1939 LSU Tigers football team

The 1939 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 1939 college football season. In their fifth year under head coach Bernie Moore, the Tigers compiled an overall record of 4–5, with a conference record of 1–5, and finished 10th in the SEC.^[1]

1939 LSU Tigers football
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Record	4–5 (1–5 SEC)
Head coach	Bernie Moore (5th season)
Home stadium	Tiger Stadium
Seasons ← 1938 1940 →

1939 Southeastern Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 2 Tennessee +	6	–	0	–	0			10	–	1	–	0
No. 16 Georgia Tech +	6	–	0	–	0			8	–	2	–	0
No. 5 Tulane +	5	–	0	–	0			8	–	1	–	1
Mississippi State	3	–	2	–	0			8	–	2	–	0
Ole Miss	2	–	2	–	0			7	–	2	–	0
Kentucky	2	–	2	–	1			6	–	2	–	1
Auburn	3	–	3	–	1			5	–	5	–	1
Alabama	2	–	3	–	1			5	–	3	–	1
Georgia	1	–	3	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
LSU	1	–	5	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
Vanderbilt	1	–	6	–	0			2	–	7	–	1
Florida	0	–	3	–	1			5	–	5	–	1
Sewanee	0	–	3	–	0			3	–	5	–	0
+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

LSU was not ranked in the final AP poll, but it was ranked at No. 38 in the 1939 Williamson System ratings,^[2] and at No. 38 in the Litkenhous Ratings.^[3]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 30	Ole Miss		Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)	L 7–14		[4]
October 7	at Holy Cross*		Fitton Field Worcester, MA	W 26–7	24,000	[5]
October 14	Rice*		Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	W 7–0	28,000	[6]
October 21	Loyola (LA)*		Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	W 20–0	10,000	[7]
October 28	at Vanderbilt		Dudley Field Nashville, TN	W 12–6	10,000	[8]
November 4	No. 1 Tennessee	No. 18	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	L 0–20	42,000	[9]
November 11	Mississippi State		Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)	L 12–15	11,000	[10]
November 18	Auburn		Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)	L 7–21		[11]
December 2	at No. 5 Tulane		Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA (Battle for the Rag)	L 20–33	45,000	[12]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Roster

No.	Player	Position	Height	Weight	Hometown	High School
–	Charles Anastasio	Halfback	6-0	178	White Castle, Louisiana	-
-	Roy Joe Anderson	Fullback	5-11	182	Shreveport, Louisiana	-
49	Dave Bartran	Guard	5-8	194	Laurel, Mississippi	-
–	F. Ogden Bauer	End	6-1	197	Cairo, Illinois	-
–	Dave Bernstein	Tackle	–	–	New Orleans, Louisiana	-
–	Leo Bird	Halfback	–	–	Shreveport, Louisiana	-
20	Simeon A. "Alex" Box[14]	Wingback	–	–	Laurel, Mississippi	George S. Gardiner High School
16	Young Bussey	Halfback	5-9	184	Houston	-
–	Jimmy Cajoleas	Quarterback	5-8	186	New Orleans	-
–	Irving Campbell	Tackle	6-1	205	Fayette, Alabama	-
–	Dan Eastman	Tackle	–	–	New Orleans	-
–	Ken Kavanaugh	End	6-3	207	Little Rock, Arkansas	Little Rock Central High School
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Roster from Fanbase.com^[15]