1915 LSU Tigers football team

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1915 LSU Tigers football
ConferenceSouthern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record6–2 (4–0 SIAA)
Head coach
CaptainAlf Reid
Home stadiumState Field
Seasons
← 1914
1916 →
1915 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Vanderbilt $ 5 – 0 – 0 9 – 1 – 0
Alabama 5 – 0 – 0 6 – 2 – 0
LSU 4 – 0 – 0 6 – 2 – 0
Transylvania 3 – 0 – 1 7 – 1 – 1
Auburn 5 – 1 – 0 6 – 2 – 0
Georgia 3 – 1 – 1 5 – 2 – 2
Chattanooga 3 – 1 – 2 5 – 2 – 2
Mississippi A&M 4 – 2 – 1 5 – 2 – 1
Kentucky 2 – 1 – 1 6 – 1 – 1
Florida 3 – 3 – 0 4 – 3 – 0
Clemson 2 – 2 – 1 2 – 4 – 2
South Carolina 1 – 1 – 1 5 – 3 – 1
Furman 1 – 1 – 0 5 – 3 – 0
Mercer 2 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Mississippi College 2 – 3 – 0 4 – 4 – 1
The Citadel 1 – 2 – 0 5 – 3 – 0
Sewanee 1 – 2 – 2 4 – 3 – 2
Tennessee 1 – 4 – 0 4 – 4 – 0
Tulane 1 – 4 – 0 4 – 4 – 0
Centre 0 – 3 – 1 3 – 5 – 1
Louisville 0 – 3 – 1 1 – 5 – 1
Howard (AL) 0 – 3 – 0 3 – 4 – 1
Wofford 0 – 3 – 0 3 – 5 – 0
Ole Miss 0 – 5 – 0 2 – 6 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1915 LSU Tigers football team represented the University of Louisiana (now known as Louisiana State University or LSU) as a member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA) during the 1915 college football season. Led by second-year head coach E. T. McDonald, the Tigers compiled an overall record of 6–2, with a mark of 4–0 in conference play, and finished third in the SIAA. LSU played home games at State Field in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 1Jefferson (MS)*
W 42–0
October 9Mississippi College
  • State Field
  • Baton Rouge, LA
W 14–0[1]
October 15at Ole Miss
W 28–0600[2]
October 22vs. Georgia Tech*
L 7–363,000[3][4][5]
October 30Mississippi A&M
  • State Field
  • Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)
W 10–0[6]
November 6vs. Arkansas*
W 13–7[7]
November 17at Rice*
L 0–6[8]
November 25Tulane
  • State Field
  • Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)
W 12–0[9]
  • *Non-conference game

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References[edit]

  1. ^ "Mississippi College beaten by L.S.U. after stiff fight". The Shreveport Times. October 10, 1915. Retrieved September 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "L.S.U. swamps Ole Miss by top heavy score of 28 to 0". The Birmingham Age-Herald. October 16, 1915. Retrieved February 11, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Georgia Tech Beats Louisiana". Waco Morning News. October 24, 1915. p. 13. Retrieved May 4, 2016 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  4. ^ "Georgia Techs Walloped Tigers of Louisiana". The Charlotte News. October 24, 1915. p. 10. Retrieved May 4, 2016 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  5. ^ "Jackets Win Over Louisiana 36 to 7; Strupper Injured". Atlanta Constitution. October 24, 1915. p. 3. Retrieved May 4, 2016 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  6. ^ "Louisiana State trim Miss. Aggies". The Atlanta Journal. October 31, 1915. Retrieved February 11, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Louisiana defeats Arkansas eleven". The Commercial Appeal. November 7, 1915. Retrieved February 11, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Rice added another victory to its string". Houston Daily Post. November 18, 1915. Retrieved February 11, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "L.S.U. outfights Tulane". The Chattanooga Daily Times. November 26, 1915. Retrieved April 2, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "1915 LSU Fighting Tigers Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 11, 2024.
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