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1928 LSU Tigers football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record6–2–1 (3–1–1 SoCon)
Head coach
MVPHank Stovall
CaptainJess Tinsley
Home stadiumTiger Stadium
Seasons← 19271929 →
1928 Southern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 3 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
Rankings from Dickinson System

The 1928 LSU Tigers football team was an American football team that represented Louisiana State University (LSU) as a member of the Southern Conference during the 1928 college football season. In their first season under head coach Russ Cohen, LSU compiled a 6–2–1 record.

Jess Tinsley was named first team All-Southern for the second year in a row, 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.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 6Southwestern Louisiana*W 46–0
October 12Louisiana College*
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA
W 41–0
October 20at Mississippi A&MW 31–0
October 27Spring Hill*
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA
W 30–7
November 3vs. Arkansas*L 7–0
November 10Ole Miss
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)
W 19–6
November 17at GeorgiaW 13–12
November 29at TulaneT 0–0
December 8at AlabamaL 13–0
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming

References

  1. "1928 LSU Fighting Tigers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 8, 2023.
  2. "All Southern Selections". The Kingsport Times. December 7, 1928.
  3. Finney, Peter (1993). The Fighting Tigers, 1893-1993. Louisiana State University Press. p. 90.
  4. "Crippled Bulldogs lose to L.S.U. Tigers, 46 to 0". The Daily Advertiser. October 8, 1928. Retrieved July 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Tigers wallop Wildcats easy, 41 to nothing". The Shreveport Times. October 13, 1928. Retrieved December 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "L.S.U. rips A&M Ags to threads". The Birmingham News. October 21, 1928. Retrieved December 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "L.S.U. goal line crossed by foe". The Atlanta Constitution. October 28, 1928. Retrieved April 25, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Razorbacks defeat Tigers in annual clash". The Shreveport Times. November 4, 1928. Retrieved December 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Louisiana beats Ole Miss eleven". The Roanoke Times. November 11, 1928. Retrieved December 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. "L.S.U. just scores enough for victory". The Miami Herald. November 18, 1928. Retrieved December 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. "L.S.U. and Tulane play scoreless tie". The Montgomery Advertiser. November 30, 1928. Retrieved April 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. "Alabama Crimson Tide ends season with gridiron victory over Louisiana State eleven". The Shreveport Times. December 9, 1928. Retrieved February 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. "Crimson Tidesmen crush through Louisiana Tiger line for 13 to 0 victory". The Tuscaloosa News. December 9, 1928. Retrieved February 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. "2013 LSU Football Media Guide". p. 150. Retrieved July 17, 2014.
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