1928 LSU Tigers football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record6–2–1 (3–1–1 SoCon)
Head coach
MVPHank Stovall
CaptainJess Tinsley
Home stadiumTiger Stadium
1928 Southern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 3 Georgia Tech $ 7 –0 –010 –0 –0
Tennessee 6 –0 –19 –0 –1
Florida 6 –1 –08 –1 –0
VPI 4 –1 –07 –2 –0
Alabama 6 –2 –06 –3 –0
LSU 3 –1 –16 –2 –1
Clemson 4 –2 –08 –3 –0
Vanderbilt 4 –2 –08 –2 –0
Tulane 3 –3 –16 –3 –1
Ole Miss 3 –3 –05 –4 –0
North Carolina 2 –2 –25 –3 –2
Kentucky 2 –2 –14 –3 –1
South Carolina 2 –2 –16 –2 –2
Maryland 2 –3 –16 –3 –1
VMI 2 –3 –15 –3 –2
Georgia 2 –4 –04 –5 –0
NC State 1 –3 –14 –5 –1
Mississippi A&M 1 –4 –02 –4 –2
Virginia 1 –6 –02 –6 –1
Washington and Lee 1 –6 –02 –8 –0
Sewanee 0 –5 –02 –7 –0
Auburn 0 –7 –01 –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.[1]

Jess Tinsley was named first team All-Southern for the second year in a row,[2] 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.[3]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 6Southwestern Louisiana*
W 46–0[4]
October 12Louisiana College*
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA
W 41–0[5]
October 20at Mississippi A&M
W 31–0[6]
October 27Spring Hill*
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA
W 30–7[7]
November 3vs. Arkansas*
L 7–0[8]
November 10Ole Missdagger
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)
W 19–6[9]
November 17at Georgia
W 13–12[10]
November 29at Tulane
T 0–0[11]
December 8at Alabama
L 13–0[12][13]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

[14]

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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