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American college football season

1950 LSU Tigers football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record4–5–2 (2–3–2 SEC)
Head coach
Home stadiumTiger Stadium
Seasons← 19491951 →
1950 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 7 Kentucky $ 5 – 1 – 0 11 – 1 – 0
No. 4 Tennessee 4 – 1 – 0 11 – 1 – 0
No. 16 Alabama 6 – 2 – 0 9 – 2 – 0
No. 20 Tulane 3 – 1 – 1 6 – 2 – 1
Georgia Tech 4 – 2 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Georgia 3 – 2 – 1 6 – 3 – 3
Mississippi State 3 – 4 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Vanderbilt 3 – 4 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
LSU 2 – 3 – 2 4 – 5 – 2
Florida 2 – 4 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Ole Miss 1 – 5 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Auburn 0 – 7 – 0 0 – 10 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1950 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 1950 college football season. In their third year under head coach Gaynell Tinsley, the team compiled an overall record of 4–5–2, with a mark of 2–3–2 in conference play, placing ninth in the SEC.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 23at No. 13 KentuckyL 0–1435,500
September 30Pacific (CA)*W 19–030,000
October 7at Rice*L 20–3552,000
October 14Georgia Tech
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA
L 0–1342,000
October 21Georgia
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA
T 13–1325,000
November 4Ole Miss
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)
W 40–1430,000
November 11at VanderbiltW 33–724,000
November 18Mississippi State
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)
L 7–1333,000
November 24Villanova*
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA
W 13–710,000
December 2at No. 20 TulaneT 14–1474,000
December 9at No. 3 Texas*L 6–2135,000
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. "Kentucky overpowers L.S.U. 14–0". The Courier-Journal. September 24, 1950. Retrieved February 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Louisiana rolls over COP, 19–0". Lodi News-Sentinel. October 2, 1950. Retrieved February 11, 2022 – via Google News Archive.
  3. "Rice masters LSU, 35–20, to end five-year grid jinx". The Miami Herald. October 8, 1950. Retrieved February 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "L.S.U. falls before Georgia Tech, 13 to 0". Monroe Morning World. October 15, 1950. Retrieved February 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Konz leads LSU to 13–13 tie with Georgians". The Daily Advertiser. October 22, 1950. Retrieved February 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "LSU Tiger roars to 40–14 win over Ole Miss". The Daily Advertiser. November 5, 1950. Retrieved February 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "LSU passes whip Vanderbilt, 33–7". The Charlotte Observer. November 12, 1950. Retrieved February 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Maroon storm over LSU 13–7 in 'Rockem' win". The Tennessean. November 19, 1950. Retrieved February 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "LSU beats Villanova on early scores, 13–7". The Philadelphia Inquirer. November 25, 1950. Retrieved February 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Spirited Tigers tie Green Wave, 14–14". The Shreveport Times. December 3, 1950. Retrieved February 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. "Texas throttles LSU before 35,000 for 21–6 victory". The News and Observer. December 10, 1950. Retrieved February 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
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