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "L.S.U. scores narrow victory over Mississippi Aggies, 9–7". The Commercial Appeal. October 23, 1927. Retrieved February 25, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Razorbacks run over Louisiana State, 28–0". The Commercial Appeal. October 30, 1927. Retrieved December 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Ole Miss outplays L.S.U. to win, 12–7". Birmingham Post-Herald. November 6, 1927. Retrieved December 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Georgia Tech beats L.S.U. by 23–0 score". The Pensacola News-Journal. November 13, 1927. Retrieved December 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Green Wave wins from the Tigers". The Clarion-Ledger. November 25, 1927. Retrieved April 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "2013 LSU Football Media Guide". p. 150. Retrieved July 17, 2014.
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