1949 LSU Tigers football team

The 1949 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 1949 college football season. In their second year under head coach Gaynell Tinsley, the team compiled an overall record of 8–3, with a mark of 4–2 in conference play, placing fifth in the SEC, and with a loss against Oklahoma in the Sugar Bowl.^[1]

1949 LSU Tigers football
Sugar Bowl, L 0–35 vs. Oklahoma
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Ranking
AP	No. 9
Record	8–3 (4–2 SEC)
Head coach	Gaynell Tinsley (2nd season)
Home stadium	Tiger Stadium
Seasons ← 1948 1950 →

1949 Southeastern Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Tulane $	5	–	1	–	0			7	–	2	–	1
No. 11 Kentucky	4	–	1	–	0			9	–	3	–	0
No. 17 Tennessee	4	–	1	–	1			7	–	2	–	1
Georgia Tech	5	–	2	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
No. 9 LSU	4	–	2	–	0			8	–	3	–	0
Alabama	4	–	3	–	1			6	–	3	–	1
Vanderbilt	4	–	4	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Auburn	2	–	4	–	2			2	–	4	–	3
Ole Miss	2	–	4	–	0			4	–	5	–	1
Florida	1	–	4	–	1			4	–	5	–	1
Georgia	1	–	4	–	1			4	–	6	–	1
Mississippi State	0	–	6	–	0			0	–	8	–	1
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 24	Kentucky		Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	L 0–19	35,000	[2]
October 1	Rice*		Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	W 14–7	30,000	[3]
October 8	Texas A&M*		Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)	W 34–0	30,000	[4]
October 14	at Georgia		Sanford Stadium Athens, GA	L 0–7		[5]
October 22	No. 6 North Carolina		Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	W 13–7	44,000	[6]
October 29	Ole Miss	No. 17	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)	W 34–7	35,000	[7]
November 5	Vanderbilt	No. 17	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	W 33–13		[8]
November 12	Mississippi State	No. 16	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)	W 34–7		[9]
November 19	Southeastern Louisiana*	No. 13	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	W 48–7	19,000	[10]
November 26	at No. 10 Tulane	No. 13	Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA (Battle for the Rag)	W 21–0	80,000	[11]
January 2, 1950	vs. No. 2 Oklahoma	No. 9	Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA (Sugar Bowl)	L 0–35	82,000	[12]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Rankings

See also: 1949 college football rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked

	Week
Poll	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	Final
AP	—	—	—	17	17	16	13	13	9

After the season

The following Tigers were selected in the 1950 NFL draft after the season.^[13]

Round	Pick	Player	Position	NFL team
3	37	Ray Collins	Tackle	San Francisco 49ers
4	42	Zollie Toth	Back	New York Bulldogs
8	98	Ebert Van Buren	Back	New York Giants
10	120	Melvin Lyle	End	New York Bulldogs
14	180	Al Hover	Guard	Chicago Bears