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 NCAA 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

References

1. "1949 LSU Tigers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 13, 2021.
2. "Wildcats wallop Bengals, 19 to 0". The Atlanta Constitution. September 25, 1949. Retrieved February 13, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "LSU upsets touted Rice eleven, 14–7". The El Paso Times. October 2, 1949. Retrieved February 13, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "LSU Tigers trim lowly Texas A&M for 34–0 victory". The Tyler Courier-Times. October 9, 1949. Retrieved February 13, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Georgia wins over LSU by 7 to 0 score". The Tampa Tribune. October 15, 1949. Retrieved February 12, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "LSU checks Carolina, 13–7". The News and Observer. October 23, 1949. Retrieved February 13, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "LSU Tigers roll early to beat 'Ole Miss' 34 to 7". The Shreveport Times. October 30, 1949. Retrieved February 12, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Vandy smothered under, 33 to 13 by LSU Tigers". The Knoxville Journal. November 6, 1949. Retrieved February 12, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "L.S.U. adds Mississippi State to list of victims". The Commercial Appeal. November 13, 1949. Retrieved February 12, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "LSU Tiger reserves defeat Southeastern Louisiana Lions, 48–7". The Shreveport Times. November 20, 1949. Retrieved February 13, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
11. "LSU blasts Tulane, 21–0, to dim Wave bowl hopes". Daily Press. November 27, 1949. Retrieved February 13, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
12. "Oklahoma smashes Louisiana State, 35–0". The Atlanta Constitution. January 3, 1950. Retrieved February 13, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
13. "1950 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football Reference. Retrieved February 24, 2024.