1937 LSU Tigers football team

The 1937 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 1937 college football season. In their third year under head coach Bernie Moore, the Tigers compiled an overall record of 9–2, with a conference record of 5–1, and finished second in the SEC.^[1]

1937 LSU Tigers football
Sugar Bowl, L 0–6 vs. Santa Clara
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Ranking
AP	No. 8
Record	9–2 (5–1 SEC)
Head coach	Bernie Moore (3rd season)
Captain	Arthur Morton
Home stadium	Tiger Stadium
Seasons ← 1936 1938 →

1937 Southeastern Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 4 Alabama $	6	–	0	–	0			9	–	1	–	0
No. 8 LSU	5	–	1	–	0			9	–	2	–	0
Auburn	4	–	1	–	2			6	–	2	–	3
Vanderbilt	4	–	2	–	0			7	–	2	–	0
Mississippi State	3	–	2	–	0			5	–	4	–	1
Georgia Tech	3	–	2	–	1			6	–	3	–	1
Tennessee	4	–	3	–	0			6	–	3	–	1
Florida	3	–	4	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Tulane	2	–	3	–	1			5	–	4	–	1
Georgia	1	–	2	–	2			6	–	3	–	2
Ole Miss	0	–	4	–	0			4	–	5	–	1
Kentucky	0	–	5	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
Sewanee	0	–	6	–	0			2	–	7	–	0
$ – Conference champion

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 25	Florida		Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)	W 19–0	15,000	[2]
October 2	Texas*		Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	W 9–0	10,000	[3]
October 9	at Rice*		Rice Field Houston, TX	W 13–0		[4]
October 16	Ole Miss		Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)	W 13–0	25,000	[5]
October 23	at No. 20 Vanderbilt	No. 6	Dudley Field Nashville, TN	L 6–7	15,000	[6]
October 30	Loyola (LA)*	No. 17	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	W 52–6		[7]
November 6	Mississippi State	No. 18	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)	W 41–0	20,000	[8]
November 13	No. 14 Auburn	No. 15	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)	W 9–7	30,000	[9]
November 20	Louisiana Normal*	No. 8	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	W 52–0	5,000	[10]
November 27	at Tulane	No. 10	Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA (Battle for the Rag)	W 20–7		[11]
January 1, 1938	No. 9 Santa Clara	No. 8	Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA (Sugar Bowl)	L 0–6	40,000	[12]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game