1932 LSU Tigers football team explained

Year:1932
Team:LSU Tigers
Sport:football
Conference:Southeastern Conference
Short Conf:SEC
Record:6–3–1
Conf Record:4–0
Head Coach:Biff Jones
Hc Year:1st
Off Scheme:Single-wing
Stadium:Tiger Stadium
Champion:SoCon co-champion

The 1932 LSU Tigers football team represented Louisiana State University (LSU) in the 1932 Southern Conference football season. This was LSU's final season as a member of the Southern Conference, and it won a share of the conference title. After the first two games, all the rest were shutouts either by LSU or the opponent.

Before the season

After attempting to hire Robert Neyland, another Army alum, Biff Jones, succeeded coach Russ Cohen.[1]

Game summaries

TCU

The season opened with a 3 - 3 tie against Johnny Vaught and Southwest Conference champion TCU.

Rice

Beginning a series that ran until 1952, LSU faced Rice. Huey Long led a 150-cadet formation through the streets of Houston.[2] A field goal decided the game, and LSU was defeated 10 - 8.

Spring Hill

LSU swamped Spring Hill 80 - 0.[3] The starting lineup was Fleming (left end), J. Skidmore (left tackle), Wilson (left guard), Stovall (center), Mitchell (right guard), Torrance (right tackle), Moore (right end), Lobdell (quarterback), Keller (left halfback), Sullivan (right halfback), and Yates (fullback).[3]

Mississippi A&M

LSU then proceeded to win five straight shut-out victories. In Monroe, LSU defeated Mississippi A&M 24 - 0.

Arkansas

In Shreveport, against Arkansas, LSU won 14 - 0.

Sewanee

At homecoming, rival Sewanee was beat 38 - 0.[4]

South Carolina

In Columbia, LSU defeated South Carolina 6 - 0.

Centenary

Despite being undefeated, Centenary upset LSU when it won 6 - 0. Paul Geisler played for Centenary. It has been said it was Centenary's greatest football win in the school's history.[5]

Tulane

LSU beat rival and defending SoCon champion Tulane 14 - 0. Don Zimmerman and others were sidelined by a flu epidemic.[6]

Oregon

Against Oregon, LSU was upset 12 - 0.

Postseason

LSU subsequently joined the Southeastern Conference.[7]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Lawrence "Biff" Jones.
  2. Book: Greatest Moments in Lsu Football History. 25 December 2017. Sports Publishing LLC. 9781582615103. Google Books.
  3. News: Louisiana Swamps Spring Hill Team. 5. October 8, 1932. December 25, 2017. Newspapers.com. The Monroe News-Star.
  4. https://www.lsu.edu/homecoming/about/history.php History | LSU Homecoming
  5. Web site: Remembering Nov. 12, 1932: Centenary 6, LSU 0.
  6. Web site: Don Zimmerman.
  7. Web site: SEC History.