1954 LSU Tigers football team
{{Short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1954
| team = LSU Tigers
| sport = football
| image =
| image_size =
| conference = Southeastern Conference
| short_conf = SEC
| record = 5–6
| conf_record = 2–5
| head_coach = Gaynell Tinsley
| hc_year = 7th
| captain =
| stadium = Tiger Stadium
}}
{{1954 Southeastern Conference football standings}}
The 1954 LSU Tigers football team was an American football team that represented Louisiana State University (LSU) as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1954 college football season. In their seventh year under head coach Gaynell Tinsley, the Tigers complied an overall record of 5–6, with a conference record of 2–5, and finished ninth in the SEC.{{cite news|title=1954 LSU Fighting Tigers Schedule and Results|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=SR/College Football|accessdate=October 6, 2023|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/louisiana-state/1954-schedule.html}}
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
| rankyear = 1954
| poll = AP
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 18
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = Texas
| opprank = 4
| site_stadium = Memorial Stadium
| site_cityst = Austin, TX
| score = 6–20
| attend = 36,000
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123794656/texas-catches-lsu/|work=Monroe Morning World|title=Texas catches L.S.U.|date=September 19, 1954|accessdate=April 30, 2023|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 25
| w/l = l
| opponent = Alabama
| site_stadium = Tiger Stadium
| site_cityst = Baton Rouge, LA
| gamename = rivalry
| score = 0–12
| attend = 40,000
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-montgomery-advertiser-alabama-wins-f/133028641/|work=The Montgomery Advertiser|title=Alabama wins first SEC clash from LSU, 12–0|date=September 26, 1954|accessdate=October 6, 2023|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 2
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Kentucky
| site_stadium = McLean Stadium
| site_cityst = Lexington, KY
| score = 6–7
| attend =
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-birmingham-news-lsu-goes-down-to-ken/132996787/|title=LSU goes down to Kentucky, 7–6|newspaper=The Birmingham News|date=October 3, 1954|accessdate=October 6, 2023|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 9
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Georgia Tech
| site_stadium = Grant Field
| site_cityst = Atlanta, GA
| score = 20–30
| attend = 28,000
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-brownsville-herald-georgia-tech-defe/132993342/|work=The Brownsville Herald|title=Georgia Tech defeats Louisiana State, 30–20|date=October 10, 1954|accessdate=October 6, 2023|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 16
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Texas Tech
| opprank = 20
| site_stadium = Tiger Stadium
| site_cityst = Baton Rouge, LA
| score = 20–13
| attend = 25,000
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/fort-worth-star-telegram-late-lsu-rush-t/133028809/|work=Fort Worth Star-Telegram|title=Late LSU rush topples Raiders|date=October 17, 1954|accessdate=October 6, 2023|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 23
| w/l = w
| opponent = Florida
| opprank = 18
| site_stadium = Tiger Stadium
| site_cityst = Baton Rouge, LA
| gamename = rivalry
| score = 20–7
| attend = 25,000
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/fort-lauderdale-news-lsus-long-passes-s/132994080/|work=Fort Lauderdale News|title=LSU's long passes sink Florida, 20–7|date=October 24, 1954|accessdate=October 6, 2023|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 30
| w/l = l
| homecoming = y
| opponent = Ole Miss
| opprank = 12
| site_stadium = Tiger Stadium
| site_cityst = Baton Rouge, LA
| gamename = rivalry
| score = 6–21
| attend = 46,000
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-birmingham-news-rebels-belt-bengals/132982730/|title=Rebels belt Bengals, 21–6, and look to SEC crown|newspaper=The Birmingham News|date=October 31, 1954|accessdate=October 5, 2023|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 6
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Chattanooga
| site_stadium = Tiger Stadium
| site_cityst = Baton Rouge, LA
| score = 26–19
| attend = 11,000
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/85056483/lsu-tops-chattanooga/|work=Monroe Morning World|title=L.S.U. tops Chattanooga|date=November 7, 1954|accessdate=September 9, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 13
| w/l = l
| opponent = Mississippi State
| site_stadium = Tiger Stadium
| site_cityst = Baton Rouge, LA
| gamename = rivalry
| score = 0–25
| attend = 20,000
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-orlando-sentinel-maroons-chill-lsu/133028298/|work=The Orlando Sentinel|title=Maroons chill LSU; Davis hot|date=November 14, 1954|accessdate=October 6, 2023|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 20
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| neutral = y
| opponent = Arkansas
| opprank = 9
| site_stadium = State Fair Stadium
| site_cityst = Shreveport, LA
| gamename = rivalry
| score = 7–6
| attend = 33,000
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-times-lsu-stuns-arkansas-with-7-to-6/133029012/|work=The Shreveport Times|title=LSU stuns Arkansas with 7 to 6 upset|date=November 21, 1954|accessdate=October 6, 2023|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 27
| w/l = w
| rank =
| opponent = Tulane
| gamename = Battle for the Rag
| site_stadium = Tiger Stadium
| site_cityst = Baton Rouge, LA
| score = 14–13
| attend =
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/85626559/lsu-barely-shades-tulane-14-to-13/|work=Monroe Morning World|title=L.S.U. barely shades Tulane, 14 to 13|date=November 28, 1954|accessdate=September 19, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
}}
Awards
- Sid Fournet: All-American – AP, Look, Colliers, INS, NEA, UP; ALL-SEC
References
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