1923 LSU Tigers football team

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1923 LSU Tigers football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record3–5–1 (0–3 SoCon)
Head coach
CaptainE. L. "Tubby" Ewen
Home stadiumState Field
Seasons
← 1922
1924 →
1923 Southern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Washington & Lee + 4 0 1 6 3 1
Vanderbilt * + 3 0 1 5 2 1
VPI 4 1 0 6 3 0
Alabama 4 1 1 7 2 1
Maryland 2 1 0 7 2 1
Florida 1 0 2 6 1 2
North Carolina 2 1 1 5 3 1
Georgia 3 2 0 5 3 1
Mississippi A&M 2 1 2 5 2 2
Tennessee 4 3 0 5 4 1
Tulane 2 2 1 6 3 1
Clemson 1 1 1 5 2 1
Georgia Tech 0 0 4 3 2 4
NC State 1 4 0 3 7 0
Auburn 0 1 3 3 3 3
Kentucky 0 2 2 4 3 2
Virginia 0 3 1 3 5 1
LSU 0 3 0 3 5 1
Ole Miss 0 4 0 4 6 0
South Carolina 0 4 0 4 6 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • * co-member of SIAA

The 1923 LSU Tigers football team represented Louisiana State University (LSU) as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1923 college football season. Led by first-year head coach Mike Donahue, the Tigers compiled an overall record of 3–5–1 with a mark of 0–3 in conference play. Doc Fenton and Moon Ducote were assistant coaches.

Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 29Louisiana Normal*W 40–0[1]
October 6Southwestern Louisiana*
  • State Field
  • Baton Rouge, LA
W 7–33,000[2]
October 13Spring Hill*
  • State Field
  • Baton Rouge, LA
W 33–03,500[3]
October 20Texas A&M*
  • State Field
  • Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)
L 0–28[4]
October 27vs. Arkansas*
L 13–265,000[5]
November 2at Mississippi College*
T 0–0[6]
November 16at AlabamaL 3–30[7]
November 24at TulaneL 0–2014,000[8]
December 1at Mississippi A&ML 7–145,000[9]
  • *Non-conference game

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References[edit]

  1. ^ "Tiger plow out way to clean win at Baton Rouge". The Shreveport Times. September 30, 1923. Retrieved December 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "L.S.U. given scare by Southwestern". The Birmingham News. October 7, 1923. Retrieved August 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Spring Hill fails to cross State Tigers' goal line". The Shreveport Times. October 14, 1923. Retrieved August 29, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Texas Aggies beat L.S.U. Tigers easily". The Houston Post. October 21, 1923. Retrieved December 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "University of Arkansas eleven triumphs over Louisiana State Tigers". The Shreveport Times. October 28, 1923. Retrieved December 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Louisiana Tigers and Choctaws play to scoreless tie". The Clarion-Ledger. November 3, 1923. Retrieved July 24, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Crimson Tide scores 30–3 win over Tigers". The Montgomery Advertiser. November 17, 1922. Retrieved August 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Brown's 70-yard run features Tulane victory". The Shreveport Times. November 25, 1923. Retrieved April 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Maroons scrape out 14–7 victory". The Montgomery Advertiser. December 2, 1923. Retrieved December 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "2013 LSU Football Media Guide". p. 150. Retrieved July 17, 2014.